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Post by outlaw25 on Dec 16, 2011 16:21:49 GMT -5
And don't buy the tank, it wouldn't be allowed and wouldn't be useful. Yeeeaaaahhhhh, about that. My parents already got that for me for Christmas.
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Post by Knief on Dec 16, 2011 17:10:20 GMT -5
Well, it could always be fun to dick around with in the back yard.
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Post by Dean on Dec 16, 2011 20:00:37 GMT -5
You don't NEED a credit/debit card or whatever to order an online item. Just go to WalMart and get what is called a "MoneyPac". You pay the amount you want to load onto the card at the store then you can go home and enter the card's number onto the PayPal website (onto an account, of course. Creating one is free). After you enter the card number onto your PayPal account, you can then use the account, which has the amount of money you loaded onto the card, to purchase anythink online that accepts PayPal.
EDIT: It's similar to Knief's Visa gift card suggestion, but I thought this was worth mentioning as another option.
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Post by captainbrenandsten on Dec 17, 2011 0:02:46 GMT -5
Alright, here goes my thoughts into this situation.
It seems to me, that judging by your choice of gun and tank(if I'm even allowed to call it that without being shunned by those who build scale models) that you might just be over the age of twelve or thirteen.
I appears that you have chosen the Combat Machine or JG G36. That's good, just as long as YOU(I cannot stress this enough) and your parents(some parents of kids just starting out may be worried that their child is shooting and being shot at by something that could possibly blind their child for the rest of their life) know the proper safety when playing airsoft.
Always wear eye protection when using your airsoft gun. Please don't cheap out on eye protection, if good eye wear cost $60+, so buy it. Airsoft is fun, but it's not worth losing an eye over.
I don't know if anything I stated is relevant to you, if you didn't already know it. But hey, this is the Newbie Discussion.
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Post by outlaw25 on Dec 17, 2011 9:32:00 GMT -5
Alright, here goes my thoughts into this situation. It seems to me, that judging by your choice of gun and tank(if I'm even allowed to call it that without being shunned by those who build scale models) that you might just be over the age of twelve or thirteen. I appears that you have chosen the Combat Machine or JG G36. That's good, just as long as YOU(I cannot stress this enough) and your parents(some parents of kids just starting out may be worried that their child is shooting and being shot at by something that could possibly blind their child for the rest of their life) know the proper safety when playing airsoft. Always wear eye protection when using your airsoft gun. Please don't cheap out on eye protection, if good eye wear cost $60+, so buy it. Airsoft is fun, but it's not worth losing an eye over. I don't know if anything I stated is relevant to you, if you didn't already know it. But hey, this is the Newbie Discussion. Do you think I'm stupid! I've been shooting real guns at targets since I was 3! I got a full face mask when I got my first gun!
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Post by Gimpalong on Dec 17, 2011 10:03:55 GMT -5
Uh, Outlaw... Based on your intransigence in regards to taking other people's advice, your grammar and the general level of maturity you've displayed (not that high), people don't take you for stupid, they take you for young and immature. The point is that no one on this forum knows you. We haven't seen you at games, we don't know your back ground. Sorry, not all of us are aware that you been "shooting real guns at targets since you were 3." In general, the community here on MiA bases a poster's reputation on what they say and how they say it. If you are knowledgeable, post using correct grammar and spelling, have a reasonable attitude and a willingness to take the advice of others, you'll fit right in. As far as airsoft guns go, you should point your browser over to www.Airsoftgi.com and take some time to look around. Take a look at the brand names (Classic Army, VFC, G&G, G&P, Tokyo Marui, ICS, JG, A&K, Cyma) and start to develop an appreciation for the difference between them and what models they produce. Spend some time reading ( not posting) on different forums. MiA is a great forum, but so is Arnie's Airsoft ( www.ArniesAirsoft.co.uk). Do a google search and find an airsoft place located near you. Not a Walmart or a Dunhams or whatever, but an actual airsoft retailer and then go visit it. Ask to hold some of their rifles, ask about different brands. Think about it this way, if you were going to buy a car, you wouldn't log on to a forum with no idea about what you were looking for an ask "hai guyz, wut should I bai?" First, you'd do some research, pick out a particular model that meets your criteria and then do some research on that model. You would then develop some questions that you can't find answers to about that model. At that point you'd log on to a forum and ask a specific, technical question about the product that you want. But before you do that you have to make some decisions and do some research of your own.
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Post by outlaw25 on Dec 17, 2011 13:13:50 GMT -5
Uh, Outlaw... Based on your intransigence in regards to taking other people's advice, your grammar and the general level of maturity you've displayed (not that high), people don't take you for stupid, they take you for young and immature. The point is that no one on this forum knows you. We haven't seen you at games, we don't know your back ground. Sorry, not all of us are aware that you been "shooting real guns at targets since you were 3." In general, the community here on MiA bases a poster's reputation on what they say and how they say it. If you are knowledgeable, post using correct grammar and spelling, have a reasonable attitude and a willingness to take the advice of others, you'll fit right in. As far as airsoft guns go, you should point your browser over to www.Airsoftgi.com and take some time to look around. Take a look at the brand names (Classic Army, VFC, G&G, G&P, Tokyo Marui, ICS, JG, A&K, Cyma) and start to develop an appreciation for the difference between them and what models they produce. Spend some time reading ( not posting) on different forums. MiA is a great forum, but so is Arnie's Airsoft ( www.ArniesAirsoft.co.uk). Do a google search and find an airsoft place located near you. Not a Walmart or a Dunhams or whatever, but an actual airsoft retailer and then go visit it. Ask to hold some of their rifles, ask about different brands. Think about it this way, if you were going to buy a car, you wouldn't log on to a forum with no idea about what you were looking for an ask "hai guyz, wut should I bai?" First, you'd do some research, pick out a particular model that meets your criteria and then do some research on that model. You would then develop some questions that you can't find answers to about that model. At that point you'd log on to a forum and ask a specific, technical question about the product that you want. But before you do that you have to make some decisions and do some research of your own. I've found a retailer and a field, I just currently don't have the money for anything over $100, which means that I can't get the name brand stuff. That is also why I have not gone to an event yet because everyone is going to laugh at my piece off crap guns so I just suggested this stuff for a first time aeg.
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Post by Knief on Dec 17, 2011 13:42:28 GMT -5
You've just got to wait and save up a little bit. I know you want to get a gun badly, but if you spend money on one of those cheap guns, you might has well have just set it on fire. They really just aren't worth a damn thing. Eventually it's going to snow, ask around your neighborhood to see if you can shovel sidewalks and driveways for some extra cash.
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Post by captainbrenandsten on Dec 17, 2011 14:18:25 GMT -5
Yeah what Knief said. Airsoft is an expensive hobby, and winter is a great time to earn money.
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Post by outlaw25 on Dec 17, 2011 16:16:40 GMT -5
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Post by Knief on Dec 17, 2011 16:54:55 GMT -5
Man, I'm starting to feel bad about this. Well guns are complete junk, too. You know what we tell people who ask about their broken Well guns? "Well, you should have bought a better gun." The absolute cheapest gun you can get that's worth anything is a JG. This right here is the cheapest you're going to get: www.airsplat.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=ERM-JG-M5A4-070Get it with the mags you lined to above, but skip all of that gear. We can get you a better vest for cheaper. If you want to buy something used, PM me. I've got a Black Hawk vest that I'll let go cheap. It can hold 9 mp5 mags.
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Post by outlaw25 on Dec 17, 2011 18:08:59 GMT -5
Man, I'm starting to feel bad about this. Well guns are complete junk, too. You know what we tell people who ask about their broken Well guns? "Well, you should have bought a better gun." The absolute cheapest gun you can get that's worth anything is a JG. This right here is the cheapest you're going to get: www.airsplat.com/Itemdesc.asp?ic=ERM-JG-M5A4-070Get it with the mags you lined to above, but skip all of that gear. We can get you a better vest for cheaper. If you want to buy something used, PM me. I've got a Black Hawk vest that I'll let go cheap. It can hold 9 mp5 mags. Are you sure that gun can hold the mags that I listed?
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Post by Knief on Dec 17, 2011 19:15:30 GMT -5
100% sure. JG guns are almost 100% TM spec, and those mags are designed to fit into TM guns.
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Post by outlaw25 on Dec 17, 2011 19:58:54 GMT -5
100% sure. JG guns are almost 100% TM spec, and those mags are designed to fit into TM guns. Now, the gun that I listed, are you sure that it will break within a month? The only reason that I ask this is because the description of the gun said that it is an exact copy of the tokyo marui
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Post by Gimpalong on Dec 17, 2011 20:12:26 GMT -5
Yeah, and if I was going to sell you poop to eat I'd tell you that it tastes like steak.
Seriously, don't trust what retailers write about their products. They have an incentive to mislead you. Do your own research.
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