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Post by prowler031 on Sept 21, 2012 18:28:09 GMT -5
dos anyone have anyideas on how to let yourself know if your almost out of ammo on your midcaps?
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Post by Knief on Sept 21, 2012 18:53:46 GMT -5
Some say that if you spell check your posts, you'll know exactly how many rounds are left in your gun at all times. I think you should check that theory out.
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Post by whatlurksbelow on Sept 21, 2012 18:58:40 GMT -5
Some say that if you spell check your posts, you'll know exactly how many rounds are left in your gun at all times. I think you should check that theory out. I have nothing else to say I almost fell out of my seat when I read this.
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Post by prowler031 on Sept 21, 2012 19:58:01 GMT -5
I have nothing else to say I almost fell out of my seat when I read this.[/quote]
I'm not kidding I have nothing else to say. I had this idea, you can get different color bbs for the last 15 or 20 bbs letting you know that you only have a few left. Does any one have any other ideas?
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Post by Impulse on Sept 21, 2012 20:04:56 GMT -5
Prowler's approach is what I've been using, getting rid of old green .12's by loading about 6 of them at the end of the magazine. Three will drop out, and three will sail up over my muzzle and catch my attention. Give it a try.
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Post by ctres on Sept 21, 2012 20:43:11 GMT -5
So then what? You always miss on your last shots then? Maybe this would work in CQB or if you used heavier bbs as your last ones. Colored ones would work better overall, but not all BBs are created equal, and I would rather just go with the best BBs for my price range rather than trying to buy different colored ones.
Anyways, is this really even that necessary? Real guns usually don't have this feature unless there is a windowed mag. The best thing is just to learn how to reload effectively.
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Post by Da Vinci - Да Винчи on Sept 21, 2012 21:37:54 GMT -5
Real guns have bolt catches. Its not a bad idea, though I'd prefer to use high-quality brightly colored BB's instead of .12's.
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Post by X on Sept 22, 2012 0:00:00 GMT -5
Real guns have bolt catches... And airsoft guns make a distinctly different noise. Sent from my DROID RAZR using proboards
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Post by Fugazi on Sept 22, 2012 0:21:43 GMT -5
What X said. The difference in sound in noticeable. You can hear it happen to somebody else from 20ft way. The color way IS useful until you get a feel for your mag capacity and play style, and how much ammunition you expend. When I play, I hardly shoot. Typically because I don't bother unless I KNOW I'm going to hit them. A single 80-round mag usually lasts me an entire round. In a perfect universe, that's dandy and applicable, but you have to account for Mil-Sim and extended game types, which leads to my next addition.
I used to run .23s all the time, Tsunami and KSC Perfects. I used an old fashioned TM speed-loader at the time (still would had I not broke it) and I would just drop a few Tsunamis in at the top. They were the same weight, just a different color. If you go this route, do about 5-10 rounds so you know it's coming. While it is annoying going out of your way for different color rounds, think of it this way: You're going to usually buy more than one bag of bbs anyway, right? Just make ONE bag off-color, and the others the same. Then, when you run out of the primary color, you should have a ton left of the off-color. Then just buy more of the primary color. Easy enough, right?
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Post by Da Vinci - Да Винчи on Sept 22, 2012 9:26:29 GMT -5
Real guns have bolt catches... And airsoft guns make a distinctly different noise. Indeed, though by the time you hear that noise you've already dry fired several times. It'd be helpful to know when it's coming so you can reload without wasting precious time dry firing and wondering why they aren't calling their hits.
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Post by ctres on Sept 22, 2012 17:02:18 GMT -5
You just need to become accustomed to it. Just like on a real gun when you pull the trigger after the last round nothing happens. You should be constantly assessing the situation after each shot or burst, so this shouldn't really be a problem. It also helps to keep a general idea of how many rounds you have fired, which is much easier in semi. Also, if you think you may be low, reload when you have time/cover, and place the partially used mag back into a mag pouch, preferably one that is furthest from your reaction hand's quickest reload point. For me, with a 3 mag kangaroo pouch that means I would take the mag from the far right pouch and replace it with the used one since I should righty and can reload quickest from my left hand side.
Though others have given good ideas, the fact is that airsoft guns are supposed to accurately simulate real firearms, and as of now, there is no widescale way in use to eliminate the problem you have identified.
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Post by auzzie on Sept 23, 2012 11:45:01 GMT -5
Why .12s? Why not .2+ bright colored bbs? I thought that .12s have a higher chance to break inside of the gun? Still a good idea. I have a bunch of colored ones.
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Post by Impulse on Sept 23, 2012 20:50:20 GMT -5
.12's cause I already have them (very old bottle from high school) and it's not firing enough that I'm concerned about them breaking. All my weapons are fairly low-power anyway so no biggie.
And it even says on the bottle, "safe for use in all 6mm airguns", I don't have anything else to say.
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Post by Dean on Sept 23, 2012 21:02:20 GMT -5
Prowler's approach is what I've been using, getting rid of old green .12's by loading about 6 of them at the end of the magazine. Three will drop out, and three will sail up over my muzzle and catch my attention. Give it a try. A cool idea except for the .12's. Never use .12's if you value your gun!
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Post by Knief on Sept 24, 2012 7:34:55 GMT -5
Of course it says that. They're not going to label their product, "too shitty to use in any decent gun."
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