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MadMonkey wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:My son is really into Airsoft, to the extent of participating in a weekend long Airsoft exercise at the Fort Hood MOUT facility last month.

Bulldog? Is he on NTA? If so what's his callsign, I may know him

I just asked him. He is not a member of that board, but it was that event he went to. He is a member of the UAL team (http://unitedairsoft.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). In Operation Bulldog, his team were the OpFor and played civilians with guns.

BTW, here is the photo gallery for Operation Bulldog: http://www.oplionclaws.com/gallery/main ... emId=77788

My son is really into Airsoft, to the extent of participating in a weekend long Airsoft exercise at the Fort Hood MOUT facility last month. His Airsoft weapons are all extremely realistic looking and include a 1911 pistol, an MP5 subgun, and an M4 carbine.

The pistol is remarkable, for what is essentially a toy. The two things that give the impression that it is not a real firearm are A), the total weight is just a tad light for a real 1911, lacking the heft of even an alloy framed gun; and B) the recoil spring tension is fairly light, so racking the slide is real easy. Otherwise, it is mechanically - at least externally - in every regard a 1911 pistol. The removable magazine is even where the Airsoft BBs go. The trigger breaks cleanly with a light pull, just like a real pistol. It has a light rail which fits his tactical light.

About the only thing that gives it away at a glance as not being real is the orange painted muzzle on the slightly extended barrel.

I'll try to post a link to a photo gallery from that operation when I can find it. There are all kinds of guns involved, from realistic looking pistols to M249 SAWs.