Cops run short of ammo due to war

On the front page of the twin cities Pioneer Press was an article with the above title written by Estes Thompson. In short the article explains that police around the nation are running low on ammo for practice due to the military using up huge amounts in Iraq and for troop live fire exercises. A spokesman for the Eau Claire WI Police Dept Lt. Karl Fisher was quoted as saying the department ordered 65,000 rounds of ammo costing about $20.000 in February 2007. He was told by the manufacturer it could take up to 10 months for full delivery. Police say they like to train with weapons that are the exact size, weight, and feel of their duty weapons further driving this shortage of ammunition. I wonder if they have considered airsoft guns for training....mmmm lets see exact size, exact feel, and the full metal gas blowback airsoft guns are almost the exact weight. You can actually fire these at each other and get the adrenaline rush only a live aggressive target that is returning fire can provide. Ammo cost "NIL" $20.000 worth of airsoft gun BB's would probably last them 10 years then multiply that accross the nation and OMG think of the savings to each P.D. by simply switching to airsoft guns for police training.

Airsofting Outdoor Games and Wisconsin Winter Months

As most of you know Wisconsin winter season can be very cold and blustery.
Which leads me to airsofting outdoors in Wisconsin during the winter months.
Usually no one uses there gas powered airsoft guns outside in the winter months.
The fps rate drops drastically or the cold temperature stops your gas airsoft guns from performing at all. If you feel naked without a side arm, I would highly recommend a spring airsoft pistol as your side arm. I know some of you are saying to yourself a spring pistol, but the reality of it is would you rather use a single shot or no shot at all as your gas airsoft gun freezes up on you in the middle of an airsoft battle. The same goes for your automatic electric airsoft guns better known to most of you as an AEG. From my own experience and watching others playing outdoor airsofting games in the winter months with their aegs using the smaller batteries is not a good idea. Within the first hour you are losing your fps rate of fire. Within the next half hour after that your gun does not work at all. The recommendation for this problem is to use a larger battery and keep 2 extra large batteries charged with you during a game so you don't find your self in battle with out fire power. The 2nd thing you can do is make sure you really lubricate your airsoft gun with silicone spray. During an airsoft scenario event that last all day try to take a couple of breaks so you can lubricate your airsoft gun and maybe warm your airsoft gun up in a heated tent or vehicle. Keep sharp ears out for strange sounds coming from your airsoft aeg because it is possible you are doing serious damage to the inners of your mechbox which the end result can be very expensive. If you are mechanically inclined and you feel you did damage to your mechbox there is some great information and pictures to guide you along on airsoftbattlezone.com.
If you would like further information on airsoft guns and airsofting in the cold Wisconsin winter months hop on over Airsoft Battle Zone Forums where the topic is being discussed.

Mr & Mrs Armsdealer

G&G UMG 2007 Inside and Out Part 1

2007 UMG Just Arrived and WOW
27 Nov 2006

WOW was all I could say as I began fondling one of the new G&G UMG 2007 Models that just arrived. I opened up the eye appealing retail box, found the magazine (80 round mid cap) 8.4 volt stick battery, battery charger, 4 steel RIS rails, unjamming rod, speed loader tube and one "oh my god" a manual that is completely in english. With all parts accounted for and the battery on the charger with an hour to go seems the next logical step would be to just tear it apart and peak inside this little beauty.............

So we will begin this review from inside the UMG, first off I will say the UMG field strips very easily! A simple 1 pin removal of the lower gun body and gearbox speeds up and simplifies the overall maintenance time spent on this weapon. The real trick when separating the lower body from the upper receiver is to stick your finger right up the guns magazine well and push in on the hop up and barrel assembly so the air nozzle can swing out of the hop up unit. Pictures for this whole process can be found on our airsoft gun repair and review pictures page. You will also find pictures of the inside of this airsoft guns gearbox where I found some great new features from G&G as well. In all the internal gearbox of this weapon is very easy to access and very well put together. Stay tuned for G&G UMG Part 2 where we will rate the overall performance, accuracy, functionality and hop up unit on this airsoft gun model.

Armsdealer