Originally Posted by
John
Comments:
1. I do my accuracy testing at 10 m. Read our reviews. 2-3" at 10 m is not unacceptable accuracy, as far as I am concerned. It won't punch holes in the target? What targets are you using? Real IPSC ones? I use plain typing paper pages, on which I print various targets. At 10 m the bbs will definitely punch the paper, they'll do so even further away. As for point aiming up close and carefully aiming for far targets, I assure you it is exactly the same with the airsofts.
2. accuracy. Read the above, 3" at 10 m is what I get. Admitedly from a braced position, but still I can punch an A4 page after a quick draw, they may not be all in 3" but they'll all be on the paper. Canting the pistol? Why? I never cant the pistol, either airsoft or real. Wind? Of course and it will deflect the bbs, so practice indoors (without a fan blowing). As for the bbs bouncing around, I am not sure I understand the logic. The same can happen in a live range, that's why you do not allow people move around in a live range. When you practice indoors, just make sure you are the only one in the room. And use a back stop much larger than your targets. If you can't hit an A4 page at 10 m with an airsoft, you will never be able to hit an IPSC target at 25 m. When I practice airsoft, I just use shorter distances. The technics are still the same.
3. Well, some of the better airsoft models weight pretty close to the real thing. And since the controls are all at the same place, the training is the same. When you holster a 1911, the safety should always be engaged, if it is engaged the slide won't move back. And some folks will also tell you, that when holstering any pistol, your thumb should be at the rear of the slide, too.
I agree with you that you shouldn't practice only with the airsofts, but for me, these pistols allow me to do much more training that I could do with only the real guns.
Oh and yes you can drop a magazine with airsofts. Just place a piece of foam at the area you expect to do the reload. There are airsoft IPSC matches held in some countries, do you think they do not do quick mag changes there?
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