Why is autumn my favorite season for airsoft?

The autumn started like a week ago, and since it's my favorite season for playing airsoft, I believe I'll try to attend more games. :)

Why do I like playing airsoft in autumn, not in winter or in summer?

First of all, my flecktarn jacket's camouflage works best when the leaves are not light green, but olive/orange/brown/red. So I am not as easy to spot as in summer.

The second reason is the weather. Yes, autumn in central Europe means sometimes a lot of rain, but it also means very pleasant temperatures to run fully dressed in long sleaves, with a lot of equipment on the back.

I hope to start this airsoft season tomorrow, at the moment I am preparing my batteries for the game. ;)

mG36 -- the next things to do

From Airsoft from ...

This photo was taken at the last airsoft game I attended. You can see me in flecktarn parka and with flecktarn cloth on my head and the replica (mG36) covered with woodland camo net.

Because I have at home two flecktarn jackets (one of them is to small for me), I decided to make some kind of camouflage for my replica. I don't know exactly what will it look like.

I want to buy the hollow stock to put battery there and the upper rail from G36C -- lower and able to hold any separate scope. I will also install the 170% CA spring and better air nozzle, to "win" couple of FPS. Perhaps I will also purchase bore-up cylinder and piston set...

me and my new gear

From Airsoft from ...

This photo was taken on saturday, just at the end of our game. You can see here how the MP5K PDW with folded stock fits under my ALICE. If I think of a way of securing it there (to prevent from moving), I might carry it there all the time, while using another gun, i.e. M15. :)

As you can see I am dressed in a flecktarn parka and polish WZ50 helmet.

If it was saturday, we surely played airsoft

As usual, saturday is the day of our weekly airsoft games. This time we also visited Fort Chrzanów. The weather was very nice, warm 18°C (64°F), sun, light breeze (enough to cool you when it's necessary but not enough to change the BBs' trajectories).

I tested my new outfit, the parka in flectarn camouflage I bought about two weeks ago. This camouflage was developed by German army. Because Germany lies next to Poland and we have similar climates and vegetation, this camo does it's job nice in polish forests. I also have helmet covered with a cloth with the same camo and a piece of camouflaged in woodland net masking, which I use to cover my rifle.

On the right you can see how those three elements blend into surroundings. I am very satisfied with the results. We'll see how it works during summer or spring, when grass and leaves are green, not brown, yellow and red like now.

If you'd like to take a look at the photos one of us made today, I suggest going to my airsoft photo web server.