Ridiculous gun stories you've heard.

[Yournamehere]

It was indeed the slides that were cracking, around the locking lug area. They have to cut out the slides on the inside so the locking mechanism will work (which is in turn what makes the guns so bulky and top heavy). The DOD had a few examples that broke and caused the rear of the slide to fly off, though these were mostly French made slides which had poor metallurgy, and Beretta pistols made in the USA rather than Italy where the standards were different. Thus bore the 92FS, which is EXACTLY the same as the 92F, but the hammer pin is oversized on the right side, and a cut is made into the slide. This is the "slide retention device" that predator20 mentioned, just a bigger hammer pin and a cut. He's also right about the Brigadiers, they are just 92s with heavier, beefed up slides. Frames cracking is a myth and nothing else. I and no one else I've talked to has made reference to or talked about frames cracking. The slide deal is more common knowledge, though.

[ManiacallyChallenged]

In general, I find that when airsofters talk about real guns, they sound like virgins talking about sex.

so man I was liek giving it to this girl right? and when Im erect its like 19 inches long rite? So I'm just givin it to her so hard the floor cracks under my weight and we fell onto this woman in the room below, and she totly joined in man.

[Zulu Two Six]

Originally Posted by ManiacallyChallenged

so man I was liek giving it to this girl right? and when Im erect its like 19 inches long rite?

i hate it when people ask me about something they ''know'' the answer to.
if you dont know, dont fucking ask....but i get the point, its not really you...its a teenage virgin

[Markost]

Originally Posted by MT2008

When I used to hang out on airsoft message boards, I heard many gun stories that smelled like BS. These stores weren't necessarily "ridiculous" individually, but collectively, what struck me as ridiculous was the absurdly high number of (mostly) teenage boys who claimed to have fired weapons that most gun owners can never hope to go near in their lives. Everyone on a typical airsoft message board has fired full-auto M4s and H&Ks, yet almost nobody's ever heard of (let alone shot) a Ruger 10/22.

In general, I find that when airsofters talk about real guns, they sound like virgins talking about sex.

While I was reading it, I realized I´ve never played Airsoft .

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Originally Posted by Markost

While I was reading it, I realized I´ve never played Airsoft .

Paintball is better.

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by BurtReynoldsMoustache

Paintball is better.

As a former Airsofter, playing on a team, I've fought with and against cops, and military guys. The leader of my team was former British Paratrooper and Airsoft is just more hardcore. People wear correct camo, the guns look real, reloads real and the tactics are real. At the end of the day, we don't have paint on our shirts.

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

As a former Airsofter, playing on a team, I've fought with and against cops, and military guys. The leader of my team was former British Paratrooper and Airsoft is just more hardcore. People wear correct camo, the guns look real, reloads real and the tactics are real. At the end of the day, we don't have paint on our shirts.

There's a huge difference between tactical training scenarios with professionals and running around your friends backyard taking endless potshots at each other from 40 feet away. Most airsofting is akin to the latter. Also the paint is water soluble and ensures that people know if you've been hit.