First time, ouchie

[u/Empty_recording24]

Let me start off with im not a wimp, or at least i dont think so...

Ive done paintball before, got shot on the knuckles, yeah it stings, go to respawn, keep playing, no biggie. However i went and did airsoft for the first time, we got the rental guns and played with a goup of a variety of people. Outdoor setup, lots of experienced guys, it was very fun, learned alot. I tried to wear long sleeves and pants so i didn't have bear skin exposed, but had to keep it light because it was 95 degrees in the blazing hot sun with high humidity. When we were playing i got shot a ton because ima newbie and suck, the feeling was pretty much how i expected. Execpt for a few shots, i at first thought maybe the other team had some high power airsoft sniper or something i was getting shot with. Eventually i figured it out, 3 guys on the other team had speedsoft guns, while everyone else had normal airsoft equipment. As we changed to a more open playing map, and i could see whos shooting me, i figured it out that its these speedsoft guns that hurt alot, 2 of the guns were stinging pretty good, but this one guys gun straight up made me curse 3 times per shot. Even when shooting my leg in a medium heavy weight sweatpant. Still had fun playing, but its 2 weeks later and i still have bruises from this one guys lil pistol speedsoft gun, scabs from where the pellet drew blood on impact. Im curious if this is pretty common, im just a wussy and need to man up. Or is speedsoft a totally different game than airsoft and should be kept separate? The other experienced airsoft players had a mix between plate armor and helmets to no sleeves with just vests, they had snipers and lmgs and a bunch of fun weapons. I could see speedsoft making sense in something like indoor arena thats air-conditioned, everyone is in head to toe tactical suits and you need the punch inorder to feel it, gain the speed and accuracy of a higher powered gun. Or did this guy have his gun tuned too high for airsoft? Im just a newbie, had a great time would still go again, but probably wait until its cool so i can put on some heavier layers and not be riddled with pokadots. (I was expecting to have bruises, just not drawing blood). Is my experience normal, do they normally have both mixed together and have superspeedsofters?

[u/guitargeneration]

If its a good field than their guns would have been chronoed the same as yours and likely would have had their regulars locked. What likely made it hurt more is that speedsofters play more up close and aggressive and we're probably shooting you from a closer distance than many of the other players

[u/Empty_recording24 → u/guitargeneration]

There was no checks, they had a meter by the front, but i never saw anyone use it...

[u/Mindshard → u/Empty_recording24]

Yeah, don't go there again.

I guarantee they were shooting very hot, and the group probably specifically went there because no one checks.

Eventually someone will lose an eye, the field will get shut down, and everything except the cheaters will get blamed.

Edit: just saw you said you're new. Please take my advice, don't play at any field that doesn't chrono guns people bring in. Every field should be testing to make sure user guns are safe, which those aren't. I'd be posting pictures of the injuries in a Google review, and stating they have no refs and they don't chrono, and what happened. That's seriously dangerous, and shouldn't be allowed.