Your First Quality Airsoft STARTER KIT Part 2 – Airsoft Bootcamp Ep 3

So, let’s first jump into the thing that makes up this very sport, the gun.

As the title itself states this is the second part of “Your First Quality Airsoft Starter Kit”. If you haven’t read the first part you can simply click on the image.

When it comes to getting a gun you have 2 options, namely a physical store and an online store. We always recommend you to go to a physical store if possible, because than you can get a feeling of the different guns available.

Also the shop workers will gladly help you with any questions you have. But this doesn’t mean you have to go unprepared. And that’s what we’re here for.

The example we present here is the G&G SRL CM16 which comes around 275 Euros here in Europe.

This is the recommended Airsoft gun to start with from our partner Airsoftdoctor. So would like to thanks doc for the gun and providing people with quality goods, services and information. Click on the image if you require awesome custom builds and similar stuff like that.

And it is a M4 platform that’s familiar to nearly every Airsofter in the world, so people can easily help you out with any sort of problems and exchanging mags won’t be a big problem either.

But besides this what are the features you best look out for in such an AEG?

The first and most obvious feature you need to have is an adjustable hop-up unit to set your maximum range for the different BB weights you might want to use.

Next, you want to look for the fps output or Joule output. It’s important that a gun complies to the fps or Joules allowed for your country and the fields you want to play at.

So, you better make sure you know what’s allowed by contacting either the shops or look for the field rules on the fields their websites.

MOSFET stands for Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor which protects your AEG’s battery and motor against system failures and prevents you from burning out your gun. Because that’s always the risk when using an electrical machine.

Next, we suggest you to look for guns that don’t have a barrel that goes beyond 10 inches or about 25 centimeters.

This is especially important so you’re not hindered in those tight CQB areas and still maintain a good barrel length to shoot in the outdoors.

Above that, you best look for a gun that has some sort of rail system, so you can add accessories onto it in the future.

If not, you will whine at some point that you cannot attach anything onto it in case it is needed, just like Viper once had with his MP5.

Please, do mind there are different rail systems out there and you have to get the right mounts for the accessories you’re planning to get. For example, the first pic shows a keymod rail system while the second one has a picatinny rail system.

Now that we’re talking about a buttstock, you best get an Airsoft gun with an adjustable one, so you can set it to your personal liking.

At last it’s also important that the gun has some sort of adjustable iron sights on it.

This is because we advice you to NOT invest in an Airsoft optic and you then have at least something to aim with.

Because these are almost never reliable and function poorly in certain light conditions. 

But besides this, you will also see near the end of this video that the simple basic stuff already requires quite a budget just to get you properly started.

It’s also in most cases recommended to buy your batteries separately, since what the factories deliver with the gun is usually not the best quality.

The high-caps allow you to poor BBs straight into them, but require you to wind the system with a string or a wheel on the bottom to feed the BBs into your gun.

These things allow you to carry big amounts of BBs in one mag, but do rattle when running around with them.

A mid and a real cap mag work by the use of a spring at which you need to compress it by pushing BBs into them. These take lesser BBs than the high caps, but have the advantage that they don’t rattle.

When getting mid or low cap magazines it is recommended to get some sort of speed loader which will make your life A LOT EASIER.

You can already have a speed loader for 10 Euros or so.

The fact is that as a starter you probably won’t have enough ammo with just 1 high or mid-cap magazine. For this we recommend you to get at least 2 additional mags which will cost you around 50 Euros or so.

Above these feature recommendations we’ve also made a video in the past in which we explain a search method, so you can pick the best gun for your specific budget.

Now that we have the gun covered, we can go over to the stuff that comes along with it.

Let’s begin with the ammunition, the BBs. Just to let you new guys know, don’t buy cheap crappy BBs or you will internally ruin your fancy new gun. You also won’t shoot very accurate and precise even with a good quality gun.

To get yourself the good BBs and know how to test their quality, we’ve already made a video with all the explanation you need.

Now, if it comes down to BBs we recommend to use 0.2g BBs for indoor and 0.25g BBs for the outdoor, from extreme precision. Because they are allowed by our Belgian environmental laws and passed all the quality tests.

Let’s start with the type of batteries. The most common ones are the NiMH and Lipo batteries.

Due to the fact that Lipo batteries can catch fire or even explode when they reach a critical Voltage point, it is recommended to get yourself a Lipo bag for safe transportation, storage and charging when using them. A Lipo bag comes around €10 or so.

Apart from the type of battery, your battery can also variate in the amount of mili-Ampere-hour which basically comes down to how long you will be able to shoot with it.

Another thing you will notice on the batteries is the amount of Voltage. This is the factor that will determine the cycle speed of your AEG. Keep in mind that your gearbox needs to be able to work with that Voltage amount.

Batteries also show you the amount of c, this is a value that represents how easily a battery discharges it’s mili-Amps. This is important when you want fast cycles and trigger responses.

Then you also have the choice between using Tamiya or Deans connectors, obviously you will have to use whatever comes with your gun or have it replaced. But the difference is that Deans connectors have a lower electrical resistance which will result in a faster system reaction when the trigger is pulled.

For batteries we can recommend VB Power. 2 of them will cost you around 40 Euros.

And as for a reliable charger you can look for Prolux which you can get for 45 Euros. But mind there’s a difference in chargers for the use of NiMH or Lipo batteries.

In some countries you need to have a case with a lock and in others you’re allowed to start out with the box that came with your gun.

If they’re required, a case and a lock would add about 85 Euros to the cost and for the case we personally use the cases from Negrini.

For the PPEs, meaning a pair of glasses, good boots, a mesh mask, a pair of gloves and earplugs all mentioned in our previous episode bring us at a price of about 220 Euros.

If we count in for the other optional goods, namely two mag pouches, a speedloader, a case and a lock that would add an extra 125 Euros.

You will be much more pleased with the performance of those products and don’t end up with a box of old stuff you’ve hid away somewhere in a dark corner like most of us have done.

Furthermore, it’s also a necessity to clean the barrel of your gun from time to time. You can find the blogpost by clicking on the image.