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I am a So-Cal native who just started playing airsoft about four years ago with my brother, since then wwe have recruited a few more friends and family to the airsoft lifestyle, which rules!

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Santa Ana College
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David

David

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  • David created a new topic Why I choose Jericho... in the forum.
    So as a kid growing up, I myself like so many other red-blooded, snot-nosed, scraped knee American boys, loved playing army (that's what we called it), basically referring to war games and simulations, with a common goal or objective in mind. Whether it was a mid-evil battle to save or destroy a village and rescue/kidnap the maiden, or (my favorite) getting out the toy guns that actually looked like real guns (yes youngsters these were sold in the toy aisles in the early 80's), and shooting it up in the front yard, complete with sound effects from the battle field spewing from our mouths. We won, we lost, we came out of conflict unscathed, seriously injured, mortally wounded and dead in the most horrible, loud and gruesome ways imaginable in the minds of an 8 or 9 year old.

    Fast-forward 20 plus years or so, I was looking for junk on E-Bay and came across my first ever post of an air-soft gun. Now granted I grew up with BB guns, I had my Red Ryder lever action, but I never knew that air soft had been created with a softer, lighter projectile that wouldn't scar you permanently for life as would a steel BB. I was fascinated with the ultra realistic gun albeit a cheap piece of crap knock off, and I started to look into what these guns were used for. What I saw blew my mind! Actual fields and buildings dedicated to the sport of air-softing. My childhood immediately came flooding back and I was excited that there were other people out there that took every boys childhood dream of playing "army", and expanded it into a massive following and hobby..

    I immediately started buying gear, investing money in guns, and trekking out to different facilities in search of what? I didn't know. Along the way I got my little brother involved, then our other little brother, then my step-son and as of yesterday with his eighth birthday, my son. But I digress, anyways as I was looking for an experience that separated itself from all the others, I started to develop certain preferences and opinions as they related to the sport.

    One: I hated using a mask, while I understand the safety behind using one, especially for minors, for some reason I always had issues with fogging, no matter how much I spent on a quality mask with so called anti fogging lenses, or using wipes or sprays.

    Two: Playing with kids. Now mind you I know that there are kids out there that are honorable, that listen to the rules and follow them, that call their hits, but for the most part, kids are the ones that can ruin a perfectly awesome mil-sim game, not to mention some immature adults.

    Three: I love realism, tactics and strategy. Don’t get me wrong now, a good Force on Force to warm up is a good thing, but it really feels great to work as a cohesive unit and to set out and accomplish a goal or objective. This running and gunning in the manner of COD fanatics or the lone wolf mentality is just not realistic nor does it make for good gameplay, when what we are trying to accomplish is to have a match that is as close and accurate to real life scenarios as possible.

    Four: Education and awareness. While it may look like I am contradicting myself with number One above, I believe that with the right mentoring and parenting, airsoft provides an invaluable service to the youth that participate in this sport in regards to gun safety. I myself am a certified Range Safety Officer (RSO) and Basic Pistol Instructor, and I have always said that exposure is the right way in preventing accidents with firearms. The problems arise when a parent owns a firearm/s and doesn’t show or involve their child in the proper way to respect and handle a firearm. This is why you see in the news these accidents where one kid has an accidental discharge and either seriously hurts or kills someone else, usually a friend or sibling. If only a parent were to convey the responsibility in owning and handling a firearm, the respect they should have for it and the discipline in knowing that handling a firearm should only be done with the proper supervision then many of these accidents would never happen. Airsoft can be a great tool in teaching a kid proper safety, handling and respect. One thing I don’t see enough at airsoft fields is the “Master Grip.” If you don’t know what that is, you should, ask Rick, he’ll know.

    So everything I have written up to this point has been for a reason. That reason is to say that I, after many disappointing experiences have finally found a place worthy of my patronage. Jericho Airsoft. From the moment I stepped onto the premises, I was impressed by the quality of the fields, the professionalism of the staff, and the scenarios offered (mil-sim). Many of the other places I have been to or have heard about are incomparable in the quality offered by Jericho in every aspect. While I have been there many times, almost always being the first one there in the morning, and have stood there for the morning briefings given by Rick time and time again, I don’t get bored by it as others have expressed they have.
    Rick’s hard hitting, in your face, take no bullshit approach to laying out the rules is one of the most enjoyable parts of the day for me. I love seeing employees as well as patrons getting chewed out if they fail to provide the proper respect and attention that Rick deserves when laying out the most important parts of partaking in this sport.
    One Sunday stands out in particular when we had two guests, two GROWN guests, that thought it would be cool to bring a brightly colored Nerf Sword and Axe attached to their gear.
    Rick basically laid it out in front of everyone that shit like that “was unacceptable”. How is it supposed to be mil-sim when two grown men bring this Nerf shit? What it brings to mind is the movie Role Model, maybe they belong in a park with a bunch of other nerds reenacting crap from Dungeons and Dragons and NOT participating in airsoft.

    Anyways I am veering off point, what I basically wrote this for is so that people understand that not only is Rick providing an invaluable service and the ability to play this sport in a secure, regulated environment, but it really doesn’t get much better than this. Most of the complaints or gripes I see on here are from youngsters, bitching and moaning how they think things should be, not for the benefit of all that play here but what selfishly benefits themselves alone.

    Rick, you do an awesome job and you continue to try and make the experience better and better for all of us, you, like me are crass, straight to the point and see things in black and white, and I have tremendous respect for those that aren’t these liberal PC (politically correct) people that always worry about offending someone. Keep up the DAMN GOOD work and may Jericho see many years of prosperity and success.


    Sincerely,
    Dru-man
    “Jericho’s Biggest Fan”.
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