Speaking of training and technique....

[9mmMike]

Speaking of technique....
I just took my 16 year old nephew from CA shooting. It was his first time shooting a handgun but he has been shooting the heavy AirSoft pistols for quite awhile and it was very interesting to see the skills that he already had from using those "training tools".
There was virtually no need to teach him proper grip and sight-alignment.
He did not handle the pistols like they were alien to his hands.
All he needed was some instruction on the various unique parts of each gun (Glocks and Sigs) and he was off and running.
Perhaps this is well known to y'all but I found it quite interesting.
Practice practice practice.....
Mike

 

[OneInTheChamber]

I have a GLock 17 airsoft gun that is identical to my real Glock 17. I also have an airsoft M4, just wish I could have an identical real one!

Its cool to be able to practice situations with them that you can't with real firearms (me and my friends do hostage scenarios, escort VIP, and just plain old fire fights with our airsoft guns [m4's, mp5's, all sorts of gas handguns]}.

Its kind of funny, in Japan an airsoft gun is the most powerful thing they can have; so they treat them as if they could kill somebody. I feel sorry for people that are oppressed like that. Can't even own pellet guns from what I've been told.

Chase

 

[Lebben-B]

When I was growing up, my grandad used a tire swing and a bucket of baseballs to teach me how to lead a target. In teaching my son this skill, I use a cheap airsoft M4. I made an improvised target frame from a wire hanger and hung it from a tree in the yard with 550 cord. In addition to teaching him how to lead, it reinforces safe gun handling. It's also a fun "game" for him and his friends.

Mike