WW2 Reenactor Airsoft?

[Reaper]

Hi everyone, i'm totally new to the sport, but wanted to take my interest further. I wondered if anyone knew if there are any ww2 reenactor groups that battle with airsoft weaponry, i've seen some great looking ones on overseas sites like the UK and the US but havent found any here? Can anyone help? Also i see we cannot use automatic weapons, does anyone know of a company that makes semi auto mp-40's or is it possible to get full auto ones converted to this only? I'm obsessed with the german weaponry from ww2 so this would be the kind of kit i want to get together. Any advice with this also would be great! Hmmm sorry about all the questions but the sport looks awesome!

[BLACKHAWK]

If your keen on ww2 german stuff give "adler" a pm, he will help you out.

[Reaper]

Cheers Blackhawk! Do you have many people at your games that have ww2 kit or is it mostly modern?

[BLACKHAWK]

Since your west coast chch would be your best bet in ww2 stuff. Ive seen pics of some chch games and there are quite a few people using ww2 uniforms. One of them are bound to post sooner or later :)

[Snax]

Im into the WW2 guns and stuff. Sadly money is stopping me get a US paratrooper kit. But I own a TM M1A1 thompson and a M1 carbine so im partly there. lol

[Kronos]

Darkwar has some WWII gear on trademe i think. Could send him a pm about it

[Bear]

Yea ask Adler.
http://www.airsoft.net.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=1255
There's pics of him at the bottom of first post.
He's got sooooo much kit-make that so many kits- it's awesome

[Kronos]

Is Adler the type to sell them though? :P

[Bear]

Is Adler the type to sell them though? :P

He has been known to buy 5 "extras"
But no not usually;)
I was more refering to contact about reenactors than the guns

[Reaper]

Awesome! Cheers guys, ill pm Adler and hopefully he'll be able to help.

[The Brass Monkey]

jeez... Another reenactor. Are you intrested in airsoft as a game or do you just wanna dress up like a german?

[Darkwar]

jeez... Another reenactor. Are you intrested in airsoft as a game or do you just wanna dress up like a german?
what does it matter?:o

[Stretch]

jeez... Another reenactor. Are you intrested in airsoft as a game or do you just wanna dress up like a german?

Is something wrong with reenacting?

[Reaper]

Lol Brass monkey well definately interested in airsoft as a game, but really like the ww2 german equipment, (Camoflage and weapons-who doesnt like mp-40's mg-42s and the trusty Kar98k!) So the ability to combine the two is great!Im no hard out reinactor- wont be talking german or anything, just like the gear.

[Darkwar]

well German gears of ww2 were cool! except for when the wool uniforms got wet and stayed wet, making the jerries smell like wet dogs! and if your getting into the ww2 period theres the 'what part of the war should I be in' question, with a wide choice of gear and uniforms to use! I if I were to get back to German kit and reanacting, I'd do standard landser on the East front [the Nelson boys are doing that 1942ish I think], and if I could get one, a Ppsh41 instead of the K98 or MP40, as the troops seem to favor these as the Russians favored the MP40 over the Mosin Nagont, even though it was almost treason to use German weapons they got away with it, in the fact that it was like an insult against the Germans being killed by German weapons, and for Radvedchiki troops the MP40 was a good compact weapon, also I'd have a STG44 for if I did a late war kit. Most people want to be elite ie Fallschrimjager [I did have a 1941 kit for Crete], SS, Gebergsjager...anyway theres lots to spend monies on! the K98 is good for reanacting, but not the greatest for airsoft as people bitch about it, and you usally get listed as a sniper, the mp40 and stg44 are prob the way to go, and you can use them if you wish to do a commenwealth troop or Russian troop...oh yea..:cool:

[Beowulf]

Who wouldn't want to dress in a uniform designed by Hugo Boss.

[Reaper]

Thanks for the detailed post Darkwar,yeah i was thinkin german para or something. Why do people bitch about the KAR 98? Is it because its good or bad? Getting back to part of my original post THE WEAPONS! my fav bit! Is it possible to get semi auto mp-40's? all the ones ive seen on the net ( after very extensive research!) all seem to be single shot spring or full auto. Or can you get them converted to semi auto? Definately the weapon i was thinkin........sadly the stg 44 is too far out of my price range at $2500 at the moment. It was that or the KAR 98.

[Beowulf]

Stg44 can be had for $150USD. There's a China made SEg / AEG version now. MP40 China made can be made to fire semi also.

http://www.wgcshop.com/pcart/shopper.php?itm=AGM-AEG-056B_cat_AGM AEGs

[Reaper]

Thanks Beowulf, id been looking for ages and had no luck. Is it very easy to get these over here from china? What sort of costs and how long does it normally take? To get them modded to semi auto can that be done here or does that have to be done over there?

[Beowulf]

Modding to semi needs to be done over there. Contacting an armourer near you is the best bet.

[Darkwar]

its fairly easy to import from asia, but it costs around $60-$100 in post depending on the curency rate! and cost around $30usd to semi, and then you have mags/slings etc. as well as making sure what you import is legal...also people get scared of the K98 cause they are pussys ahah, mine was shooting [on propane] on a hot day up in the 480+fps, so you have to watch your engagment range, and the fact that you have 10rounds as opposed to highcap mags with say 500rnds on semi, you have to be a crack shot! so its better to go with seg...on the note of going say Fallschrimjager [German para] as they have about 3 uniforms...ponsy buggers...you can get away with, boots/ jump smock/ trousers/ helmet/ Y-straps/ luftwaffe buckle/ leather belt/ luftwaffe breadbag...thats for just a basic look, as you can get away with not wearing the fleiger blous, by wearing the jump smock, and the trousers, you can use, 1950's style wool army trousers as they do the trick...but then if want the full look do it! it'll all cost around $500 just for the basics and thats like smock, belt, buckle, y-straps, then add canteen, helmet cover, ammo pouches, gas cape, flieger blous, jump trousers, braces, pistol holster...so yea it all adds up and if you dont have that money by it over time and try and get the best deals...

[Reaper]

Well thats not to bad for postage then, as for the k98, it sounds very good, but as im new to airsoft an seg may be better for a start. Im fully keen to go all out for the uniform, but as you said Darkwar ill just add to it as i can. Ill need to pm the armourer here then and see about that stg44 or an mp-40. Hmmm...... waffen ss or fallschirmjager, its a hard choice. No chance of an airsoft stick grenade? lol

[Beowulf]

fallschirmjager is a little more PC. There are stick grenades but not in this country. Pyros aren't allowed. The K98 worth having seems to be winding down to the point of being discontinued. Don't be fooled by the cheap China ones. They are no good for skirmishing.

[Darkwar]

Simular to what beowulf said, the K98 is as it was a very nice rifle but in airsoft you will quickly disgard it for a SEG, I'd go either fallschrimtruppen, or Wehrmacht, and if I was to do SS it would be 2nd SS Das Reich, which was made up of alot of Austrians and other peoples of the like, though also the SS had fallschrimjager troops, but remember if you do early SS you sort of want to look like a strong Aryan type and not gorky as they had selective selections for who could join the SS, until later when they didnt really care, then you can look gorky, pity they were run by an unimaginative, do as hes told gorky fellow, that in the end thought he would run the Reich, in Hitlers passing...Fallschrimjager are cool, though they only really fell from planes for the first two years of the war and spent most of the rest as elite infantry, in Africa [where they wore captured british tropical uniforms], Italy [giving our Grandfathers grief], and the Russian front where most went, until Normandy brought some back to France..They get a nice range of camo smocks too, and from after the invasion of Crete, so nice and early on..late war you will see fallschrimtroops with various camo jump smocks, even some with old 1940 styles, or some in just flieger blous, and some with standard German helmets other than the M38 para helmet, and they had the assortment of arms from MP40's to FJ42's, P38's, etc..in CHCH theres the 1st SS LSAH, and some where up north theres the Hitler Jurgend 12th SS, and some others, also they have some awesome camos and camo from very early on in the war...but to almost save cost, and the people that have a prob with people portraying SS, Landser troops are also just as good, and had camos ie: splinter pattern from around 1942 or earlyer, and late '42 I think jack boots were heading out for ankle boots [could be out with those dates]....and for fallschrimtroops they wouldve worn tropical colour uniforms in most of southern Europe and wool uniforms [darker greens/luft blue etc] in the East...well hope this helps..check the "green devils" site too..:D oh yea stick grenades, here are basicly just a turned peice of wood with paint..

[Beowulf]

Jesus Darkwar. Try the f'ing return key or a fullstop and some capitals for a change. Can't read a bit of that.

[Darkwar]

Jesus Darkwar. Try the f'ing return key or a fullstop and some capitals for a change. Can't read a bit of that.

ahah no time for grammer! I'll see what I can do..

[Reaper]

Lol, i had no problem reading it. It was very informative and insightful. Have you heard of the Dboys KAR98 any good? it comes in a gas and spring version. Quite cheap at $149 american:D. I dont suppose anyone makes a gewher g43? I'd be happy torun around with wooden stick grenades strapped to me just for the looks! Go the panzergrenadiers!

[Beowulf]

As mentioned above that's a China made k98 and no good for skirmishing. You shoot, you look around on the ground for the casings, you take for ever to reload, and it goes one. You can't run and shoot and you'll be shot well before you reload.

[Darkwar]

had the Dboys k98 shell ejection version, it was ok but the Tanaka k98 is the way to go if you want a k98, and if you want to play airsoft dont go for shell ejection as you'll be spending all your time loading and looking for shells! bolt action is only really good if you are a crack shot, [though, gas rifles arnt the most consistant], and if every one else is using simular weapons, so you are equal...most new players go on about being a sniper and shit but then miss and get constanly owned, and move to seg, yea they have more parts and a higher cost ie: batts, gears. But they spit out enough fire to keep peoples heads down, though its up to you for what you want, but no point buying a cheap k98, the dboys have a wood and plastic version [I put up a thread reviewing the dboys k98..but cant find it] with plastic bolt rubbish! Tanaka k98 cost from $600-$800, and is a mean rifle, wood and metal get around 30-40 shots on one mag of gas. A few o the guys have chinese MP40's, but they need some work done on them I think, but on the whole seem ok, I'd like a gas version but thats up there in cost. Yea a Maruzen P38 1941 pistol is cool too, mines still doing well after a couple o years except a little prob with one o the mags..

[Beowulf]

As also mentioned above the Tanaka k98 appears to be discontinued so maybe not the way to go either.

[ADLER]

Lol, i had no problem reading it. It was very informative and insightful. Have you heard of the Dboys KAR98 any good? it comes in a gas and spring version. Quite cheap at $149 american:D. I dont suppose anyone makes a gewher g43? I'd be happy torun around with wooden stick grenades strapped to me just for the looks! Go the panzergrenadiers!


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[Reaper]

Lol! I can't wait to see it! I saw some great uniforms on the net last night! Pity no one in nz seems to supply them:(. At least the shipping isn't too exspensive.:)

[Reaper]

This is what i had in mind:D

[BLACKHAWK]

Darkwar - The chinese mp40s are great guns. Stock 330fps, accurate as hell (best stock gun ive ever seen) and need zero work. The only down side but you wouldnt care is that they only have 32 round mags.

Also they are very easy to unjam (around 10 seconds) and they do fit up to a 2000mah 11.1v lipo in them.

[Chaos]

Darkwar - The chinese mp40s are great guns. Stock 330fps, accurate as hell (best stock gun ive ever seen) and need zero work. The only down side but you wouldnt care is that they only have 32 round mags.

Also they are very easy to unjam (around 10 seconds) and they do fit up to a 2000mah 11.1v lipo in them.

Thought the stock mags are 50rnds? you can also get the KA 110rnd mags.

[BLACKHAWK]

Thought the stock mags are 50rnds? you can also get the KA 110rnd mags.

Yeh when I bought mags they were 32 round ones and i couldnt see any others. But its true about the one that comes with the gun. Its like a 50 rounder or something close to that.

Did you get my pm also?

[ADLER]

Reaper, you can get all that for about $1000. I can hook you up with the contacts.

I might even have a 44 dot uniform here thats fits. Plus a spare MP44 in a few months.

[Darkwar]

Darkwar - The chinese mp40s are great guns. Stock 330fps, accurate as hell (best stock gun ive ever seen) and need zero work. The only down side but you wouldnt care is that they only have 32 round mags.

Also they are very easy to unjam (around 10 seconds) and they do fit up to a 2000mah 11.1v lipo in them.

Well thats better than I thought, as I'd love one of these! and a Stg44, and I like the more realism of the mags..

[BLACKHAWK]

Well thats better than I thought, as I'd love one of these! and a Stg44, and I like the more realism of the mags..

Yeh i hate the feel of mp40s, but they are one of the best performing chinese guns you can ever get.

[Reaper]

Thats awesome! cheers Adler! Definately love the mp-40. $1000 is good for the setup. Cant wait to have a game now!

A spare mp-44! holy s@#t! thats great!