Game Play: Tac City South El Monte, CA

Hey airsofters! Grim here with some photos from our time at Tac City North in South El Monte, CA. Ironhead and I were their this past Sunday, and we got some great game shots and pics of the field that the refs were kind enough to let us take between rounds.

For those of you unfamiliar with Tac City, here is a rundown of the field:

• Address: 2208 Edwards Ave., South El Monte, CA 91733
• Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Sat & Sun 1:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
• Pricing: $15 or two entries for $20 Mon-Fri / Sat & Sun $20 each or $15 each after 7:00 p.m.
• Rentals: Yes
• FPS Limit: 350 fps
• Safety requirements: Full seal eye protection on field at all times (full face protection is mandatory for minors)
• Size: 30,000 square feet (per website. I didn't actually measure the field myself. Duh)
• Pro shop: Yes
• On site tech: Yes

Click for more info and pics!

Shit Airsofters Say

Hah! Another great video from the guys over at Evike's channel on Youtube. I would have liked to see someone walking around asking if anyone had seen their grenade or some kids yelling that airsoft is just like Call of Duty. I always look forward to Evike's new videos because they usually try and throw some humor in there, which I appreciate. If you get a chance, subscribe to their channel and stay in the loop on some of their new products, events and reviews.

As always folks, play hard but play safe. Always wear full face and eye protection when playing airsoft and never, ever, ever, ever, ever take your airsoft guns out in public.

Cool Gear

Howdy, Airsofters! Just wanted to give you the heads up on a couple of cool pieces of gear up for sale on Evike's site. The first is the Rlux Custom Airsoft mask added today. It was inspired by the Xbox 360 shooter, Brink:

Rlux Custom Mesh Airsoft Mask

Brink for the Xbox 360

It's a very cool design, in the vain of a Jason style hockey mask. My only issue with this is that for now it is only available in the digital green camo motif. And the price. The damned this is $85.00. 

Now this is just something that I stumbled across on Evike while looking at the first mask. HOLY $^@^!*( it's a Master Chief mesh helmet! Now this one goes for $98.00, marked down from $120.00 and is only available in a small size. So, I guess you may be seeing a bunch of midget Chiefs running around the field trying to rifle butt you. Awesome. 

Keep in mind folks, that if you are using any kind of mesh eye protection, you are REQUIRED to be wearing some kind of safety or shooting glasses behind the mesh in order to protect your eyes from bb fragments should a bb shatter against the mesh. The mesh may not stop all the pieces from getting through.

Airsoft Review: JG (Jing Gong/Golden Bow G36K)

Call your hits airsofters! It's your ever lovin' Grim here with my review on my JG G36K that I purchased from Airsplat. Now, some of you are probably thinking, "Grim, don't you already have a G36C? Why by another variant of the same model?" You're also probably asking yourselves, "Grim, is it possible for you to be less awesome?" The answer to both would be "Why mess with perfection?"

Anyway, the real reason behind it was just that, well, I just love the G36 design. It's just a damned sexy looking gun. I'm also comfortable with the guns setup and JG hasn't let me down yet and I also needed something with more range than my G36C and Holy HELL does this thing have some range. Now, on to the review.


Real Steel Info (from Wikipedia)

G36K (K — kurz "short"): carbine variant with a shorter barrel (fitted with an open-type flash suppressor) and a shorter forend, which includes a bottom rail that can be used to attach tactical accessories, such as a UTL flashlight from the USP pistol. The carbine's barrel lacks the ability to launch rifle grenades and it will not support a bayonet. The weapon retained the ability to be used with the AG36 grenade launcher. G36Ks in service with German special forces are issued with a 100-round C-Mag drum. There are two variants of the G36K. The first and most commonly known has x3 scope/carry handle attached to the top, while the second is the one with the iron sights and rail (no scope included)

AEG Specs:

• Velocity: 340 FPS (0.20g BB's) 
• Range: 170-190 Feet 
• Barrel Length: 16 inches / 40 cm
• Integrated 3x magnifying scope
• Body: ABS plastic
• Folding stock

Now being a JG there are certain things that are a given that you'll be, well, given when you purchase this gun: an unjamming rod, wall charger, 8.6v 1100 mAh battery, crap bb's (WHY do they still give these? Can someone answer this for me?), very good english instructions, and one high capacity (470 rd) plastic magazine and a blaze orange barrel plug. The usual list for JG's anyway.

This gun is virtually identical to the G36C so it's made of ABS plastic, meaning it's very solid and has no wiggle. It has a skeletonized, folding stock and ambidextrous fire select and mag release. The main differences between this and the G36C are of course the longer inner barrel (16" vs. 11.5" on the G36C), the longer hand-guard and the integrated 3x magnifying scope.


Performance:

The range on this gun is fantastic! Using .20g bb's in combination with the 3x magnifying scope,  I could hit targets within the 170-175ft range with reasonable accuracy (as a side note, there are also "manual" sights on the top of the scope for quicker target acquisition). I think the 190 ft range that is advertised on Airsplat is on the extreme side, and I wouldn't bet the farm that you could even graze a target at that distance. However, I will address that again in the My Setup section of this review. Also, the rate of fire is consistent with the G36C, with a much tighter grouping at range.

Issues:

None. And I mean that. I freaking adore this gun! I honestly can't think of a single complaint. Even the weight of the gun is not that much of a issue.



My Setup:

Here is where it gets more interesting. As you can see in the picture, I've added some external upgrades to this gun. My goal is to turn this into a squad support weapon, so to that end I've added the following:

• UTG Shooters Folding Bipod (Amazon) 
• Matrix 1,000 rd Electric Auto Winding Magazine (Evike) 
• JG Full Metal Auto Tracer Unit (Airsoftmegastore) 

The reason for not going with a full drum style magazine was two fold: first, the gun is heavy enough as is, and adding an extra 1,500 rds just seemed excessive. Also, having the dummy 5.56mm rounds showing just looks freakin' cool. The magazine is activated by pressing a small button on the trigger side of the magazine, which automatically feeds bb's, enabling me to lay down ridiculous amounts of fire.

Now, a word on the range. Having added the tracer unit to the barrel has increased the barrel length by about 6" and along with the integrated scope the effective range of this AEG seems to be about 180 ft. I know that using this gun in tandem with the tracer unit at SC Viper, I was able to hit targets on the second story of the palace side two story building while shooting from the one nearest the field entrance. Not only that, but the tracer unit allows for me to use this gun during night games when used in conjunction with glow in the dark bb's.

You can obviously tell that I would highly recommend this AEG to anyone looking for a quality, affordable long distance rifle. It is definitely a hefty gun, so you will feel it after running around with for a few hours. But without a doubt this is a definite recommend on my part. 

So, as always airsofters, play hard but play safe and never take your airsoft guns out in public. Or we'll find you.

Welcome!

Hello folks, and welcome to the inaugural post for the Spic Ops Airsoft blog! I'm Grim, leader and found of SPIC Ops Airsoft Team and admin of this here airsoft blog. Here we will post reviews of gear, guns, the fields we play at and any airsoft related news we feel the need to share with the airsofting community.

But first, some history! I've been playing airsoft consistently for about two years now, but prior to that it had a few years since a friend of mine invited me out to Tac City in South El Monte for an evening of airsoft. Or for me, it was an evening of running around, rushing to cover and getting shot in the face when I would poke my head over cover like a n00b. However, that cemented my love for the sport and ever since then I have been a supporter and airsoft aficionado.


After seeing airsoft videos from awesome teams like Rainbow Airsoft, Infidel Airsoft, and videos Scoutthedoggie, Evike, and AirsoftGI I decided it was time to step up my game and graduate from swap meet quality AK 47's. Within the last couple of years I've taken the sport more seriously and have been gathering quality gear, guns and refining my play. I've also recently gotten my brother addicted to the sport, so we now play together whenever possible and have formed a loose sort of team which I've dubbed Spic Ops. You'll also be seeing/reading reviews from both of us on this blog from time to time and hopefully some play videos in the near future, once we get a helmet cam.

My brother and I are always looking for some positive, committed players to hang out with, so if you are interested in meeting up one day to sling some plastic, feel free to contact us!