Op Hydra

Yesterday, several members of Team Ghosts attended an airsoft game at Flag Raiders that was hosted by Zeon.  Us as a team was a late addition to the roster as we wanted to make up the numbers to make the game a go.  Little did we know that we were the only ones who showed up, other than the host.  There was only one person on the roster who actually came out.  Two others came but they never signed up.  My guess is that a series of just odd happenings made things the way they are, but its disconcerting none the less.

Plastic Buckle Replacement

Several weeks ago, at an airsoft game, I had one of the plastic buckles on my Blackhawk chest harness shot out.  It was one unexpected result from having almost everyone in attendance shooting at me at the same time.  Someone will eventually shoot something out.  In the above picture, a team mate had over engineered a complex system of paracord and random plastic junk to keep me combat effective for the day.

9th Company

Over the long weekend, I was able to watch a Russian war movie titled 9th Company.  Based on a true story, this 2005 movie told the story of several young men who enlisted to fight in Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation in 1988.  The movie followed their departure from their civilian lives through their training and onto their mission of guarding a mountaintop FOB against enemy attack.  It was based on a true story.

Got the bug

I really felt the itch to play today.  As there are no games scheduled for this weekend, I had no choice but to take a gun out and shoot in the backyard as I hung my laundry to dry.  Since I did not empty the ammo from last week, I decided to get some trigger time with Colin's M249.  I must say, this thing really shoots straight and fast.  It fed perfectly, although it did had some hiccup last week when I used it.  Its too bad my next game is not scheduled for almost three months away.

Newbie Day at Flag Raiders

Another year and another newbie friendly airsoft game at Flag Raiders Paintball.  This game was hosted by Colin, our team's fearless leader.  The order of the days was just quick skirmishes and I had tons of fun.  I had waited three weeks for this game as that was how long since I last played.

Hulk Smash!

Despite being told by Colin that the LiPo battery will not fit into the MP5K, stubborn me had to try it anyway.  The result of me not listening to him can be seen in the picture above.  It took me less than a week of owning this particular gun before I broke it.  It is a new record for me.  In the six years of playing airsoft, I have never broken a receiver until now.