Anyone practice tactical techniques with airsoft?

[sbo80]

I'm just getting set up for it, picked up some targets need to set up. I do some dryfire but it's not the same. I've practiced a bit, and the ability to do some more complicated things - target transitions, shooting around barricades, is really nice. It's hard when the only time get to do them is actually during a match.

[AlHO1966]

Man this site is going downhill. Nothing but sarcastic responses, nobody wants to really discuss anything. When I joined here 5 years before you it wasn't like this. Sad to see.

Anyone want to give real responses?

[Whitehurst2]

[hunterb]

In for the video of tactical maneuvers! Lulz.

But seriously OP, airsoft can be good training. TRex arms on YouTube has a video of a Japanese kid that has never fired a real gun, just airsoft, that came to the US for training. His gun handling is excellent.

[SCVlongstroke]

Anything is better than nothing, I watched my wife’s godson and his buddies get smoked on an online team death match. The other team was doing leap frogs and double flanks, they had strategy. Anything you can practice and learn from is always good.

[BigPimping]

Most cities, airsoft is just as illegal as firearms. So what's the point?

[JamesY]

When I used to be into USPSA and multi gun, I'd use airsoft guns to practice in the backyard/garage. It helped A LOT with reloads, target acquisition and movement. Im sure it'll be the same with maneuvering. And I forgot to mention, it was CHEAP AS F&*% compared to going to the range that was 45 min away and limited to 1 shot per 3 sec.

[WingDings]

Is airsoft “living room” friendly? Could I throw a target on a beanbag and shoot at it from the couch?

[Rcjackrabbit]

Joe, you are right. This site is filled with a holes that would never have the balls to say 1/10th the things they do to your face. Probably old, fat, and living in their moms basement.

Where do you do Jiu Jitsu? I trained for 30 years.

[Daze]

Yes, lots of practical things you can practice with Airsoft

I personally use airsoft for training in several areas. While I am not rolling around my backyard or garage there are lots of things you can practice with a good airsoft blowback gun. Many PD are/have been using them for force on force training, as they are significantly cheaper than simmunitions.
draw
grip
presentation
speed of first shots from holster
accuracy
trigger work / reset

I have been trying to learn to be more comfortable with a red dot I recently put on a pistol as just one example. I have also taken part in some milsim stuff with a few older ( not kids or teens,) friends. I found it to be excellent practice for when I live range and or ammo is unavailable. I can do it in my home garage , back yard etc.

[Rcjackrabbit]

The best combat training is with a resisting partner.

Using air soft guns, get a friend. Have him hide in a part of your house. Now, clear your house. Swap roles. Do it again.

After you have the basics, this training is some of the best you can do. You will be surprised how much you learn,

And, how silly most shooting school are.

[ghilligan]

I have a large back yard and was thinking about maybe getting a higher end airsoft Glock to use for tactical maneuvers in the back yard

I'm a big fan of dry-fire practice, and like most people, am limited to what I can do indoors, usually in my garage (or doing "room clearing" drills when the wife isn't home!).

If you have a large back yard, I'd go out of my way to set up courses of fire that involve running around and shooting from unconventional positions.

99% of the shooting "practice" most of us do is at the range, standing still, engaging a single target squarely in front of us. We feel like tactical heroes when we get a small group at 7 yards, shooting one round every 3 seconds.

When I first started doing USPSA-type practice at my local range, or tried running around engaging multiple "unknown distance" targets (out in the wilderness of BLM land, of course), all my range practice went out the window, I totally lost track of my round count and my sight picture, and I could hardly hit anything! On top of that, add the time pressure of a match, a racing pulse and breathing rate, and an unexpected slide lock-back and a fumbled reload or two, and you'll be hard-pressed to score hits like you're used to at the static firing line.

[FeuerFrei]

My boys loved their airsoft toys. Electric and gas blow back.

I still had a 1911 type that still works and had a woman in her 50's wanting to learn to shoot. She had an unhealthy fear of firearms and wanted help.

Started her off with the gbb 1911 and had her wear ears/eyes to get a complete feel. She loved it.
Then switched to a 22 pistol. Still loved it. Tried a 9mm. Really loved it.

She no longer fears firearms and is a great shot with a 9mm 1911.

I say use any tool that works. Airsoft stuff has some training value.
If I hadn't seen it with my own 2 eyes, I never would have seen it.

[rodralig]

Several months prior in the backyard...





And, Airsoft in USPSA-type competition...





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[Quickdraw559]

I don’t get it. Do you think daily dry fire with a non-recoiling toy is going to make you a better shooter? I honestly don’t believe you will become a better shooter after 1k daily dry fires with your non-recoiling toy gun.

You can do 95% of drills with snap caps and your weapon. Draw, first shot, reload, jams, maneuver, etc. Why do you feel like you need a toy to practice with? You already said the range is only 20 minutes away. Aren’t there deserts down there in SoCal?