Does a BB hurt?
 

Let's say you are wearing a mask and jeans,boots and a regular shirt, and u go play airsoft. if u go play does it hurt to get hit?if it does, the more covered the better?

you feel it i wouldn't say it hurts it stings if close up for like 5 secs but thats it

Play airsoft in Jeans and T-Shirt?

Come on...

protect your teeth, keep your mouth closed.
protect your fingers also, thin gloves are a plus.
it's especially painful in the middle of the back and in the ass but those don't need special protection.

considering the summer's coming, extra protection (more than a shirt) is going to be a bit too hot.
also too much padding will make you not feel the hits.

it's nothing like paintball so you shouldn't worry about that.

A close range shot to the face will sting pretty good and leave a nice welt. I now know this first-hand. If that sort of thing concerns you, wear a full mask at all times.

And +1 to Jimski on the gloves.

if it did not hurt, it would not be as fun!!!! Hehe... i think it hurts!!! It's more like a stinging.... For me, it leaves huge bruises... But sooooo worth it!!! You will have a full face mask, so for the face its ok, but if you ever devide to go the goggles way, dont be shy to wear a mouthguard!!! I have seen too many teeth being knocked out.... lol

Gloves

We always ask if BBs hurt us when they hit...but we never ask if it hurts a BB to be launched out a barrel at >300fps.

+1000 on this and this is also where the term tighty whitey literally meant you will cry like a baby so wear really loose clothing

...can't stand the pain... don't play the game...

just bring a force field with you

Depends on what FPS you play in(consult your field), the range you got shot and your level of protection. It is generally less painful than paintball and the welts would be smaller but it might break the skin if its pretty close range and unprotected area.

+1 haha!

So... the bb is accelerated to over 300fps in under a second, so that's like 10g's of acceleration?

Anyways, personally, I haven't been hit in the face yet, but the most painful shot I've had is the calf... the second was the inner thigh. I've gotten hit in the calf twice, and it was extended both times.. the thigh was when I thought my guy had cleared the ridge, so I pushed the lower area, when this dude started shooting at me.. So I ran kind of at him, a little to the side, and he tagged me in the thigh.. If only my hopup wasn't screwed (it overhops with .2's and I haven't swapped it out yet) I would have gotten him.

If you dont want bloody hands in CQB, wear gloves. Yes it does hurt at some point, any object that will hit your body at a fast rate would make an effect. Its not paintball where a bigger object and going about 400 FPS. It stings, but when you get hit thats when you start liking the game, because you wanna go out there and hit someone too.

Up close it can hurt pretty good...possibly a bleeder depending where and fps of the bb. At a bit of range it feels like a bee sting for a few seconds then gone. From a decent range you might feel the pressure but nothing bad in my experience.

Aftermath of a 350FPS .2G BB from apprx 30ft. (Still sorry Sticks :( )

Cover the areas you do not want hit. As you get more experienced, you will become a little more confident and probably start removing items you feel are not necessary. IMHO. :D

+1

if not in BDU's I usually wear one of my practice hockey jerseys for CQB/paintball.

mind you, in the hot summer, my BDU jacket usually makes it onto the field for one session. by the first break or reload, it comes off and it's just a t-shirt and my rig.


Jaozin92, most of Saturday's shooters, lol, are good guys and can shoot straight, sort of. you'll be plenty fine. we won't shoot at you too much. :D Do bring and wear a pair of gloves though.

how big are you? if you're still worried, I have some full arm elbow pads. Let me know if you want to use them. I'll try to remember to pack them in the car anyway.

These: http://www.badlandspaintball.com/gog..._Elbow_Pad.jpg

Gotta ask swatt13 about that :D I saw a pretty nasty pic after a milsim they went to. Especially a few nasty ones from this one thread on a local forum called "Brotherhood of Bleeders".

Overall though they're rare occurrences that the BB will break the skin.

In fact a BB actually has less energy than a paintball, BUT it doesn't have the "destructive energy transfer" factor where since the paintball explodes a lot of the energy is lost when a hit is made. A BB is a rigid object but the safety precautions we take as well as the camaraderie/honour among most airsofters will make sure that they'll aim for body mass whenever possible and tend to not shoot when safety of other players is in question (A big thing for snipers and why they are STRICT on minimum engagement distances (and must carry a pistol with them at ALL times) when they run rifles that shoot higher than 425 FPS or sometimes even 450+ FPS).

Don't forget that a BB has impacts a much lower area.
Airsoft is like a knife, and paintball is like a sledgehammer.

I just shot myself in the foot, after a long day of work it doesn't really hurt all that much.
Got cocky shot myself in the thumb, now that fkn hurt.

any requests? (no i dont have a cam at the moment)

the webbing of your fingers! or nipple, from the side.

Come Out to Calgary and i will show ya :D

Its really not bad like the 20 others in here who have stated it already, small sting.........

Unless its a hot M4.....

and its a new skid.......

and he touches the barrel to your bare arm during a PMC sim....

and notices you after running around the corner of a building, he screams and pulls the trigger...

yeah i play only long sleeve now combat shirts now :p

hahahaha.................

Ball shot, and you must invest in a camera, and we shall darwin the video. (remember you asked for requests :P )

I bet this hurt a bit

http://www.airsoftology.com/wp-conte...dedAirsoft.jpg


but really the ones that really hurt are few and far between so don't worry to much about it :)

geeze, it happens every 2 weeks to 1 of our group, we use guns under 360 fps.

In the end though, you get over it. Really its not bad- scary yes but not bad at all.
I'm proud enough to have had 4 bleeders myself and 1 forehead bruise from running towards a guy with a pistol ahha.

Go play and you'll see really no need for more explanation- all these people do it, can't be that bad right.

I'm involved with a lot of CQB.

CQB hurts. It doesn't really matter if your'e shooting 280 or 350/400... every once in a while, you get a shot which really fucking hurts.

Nothing you shouldn't be able to walk off in 5 to 10 minutes. Fingers are the worst. Back of the head sucks. Lower / bridge of nose (your whole face will go numb for a little while, and you might be disoriented, sit down). Small of back and love handles suck. Belly button sucks. (you may laugh, but I've seen guys wearing a full plate vest complain of a belly button shot, it happens...)

As one noob to another...At my first game I took multiple hits to the face mask (JT Reaper - wide field of view, good with glasses) and head (boonie hat). The hands and fingers took a few hits (thin leather gloves - try batter's gloves from CTC). Baggy pants and a surplus BDU shirt took the rest of the hits. I got the hell shot out of me and all I came away with were 3 or 4 red marks (no welts) for 7 hours of play.
And it's ok to say OW! as long as you say HIT! right after. You're going to have SOME fun tomorrow.
Oh, yeah...Has anyone mentioned boots yet? You'll hear it over and over again for a reason. Good boots not only look cool but will save your ankles (SWAT classic 9" light).

Lawl... I do that - it consists of a backpack, right Skladfin? :D

this is a relative question I think, how is your pain tollerance?

in a word YES for about 3 seconds

afriad of pain, why not laserquest ?

[QUOTE=Mr. Chicken;1229013]hahahaha.................

Ball shot

lol ball shots STING, especially if the kids gonna only be a running target. haha my first was a cqb.didnt feel the intial couple hits but as soon as i stopped running it felt like i got flicked in the nuts nice and hard haha (stupid fluke shots). as per the ques the best way i can explain it is like being whipped with a car anttenna (and i know im not the only one here who did that with friends :P) or a willow branch. stings for a couple seconds but goes away pretty quickly.

Speaking of Ball shots i took a good one at the LZ Ottawa a year or 2 ago after i picked myself up i went over and shook the Snipers hand for the extremely good shot and well glad it wasnt my Face 8)

Hehhe cannot wait for tomorrow :D

Honestly if your worried about the pain, stick to video games to avoid being shot again for bitching about it hurting.

2 for flinching

+1 Don't worry about it bud, you are already aces in my books for actually having the balls to get out there instead of being like like most of the nubs here sitting behind a monitor. You will be just fine just follow the advice Tyson gave you & you'll just do fine..........For the record bbs does sting a bit if you are wearing a tight fitting clothing so just wear loose fit stuff but we aimed center mass shots anyways. You will probably learm more tonight about airsoft than you would have been, sitting in front of your computer reading through some of the info here or elsewhere.

See you tonight.

Wildcard is right. For everytime I hear someone say 'they would love to come out sometime' I think to myself, we have extra weapons and ammo but does he have the balls? Truth is I can only think of three people actually making it happen, and all of them had no qualms with hits or coming back. Good on ya for the commit, and if your in on the Ontario scene this country is your oyster. Some how they seem to lead the way it seems;)

Was playing weeks ago and one of the guys on our team had a bb lodged inside his nose.
Shot with a sniper from 7 feet. a full face mask is smart, but makes it hard to aim down the sights. I decided to wear protective eyewear only with a neophrene mask.

7 feet! Holy fuck thats retarded! Like really MED or go home to tardicaca! No one wants a snipe from less than 30 feet just like no one wants a 9 inch up the pooter!

Hurts when you got hit by Talon on the face last night.....LOL

That was a nice shot from across the room at TTAC....

It hurts like jumping out of a 5th floor window into and innocent looking dumpster and landing on a single red hot, acid coated, AIDS infected needle that digs straight into your eye ball and wiggles around in your brain until your either retarded beyond repair or dead.

The pain is what makes you play airsoft the same way porkupines make love...
VERY CAREFULLY...
Hit OTHERs before they hit you... and Oh yeah... it stings... especialy your PRIDE lol

Eyes are impossible to fix.... Teeth are very expensive to fix... act accordingly!!!

Cheers,

Pete

Do BB's hurt, enough that you know you've been hit. But you are not going to get any of the crazy welts and bruising that you get from Paintball.

On the plus side, you don't have any little sh*thead 12 years olds shooting you in the back from 5ft away.

Yea, but you also could get someone who 18+ and is as mature as a 12 year old...

I got shot in the knee on my first experience...it hurts in the beginning but then the pain was gone, even though I wasn't shooting anyone I was so into the game that I forgot about it. This game is sooo fun!

My bad for not wearing a face mask -- but you can get some nice pseudo-pimples if you take one to the face from close range. Belly crawling and uber stealth can have that disadvantage -- in that you end up too close to someone and surprise them, and they snap off shots to your face...

Lesson learned for me -- if I am in ninja mode, prepare for the consequences of not having full face protection; otherwise I will stick to moving tree-to-tree and mid ranging targets.

I got shot in the balls and on the ass from about 15-20 feet. Both hurt.

It's part of the game, else you would have too many people going : Did I get hit? Did I? Maybe not?