This Summer, Grab Your Water Gun & Head To Japan For The Water Fes 2015
Airsoft? What Airsoft? Get me a water gun and a plane ticket to Tokoname, Japan for the 1st August. Why? The photo above should be one very good reason why. If you want a gun fight in the heat of...
View ArticleAn Interview With The Organizers of "The Combat For The Falklands 2014"
A year ago, on the 12th to the 14th of June 2014, an international airsoft event took place in the Urals of Russia. Called the"The Combat For the Falklands 2014", it was an event where airsoft players...
View ArticleRyan Flowers' Galac-Tac Mandalorian-Style Combat Suit Goes On Sale
Early this year, the airsoft community was fascinated by the Galac-Tac Tactical Suit made by artist Ryan Flowers. At first glance, you will think it is a Boba Fett costume, but it is more of a combat...
View ArticleNational Guard Troops Conduct Foot Patrol Training Using Virtual Reality
Doing some patrol drills and room clearing for the U.S. Army and National Guard Units these days don't actually need for them to go outside to practice patrolling or go to a kill house for some live...
View ArticleMegaBot Challenges The Japanese Kuratas To A Giant Robot Duel
One is American, the other Japanese. The American one fires paintballs, the Japanese one fires airsoft BBs. The owners of the American one want to put up a Fighting League, the owners of the Japanese...
View ArticleBeacon Box: The Durable Powerbank You Want To Bring To The AO
It's Summer and for many airsoft players, it means more weekends in the outdoors as they attend airsoft and milsim events far and wide. In a way, they get to go to places where amenities are sparse,...
View ArticleThe Bomber Survival Gear Now On Kickstarer, Gets Funded Quickly
From the company behind the Bomber Barrel, a duffel bag that was highly successful on Kickstarter, comes another Kickstarter project designed to accompany the Bomber Barrel Duffel Bag --- The Bomber...
View ArticleAirsoft Obsessed Dave's Vlog: "Is Airsoft A Sport Or Hobby?"
One of the most often asked questions about airsoft is, is it a sport or it is a hobby? We are guilty here at Popular Airsoft as we haven't even agreed on what airsoft really is and we interchange...
View ArticleThe U.S. Army MAXFAS Exoskeleton Helps Troops Learn To Shoot Better
What use is an army if its soldiers don't know how to shoot? Even if they know how to shoot, can they shoot faster, steadier, and more accurately? The U.S. Army, while it trains its troops hard to...
View ArticleThe Fight Is On! Kuratas Accepts Megabots Challenge To A Giant Robot Duel
In what will become history's first giant robot battle, the Japanese makers of the giant airsoft robot, Kuratas, have accepted the challenge issued by the builders of the American Megabots. For a week,...
View ArticleGoPro Hero 4 Session: GoPro's Smallest HD Action Cam Yet
When going to an airsoft event, just preparing the gear and guns needed to fit the theme and type of event is always an exercise in proper decision making. As much as possible, we carry enough of the...
View ArticleTetris Blocks Flashbacks Of Traumatic Memories Fixed In The Brain
Tetris is one of the most addictive video games of all time. My family was obsessed with it, with my parents and siblings getting their own portable game consoles just to play this game and we tried to...
View ArticleMicro Drone 3.0: The Small Camera Drone You Can Take To CQB Games
It looks like our theme about new product features this week is "small is beautiful". We featured two days ago the new GoPro Hero 4 Session, the smallest HD action camera from GoPro and today we are...
View ArticleCall Of Duty: Black Ops III Zombie Mode "Shadows Of Evil" Reveal
This reveal trailer of the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombie Mode "Shadows of Evil" actually caught me by surprise. The story of the Call of Duty: Black Ops III is set into the future with more high...
View ArticlePolice: Gun-Shaped Mobile Phone Cases Can Get You Into Trouble
In the past days, we have been seeing news and social media posts warning of dangers posed by gun-shaped phone cases. While these are totally harmless phone cases on their own, they can be dangerous to...
View ArticleCapture 360º Footage In 4K With The Sphericam 2 Video Camera
For airsofters with their YouTube channels showing the gameplay videos from the latest milsim event, being able to capture the action around them at 360º is finally at hand. Presently, airsoft players...
View ArticleChina's Exoskeleton Project For the PLA Gets An Upgrade
Exoskeletons are here and are meant to provide us super human strength, allowing us to do tasks that were before impossible and wish we are all like the Incredible Hulk. Whether in popular culture as...
View ArticleThe Suicide Squad Comic Con 2015 Trailer Is Compelling To Watch
It's another slow week in airsoft and the tactical world as there's not much to really write about in terms of new product announcements that will keep the chattering masses called airsoft players to...
View ArticleJust For Kicks: Fancy A Dogfight Of Airsoft Armed Aerial Drones?
I was checking a video on the Flite Test YouTube Channel, the channel for those who build remote control planes and helicopters for a hobby. One, I like the channel since they have hand build cool...
View ArticleThe Use Of Blank Firing Guns In Airsoft Events Debate
If you have been monitoring milsim events in the USA, you'll notice one prominent event organiser, Milsim West, has been using blank firing guns in their events. This were first noticed in the Road To...
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