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About Us
We reenact as 2nd Rangers 5th Battalion 2nd Division Company C.
Our Goals Are:
1) Portray the 2nd Rangers with 100% accuracy
2) Simulate the life of the combat infantryman in WWII
3) Get an idea of what it was like to actually be in combat
We are 100% dedicated WWII hobbyists, that are very serious about our hobby and passionate about the period.
We are based out of Wisconsin and we travel around the ti-state area and the country attending events.
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Do you reenact World War II and wanted a little more realistic action?
Or do you play airsoft and wanted to get into reenacting?
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| A Message to Reenactors By: Sam
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OK so you probably know very little about airsoft, so Ill make this as
brief as possible. These Japanese guns shoot large plastic bbs about 100
to 400 feet. Even at point blank, they will NOT break the skin, they
are safer than paintballs! In most cases they are near perfect replicas
of real guns. They are powered in many different ways: gas, electric,
pump, and compressed air, etc. Some guns are easy to get, some are Very
rare. Full auto, semi auto, bolt action, its all available. And more ww2
guns are coming out all the time!
So the bbs won't ruin uniforms, unlike like paintball, which would make
that WWII kit of yours a rainbow colored mass, ready for the trash after
one game! Both paintball and airsoft are games that require you to
score a hit on your target. This is why the two hobbies are easy to
compare to each other. But paintballs are heavy, so they don't have much
range, they are also fragile capsules of paint that seen to blow up
inside your gun more than they do outside the gun! Most importantly to
the reenactor, the guns used in paintball could never be made to look
anything like a WWII gun. Anyway this isn't about paintball.
You don't need to wear face masks, shooting glasses do fine. Are you
sick of people not taking hits? Well, now you can really pepper them
into the realization that they are hit!!!! I don't think airsoft could
ever replace reenacting, But I think it will really be popular with
those of us into Tactical combat, not the civil war style clashes at the
Gap, but the "HOLY #$%#$ GET DOWN! SOMETHING JUST WHIZZED BY MY HEAD!!"
Type of military simulation that really gets blood pumping! Keep
reading.
WW2 reenacting is pretty damn realistic. But what happens when you don't
notice someone shooting at you, well you don't die because your not
going to call yourself out for no reason. Its not that your a cheater,
its just that you just don't know someone 30 feet from you has just
blown a whole magazine off at you. This is the biggest flaw in
reenacting, It's still a lot of fun, but the tactical bit takes a turn
for the stupid. When a company sized unit can't get by a couple
stragglers who just have no clue how much fire is being directed at
them, its really frustrating. (I've seen this happen many many times).
I've reenacted for 18 years now, the hobby is great, I'm not out to bust
it, I just want everyone who has an interest in a more tactically
involved version of their hobby, to know about airsoft!
WW2 era airsoft guns were an exotic corner of the airsoft hobby for some
time, but now thanks to recent blockbuster films and hype, Mainstream
airsoft companies are making WWII guns at affordable prices.
If your a reenactor, you've already put together a painfully$$$
expensive kit, well now you can double your fun, go spend $350 bucks on
an airsoft gun, the magazines will fit in your pouches, Your sling will
fit the airsoft gun, the airsoft pistol will fit your holster, buy a $5
pair of shooting glasses, ITS that easy!!!!. I've worn my WW2 kit
playing airsoft many times now, its fun!! The toys are here, we just
need players!!! Try it!!!!! Check out this page and get an idea of what
is available. This is the first step into an awesome new branch to an
already awesome hobby!
SEE YOU ON, THE BATTLEFRONT!!!
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| A Message to Airsofters By: Sam
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OK, some of you have never heard, or know very little about historical reenacting, well go check out www.reenactor.net
if you need to, its a really cool hobby that's been around for a long
time. In WWII reenacting, The combatants, use REAL guns, and shoot
blanks at each other. This can sound and look pretty damn realistic. But
what happens when you don't notice someone shooting at you, well you
don't die because your not going to call yourself hit. This is the
biggest flaw in reenacting, It's still a lot of fun, but the tactical
bit takes a turn for the stupid, when a company sized unit cant get by a
couple stragglers who just have no clue how much fire is being directed
at them. This is why airsoft could be the perfect tactical solution!
Some of you might think, Reenacting is silly, why wear all that gear?,
It's so heavy.... These people need to figure out what attracted them to
airsoft in the first place, why are they spending money on ultra
realistic airsoft guns, and then just playing and dressing like a
paintball player? Realism is our edge on all other military combat
simulations in the world!! I like realism, When I have a Marui Thompson,
I want to look just Like Capt. Miller from Saving Private Ryan!!!!
Admittedly a reenactment kit can cost a ton of money. But there are ways
to save$$$ I've become really good at putting together complete
uniforms with all the correct gear for cheap, if your thinking of
getting into it, email me. Or locate a local unit that is participating
in WWII airsoft gaming. If your not thinking of getting into it, well
wait till you see us in the field!!! Then you will want to do it!
We are active members of WW2AA. To find out more information about Airsoft WWII reenacting
in general, visit ww2airsoft
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Contact me at 2nd.rangers@gmail.com
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