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[legion]

Hay folks, excuse the lack of knowledge, but well, thats why I am here.

So where to start... Ok so what is Airsoft, well it is a sport that uses military style tools and tactics, using replica weapons we reinact and create our own battle's. (picture a live computer game) though unlike the reinactment society, the battles are not historicaly accurate.

So why am I here? Ok well we do use pyro's, we use what we call mark 2's and mark 5's. I dont know if this is the right term for these, but when they explode, they fire dried pee's about a foot in all directions. (face and eye protection is mandatory in our sport).

Now, although these pyro's are very small, they still can be dangerous in the wrong hands. Although I consider myself a responsible adult, I have no training. What I am trying to find is a simple course that will inable me to play more safely.

If anyone has any suggestion's about what I should do, I would be very gratefull. Oh yes, we are in Northern Ireland.

Thanks

[Night Owl]

Hello welcome what I would do is go to a local paintballing club I know they use the thunder flash mk5s see the link http://www.hfmgroup..../paintball.html either the supplier or the paintball club should give you adequate training or advice with these devices, hope this helps.

Shell

[Asteroid]

I also play airsoft occasionally at a local site. training for this kinda stuff is pretty basic. I doubt there would be a specific course unless you wanted to do saftey for other more advanced stuff too.

[SwissTony]

I run a paintball site.
On the side of all of the pyrotechnic stuff we use, has the instructions "strike fuse, throw (or drop for smokes), then retreat 5 meters".
Seems a bit silly if the peas/bbs only go about 5 meters if that.
Enola Gaye smokes and paint/pea/bb grenades are a bit naff, Dangerzoneuk ones are a lot better