FEATURE THE RETURN OF AIRSOFT
WELCOME HOME, AIRSOFT! S
hops, techs, dealers, distributors and available sites will be overrun no doubt. Eager airsofters were wanting to get out and test the newly purchased lockdown gear, or maybe just eager to see people in the hope of remembering how to be human again! I and a group of friends, known as “BAD COMPANY”, had something quite special to look forward to; not only being able to mingle and get together but that long-awaited need for banter - the obligatory abuse you so regularly frequented upon one another. We had the privilege of attending “RUCKUS 2.0”, which was to be held at and old quarry just ten minutes from my home that I vividly remember from my childhood, a game organised and run by the guys from THG (The Heresy Group). Tim and Ritchie gave us an experience to remember and ran the best game day I’ve experienced to date! Up until the beginning of March I honestly had never heard of The Heresy Group but I’m so glad I stumbled across them on Facebook. The night before the game Tim and Ritchie held a live chat explaining how things were going to operate and for anyone who had any questions. A nice touch I felt as I have
never seen organisers do this, and while there was a comedic feel to it, it was still very professional and informative.
COFFEE AND MCDONALDS
Game day arrived and I’d been awake since 04:30 with kit sat ready at the front door and pouring coffee down my neck like it was going out of fashion! Our first “team port of call” was the mandatory stop at the local “Maccy D’s” for a spot of battle fuel (sausage and egg McMuffins all round!). With bellies filled we made our journey to the battleground knowing that that morning we were going to fight. We rocked up at around 07:45 where we were greeted at the sign in tent and, upon registration, automatically entered into a free raffle just for attending. Then it was off to the Safe Zone where Bad Company assembled in numbers to prep our kit. Over the course of the next hour more and more people arrived and the player numbers were evergrowing. The game didn’t kick off until around 11:00 so there was plenty of time to kill, mingle with the group and sort everything out. In one corner of the Safe Zone we could see gazebos being erected from a
“…WE WERE GREETED WITH A BARRAGE OF FIRE WHICH SAW SOME INTENSE FIRE FIGHTS BUT WE STOOD FAST AND IT WASN’T TOO LONG AFTER THAT WE STARTED TO PUT A DENT IN THE ENEMY LINES AND SLOWLY BUT SURELY BEGAN TO PUSH THEM BACK. THEY DIDN’T MAKE IT EASY THOUGH AND GAVE BACK EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE DISHING OUT, TRYING FROM ALL ANGLES TO GAIN BACK SOME OF THE GROUND WE HAD TAKEN.” 70
JULY 2021
All photos courtesy of 1st Legion Milsim Patriot
THE RETURN OF AIRSOFT IN THE UK HAS REALLY BEEN MET WITH OPEN ARMS, WITH PLAYERS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY WAITING FOR THE BIG DAY …THEIR FIRST GAME BACK! JIMMY REPORTS BACK ON HIS FIRST “WELCOME HOME” AIRSOFT EXPERIENCE COURTESY OF THE HERESY GROUP!
