Airsoft - Anyone?

[robsamui]

Hi y'all.

I'm poking out a finger to stir the pond here just to see if anyone nibbles, but is anyone into airsoft stuff?

I've become really interested in this over the last several months.

This is a sudden leap forward from 1. my boyhood fun memories when I plinked with a Gat and 2. a continuation of when I tried to get hold of Crossman items here 10 years ago and couldn't.

Seems things are much easier now and there are several online Thai shops (plus one farang in Pattaya) selling all the stuff. My interest is primarily practical rather than running about in battle gear!

If you don't know what I'm on about then go Google, and then if interested in any way prolly best to PM me, I reckon!

Cheers erm . . . dudes,

R

Edited February 11, 2013 by robsamui

[MikeENZ]

I play paintball and an moving to koh tao. Might be able to put you in touch with some people in the islands who can Organise some Airsoft of paintball stuff.

[totantaz]

already a thread on airsoft running on TV,

if i could get to play with more foreigners, it would be a blast

sent PM

cheers,

[thhMan]

Here you go boys...

[robsamui]

Here you go boys...

Seems things are much easier now and there are several online Thai shops (plus one farang in Pattaya) selling all the stuff

Thanks anyway . . .

R

[BigC]

they used to have a bb game aread in soi monkey but not sure if is still there.

i am also into this but the heat can be a nightmare. playing at night used to be the norm

u can try buying in phuket or google babygun in bangkok.

i used to order via internet pay via atm and recive in a few days order via ems ps they dont speak good english

[robsamui]

they used to have a bb game aread in soi monkey but not sure if is still there.

i am also into this but the heat can be a nightmare. playing at night used to be the norm

u can try buying in phuket or google babygun in bangkok.

i used to order via internet pay via atm and recive in a few days order via ems ps they dont speak good english

Khun Suvit at Babygun reads and writes English really well . . . oh . . . look who I'm talking to!

[ImNotaGuiri]

I went to pick up an online order what I made to Koh Samui customs. Fully advise against ordering off Thailand. Although Chinese disassembled practically the entire rifle and distributed in 2 boxes, the unpleasant customs agents did not believe they were loose spare parts. Of course I ordered it in my wife's name. If not, probably now I would be a news story on Thai Visa , and of course they would not have given the box, nor after paying the exaggerated sum of taxes. "This type of weapon is illegal in Thailand," they said. No matter that you see them being sold everywhere, who sell them already paid their beneficiaries to do so. Well, you know how things work here.

So is there somewhere to go play in Koh Samui? In Phangan I have only coconuts as enemies, and kids carries real guns

[robsamui]

I went to pick up an online order what I made to Koh Samui customs. Fully advise against ordering off Thailand. Although Chinese disassembled practically the entire rifle and distributed in 2 boxes, the unpleasant customs agents did not believe they were loose spare parts. Of course I ordered it in my wife's name. If not, probably now I would be a news story on Thai Visa , and of course they would not have given the box, nor after paying the exaggerated sum of taxes. "This type of weapon is illegal in Thailand," they said. No matter that you see them being sold everywhere, who sell them already paid their beneficiaries to do so. Well, you know how things work here.

So is there somewhere to go play in Koh Samui? In Phangan I have only coconuts as enemies, and kids carries real guns

I've had some experience with this. The trick is to make it NOT look like anything suggesting a gun - even though it's a plastic toy gun. That means - with a long gun - more than two parcels (usually three) and each of them mailed at least a week apart (they can sit in customs somewhere for 4 or 5 days and all catch up with each other.) I am hardly surprised that they did not consider the contents to be "spares". Would you have done?!

Of course in strict fact any gun that shoots a projectile via any sort of compressed gas is classified as a "firearm". Like by law you, the alien, are compelled to carry your passport with you at all times. Or all workers, farang or Thai, must declare their income and pay tax on it etc etc. Thailand has a million laws but only ten of them are ever enforced at any one time - till it suits them. The fact that every temple fair here sells CO2 BB guns or that 9 out of 10 "tent shops" have got a couple of Chinese ones somewhere or that in Hat Yai they are on open display on the streets in all the markets is immaterial. (Or that there are literally thousands of skirmish sites across Thailand, many of them enthusiastically populated by the local police.) You you you the farang - we we we the proud Thai people, and you obey our laws or go back to . . . etc etc. A couple of thou tea money would have probably sorted it all out . . .

Why didn't you simply get one mail order from one of the several Thai airsoft shops? Or didn't you know of any . . .

There is a skirmish site over near the Namuang waterfall, right on the Ring Road. But it's all Thai, AFAIK. You'd need to scrape up a team of 2 or 3 others and then go along with a Thai-speaking friend (wife?) to make inquiries and sign up. And you can forget the coconuts - you'd have no shortage of Thai locals gleefully ganging up to slaughter the pale alien invaders. No idea what the place is like - as it's next to the road I guess it's not so big and pretty basic . . .

Have fun and good luck,

Rob

Edited July 14, 2013 by robsamui

[BigC]

I went to pick up an online order what I made to Koh Samui customs. Fully advise against ordering off Thailand. Although Chinese disassembled practically the entire rifle and distributed in 2 boxes, the unpleasant customs agents did not believe they were loose spare parts. Of course I ordered it in my wife's name. If not, probably now I would be a news story on Thai Visa , and of course they would not have given the box, nor after paying the exaggerated sum of taxes. "This type of weapon is illegal in Thailand," they said. No matter that you see them being sold everywhere, who sell them already paid their beneficiaries to do so. Well, you know how things work here.

So is there somewhere to go play in Koh Samui? In Phangan I have only coconuts as enemies, and kids carries real guns

they always try this on and try and charge you for tax for weapons rarther than tax for toys.

If you can find the legal documents to prove they are toys and not weapons then after arguing for a few minutes or hours they should let you have them.

the other thing i would not do is order amunition just helps to not confuse things. specially metal BB's plastic ok but i would not order any.

[ImNotaGuiri]

I went to pick up an online order what I made to Koh Samui customs. Fully advise against ordering off Thailand. Although Chinese disassembled practically the entire rifle and distributed in 2 boxes, the unpleasant customs agents did not believe they were loose spare parts. Of course I ordered it in my wife's name. If not, probably now I would be a news story on Thai Visa alt=biggrin.png width=20 height=20> , and of course they would not have given the box, nor after paying the exaggerated sum of taxes. "This type of weapon is illegal in Thailand," they said. No matter that you see them being sold everywhere, who sell them already paid their beneficiaries to do so. Well, you know how things work here.

So is there somewhere to go play in Koh Samui? In Phangan I have only coconuts as enemies, and kids carries real guns alt=rolleyes.gif width=20 height=20>

I've had some experience with this. The trick is to make it NOT look like anything suggesting a gun - even though it's a plastic toy gun. That means - with a long gun - more than two parcels (usually three) and each of them mailed at least a week apart (they can sit in customs somewhere for 4 or 5 days and all catch up with each other.) I am hardly surprised that they did not consider the contents to be "spares". Would you have done?!

Of course in strict fact any gun that shoots a projectile via any sort of compressed gas is classified as a "firearm". Like by law you, the alien, are compelled to carry your passport with you at all times. Or all workers, farang or Thai, must declare their income and pay tax on it etc etc. Thailand has a million laws but only ten of them are ever enforced at any one time - till it suits them. The fact that every temple fair here sells CO2 BB guns or that 9 out of 10 "tent shops" have got a couple of Chinese ones somewhere or that in Hat Yai they are on open display on the streets in all the markets is immaterial. (Or that there are literally thousands of skirmish sites across Thailand, many of them enthusiastically populated by the local police.) You you you the farang - we we we the proud Thai people, and you obey our laws or go back to . . . etc etc. A couple of thou tea money would have probably sorted it all out . . .

Why didn't you simply get one mail order from one of the several Thai airsoft shops? Or didn't you know of any . . .

There is a skirmish site over near the Namuang waterfall, right on the Ring Road. But it's all Thai, AFAIK. You'd need to scrape up a team of 2 or 3 others and then go along with a Thai-speaking friend (wife?) to make inquiries and sign up. And you can forget the coconuts - you'd have no shortage of Thai locals gleefully ganging up to slaughter the pale alien invaders. No idea what the place is like - as it's next to the road I guess it's not so big and pretty basic . . .

Have fun and good luck,

Rob

I went to pick up an online order what I made to Koh Samui customs. Fully advise against ordering off Thailand. Although Chinese disassembled practically the entire rifle and distributed in 2 boxes, the unpleasant customs agents did not believe they were loose spare parts. Of course I ordered it in my wife's name. If not, probably now I would be a news story on Thai Visa alt=biggrin.png width=20 height=20> , and of course they would not have given the box, nor after paying the exaggerated sum of taxes. "This type of weapon is illegal in Thailand," they said. No matter that you see them being sold everywhere, who sell them already paid their beneficiaries to do so. Well, you know how things work here.

So is there somewhere to go play in Koh Samui? In Phangan I have only coconuts as enemies, and kids carries real guns alt=rolleyes.gif width=20 height=20>

they always try this on and try and charge you for tax for weapons rarther than tax for toys.

If you can find the legal documents to prove they are toys and not weapons then after arguing for a few minutes or hours they should let you have them.

the other thing i would not do is order amunition just helps to not confuse things. specially metal BB's plastic ok but i would not order any.

Hi friends! Sorry I never use to look at the top of the website, and I didn't realized that I had your comments. Sorry.

No, no… I did not go at any time inside the customs building. And my wife made ​​up a lie to not ever mention the word "farang" to them. I told my wife that she had to pay taxes as a toy, don't let them XXXXXXX her. But once she was inside offices felt herself intimidated by the officers. At the end I do not know what level of taxes we paid. Expensive, of course. Around same price of a Tokyo Marui.

Actually I was surprised by the level of disassembly of the AK. The only thing that resembled a weapon was the gearbox and stock, and both came in the only one box that arrived to Koh Phangan. It came completely disassembled, good job for the chinese.

At first I tried to order in XXXXX but the man in the thai store we called to always said "call back in a week or two". I tried with them because it was the only store that I found the AK what I liked (AK -103/104/105) D-Boys brand. So at the end I bet "all in" and made the order to Hong Kong.

Here in Thailand there is hardly anything that is not M4 or similar models, and I find the Kalashnikov family really sexier hehehe.

I did not know that about Hat-Yai. Maybe I'll got off the train on the next "visa run" to take a look. In addition I have also got my eye on a female monument in that train station . Maybe go see if I can improve some parts, like a precision barrel and a red dot or scope.

I'd like to go play somewhere, and "shooting police" even in a game, that's priceless… hahahaha. But then I think about it, and dress up in full paramilitary garb, with the hot it is in this area… and the desires go away!

Some pics of my new gf

Edited August 2, 2013 by Rooo
Foul language & racist remarks.

[jbrain]

I went to pick up an online order what I made to Koh Samui customs. Fully advise against ordering off Thailand. Although Chinese disassembled practically the entire rifle and distributed in 2 boxes, the unpleasant customs agents did not believe they were loose spare parts. Of course I ordered it in my wife's name. If not, probably now I would be a news story on Thai Visa , and of course they would not have given the box, nor after paying the exaggerated sum of taxes. "This type of weapon is illegal in Thailand," they said. No matter that you see them being sold everywhere, who sell them already paid their beneficiaries to do so. Well, you know how things work here.

So is there somewhere to go play in Koh Samui? In Phangan I have only coconuts as enemies, and kids carries real guns

Have a look here http://www.bbgunzone.com/?lang=th and let me know if you can save much money by ordering abroad.

I know the site is in Thai but translates perfect with Google translate

[ImNotaGuiri]

I went to pick up an online order what I made to Koh Samui customs. Fully advise against ordering off Thailand. Although Chinese disassembled practically the entire rifle and distributed in 2 boxes, the unpleasant customs agents did not believe they were loose spare parts. Of course I ordered it in my wife's name. If not, probably now I would be a news story on Thai Visa alt=biggrin.png width=20 height=20> , and of course they would not have given the box, nor after paying the exaggerated sum of taxes. "This type of weapon is illegal in Thailand," they said. No matter that you see them being sold everywhere, who sell them already paid their beneficiaries to do so. Well, you know how things work here.

So is there somewhere to go play in Koh Samui? In Phangan I have only coconuts as enemies, and kids carries real guns alt=rolleyes.gif width=20 height=20>

Have a look here http://www.bbgunzone.com/?lang=th and let me know if you can save much money by ordering abroad.

I know the site is in Thai but translates perfect with Google translate

I was not trying to save money, I just wanted an AK103/104/105. I had visited that site too, they don't have in stock the model which I love. If you call them they can't tell you when they'll have it back in stock. This model it's what I bought in HK: http://www.bbgunzone.com/product-th-866361-4362257-CYMA+AK105+(CM040D).html

Around 5,000 THB in that thai site, and I paid in all ordered from HK + good googles + 1 mid cap magazine + 1 bag of 0,25 g BBs + BB loader = around 11,000 THB (shipping + taxes included). It hurts the pocket a little, yes… and I'll do not do it a gain for sure! brat whim! I was longing for my AKs at home land…

Edited August 2, 2013 by ImNotaGuiri

[jbrain]

I went to pick up an online order what I made to Koh Samui customs. Fully advise against ordering off Thailand. Although Chinese disassembled practically the entire rifle and distributed in 2 boxes, the unpleasant customs agents did not believe they were loose spare parts. Of course I ordered it in my wife's name. If not, probably now I would be a news story on Thai Visa alt=biggrin.png width=20 height=20> , and of course they would not have given the box, nor after paying the exaggerated sum of taxes. "This type of weapon is illegal in Thailand," they said. No matter that you see them being sold everywhere, who sell them already paid their beneficiaries to do so. Well, you know how things work here.

So is there somewhere to go play in Koh Samui? In Phangan I have only coconuts as enemies, and kids carries real guns alt=rolleyes.gif width=20 height=20>

Have a look here http://www.bbgunzone.com/?lang=th and let me know if you can save much money by ordering abroad.

I know the site is in Thai but translates perfect with Google translate

I was not trying to save money, I just wanted an AK103/104/105. I had visited that site too, they don't have in stock the model which I love. If you call them they can't tell you when they'll have it back in stock. This model it's what I bought in HK: http://www.bbgunzone.com/product-th-866361-4362257-CYMA+AK105+(CM040D).html

Around 5,000 THB in that thai site, and I paid in all ordered from HK + good googles + 1 mid cap magazine + 1 bag of 0,25 g BBs + BB loader = around 11,000 THB (shipping + taxes included). It hurts the pocket a little, yes… and I'll do not do it a gain for sure! brat whim! I was longing for my AKs at home land…

I just bought the cm042s from them, at 5200 the cheapest in Thailand I think.

[ImNotaGuiri]

I went to pick up an online order what I made to Koh Samui customs. Fully advise against ordering off Thailand. Although Chinese disassembled practically the entire rifle and distributed in 2 boxes, the unpleasant customs agents did not believe they were loose spare parts. Of course I ordered it in my wife's name. If not, probably now I would be a news story on Thai Visa alt=biggrin.png width=20 height=20> , and of course they would not have given the box, nor after paying the exaggerated sum of taxes. "This type of weapon is illegal in Thailand," they said. No matter that you see them being sold everywhere, who sell them already paid their beneficiaries to do so. Well, you know how things work here.

So is there somewhere to go play in Koh Samui? In Phangan I have only coconuts as enemies, and kids carries real guns alt=rolleyes.gif width=20 height=20>

Have a look here http://www.bbgunzone.com/?lang=th and let me know if you can save much money by ordering abroad.

I know the site is in Thai but translates perfect with Google translate

I was not trying to save money, I just wanted an AK103/104/105. I had visited that site too, they don't have in stock the model which I love. If you call them they can't tell you when they'll have it back in stock. This model it's what I bought in HK: http://www.bbgunzone.com/product-th-866361-4362257-CYMA+AK105+(CM040D).html

Around 5,000 THB in that thai site, and I paid in all ordered from HK + good googles + 1 mid cap magazine + 1 bag of 0,25 g BBs + BB loader = around 11,000 THB (shipping + taxes included). It hurts the pocket a little, yes… and I'll do not do it a gain for sure! brat whim! I was longing for my AKs at home land…

I just bought the cm042s from them, at 5200 the cheapest in Thailand I think.

Yes, if you're lucky and can find the model what you like they usually have good prices, and if they don't sell to you a "copy of the copy" as an original (at least on gas pistols). I would have liked to acquire a D-Boys model that are made of steel and generally more closely resemble the real one than those of CYMA, and the disassembling it's like the real AKs, without screws but by pins. I do not know <deleted> happens that there's no stock in almost anywhere.