Today I spent most of my morning and afternoon in Riverside at the J&T Military Surplus Airsoft arena. Four straight hours of airsoft in a very hot CQB (close quarters battle) arena. I was with James, Peter, and Nick with some other players that were already there. I have 6 red welts from the BB's that hit me. Each and everyone of them hurt like hell. My weapon of choice was my MP7. I bought it because the G36C that I usually use has no battery at the moment and even with the stock folded was bulky weapon. Not really exceptional for CQB. So I did lots of research on the MP7 and the MP5K. I ended up with the MP7 because of the longer innerbarrel which increases accuracy compared to the shorter innerbarrel of the MP5K.
So with the 4 hours that we played... the MP7 just felt weird. My bulkier G36C feels better than the smaller MP7. It's supposed to be the other way around. Maybe it could just be the fact that I've used the G36C plenty of times and I'm more familar with that gun. I'll say this though, the arena at J&T has tight corners and narrow corridors. Maybe even too tight and narrow for the MP7. Should I try an MP5K? Nick was using a Scorpion and was running and gunning kicking all kinds of ass. Peter was very content with just using a USP because of the tight and narrow arena. Using just a gas pistol gave Peter mobility and quick target acquisition capability. Nick with the Scorpion had the same capability followed later by James with his M9 Tactical Master. Damn... the one time I left my Glock 18C at home was when I needed to use it most.
I need to use the MP7 two more times before I make a final conclusion of keeping it or selling it. Jeez...
After we got back into San Diego we all ate a late lunch and called it a day. For me I had the whole day cleared so I went to Plaza Bonita and watched Get Smart. The movie was good... not great but good. It was entertaining but I expected more and more references to the original TV show and even some cameos but... there were next to none.
I'm so tired now that I can't think of anything else to say. So I'll just end it.
Good night.
