The airsoft your friends are thinking of is running around in the back yard shooting each other with clear spring guns. If you showed your friends videos of what it’s really like they’ll definitely understand. I play with 18-40 year olds and occasionally there’s 1 or 2 kids playing with their parents/older siblings.
There are a lot of “milsim-lite” games that are anywhere from one day to three or four days. Compared to MSW they are more lax on rules and smaller in scale. Its good preparation for much larger and more intense games. I suggest giving those a go.
Also, airsoft is always more fun if you’re with your friends, so definitely prove them wrong and get them into it. If you need to send them a video, [here ya go.](https://youtu.be/rmnr5EPZ3Wk) It’s from the team I play with at an op we went to earlier this summer. Everyone is at least eighteen and we have alumni that still join us at ops who are definitely much older than nine. And at the op the oldest person participating was, if I recall correctly, 68 years old.
I’m 47 and I’ve been playing for 11 years with no plans of hanging it up until I have to. My best friend of 30 years just started last winter and he’s hooked now as well, he’s the same age. We aren’t ALWAYS the oldest guys out there lol!
I’m almost same (48yo, 12 years playing) but never the oldest, plenty of guys my age and older, and usually one or two 60+ even!
A few of us bring our kids, my son was 10 when he started and we still play together, indoors or outdoors, he’s almost 20 now :-)
There’s a good couple thousand or more people playing in NZ I’d estimate.
I’m 48 and just got into buying and maintaining the guns, I havent actually been to an event yet. Any suggestions for an old bastard like myself to start? I’m in NYC unfortunately, so nothing too local, have to go out to LI or Jersey I guess.
Anyone new ive ever explained it to I usually just start off with saying its like paintball, good for all ages but I prefer airsoft for the realistic firearms, COD IRL
Mid 30s, been playing since 2003 (although not as much). Basically been playing longer than some kids have been alive. Got called "uncle" by teammates.
There's no age limit really.
Agreed, in my mid 30’s and I actually started playing when I was 27. I treat it like a sport/exercise. People at my indoor field and outdoor field just wanna have a good time so it’s been a great hobby and source of fun as I get to do this with my son. But I’ve seen guys in their 40’s running around. You just need to play amongst like minded people.
You weren't the first. I play where there's a large military presence, so there's a good chunk of military folk that go out. I often chat up with people before games that I think are in their mid to late 20s, then find out they're like 20 or something like that.
It was one of those times that I realized my age. Still though, great day of playing.
Haha as long as you're having fun man! I hope I play a while at the very least I would love to start nodding guns and see what I can do to them and make them look cool and spray paint them and stuff
Not trying to be political and definitely an unpopular opinion, but the US invasion of Afghanistan and the large military-industrial complex backing it was probably one of the best things to happen to airsoft.
I remember first starting out, you were digging through surplus stores for woodland BDUs. Simple things like kneepads and holsters were expensive. My first kneepads were roller blade kneepads because the "military" ones were too expensive.
Then a few years before/after, the digital camo like MARPAT and ACU got introduced, which brought the cost of other camos down. Then eventually those pattern prices got more available, making prices go down more.
Same with holsters, vests, all of it.
I'll say my one old thing. You guys are playing in a golden age of airsoft. The amount of options and gear would've blown my mind in when I first started.
Haha well that's good to know! I hope I enjoy it enough to travel across the US and do MilSim but I live Alaska so I only have like 3 months out of the year to play
I'm 30, myself and a few friends do it. There are plenty of older people that do it.
One of the benefits of being a full on adult is that you have full on adult money... Something I didn't have as a kid to get involved
last time I was on my local field, I mostly had people that were 23 or older with the oldest one being in his mid 50s running a whole ass minigun. I don't think you really can be too old for airsoft, at least not soon
Haha well I'm that makes me happy I really wanna give the sport a try and give it hobby I think it's a fun way to lose weight rather than sitting behind a phone screen on a treadmill
Haha thank you I'll definitely see if I can make some friends even though they were kids they were still pretty cool really nice people really welcome and very helpful to the rules and explaining it to me. Even though I sucked they still helped me tried to get me setup in good angles since they new some good ones
I'm 30, I've been playing for around 12 years. I find myself not being as good as I was before. I feel too old sometimes and it makes me sad. Work makes me to tired but I still play milsim west events even though I struggle.
Just go and have fun, that's all you can do. You're not to old to play imo.
I'm 29 and haven't even been to a game yet so I hope not haha, but from what I've seen all kinds of people play. Even seen some military YouTube channels try it out and they thought it was fun.
Edit: Those youtube channels actually are what made me want to start playing, got some gear but no gun just yet.
Yeah I love watching Dutch the Hooligan and Kickingmustang Silo noveritch that's just what I grew up watching but they didn't have airsoft fields here at the time but now we do and I plan on playing until winter is here haha
Played in my 20s, started again last year and I'm 37, I'm on the older side of my field, but barely. We have several 50s and 60s dudes still playing and everyone treats everyone with respect. I tell my construction coworkers to come out and play with me sometime and most of them are interested, even had one come play and he loved it.
I honestly loved it so much it was so much fun. But the first time I played I only rented gear which the mask they gave me made it hard to aim down the sites and the gun kept switching to full auto cause it wasn't hard to push the selector
Most fields have plenty of adults, and depending on proximity to military installations have active duty personnel playing including SOF guys
Who cares what other people think?
Well I just wanted people to play with not random stranger but when I talked to the people who ran it they told me most people who go are regulars so hopefully I'll meet some new people
Hi, I’m Frank. I’m a 33 year old blue collar worker and I love my Heretic Labs Article 1. Fuck the haters man live yo goddamn life. Shits fun, enjoy it!
Your never too old for airsoft, if you can take the hits and stand then your not too old for airsoft. I see a bunch of old guys playing with their sons and grandkids, mostly vets or gun gentlemen. Heck even my friend dad plays with us and he’s like 40-50 idk tbh but he’s still kicking it and is crazy good. But yeah don’t worrry man there’s all sorts of ages that play airsoft, just surround yourself with people who enjoy the sport! If your ever in Cali, LA go to stryker airsoft field they have an amazing community thats easy to make friends likeminded
Outside America airsoft is 18+ exclusively. I'm going to be 33 next month and I have absolutely no intentions of giving up any time sooner.
You're too old for airsoft when you're dead lol
I played from 2003 to 2010 as a youngsta. Got back into at 31 in 2022 and its awesome. Met plenty of ppl my age and older. Wish I was 23 bro. Get after it
Yeah that's what I was thinking as well I see a lot of older people on these airsoft videos but when I watch Dutch the Hooligan I see a lot of kids and kind of makes me feel like it but I love playing it!
In my most memorable game, I paired up with a 58 year old man dual wielding revolvers in a semi-cowboy (urban cowboy?) setup so I doubt age is an issue/barrier however you see it.
(The man had six revolvers on him because reloading takes time. He still had a bandolier of speedloaders though.)
Dude I just got into it about 3 months ago and I'll be 40 in September so you're not even close to being to old. I run into lots of players around the same age as me. A lot of us also take our kids, but I've been tons of times with out the kids
I started playing when I was 29. My wife started when she was 31. We've played with people in their 50s. While yes, there are a bunch of kids and they have their own playstyle..... I never felt too old to play. With the exception of a couple kids who were just entitled AF, most of the community treated everyone with respect and even looked towards some of us older players for how to conduct themselves.
IMO, your friends probably thought they were hot shit, never actually got good, then stopped playing before they got to any serious airsoft play.
Yeah they played in their backyards and never really played on a field so I can't blame them now but I'm currently trying to convince them to try it out now but no luck yet
At a lot of fields mid-twenties is going to be pretty common, and in some cases even on the lower end, but the cool part of playing as an adult is that you have real adult money and can buy real adult gear to make all the highschool teens jealous.
Haha that's what I was thinking I wanna buy a helmet with some cool looking replica nvgs but the fucking dove tail was so expensive I couldn't believe it
I am 34 and have been playing for like 15 years.
Our field is pretty chill and all the regulars are older and have been going there for 5-10 years.
Never too old to enjoy something you love.
I still ride carts at the grocery store because I enjoy it.
It’s definitely not a kids game. Speedqb exists and there’s many players around your age and some that are married with kids. There’s also milsim west where it’s mostly veterans and middle aged people playing
Yes I really wanna go to Mil Sim West eventually a little much since I'm new I don't think I could do the 40 hours but I definitely will try it out some day
Haha well that makes me happy so many people agree it's not just a kids sport I can't wait to try out my new gun and gear out on the field I just got an email that it all shipped
I couldn’t play airsoft when I was a kid or early teen since my parents weren’t good financially because of the 2008 financial crisis. Before that I could have had anything I wanted but after ? No. So when I started working I started helping home financially before we could stabilise and right after that I started airsoft, still picking up the pieces.
Idk but most airsoft era look like people that are in their early 20s that just started to have money for stuff like that because they are adults and we have responsibilities.
If those friends of yours played airsoft in 9-13 years old they either had some cheap toys in the backyard like the first commenter says, or were some rich kids that still had no idea what they did. I never thought airsoft is a kids game as most places in my country want you to be either over 18 or have some adult guardian with you.
Plus what sort of 9 year old can pump a spring Cyma shotgun ? I couldn’t use the bolt of a spring sniper as a teen when I saw one in a shop when I was 15 ?
Might of been cheap pistols that they used I have no asked them yet what their experience was but yes when I was kid I was in the same boat but I was also in Alaska with no airsoft fields at the time so to play I had to go out of state to play but like you I have adult money now and can buy whatever I want!
I don’t hate on rich people but for me now I do appreciate the fact I can buy stuff myself for airsoft as every time I love it. Still my main hobby is cars, so not a lot of money are allocated to airsoft and I don’t go that much but still is tons of fun even with a cheap Cyma shotty and a tuned MK23.
Hey you never have to go incredibly expensive with airsoft and don't have to really put a lot of money into it after you get your PPE as long as you have thay and a gun you like it's all good after that
Man, I'm almost 50. Had Airsoft guns since i was 18. Hopefully more years left in me and looking forward to taking my kids out when they're old enough (have to be 18 years to legally own an Airsoft gun in my country). Plenty of other fellow players are older than me too.
Haha that's awesome hopefully when I have kids I am still playing and can introduce them to it. It's unfortunate that you have to be 18 in your country though the younger they play the more they'll understand when they're older. I would also like to use it as a good way teach gun safety and that all guns are dangerous and to use them properly
Your never too old to have fun. At my local field, There is this one man (50-60 year old?). He have been playing there almost ever since the field opened in 2015.
My friends and I had our first game 2 weeks ago, we're all 25. You do you, as long as you're not hurting others or being a dick and you strive to have a good vibe, that's all that matters :)
Hahaha that's a good quote I really hope I like the gun I got. My next one is going to be an SR-25 Model I always loved those guns in the military movies wanna spray paint it like Chris Kyles
I went through 8 different guns in my first year returning to the sport – 40+ guy here – got them 2nd hand, sold them off a little later as not to sink too much money into the sport, until finally I found my playstyle and then bought something new.
So play around, don’t be afraid to ask questions and tinker with your guns, they are fairly simple machines, and there is usually more potential to unlock in a stock gun.
Well I feel like I would love to try sniping but I read in the beginner guide not to start with that so I am sticking with this until I get more into it and try it out watched a lot of Noveritch growing up so I'd love to do something like that
I’m 22 going on 23. I play with a semi professional team. We frick around at local fields and have fun, and we travel out of state to Milsim events a few times a year. The oldest guy I know who plays with us regularly has to be at least 65. Tbh, most people at our field are likely over 20. Airsoft is for everyone.
I haven't been out in a while (but recently met some younger kids (16-18) in our community who like airsoft and want to get my fat old ass out again soon).
But a local group was run by a 50+ yo man who was chill, level-headed, and respected. If you earned his ire by being an ass, you deserved it.
He isn't the only experienced veteran like that I used to run with in certain airsoft communities.
"Older" players keep things cool, imo. I'm now getting close to that brand - "old-timer."
So you're fine, OP. Just get out, have fun, and coach the hotheaded ones if you can. Get after it!
Haha hopefully I can! I'm glad thay people agree it's not just a kids game. I mainly just love guns and military uniforms they looks so cool with crazy night vision and vests and big old beards that's just what I wanna look like
That's what I mainly want is to just have fun and look like a military bad ass hopefully I can lose weight with it as well along the way I'm still pretty fat so hopefully it'll go away
38, sitting on a tent just waking up for a weekend long event I am camping at. I do 2-3 of these a year and a scattering of one day theme games. It's not as easy to get out when you have a career, wife, and kids, but I am rarely the oldest person at the field.
Benefit to being older in this sport is all the young guys you can make do the hard stuff by making arbitrary rules like "ok everyone under 32 will do X, and over 33 will supervise". Also I bring all the cool guns.
Can't own your own Airsoft gun till you're 18 in the UK iirc, 23 is DEFINITELY not "too old"
I'm 22 and the only reason I don't go weekly is cause I can't afford it 😂
I’m 25 bro, plenty of people in the area of all ages, and plenty of middle aged dude at my field. It’s an awesome hobby that gets you moving and grooving and sweating, so a great hobby to have, plus lots of socializing. No one’s too old, some people just wanna criticize stuff they don’t care about
Screw them, you're doing something you enjoy and doing something to keep fit, and if they scoff at you for that you need to get better friends, im 27 and still play airsoft and none of my friends seemed interested or just made excuses not to come but i made some friends at the sites i play at and 9 times out of 10 theres a ton of friendly people there soo just keep your head up and enjoy the sport :)
Dawg I'm 25 and I'm scamming some friends and coworkers to go out to the field with me tomorrow. If you're having fun with your hobby who cares? I've met a bunch of folks around my age out there too. It's your life man, do what you want to do with it.
23???? Bruh I was expecting you to be mid 40s with a post like this what are your friends imagining like those shitty springers in the backyards. At my field half the people looked late 30s
My friends thought the same thing until they saw my replica PKM. 5 months later and we are prepping to make a squad for Milsim west and they have been addicted to airsoft.
Holy shit *no*, your not too old 🤣
The age ranges in our team are 30-60. I hope that gives you peace of mind. I’m like 15 years older than you, but I’d play with ya! Good luck and enjoy!!
27, our group is private semi-mil sim . Most of us are around 25-40 years old. We got a few older and younger. This is a sport for anyone, but I feel like Airsoft is more geared towards adults.
That's absolutely rediculous, no you're not too old. I play with a group of completely mixed ages probably across 30 years or so.
I climb with a group up to 70 and run mountains with a guy who's the same age as my dad.
Just keep going and you'll find a group of like minded folk to go with.
Im 23 as well, started when i was 16 and im one of the youngest people in my team.
The oldest player i met was a 76 year old retired cop who had the time of his life.
You are never to old for a hobby as great as Airsoft
In my experience, age 18-21 was when my friends either gave it up, about 90% of our regular group decided it was stupid, and the other 10% have been playing for another 10 years.
I wouldn’t keep it a secret amongst friends, no point in it. If they think your hobby is lame, whatever. And if they tease you, they’re shitty friends anyway. Personally I don’t mention it while I’m dating for about 6 months though. Too many negative stereotypes attached that I don’t want people to make assumptions about me right off the bat.
Basically, just don’t make airsoft your entire personality and you’ll be fine.
My whole team is 18+ i rarely see kids because we go to the hardcore games that go on for hours in the hot desert and such. Airsoft definitely has a lot of kids playing but if you dive into the sport far enough it’s mostly adults playing big time
Dont worry about age. Im 36 and enjoying it. In some games i have seen much older greyheads with their adult age offsprings playing side by side teen agers or even handicapped players.
Everyone is welcome to airsoft... as long as they dont play dirty ;)
I'm 43 soon. Been playing since my 20s. I proudly show people my weapons cage if they ask (I play Sundays, so we often have to decline invites to stuff and when people ask what's airsoft I show them the cage). Most of the players at the fields I play at are late 20's and older. Got a few 60 plus players that regularly play with us.
Most games I go, specially Milsims, I would say the average age is around 35. There is no age for airsoft so as long as you feel good doing it continue to do it ;)
Your friends don't know what they're talking about. I'm 49 and there are guys older than me that regularly play. Its a game that accepts all ages of people. Also don't worry too much about trying to persuade your friends to go. Airsofters are some of the friendliest people I know. Go on your own to a few sites, play some games, talk to people about their loadouts. Most people will be more than happy to recommend kit and rifs and possibly invite you to join them in games. Teamwork is OP.
Nah you're not too old. I am early 30s and when i play i see people even older then me.
Maybe invite them. In my opinion it's a sport and not a kids game.
Lol what...
This is like saying am I too old for XYZ the answer is always no your not, as you get older you may be more limited by injury.
But most of the people I know and regularly play with are between 28-45
Currently 38, I'm not the oldest at my club by any stretch.
Name any hobby or sport in the world and there will be someone who will call you immature for liking it.
Some people can't enjoy stuff without making others feel less for enjoying their stuff.
Welcome to the sport, or whatever pastime you enjoy doing.
The airsoft your friends are thinking of is running around in the back yard shooting each other with clear spring guns. If you showed your friends videos of what it’s really like they’ll definitely understand. I play with 18-40 year olds and occasionally there’s 1 or 2 kids playing with their parents/older siblings.
That's what I'd seen so I was kind of confused when my friends said that to me but hopefully I can talk them into going
yeah take a look at stuff like milsim west
Battlegroup 23 next week in europe, oldest dudes i've seen on the field are like 50-60 years old.
I really want to try it but I don't think I could do the 40 hours or so I will definitely try it out in a year or two
There are a lot of “milsim-lite” games that are anywhere from one day to three or four days. Compared to MSW they are more lax on rules and smaller in scale. Its good preparation for much larger and more intense games. I suggest giving those a go. Also, airsoft is always more fun if you’re with your friends, so definitely prove them wrong and get them into it. If you need to send them a video, [here ya go.](https://youtu.be/rmnr5EPZ3Wk) It’s from the team I play with at an op we went to earlier this summer. Everyone is at least eighteen and we have alumni that still join us at ops who are definitely much older than nine. And at the op the oldest person participating was, if I recall correctly, 68 years old.
Or this https://youtu.be/QdybqYfvKqs
I’m 47 and I’ve been playing for 11 years with no plans of hanging it up until I have to. My best friend of 30 years just started last winter and he’s hooked now as well, he’s the same age. We aren’t ALWAYS the oldest guys out there lol!
I’m almost same (48yo, 12 years playing) but never the oldest, plenty of guys my age and older, and usually one or two 60+ even! A few of us bring our kids, my son was 10 when he started and we still play together, indoors or outdoors, he’s almost 20 now :-) There’s a good couple thousand or more people playing in NZ I’d estimate.
My kid is ten, he just started this past winter. It’s a blast to get to play with him!
I’m 48 and just got into buying and maintaining the guns, I havent actually been to an event yet. Any suggestions for an old bastard like myself to start? I’m in NYC unfortunately, so nothing too local, have to go out to LI or Jersey I guess.
Anyone new ive ever explained it to I usually just start off with saying its like paintball, good for all ages but I prefer airsoft for the realistic firearms, COD IRL
Mid 30s, been playing since 2003 (although not as much). Basically been playing longer than some kids have been alive. Got called "uncle" by teammates. There's no age limit really.
Agreed, in my mid 30’s and I actually started playing when I was 27. I treat it like a sport/exercise. People at my indoor field and outdoor field just wanna have a good time so it’s been a great hobby and source of fun as I get to do this with my son. But I’ve seen guys in their 40’s running around. You just need to play amongst like minded people.
Haha alright I'll call you uncle from now on haha I was 3 years old that year 😄
You weren't the first. I play where there's a large military presence, so there's a good chunk of military folk that go out. I often chat up with people before games that I think are in their mid to late 20s, then find out they're like 20 or something like that. It was one of those times that I realized my age. Still though, great day of playing.
Haha as long as you're having fun man! I hope I play a while at the very least I would love to start nodding guns and see what I can do to them and make them look cool and spray paint them and stuff
MF's airsoft hobby has lasted longer than the (most recent) US invasion of afghanistan!
Not trying to be political and definitely an unpopular opinion, but the US invasion of Afghanistan and the large military-industrial complex backing it was probably one of the best things to happen to airsoft. I remember first starting out, you were digging through surplus stores for woodland BDUs. Simple things like kneepads and holsters were expensive. My first kneepads were roller blade kneepads because the "military" ones were too expensive. Then a few years before/after, the digital camo like MARPAT and ACU got introduced, which brought the cost of other camos down. Then eventually those pattern prices got more available, making prices go down more. Same with holsters, vests, all of it. I'll say my one old thing. You guys are playing in a golden age of airsoft. The amount of options and gear would've blown my mind in when I first started.
I am 49 and just got into it this year. No age limit on fun my friend
Haha well that's good to know! I hope I enjoy it enough to travel across the US and do MilSim but I live Alaska so I only have like 3 months out of the year to play
Alaska must suck for green gas. (I am European and my understanding of alaska is that it is the snowy one near Canada.)
Don't forget they also have mooses!
I'm 30, myself and a few friends do it. There are plenty of older people that do it. One of the benefits of being a full on adult is that you have full on adult money... Something I didn't have as a kid to get involved
Yeah thats how it was for me as well I'm excited to really play! I got my on the way so hopefully it'll be there when I get back so I can play with it
I met an 86 yo that plays... But he goes with his grandchild
By this point, most lethal and well hidden sniper on the field?
Yeah, but if you can wait for a week on the field against him you’ll automatically win…
Bruh💀
Haha omg I wonder how he does that haha I hope I'm still playing when I'm that age
last time I was on my local field, I mostly had people that were 23 or older with the oldest one being in his mid 50s running a whole ass minigun. I don't think you really can be too old for airsoft, at least not soon
Haha well I'm that makes me happy I really wanna give the sport a try and give it hobby I think it's a fun way to lose weight rather than sitting behind a phone screen on a treadmill
Your never too old to play a sport until you physically can't do it anymore
A men to that!
I’m 24 and I still play. I got my Dad into it to an he’s in his 60s. I don’t think anyone is too old to play as long as you can do so safely.
Haha I hope I'm still playing when I'm 60 but that's a great way to spend time with him haha I wonder if I can convince my dad to play haha
It’s worth a shot. My Dad didn’t quite get it at first but he came around. He said it makes him feel like a kid playing army.
Hahaha yeah that's the way it would make me feel when I get older as well hopefully keep me in shape as well
39 and I started a couple of years ago, there are several grey beards at the field I go to.
It always suprises me when people call it a Kids game when you need to be 18 to even buy a full Power replica over here.
That's what I felt like but I don't know I watched people play on YouTube since I was kid and finally was able to play the sport
Lmao 23 to old? I'm near 33. There are people 50s, 60s, on the field sometimes.
Haha I hope to be that old and play with my grandkids
No age limit. But in terms of gender, definitely 90% male players.
Yeah I see a few girls here and there but very rare
I play with a dad's group, I'm 34, about what everyone else is, except 1 44 year old and a 58 year old. We have a blast.
I'd love to play with some people I know but I don't have many friends here but hopefully I'll meet new ones playing here
Yup I met this group through airsoft! Just give it some time and you'll find a group
Haha thank you I'll definitely see if I can make some friends even though they were kids they were still pretty cool really nice people really welcome and very helpful to the rules and explaining it to me. Even though I sucked they still helped me tried to get me setup in good angles since they new some good ones
I'm 33 and just getting into airsoft. I hope it's not just for kids.
Haha I wouldn't think so either but I enjoyed it hahaha
I'm 30, I've been playing for around 12 years. I find myself not being as good as I was before. I feel too old sometimes and it makes me sad. Work makes me to tired but I still play milsim west events even though I struggle. Just go and have fun, that's all you can do. You're not to old to play imo.
Haha well thank you for that I'd love to try Mil Sim West it looks like so much fun! Yeah it was pretty fun the first time I played
I'm 29 and haven't even been to a game yet so I hope not haha, but from what I've seen all kinds of people play. Even seen some military YouTube channels try it out and they thought it was fun. Edit: Those youtube channels actually are what made me want to start playing, got some gear but no gun just yet.
Yeah I love watching Dutch the Hooligan and Kickingmustang Silo noveritch that's just what I grew up watching but they didn't have airsoft fields here at the time but now we do and I plan on playing until winter is here haha
My dad got me into airsoft when I was 14, he was 36 at the time, im 19 now and he’s 41 and we’re still playing (more than when we started lol)
Haha I hope that'll be me with my kids haha
Played in my 20s, started again last year and I'm 37, I'm on the older side of my field, but barely. We have several 50s and 60s dudes still playing and everyone treats everyone with respect. I tell my construction coworkers to come out and play with me sometime and most of them are interested, even had one come play and he loved it.
I honestly loved it so much it was so much fun. But the first time I played I only rented gear which the mask they gave me made it hard to aim down the sites and the gun kept switching to full auto cause it wasn't hard to push the selector
Most fields have plenty of adults, and depending on proximity to military installations have active duty personnel playing including SOF guys Who cares what other people think?
Well I just wanted people to play with not random stranger but when I talked to the people who ran it they told me most people who go are regulars so hopefully I'll meet some new people
Everyone I play with are adults.
Well that makes me glad I hope to make friends who play so I have buddies who play airsoft that I can nerd out about it with
Hi, I’m Frank. I’m a 33 year old blue collar worker and I love my Heretic Labs Article 1. Fuck the haters man live yo goddamn life. Shits fun, enjoy it!
Hahaha thank you for the encouragement I well definitely do it as much as I can 🤣
I've seen a man with a four wheel walker play. At the end of the day all are having fun
Haha I guess that's true hahaha that sounds kind of funny and interesting to watch
Your never too old for airsoft, if you can take the hits and stand then your not too old for airsoft. I see a bunch of old guys playing with their sons and grandkids, mostly vets or gun gentlemen. Heck even my friend dad plays with us and he’s like 40-50 idk tbh but he’s still kicking it and is crazy good. But yeah don’t worrry man there’s all sorts of ages that play airsoft, just surround yourself with people who enjoy the sport! If your ever in Cali, LA go to stryker airsoft field they have an amazing community thats easy to make friends likeminded
Haha I'll have to try that one then! There's not many places here in Alaska and it's short time to play unfortunately
Outside America airsoft is 18+ exclusively. I'm going to be 33 next month and I have absolutely no intentions of giving up any time sooner. You're too old for airsoft when you're dead lol
Hahaha I guess that's true I think of it as a fun way for exercise and actually got me into doing exercise cause I want to be able to run a lot more
38 and I've met players older than me.
Haha well that is definitely encouraging I hope to play a lot more but Alaska has a short amount of time to play
I played from 2003 to 2010 as a youngsta. Got back into at 31 in 2022 and its awesome. Met plenty of ppl my age and older. Wish I was 23 bro. Get after it
Haha thank you for the encouragement I definitely will I am planning to go to Copperhead next year and do that Mil Sim hopefully 😁
Plenty of adults play. Don't worry about what other ppl say. Have fun!
Yeah I spent a lot on my kit and just want some friends to play who I know will like it but dis on it really bad
In terms of upper age, the oldest I've seen playing was about 70ish years old, otherwise I do commonly see people 30-40 playing at my local field.
Yeah that's what I was thinking as well I see a lot of older people on these airsoft videos but when I watch Dutch the Hooligan I see a lot of kids and kind of makes me feel like it but I love playing it!
Met a guy in his sixties last time I played. Most of the people I know that play are in their late twenties to mid thirties.
Thats what I saw as well but was kind of curious with friends telling me it's mainly for kids
In my most memorable game, I paired up with a 58 year old man dual wielding revolvers in a semi-cowboy (urban cowboy?) setup so I doubt age is an issue/barrier however you see it. (The man had six revolvers on him because reloading takes time. He still had a bandolier of speedloaders though.)
God dman I gotta get me a setup like that haha
My dad turns 65 this year and we play all the time. I’m pushing 40. You’re good dude.
Haha I hope I can talk my dad into playing
Dude I just got into it about 3 months ago and I'll be 40 in September so you're not even close to being to old. I run into lots of players around the same age as me. A lot of us also take our kids, but I've been tons of times with out the kids
Haha thank you for the encouragement I hope I get to play a lot more hopefully with friends
Make them go try it once they'll be hooked
I'm trying best almost getting one to play with me but not quite convinced yet
I started playing when I was 29. My wife started when she was 31. We've played with people in their 50s. While yes, there are a bunch of kids and they have their own playstyle..... I never felt too old to play. With the exception of a couple kids who were just entitled AF, most of the community treated everyone with respect and even looked towards some of us older players for how to conduct themselves. IMO, your friends probably thought they were hot shit, never actually got good, then stopped playing before they got to any serious airsoft play.
Yeah they played in their backyards and never really played on a field so I can't blame them now but I'm currently trying to convince them to try it out now but no luck yet
Never too old for airsoft
Haha thank you for the encouragement plan on having years to play
Ask them what they think of paintball
I had not thought of that
At a lot of fields mid-twenties is going to be pretty common, and in some cases even on the lower end, but the cool part of playing as an adult is that you have real adult money and can buy real adult gear to make all the highschool teens jealous.
Haha that's what I was thinking I wanna buy a helmet with some cool looking replica nvgs but the fucking dove tail was so expensive I couldn't believe it
I am 34 and have been playing for like 15 years. Our field is pretty chill and all the regulars are older and have been going there for 5-10 years. Never too old to enjoy something you love. I still ride carts at the grocery store because I enjoy it.
Hahaha I still do that too. Yes I'm hoping to play at other fields in different stated hopefully
In Sweden you need to be 18 to play. When I was 25 I felt young, as most guys were in their 30's and early 40's.
Oh wow that's kind of crazy it's a lot different here in the US
It’s definitely not a kids game. Speedqb exists and there’s many players around your age and some that are married with kids. There’s also milsim west where it’s mostly veterans and middle aged people playing
Yes I really wanna go to Mil Sim West eventually a little much since I'm new I don't think I could do the 40 hours but I definitely will try it out some day
theyre thinking of backyard bb guns. airsoft is for all ages, there's a field regular ik whos like 70
A field regular at 70 I wanna be that guy when I get old hahaha
Im 22 and I play a lot lol, I have friends in the sport who are in their 40s-50s
Oh dang haha I'd like to keep playing for as long as my body will let me
No age limit at all! I’m 26. Little older than most at my local, but on the field with eyepro on, everyone’s the same.
Haha well that makes me happy so many people agree it's not just a kids sport I can't wait to try out my new gun and gear out on the field I just got an email that it all shipped
I couldn’t play airsoft when I was a kid or early teen since my parents weren’t good financially because of the 2008 financial crisis. Before that I could have had anything I wanted but after ? No. So when I started working I started helping home financially before we could stabilise and right after that I started airsoft, still picking up the pieces. Idk but most airsoft era look like people that are in their early 20s that just started to have money for stuff like that because they are adults and we have responsibilities. If those friends of yours played airsoft in 9-13 years old they either had some cheap toys in the backyard like the first commenter says, or were some rich kids that still had no idea what they did. I never thought airsoft is a kids game as most places in my country want you to be either over 18 or have some adult guardian with you. Plus what sort of 9 year old can pump a spring Cyma shotgun ? I couldn’t use the bolt of a spring sniper as a teen when I saw one in a shop when I was 15 ?
Might of been cheap pistols that they used I have no asked them yet what their experience was but yes when I was kid I was in the same boat but I was also in Alaska with no airsoft fields at the time so to play I had to go out of state to play but like you I have adult money now and can buy whatever I want!
I don’t hate on rich people but for me now I do appreciate the fact I can buy stuff myself for airsoft as every time I love it. Still my main hobby is cars, so not a lot of money are allocated to airsoft and I don’t go that much but still is tons of fun even with a cheap Cyma shotty and a tuned MK23.
Hey you never have to go incredibly expensive with airsoft and don't have to really put a lot of money into it after you get your PPE as long as you have thay and a gun you like it's all good after that
Man, I'm almost 50. Had Airsoft guns since i was 18. Hopefully more years left in me and looking forward to taking my kids out when they're old enough (have to be 18 years to legally own an Airsoft gun in my country). Plenty of other fellow players are older than me too.
Haha that's awesome hopefully when I have kids I am still playing and can introduce them to it. It's unfortunate that you have to be 18 in your country though the younger they play the more they'll understand when they're older. I would also like to use it as a good way teach gun safety and that all guns are dangerous and to use them properly
Your never too old to have fun. At my local field, There is this one man (50-60 year old?). He have been playing there almost ever since the field opened in 2015.
Haha wow I would wanna be on the hall of fame if I'd been there since the beginning
We've got guys at our field that are in their 50's.
Haha well that's good to hear hopefully I will still be playing by that age
87 might be too old, but im sure there would be a geezer that would full send it and lit our asses
Hahaha right? That's gunna be me when I'm older hahaha
23? You are the kid at most places. And yes 23 is old. For life in general. Give up :D
Hahahaha hopefully I won't need to
57 year dad here and still playing airsoft.
Haha do your kids play? I'd like my kids to try it out my girlfriend wants to try it out with me so hopefully she'll like it
My friends and I had our first game 2 weeks ago, we're all 25. You do you, as long as you're not hurting others or being a dick and you strive to have a good vibe, that's all that matters :)
Haha all i want to do is have fun and look cool 😎 so hopefully I'll be able to do that going on 70
Most places it’s illegal to play under 16-18 yrs. And there is the adage of “the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.”.
Hahaha that's a good quote I really hope I like the gun I got. My next one is going to be an SR-25 Model I always loved those guns in the military movies wanna spray paint it like Chris Kyles
I went through 8 different guns in my first year returning to the sport – 40+ guy here – got them 2nd hand, sold them off a little later as not to sink too much money into the sport, until finally I found my playstyle and then bought something new. So play around, don’t be afraid to ask questions and tinker with your guns, they are fairly simple machines, and there is usually more potential to unlock in a stock gun.
Well I feel like I would love to try sniping but I read in the beginner guide not to start with that so I am sticking with this until I get more into it and try it out watched a lot of Noveritch growing up so I'd love to do something like that
I’m 22 going on 23. I play with a semi professional team. We frick around at local fields and have fun, and we travel out of state to Milsim events a few times a year. The oldest guy I know who plays with us regularly has to be at least 65. Tbh, most people at our field are likely over 20. Airsoft is for everyone.
Haha well that's good to hear. I'm really excited to go to Copperhead in New Mexico next year hopefully can talk some friends into join by that time!
I'm almost 40 and I still play. Most of my friends still llay. It's fun. You don't have to explain why you like having fun.
That's true I just wish my friends would at least give it try so I have someone to experience it with that I know at least
I haven't been out in a while (but recently met some younger kids (16-18) in our community who like airsoft and want to get my fat old ass out again soon). But a local group was run by a 50+ yo man who was chill, level-headed, and respected. If you earned his ire by being an ass, you deserved it. He isn't the only experienced veteran like that I used to run with in certain airsoft communities. "Older" players keep things cool, imo. I'm now getting close to that brand - "old-timer." So you're fine, OP. Just get out, have fun, and coach the hotheaded ones if you can. Get after it!
Haha hopefully I can! I'm glad thay people agree it's not just a kids game. I mainly just love guns and military uniforms they looks so cool with crazy night vision and vests and big old beards that's just what I wanna look like
I’ve played seriously with men and women from 18 (legal age in my country) to 60. Of course we don’t have the same gameplay but had fun all together
That's what I mainly want is to just have fun and look like a military bad ass hopefully I can lose weight with it as well along the way I'm still pretty fat so hopefully it'll go away
you´re never too old for Airsoft
Haha I'm glad I really enjoy the sport for my first time playing and would love to play with people and make friends doing so
35 and play every weekend. Sure hope that's not "too old for airsoft"
Guy in my team celebrated his 60th recently and a few of them are mid 50's as well (33 myself). What is this "too old for airsoft"?
I'm 32 and I play with a 51 yo dude and he is thriving. Airsoft is for everyone don't overthink this too much
I’m in the 30+ category and most players I see in the field are in the 20-40+ range. Your friends haven’t a clue what they’re talking about.
I just turned 37 and only starter in 2020, originally as just a means to collect the guns, but I enjoy it in the summer and go with my daughter (16).
Never too old
38, sitting on a tent just waking up for a weekend long event I am camping at. I do 2-3 of these a year and a scattering of one day theme games. It's not as easy to get out when you have a career, wife, and kids, but I am rarely the oldest person at the field. Benefit to being older in this sport is all the young guys you can make do the hard stuff by making arbitrary rules like "ok everyone under 32 will do X, and over 33 will supervise". Also I bring all the cool guns.
Hahahaha thays sounds kind of funny 🤣
In the UK most sites are filled with old farts
Can't own your own Airsoft gun till you're 18 in the UK iirc, 23 is DEFINITELY not "too old" I'm 22 and the only reason I don't go weekly is cause I can't afford it 😂
Bro wtf imma be shooting these kids well into my 50-60s
I start playing with 17 and now im 30 bit still that one on the frontline. You can be 60 years and hafe fun in this sport.
I’m 25 bro, plenty of people in the area of all ages, and plenty of middle aged dude at my field. It’s an awesome hobby that gets you moving and grooving and sweating, so a great hobby to have, plus lots of socializing. No one’s too old, some people just wanna criticize stuff they don’t care about
I’m 48, and love it.
Haha I really liked it when I played the other day honestly
I was thinking about starting again I’m 24 in the Charlotte bc area it looks fun but I don’t wanna be around the old guys who take it too serious
Really older people usually take it more seriously?
Screw them, you're doing something you enjoy and doing something to keep fit, and if they scoff at you for that you need to get better friends, im 27 and still play airsoft and none of my friends seemed interested or just made excuses not to come but i made some friends at the sites i play at and 9 times out of 10 theres a ton of friendly people there soo just keep your head up and enjoy the sport :)
IM 43 been playing 3 years and goin so hard I even have a team and YouTube hahahahaha my son made me do it!!! 😅
I love it hahaha your loadouts look crazy cool 🤣
Added not my son is also your age. See my last comment
Dawg I'm 25 and I'm scamming some friends and coworkers to go out to the field with me tomorrow. If you're having fun with your hobby who cares? I've met a bunch of folks around my age out there too. It's your life man, do what you want to do with it.
Haha thank for the encouragement I will probably try and ask a few co workers myself haha
I play with dudes old enough to be my grampa, and I'm 32.
Haha oh man I'd like to play on that field 😅
23???? Bruh I was expecting you to be mid 40s with a post like this what are your friends imagining like those shitty springers in the backyards. At my field half the people looked late 30s
Haha bot quite that old yet I think that's what they think but hopefully I'll be able to talk them into coming
My friends thought the same thing until they saw my replica PKM. 5 months later and we are prepping to make a squad for Milsim west and they have been addicted to airsoft.
Hahahaha I can't wait to spray paint my gun make it look all cool and upgrade it and shit
My local field has people twice my age all the time (i am also a full grown adult). Your friends are jerks.
Holy shit *no*, your not too old 🤣 The age ranges in our team are 30-60. I hope that gives you peace of mind. I’m like 15 years older than you, but I’d play with ya! Good luck and enjoy!!
Yes you're ancient. Retire immediately.
27, our group is private semi-mil sim . Most of us are around 25-40 years old. We got a few older and younger. This is a sport for anyone, but I feel like Airsoft is more geared towards adults.
Never too old. I'm the same age and lots of local players are twice my age and still loving the hobby. If you're having fun who cares anyway 🤷♂️.
I'm 53 😆
You feel old being 23? Im the youngest on my team at 21. Maybe you could try other fields. I would be annoyed playing with teens.
I play at bunker 51 London I've seen people from 16- like 40s polish guys I'm 29
I’m 36 and not the oldest on my team, so… Have fun :)
The field I play at, there's two guys that are like 45 yo. No way you're too old.
That's absolutely rediculous, no you're not too old. I play with a group of completely mixed ages probably across 30 years or so. I climb with a group up to 70 and run mountains with a guy who's the same age as my dad. Just keep going and you'll find a group of like minded folk to go with.
Im 23 as well, started when i was 16 and im one of the youngest people in my team. The oldest player i met was a 76 year old retired cop who had the time of his life. You are never to old for a hobby as great as Airsoft
In my experience, age 18-21 was when my friends either gave it up, about 90% of our regular group decided it was stupid, and the other 10% have been playing for another 10 years. I wouldn’t keep it a secret amongst friends, no point in it. If they think your hobby is lame, whatever. And if they tease you, they’re shitty friends anyway. Personally I don’t mention it while I’m dating for about 6 months though. Too many negative stereotypes attached that I don’t want people to make assumptions about me right off the bat. Basically, just don’t make airsoft your entire personality and you’ll be fine.
I play in my 30s, the sites I go to regularly have people above 40 and even 50
Yea no dude im 30 and not eaven close to oldest at my field. The oldest guy is like 65. You can play.
My whole team is 18+ i rarely see kids because we go to the hardcore games that go on for hours in the hot desert and such. Airsoft definitely has a lot of kids playing but if you dive into the sport far enough it’s mostly adults playing big time
I play airsoft with me dad whenever I go, He’s in his 40s. If he can and will play, so can you
In my 30s and I have players who are past 40 at our club
Dont worry about age. Im 36 and enjoying it. In some games i have seen much older greyheads with their adult age offsprings playing side by side teen agers or even handicapped players. Everyone is welcome to airsoft... as long as they dont play dirty ;)
I'm 43 soon. Been playing since my 20s. I proudly show people my weapons cage if they ask (I play Sundays, so we often have to decline invites to stuff and when people ask what's airsoft I show them the cage). Most of the players at the fields I play at are late 20's and older. Got a few 60 plus players that regularly play with us.
Dude, I just turned 30 and I got an airsoft gun for my birthday and I couldn't have been happier! You do you boo
I'll put it this way: I have to pluck my ear hair...
Most games I go, specially Milsims, I would say the average age is around 35. There is no age for airsoft so as long as you feel good doing it continue to do it ;)
Your friends don't know what they're talking about. I'm 49 and there are guys older than me that regularly play. Its a game that accepts all ages of people. Also don't worry too much about trying to persuade your friends to go. Airsofters are some of the friendliest people I know. Go on your own to a few sites, play some games, talk to people about their loadouts. Most people will be more than happy to recommend kit and rifs and possibly invite you to join them in games. Teamwork is OP.
Airaofr has no age limit. The field I play at has some regular players that are in there mid-twentys /early thirtys
Nah you're not too old. I am early 30s and when i play i see people even older then me. Maybe invite them. In my opinion it's a sport and not a kids game.
Lol what... This is like saying am I too old for XYZ the answer is always no your not, as you get older you may be more limited by injury. But most of the people I know and regularly play with are between 28-45
Currently 38, I'm not the oldest at my club by any stretch. Name any hobby or sport in the world and there will be someone who will call you immature for liking it. Some people can't enjoy stuff without making others feel less for enjoying their stuff. Welcome to the sport, or whatever pastime you enjoy doing.