Gunman Airsoft runs open day airsoft experiences almost every weekend at several sites across the country. These casual events are suitable for absolute beginners and experienced players alike.
Our open days are designed to be just as much fun if you’ve come by yourself or with a group of friends. Our staff, marshals and regular players will ensure that you’re given the best airsoft experience from the moment you turn up.
The minimum player age is 12, there is no maximum! All participants aged under 18 must now bring a completed consent form with them on each visit. 12 & 13 year olds MUST have a responsible adult named on their consent form who will remain on site all day to take responsibility for their safety and well-being. The adult does not have to play and may remain in the safe-zone at no cost (although we’d love you to play too!), they may take responsibility for more than one young player.
Games usually include a range of custom designed as well as ex-military props to make your experience more realistic and engaging than just “capture the flag” or “king of the hill” style play. We design all our game scenarios with the view that you are here to play the game, not watch others play, therefore we ensure that there is always a method to get back into the game reasonably quickly after being shot.
Walk-on players with their own equipment are always welcome at our open days, although we recommend that you book in advance in order to help us plan game scenarios more effectively. If a game is heavily oversubscribed, non-booked players may be turned away on the day if game quality would be negatively affected by the numbers.
All of our open days have rental equipment available, but as most of our regular players have their own guns, we only have limited quantities available so we recommend you book as soon as possible to secure your spot. If rental tickets have sold out on your chosen date, please call us as we can often get extra guns to a site with sufficient notice. However we do not have an unlimited supply! Please pre-book to avoid disappointment.
Pricing
The price of our open days depends on whether you have your own equipment or need to rent from us.
Occasionally we run night games – these are separate events and are NOT included in the price of a day or weekend ticket.
We also run a full-weekend specialist event in May and August – see GI Weekenders for more details
Walk-on pricing
If you have your own equipment, then you can usually just turn up on the day and we will make every effort to accommodate you. Price on the day is £30.
You can buy a ticket on our website right up until midnight before the game and benefit from a discounted price of £28 for a single day, or save up to £20 by purchasing a weekend ticket for only £40!
All guns must meet the requirements below and be tested using our site chrono before being allowed into the gaming zone.
Rental packages
The rental package includes the walk-on fee, a rental rifle with battery and magazine, full face protection and we even throw in 1000 rounds for free. You also have the option of upgrading the free ammo to 3000 rounds for £5 when you arrive.
More ammo is available to purchase from £10 for 3000 rounds if required. Pyrotechnics can also be purchased and used by players aged 18 +
Booking is mandatory to ensure equipment availability for rental slots.
Single day = £50
Group Pricing
We can offer discounts for groups larger than 10 people – please contact us for details with plenty of notice.
FPS/Energy Limits
Our site limits are based on the energy produced at the muzzle of the weapon using the weight of BB you will be using in-game. This is the most accurate method of gauging your gun’s power – energy levels produced can vary greatly just by changing the weight of BB used. We use pre-calculated maximum FPS figures from the chart below to determine the muzzle energy category.
We only accept the reading as measured on our site chronos – where possible, high-precision RADAR-based chronographs are used and we regularly cross-check our chronos to ensure consistency. Measurements from other sites, or your own chrono will not overrule the site readings, please do not argue about it – when every other gun on site is reading as expected and yours isn’t, it’s unlikely that the problem lies with our chronos…
Please note, these are upper limits which are not to be exceeded, we recommend that when setting up your weapon you aim for at least 10-20fps lower to avoid any problems. We want everybody to be able to play the whole day with their preferred weapon, not spend half of it sorting a hot gun, or worse yet, go home without playing.
Weapon Classes & Restrictions
STANDARD CLASS: 1.14J Maximum (350fps with a 0.2g BB) 0.32g max BB weight.
The majority of weapons will fall in the “Standard” category and have no minimum engagement distance. In order to reduce injury and excessive pain at close ranges, the maximum weight of ammo permitted to be used is 0.32g.
DMR CLASS: 1.49J (400fps with a 0.2g BB) 30m minimum engagement distance (MED)
DMR weapons must be incapable of selecting burst or full-auto. They should be a longer barreled, heavier weapon with a magnified optic fitted (not just an overpowered carbine locked to semi-auto). DMR weapons MUST NOT be used against targets closer than 30m – a secondary weapon in the standard class MUST also be carried. Single, aimed shots are to be taken, shots should be allowed to impact or pass the target before a follow up shot is made (no trigger spamming).
SNIPER CLASS: 2.32J (500fps with a 0.2g BB) 30m minimum engagement distance (MED)
Sniper weapons must be either bolt-action or be fitted with a method to enforce a two second minimum delay between trigger pulls (e.g. a suitably programmed MOSFET or similar). They should be a long barreled weapon with a more powerful magnified optic fitted. Sniper weapons MUST NOT be used against targets closer than 30m – a secondary weapon in the standard class MUST also be carried. Headshots are to be avoided wherever possible.
Other Restrictions & Weapon Info
Weapons may be powered by manual spring, battery, airsoft gas, CO2, or HPA, and fire only 6mm, 6.44mm (Full Thrust), or 8mm plastic-based BBs provided they do not exceed the limits below.
