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Airsoft Stores in Hong Kong (Where to Go in Mongkok for everything Airsoft!)

Last night I went to Mongkok after work to see what kind of airsoft related stores they had there.  Since I went to do it in HK for the first time a few weeks ago (and played against some people who have their own arsenals of fancy guns and uniforms), I have been thinking about getting a bit of gear of my own. (yes, just what I need, another hobby to spend money on!) 

A quick search on google maps for 'airsoft' shows a cluster of stores in and around the Yan On building,  which is at Kwong Hua street, off Dundas at the south end of Mongkok (actually closer to the Yau Ma Tei MTR stop I think.  Check it out on Google maps here:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=airsoft&hl=en&sll=22.318344,114.172175&sspn=0.023384,0.034246&t=m&z=15

In this mall and around the outside on the same block there are at least a dozen shops small and large.  Some specializing only in airsoft guns, some general hobby stores that also carry RC cars and model kits.   It was about 9:30pm when I got there and some of the stores were already closing,  by the time I had made it all the way around the block, it was after 10pm but a few were still open late.

I was quite impressed with the selection and the pricing.  The prices here seemed to be significantly cheaper than the store at the indoor airsoft place we played last time.  M16 type guns for only about ~HK$1000-1200 (US$120-145). Some places had pretty decent looking pistols from HK$500 (US$60) and up (even less for junkie plastic ones) and lots of random accessories and spare parts.  A few shops specializing in just uniforms boots, helmets and patches. 

Here's a few of the stores, some with gunhappy names:

One issue you definitely face is: too much selection…  How to choose? (without going nuts and breaking the bank?)   

(those are airsoft face shields at the bottom,  they have a lot of 'novelty' ones like Predator,  Iron Man,  Snake Eyes, Jason, etc...   I think the fancy ones just make a more attractive target... but I digress). :-P

Go for modern? Go for classic? WWII?  WWI? Vietnam War era? Old West?  Go for a a mish-mash? (dressed up like a Navy Seal shooting an old west six shooter and brandishing a tommy gun!)  :-O

One thing I realize,  for me at least,  I associate a lot of these guns with favorite movies of mine growing up -

1851 Colt = Clint Eastwood in his Sergio Leone films

C96 Mauser = Bubba Zanetti in Mad Max

Mac-10 = John Wayne in McQ

Uzi = The Terminator (amongst many others)

H&K MP5 = Die Hard 1

Walther PPK = Roger Moore Bond films

44 Magnum = Dirty Harry films

etc etc etc... ...I think I watch too many movies. :-P

as much as I want the Mauser.... i should resist... or can I?    Hmm.... maybe just a Mac 10 for CQB??  :-P

ps - yes, these are all fake guns that only shoot plastic balls.  I don't advocate regular people playing with real assault weapons!

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Sean1
McQ!!!
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Pat - you should see Simon and Derek. They have everything already.
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Sean - yes I could also have said - 'Mac-10 = Escape From New York' !
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ps - apparently someone has made a wiki full of specifically what guns appear in what movies - http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Main_Page (internet movie firearms database!)
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Kakpah - yes it was based on a real idea. But not quite real in the movie - http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Eraser#EM-1_Railgun
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Flagday - in the US there's a law that any gun like this has to be sold with a bright orange tip to make it clear its a 'toy gun'. but there's no law that says you have to keep it on, so some people repaint or remove the colored part. Hypothetically people could be using these to threaten people or rob a bank, but you'd also be inviting people armed with real guns to use deadly force, so I'm guessing actual cases are somewhat rare (except maybe for people who want to get shot).
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