AIRSOFT RULES
Every player with their own equipment must have a waiver completed once per calendar year, pay entry upon arrival to receive a wristband, then chronograph with a referee. Games are organized all throughout the day all day Saturday and Sunday. Games will be played throughout our 7 courses with even teams and a 10 minute time limit (with some games being longer with combined courses).
● Biodegradable BBs only.
● Semi Automatic fire, bolt, pump action fire for all replicas unless they meet requirements for LMG or SMG. LMGs and SMGs are the only weapons that may have full auto with certain restrictions! All other replicas must stay on semi or be a bolt or pump action. No binary triggers.
● No blade triggers/ extended trigger guards.
● ALL replicas you plan to use MUST be chronographed. No firing of any sort in any staging areas or safe zones.
● All eye protection must be rated Z87.1 or Z87+ ANSI for the player's safety. No mesh eye protection is allowed.
● If you are under 18, you are required to have full face protection!
● Always keep your mask/goggles on when you’re on the field.
● Barrel sleeves are mandatory! Make sure to remove your magazine and clear your chamber after every match and reapply your barrel cover, before exiting the field. If you are running HPA, you must also remove your line.
● A hit on any part of the player’s body or gear (plate carriers, boots, ghillie suit and etc) counts as an elimination. Gun hits do not count at Lake Norman. Upon being hit, raise your hand clearly and yell “HIT”. You are no longer in play, either return to respawn or exit the field. BE HONEST, CALL YOUR HITS!
● Blind firing: Do not blind fire. Blind firing is when you are shooting your gun without a line of sight down your barrel to your intended target. You must be looking down your barrel to shoot at a target. This is to prevent injury, shooting into the staging areas, MED violations and etc.
● Do not climb, move or knock down any barricades or bunkers. Absolutely no altering our fields or bunkers!
● If you or anyone you see is injured or without proper safety equipment, it is mandatory that you yell out “Blind Man!”. If you hear someone yell “Blind Man!” it is your responsibility to yell it yourself to spread awareness. This is not for scrapes and bruises, but serious injuries or lack of proper safety equipment. Upon hearing the call for Blind Man, all play must be ceased and guns must be switched into safety.
● No overshooting. After a player is hit and is clearly walking or running back to spawn you may not shoot them. They may have their hand up, gun up, a dead rag or just simply not engaged with you and turned around,
● If you sneak up on someone in close quarters (Within 10 ft), please yell “Surrender!” or “Bang Bang” to give them the option of calling out without being shot. If they decline, feel free to shoot. When someone tells you to Surrender or bang bang you have three options: say yes, no, or remain silent.
● Airsoft melee weapon rules focus on safety: they must be soft foam/rubber, have flexible cores, and only allow light taps/swipes (no stabbing/thrusting), typically for kills within 10ft
● Grenades: A small hand-thrown or launched replica expelling BBs (or peas) or detonating with a visible and/or audible charge. Grenades have a 15ft kill radius. If you are behind hardcover then you are safe if it detonates within 15ft. Bushes, small trees and other shrubs are not cover. If the grenade fails to detonate, it is considered a “dud” and has no effect on enemy players (If it doesn't produce a sound or shoot out the BBs or peas after it's thrown/ launched then it's a dud).
● Riot shields are allowed at Lake Norman. Shields are not considered hard cover and a frag grenade will take out the shield and the player if within the 15ft radius. You may use a weapon with the shield but you must aim down sights otherwise this is blindfiring (this applies to teammates that are with you too or behind your shield).
● Crack shooting: Shooting between small cracks (pallets, stairs and etc) is not allowed at Lake Norman. If you are to shoot at someone from behind a wall, cover and etc and your head cannot fit through said hole then its not allowed. Do not continue to shoot the player or this will be considered overshooting. If the structure seems to be modified to be able to shoot out and not necessarily head sized then you may (ex: the porta John in big woods has 2 or 3 window slits to shoot out or certain windows from Ft Flores). If you have to 2nd guess if this shot would be valid it is better to err on the side of caution then to do this.
● No inappropriate conduct, language, or music. Play nice with others!
● No physical contact or threats of physical harm between players is allowed at any time (Other than tapping someone gently to call a safety kill or melee kill)
● Do not yell at players to “call their hits”. If you have an issue with another player, please locate a ref or field staff member and discuss it with them.
● Max ROF(rate of fire) is 25 RPS (rounds per second)
● Field boundaries are marked with colored tape or sometimes the woodline itself. Please pay attention and if you don't know, ask the staff.
● No lights, lasers or strobing during play. This is for the player's safety. You may have them on your replica, but must never be turned on.
● Joule creep is a phenomenon that happens in airsoft that affects how ‘powerful’ your airsoft gun is. It’s a dangerous thing that can leave your airsoft gun being too powerful to use. You may chrono with whatever bbs, but you're responsible for your gun to maintain within the field limits and med policy. We strongly encourage you to chrono with your intended bb weight you plan on using. If we find that you're abusing joule creep, then appropriate action will be taken.
Ex: using .2s in a sniper and being at our 2.35j limit for bolt actions, but then swapping to .45s could push your joules to 2.7
We understand we may have some Grey areas and will address them as they come. Ultimately the staff has the final say in the matters. We will work with the players to try and come out with the best outcome and safety for the players.
