This weekend FilForce organized the second match of our LeukeM.I.A. airsoft pistol tournment at Strike Force Sports, in Deerpark, Long Island, just outside of New York City. I started the events to raise money and awareness for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of America. The tournament itself is a hybrid of IDPA/IPSC style rules tweeked for airsoft.

The vast majority of Americans get into the airsoft because of their interest in MilSim. So pistols are often considered fashion accessories or as last ditch MOUT weapons. Many airsofters don’t own any high quality GBB pistols at all, choosing to spend their funds instead of AEGs and upgrades.

Thus, airsoft pistol owners forms a rather smaller subcommunity with the subcommunity of airsofters. And rarer still are airsoft pistol tournaments. There are no organized airsoft pistol leagues in New York. But a number of FilForce members are members shoot real steel IDPA and IPSC tournaments so there was a lot of interest boiling up.

Strike Force Sports recently opened its CQB arena in January . It is bar far the top CQB facility in the North East United States, featuring a 20,000 square ft. arena with a layout that changes every other week. They also have a Law Enforcement training center made from separate office wing of their warehouse, which offered an ideal location for pistol events.

Some allowances were required for the airsoft pistol community here in New York. To attract more shooters to compete, no IDPA restrictions were imposed on gun types or modifications. We were generally more lax on rule enforcement due to the relative inexperience with tournament shooting by most of the competitors and also of the staff.

Course 1, “Headkill’s Killhouse” was a scenario target course designed by FilForce member: Headkill. It was styled after IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association) rules, where shooters were required to fire from tactical cover (50% of the shooter had to behind cover) and scoring was based on time to complete the course, with penalty time added depending on where the shooter hit the various targets.

The scenario presented was of a home invasion and kidnapping attempt. The shooter played the role of an armed businessman returning home to find his front door ajar and hearing screams from a family member inside and expecting armed kidnappers inside.

There were a total of 8 hit targets and 2 no-hit “hostage” targets. Shooters were limited to 10 rounds per magazine. Shooters were required to land a minimum of 2 shots on target. Given the 10 round limit, a magazine change was required during the course of fire.

Results for Course 1 "Headkill's Killhouse"

• Hitman: 13:50
• Redbull: 16:56
• Philip: 16:78

Course 2, “The Steel Challenge”  was designed by Eagle1 was an IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation) style target course. Eagle1 brought in a wide variety of fun and novel airsoft modifed targets like the famous Texas Star. Player standing was based on time to knock down all of the targets. Shooters could fire as many shots as needed and there were no restrictions on magazine load or type.

Results for for Course 2 "Steel Challenge"

• 1st Place: Hitman
• 2nd Place: Eagle1
• 3rd Place: Dirt Diver

fter the competition, all the shooters took a break to reload…their stomachs. A Filipino dinner was brought in by FilForce’s, Centurion and his brother. Lechon asado (broiled and dry-rubbed pork shoulder) and beef calderta (beef stew Pinoy style). Yummmm!

Unfortunately most of the players were too stuffed to participate in the private CQB session in the cavernous main arena. This week’s layout featured a large open center courtyard bordered by a truly mazelike series of corridors and blind alleys with numerous dead ends.

We managed to put together two squads with two or three rounds of team deathmatch and free-for-all. The field was so large and confusing that in our first round, both squads ended up circling the field twice without making contact!

We recorded highlights of the competition and the CQB session on a video posted on YouTube.

The event was sponsored by www.Airsplat.com who supplied contestants with swag and prizes. Event AAR can be found on FilForce.org.