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I think probably 90% of our group could fit into blank firing groups tomorrow. The thing with the blank firing reenactors groups (for the most part) is that you have to have a minimum amount of kit to participate, considering this could be well in excess of $2000 in some cases, it's a lot of layout to discover you might not like it.
What I like about our group, whilst weaponry might not be 100% accurate it is something that is being worked on, and anybody can participate in the level 1 games, even if they don't have a stitch of WW2 kit. They get to see what others have and can decide if they want to go further.
I've been involved with projects by the Ermine Street Guard (Roman) and the Sealed Knot (English Civil War) in the past, and I stress this is just my opinion, I think the exclusivity can hamper membership and believe that there should be some sort of mechanism to allow those who wish to participate to do that whilst building their kits over time. Okay, participation in all events might not be warranted, but that shouldn't preclude involvement in the group itself. If we're not careful groups like this can turn into cliques and I really don't want that to happen.
I think the Ontario Airsoft WW2 Reenactors have done that very well, kudos to Leecas in setting this up and organising it the way he has, and up to press we have been received very well by the public, blank firing reenactors and, most importantly, veterans alike. We've surprised a lot of people! We're a young group and improving all the time.
Cheers,
Yorkie.
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