That's good to hear and more people then I would expect in the winter! I am just not getting back into the game so I have most of my gear ordered except for the gun. I will be ordering that this Friday (have to budget) so I wont be able to play for another week or so as I wait for that to come in.

Hey thanks a lot Luke that is a lot of good info. I'm glad to hear you guys play all year round. I have been digging for a few weeks now on how to connect with a community and I am glad that I found one. I'll make sure to get on facebook and find those groups. Looking forward to getting to know you guys!

Hey Ajax, I live in the UP where it is very cold and I plan to use an Elite force 1911 as my side arm also. I just ordered it and plan to play within the next month. Ill let you know how it works.

On a side note I have heard a lot of great things about this pistol and a few bad things. As far as I can tell everyone who has had success with this pistol has kept it well maintained ie lubed moving parts and lubed the seals. My guess for the people who have had these guns break down on them are not maintaining them. Try this vid on airsoft ology for Ef 1911 maintenance.