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When the VCRA was brought in I highly doubt that the people who wrote even knew what Airsoft was. It wasn't an attempt to ban or stop the sport at all. As it has been pointed out it doesn't solely refer to RIFs, there are sections a lot of subjects. When it was pointed out to The Home Office about the restrictions it placed on Airsoft they essentially said " What? We didn't even know you guys existed. Look we'll sort it out for you, so go back to playing soldiers I've a moat to clean and you're paying for it"

No it won't! A few unsavouriness running around with toyguns is not a reason to destroy a multi million pound industry on a whim. The government genuinely couldn't care less, they have got much much much more important things to be trying to ban. To put some perspective to it , cars, motorbikes, alcohol, air fresheners and toasters all cause significant more deaths, danger and drain government resources than airsoft could in a million years, but they show no mention of them been banned. It's very paranoid and naive to think they will be able to ban airsoft.

Cm16. Save money for lipo and charger an your laughing. Enough said...

North London eh??? Quite a lot of Chinese people live over that way They arrive at Heathrow Airport, jump into a black cab and say to cabbie: "Harrow taxi driver" Soz I will get me coat - welcome to forum m8 please ignore most of what I say - everybody else does Oh and "Harrow" n welcome m8

Just thought I would introduce myself... My name is Al and im from North London, I have been skirmishing for a few months now as my brother has introduced me to the sport and I am slowly building up kit. I have a few questions regarding my next big purchase and kit and will be interested in customising a Rifle in the very near future so expect a lot of silly questions from me I know forums are a great way to get advice and guidance about things so here I am. Hopefully I shall be contributing to the forum in a positive way. Thanks and HELLO!!

Well, he doesn't really play anymore.

I'm alright with this thread, however there's a few things I'd like people to consider. Airsoft is a diverse sport with diverse equipment, requirements and suchlike. Often, there is no simple answer and indeed, most answers are simply opinion or experience based rather than fact - this often supports healthy debate and discussion which is the lifeblood of our community. As such, I feel it is better to voice questions in individual threads, or even come up with half a dozen on a certain subject and then make a thread, I honestly feel a thread like this only serves to stifle potential debate. I also feel it would be more constructive to revive the old quick questions thread and pin it, rather than making a thread just for one person. As I say, I'm not going to close this thread or anything, but just some food for thought!

What do you need to carry? If it's just three mags the the tactical tailor tripple mag pouch is your best plan. Condor do a triple with triple pistol pouches for £21, uk tactical are selling a lot of tan pouches for pretty good prices too. Tell us what you need and we can build you a rig. I'm a fan of the condor recon rig, for £40 you get everything in a nice package, but they sell out really quickly, 2 weeks I think they had them for last time. Good places to look are military 1st and uk tactical, and tactical kit. Also keep an eye out on ebay.

Wasn't a troll.

My first ever airsoft gun I got when I was about 7, it was a spring copy of some weird Sig design that looked a bit like a Walther PPK or a Makarov. It was so easy to cock that I thought it was broken, and it was so shit that I was never sure it even worked lol. It used to fire less than a foot and BBs could literally come out of the barrel at 90° So I tend to discount it... I got a spring P228 when I was about 13, it was actually pretty good tbh, cost about £30, ejection port opened and everything. I ended up with 4 or 5 spring pistols along the same line, including an M9, a Desert Eagle, a S&W M1911 type thing, and a USP that actually had a slide lock feature lol. Still got the Desert Eagle lol, still works. It's actually not that bad either. Also had a spring Uzi, which I also still have, and I had a spring M16, which was just crap in every sense of the word. The first airsoft gun that I would actually consider an airsoft gun - because when I got all the ones mentioned above, I didn't know what airsoft was, I just bought the guns because they were guns - was a WE M16A3 GBBR, one of the old closed bolt ones. My first ever post on this forum was actually asking about gas rifles, they're why I got into airsoft lol. Found some videos on YouTube, decided I needed one in my life, played airsoft as my means to get one, got one, realised airsoft was awesome in the process, and here I am. Incidentally, I recommend no one ever buying a GBBR as their first gun...

Been there, done that, got the badge! Sat doing the same, youtube on the laptop. Step by step guide. Viewed it, did a bit, viewed some more, paused, did a bit. Then picked the pile of pieces up and took it to a mates house for him to fix! Doh. Must admit though, I have the attention span ........................Oh look a squirrel!! It does get easier after the first 5 or 6 tries!! If you have any AEG's left that is!

A soft milsim will be held over a weekend in September where there will be two 8 hour games; one on the Saturday 20th and a follow on game, on the Sunday 21st. Camping over is possible if you want to play both days and stay on the battlefield for an overnight ceasefire. Titanium has been discovered in the little former Soviet union country of Moldistan. A corrupt government is selling out the nations heritage to the highest bidder and the Moldistan Defence Force is trying to silence objectors. Rebels in the form of the Peoples Front of Moldistan have just murdered the Minister of Trade and are prepared to stand up to the President. Both US and Russian Forces are rumoured to be interfering in the natural course of things and events are spiralling out of control. Its only a matter of time before the peace is shattered and the forests rumble to the sounds of war. This Milsim will be delivered by professional organisers Okto Eight Milsim. Cost is expected to be £35 for one day and £60 for two. Booking hasn't opened yet, but when it does, you will be able to choose a force and then you will have access to confidential intel relevant to the force you have chosen to fight with. Until then, watch the Okto Eight Milsim page on Facebook for the latest developments https://www.facebook.com/pages/Okto-Eight-Milsim/300316936785367?ref=hl and no its not my company and no, I don't earn out of this ! (just in case you were wondering)

Hey All! Im Yoshi! 25 From The Land of Hobbiton (Sorry i mean Wiltshire!) I'm a former Army Cadet (GO ANZIO COY!) where i found my passion for firearms (used sensibly and correctly of course!) when sadly turning 18 hit and was no longer allowed to go (and not going into the army (thats a whole other level! but massive respect to the troop that have it in them) I remember my avid love of Fieldcraft And Marksmanship and really want to be able to use said knowledge again... so airsoft seems to be a natural conclusion in any safe form. Have got already purchased a sidearm, a G&G Xtreme 45. M1911, The weapon is beautiful feels real in weight and dead accurate with .30g BB's. (used with targets in my big open field that a friend owns and gives me permission to use) and no problems at 100-150 foot. nice small groupings! any ways im soon to go play my first skirmish in an outdoor set! (cannot wait thinking about it gets the adrenaline pumping!) Any ways sure you'll be seeing me asking lots of questions and looking at rifles for sale, gonna get my games down and UKARA'ed and have loads of fun with what seems like an amazing community! (i remember paintballing being full of wanna be warriors!) Any ways See Ya In The Pit -Yoshi

Chrono results are absolutely not a ballpark guide at most sites, they're often a very rigid stipulation in the site insurance! The G&G extreme CO2 pistols I'm sad to say shoot far too hot to skirmish with, the lowest I've ever seen one chrono with a .20g BB is 380fps, well above the limit for any site in the UK. The fact that a fresh bulb puts out over 900fps is worrying and pretty much guarantees that no site is gonna let you use it.

http://www.proairsoftsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/cm_16_carbine_combat_machine_.html#SID=239 Two tone is £9.99.

avoid jumping in and buying from: justbbguns bbguns4less onlybbguns these cater for kids mainly - yes they have a few on there that are good but in general most stuff on there if you bought it and went to a proper skirmish site you will get ya ar$e slapped coz you can't keep up you will be out gunned & out ranged big time and just end up getting the hump sometimes on cqb you can get buy with cheaper stuff but woodlands at mid-long range you got no chance Most on here learnt hard way - there are some good guns out there but you won't go wrong with G&G imho yeah you can get £80 gun but will regret it in couple of months - trust me on this

All the stock taken for NAE

I think it's pneumatic blowback on all G&G guns. Therefore if it breaks nothing else is affected. Blowback isn't going to make the gun any more realistic though. It is simply a plate inside the ejection port which moves back and forth (to simulate the bolt) There's no recoil engine weight in the buffer tube like there is in an RM4 or TM Recoil Shock. It should sound a little better than your standard AEG, but I don't think you'll see or feel it moving.

Nay, the issue ones only come in MTP. There'll likely be some tan ones made by other companies though, but I don't know much about them. My geardo knowledge extends as far as British issue stuff, and not much beyond lol.

That's large, I doubt it'd fit me let alone a skinny 15 year old!

Bristol, so almost Originally from N Somerset though.

Hmm, there's a chance it could be spelt "yolk" not sure if I'm just having a blond moment. The belts are sold with them fairly often, you shouldn't need to buy one as an additional thing, I got one with mine anyway. GTFO though, eggs are fucking amazing.

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Don't want to hijack the thread but have just stumbled across this and you have saved me. But also cursed me to spend more money 😜 I now plan in getting both the mini mav and a belt rig. This is to become my recon rig. I will put blue force gear 417 pouches in the front of the mav, and have 1 pistol on the belt, with a dump pouch and little utility ooh for bbs, and then 4 pistol mags. My other pistol will be tan in a drop leg holster. This means my other loudout can be used for just my m4, and I can still wear a paca underneath the mav invade of welts. Also I may add to it and put my mp5 mags on there somewhere

i had 2 springer pistols, some galaxy thing that actually has a very strong spring and shoots well even without a hop(ive used it in airsoft and gotten kills... and another thats like a glock but lower powered than the galaxy one despite having mag lock etc... just gave it away, lol... think i still managed to get a couple of kills with that too... my first reall airsoft gun was my king arms 1928 Chicago Thompson typewriter machine gun... what can i say im a classy guy...

None of the bikes here compare to mine (mines the fabby pink one): /thread.

Somerset Airsofter right here !!!

Who cares whether he made it himself? If he has lots of questions then this is a good idea. Customs wise, it can be as little as a few hours, or it could be a long wait. You then have to wait for the courier to send you a bill for any fees, duty and tax. Then they will deliver once that is paid.

Calm yo tits, what I was saying is that the Government won't ban airsoft because of breaches of the VCRA, The Police would probably do something about it, most likely pass it to trading standards as they have plenty of work to be getting on with as it is. Nothing written in law will stop a person from committing criminal damage or stealing a car if they want to - unless you have a constable in every back garden in the country but as before they are short handed and busy. What the law can do is charge people if they are caught. Also your last sentence is bollocks - "Nothing we do will stop a bank robber painting his gun black, or stop some kid waving his in public... Nothing. Not a singular action or inaction.." Watch this - ***ATTENTION BANK ROBBERS AND CHILDREN *** DON'T POINT YOUR PRETEND GUNS AT PEOPLE IN THE STREET OR PEOPLE WITH REAL GUNS AND TOO MUCH HAIR PRODUCT WILL COME AND ARREST/SHOOT YOU ******** END OF MESSAGE ********

There was a lot of unpleasantness many years ago when the VCR was just a bill and there was no mention of a defence for airsoft. Since the introduction of groups that give airsofters a voice the Home Office have issued guidance of a legal defence for airsoft and airsofters (source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-commencement-no-3-order-2007-firearms-measures ) The Government probably won't ban airsoft whilst responsible sites and players exist, but if there is an increase of irresponsible owners and / or irresponsible sites then their is a realistic risk that the hobby may be affected. Whilst there are other things that do cause more harm our hobby uses something that strikes real fear into people, and that is guns, and as far as practicalities go there is no other use for a gun than to shoot at something (granted, some do look good and people do collect them to display), whereas other dangerous items do have purposes (toasters make toast for instance). That said, if enough individuals act in an irresponsible manner and do spray two-tones to look like RIFs and do silly things with them then I am in no doubt that a Government that wants to impress the public will take serious steps to ensure that even two-tones are banned, including stopping imports and the like (which was why the VCRA was introduced in the first place, to try and reduce the public's fear of people running around the UK with guns).

Don't we already have a quick questions thread? Edit: Yes, we do. http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/17155-the-quick-questions-thread/?hl=%2Bquick+%2Bquestions

eeeeeeeh uh.... you serious? you aint. firstly, why would YOU create a thread like this, surely if anything it should be flex that creates one... unless this is some kind of sarcasm, in that case: not cool. secondly, it is counter productive to everything a forum is. Threads have relevant titles so people with knowledge on the topics can find and answer, and so that people looking for an answer can find an answer to an already answered questions. And if everyone had their own threads.. firstly I think people would stop reading and answering them. Same questions would be asked over and over and over (I am aware this is the case with "first gun" threads.. but that's quite natural).. and finally, and extract from the forums rules:

Hamsterfet SHS 13:1 gears SHS tappet plate SHS cylinder head SHS 8mm bearings Lonex grease Just need a new piston and cylinder! Am I right in thinking a cylinder is just a cylinder? Can one be better than the other? And for piston I was thinking polycarbonate with full metal teeth? The plan is for high ROF.

I carry mine on a serpa belt clip, modified to work drop leg, but high. I find normal drop legs sit too low. Mine sits about 4 inches below my belt... Saves it flopping about. Locks the pistol down really well. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/Glaive/IMG_20140719_122203_zps2m8edkvf.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/Glaive/IMG_20140719_122329_zpszllmza1_edit_1408179241211_zpsxpxus1rl.jpg That gives me clearance for the grenades, just above it.

It won't make a blind bit of difference really... No copper will ever look into it... Or care. When I first started in airsoft, I went to a shop... Loads of cheap two tone, and the world's supply of WE guns... The owner tried to push me on a 7inch dragon, and a gbbr. Couldn't have cared less if I had ukara. 1 week after my first evet skirmish... Brought a rif, from this forum... No-one actually cares about ukara.

Don't think that is same for all sites though, often my son may do full day & I just do half day Young Guns - all players under 18 so kids can't be supervised by parents Also Zero One own site was running some mid-week full days where parents could drop off kids in morning and pick them up at up to about 6:00pm I think So not all sites enforce a rule that all under 18's have to be fully supervised - just sign a waiver so ya dad/mum can take you, fill out paperwork and leave you on your own to get lit up - kidding rent a gun once and maybe a clear or 2-Tone G&G from Pro Airsoft or Zero One £100 to £140ish but try it out first on a rental to see if you like it and if ya parents ok with you doing it My missus was a bit freaky at first doing this shooting with son but I explained: He is getting out n about, meeting new people, working as a team, getting exercise and better than him just sitting up in his room playing online 24/7 raging n all that - he is still stroppy but thats kids

you mean fixed or retractable stock? from a practical point of view: fixed: bigger battery retractable: easier transport, smaller battery I do think fixed stock MP5s are damn ugly thou.. but that's just me.

...I don't know if multiple life time bans is a suitable punishment for your crimes against humanity.

not much for tacticool AKs usually.. but this one!! <3

The new TM automatic toothbrush .

-Maple Leaf parts 6.03 x 610mm inner -Off The Grid MkIII OTW holsters x 2 with RTi hangers and light/no light options -PTS MOE Trigger guard -PTS MOE Pistol grip -Laylax PTS ACR extended handguard retention pin -Guarder 'Infinite Torque' motor -VFC M&P9 with stippled frame -Surefire X300u -MC and Typhon patches for the store PVC patches came with the holsters from OTG. Also 1 x PTS EPM, not pictured because I dropped/chucked/shot/drove over it to see if it'd break as soon as it came out the packaging.

I just fitted one of these. Super easy to wire up, you just need to know how to put your gearbox back together.

UKARA has absolutely no legal standing or basis. It's a union on retailers who hold a database of names of players who wish to be registered and defined under their criteria. The shop can legally sell to anyone over 18 and with a valid reason to own one. If the shop is prepared to take your word that it is to be used for skirmishing or any other legit defence, then that is their prerogative, there is no requirement in law for you to PROVE you have a valid defence, simply stating it is enough. However, legit airsoft retailers like to use the UKARA as a way to control and regulate who has access to the RIFs in order to keep them and the sport out of the mass media and public eyes.

I can understand you not wanting to get into trouble so I suggest you respectfully ask your parents to read the VCRA section on Realistic Imitation Firearms and Imitation Firearms via Google so THEY can decide how to go about purchasing an airsoft gun for you, as any comeback (however unlikely) would fall on their shoulders due to your age.

1. A sport where people gather to simulate a war using guns that fire 6mm plastic pellets. 2. You get to shoot people without killing them, it's great exercise, meet new people, works as a team, a reason to spend a lot of money, show off to your friends how badass you are, you get to shout at people in games (wouldn't recommend it if you're a minor), stick two fingers up at JBBG (highly recommend for all ages)

aimpoint clone and a flip to side mag just hope its here intime for NAE

You really have fallen down the rabbit hole, haven't you!

It's coming together! Currently only holding 5 bangs.