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Normally my response would be 'yeah, sure', before immediately leaning it against the nearest solid object and carrying on with what I was doing. In a jokey way, of course. Unless it was a particularly interesting gun. Then I'd ask to have a few shots with it while I was holding it. Had a guy with a M249 do that when I first started. Many of his BBs were spent. I regret nothing.

Your not getting out of it now. Its on the internet for the whole world to see. You have been outed as having an interest in fondling another mans weapon. No one will ever forget. I promise.

I keep a special bag of Bulldog 0.12s for just such occasions.

For long term storage (months of no use) you want to keep lipo's with a reasonable amount of charge in them, but not low or fully charged. They gradually lose a bit of power over time, so storing them nearly empty can kill them outright and fully charged can cause them to puff up. But otherwise just keep them disconnected in a non-conductive box. Used to do RC racing, someone had a metal case full of NI-MH's that they had lined with electrical tape, the inevitable happened and one shorted out. Sounded like a bomb going off, tore the case apart!

thanks for the replies guys and if u are thinking that it's stupid money for me to spend I have earnt it all myself through my job so it's not a case of "spoilt kid with mommies credit card and no grasp of money"

Bloody hell...... Toy Gun holding...... Sharing BB love...... Yoda StormTroopers & Star Wars stuff...... Look guys - I'm with ya on all of this but if our other halves or anybody else from the real world reads this I'm starting to realise how really f*cking sad we all are !!!!!! yup fine by me - carry on chaps

Oh crap...bought a Tokyo Marui Hi-Capa 4.3 with 3 mags....

He is from a navy town so im not shocked by it

Marshmallow launcher. And he actually killed someone with it.

poor bastid - you will end up probably buying more than "just one more gun dear" alas you sound a little like moi - end up keeping most of your stuff (or crap as the other half calls it) thus to attain true hapiness is to say - ahh wtf lets get another to help make my final decision as to which gun I really like..... welcome to the saddo toy gun club

Oh, I'm not miserable, infact i'm quite a happy chappy I have friends that play that take the piss because I always take a good stock of stuff. Makes me pretty angry when people start asking for BB's because they've come unprepared. I've even had a guy ask if he could borrow my rifle AS I WAS USING IT! I think that can be classed as downright rudeness? You can keep your fluffly unicorn flag though, the fact that you have one is worrying

How about a bucket Cut some holes for your eyes & done Depending on how big your head is does SOMETIMES limit the helmet you can use Go into a store & try on there range of helmets if there's one near to you

Excuse me but whats that mean in English?

If you are booking in as a rental you pay in advance, but if you booking in as a walk on then you pay on the door

It turned out to be the motor height adjustment screw (thanks sp00n you were spot on) The constant vibration worked it loose so a bit of tempory thread locker (blue is temp, red is permanent in my little twin pack) so I can still undo it if needs be I prefer the old look but after image research, not all British army persons had the DD rail attached, nor did they have mtp kit I bought if off my mate (started airsoft together) so I know what he's done including the flat hop mod so gets out to 70m as one guy mentioned when he got hit

Team fluffy unicorn all the way

I think this forum needs a choose your own adventure series where we get a poll and whichever option gets the most votes wins. If I was to hold a strangers gun I would make sure to wash my hands afterwards.

I vote Team Fluffy Unicorn assembles at Snakeeyes' next game and all take turns in asking him for BBs and to hold our guns for us. All. Day. Long.

Option 1. If poppin thru a window I either put the gun thru first, hold it in an awkward pistol angle (in case of being attacked) or hand it to nearest team mate.. I'd wonder if they had issues if they'd refuse (then again, I don't really play walk-ons, so we all tend to know or get to know each other most of the time) When I've gotten thru the window I generally offer to take theirs while they climb. :D Aye, it's strategical! I know where my BBs hit compared to where the red dot is, someone else picking up my gun wont (thou zeroed it last game) For me it's generally to get to hard to reach spaces. The gun will be as much if not more in the way while slung.

They're very good externally the G&Ps, and the internals are alright but get it as a long-term upgrade project. basically, go for the one you like the look of most, because you should be stripping out the internals at some point.

Nuprols are quite good. Think there was some bad ones in first few batch which put people off. The only problem is they are dead on 6mm and a lot of guns get on better with brands which come up smaller. I had problems and and still do with speedloaders but they fly well which for me is the main thing.

And your AF-UK patch so that fellow forum members can recognise each other.

Minimal but unplug it until Sunday to be on the safe side.

Ninja lpr and he said 'tanks start at £40' however I have just looked at beesting and they have some good deals on so I might go with them instead

Tippmann's do have a hop issue but it's an easy fix now, there's plenty of ways to fix it. I fixed mine with a simple but brilliant mod and it worked a dream. G&G CM's are generally pretty good for P* setup and i believe so for SMP as well.

Thank for those words of wisdom and experience While I was obtaining my UKARA I was actually using an ICS M4 based rifle so I'v enot even held a G36/G33. I've just been taken by their look, the write ups I've read and how flexible they can be in different scenarios (CQB with folding stock and Woodland scenarios). I've also seen they are sitting in my price range too. Then the 'curve ball' of the Honey badger appeared and the Amoeba LOL. Like you say a decent starter gun to get me going then save/steal/sell stuff to get the next one (I've not even seriously looked at side arms yet HAHA). I've got a few more days to raise some cash then I'll know my total and have a more defiante idea how much to spend (If I buy in the UK I'll need a battery, Charger and second mag). I'll post my choices in a few days after more looking at everyones suggestions and see what the general concensus is I will also try to find time to actually try out a G33/36 in the next week or so as I've seen they have one in The Bunker in Colchester just down the road. Once again, thank you all for your advice and help

Oh Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...

Don't worry, it made me imagine a drunk Yoda for a few minutes which to be fair was the highlight of my day 😉

Let me explain. OP name Jedi_Knight. So this was an attempted of a yoda response. My first response was some what sarcastic. Clearly didn't come across as it's now turned into a witch hunt. I think there is a reasonable time to ask some One to hold your gun. If the person is in a place of tactical advantage and have the drop on a few people why should you hold their rifle. How ever if you not then sure. Clearly a little bit of humour didn't go down well. I shall bow out of this conversation and leave you to it.

If that was Yoda then Yoda needs to lay off the sauce. Sounded like drunk gibberish. As for holding his lightsaber I am more of a stormtrooper than Jedi so will leave that to you ☺

I'm on your side!

Last skirmish I had a play around with someone's tavor, love the way they look, shame performance was a bit naff... Saw a type 98b once, looked amazing with a stubby silencer, had to have a go with that as well! Generally if it's bullpup and not sa80 family then it's interesting to me, some of the slightly more exotic lmg's too. I think at least one person has shown interest in my f2000 every time it's gone out, it looks so odd you can't help but notice it.

A Whole day!? I tend to get a bit sore when playing with others for more than a few hours, I tend to just put on a hi-vis and watch for a bit.

most FAST/Ops Core style replica helmets only come in M/L, try MICH style helmets instead, you can quite often find L/XL replicas of those.

Lol big head!! What you gonna do with the Emerson helmet cos if it's no good and it fits Alex, I'll buy it off of you

One of the few times a gun has stood out for me was when I first laid eyes on a Barrett .50cal someone had brought to a skirmish (cannot remember the brand). Having a deep seated love for sniper rifles I had to go over and have a chat with it's owner. Was a bit dissapointed it was an electric rifle (I prefer spring snipers) but was a nice bit of kit.

To me it is like sombody asking for a spare fag/cigarette (don't smoke kids - it f*cks you up, but stupid smokers may get the idea of what I mean) yeah sure, but don't take the pi$$ or try to take me for a call you next tuesday.... Really don't bother me - ammo - batteries - even spare aeg but try n take me for a fool and keep poncing and I'll turn back into the miserable bastid I really am oh and as for - can you hold my gun.... f*ck off, prop it up against a tree or something if ya wanna squeeze ya lemon - I got my own crappy gun to hold but I wanna climb a tree.... ohhh leave off ffs - I gave up scrumping for apples/conkers decades ago - lets just shoot bb's I'll try to help out a bit but jeez even I got a limit - well except when posting bollox on here

new G&G - zero one for free 2-tone Raider, CM18, BOT, SR-? range, but last 2 are getting above £150 possible 30th editions - GC16 30th, not fully railed but does have 3 mini rails to mount on do NOT consider buying from a site with BB in its name Zero One, AirsoftWorld, Airsoft Zone, Land Warrior Airsoft (LWA) plus others ICS - hmm maybe but railed ICS starter gun range is not as extensive as G&G's cost effective range could buy s/hand but a little more risky getting a good gun than a pile of junk needing TLC hence we usually recomend a new G&G for a bit of piece of mind investment please read: http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/17294-ians-guide-to-noobism-on-a-tight-budget/ and other guides for loads of great important info to help get you started

If you want a stand out gun get the alien pulse rifle /want

If you are happy that the gearbox is spot on, then go for it, makes the best electrical connection available. If not, just use spades like everyone else.

It sounds to me that the OP has a bit of a thing for not helping people when they need it

See my reply above. Is totally true! If the guy hadnt just taken my gun wen i held it out to him i could not of grabbed the ammo tin. That tin was the only one we actually got wich we threw to the top of the stairs and another team member ran off with and we won the game by one point! If he had your attitude we would of lost.

Bloody hell another one. Go and join Snakeeyes in the naughty corner.

Hmm, now i've read the thread...

Infact thinking about it some one held mine at the mall last game i played few weeks back. I turned to him, our eyes met, we said nothing and i just held it out to him, he took it. And i grabbed the package with my now free hands, all under fire. Was special!!

Surely it's a magical moment between 2 consenting adults?

5. Can I keep it? lol Not had any of the above yet as I am a newbie but sure I will come across it at the mall along with the people needing 'spare' bb's.

'hey snakeeyes could you hold my gun for me while I fill my two hi caps with some of your spare ammo' cheeeeeeeers geeeeeeeza

A lot of people make that mistake.