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Site Name: Skirmish Wycombe Contact details: 01494 578077 Website Address: https://skirmishwycombeairsoft.com Facebook Page: Skirmish Wycombe Airsoft | Facebook Site Address: Fryers Farm Lane, High Wycombe HP14 3NP The last true long standing site close to London that I had never been to. @Albiscuit and I were going to go to Red 1 Oblivion, which fell through so decided to dust off the old reviews and give Skirmish Wycombe a visit. We attended on 30/01/2022. Skirmish Wycombe are usually fully booked and run every week switching between Saturdays and Sundays. It's a paintball site which is also used for Airsoft. It's a fairly long running site. Small Woodland site which has nice variation with regards to elevation with a valley running through a third of the site and elevated precipice above it. Short/Medium/Long range engagement distances. Foliage is both low and high but hardly any at head height so there is enough visibility for bolt action users and not so great for the taller person. There are plenty of earthworks and man made structures (None of which are particularly complex and only one small elevated building.) Good: Playing Area: It is quite a small site but it's nice and varied, despite being a paintball site first, the zones are opened up nicely and run into each-other for Airsoft ranges. As explained before there are lots of manmade buildings and earthworks, though maybe something a bit more elaborate could make this a truly excellent. Turn around time: Pretty short, you certainly get your moneys worth, they get lots of games in. Safe Zone: Small area, though it looks like it could be expanding soon, everything is covered and was big enough for the small crowd that attended. Park bench style seating and tables. Digital signage for the food stall, Battery charging available. It was good overall, but it did feel a little "tired", could do with some sprucing up. Safety Brief: Short and sweet. Covered most things. Food: Pulled pork with BBQ sauce and for us non pork/veggies, freshly cut Mediterranean vegetables with Mac and Cheese. It was stonkingly good food for an airsoft site, and is included with the £30 entry fee. Seems to be cooked on site. The tuck shop had digital boards with the prices on, they do freshly made milkshakes (Shakeway style made with different sweets etc) Had what appeared to be syrup style fizzy drink dispensers. So for Food and Drink, this site is first class. All the more impressive that it's in-house. No food trucks here. Shop: Really good shop! A large and wide selection of RIFs and pistols. They had an LCT Val, WE Makarov, G&G GK5C, F2000's. Really interesting selection. Prices are high like at most on-site shops. But not many places have this breadth of selection. Game Modes: Mostly simple, but effective, usual domination/zombie/4 way round robin games. Have a nice looking bomb setup. Average: Value: £30 is quite a lot to ask for when the site is pretty small, but the food and turn around time does make up for it. Clientele: Very young, lots of rentals and new people to the sport with very few older gents. They were friendly enough, but behaviour in the field was very suspect. Toilets: In an elevated shack in the car park, not an ideal position. It has real porcelain which is usually a good rating by default, but they were a little dirty and stank quite badly! I think the waste is stored underneath and removed periodically. Car Park/Entrance: Small mud car park, sign posted at the entrance but you need to follow signs for Fryers Farm thereafter and not mistakenly come off the other junctions within. Car Park is nearly right at the end of the main track after you see a gate that says "Staff only". It hadn't rained much recently, but I can imagine it getting slippery up to the nearby elevated safe zone. Chrono: Mandatory and everything was tagged. Usual 350 FPS for AEGs, shotguns and pistols. 450 for DMR and 500 for BASR. Would get a "Good" but Al overheard a marshal ask another marshal "This guys rifle is shooting over 350 on one chrono and 320 on another, what should I do?" "Go by the reading that lets them play". They also required me to chrono by .2's so they do not account for joule creep on heavier ammo. Bad: Hit taking: This was the massive bugbear of the day. In the morning there were some poor hit takers, mostly from frustrated players who couldn't break through enemy lines. We really enjoyed the mornings games despite this and were glad to carry on without grumbling. I made a prophetic comment at lunch (As long as the hit taking doesn't get any worse, I would consider this site fantastic, we'll see what happens!) The Afternoon was a complete shitshow for all three games. Two almost whole site games fighting over a single objective, there were about 4-5 grey hooded rentals, none of which would take their hits, you could see bb's pinging off them, they held important buildings which overlooked the main objective and wouldn't budge. I went up to one at the end of a game and said how well they held up and if they died at all? "Nah mate". It was almost comical how it was the grey hooded players that didn't take hits. It was a classic stereotype. On my own side there were other hooded rentals who would get shot, take the hit and instead of walking back to spawn 3 minutes away, would go behind a hedge and spawn straight back in. I had to exclaim to many rentals on my side that dead men don't talk as they kept trying to relay information to me about enemy whereabouts after they had been shot or asking me where I was shot from when I was walking back to spawn. Marshalling: I was tempted to put this in "Average", there are a number of marshal's, but only one appeared to have any experience or clout, and was looked to for advice by the others on a consistent basis. Considering how many people were complaining about how bad the hit taking was, I didn't see anyone get spoken to, no test shooting and no shadowing of suspect people. CEASEFIRE: In the afternoon games ceasefire was called no less then 6 times in two half hour games. Unsure as to why, some people say it was because people were walking on a footpath nearby. This needs to be sorted with maybe a proper fence etc as it killed the flow of the game (And many people would sneakily move up and into better positions from where they were when the ceasefire was called). Conclusion: A really difficult one, we really like the site and we will come back to see what happens playing against different people. The morning was excellent and was great gameplay but the inaction over hit taking really killed the Afternoon for us to the point that we left slightly early deflated. It goes to say, there were roughly just as many rentals as there were experienced players. We liked the informal atmosphere and the on-site facilities were great. They limit numbers as the site is rather small and the numbers were about right. I'd like to come back and see what it looks like with summer foliage. The Marshalling team need to be far more pro-active/confident in dealing and directing players, maybe some more experience would be a good idea. Bullpup Watch: T97, an Aug of some description. Best Guess Map:

Just in case anyone is interested or still reading..I tried some alternative knee supports with metal "hinges",God they were uncomfortable and the velcro was irritating.So I played yesterday and I slowed down a tad,today recovery seems better,then as agreed it's all about management because they are never going to get better.Thanks for all the advice.

I can’t be arsed to check the price, as that isn’the reason I’ve popped it up here, it’s the “can’t tell it was ever two toned “ statement The red is burning through my fcuking retinas ya muppet!! 😂

+1 for all that. The first time I split the gearbox the spring flew out sideways and the trigger and all the gears were everywhere, and I didn't have the self-confidence to try to put it back together. But if you spend enough time looking at the internals, they're not actually that complicated and most of the stuff fits together quite logically (although it may be oh so super-fiddly). The one real terrifying thing is if the spring goes flying and knocks the shims off your gears. Learning to assemble / disassemble the gearbox AND learning to shim at the same time is a bit of a steep learning curve, so do your absolute best to ensure that spring is held in place. And then look carefully on the gearbox shell for any shims that may be stuck there, so you can keep track of where they ought to be. The anti-reversal latch is a complete PITA so another thumbs-up for using magnets to keep it in place during reassembly. I actually made a jig of a small piece of wood with some nails and screws in it to act as a third pair of hands when putting my gearbox back together. And then I stacked some magnets into a hole in the wood under the latch to hold it. But you can just stick them straight on the shell. It ain't pretty but it works... (this is a v3 gearbox btw)

That's brilliant. Especially for this location

Pads don't seam to help my knees. The pain is when I try to stand up. I have exercises that help but not had to do them to sit in a chair at a desk... Lol. I've starting again... What's the channel? I've just bought a pair of these from eBay...

As long as they're not being crushed, scuffed or otherwise damaged getting the battery in and out then yes, it'll be fine.

Always sounds good in theory, but try to find almost anything that doesn't have a direct manufacturing link to PRC or one of its immediate slave labour neighbours, be easier to find an airsoft site where everyone takes their hits lol 😏

There’s plenty out there , go on any retail site and you’ll see them , over the yrs I’ve tried most of them from a ‘knights armourment’ type with a pressure pad either velcro’ed or fixed on with rubber bands to properly dedicated ones with recesses that the pad fits in too but I always end up moving the switch to the fore-end so I press it with my thumb and not have to ‘squeeze’ it with my fingers due to how it affects my grip when hold my gun at the fire position . Brand wise their all of a muchness there all just a bit of bog standard Chinese plastic (unless your spending stupid money on a ‘Real Steel’ one , in which case it’s made from slightly better quality CHINESE plastic !🤣) me personally I’d say just go on line find one you like the look of and give it a try ! 👍

If his eyes were open he probably qualifies for a free labrador

Did you solder that with your eyes shut?

I'll give you three words - Four King Maps. https://www.fourkingmaps.co.uk/ (you're welcome)

Pretty much. AEGs and GBB are generally much more mechanically complicated than their real steel original (giving many more points of failure) and in their country of manufacture are dirty cheap and made of low strength materials. Partly because they are cheap and partly to make sure they can not be made to be actually lethal other than beating someone to death with one. In the end we play with toy guns who's original design was only intended for plinking and not for the abuse they suffer just being used in game. It would be fantastic if we could expect the same reliability standards as real steel but economies of scale means we would pay a fortune for our guns. We just have to accept that sooner or later our toy guns will break.

Just be aware that putting in the tightbore may make your gun more susceptible to getting a BB jammed in there, and you'll be wanting to buy top-end ammo (like Geoff's) to avoid problems, where you might have got away with the cheap stuff before. Even that's no guarantee - when you're potentially getting through thousands of BBs in a day there's always the odd one going to be out-of-spec. Anyway, it's up to you to decide if extra accuracy is worth that potential issue / increased ammo cost.

Welcome back! I've done similar to you, returning after a long hiatus. The obsession bug has bitten deep on me too, I've always researched deeply on any purchases I've made, and with Airsoft the amount of stuff to look at is HUGE so it's almost never ending 🤗 (Except I actually have reached the point of owning so much stuff that I've got nothing left to get, I'm now buying better versions of stuff I've already bought. This makes me sad 😑) One piece of advice I think everyone will give you... Don't buy two tone. It'll be a PITA to repaint, better off getting a UKARA or joining a site with a shop that'll sell you a black gun when they know you're serious. Quite a few of us have Double Eagle M4s, they're reasonably priced and seem to be reliable, though may need a spring upgrade early in their life. Luckily that's easy. I love mine. Plenty of threads on here about them. CO2 pistols can run too 'hot' so some sites don't like them. Check before buying one. Your alternative is to buy a Tokyo Marui pistol that will run well in the cold weather, and be rather accurate too.

So close but i love that you too are showing your age. FAMAS AM BEST0R

Sights fitted and used yesterday,game changer IMO,well for me.BB's actually go where you want without having to guess,less bb's used and a lot more semi-auto.I've never used sights before.No guaging shot give away,Just wait for players to stick their's bod's out or fill a hole....great..LOL.

I've had two of these. One in each of the different box designs. In fact I know that when mine arrived in the yellow box, it had been sent directly from the WE factory.

Yeah batteries will get warm when current is drawn they have resistance. You should only really worry if the battery gets burning hot or puffs up.

No thanks. I have already sold it to a friend and for an acceptable price.

Op message @quango2k and ask him nicely to mill you one using a real Magpul of your choice. You will end up with exactly the grip you need and it wont cost you the earth.

G&P make Storm grips and SPR grips that might be what you are after. Failing that you can modify a GBB pistol grip but Dremel skills are needed.

Pretty sure that's exactly what it means.

I agree, but just because a battle is unwinnable, doesn't mean its not worth fighting.

The Southers will rise again!

Love the Rogue Trooper patch.

Trying to do an old school look. P226 with guarder kit. Genuine surefire, correct older style rear sight. Just need to find the early style grips.

I currently use a Surefire m900. It's a bit of a lump but exactly what you're describing. Pressure switches on either side of the foregripfor mometary activation, and a thumb button for a pair of small nav lights forw moving around dark areas without giving your position away so much. No doubt you can get chinesium copies that work OK.

So if anyone has ever wondered what a TM breacher looks like with a stock …. Your welcome 🤣 (Breacher is gunna be used in a project so this isn’t its final form 😉, stock came from my m870 that I fitted a wood kit too)

It took about 5-7 clicks L-R to zero them,just lucky with that I guess.Opting for a tightbore now because I can see how the bb's are wandering off and I'd like to improve the grouping.

The problem with moral arguments are nine times out of ten there very VERY expensive high horses to sit on , plus theres still a more than high chance the product your buying from a supposed reputable manufacturer/retailer was still produced in china . Classic example is magpul for instance ,makes a big song and dance about how all their goods are made in the good old US of A , BUT Magpul PTS are made in China (hong Kong) fair enough to them they admit it . few yrs ago I read an article (think I read it on AR-15.com) that there’d been a product shortage of bits’n’bobs and ‘somehow’ PTS products had found their way in amongst the ‘real’ Magpul stock , wether true or not I don’t know as I had no way to verify it my self but just because something comes from a REPUTABLE dealer for top dollar don’t always guarantee it’s pedigree if ya know what I mean ?😉

Cheers, E&L AK105 base gun, modern Russian SF type mods; VS rail system Railed dust cover Magpul CTR stock Mags and grip are AK12. Thats it in a nutshell.

It was about 10 years ago, and as you can tell I'm still angry :). Not sure I'd be able to control myself if I ever saw his ugly troll face though. I didn't bother going the small claims route, as many did. Because I read he had so many debt collectors after him he would get a family member to always answer the door and claim he wasn't home. Plus debt collectors usually take half of the debt.

I think it's because he preys on kids (not like that) and newbies as they don't know about his reputation

Lonex hop unit. But get a Prometheus purple or Guarder clear bucking. There is no need to get a separate nub as most buckings come with a nub. The only bucking I know that doesn't come with a nub are the G&G ones.

Hey, so i've got what i could probably consider half an answer for you.. So i'm a huge tracer nerd, of course i will have come across these sooner or later Gut feeling ways that you're talking about the Acetech Lighter BT? if so, then let me elaborate i've had a few issues with it, yes, but overall it seems to pump out reliable numbers. The "BT" part means bluetooth, as its not big enough to fit a screen on the BT. its not practical either 😂 if you weren't talking about this tracer in particular i believe some of what i say can still be applied to other brands / units for reccomendations, i do reccomend Acetech. the BT and the Itracer are both products that act as chronographs. Decent overall build, rather robust, but the Itracer does include this big ol' peq box looking thing which sits on your rails. hope that clears a tad of it up brother

Calling @ak2m4 He can probably tell you which shell will work...

It should fit, though it might me worth having a look at ak2m4.co.uk They usually have standalone shells and if you retain the components from your current box it'd be cheaper and make changes that you want to.

Maybe worth sending to Big Clive then...

If interested:

Will never work those are my three words ooops, sorry wrong thread

i mean i can see how having the vip/target/macguffin doing a sort of patrol route around the site, and letting the attacking team pick when/where and how they want to go about it rather than being forced into a particular ambush location the defenders could predict (defeating the whole point of an ambush scenario). the tricky thing is gonna be how are you doing this tracking? whilst a phone app would work in theory, lot of folk don't take their phones on-site in case they get smashed (and ofc the usual data/signal availability) and presumably handing out site devices would be too expensive. unless you're doing it with a few select folks who are in charge of knowing the packages location.

I've had grips with sections of relief in them for tape switches to sit in, mostly vertical grips and bipod types. in the end I've given up on them, the angle is never quite right for my hand positions or length of fingers. I started using heat shrink or tape on better grips and more recently I picked up some sectional elastic sleeves and they have been great.

Real time tracking would put me in same spot for two hours 😆😆 Regards

Did a paracord wrap on my tsblades Chacal. It's not perfect, but for my first go, quite pleased with it

Catchy profile name. 👌 😉 Regards

Reporting for duty. And yup to all of the above. Pad the bony bits. Stay alive until Aliens motion trackers go retail. I prefer the intensity and up-close-and-personalnessness of CQB, but woodland makes for an interesting (and literal) change of pace. It's all good, and an excuse to blow the kids' inheritance on different costumes and toys that you don't really need.

Why yes, I do enjoy sniping. How could you tell?

There are a number of variants available other than traditional stock, pistol grip full stock or the obvious ebr models immediately come to mind🤔

Proper knee pads make playing as an "oldie" so much easier, I'm 50 this year and they've been a God send, I can hide in low down places and take sneaky shot while others run around collecting boxes and flipping barrels 😁 (proper ones though from, like from Alta)