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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)

Welcome back ? I think the main thing that's changed in the last 10 years is the engineering and manufacturing has improved to a point where even budget guns work well enough for general game days. You don't need to spend a fortune to get a decent metal body and accurate enough AEG. (Of course looking for perfection gives diminishing returns) Good budget makes include: CYMA, JG, Double Eagle, Specna Arms I agree with Rostok. Rent for 3 games. Yes its a pain but you'll get to try the latest budget guns to see what they're like and see what other people have to help you decide what to get. Don't get a Co2 pistol for games. Many sites don't allow them as they're often too hot. (They're a pain to use as well) TM plastic slide pistols work very well in Winter or you can get Red/Black gas for metal slide pistols in cold temps.

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 ??

No I wouldn't be interested. It seems every couple of years someone makes a big announcement about a prop which they claim will revolutionise airsoft and fuck all happens, this sounds exactly like that. If you've you've really been involved in the game for a decade you'd know that Also your attitude means I wouldn't be interested even if it was the best product ever, you've been told by several people here that it won't work, and rather than accepting it you've decided to throw your toys out of the pram like a toddler

Yep, a good general summation of the dilemmas for getting into airsoft. (Then there's eye-pro as a whole section in itself) The easiest way to go about buying the precious pew is to have a particular model in mind. Something you've seen in films/TV, history etc. Then find out which is the best make and budget. They generally perform similarly from new unless you get to £300+ and that's no guarantee of better performance. Being a perfectionist to get absolute maximum range/accuracy will lead to frustration and misery. For easy fun with most weapons just get sneaky and use tactics to get closer to the enemy. With more experience (and preferably budget to get a backup weapon) it can be time to open up the pew for some surgery and upgrades. It is a bit of a dark art because there is no 100% guarantee that things will improve with better parts. They still have to blend well with existing components to get the full benefits. This is why its best to have that backup weapon if the upgrades aren't ready for gameday or something fails on the day. Buying second hand is not recommended for new players because its harder to recognise if something is overpriced or isn't working right.

What a great idea, especially for V3 gearboxes and those fiddly two-part triggers. The MP5K trigger in particular is a absolute mare to get in place while re-assembling - I gave up and actually twisted a bit of tension out of the spring.

To clarify, not the retailer fairs, but the car-boot end. It's not a hobby where we want to be seen flogging rifs to anyone clutching a sweaty handful of tenners. That's why I've only seen it done at sites running bring-and-buys for paying players rather than open days.

Sadly I'm all out of gearbox shells. I've not come across the SA complete gearboxes before so not sure it will work in a Lancer or even what the quality is like. No matter what after-market shell you use there's always a chance of some incompatibility. Even 1mm of difference can mean the difference between feeding and not feeding, always good to keep in mind. The Lancer is defaintely fixable but will take a bit of time and money, maybe worth putting that towards a new aeg and then tinkering around with the Lancer, get yourself an E&C shell from a HK store (around £30), slowly work on it.

I've been toying with the idea of doing this for a while. I just know it wouldn't get used enough to be worth it though

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

The first time I played it was madness. The last game I was a lot slower and thinking more. Got hit a lot less and probably got the same amount of kills.

And I'm sure you will be more successful than all the people who have "applied for patents" on all their airsoft innovations that require everybody to buy one in order for everybody to enjoy one. Don't PM me, we're not friends. You're just another fantasist.

Interesting stuff on that bizarre trigger set up! Thanks to @Tacklefor the heads up on the MP18. The thing went before I even PM'd the seller. New pew below. Nice smooth bolt on first impression. Purchase of budyonovka is imminent.

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)

Lets just say you aren't the oldest ? CQB tends to be quite a bit higher energy than woodland games so try one of those too if you get a chance

Hi and welcome to the madhouse young un' ? 51? You are in your best years. Experience,stamina and a good vocabulary of swear words all well suited for airsoft lol. Been in the building trade nearly all my life and I have found that helps me keep relatively fit although I'm carrying a bit extra now. Well done for striking out and haven't taking up a new hobby. It's gonna cost ya though! Cqb can be brutal but you learn to wear thicker clothes ? Have a go at some woodland games if you can. More walking and bigger areas to cover but a slightly more relaxed pace and plenty of new tricks to learn. I just take things at a speed that's comfortable for me.....slow! Lol Remember softly softly catchee monkey. If it becomes a pain or a chore then stop doing what you are doing and try a different approach. Above all remember you are paying so enjoy ? Good luck and call your hits ? Regards

I found the stock grip to be really uncomfortable so installed a Magpul MOE+ and changed the trigger guard. It's now much more comfortable.

depending on price I may pick one up to stick a gearbox in

Yes, unicorns cum in many colours

“I either want my asking price or a unicorn ? to ride to work !” ”certainly sir not a problem , and what color would sir like his unicorn to be ?” ?‍♂️

Hydrate and stay hydrated, stretch your muscles as much as you can before you start playing. I think generally having a daily level of activity in your life so that a day's airsofting isn't such a shock to the body is the best way to avoid a lot of aches and pains.