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I like the idea of other people carrying awkward things around... makes it easier to shoot them.

Ffs, no ones trolling the OP, it's just that most of the "mature" players on here have heard it all before, too many times, whether it's the next great product or technology, a whole new way to play Airsoft, or in this case, a website that supercedes similar that have gone before. And almost all of those failed, some got to the trial process, but most didn't get beyond the initial talked about conception, so when a new one comes along, it's hard to feel excited about it. As for those that have shown negativity, they're the same guys who will ALWAYS attempt to give well thought out advice based upon years of experience & knowledge, with very little conjecture. Even when a noob signs up & his first post is "what am bestest first gun", a question that's been asked a literal million times before, they still get a welcome & the guidance they seek, Unless they're attitude or grammar is so appalling that a sarky response or spoon-fed meme is called for lol.

This is my setup for my torch. Lenser P7 with a pressure pad mounted where my thumb rests when using my grip. Feels natural to use and can press it faster enough for a low frequency strobe effect.

I was perfectly factual in my post. I think you need to learn that being corrected when factually wrong is not an attack on you specifically, but to help you not make incorrect claims on a publicly available website. Could you please point out where I was not constructive?

I'm judging the ill advised pre-announcement of the newest bestest excitingest site, with nothing to back it up. Any engagement is a win, even negative, as you can leverage it into a positive if you have some substance to demonstrate. Wait-and-see promises will convince nobody. It's up to you where you want to invest your energy, of course.

A Scotsman, Englishman and Irishman are caught during an airsoft skirmish by a group of strict reenactment players after going out of bounds and stumbling upon their grounds, the leader of the reenactment group suggests a test of worthiness before possibly releasing the players as this was a common thing back in day according to their “good book”, the leader goes on to explain the test “you shall all be sent into the jungle to collect 3 items of fruit and then return for the final part of the test”, eager to get home they all headed into the jungle, first back is the Englishman with 3 apples and the leader says “you must now shove all 3 apples up your ass and if you make any noise at all we will cut your head off”, shocked and scared the Englishman attempts the test, one goes in with no sound but second one causes him to grunt in pain and in an instant WHOOSH head comes off, second out the jungle is the Scotsman with 3 grapes and he is told the same as the last man so he starts his test, 1st one no problem 2nd one no problem 3rd one BOOM he bursts out laughing and WHOOSH head comes off, up in heaven the Englishman and Scotsman are together and the Englishman asks “why did you laugh you were so close to getting home” and the Scotsman replies “after the first two grapes went up easy I looked up and saw the Irishman coming out the woods with 3 pineapples”.

Yeah, but you can’t tell, can you? 🤣

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!! 😂

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:

So my final update in the Gunfire versus Taiwangun race to the UK started just before Christmas, as somewhat surprisingly UPS finally got around the releasing my Gunfire parcel from it's special shelf in their Stanford Le Hope warehouse and my parcel arrived today, although to be fair the Border Force tape did show it had been subject to an examination. Conclusions? Well Gunfire is the winner as TG still aren't shipping to the UK despite their email to me about test purchases. Surprising as I would have thought the UK market to be worth chasing, although I get the distinct impression TG got their fingers burnt by UPS. Just to keep TG on their toes I do like to fill my TG basket up with goodies whilst browsing their website, if only to let them know what I might spend if only they sorted out their delivery service. Gunfire performance. I can't fault it up to the point they hand over to UPS and then you enter somewhat of a lottery. Total transit time was 43 days, of which 40 was the parcel languishing in a warehouse in Essex, waiting for UPS to decide if they were going to collect import duty, after which it entered a waiting area for a Customs examination. They don't seem to have any SLA with Border Force which is bizarre given most couriered mail with other companies is cleared in hours by Border Force (DHL being my best experience). Gunfire also made a lot of effort with plastering my UKARA number over the parcel, so no chance of a misunderstanding in this regard. If you want to chase the parcel's status UPS Customer Services aren't much use, but Brokerage seem to be better organised and were quite helpful. Fees and taxation were what was expected, so despite the wait I have saved money. If you are prepared to wait, and you really do need to be prepared to play the long game here, Gunfire will deliver... eventually.

Ahh yes but you must remember these ones have been ‘beded in’ for you already so ‘technically’ they’ve been worked on so that means ‘technically’ there ‘upgraded’ and as we all know on here ‘upgraded’ = higher price ! Savvy ?😉 OR poor bloke got rogered on the original price from a uk retailer and thinks that’s a fair price !🤦‍♂️

Patience’s I think and go the hire route until we can obtain UKARA. thanks guys

Makes a change from the “want to play what’s best gnu” threads 😂😂 You clearly have done your research, it’s refreshing to see rather than being asked best gun and best place to buy and do I need a license haha

I have a similar gas iron in my arsenal of hot pointy tools, while yes, it's "adjustable" it's not got anywhere near the finesse needed for working on a PCB. Cards on the table, I used to do this kind of stuff for a living and spent 4 years doing an electronic craft apprenticeship with the MoD/Defence Research Agency (as was, now Qinetiq). There is definitely a knack but better tools always help!

I just want to send a very delayed thank you to all the posters above and wish I had seen these replies back in October. Being new to the Platform I could only see the first post when I logged on, but there is some great advice above I wish I had had in hindsight! Thank you all, much appreciated!

Painted black but you can't tell* *Apart from the bits he missed on the stock and sling loop

I gratuitously repeat this old Barry Cryer gag: "Do you know what speed you were doing, Sir?" asked the policeman. "I do apologise Officer," I replied. "I've never used this road before, and I honestly thought it was an unrestricted zone." "No you didn't!!" my wife protested. "We only live round the corner, you said you were putting your foot down because there wouldn't be any coppers around this late!" "May I see your insurance?" the cop said grimly. "I've just renewed it," I assured him. "It'll be in the post, I'll drop a copy to the station next week." "Actually," said the wife, "you were short on cash this month and said you'd leave it 'til you had the money. It ran out a fortnight ago." I turned to her and snapped "Will you keep your mouth shut, you stupid bitch...." "Does he always talk to you like that, Madam?" asked the copper. "No," my wife replied. "Only when he's been drinking."

Similar sort of tac , many moons ago I made a similar sort of jig’a’mathingy to work on V2 gearboxes . My one was a piece of board approx 6inch X 10inch with a piece Approx 4inch X 6inch screwed upright at one end , hole drilled through then a nut epoxied into the hole so a threaded rod could be screwed through that in tho the spring guide to keep it ‘tied down’ , an oversized outline of a gearbox around it with lots of holes that corresponded with the body screws from the gearbox to keep them safe . Unfortunately don’t have it anymore to take any pictures of it as even with this magnificent example of a homemade jig to assist me when I wanted to work on my guns my self ,,,,,,,,,,,,,I STILL SUCK AT TECH WORK !!!!!!!🤦‍♂️ So I gave it to my mate who fixes any busted guns for me ! 😁

“Do you even Airsoft Bro ?” “I JUST KNOW IT WOULDN’T GET USED” ????? it’s Airsoft what difference will that make ? It’ll be cooler than a penguins dangly bits , of course you MUST HAVE THE PRECIOUS ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Not sure where to post this or even to post at all,but it is related to "our" sport and again I'm asking for advice.I'm getting on now (I'm older than some forests) and am suffering heavily with arthritis in both knees,it relates from a well spent childhood,mx,etc.What I'd like to know is if anyone has any miracle cure or aid.I wear knee pads when I play and take a herbal remedy (as advised by another player) also I am currently trying DMSO.I did cycle regularly but haven't recently,that could be a contributing factor.So I can survive the day 1 or even 2 times a month but I suffer heavily afterwards taking upto 5 days to recover up until that time I walk like a cripple,getting up from floor level is embarrassing.When I get home I need to sort my kit immediatley before I sit down and seize up.I give it my all when I play because I intend to enjoy every time I play,my body says slow down but my mind says crack on.I could slow down but my style of play is aggressive at the front,I can't hang back.I appreciate any advice and thanks for reading.

Madbull barrel is garbage. I got duped into one years ago, and it was good for about 3 shoots till the coating started to wear out and it would sling BB's all over the place. One thing you should check on the ZCI is the window. They can sometimes have a burr on the inside. If you have access to one a countersink may be the correct tool to just add a little chamfer to the feed end on the barrel. It might make the BB's feed a bit better. You don't want to remove a lot of metal just a skim to give it a little feed angle. The 12mm one in this pack should fit. Pop it in a drill and use a very slow speed and just touch it in, Don't be tempted to go fast - Stainless isn't like other steels and will work harden if you get it hot. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gasea-Shank-Degree-Chamfering-Countersink/dp/B07GB524J7/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3QOSKIXWGZXJ&keywords=countersink&qid=1643758732&s=diy&sprefix=counter%2Cdiy%2C69&sr=1-6

Get the real McCoy not a knockoff , when you fit it cut the hook to match the pressure pad but the piece of loop that goes on the gun cut it so it’s a good couple of Cms bigger that way it ‘shouldn’t’ get pulled off also then positioning it only stick it down once don’t reposition it as it’ll loose adhesion every time you move it AND make sure the area on the gun is as clean as can be . When ever I need to put Velcro on any hard surfaces I always give it a really good clean and a final quick wipe down with a spot of alcohol just before fitting and touch wood 🤞never had it come off by its self .

As a keen cyclist i would always recommend being on a bike! Do you do any kind of strength training? I'm sure I've heard/read somewhere that conditioning the surrounding muscles of the knee can help with aches and pains? I'm not suggesting you go all out here, but even some body weight squats 2x a week might make a difference. And if it does help then i'll always recommend kettlebell's for a quick home workout.

There is no way a High Torque motor will kill a 7.4V battery in ordinary circumstances. Something is faulty. The particular Motor itself is faulty Battery is faulty Wiring is faulty. Charger is Faulty. Or a combination of the four. I only use 7.4v lipos in my normal AEGS, all of my AEGs have neodymium high torque or Neodymium Balanced Torque motors. Never has the motor ruined a battery. If using a 11.1v miraculously works, it is because it is masking a problem elsewhere. You need to find the problem that you have currently. Edit: in regards to MOSFETs I usually just use whatevers cheapest and smallest in all my builds. So I can get rid of the fuse and protect trigger contacts. The small Perun is great for me. No AB and no Precocking.

The Lancer RIFs seem to be rather fussy about which gearboxes they will work with. I haven't done any measurements but have tried G&G, Classic Army and E&C gearboxes in an LT-12 with no success.

My little G&G family is growing. My main primary is the TR16 556 and absolutely love it BUT it does get heavy by the end of a game day and can be a bit tight when moving from woodland where it excels into buildings and narrow spaces. So it’s little brother arrived today to keep it company and give me something to swap over to when my arms are getting heavy or have a lot of CQB coming up - ARP 556 Must say I’m very impressed with both of them. 😁

There's always room for development of new ideas and improvement of old ideas, it's key that you fully look at what is currently available and what has failed in the past. Anyone remember Airsoft Wall from about 10 years ago? Amazing site built with Joomla and it's wall plugin, some great tech and great content updated every hour, I believe they were going to add sites and stores but it just disappeared as the rise of social media took hold. Does Airsoft need an indexing website? Perhaps not on it's own, maybe it could be part of something bigger. A friend of mine has been working on a defense system, not sure that will actually get off the ground but he's realistic and knows the right amount of resources to spend on it. Key is to have something to show and ask for feedback, don't even raise your head above the parapet till you're at that stage.

Mmm, I may have been... slightly more than usually robust. There's nothing wrong with having ideas, as long as you're aware of the prior art, why it failed, and the very limited size of the target market. It's something that would be fun to lash up as a hobbyist project, even just for local site use. If you want a device, then Pi / Arduino GPS modules are dirt cheap now and you could do initial prototyping using wifi between devices to share their location. 11n claims a maximum of 250m outdoors although reality may have something to say about that. Once you start factoring in screen, input, sounds, battery and a case though... well, phones exist now, and you'll have to write software either way.

At the risk of being called a horrible, dream dashing, negative cynic the idea you are talking about has been part of the future soldier programs for years. It’s never come to fruition and more importantly has therefore not been repeatedly rendered obsolete by newer, better versions to allow it to eventually be released to the civilian market (see gps and night vision as examples). If you can genuinely make this product work then considering it as airsoft targeted (re-microscopic participant numbers) and the belief that you can protect your product in the face of Chinese clones no matter how much better (see Odin) makes me question your sanity and probably goes a long way to you receiving the level of incredulity you have experienced on this forum. but then “I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams”

We're having a strong week of these.

i generally hold that nominal bore size is less important than overall quality in terms of straightness, consistency of diameter and finish. and overall it's easily overcome by even mild deficiencies elsewhere in terms of air seal, hop and ammo quality.

So what does your site offer that other similar sites and forums don't?

"Par for the cause" to tightbore all AEG's I thought,LOL..It's a Krytac and grouping is the only criticism I can levy,propably now because I can see where the bb's should be going...If I can get the grouping a tad tighter all is good.The life of an airsofter is blighted with trials.....

I have the centre ones which I wear 2 or 3 days prior to playing and then the same after playing,seem to work for me but as they are a few years old I just ordered some replacements yesterday.I wear knee pads during playing for the exact same reason as you. I find the middle ones a bit uncomfortable for whole day use if i'm active,Perhaps they're worn out now),when I am recouperating they are spot on.

Appreciate all the comments guys. Sadly and disappointingly not very constructive. But to set your minds at ease on a few things. 1) it is not "a trap" and we are NOT a data collecting website. The OPTION to sign up for news and updates is exactly that. The site is currently still under construction and as such not live for people to view. Nobody is under any obligation to give any more information than an email address. And you can just as quickly unsubscribe. 2) Being an avid player for over 7 years does not require me to sign up to every forum, facebook and social media site going. I chose to post on here as it would enable me to reach a large audience. An audience at which this website is aimed. Please feel free to view the website when it is live and judge its content then. I find it strange that people posess the ability to judge a website before it is launched. You are all more than welcome to contact me with any questions you may have regarding the website, its content and how you can use it. 3) Yes a wix site. Due to be linked to a domain shortly. Wix is a very user friendly web building platform allowing me to create meaningful content for my users. The site will be launched under the domain of www.theairsoftdirectory.co.uk 4) Sadly there are always those who will judge with no prior information. For those who are genuinely interested in learning more about the site, you are more than welcome to sign up to the news letter. If you are concerned about "data Collecting" please bypass that and email me directly at [email protected] I would be more than happy to discuss the site with you. 5) As with all things, we all started somewhere. I like to think that the airsoft community is one where players, shop owners and all the people inbetween work together to make the sport and its followers a better place to be. Im happy to receive negative comments all day long if thats how people are wired. But please guys, keep it constructive.

Not quite but they are small https://www.showgunscustom.com/. There hasn't been any good images of the kit disassemble yet to see inside. But given its size some time with a dermal and sheet plastic practically anything will fit in it.

Tbh I was expecting this to be about the wife or mother in law

Time to wire this Bullgear mag into my Galil. Hope this doesn’t require the milling machine...

I know how you feel when Velcro is bad. Either that it’s badly designed with the Velcro going over the top or bottom edge, or that it pinches in the space behind the knee - when that happens I’m just not going to wear the pads at all Ignoring the specifics of the pictures that I’ve just randomly picked from the internet for their look, these are a couple of styles I’ve used: Hinged - these I only use when I have to be serious, and my knee is threatening to pop out, or I’ve had one of the occasions where I’ve turned around but my foot has decided to stay facing forwards. The brace hinge locks the knee together and my leg knows it’s under scrutiny (There have been occasions where I’d be sat with my trousers around my ankles to ease the brace off for a break !) Less severe - elasticated support Something stretchy and supporting, no Velcro etc, just an elasticated sleeve giving support. These are much easier to wear for a whole day I have a few ‘proper’ paintball knee pads, depending on the pair they give the support of an elasticated pad plus some padding for kneeling (I’m not going to be spotted diving and sliding, but could be crawling)

Is that a wooden handguard thats been painted red then painted black?

+3 to the above. Renting will get you back into it and see if you're still keen in a couple of months. Given that you'd be spending on BBs anyway, rental packages don't run as expensive as they seem. If you do crack and decide to buy something before then, a cheap pistol to supplement a rental AEG isn't a crazy proposition. Pistols can generally be had two-toned fairly cheaply, and slides are replaceable or modifiable when you reckon you have a defence for that. If you're after silenced, the ASG Mk23 non-blowback green gas pistol is pretty popular, good value, and will perform in the cold. Another cheap option is the Army Armament R17 which can be had with either metal or polymer slides. Metal will give more kick, polymer will cycle better in the cold, and the real "steel" gun is plastic anyway. They take WE or TM mags just fine and can be had for half the price of a TM Glock 17. And the AAP-01 is getting a lot of love. Considering the amount of aftermarket parts available, fixing a two-tone will be easy enough. The problem with anything at the moment is finding it in stock.

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 ?😉

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.

heres the link for tm akm gbb https://shop.jkarmy.com/sb-rec02.html

For a ‘more interesting’ scenario it takes the game author to have ideas rather than objects that enhance the game When I began (in paintball) I began with basic rental games under which the site staff would run basic missions but apply some tweaks here and there for the returning customers. I looked around and was introduced to scenario paintball, this was in the heyday of UK scenario just in time for a boom in games across the country run by players for players. Most scenarios would have ‘special’ props which could be a few pipes and a circuit board to be found and ‘assembled’ into a super weapon As a team we decided that we could do it as well as the others and put on our own games, we quickly got into building working props in preference to pretend props. Flashing lights, sounds etc just made a prettier prop than slotting some pipes together or glow sticks in water bottles with coloured water but still needed an overall scenario that had to be simple enough to understand, complex enough to gather some interest and to have different angles for different players wants - there are always those who want to just shoot, those who want to search in bushes and those who want to solve a puzzle, and those are the hard core scenarioists LARPing with guns We are known for our events and devices, but our ‘best’ loved ones perform an actual function which contributes to enhancing the game experience - for example a Hollywood style bomb device that triggers remote pyro, we used one in a game letting teams acquire the device and set it against other teams in a 3 faction game - our tech guy was rushing back and forth as teams would set alliances to capture a key location at a key time for points and then double cross each other by settting the device and detonating to ‘destroy’ the location and eliminate their temporary allies for bonus points Airsoft has a loose match with scenario paintball, but the typical game on site is a crossover between rental, site regular, scenarioist/LARPist and cosplayer just dressing up When we began to run games for airsoft a few players said they wanted more complex games than the basic site ones, but then many quickly disliked the full mission - they talked a good game but just wanted a dressed up gun fight Real time tracking is a possibility, but introduces technological problems of making sure it works and is reliable. Our tech guy won’t touch it with a barge pole, they don’t meet his perfectionist standards We’ll plant tracking devices in some devices / props but they are to aid us in knowing where they are Theres also a recent video by another tech guy in a different industry - he demonstrates using a real time tracker, but as he goes on the reliability gets worse and worse giving false readings which he begins to resolve with error correction but they repeat inconsistently and give false positioning A commercial GPS device will do the job, as long as you can get good enough signals and can pass that information on to a receiver. If there’s a device to be made and sold then there’s a limited customer base (sites / event organisers) and those customers are limited down to those who can apply a device into a good game, then slice them right down to those who don’t have a geek on call who can make something good enough putting their time into it for the fun of solving a problem and making some code (plus copy / paste from free online demos with a little tweak) I spent some of lockdown one working out the hidden menus from an undocumented commercial ‘device’ and building a series of custom devices plus my own code drawing from a a few free online examples and my rewriting to my own game plans.

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.

Hers's mine. E&L about 3rd hand when it came to me. Still solid as hell !

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)

Yes, just. I just tried it with a typical 1600mAH stick battery, 205mm long. Wired with small Tamiya connector My gun is a new Double Eagle M906c with a simple stock design, and Deans connector. The stock tube is 160mm from end of the receiver to the end of the tube. It's 120mm long internally. I have no idea if there's a standard size for these things! The problem is the wiring, with a Deans to Tamiya adapter lead, you'll need to do some 'squishing to make it fit. And 'squishing' leads to damaged...leads. And that's not good, make sure you get the cabling tidied up with no slack to get in the way. I'm buying a Titan Li-ion battery... 3000mah in a smaller package. 135mm long, 20mm diameter. Expensive-ish at £30 (and you'll need a smart lipo charger) but no worries with charging or storage, just like wavey-gravey said.