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In addition to the other replies, I'll say this; (this applies to casualsoft skirmishes) everyone pays the same money to play, and everyone plays in a way that they most enjoy. Youll always get your group of plonkers hanging back and chatting, your narcissistic user l33t YouTubers with gopros hanging out of their arses, your regulars who know every advantageous angle to shoot you, your hpa/speedsofters tearing around like mad that's... and everyone in between. So given that everyone is doing their own thing, how much you enjoy a day is wildly dependent on the ratios of player types attending. Perhaps if there were more players who were keen on objectives in your team, you'd have enjoyed it a lot more. And as mentioned, the subjective quality of sites can vary wildly too. I've been playing 13 years, and I'll still have bad days for whatever reason. But on the flipside, I'll also have absolutely outstanding days that me and my buddies will be chatting about for weeks. I seem to have rambled a bit, not even going to proof read. Hope this helps.

I was dubious when I saw the thread title. Your write-up is fair though. So, welcome n' all that. You picked up on something which I have found to be generally true across several sites and years of playing. It can be a little bit like golf. People turning up mostly to try and/or show off their latest equipment, combined with milling around talking with their mates. Not everyone is super enthusiastic (of course the current weather doesn't help) about the actual objectives and often people who celebrate victories are seen as knobs. Maybe because of this, I rarely hear marshals even mention who "won" either. Possibly that's my overall point, maybe it's not for you or maybe you'll learn to take it less seriously. Think of it as a good reason to get out of the house early on a weekend, meet some mates, get the adrenaline flowing and even a little excercise too. Edit; I will also add that collecting the equipment (often the guns), can be at least 50% of the reason people are in to this hobby.

Situation normal then

Sadly, you've listed some of my pet peeves, which seem to be common at most sites. You only missed marshals hanging out in groups and InstaFacing on their phones. YouTubers and airsoft "celebrities" produce heavily edited videos showing a rather selective view of airsoft, sometimes bordering on staged or fictional. And, yes, there are generally a bunch of people who aren't massively engaged in the objectives (if they even listened to the brief), or sometimes even with playing airsoft at all. But you'll have good days and bad days. For example, the timekeeping at Biohazard today was actually pretty decent, and we did get told who'd won each game, which was nice. It really comes down to the players and marshals who show up on the day, and whether the numbers suit the site. The good days are great. It's a pity you didn't enjoy Bunker 31 as looks like an interesting site, sort of outdoor-CQB. I don't think you've got a lot of other options up there - it's quite a trip to Tazball, Viper Strike or Evolution, and I haven't played at any of them, so have no particular recommendations to give.

Done, Stirling game at Catterick. Because first impressions count.

So in a job lot of bits a while ago I gotna hfc mauser carbine with no furniture. After some tweaking and sourcing a mag it works well and now im building a stock and handguard for it. This is the progress so far.

Made a quick tracer cover for the Acetech Blaster. Fits into the vfc 416a5 handguard nicely

Well. First new kit brought in well over 7/8 years. Set myself up with what I’m going to try to narrow down to be a mid war marine impression. Long way removed from my usual Russian kits but fancied a change and something I’d not done before. Everything is repro for the time being and chances are I’ll just swap a pouch a month or there abouts until at least the webbing is original. Just need to get it dirty & add my own flair to it now

I think persistence will prevail. I’ll certainly be giving other sites ago before writing off the sport as a long term hobby. I’ll defo be doing both these things. There’s a group of four of us who are all starting out and have similar ideas on what we want out of it (teamwork, comms, objective focussed, not so fussed about looking flash in expensive kit…although that does sound fun). I’ll also be contacting the site, in a friendly manner of course. Who knows, maybe it was just a day where a few of the marshals were feeling rough after a late one on Saturday 🤷‍♂️

it can be as simple as it was just an off day, although the better the site the better the "average" level and the less frequent/bad the off days will be. although there remains the ever present issue of it being spoiled one way or another. the winning and losing thing, well folk take different viewpoints. personally for me on regular skirmishes i don't really care if our team won or lost, indeed a well-fought loss is imo more fun than an easy victory. however if it's a running theme for the whole day then there's the ever present question of team/game balance, which is something a good site should be paying attention to and adjusting teams/game rules to compensate. i would certainly say it'd be worth it for you to try a few more games, and some different sites. if you're still getting the same feeling out of the ones available to you (ie reasonable driving distance etc etc) then at least you know gave it a proper go.

I've got two we m9's. Semi and full auto and I love em. Build quality and feel are both present. They are great guns. I also have couple of tm pistols p226 and mk23. They are great pistols as well. On game days I invariably end up with one of the m9's on my belt though.

I love my WE berets m9s. Mind the Barry Bolton V2 to be the best because it's more robust. less likely to blow of the back end when in full auto. if you worried about the emblem on grip just touch it up with art fixative spray. That will retain emblem for much longer.

Aye been twice to the new site and going again next month. It's a good place to start of airsoft for sure.

I've had better days of CQB. Taped versus no-tape teams, and I was on the taped one. Try spotting the absence of something in the dark in the 2 milliseconds it takes for them to spot your red-and-white hazard tape. Barely audible muffled, muddled briefings. 2 out of 3 tracers crapped out. Pistol mags were giving up or gassing out all day. And to end it all, a cracked nail and bruised finger through a padded glove from a speedyboi who must have teleported to get to where he was lying in wait. Maybe the eddies in the space-time continuum effected his regulator, because as we all know, HPA players never, ever nudge them up during the day even when the site is lax and laissez-faire and would never, ever catch them. [More generic grumbling and muttering] To be fair, the actual play was OK, the games all worked well enough (once people figured out what had been briefed), and it was nice to catch up with @Musica. Maybe I'm just getting too old experienced for CQB.

There is a picture floating about with a skeleton style stock but if it is released I've read it won't be until at least 6 months time. I personally really like the stock. It's wrong in a good way I think 😃.

Elton John has hired a rabbit as his personal trainer. It's a little fit bunny.

So messaged Feyachi on Instagram and got a speedy reply, they asked for my Amazon order number and instantly said they will send a replacement at no charge. On it's way to me now. Couldn't be bloody happier with their customer service. 5* would highly recommend them. Wasn't expecting much of a response TBH. But they have delivered better service than many large companies.

Welcome Baptimus_Prime Echoing what's already been said really. Sounds like that site isn't the best run or they had an 'off' day. Even with well run sites it is common to have differing experiences on various days usually dependant on the players. Have a look here and see if there's another site near you: PlayAirsoft — UK Airsoft Sites: Skirmish, Mil-sim, CQB and more Give it a few more tries at least to get your UKARA membership registered.

I've got a couple of those, really decent little red dot's for the money

Ummm..... You sure about that?

I'll have blasted you full of bruises the weekend before 😁

It can vary at sites depending on quiet who shows up. A few of the regulars where I was said what an unusual day it was. Much reduced attendance, presumably because of the weather. I had a few issues so didn’t get “stuck in” my initial games. Not being able to see kind of slows you down! General skirmish days a lot of players, rental or otherwise, just want to shoot people/their mates and tend not to be very objective focused.

Slow start to the day for me. Site was less than half the players of my previous visit, which is both good and bad. But plenty of space for my deck chair. First couple of games persistent gun misdeeds, when it worked eyepro was fogging badly so I mostly acted to draw fire. Binned AEG and things were moving more to CQB. Got sneaky and ambushed with pistol. Had a nice group of five regulars mosey up to me, dropping a frag would have been too much movement so just started up with the Glock. Several of them turned and riddled me pretty close on auto, as well as hitting each other despite, having been hit. I just thought I’d was funny because I genuinely scared them. Sitting very still in camo even without a ghillie is effective and I’d let them move around me while say to each other “I’ve cleared that”. I beg to differ 😁. Fell-back into the village for next life and had masses of fun tapping very deliberate shots. Quietly rolling a grenade out and hearing “fuck it” just as the bang goes off. Simply ran out of gas and bangs in the end. Pretty good play. One chap on my team was moaning about a non hit taker, so I reminded him he was shooting in to the wind….. 🙄 It’s quiet satisfying to empty 6 pistol mags in a game pretty much getting a hit every few shots. Happy days.

It really does depend on where you play; sites all have their own characters and styles. You need to try a few out to find the ones that work for you. Don't give up after your first try. If you let us know where you are based, I am sure that members who know the sites in your area can advise you.

Um, where did you play? 😕 Airsoft is greatly dependent on the quality of the site, the site's marshals, and the quality of the players. Sounds to me like you played at a really bad site, with not very good players.

You said yourself you have never owned the WE M9. Which WE pistols have you owned? The WE Beretta is not the worst ever. Those who collect M9s will probably tell you the Gen 2 WE version is more reliable than the KJW, KWA, ICS or G&G. The WE Glocks and Sig P226/ P229, are also better than the KJW. Granted many of their pistols are crap. But not all. TM certainly makes the best gas pistols, but the WE Berettas, Glocks and Sigs are pretty much TM clones. And they are very affordable and have decent magazines that are also cheap to buy. KWA and VFC pistols generally cost more and look a bit nicer, but they get slagged off just as much on a regular basis for breaking or just being unreliable. Maybe that is because they don't copy Marui designs and their own designs have flaws. And if they do break, good luck getting replacement parts.

Short version: ordered a pistol and holster, they've gone walkies thanks to DpD driver error. Rang patrol base, they're sending replacements which will be with me tomorrow and have refunded the postage. DPD were not helpful in the slightest, claiming they'd never seen the package, despite sending me notifications it had been delivered 🙄 But Patrol Base have been fantastic.

Bit of the same outlook to your point my self , I do agree quite often rental players will suffer due to the condition of the guns BUT as equally important to their inability to compete against players with their own guns is the zero experience they have of tactical sports so their on to a looser from the get go . Im talking about the player who knows their way around the sport and have their own kit , there the ones I say don’t blame the guns blame your self for choosing a gun you haven’t the skill or mindset to skirmish successfully with . 👍

It really depends on the quality of the spring material. The majority of Chinese springs are made from cheaper Chinese steal which don't hold their shape and force (N/mm) over time. It's not uncommon for a cheaper spring to lose around 10mm in size after the first 500 shots say and 24 hour compressed in an AEG. My Gearparts springs are made from Japanese oil tempered steel that is imported to the factory at quite a cost. Before opting for that material I tried and tested 5 different chinese steel springs from 5 different factories and all the same, they all lost power over time. With the Japanese steel I get practically no decrease in size, even after 400,000 cycles. 320 on 0.2g with a M100 isn't bad. Yes you could try a new M100 or even M105 spring but there's no telling if that will result in a better fps, closer to 350fps or even over. If you're happy to test though and don't mind having the possibility of spare springs then go for it. What brand of spring are you using?

Wot? You mean you haven't got your own? How very last century lol

I didn't know you'd seen me play 🤣

A PTS EPS stock is the perfect solution, you can fit anything then, you could run a Titan 6000mAh 11.1v Crane battery if you wanted to. Back onto the topic though it does cosmetically look like a very nice rifle, but it's begging to be front wired so the stock could be a little better 👍

That actually took me a moment 🤣

But it’s specifically for hunting those men women. As everyone knows they are colour blind, as well as being naturally attracted to reject breath of the wild characters.

Another one from back in the day when Multicam was a novelty. SDS ACH plus MC cover SKDTAC (gen1) BDU Hatch Tri-colour pads Danner boots or desert Magnums Hatch long operator gloves Blackhawk FR balaclava HSGI holster with flap and add on mag pouches CiRAS maritime with SBA soft armour Throat mic and PTT, Entel submersible PMR radio Emdom M4 (Pm4?) mag pouches Tactical Tailor zippered utilities Emdom hydration carrier HSGI pistol mag pouches M4a1/sopmod. Vltir stock, acog, peq. Not sure what’s up with the front sight post.

I believe hi caps will be available in the future. But I'm pretty sure no other mags will work in this gun. That's according to the description I've read on TG. But maybe one could be lightly modified to work. Well as I've already got 2 DE m4 plus a shitna arms edge M4 (that's never worked) I thought I'd try a different platform. I'm not too fussed about different mag types. Takes a minute to swap over pouches on a belt lol.

Another little delivery this morning. Baofengs, one with an extended battery and antenna, and a sight protector for the Eotech from Red Dot Engineering That looks mega mate 🤌

Fancy! 😍 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Well, the power has been out since 3 yesterday, so I've got to do SOMETHING to entertain myself and stay warm..... And that something is the Secutor 😉

Well played! I play support gun a lot. Shouldering it like a rifle would allow you to get around ammo limits and semi auto only rules. At least as far as games with a lot of structure/milsims/filmsims etc. No use having different roles if people chuck plastic M249s around as though they are M4s.

me: Why is the dmr I just built firing only in full auto? The selector plate on my desk: No idea buddy.

Yeah, I guess you're right. I wonder how many staff they have and if they're always busy.... I don't want a job where I have to deal with the public 🤣

Peanut Butter Family Photo. Not all my HKs, just all my tan HKs.

2 days later and I received a free replacement. Honestly Feyachi have exceeded all expectations and delivered customer service that rivals most. Can't fault the company. Would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for a well made budget sight with great customer service to back it up. Also looks like an updated model. New box, better instructions, minor improvements to the sight and a clearer reticle. https://instagram.com/feyachi_outdoors?utm_medium=copy_link

You're clickbait and so's yer mum!

Yeah for sure and as a bonus, i just went ahead and glued it. The reticle was a tad bit wonky. So stuck a couple of little squares of card under one side of the angled mount when I screwed it down and that sorted it. Put a shit load of super glue around the mirror so shouldn't budge now. So will have a brand new back up in a few days when it arrives. Happy days!

Fun day at skirmish Wycombe. This happened (not my footage), but the lad that took the hit took it in his stride, went off and put a band aid on it and jumped right back in with no hard feelings. Unlucky incident. The shot is at the 3 minute mark.

I have tried, but my smallest Philips screwdriver just really grip into the tiny screws, and won't budge them. I'm rather afraid I'll cheese the screw heads into oblivion. And there's no need to laugh at your own kit... these sights are excellent value for money. If you can't fix yours I spotted one on ebay for only £15 a couple of weeks ago.

417 drum adapter v3b is good enough to show pics of. v2 and v3 were based off the Angel Customs drum, instead of the A&K SR-25 drum that v1 used, as that drum apparently sucks, and neither lasted through a single game day. v3c will likely be the final version, I just gotta make a little more room for the rear of the adapter to drop down. Not gonna be a big enough change for a v4. Three part, requires a donor AC M4 adapter, two M3x25mm bolts, one M3x14mm bolt, and three M3 square nuts. Complete reversible back to M4 adapter, so no wasted parts. You’re just using the sliding door, BB retention wedge, and spring. Since then I printed a low infill v3c and it fit, so now I have the final prototype of the two inner parts printing, and if those are all good then we will have a finished version.