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have to say i agree here. at the risk of opening a can of worms I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be continuing to buy stuff from Russia given current events. I might like their kit on a technical level, but I don't want any part in supporting the present actions of their government, no matter how indirectly.

Y'all are thinking its something shady like out of his bedroom window in a built up area, it could just as easily be out of his mums corsa window when he went to meet the lads in Aldi car park. Our beloved hobby is safe.

"test fired 10 shots from my window" Tell me I'm not the only one who read this and thinks they shouldn't be allowed nea anything remotely gun shaped

Yeah but you get a 25p refund every time someone tells you they'll definitely come back to you on payday.

Don't forget the 40 or so into puddles on the walk to start point after briefing ?

If you're up against the puffa jacketed teen terrors then 3 high caps will get you about 6 acknowledged kills...

I'm not you, but you're asking me so I say mid caps, 5 will get you 350 guaranteed kills, though deduct about 50 for the random plinking that's obligatory whilst waiting for the game to start. Still, 300 kills dude, that's enough, don't be greedy.

Had a great day at Reforger and even better to randomly meet so many AFUK members. Got to try out my new DMR by Luke of Negative Airsoft and had a blast in the morning with it performed excellently. Was fun going on the left flank having that little more range watching those bbs falling short and taking out the shooters until that other sniper/DMR would fire back ha ha. That's what you get trying to flank in the open I guess. Changed up for the afternoon to normal AEG again had a blast was some great fun. Though I did underestimate how many bbs I would go through and only just had enough spare on me in the field to resupply all but my highcap mag. Even went down to my pistol in the capture the flag game(defending). Though was great that I was able to to stop 2 captures with said pistol one with the last shot of magazine. Then was killled during mag change. The last game enjoyed the 25min rest we managed to have ha ha. How they didn't spot me on that final push I have no idea. But was a very enjoyable day and a great place to play as a sniper or DMR player as proved by the number of them who showed up. Oh by the way @Skullchewer that's a great pic of the AFUK patch in action you should get one?

You can get rid of a lot of it by brimming the reservoir, covering the top with your thumb and shaking the mag to get the bbs to settle, and repeating that a few times until the bbs can't move at all. You can dive around all day and they won't make a peep until you start using it.

Just found out my brother in law is a mime artist! He kept that quiet.

Funny that people don't feel the same way about sending money to American or Chinese companies whenever their respective governments gun down a minibus full of kids, assassinate some journalists or harvest organs from prisoners. Nor for that matter did anyone seem to be all that bothered about buying Russian kit in the aftermath of Georgia and Chechnya. We've had a hand in demolishing a few countries ourselves in the last few decades. Let's not get carried away with framing this as a moral choice, or implying some kind of treason or direct contribution to whatever misery the Russian government is inflicting at this moment. If people want to draw a line with where they spend their own money then fair enough - personally I don't buy anything from Amazon, but I'm not going to judge people who do. On a practical level you'd have to be nuts to try and mail order Russian replica firearms parts at the moment. But it sounds like some people are a few newspaper headlines away from burning their cyma ak74s at the moment and it's all a bit silly and hypocritical imo.

Hard agree with the posters above. I'll not purchase anything from Russia or Belorussia now, most likely forever. As someone who mostly does Soviet WW2 airsoft, that does make getting good kit difficult as the main suppliers are either in Russia, Belorussia or Ukraine. But WW2 airsoft is a nicety that my friends and family who live under the Russian bombardments wish they could go back to. War is much nicer with toy guns.

To be fair, he does seem like more of a collector / displayer than a player. Maybe we could apply some of that Twatter/Google language policing to flag up the word "new" in any advert.

I raise you - Bellenden Gardens ??

So many wasted kills ?

OR just get two JG hi-caps for now start saving and then get the mids at a later date ?

I paid £299 for mine from Patrol base with mags at about £30 a go I deliberatly waited as I wasn't prepared to pay the £450 figures being asked by a couple of sites.

I was further behinds you but directly behind the objective I really blended in well with the tree I was behind in my blue top/grey trousers and sandy cap ha ha

Ha! As you well know, I've bloody tried, twice! Both times royal mail have apparently binned them. I've messaged Profink about trying for a third time. I did indeed, not as much as I'd have liked as I was too hot, and kept talking my helmet off, so I got lots of great footage of trees and grass, but the rest of it I pulled together what I could....

Oh, that's handy. 19.18mm + 2 x 2.46mm = 24.1mm. ? I've been getting on OK with generic 19mm / 2.5mm = 24.0mm o-rings, stretched out by popping them over the cylinder and then heating them a bit - you know, a fire-based ritual ceremony.

@RostokMcSpoons cylinder internal diameter varies quite a bit, from 23.6mm to 24mm. Recheck the seals on yours. Most problems stem from the piston head o-ring either isn't big enough or something is blocking the vents (not allowing the oring to be pushing out). A BS910 o-ring is slightly larger so grab one of those. The o-ring on the nozzle might make a small amount of difference but in my experience doesn't affect fps greatly, it's more there to keep the nozzle centered.

Yep there is. Just pm me for payment details.

As long as the wiring reaches the correct terminal and the doesn't foul the way the motor sits against the gears and box then you'll be fine.

From SWIT Airsoft.

L42a1 would be nice , Ares though so I’d only be able to sit and cradle it , staring across the horizon wondering what a working airsoft version would be like

I saw this pop up on the Ares facebook page and since i have such as soft spot for the T variant I had to share it; Wood and metal... i just hope that the hop up is built a little better than the glued S&T No 3....

Why specifically 5 and 5? If its to fill out pouches get a couple of hicaps and some wood blocks, then see how you get on. Battle maracas are generally masked by the sound of shooting anyway. Personal preference is towards midcaps and a speed loader.

Something you don't need to do with midcaps though.

Well, you can counter a lot of the rattle when you're holding the gun, something you can't do when it's in your kit.

Yeah. Right up until then. Handy.

With the caveat that you're limited by what's in stock, we've just been discussing that here: A further caveat, the plastic on <£100 CYMA M4s is quite toyish. Strong enough, mind, and the internals are sturdy, but it doesn't feel great. That may or may not matter to you, but if you go up to the £120+ mark, you'll get something that feels nicer (but will perform much the same).

I've got hi's & mids for most of my guns, but unless an event is mag specific, I'll always go with 2 or 3 hi-caps rather than half a dozen mids, just makes life easier ?

It's going. Not quite TM performance, but certainly adequate for a secondary. May even be more reliable than my kjw g17 with the mysteriously jamming slide... It Will go through a magazine (providing the magazine valves behave), accuracy is alright and range is good enough for engagement limitations for when pushed using my SVD. Are you aware of raptor's Facebook page? It's likely heavy trolling in part, but reviews from others are not amazing for it. Might be a lot of lemons out there. But for grach, there are no other options. Still like the way it sits in my hand though

In attendance; myself, @GAMBLE, @Floperator, @Keldon, @Honey Badger 63

I think rogerborg has a good point. Have you played before? If you haven't, the best one is probably one that a site rents to you. Rent the first at least 3 times. Yes it will cost you a bit extra but I swear there are thousands of people who have thought airsoft was the dogs danglies on YouTube, maybe had an awesome first game, but by their 3rd/4th game have lost the hype and they've sunk a small fortune into the hobby and you never get back what you've paid when selling it. It's also a great way to get chatting to other players on site, airsofters love talking about their gear and guns, chat to them, ask to hold them, test shoot them etc. You'll get a better understanding of what you want, what's available and you'll at least get a bit chatty with the other players. If you haven't played before then you'll need to get a two tone, which if you get into the sport you'll probably be keen to replace, so you won't end up saving any cash. If you have played before and like m4s personally I'd suggest a g&g m4, anyone in your price range that you like the look of. They all basically do the same thing and the quality control of g&g seems good for the money, so then just getting one you like the look of is sensible, longer barrels aren't more accurate etc. The performance and functionality of them will all be the same/very similar. Don't like m4s? well......I'd honestly recommend sucking that up and getting an m4. You can get some great cheap ones, Parts are easy to get, they're common so onsite techs aren't working on something weird and they should be good to go out of the box from a brand like g&g or specna. Accessories, kit (chest rigs, mag pouches) are common and cheap. Also, they can be lovely. If you really must have an AK or some other weird shaped one, by the time you can justify spending the money you'll be in a better place to understand what's good, what you're looking for etc. Just don't be one of those people who is like.....I've just bought this gnu , is it any good?

Myself and a bunch of others will be booking into this as it's my birthday weekend, Not sure whether we'll be Scavs or Bears at the moment.

I'd say CYMA or JG will give you best bang for buck in your price range. They're generally reliable and perform well enough out of the box so if you get one that doesn't seem right then talk to the retailer and possibly return it. Don't forget to budget for good eye protection, boots, Li-Po battery and intelligent charger.

You will get a variety of answers to this question. I would still go with the traditional G&G Combat Machine Raider. They are solid out of the box and easily upgradeable. Start by sticking in a ZCI 6.02mm barrel and a yellow Maple Leaf Macaron rubber with AK2M4's red Omega nub for your first upgrade. Maybe add a ZCI plastic rotary hop unit as well.

"I got a real bargain on that RIF, it was too good to pass up." [Goes into the back of a cupboard, never gets used]

LOL This is the truth of our pastime ?

Just to let you all know, it did arrive and the next day at that.

With the caveat that it'll need a spring to get it up from about 1.8J to your site limit, my tl;dr answer is: This is based on 1 day's play, versus a Well MB-03 with some upgrades that I've been messing around with on and off. Pros: A numbered and indexed clicky TDC hop. All airsoft snipers should come with this. Once you dial it in for a BB weight, take a note of the setting and you can just reset it to there again. I should note that I'm bang on 8 out of 10 for 0.43g, so it should be fine for 0.45g but I can't speak to 0.48g+ "plastic". A short, smooth bolt pull. It feels lighter than it actually is (17-25kg for a 100 Newton spring), but it's a pleasure to pull. I didn't experience any struggling or fatigue all day, even while prone. A decent adjustable and crisp 90 degree trigger. A quick and simple bolt removal / spring change system, with all the tools needed stored in the gun. The bolt comes unfitted, and the box urges you to Read The Fine Manual to figure it out. It's well illustrated and very nearly written in English. Once you've done it, you'll be ranting "Why aren't all snipers like this?" Great consistency. I deliberately didn't even clean the barrel, just tweaked the hop and spring to get 2.3J with properly hopped 0.43g, and played. Once I had my scope adjusted, I was consistently hitting head sized targets (OK, heads) at 50m (airsoft estimate) and airsofter sized targets at beyond AEG range. The limiting factor was wind, and my ability to hold it steady. The bolt is ambidextrous and can be switched to lefty for Satanic sorts. It's got nice indexing on the rotation, being positively up or down, and not wanting to muddle around in the middle. The parts that matter all seem to be steel. Meh and missing: The body is a reasonable polymer, but not superb, and it's neither heavy, nor light. The barrel is floating. This may be significant for bang-guns, but it's largely pointless for airsoft, and the slight flex feels a little peculiar. It doesn't effect consistency, but neither does it isolate the handguard - resting it on an oil drum resulted in a lot of resonance. I'll probably just shim it. The lack of a cocked indicator is a little disappointing. You can just about tell from the trigger. There's apparently a double feed prevention system, but I managed to get one (1) double-feed today. There are no sling mounts as stock. You'll need to buy some QD sling mounts - there are QD holes front and rear on both sides. There's a decent long RIS rail on top, but the front and sides are m-lok, so you'll need a rail section even to add a bipod. As a Scotch, this irks me a little. The magazine well is just in front of the trigger, but feeds to the hop unit via a "feed ramp" with 20 BBs in it. This needs "primed" by inserting a mag to fill the ramp, then removing the magazine and refilling it. A little annoying, and it means the gun is never really "unloaded" unless you empty the ramp (and spill 20 BBs). In practice, you'll likely just keep it filled and it won't be an issue. Cons: The magazines are a decent capacity, holding 48 BBs each. They just fit in a pistol pouch, with a little wiggling. However, they're tricky to fill, needing to push the feed down very slightly while loading the BBs. That's also how you unload it, and it's an overly sensitive mechanism: I emptied a few mags while trying to wiggle them into pouches. The mags have to go in straight, not front-then-back as they want to do. This is explained in the Fine Manual, but you're fighting against the gun slightly. The cocking handle wants to unscrew itself from the bolt. I've seen another reviewer mention this. I've screwed it in securely, and will threadlock it. It's curious given how well everything else seems to be put together. And that's it. I can't find anything else wrong with it. Once the mags are in, it's a joy to use. As seen elsewhere here, this is what I'd hoped airsoft sniping would be like. The number of times I LOLed out loud today as I face-shot folk sticking their head out of cover would do a "OMG CHEETAR PUNISHED" YouTube channel proud. Keep all this in context, it's an airsoft toy, not precision engineering. Aftermarket parts are available, and might make it marginally more consistent or quieter. However, in a world that contains wind, rain, grass, leaves and Plastic Magnetos, I reckon it really is actually good enough for me with just a spring change.

Have the Ackchyually mob decided what's most technically correct yet? I see it can take 7.62mm as well with just a barrel change. Almost like... a modernised M14. Meanwhile, the Troy Industries CAR-14 never made it beyond Shot Show because nobody wants a heavy gun with a folding stock, 13" barrel, and 20 round clipazines with >5.56mm calibre rounds.

No one makes Lee Enfield's for years, now they all come at once haha. Although knowing Ares, they will probably charge like £600 for it..... Though the No4T sniper version is ?

Trying to build my channel. Would appreciate your comments with what you think. I've started a YouTube channel dedicated to my airsoft plays & reviews. I only intended the footage to be clipped together so I could show others the different sites around the southern region of the Uk as I found it difficult to find videos when I first started in December and so I can be immortalised in history as being a nobody lol. I hope you enjoy and hope it helps somewhat. Here’s the link to my YouTube https://youtube.com/c/MassacreDemon Here’s one of my video’s my editing skills could be better but I guess I’ll get better as time goes on

Hi, ALL! ? Here is part 6! ? Stable weather for the beginning of March, I do better in this part…. ? Doing the best with what I have, enjoy it for what it is! ??? ?GAMBLE?