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As a complete newbie to the game, I've now played twice at Alpha55 in North Wales over the last couple of weeks. The first day I completely forgot that I am an overweight, unfit 50 year old and was running around like I was still in my 20s. A couple of hours in and I slowed down. Really slowed down but it was still loved every minute. Slowing down let me play a different game. I used to play a lot of paintball when i was in my teens and remember it being a rush of speed to get to the flag but, I've realised, airsoft is a much more tactical game and by the end of the day I was talking more to my team and planning the attack. I was absolutely worn out by the end of the day but I havent grinned like that in a while. The week after I booked myself and my 15 year old daughter to play at the same site. It was so hot, even at 9:30, that the old DPMs I'd brought for us were discarded and we played in just our t-shirts. She was a little apprehensive of being shot and held back in the first game but soon got into it after the inevitable hit. We worked well as a team, giving each other covering fire as we pushed forward to the objective. I was so happy, and really proud, of being there with my baby. She hates it when I call her my baby, but she is the youngest! I talked to a lot of people there, especially on the second day, about their kit and equipment. Ive already done a deal on a 2nd hand, but hardly used and like new, Valken RIF. Its the same as the sites hire RIF so I'm quite comfortable using it. I know its only a starter and I will probably upgrade to something better in time but for now its brilliant. The site is great. It's all woodland with a lots of different buildings, towers, CQB areas and the like. It was very well run, very professional. It made me feel safe. The hire kit was great, all well looked after and unlimited BBs. On the first day I used about half, of the supplied 2500 ish, over the day. On the second day i had to refill my carrier twice! My new spending addiction is coming into clear view!

I'll raise you almost the entire tm spring catalogue, kwc and some other strange stragglers 😁

Ask an airsofter that looks friendly about their gun, even if you think it looks like shite. No doubt they'd love to chat about it, and then you're already a foot in the door!

Got my Rossi “L119A2” back from Negative Airsoft who has once again absolutely smashed the build. Now time for painting!

For the love of all thats Holy don't go to Phoenix. It's plain awful and habituated by one of the worst Airsoft 'celebs' out there. Go anywhere else local, trust me on this

Original 1991 Tokyo Mario springer Desert Eagle. Oh the fun me and my bruv had with this! I also had a Beretta 92f that ran off a compression tank/pump which was rather fun. But that was sold at uni for beer. Things are somewhat different now....

Just so happen to have that out, it the ktw George Washington model.

I'm sure she does.

At a guess I'd say one of these Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 states " 13Uniform (1)A person in a public place commits an offence if he— (a)wears an item of clothing, or (b)wears, carries or displays an article, in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation. (2)A constable in Scotland may arrest a person without a warrant if he has reasonable grounds to suspect that the person is guilty of an offence under this section. (3)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to— (a)imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, (b)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or (c)both. If you're worried then you better stick to the old Ludwig Van

I felt the need to show this one off. After years of searching I somehow managed to stumble upon this wonderful TM Aug A1 with the steel HBAR kit with the correct bipod and flash hider. Not sure how rare these kits are but I’ve only come across a small hand-full of these. Just wish I could get myself a drum mag for it it. The inner barrel is a ridiculous 655mm in length

I started playing late last year and have been going solo. I found it weird at first and was a bit uncomfortable but eventually you'll become comfortable especially after a few times at the same site. Third time playing at a site recently, got talking to a guy and before you know it we were playing as buddies all day which was a ton of fun, so its definitely possible to make friends if you persevere

Alex, welcome, don't sweat it, most airsofters are a very friendly bunch & you'll usually find everyone is soon chatting to each other in the safezone, with exception of those cheating hpa wankers, they're usually sitting in the corner on their own fiddling with their regulators, or each other 😜

Strictly speaking they were always illegal in Russia anyway, which is one of the reasons why they only opened an office in Russia last November But laws don’t count in Russia if your Putins mate and / or pay him off. …. and of course Wagner never were mercenaries, they have always been a deniable part of the Russian army

@DanBowWelcome to the hobby first of all. Always good to get new people shooting bbs 🙂 Dont feel like you need to upgrade just because it is a starter ( and ignore the brand snobs ), so long as you are having fun with it. As someone who started in the early 2000’s, starter aeg have come a really, really long way, they are highly playable and enjoyable.

So uh... some you of guys may remember this: Or this: And maybe this: Well, I'm glad you're back! Because here comes the fourth iteration which combines the strengths of each previous model. I'll keep this short and sweet. As per usual, the MOSQUITO is a 3D printed, open-source airsoft kit that is super compact and lightweight. This newest iteration now only requires an AK-style V3 gearbox as there is now a custom 3D printed hop-up chamber. In addition, from the above images, there is now a front and rear wired battery solution so that you don't have to get angry at me anymore for having to rewire your gearbox. You can find the STL and STEP files on the Printables page here: MOSQUITO Airsoft Kit (Open Beta 2) by HYBRID AIRSOFT | Download free STL model | Printables.com There is also an 86 page handbook that I wrote up which details the 3D printing and assembly steps (have fun with that). I hope you guys with a 3D printer can try it out. If you get stuck or want to discuss anything, the easiest way to get help is to join the discord server (1500+ members), linked at the bottom of the Printables page, and there will be people more than willing to answer your questions about the kit. This test will now run indefinitely until I release a final version of it (whenever that happens). Thank you for reading and have fun printing

Well we shouldn't be seeing any more Wagner patches now https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66724396 From about a quarter of the way down The proscription order will make it a criminal offence to support the group - including by arranging a meetings aimed at furthering the organisation's activities, expressing support for its aims or displaying its flag or logo.

Fixed that for you😁 Bad jokes aside glad to hear you both enjoyed yourselves

Surely not!

I'm having, for the second time in 9 years a desire to fuck the kit off bar a western rig and a revolver and call it a day, and just make stuff. Z patches and Wagner patches and general bell-endery. I've never done camo wearing or patches or flags, I'm a former soldier and play airsoft completely apolitically. I just can't work out if they're edge lords or actual fucktards.

Or they'll agree that it looks like shite and would still love to chat about it 🤣

Cool. I'm off to another site, see you around.

Looking good mate!

Tks for the answer Chris. I have shown my mosfet to a friend of mine (electronic officer) and he told me the same. As inspected mine, exactly the same part failed so l have ordered some spare parts from ebay and will replace it soon. In the meantime l have contacted ares and they will send me 2 MOSFETs for £35 posted. For the other users of this platform: l burt mine on a skirmish day, playing 2 hrs with a 11.1v Lipo only semi (was cqb) and when my battery died l have switched to a 7.4v lipo battery and after one more hr, the mosfet died.

In short doesn't matter about your FAC you still need a UKARA or other form of exemption. No, it doesn't make sense to me either.

Thank you both, that’s reassuring and helpful!

It actually shoots pretty well and has adjustable hop. Reasonable power for a springer too. I might have reviewed it I can't remember. https://youtube.com/@herosharkno1?si=miHnXfQQjokm-_jt

Without defining what a 'Wagner flag or logo' is, the opera lovers amongst us will live in fear. Is a Ring Cycle poster/print enough to get you a spell in chokey now?

Final bit (sort of) for a new MWS build.

Unless they allow binary triggers because a marshal has one. Unprecedented, I know.

Finally managed to get home and fit the VFC handguard to the MP5 and ditched all the MLOK...apart from the charging handle as who knows what UPS are doing with it but hopefully will turn up before Sunday! Think MP5s look so much better with the older furniture and think this will suit my Sheriff loadout better than with the MLOK...but happy with the crazy rate of fire on the CM041J!! Just need to get all MLOK sold off so i can do the same to the MP5K i have!

Running a binary trigger is not using semi; I cannot see a legitimate reason for using one.

So if someone with a binary trigger 'spams' said trigger it's gonna be like full auto? Surely the marshals or other players will notice that and sound off. My arthritic digits can just about manage one pull before they need a rest. Since I have been dmr'ing I've not used f/a and I'm loving it 😉 Regards

What's the fear of giants called? Feefifobia

Hello all, Old time airsofter here. Started playing in the late 90’s/early 2000’s very regularly at Combat South and Elite Airsoft back in the day. Haven’t picked up an airsoft gun in anger since joining the Forces back in 2006. Looking to get back into it to enjoy a few games and see how it has changed. Luckily I had the sense to keep my old Marui SR16/Sun Project M203 and my even older Western Arms Wilson Combat .45 (well, 6mm). No idea if either still work mind you so might need a few pointers on spare parts/batteries etc. Any site recommendations around Sussex/Kent would be greatly appreciated. Hope to see you in the field. Ramon

Looks like standard pistol hop tilt to me, standard as in a common design flaw of that style of arm you'll see on many pistol hops. You can bend the arm a little to square it off but be very careful as it's very easy to go a little too far and have it snap.

A man is working in the fruit and veg department of his local supermarket when an old lady taps him on the shoulder and says "excuse me I can't find the broccoli, where is it?" He replies "sorry madam we've sold out but there should be another delivery tomorrow" and she walks away. A few minutes later the same old lady taps him on the shoulder and asks again "where's the broccoli?". Again he tells her they've sold out but the should be a delivery tomorrow. Another few minutes go by and once again she taps him on the shoulder and asks "where's the broccoli?" Getting annoyed he replies "can you spell cat, as in catastrophe?" "C A T" she answers so then he asks her. "Can you spell dog, as in dogmatic?" "D O G" she replies. "Now can you spell fuck, as in broccoli?" He asks. Confused she says "But there's no fuck in broccoli" to which he replies "That's what I've been telling you for the past 10 minutes"

Was considering ordering a VFC aeg. Violently spilled a cup of coffee on my laptop. Took it as a sign not to proceed.

The lad has had one for about seven years. He does have others now, but the original is fine. I have one of similar vintage but only wear it for CQB, so quite rarely. I actually use mine to cheat loadouts when hard to get Russian gear is required too. It passes the 10 yard rule. 8Fields is better than most cheap stuff IMHO.

My Specna Arms HK416

Yes, they have the barrel blocked so that the gas can cycle the action. From close range/point blank range, a blank could seriously ruin your day. Not the point I'm making

If dressing up like this annoys you, don't do any historical filmsim. WW2 airsoft has to have two teams, after all

Polycarbonate and a Dremel. I just order 50x50mm samples sizes as and when needed for new optics.

Latest arrival GHK SIG 553 Bloody hell it’s SOLID Full steel construction, the only thing not steel is the aluminium top rail The Ceracote finish is lovely, more a green/grey than grey Cant wait to try this out tomorrow😍

And this absolute whanger, which is why I'm not blasé about "mid century history enthusiasts" with a very specific interest in lightning bolts and friendship windmills. I draw a distinction here between generic Wehrmacht or Rooshan, versus sporting ᛋᛋ or Z emblems. At an actual historic re-enactment event representing the totality of a conflict you can (but don't have to) make the "Well, someone has to do it" argument. At an airsoft skirmish, or even a milsim, that doesn't apply: it's always a conscious choice to go full fash. And the warning sign for me is not how long ago the events occurred, but whether the ideology behind them is still active now. And especially if it's still actively recruiting. If it is, then I'll always doubt the motives for choosing to display and promote it, regardless of any public protestations to the contrary.

I'd say both. They know exactly what they're doing and are only doing it for a reaction so can play the internet big man later, complaining about how snowflakes are upset by a bit of cloth. Imo the best way to deal with them is make sure the only attention they get is from a few extra bbs (especially to the more sensitive body parts). They're nothing more than attention whores who thrive on creating drama

That's my pet hate too, I hate it when I've got someone screaming in my face "COME ON PUSH UP, GET MOVING, MAKE SOME EFFORT YOU USELESS TUB OF LARD" I hate Saturday nights with the missus😭

I have been running my mp5a5 with a sub 350 fps (for zero engagement) without issues with the switch assembly. I had been using a 7.4v 1200man 20c lipo. That said, the local shop ended up with an mp5 sd6 yesterday which was unexpected according to the manager…I was asking about it as Marui H&K things aren’t common here due to licensing/ contracts with umarex (h&k officially license stuff). I would imagine that their distributor wouldn’t be too happy about the shop carrying non-licensed stuff. I ordered one from redwolf a couple of days ago so I’m waiting for that as well. Anyhow…picked up the one at the shop with full trademarks and no orange paint to deal with.