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When I was a Noob, I sat at the feet of Mat Dean (Mobius Strip) and learned the way of the pistol, the secrets of upgrading the Holy Western Arms Infinity and how a .43 would cut through foliage and sting like a bastard. I tend to use .4s these days. Though I started out on fixed hop TM pistols and .25s

POW M8 Yeah been a good day today too. Already had the first hiccup, replacing my sa80 pouches for sharpshooters, the Scar mags fitted but were far to tight, all sorted now.

Not so much about the guns, but I just bought a coffee table with display top. So what goes in?

The first game day I took my GBBR too, I started filling my mags with bbs and gas, then they called the safety briefing. all stood around listening to the usual, before an almighty boom went off; right where I had left my kit… filled gas mag was left in the sun, for a short moment of time and the mag was no more 🥲 it was a 25 degree morning, and a costly mistake! as said above, a more immersive experience and great fun. Post up how you get on if you don’t mind!

The new brushless motor, not quite ready yet as waiting for the towers and pinions VID_20240125_144722.mp4

I just used my KJW m4 in a game yesterday. It doesnt have a great ROF, but I never used full auto because it was more than efective on semi. I was repetedly hitting people 150 ft. out.

Hi guys, As you may have seen in an earlier post I'm getting back into the hobby. I prefer to touch and feel things before I drop quite a bit of money 🤣. What is the best Airsoft store within 2 hours of London? Thanks

So after lets just call it at least a decade away I finally feel that I'm back, so I thought it'd be interesting to share my journey as attempt to get my head around the changes in tech & re-develop my loadout to match my play style which hasn't changed in the meantime. First off, I'd forgotten just how much I'd missed this both mentally and physically. I've been laid up in and out of hospital the last few years - to the extent that I've gone from superfit to completely broken. I finally found something which I could actually do without landing me back in A&E last October & thanks to a push from my wife - I tried out a game at my local airsoft site. I sold up pretty much everything (it was around the time of the in-fighting over setting up UKARA - alongside some horrible personal issues that was the final straw). So I had my old ICS552, my custom WA S&W 1911, my 8mm Redhawk & a battered CYMA M3 rip off. Despite the WA utterly failing in the cold weather, the SIG shedding parts & developing the fire selection switch developing the attitude of a teenager I had a whale of a time. Finally picked up my PASS & the intervening time let me try out the modern "toys" and get my head around what I enjoyed. I've never been a kit nerd when it comes to fiddling/upgrading or to achieving a particular loadout "style". Instead I've always ended up picking out what for me is the "best of breed" in terms of what does what I need it to, hence you could politely describe my look as that of a scruffy mercenary - as opposed to that of someone as likely to sell you a big issue as shoot you. I did get an ego boost from being described as a "Ukrainian nutter" though So in terms of clothing/webbing I just go with what is comfy. At the moment its a pair of yard boots (closest thing to trainers in terms of comfort), an old pair of combats, norge, appropriate layers & a russian OMON style vest. Its light, room for 3 spare M4 style mags, shotgun shells, 2 blank firing grenades & some high energy shack items. I then go with a belt running two bianchi holsters & spare revolver shells/pistol mags. Its nice to be able to dump the belt at the safe zone or go down to one sidearm without having to reconfigure everything. So my general "normal" loadout now is as follows ... SA-15 Edge - Batteries have moved on! Being able to fit a single battery in the stock which is enough capacity for a full day's play is a revelation. Battery capacity was always a factor in the past - so its great to be able to pick something I love the feel of without worrying about having to change/carry a spare. Aside from the tight inner barrel I didn't think there was much point in going for anything gucci. My AEG has always been a tool first. Hops have come on - I remember the old TM hop with its tendancy to unwind randomly (I ran both an M4 & SR16 for a while) but this is easy to set how I want it - and it stays that way. I also hated M4 mags - partially a look & feel, partially having to spend so much time keeping them working & feeding. Very much a fan of the new S-Mag style, plus no feed issues with either hi or mid caps. 3 spare mags in the OMON vest. Shotgun - a reliable backup and sometimes main for CQB/thicker woodland. I love tri-barrel shotguns. I sold my modded M3 when I quit - so I picked up a BO Fabarms one to replace the battered CMYA one. Its similar size & weight but definitely has more poke & consistency just like my old TM but at way less than half the price. Will run as a spare as looking to get hold of a Secutor one as its even smaller & looks sexier (sorry). I figure it'll be even easier to carry slung on my back but for the moment, for the money I'm liking this a lot. Spare shells in the sling which goes over my vest so she sits on my back. If I'm ditching the AEG then even more shells in the vest on the shell loops - saves having to take time out reloading in the safe zone TTI JW 4 - GBB's are so much improved. And I say that as someone who loved them. This has now replaced my beloved WA 1911 and I can't believe I've gone back to a double stack 2011. I tried lots but when I picked her up something clicked. The hop/takedown are quick, mags suffer less cooldown and in terms of range once I got the hop set - well she's perfect for pulling out and "going light" with a BFG or two. Very much feels like one of the old WA Inifinities - after I'd spent a fortune on metal gubbins, internals etc. but better - out of the box FFS! Pair of spare mags in an old mil-tec twin mag pouch on the belt (will be replacing soon as its knackered), gun sits in a Bianchi M84 on the belt. Lovely - you can keep your new fangled plastic holster things Marushin 8MM Redhawk - yes she's an antique but with a thorough clean and lube she's fine. Fill valve needs a strip and bit of plumber's tape every few months but in winter - on red - she's up to her old tricks. There is something so pure about considered shots with a 6 shot shell loader ... it honestly feels amazing. Pair of .44 magnum speedloaders on belt, she sits in a Bianchi Cyclone holster. When she gives up the ghost .... who knows. Might have to look at a den wesson if only to be able to keep my love of using nothing but a revolver & speedloaders in game occasionally Oh, and if anyone knows a source of 8mm BB's that's be great, although I'm down to my last 700 they should last a few years as I tend to only get through a dozen every skirmish. So that's where I'm at. It kinda feels comfy - like a modern upgrade of the kit "style" I know and love. When the weather warms up a bit I'll start venturing further afield - heard great things about the "x" site in Mold. Much prefer sneaky, muddy bog snorkelling/woodland play rather than speedball - although in building CQB does lead to me making disturbing sounds as I play. Airsoft is definitely more popular. the kit better, the choice in the UK so much wider (anyone else remember the says of WGC shop/Den trinity importing *everything*). People messing around with Western Arms kit - endlessly upgrading/fixing seems to have been replaced by a different bunch of people endlessly upgrading/fixing HPA guns - but I'm really enjoying getting back into this

I've started singing with a group called The Blankets. We're a covers band.

I use .32s in my mk23 too, but I can run .25s in it as well (haven't experimented with .2s yet). Anyone who says that you can't get an upgraded mk23 to shoot light BBs is making excuses And it's a real shame that this is a consideration we have to make. Don't want to have to shoot someone 5 or 6 times with .4s or heavier because that gets pricey!

I use 0.25's in my two hi capa's. Mainly because that's the site weight limit at most CQB places I goto. If I actually use my AAP, then I put 0.32's in that. I've also downgraded my TM MK23 to 0.32's because it gets expensive when people don't take their hits with multiple 0.4's at long range 😅 From the range we set up at our local site, the 0.25's in my hi capa were hitting a torso sized target at 40m. Which is perfectly adequate when most of the folk getting shot with it are a few feet away when I get to play CQB!

Keep your mags as close to you body to keep them as warm as possible. Make sure you have a hop rubber soft enough for dealing with the cold. To be fair, this weekend looks unseasonably warm, forecast for 11 deg here on Sunday 🤞

I have been out to the forts and to the wrecked U Boat; I stayed overnight on Grain Tower a few years ago as well. I sometimes go down there for work.

Try not to loose a magazine, they are bloody expensive.

No one by choice, but to be fair it did used to have a great site at Ft Amherst, sadly missed 😢

and tbf, if there's any valid reason to use .12's, it's in a grenade. no better use for the fired/dirty/crap ammo that you wouldn't want to put through a pew.

And yet it actually isn't . You adapt your play style and it's so satisfying when you take some spray and prey wanker out with a double tap 🤣

My research indicates the following. Buckings work because they deform and have more surface to rub on because of it, therefore more time in contact with the BB making the most of the friction, as they get harder they deform less. The actual coefficient of friction reduces as they warm because of physics, but they deform more as they warm until they are deforming too much, requiring a harder rubber. Harder rubbers deform less so they can put more force on the BB, needed for heavier BBs. The choice of bucking Vs the temperature they are used at matters and the gun will keep cooling or heating the rubber as you have observed. Compressing the air heats it so using the gun heats the insides including the bucking. The barrel will cool it until everything equalises. Cold or warm bbs may well have a similar effect. I can't find any info on aeg air temps so the actual temp the bucking operates at is a mystery but being rubber or similar heating or cooling will be localised whatever it is.

If you did have a mosfet, you probably do not anymore.

That's a bit of a slant on the old "Is that a gun in your pocket,or are you just pleased to see me" gag. "Is that a gun in your sleeping bag or are you REALLY pleased to see me?" I'm beginning to worry about you😂😂

I was there recently :(. It is a deeply depressing place and a classic example of how successive governments have failed to react to the loss of traditional industries.

Hi guys, As many of you will be aware a long time friend of Pewhub and member of our events team Oliver White from Ollie Talks Airsoft has been diagnosed with stage 4 Bowel cancer. Ollie does not have long left. Our hearts are breaking, Ollie has been a friend to us all and is a much loved member of the team assisting with gas sales and information at events such as the Midlands Airsoft Fair. As well as being a part of the Pewhub Team, Ollie has been a incredible influence on the Airsoft/GBB community with his YouTube Channel Ollie Talks Airsoft. Where his never ending knowledge & overwhelming positivity of all things MWS & GBB have reached all corners of the globe. We are working with others to try and raise some money for Ollies family. You can donate either through the video in this link; Which will direct you to his YouTube channel or by buying a ticket for the raffle we are holding on the 3rd February. Prizes are still being collected from generous retailers & sites across the UK and we will update the section of our website to show what will be available as prizes. Like below will take you to our webpage for raffle tickets. As this Discord reaches such a big audience we would appreciate that any raffle tickets purchased outside of the UK would be able to arrange their own shipping if they happen to win a prize. https://www.pewhub.co.uk/product/raffle-for-ollie/836... We have had the pleasure of knowing Ollie and spending time with him and are deeply touched by the messages from across the world from you guys giving Ollie all the support. The Pewhub Team. (edited)

I went to my first ballet the other night and saw women dancing on tiptoe . Why don’t they just get taller girls ?

I mostly go on my own too - agreed that at first i felt a bit uncomfortable as it seems everyone else is in big crowds of mates - but the reality is there are lots of others like us, quietly getting on with sorting our kit in the corner. And if you are so inclined, without fail, I've always found people will strike up a conversation at the slightest opportunity - ultimately you automatically have rather a lot of common ground with everyone else there! Also - agreed - DPM (and, similarly, Multicam Tropic) is beyond effective with Rhododendron! It was of course designed for a dense woodland environment of central Europe. Multicam/MTP is very effective, but ultimately a bit of a compromise, and is a touch too light in heavy cover (whereas DPM sticks out as a dark blob in open ground or very light cover).

So I decided to pay a visit to the tunnels at Epsom yesterday and it definitely managed to scratch a cqb itch. Numbers were lower than I was expecting at between 10 and 15 players in total but to me that made it better as it meant there was room to move and every doorway or corner wasn't a choke point. Hit taking was excellent with none problems or whining I'd noticed had started to get worse at my previous regular site. All in all I'll definitely be going back

A fairly productive weekend - a DPM sleeve to cover the red HPA hose that I've recently picked up, a couple of white medic arm bands made from an old T-shirt, A mini internal dump pouch to velcro inside of my chest rig pouch and to use for sorting out empty shot gun shells from full ones, and finally an el-cheapo hydration pack from aliexpress for my HPA bottle (turned up less than 5 days after ordering - a record!) sprayed up to tone it down a little.

If we ever skirmish at the same site you can try an ares mag for the fal (unless you already know it won't fit).

Old school ish build ( WE GBB base ) shoots well too which is a bonus 😂

Pic dump of my latest child. TM MWS in a Fortis receiver with B.A.D & Strike Industries furniture, other than the F1 grip. Last pic was with a Vortex Venom in a Strike Industries REX, but would benefit from a riser. The trigger box pin & anti rotation links weren't installed in that photo. Went a little over budget with this one, a couple of times, but it worked out!