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Update: Just got the machine and this is my first test

1. Hoover your mancave on a more regular basis than once every 3 months (or so). 2. Don't bother checking the floor for teeny tiny airsoft bits (if you didn't know they were there then you didn't need them anyway) 3. your turn... On an unrelated note, approx 1000 .2's .25's .3's bb's for sale, only used once & fully upgraded with fluff & dog hair. (yeah, it was minging)

That sounds like a them problem 99% of problems can be solved with pyros. For the remaining 1% add more pyros

That last bit: Cosplayer World Ltd "I don’t have any more time to waste with you on this as you obviously seem to be bored and just want an argument. The VCRA section is an addition to the base policy INDIVIDUAL cosplayer cover. The same as the cinema ADDITION for groups that I already clearly explained. The VCRA section is just there, you don’t have to use it. It’s part of the whole package that we provide you for a measly £20 a year. If you have car or home insurance, you don’t have to, nor are you expected to have a fire, flood, theft or accident at once. It’s also part of the whole insurance package, for your own peace of mind. I’m refunding and cancelling your policy as I personally consider your lack of basic understanding to be an additional risk in itself. Goodbye and good luck." They (he) knows they've been rumbled & trying to get out while blaming @Tommikka for being too stupid to understand their bullshit (obviously he's a paintballer so not the full ticket🤪). definitely a scam of sorts, although those who have used it to bypass the vcra may argue otherwise. Shame on the retailers that accept it alongside ukara, their greed also puts the game at risk, the people behind ukara should withdraw it from the retailers that accept cos-play.

What particularly annoys me about this is that I remember airsoft world being quite vocal about how they were so involved in getting our defence, yet seem to be looking at ways round it at every opportunity

What a spectacular crock of horseshit from HOLUBs site. One example - Krydex Tactical chest rig: £69.99 on HOLUB, same rig £59.28 shipped with VAT/Fees paid from Aliexpress - In fact the non-MC versions of the same rig are cheaper still. I'm sure there's more - but this is literally the first item I looked at. May as well order direct from Aliexpress - I've never had a problem, and their shipping has been fairly quick (7-10 days lately).

Thanks for doing this. I mean, we knew that it was a farce, but it's fun to see what passes for their thinking. I wonder what the next steps would be. We don't want any attention brought on airsoft, but it seems like a financial service being mis-sold. The usual sequence would be: complaint to company -> Financial Ombudsman Service, but as this is a naked scam, straight to the FCA might be an option.

Cosplay is the same as reenactment? Now they're really taking the piss The last reply along with the refund makes me think they know its a steaming pile of bullshit and they paid out to stop it potentially going further

Just-Cos - the follow up. As everyone ought to know, I’m not an airsofter but a paintballer, and my airsoft interest is primarily as a game organiser / for the crossover in hobbies that involve shooting each other. I purchased Just-Cos membership to finally get answers to my questions on what it actually provides, £20 for peace of mind and if it actually provided cosplay personal liability insurance I do have a use for it. Following seeing the two documents, I emailed Just-Cos for clarification / cancellation as the cover is based on group 4 x cinema visits and 4 x event attendance. Reading the documents as written it would not cover me for my Comic-Con trips. No response (though only allowing a couple of days, so I then raised an eBay case of ‘not as described’ sending screen shots of the Just-Cos web page and subsequent documents (I could have given them longer on the email, but I always recommend using the appropriate process - if you wait then your process time is potentially ticking away) The following comms are edited to get the jist of it. My claim: The advertised cover is insurance to the individual The provided policy is group cover for organised cinema group visits and group attendance of 4 events This therefore provides no personal cover for myself at events I attend (with 13 more planned this year) Cosplayer Worlds response: You have misread the policy. It is individual insurance that has been in place for 7 years without any issues at all. The cinema part of it mentioned was an additional section of cover added because we initially held events at cinemas where we block booked the venues. Therefore we held that as additional cover as required by Zurich insurance. The cover is to insure claims against an individual or individual(s) -a group- in a single claim. Therefore, you are covered exactly as advertised. Me, not convinced, and their response focused on the cinema visits rather than the limited events. I’m not fussed as to whether or not there are cinema trips, of which it would be my choice to turn up or not. I’m swaying, so if they would back up that I’m covered (or make a convincing explicit statement of such) then I could retain it The cinema visits would have been incidental, and the event cover being the applicable area. Of the two documents the named cover is for Just-Cos (which is normal as a group etc), but the second document does state that “around 4 events” are attended. My concern is that it is documented that cover is for any event attended by any member. To date this year (prior to signing up) I have already attended 4 events and have another 13 confirmed for the remainder. I would expect to be attending a minimum of 17 events in the 13 month membership period Cosplayer World Ltd: I understand your concern however I can assure you that the limited attendance only applies to the group cinema visits. The policy underwriters considered it a greater risk to have a ‘large number’ of people in ‘fancy dress’ as they didn’t understand Cosplay was the same as re-enactment (which opened another tin of worms as they envisioned soldiers running around) were in fear of one of our group running around a PUBLIC centre with a replica firearm. So they made a pint of the limitation as a sub-clause. We stopped the cinema events after only three held, due to poor attendance, so the policy has only been in place for individuals as a VCRA exemption for the last 5 1/2 years. We will ask for the cinema clause to be removed on the next policy renewal to avoid any future confusion. They have made the wrong response - they were telling me covers unlimited, but have just told me that the insurers have enforced the numbers as limited - which contradicts them But the worse part - they have brought up the VCRA. (Stating what we all know, that JustCos is a dodgy RIF sales defence) There is no cosplay defence in the VCRA. (And if extra defences can be madeI have other memberships which are more appropriate for my activities) Me: Note that I do not require a VCRA exemption as I am not an airsofter. The advertised service is for cosplay, as you have confirmed this to be cover to provide a VCRA exemption then this is definately unsuitable for my purposes - the events that I have referred to are Comicons, Alt conventions and Steam Punk events The VCRA has no provision for cosplay as a defence Cosplayer World Ltd I don’t have any more time to waste with you on this as you obviously seem to be bored and just want an argument. The VCRA section is an addition to the base policy INDIVIDUAL cosplayer cover. The same as the cinema ADDITION for groups that I already clearly explained. The VCRA section is just there, you don’t have to use it. It’s part of the whole package that we provide you for a measly £20 a year. If you have car or home insurance, you don’t have to, nor are you expected to have a fire, flood, theft or accident at once. It’s also part of the whole insurance package, for your own peace of mind. I’m refunding and cancelling your policy as I personally consider your lack of basic understanding to be an additional risk in itself. Goodbye and good luck. I’m too stupid for Just-Cos membership and I can’t read policy documents - or am I just too stupid to think there is a CosPlay membership & insurance scheme as opposed to a dodgy VCRA defence ? I’ve had my £20 refunded and am no longer a member of Just-Cos

Keep radio antennas out of harms way. My baofeng was clipped to my pc shoulder strap with it's antenna sticking up. I jumped into a ditch and somehow the Ariel went up my nose causing a nose bleed which caused quite a lot of concern! I've since changed to a stubby antenna 🙂

If anyone has something in mind then PM me and we'll discuss...

Shoot bad guys, don't shoot friendly guys (They don't like that 🤷‍♂️)

Barrel socks actually make a lot of sense, and they do need to be enforced without exception, because it's the people that aren't bothered by NDs that are the most likely to have them. The issue is how that information is disseminated. If it's that important (and safe-zone safety is) then you can't leave it to Failbook posts (which I can't find), or tucking them away in a PDF that will be randomly read. I'll keep advocating for having big safety-critical signs on site that nobody can reasonably claim to have not seen.

They get paid something like £300 a year per retailer for access to their Excel spreadsheet. Which highlights the risk of being reliant on an organisation that views it as an income source rather than a passion project.

If you're looking for a indoor CQB gamesite in Manchester, I'd recommend Level 2, they have really interesting game modes which involve handmade props with functioning electronics that are used in the objectives. They do evening games over the weekday and the staff are a great bunch!

Sad to see all this fighting around the world between various religions. Yet I see how peaceful Hindus are in contrast. They have no beef with anyone!

A man went to the doctor’s office to get a double dose of Viagra. The doctor told him that he couldn’t allow him a double dose. “Why not?” asked the man. “Because it’s not safe,” replied the doctor. “But I need it really bad,” said the man. “Well, why do you need it so badly?” asked the doctor. The man said, “My girlfriend is coming into town on Friday; my ex-wife will be here on Saturday; and my wife is coming home on Sunday. Can’t you see? I must have a double dose.” The doctor finally relented saying, “Okay, I’ll give it to you, but you have to come in on Monday morning so that I can check you to see if there are any side effects.” On Monday, the man dragged himself in; his arm in a sling. The doctor asked, “What happened to you?” The man replied "No one turned up"

Keep an eye on those teeny tiny springs that will inevitably fly off into the ether never to be seen again Also magnets.....

Shelters No not that kind. These: For bulk comparison compared to a 1 quart sized canteen. • Far left is the issue Aussie Hootch, maybe the king of bashas. • Top centre is a foil lined heavy tarp. • Top right is a silnylon “ultra light” tarp. • Botton left is a coy of the USGI poncho. I’ll go through each of these below with plus’s and minuses. As well as some set ups. I’ve deliberately omitted period military shelters and tents. They can have there place at events but I’m concentrating on what can be carried as part of a webbing set and used in the game. At a big event and even if sleeping in a building these can often be a barn or large disused building. For these situations a cheap single skin or pop up tent could be useful. It gives some privacy and an admin area where you can just dump kit without it getting lost.

God knows why but I have a craving for a 24hr gs ration pack (had to look that up coz I'm old & forgot)

Water Most sites should be able to provide potable drinking water. If not there is the option to treat it yourself. But this is really outside the ideal of what we want for a game. If there is no supply on-site get a big bottle to keep in the car. For those considering some sort of Bambi goes Rambo themed survival game here is a summary of options: • Bringing water to the boil will kill bugs. Ideally with pre-filtering (with a millbank bag* for example) but this takes times. • You can mechanically filter. But takes time and filters are pricey. • Chemical treat in a canteen. Pop in tablet and go and play. Most water purification tablets were calibrated for military canteen volumes. Again ideally pre-filtered, which is time consuming. There can be health issues with using chemical tablets over time but a weekend shouldn’t be an issue. * Surplus millbank filters may have been used for liquids other than water and contain contamination. New ones can be had cheap these days.

Past 3 cars have all been SUV run around types. Hyundai Tucson, Jaguar F pace and an old landy…now have a mini 😅

Nice definitely got a market there 👍🏻

Time for pyromania! The real reason anyone goes airsofting…. You’ve got your stove but now need to light it. Left to right: • Magnesium block and striker. Takes quite a while to get a decent number of shavings, best dropped on to duct tape to avoid them blowing away. 👎 • Fire steel/ferro rod. Pretty unbreakable but work best with processed tinder. Readily light gas and alcohol but easy to knock over the stove with cold hands. 👎 • Bic lighter with o-ring or cable tie to stop gas leaking. Handy for various jobs and pyro. 👍 • Windproof matches. Very useful as they can be inserted into most stoves without burning your fingers. Especially the UCO hurricane matches, bigger am better… 👍👍 The latter two are simple. But do practice stetting up and using your stove before trying it out and about. Solid fuel blocks such as Esbit can take a bit to get going so a flame held under them usually get the best result. One reason matches get issued in kits, plus they are light cheap and store for ages. Alcohol fuel blocks will light from a spark even when completely soaked, just tip water out and they will go. Other methods. • Wire wool plus battery. Just take a lighter. • Fire by friction. Good luck with that Bear Argyll’s. 😁 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/SzRzbCJEGo6DxwoP/?mibextid=KsPBc6

It's one of my local sites, and generally my go-to site for the past few years - appears tighter run than several others that i have been to, and I do feel that my eyesight is somewhat safer there than in many other safe zones that I have experienced. The barrel sock rule always catches out people that go there first time, and I regularly hear the marshalls pointing it out to people and sending them to the shop to collect one for a deposit, but generally all well natured. It caught me out the first time I went there - and prompted me to sew up a load of them over the next week or so after. To be fair to them, they regularly remind people about the requirement over the (slightly annoying at times) speaker system too. I've been there approx twice per month for a few years - only ever spotted agro once with players shouting at each other (Why? What's the point? If people are getting that het up and aggressive in their play that everything matters THAT much, they probably need to take a long hard look at themselves and choose a weekend hobby that is more suited to their temperament such as trolling B list celebrities on twitter or something), and that time I saw the marshalls doing a pretty good job of de-escalating in a friendly manner. I quite like the owner actually - definitely has opinions about things, and I certainly don't always share those opinions. But that's fine, and indeed, that's life... I find it nice that he cuts about the safe zone, asking people how they are getting on, providing advice to the newbies, and generally being present. Not something that all owners do...

Big necro Got tired of taking my Fiesta where it's not supposed to go, so I bought this two months ago: 1999 Land Rover Discovery 2 TD5. (I still love and use the Fiesta, just a bit less now)

Does anybody else start off with a solid build plan in mind, then go to look at parts and end up finding something completely different? I planned to build a GBB MK18 out of the spares I've got, and then stumbled across some Colt Canada furniture in the green and now my mind is changed fully 😂

I'd be fascinated to know what risks they believe they're indemnifying though. So could ignoring it, when it's going on right in the open. If it could please just silently self-delete, that would be splendid.

For cheapness option 2. The very robust solid fuel “Tommy” cooker style stove and cup. The hardware in this is £20-30 including enough fuel for half a dozen brews. • BCB Metal Crusader mug. • Highlander army stove. • Fuel tabs. • Windproof matches. • Soldering mat to protect the grass • Long spoon, for eating directly from food packets. • Plastic fold-a-cup. Nicer to drink from and you can make a brew/soup in this while still cooking in the metal cup. • Gloves. The metal mug handles get very very hot when the fuel initially flares up. This set up is very simple and very robust. Even if you some how broke the stove you could still run it. Alternatively just use 3-4 big nails jammed in the ground or rocks as a stove. The old issue stoves with a holder for the Crusader mug are a bit more stable. Heximine and Esbit are a bit toxic and leave a residue on the outside of your pot. Rubbing them in the soil or sand is enough to get this off. If you are using alcohol based fuel blocks or gel, then a bit of foil folded to make a tray or stove specific works better. The fire dragon stoves are also cheap. The fuel is a bit pricier than hexi, but legal for sale! Supposedly non-toxic and less odour. As it’s alcohol based the flame is clearer so it’s difficult to see it’s lit in daylight. It leaves less sticky residue on your pot, just soot. The stove tray will get a crust in it, but this doesn’t effect function. Extra kit may be a: • pot scourer or tissues to clean up. • Pot/mug lid, metal ones are best or tin foil. Retains some heat and keeps out bugs. • Heavy foil wind shield. But this is then an extra faff to set up. These types of stoves are usually cool to the touch by the time you have had your brew. As a side note round pots are a bit more fuel efficient and boil quicker due to better heat distribution, or something. So if you don’t need a metal mug to stack with an issue canteen they are a good alternative. They can be a little less convenient for boil in the bag though. There is no issue with using aluminium cook ware, steel is obviously very strong. Titanium is lightest but most expensive and if actually cooking can burn things more easily. However my focus for this cheap. 😉

As above. Unfortunately parts compatibility in airsoft is pretty crap, even with parts from the same manufacturer so while one person may find the new parts drop straight in, others might have to get to work with a dremel Personally I'd take advice from most shop staff with a pinch of salt as it's their job to sell you stuff. One exception to this is @ak2m4 as he knows what he's talking about

That's surprisingly honest, but I suspect this is effectively buying random tat from AliExpress (which is itself a middleman) via another middleman. You'd be better off going straight to AliExpress as you'll have better comms, tracking, compensation and refund options. Holub doesn't appear to be a company, and they use multiple 3rd party email addresses. [email protected] appears to be the one for refunds (and cancellations). I'll apply my usual observation: initiating a chargeback with your payment provider tends to result in getting a response. However, never cancel a chargeback on a mere promise once you've initiated it, only when you receive the goods. Better to have the goods and your money than neither.

I use them in everything that uses a VSR hop rubber and they work fantastically. I've got autobot buckings in my pistols and bolt actions and MR buckings in my GBBRs and all of them are great. However, I will echo @Fatboy40 above saying don't get the AEG ones. I tried the silicone super macarons and they were awful. Shots going all over the place! I might try the AEG silicone MR buckings just to try them, because the VSR ones are good, but the AEG silicone super macarons were a pile of wank so I wouldn't be surprised if the AEG MR ones were crap too.

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So, here we are… The first idea for this project in one word, "modern", in comparison with my old classic ptw configuration: I think it will be faster if I wrote a list of TM parts ^^ External -revanchist handguard 9.5" + cover bcm + magpul hand stop -outer barrel dytac -body EMG TTI aero -silencer Angry gun warden -charging handle ambidextrous angry gun -buffer tube Angry gun + magpul ASAP -magpul moe stock + pad + rizer -sight magpul mbus 3 -grip Hogue -Holosun hs403 + copy scalarworks leap 01 -copy Inforce wml short -mag GM evo batch v3 -fire selector 60° revanchist -trigger revanchist -mag release revanchist -bolt release ambidextrous GM Internal -Ruber Maple leaf wonder 60° + inner barrel pdi 6,01 -hop up chamber laylax + nub stalker + GM adjuster -recoil spring Angry gun 130% + buffer volante (200gr) -bolt carrier TM with nozzle MPA Angry gun (320fps) -bolt carrier g&p salient gold + nozzle TM (325fps) -stop bolt plate GM light The g&p nozzle on the g&p bolt carrier give more or less 350fps. The recoil with the volante buffer is really amazing, i’m totally in love.

No. They refused to provide the full policy All that is available are the two documents of the policy summary and the “how you described yourself” Summarised in the text of part 4 of the second post above, and I’ll attach them now, but at a later date may need to downsize them for profile size allowances

Personally, in GBBP's, I've found they work quite well with heavy BB's. I've no evidence but I've a feeling that the lubricant in most commercial green gases takes the edge off of their grip so they work better than a traditional bucking due to this (they're bloody terrible in AEG's though, the grip on them is way to extreme).

I can smell this comment

Not disputing the fact that have done and continue to offer high-end upgrade packages but the first question I always ask is 'what's your budget' followed by 'what are you looking to achieve'. From there, I can tailor each build to the customer's specific requirements. Side note, I have never built anything with solely Prommy internals I always select each component based on its own merit with respect to the budget and performance targets. I continually optimise the parts I use and offer based on their performance, price point and availability. @Alex34 Turnaround is currently around 10 days if I have all the parts required in stock That's been my biggest focus over the last decade closely followed by improving communication.

@Tactical Pith Helmet gas only days at the Mall were simply the best...

Well that's plain to see.....

I've used LC's engineering for lots of engraving . They do the trades ( and machining) on my L119 builds , he also did the British trades on my Hi power. Never have any worry about them going wrong, always just send the parts that need engraving rather than a whole RIF. Biggest issue is his waiting list.

My almost finalised AK-200 series conversion of an Evo Airsoft "E-104" to an AK-204 model. Stock unchanged internals. Externals list: - Arcturus AK-12 stock - Arcturus AK-12 pistol grip - Arcturus AK-12 selector switch - 5KU AK to M4 Adapter Buffer Tube - Handguard 3D printed

Pics of your mates mum please, that's the only way we can give you the best answer

The op hasn't been on for nearly three years, you join & 1 minute later put up a post wanting to buy his gun that everyone else has said is not worth messing about with. Is this a school holidays thing ??? 🤔

Hang on, just watched the video again. Every other video I've seen of the n4 shows it with a silver bolt, that video shows a black one with noveske logo. The black bolt is what I have in my n4 I bought last weekend. If I'm right and I have the "newer" version.......efficiency isn't great from what I've experienced. It'll do a whole mag on semi but definitely felt like it was getting sluggish, but won't do a mag on auto.

Looking at their page, they're quite clearly running a dropship operation, so there might be delays actually sourcing what they advertise, or at least getting it at a viable price. But that doesn't excuse the lack of communication, not if they want to build their business.