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My son wanted to play this thing ‘Airsoft’ that I never heard of before. He told me that I have to play 3 times and then gift him a RIF. At first I was against it but he convinced me to try it out. I’ve enjoyed it and we’ve been going every month since. My relationship with my son has improved dramatically. Before we didn’t have much in common and now we talk Airsoft, equipment all the time (much to my wife’s annoyance 😉 So I would try to approach your dad from that angle. As Dan already said there are lots of Dad&Son combos on the field. I thought I would be far too old for this but I’ve seen lots of grey middle aged (and older) men out there.

As a father to a teenager I second that - the boy and I have our own distinct loadouts. Looking forward to him coming home in June so I can shoot the crap out of him again: We have (I like to think) a pretty solid relationship as a result of spending Airsoft days together. I certainly know him better than he thinks I do. The boy also has some school friends who's mum was into Airsoft - her and her partner's loadout's were pretty awesome. We had some fun gameday's as a group. However, your dad may have genuine reasons for being apprehensive - I was at first TBH. It's not just the financial cost of owning a gun. My brother and his missus are completely against guns of any kind for example so my nephew would have had no chance if he wanted Airsoft as a hobby. It's part of what sucks to be a kid. You have to respect the boundaries your parents put in place. Of course I am giving the OP the benefit of the doubt that this isn't a wind up thread.

Can do 😉 Here's my Hi-Power Unfortunately I had to go over the crappy scratching done before so its a bit messy but it does look better in person.

We all did it My dads stock answer was “go and ask your mum” 😂

Sadly..... You're still a "a little bittle kid" in the eyes of the law even though you likely have some fluff on your top lip now. Also a point to consider - if you live in your dads house, you need to live by his rules, he may have his own prejudices against it regardless to the legalities. Take him to a skirmish for the day, bit of bonding, you never know he may get the bug and then you'll have all the guns you want.

Hopefully, as you have your parents permission for this account they will also read what's on here. I'd really recommend to your dad (or mum) to go along with you, it's fantastic father and child bonding time. I've seen several father son/daughter duos in my time it always fantastic to see. They communicate, have fun, run around being silly, playing army soldiers etc. the bond I've seen in these situations has always been strong. It's hard to find bonding time with teenagers, especially with how prevalent screen time is. It may not be their idea of fun, but trying it might change their mind, it also gives them an insight to you they won't have had before, it can be relatively cheap days entertainment (you can do it a cheaply or as expensively as per budgets). And even if it doesn't become their new favourite hobby. They have had a day with you running about.

....aaaand the Browning BAR

NEVER look through a scope that you cannot afford. Always take enough loo roll on milsims. Always sneak a hipflask into milsims - those nights can get cold. If your rif doesn't work, 95% of the time you should undo whatever the hell you last did when you 'upgraded/improved' it. Buy an anchor magnet and keep it in your vehicle (as per Strykerles!) Have a choice of food when playing over the weekend, its far nicer than eating something you really don't fancy. Take a basic toolkit and a spare gun and boots. Drink more water than you think you need to. Remember that you are there to have fun, and so is everyone else. It's a game, and sportsmanship is more important than your ego.

NEVER look in the classifieds 🤔

Just a couple of years to wait

On Easter holidays early ? (regulars will get that) But seeing as you clearly haven’t googled it, but your father may well have Here you go….. https://www.abbeysupply.com/resources/how-old-do-you-have-to-be-to-play-airsoft#:~:text=This means that anyone under,over the age of 18.

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

Haven't posted in a while but here's my Ares Striker. Two more months before I can field due to a knee replacement. Big change from fielding pistols to sniping.

As others have posted, its sales to under 18s which is legal not owning one, however as you're living with your parents then it's their house so their rules Also as you posted you've asked "more than a million times" but won't accept his answer so started this thread suggests to me you're not as mature as you think

That Abbey link is poorly worded. It is illegal to sell an airsoft gun to anyone under 18 But it is not illegal to own - it can be irresponsible to supply one to a person under 18 If the father was confident in their child being responsible enough then the father could legally buy an airsoft gun and gift it (with no exchange of money or other service) Unless the father is an airsofter then they would not be able to purchase a RIF, therefore could only buy and gift a brightly coloured IF There is seperate legislation for the storage of air weapons that if minors have access to the property the owners must secure air weapons. The police recommend a gun cabinet - but that is not the legal requirement, and subsequently seperate firearms legislation exempts (compliant) airsoft guns from firearms/weapon definitions (which can depend on different parts of legislation) Therefore it’s not illegal for the OP to own an airsoft gun, but it’s up to the adult responsible for that child

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)

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

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 🙂

Scran What to eat and drink? Instant soup and drink mixers are the simplest and quickest. They are warming and provide energy. Screach can be consumed hot but it doesn’t isn’t any better. Although the sugar rush is as addictive. I tend not to brew up using tea bags. They just bring back too many bad memories… especially in the woods at night. In most situations snacks can be stored in spare corners of your kit. The traditional military biscuit will also help you by avoid the need to go to the toilet for then next day or too. 😉 A good filling and light weight option is instant porridge. If you are an athlete then performance gels might be your thing. If you do want something more filling then the options can be summarised as: 1a) Self heating meals (as CannonFodder mentions). You can sometimes find inexpensive ones in the supermarket. The are quite a few adventure travel ones, bit pricier. 1b) Or the military MRE heaters but I find them a faff as they don’t really work for a hot drink so you might as well use a stove. They are a lightweight back up if you carry ration packs. The above are flame less so some situations they maybe useful. However if you are carrying a canteen cup and stove might as well use it. 2) “Dry” dehydrated meals. These are very light. And could be anything from a pot noodle 😱 to a mountain meal. Generally just add hot/boiling water and eat from bag. 3) “Wet” meal ration packs and boil in the bag. Heavier but pre-cooked so they can be rated cold if needed. If cost is a factor just make bolognaise and put it in freezer bags, ones you can cook in are available. Cooking time generally 8-10 minutes. 4) Cooking direct in cup. Certainly do able but then you need preparation time and clean space. People may get upset at you catching and gutting the local coneys however. Options 3 & 4 are more suitable for use with a mess tins. But if you are in a team at a base camp you can more readily cook for the group in one go.

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.

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

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. 😉

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).

I can smell this comment

The brew kit Many militaries issue some system to let individual soldiers make hot drinks and heat up rations in the field. Few airsoft events involve living in the wilderness for any length of time but being able to get a hot drink is very useful for morale and we are here to enjoy ourselves, allegedly. For the more involved events you may be expected to provide your own catering, so a little more capacity to cook is useful. Some brew kit options: 1) Hot drink in an insulated container. Possible but it’s limited how long it will stay warm. Maybe useful for winter day game but bulky. Immediately ready to use. 2) Gas canister stoves and Jetboils. Jetboil & Fire Maple type flux ring heating systems are fast and originally intended to fit in an issue utility pouch. Great for boiling drinking water. Expensive and some breakable parts. Compact canister stoves are cheaper and can be very compact. Like jet boils there are parts that can break. Also light & fast. All gas stoves can be noisy and it is possible to mishandle and ignite the can if you are a knob head. 3) Military style solid fuel coolers. The old “Hexi TV”. In the UK HEXAMINE is now band and like US trioxane not healthy to breath the fumes in an enclosed spaces. Esbit also smells a bit. BCB fire dragon gel/blocks is a bit more eco and lights very easily. Solid fuel stoves are very cheap and robust but can take a while to get a full boil depending on conditions. Quiet and May or May not smell. 4) Liquid fuel cooking systems. Pressurised systems like the MSR whisperlite light take time to set up an prime. Are often expensive and commonly flare up more than other devices on ignition. Often sound like a rocket launch when running. As quick as gas once going, breakable and the most complex to operate. Traditional systems like the Trangia are very robust but you need to take care with loose liquid fuel. Take a few minutes to prime but very hot once running. Quiet when running and usually not smells. 5) Wood burners. Good luck with this, way too much work. Options 2 & 3 are popular with soldiers for a reason. Either speed (2) or simplicity (3) and possibly the hexi fumes.

It's a great video, really got me wanting one. And great to see Ollie being himself, in spite of everything

Memento 😁👍

FYI...

Ahoy and welcome. The actual legal risk isn't purchase or ownership, but being tempted to take it out in public to show off to your mates, or even just being seen through a window. So how about suggesting that your dad owns it and keeps it securely locked up, and that you only get your hands on it while at site.

I'm not "getting off" on anything, just saying how the OP comes across to me. Imo repetitively asking after being told no is hardly a sign of maturity

Buying and selling under 18 = illegal Owning and playing under 18 = legal Gifting or being gifted under 18 = legal So the solution is ask your dad to buy it, then gift it to you, as a gift, buy he will only be able to buy an IF (two-tone) without a UKARA so that is what you can get for now When you are 18 and get your own UKARA you can buy anything you want

Over friendly roe deer. He said he call me too…… 😭

Ooh, got me thinking now 🤔, except I wouldn't want proper trades etc, something more humorous or personal I think😏

This is amazing thank you. Almost as good as lemon screech at 3am on stag 😂

Mazda CX5 but looking to change it for either a Mazda CX30 or a Dacia Duster Prestige. Huge difference but buying the duster will free quite up a few £££'s every month & allow me to get a newer car.

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

This is still good info for those who play at sites where lunch isn't provided or is frankly a bit shit as on a cold day a hot meal or drink can really boost morale. In these situations I've often taken a flask of tea (you really should avoid coffee as caffeine dehydrates you) and a small gas stove with a camping meal along with a set of mess tins. Alternatively there's the self heating MRE style meals. These are more expensive but are great if space is an issue as you only need to add some water in the outer bag and a chemical reaction produces heat to warm the food pouch.

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

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.

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.

Just add a can of monster and a Dye mask for the perfect no girl will ever touch my pee pee loadout

Perhaps once they've seen this they can have a look at the patches thread?

Last time I was in Egypt, I was offered a real one for less than that lol

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.