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A lovely TM MP5 arrived yesterday, in great condition for an older model.

Hi everyone! I am completely new both on the forum and in general to airsoft so thought it best to make an account on here to get advice. I’m in west London and don’t know about any places nearby and don’t have any friends into airsoft so I don’t really know where exactly to start but I’m trying to read all I can on here. All advice is welcome about what I should be doing as a beginner from guns to places to whether there are groups I can join? Thanks in advance!!

Welcome! As Rogerborg alluded to, one of the biggest mistakes we see new players make is buying a two-tone either in the buzz of having done their first game or right at the start instead of doing a rental. For whatever reason they sell their two-tone starter pack, they usually struggle to resell. Especially if you're playing in woodland or sites with uneven changes in elevations or tripping hazards, boots with ankle support are a must.

Ahoy and welcome. Find a site, rent, and see how you get on. Bear in mind that rental costs cover a gun and support for it, face protection, and BBs that you'd otherwise have to buy anyway, so it's not as expensive as it might look. Don't spunk hundreds on a Buyer's Regret Starter Pack when you come home buzzing with adrenaline! Decent footwear is the only thing you'll really need. The other thing you might want to buy yourself is your own eye and face protection, although more sites are renting decent paintball style full face masks now anyway. And don't worry about going on your own, airsofters tend to be a friendly and helpful bunch and it's really easy to get talking to people. Just ask someone about their gun(s) and you won't be able to get them to shut up.

This thing just feels amazing - looks absolutely gorgeous

This is the best Airsoft revolver out there, Ares 686 , received it a few days ago and wow, has the weight of a real steel , full trades, the ammo looks real, wood grips, what a lot of gun for the money, just bought the 2” version. love it

Stick a Perun in it! 🤣 Before I Peruned our AKs, we used to take the motor off and release the ARL after a day's play

Invicta run Wednesday night games at their Black Site in Yalding https://www.invictabattlefield.co.uk/cqb-site

I have an MTW 308 and honestly I completely get this. If I hadn't installed a slightly longer inner barrel causing it to no longer fit in the box it came in, I'd probably put it back in its box for now as especially with winter coming to a close I just don't think I'll be using it at all. When it comes to my DMR platform of choice it tends to be my MWS because the MTW does feel soulless. It performs fantastically well and is disgustingly quiet, but it's just not as fun, it's far too easy, and the GBBR performs more than well enough for a DMR! Similar reason why I prefer lighter ghillie setups. Part of it is the immersion (most applications in real life tend to be capes or hoods, not these all over suits), part of it is that with how blind airsofters already are, it's far too easy 😂

Those are rather important criteria when deciding what is the best airsoft revolver. I would want to use it quite a bit before making that claim.

IMG_6319.mov Had to show my fist attempt at creating the faux wood look for my Cyma Shotgun! Quietly proud of the finished result! now what else can I find 🤣

I have a 61cm head, but have the added fun of a long-shaped skull rather than a round one (xenomorph/motorcycle petrol tank), so getting a helmet that fit was an absolute PITA. I ended up going to SOCOM in Fleet as they have a wide range of helmets to try. I wasn't holding out much hope; the FMA AirFrame copy, which was meant to be good for large heads, was still too tight. The only one that fit with any degree of comfort was the FMA FAST heavyweight.

It is a real .357 speed loader, the shells in it are spare ones for the Ares which look like jacketed SP ones. No the moon clip is a flat metal thing, this is a real speed loader I have from back in the day for my S&W .357

Will happily guinea pig my AEG if it means free BBs pointless them going to waste.

Welcome ✋ Have a look HERE for sites near you. The usual advice is to rent for your first 3 games so you can then be registered with a UKARA number. (So you can buy realistic black toys Ooh-Er) it will give you a taste for the sport before spending too much money on toys and other things. You'll be able to meet others and ask questions. You'll be able to see shooty toys that other use to get a better idea what you'll want. ...and of course do LOADS of reading here on the forum as most questions have been answered so its just a case of searching 😉

Tried a XL FMA Ops Core SF bump replica? Take the impact liner out and replace with Team Wendy (or replica) pads and I would bet you will have room to spare.

I understand too why Mike is unable to announce the very sad news right now and Dan has relieved my caution. Damn, Ollie was open about the grim diagnosis and didn't expectations but it doesn't make hearing this easier. Having a decent chin wag with him at the Midlands Airsoft Fair and discovering we have somewhat similar professional backgrounds while nerding out about barrel and bucking combinations formed a bond quite quickly. I can only imagine how devastating this is for his closest friends and family. Ollie's not only raised awareness of bowel cancer but done the most extraordinary job helping unite airsoft communities and create new airsoft fans. Fighting it as bravely as he did is something I hope I can do if I had to battle a terminal illness. Rest easy, Ollie.

CUSTOM GBB WORKSHOP B&T APC9K maruyama gbb airsoft

As a lot of threads end up with one of us recommending the Tokyo Marui MWS, and i get PM's asking about it, i figured I'd start a thread to keep all of the information in one place. Here i plan on covering a general overview of the gun, as well as upgrade parts, general maintenance and tuning. If anyone else wants to share any information, guides or even gameplay with their MWS, here is the place to do it. With that being said, lets get on with it. I've had my 2 Tm m4 GBBR's for a little over a year now, and they've got through dozens of changes to get them where they are today. Out of the box they are beautifully finished and boast impressive performance. I bought my first one from Zeroone, who price matched it for me. At the time the gun set me back £430 and the magazines £35, but they have risen quite a bit in price in most places. The gun is incredibly well finished and sports a Cerakoted receiver. Before opening the box, i didn't get what the big deal was about Cerakote, but that all changed after using it over time. The finish is VERY resistant to the hard life I've shown it, and is far more scratch resistant than any paint or anodization on any other gun I've owned. The two I have still don't have a scratch on them. At the rear is a standard m4 stock, which does its job with little wobble, but isn't the nicest one I've ever seen. The railed handguard is very solid and nicely finished with all of the correct numbered markings on the rails. From there you have your usual front triangle iron sight which DOES NOT have a sling attachment at the base. The magazines hold 35 BB's and have a Cerakoted shell to keep them from scratching easily. They have very recently started coming with silent fill valves, but are mostly the normal kind that hiss when filling and spray liquid propane when full. Its worth noting that the valve sits at an angle to the baseplate. One modification i would highly recommend to do is the "green gas mod" which involves removing a long zinc tube from inside the magazine. This allows more gas into the magazine and upping your shots per gas fill dramatically, with some people reporting 150+ shots from a single gas charge. As a side note, i have started to just cut the zinc tube about 1 inch from the base instead of removing it entirely. A video showing how to do it: Chronograph Results: using blaster .20 BB's and green gas i got around 298 fps with a deviation of 2FPS. yes, you heard that right, " FPS. This thing is incredibly consistent! Important information: The inner barrel is 250mm on the 10.5 " CQBR and the 14.5" carbine, meaning on the 14.5" outer you can fit a much longer 370mm inner barrel. The Hop up adjustment dial is similar to Tm pistols and can be located inside the upper receiver by locking the bolt back and looking down the magwell. Due to the way the outer barrel is cut, it's not possible to fit an aftermarket rail onto the gun without one of two things. A barrel adapter ring (PTS, ORGA and a couple of others make them and usually cost £10) or A dytac outer barrel, which has a wider lip, as shown below. Dytac on the left First shots: I took it down to the 20m range at the First and only shop and loaded it up with .28 blaster devils. They had multiple targets there, but i focused on the little spinning targets at the back wall. The orange discs must have been no more than 1.5 inches in diameter and i was hitting it virtually every time with the iron sights. So far, very impressed with the accuracy. So much so, I treated it to a new dress! First internal upgrades: After speaking with Dave about the gun, he explained that the gun wouldnt hop really heavy weight BB's with the standard nub. because it was hollow and squished when applying hop pressure. To remedy this he machined me a great little nub out of brass. Isn't it beautiful!? This meant i could now lift much heavier BB's increasing my range and accuracy even further than the already impressive stock performance. Using this new nub and GEOFF .32 bb''s i was able to get the bb's out 60+M with a flat trajectory. They were making a 1.5-2ft grouping on the plastic bales as seen in the video below. I have SOOO much move to cover, including barrel reviews, customs mods and a DMR build, but its 5;30 am and i need to be up in an hour, so we'll continue this tomorrow

Well, it's back.

Yeah, gbb mags are the financial crippler But it’s like pure grade “gear” , the addiction is unsurpassed 😄 (allegedly)

I would happily deliver it to you.

ShooterCombatGear got themselves in to gear, eventually. If the guts of my current M4A1 fit neatly and easily in to this 7075 receiver set I'll repent all sins and become a monk.

So I went in to buy a thigh strap for the deadly customs holster. Came out with only the strap... followed by this

i shouldve known not to buy anything with aliexpress without reviews now im stuck with a fake holy warrior t2 🥲

Rebels have not been kind on me - Had to dismantle and clean 7 WE M4 mags after they munched themselves whilst loading. They might be ok in AEG mags, but stiff feed lips do not seem to be compatible. (This was 9 odd months ago)

Ordered a set of 6 mws mags from japan and just been informed customs have seized them as dangerous goods. Luckily got a full refund but what the hell?

I'm new to the forum as I've only recently signed up to buy stuff from the classifieds (at Ollie's recommendation). I know how much of an impact Ollie had on the community so thought you all deserve an update, but I'm afraid that I've only got crap news. Ollie went into hospital at the end of last week for a procedure. Myself and few other friends from our school days went to visit from Norfolk anyway. Ollie's blood pressure was very low Saturday and he had very limited bursts of consciousness. They managed to stabilise him and they were hoping to get him back home for Sunday. Unfortunately he continued to decline and when we rocked up at 11:40ish we where invited into his room by his family. Over the next hour or so we swapped stories about our shenanigans with Ollie over the years, and at some point Ollie seamlessly transitioned from this plane of existence with a smile on his face surrounded by people that loved him. Ollie was very brave at the end.