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I once got stopped by the Police as the complete left hand side rear lights on my Land Rover had just stopped working. When they came to the window I explained what I had in the boot to quite a bemused Officer. He called his mate from the Patrol Car who luckily had heard of Airsoft and asked to see them. As I was moving a large part of my collection from my old house to my new one I had 5 Rifles and 3 Pistols in the back as well as full combat gear. Upon opening the boot and pulling back the blanket (very gangster style!) the first officer took a step back but fortunately the the one that had heard of Airsoft just smiled. I did say I was going to step forwards and prove to them they were Airsoft and picked up one of the MWS GBBR. Which in hindsight wasn't the best idea as to the uninitiated they look and operate very similar to real steel. In my panic I field stripped it to get the bolt carrier group out to show them the air nozzle, hop up etc which must have looked like it was real steel!!! Luckily the second officer thought it was cool. "So do they all fire?" said the second officer. "Err yes....... but the Magazines are stored separately" I replied, shitting myself in case I was about to have an armed response team come down. "Can we go some where and try them?" replied the Officer So that was it. I spent the next hour with 2 Police Officers, next to a gate firing a number of Rifles and Pistols into some random field (is was empty). Even the grumpy Cop relaxed and fired quite a few rounds off. The even got a traffic cone out of their boot to use as a Target!! Totally bizarre!! They thanked me for making a boring shift less so and then headed off. The 'Airsoft' aware Officer even said he was going to look into getting into Airsoft so if he is on this forum, say Hi.

Navy SEAL Stoner Gunner loadout.

as with all secondhand sales: first come first serve, if he doesn't have the money to buy it then he shouldn't have been bidding in the first place.

Why would an enforcement agent buy stuff from ebay and not erm new from the 'agency' suppliers he works for? Also he's just gonna flog it off for more than £100 especially if he's selling ex-police gear... Ignore him.....

Northamptonshirea Armed Response Team were most amused - they were on duty at the time i was involved in an attempted armed robbery. I had been mugged at " gunpoint" by some twat who thought that holding a Browning Hi-Power replica in a "gangsta stylee grip " was the best idea. The Plod asked how i knew it wasnt a real pistol. So, showed him the collection. They were very happy 😃

Everything has been changed, except for two of the most important bits...

When I was younger, wanting something and not having the money to pay for it was called "not being able to afford it". I don't understand the mindset this chancer has

lol, I had similar concerns when I went to a job, big gate on front door & very hot but also very scary goth girl locking me in, turned out it was an S&M knocking shop 😳, only "weapons" on show was an assortment of whips & monster dildos 😭

Fuck him, he's clearly a bullshitter, as has been pointed out, don't bid if you can't pay, maybe he should have pm'd you before bidding stating "I'd like to bid on your auction, but should I be lucky enough to win, I don't get paid until the 23rd, will this be a problem" honesty trumps bullshit every time 😏

So true, I'm fed up seeing "getting a new/first gun, what upgrades should I do" threads, just use it FFS, as your likely to fook it up trying to throw money at it. Some great budget guns out there, I'd rather buy two variants, instead of buying one & then spending as much again trying to make it something it's not, nor will it ever be lol.

Correct to walk away. He'll try to force you to sell to him, pay you, you'll send it and then he'll claim it never arrived or it's faulty leaving you out of pocket and with no kit. Never mind.

The Acetech lighter has a diameter of only 30mm. With a length of 101mm. I used to use one all the time at the mall. It's really bright, doesn't skip any BBs and battery lasts a good old while: https://www.acetk.com/products/5a2fcbeadcb23e784a000001

...I'll give you £110. On the 30th.

Safer to ask on the way out when your by the street door in case you were some kind of nutter I suppose

I have quite an assorted armoury. Obviously as this is me, 99% of it is paintball - with every shape and size, a couple of airsoft guns in the mix and many event props and altrernative ‘weapons’. I have my own personal gear, usually have some of my team mates and team owned / event gear. At times I’ve stored some of it locked in a cabinet at a friends and we advised the local village Bobby .... so that if anyone ever spotted anything that he would have an idea of what it’s about, and that if ever anything was stolen he’d know what to be aware of. The worst looking items are dummy props (we like our props to function, but would have for example a lookalike C4 charge that operates a trigger to remote detonate the actual pyro) We have had a bomb vest for some events, but this is always dismantled to the components. None of us want to be explaining that in the back of the car. For one game we met up and convoyed around the M25, leaving a couple of cars including mine parked up at the services all day. The team mate I was giving a lift to had the terrible habit of not bagging his guns, but as we were to transfer cars I ensured he bagged up properly. He didn’t tell me that he was buying one and arranged to pick it up at the game. On the way back we were dropped off in the opposite services and needed to cross the pedestrian bridge. Left with two people and excessive luggage ... including a bare M4. I left him guarding the pile, and I headed off with some bags and an M4 wrapped in muddy combat 95 trousers .... his problem for the extra clean up when he got home. My problem was meeting the coach party coming across the bridge and stairs in the opposite direction ... and finding the row of traffic cops 4wds beside my car and trying to ‘inconspicuously’ stash guns in the boot before going back for the rest. At our first regular site we would often wander off from the rental players to have a private 1v1 in a far corner. On one day all games were stopped and everyone brought back to the safe zone while a police helicopter scanned the fields for an armed man near Hurn airport and directed the police on the ground, we waved about my ak47 and whichever rifle he had for the day to check whether they were sure it was a gunman and not us. (there was a gunman, he decided to go hunting in the woods) On another day the manager asked us not to take out bangs as there was a large group of young kids. We also had my nephew and his mates. I had some new pyro for an event in a couple of weeks and I had intended to try a couple to give me the chance to buy different ones if they were no good. So we headed to the far side of the site and I lobbed one into a bush In the meantime my nephews mate has also wandered off trying to sneak around the back. A Marshall spotted him and ran over to bring him back .... “You’re out of bounds and this area isn’t fenced off between our site and the next farmer, he goes off on one if people wander onto his land and is liable to warn off with a couple of shotgun shots” .... and at that moment ‘BOOM!!!!’ (Goes the bush) With excessive volume echoing around the woods we turn and run (but who else would be setting off bangs in a far corner) as we run in one direction a Marshall and my nephews mate appear running from our side ..... “did you hear that bang? The farmers shooting at us” At our first event a ghillied player crawled off, weaving and flanking everyone he encountered. He crawled under a zone boundary tape, (he was drowning in the ocean having passed the blue tape), then under another zone tape, past the site boundary, and came to a fence. Totally lost he followed the fence line around the site, coming to rough ground so hopped the fence and walked along the road ..... with traffic queueing and staring at the Dorset sniper He attempted to get back on site unseen, getting through the carpark and almost back to the safe zone entrance ... just as my co-captain steps out of the portaloo. He’d have got away with it if it wasn’t for the pesky turd.

Apparently one of my nephew's teachers is aware that "my uncle has lots of guns" ... "did you tell him they're not real?" ...shrug/smirk 🤦‍♂️ Actually my dad's worse - he tells people i'm into "Guns and Bombs"... Firstly.. I'm really not that into bombs... i dont even use pyros on game days 😅 . Secondly.. why would you say that dad? Thirdly, we're half middle eastern ffs! 🤦‍♂️

Has anyone else had that awkward moment when you have to explain to the plumber that you are not an arms dealer while you move your stash of RIFs to let him get at some pipes?

Love that 👍 ... When we got burgled and I lost a few RIFs the Surrey Police officer who came round the next day to have a chat about security and future prevention was a semi regular from EAG Dorking, obviously very cool about it and sympathetic to the kit i'd lost - Showed him the 11.1 high-speed(ish) kit with a strobe i'd put together for home defense and asked if it would be legal for those purposes (to absolutely hose down an intruder - and potentially cause bodily harm in defense), his reply was categorically 'yes', on your own property, some one breaking and entering, let um have it. I think he even mentioned that he might go home and setup something similar for the same purpose.

Pop up his eBay seller name , just for sport for the rest of us 😉👍

This^😂

Bargain that at £250... Can I have one too? lol

Been saving a while for this bundle - back to work now so I could buy it all for €250 - that’s what I told the misses anyhow. - Scorpion evo combo deal with extra battery and charger. - Upgraded 120 spring and steel bearing guide - Xcortech compact tracer and silencer adapter - Scorpion evo field hard case - I am a sucker for cases - it came with a canvas one but wanted this one - Vortex Crossfire Red Dot - TM micro pro sight for my FNX 45 and an Olight on the way to finish that off

not to mention, and this methinks is the more important point, that a stock gun put together by someone who knows what they're at can shoot as well if not better than a gun haphazardly thrown together from the most premium parts you can get.

Haha the exact analogy I used! Good point though!

Pretty sure that's a life jacket/vest/preserver, not sure what the SEALs call them.

I think I would still be there to this day 🤷🏻‍♂️

If one hasn't got ones head in a good bush then you ain't played Airsoft properly...🤔

If his payment was going to be delayed then he should have contacted you prior to bidding advising as such and requesting your consent prior to placing an offer. It's simple courtesy, if you don't have the money at the time then it is basically a case of tough shit. You don't walk into Tesco, pick up £100 worth of shopping and tell them you'll be back next week to pay.

Nah, they're pretty lazy twats who expect to cross open ground without being shot at Meanwhile we are used to go through dense bushes, avoiding obvious spots It's what got us to the national finals 2 years ago, what almost got us to the national finals last year (we literally had to toss a coin because us and another team got the same amount of points lol).

Out of all the wars, Vietnam was my favourite.

had to explain when the pest control guy was in the loft, even though up there i still have them covered up, he just saw a box i had moved earlier...... then explanations

The first time we played Drakelow we were warned off not to go out of bounds ... not just lost in the dark, but we could stumble upon a BDSM photo shoot. We all failed to find that objective

Refer him to the eBay advert below The norm is to allow 2 days to pay, and 2 days for you to send following payment. But it’s clear that quicker is preferred. I’ve had people in the past who have contacted about waiting to pay ... then it has been up to me whether I’m willing to wait, and in all cases they have paid when they stated. I have also had non payers with no contact (and currently have one that’s been pending for a week). In that case I wait for the 2 days, send a reminder and decide how to go on. (This outstanding item is the last of a bundle of items, so I’ve already made my profit and am in no particular hurry to cancel the sale for relisting - if I get paid then fine, if not then it can go back online) Regarding the price, don’t be too concerned that it’s likely that he is probably intending to sell on for profit. List it yourself with a starting price that you are willing to let it go at. Never assume that an auction listing will get multiple bidders. If you aren’t in a hurry to sell, and believe your price is fair then stay firm - list what you want for it and keep listing it again until you get what you want. (I took something between 1 and 2 years to sell a gun, I had a few low ball offers claiming I’m asking for more than it’s worth - but I was just offloading a rarely used high value gun that wasn’t justifiable to keep to lend to others, but if I wouldn’t get a worthwhile price then I’d rage than have kept it. Eventually I made my asking price) As there are a few items then consider listing seperately and add a note in the description to “check out my other items” and that you would combine postage on multiples. Bundle deals can put some people off. When it comes to relisting keep an eye out for eBay offers, such as £1 max fees. (Avoid ‘relisting’ then - use ‘Sell a similar item’ instead - relists revert to standard fees) It gives a warm feeling inside when see the eBay invoice crediting fees of £60 credited down to £1

Bullseye country sport continue to amaze, I ordered this at midnight on Monday! Also, on a side note, I had to bring my own mug to work

Bitcoin or cheque?

There's always one eh? 🤣

Ignore him, best thing you did was add him to your block list. My list is huge on eBay 🙂 If you're getting hassle even before he's paid imagine the grief he **could give you afterwards.

When the nice man from BT was setting up my shiny new fibre to the house he did the whole job without mentioning the rack of guns on the wall right up until he was packing up and then said, "so....what's this lot all about then?".

Sadly we're nowhere near getting a vaccine, and probably wont have one at all. To my knowledge weve never successfully vaccinated against a virus of the corona family (MERS/SARS etc), however that could simply be because they never really spread outside of small parts of the world that pharmaceutical companies didnt really care about because the limited profit probably outweighed the R&D cost, with a global pandemic with no end in sight that may be a different matter. Regarding herd immunity the big problem we have there is we simply dont know enough about the virus yet to say how long immunity is actually provided for, the working theory at the moment is that you get "at least" 2-3 months of immunity if your body has been able to produce the antibodies, beyond that we simply dont know, plus theres a good chance itll mutate. We've started doing antibody blood tests at work (the proper lab blood sample ones, not the finger prick useless scam Chinese ones) to try ans get a vague idea of how many have/havent had it. Turns out I've had it and didnt even realise, had a few days of feeling crap and losing my sense of smell but thought nothing more of it. This virus will probably become another seasonal flu type thing, we'll have little annual outbreaks and hope not too many people die and if we do get a vaccine that we manage to guess correctly which annual strain to vaccinate against each year. However the government cant come out and say "yeah prepare for the long haul, were not getting a vaccine anytime soon if ever. Now get back to work plebs its costing us too much money to keep you all furloughed". It needs to dangle these little tid-bits of hope and "if youre good boys you can go to the pub again soon" infront of the public to keep them on side.

Not quite that but one of my kids was arguing with a friend and he said "well my daddy has guns" I quickly had to explain they were just for airsoft 😂

Well.. my wallet has taken yet another beating... Bought myself an Osprey MTP plate carrier that also came with a couple of pouches, a missile flight case to carry my barrett and other large items, a "commando" jumper and a large ammo can. Plan is to make foam cutout liners and then use the flight case to carry my barrett, as well as possibly other guns i currently have/ are planning on buying in the future... as well as fit some wheels to make it easier to maneuver (its a heavy bastard even without anything in it) I will also be repainting the ammo can and then making some dividers/trays so that i can amalgamate all my mags/grenades/bbs/gas etc into one container, instead of sorting through 3 or 4 .50 cal ammo cans every game day to find what i need for a particular loadout. Everything was bought from The Battle Barge based in Leighton Buzzard. Oh, and i also bought an EMG john wick hi cappa and a couple of Vorsk mags plus a hard shell holster and MOLLE adapter from onlyairsoft in stevenage...

Not so much "what have you just bought", but more like "what have you just won" I've just won a brand new Marui USP 9 full size!! Thanks to @rocketdogbert for recommending the Airsoft competitions website (from the guys at ROE airsoft). Absolutely made up, DogBert will tell you've I've been umming and arring over buying one for months! 😅

The MWS is done, not spending another dime on it ©️! Next to that I still have some bits and bobs from the MWS left, and some parts from my Block II FSP build, if anyone is interested, send me a pm, everything is going relatively cheap

did a commission 3d print of an MWS outerbarrel/collar (for ultralight builds) and i really liked the concept, so i made one myself for my pdw build. also a new 3d buffer tube arm brace, and tanker style muzzle device. this thing has RECOIL!

Prometheus 509mm's are in stock here: https://www.landwarriorairsoft.com/parts-c8/barrels-c103/prometheus-eg-6-03mm-stainless-steel-barrel-509mm-m16a1-a2-vn-steyr-aug-p8906

It's ok as long as you tie a bow round it.

A little covid DIY project for those who don't like rubber magpuls and want something more like these for your MWS stanag mags. You need: 3mm kydex, M3x10mm countersunk screws, saw / knife, heat gun, drill with 3mm - 5mm drills and countersink Cut the kydex into squares (I made mine 58x58mm) either using a saw or simply scoring it multiple times with a knife and snapping it Drill and countersink two holes along the center to match the screws on the base of the magazine. As the screws go into the mag at an angle it helps if you angle the countersink a bit too (as is done on the standard base plate) Unscrew the standard base plate but keep pressure on it, slide the kydex square over it, and secure both with the new longer M3 screws Heat the kydex square slowly with a heat gun, shielding the mag as much as possible (my mags all still seal afterwards... but this is is definitely not great for them) While hot, quickly tighten the screws a little more to help pull the kydex into the tabs on the base plate, then bend over the flaps. I got the tightest bend by pressing all three sides in with some wood scraps for about a minute, before then letting it cool completely with the main sides pressed in a vice... its a bit tricky to get a sharp 90 degree bend into 3mm kydex, but you can always re-heat if you're not happy with the first result Once cooled, unscrew and slide off the kydex again (keep pressure on the base plate and re-secure it with a screw...) to drill the hole for the gas fill valve. I tried drilling this hole at the start, but because the kydex warps when you heat and bend it I found it tricky to get the location right You end up with a nice 3mm ledge on the back and front of the mag which helps to get a grip on it, and the kydex adds some extra drop protection too. Not sure what the extra strain will do to the screws in the long term, but I don't imagine its that bad. Enjoy!

Fixed it

So...I gave in and bought the S&T Springfield M1903A3 rifle. All wood and metal, it is a beautiful rifle and solidly built. 01