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I bought a TM MWS, a bunch of pmags for it & a Vortex Sparc AR Cat wanted in on the action too it seems

KWC Nastoff .45

By the time I played my first game I already had a decent gbb pistol & a couple of AEG's, but I didn't want to go out there & squeal like a piggy the first time I got shot, so I suggested to my missus that she should shoot me from maybe 50 feet in the garden so I'd know what to expect........ Needless to say she was VERY keen to "help" & shot me multiple times, until I ran & hid behind the shed lol. Maybe you should consider picking up a pistol or AEG s/h, as well as some facemasks, & try this with the boys, if they can handle it & want to then play at sites then you've already started collecting the necessary kit, or if they run away screaming "fuck that" then just sell the kit on here in the classifieds. Simples.

Wow , thanks for the quick response's , i am gonna start calling around to see what age the places will allow and if they rent the gear. I didnt know you could rent it, thats a much better option. Kids are pretty tough so i think they will be fine to give it a go. excellent site, thanks everyone ..

Hi there, welcome aboard! First off there may be an issue for some sites regarding the age of the boys, plenty of them have minimum age limits for insurance purposes and 11 might be OK but I don't know of any that would take an 8 yr old. As far as does it hurt goes, it certainly can but it really depends on what sort of site it is and how close you are. A CQB site tends to be much closer but FPS limits are generally a bit lower (sometimes) but this statement from your linked article would be about right: Now obviously the level of enjoyment your boys get will depend on how much tolerance they have to that. As far as gear goes, pretty much anything you'd be happy with them knocking about playing in will be fine you don't need to go buy a bunch of kit straight away although a pair of boots with ankle support wouldn't go amiss. The one thing you absolutely WILL need is eye/face protection. Most if not all sites stipulate that under 16s have to wear full face protection so something like this https://www.defconairsoft.co.uk/product/hood-mesh-protection-mask-tan/ at a bare minimum. You'd be best off having them rent kit to start with, so in a similar fashion to paintball, you pay your money and rock up to be provided with the gun, some ammo and in non-'rona times facemasks etc. That way you can see if they're going to actually enjoy it before you splash out on guns and kit!

i like to call that "airsoft hardmode" it is pretty fun, having to be careful to pick your fights and rely on the rest of your team keeping their team occupied.

I know it’s strange when the revive area is so far away, you can only hear the pings of bbs off the helmet! 😛😂

Oh so now we know! @Leonineis soo well geared up that he doesn't call his hits! Lol. I'm gonna get some of that bb repelling gear.yay👍🤭😉 Regards

Plus , plus , plus to all the above comments, from my personal experience as an Airsofting parent I’d say your 8yr old is too young and the 11yr old is just on the edge as long as he’s in too physical sports and not afraid of getting a few cuts’n’scrapes . Both my boys started at 12 and both played rugby (we are welsh after all !😉) and they where both full in from day 1 ! BUT a few mths in to it my youngest brought his friend who was what I’d call your ‘average’ (trendy hair cut , superdry jacket and skinny joggers)type kid and he was NOT happy when he got shot to buggery trying to follow my son in to a bunker , and on the further occasions he got shot he did whine a fair bit how much it hurt , and never came again . as to maturity affecting how they play , then I’m definitely of the opinion depends on the kids home environment , I’ve seen 12-13yr olds behave wonderfully AND seen the same age group behave like utter twats and spoil the whole day for everyone else there . Was an incident earlier this yr at my home site where a 14yr old repeatedly walked in to the safezone with the mag still in his bolt action sniper rifle , after the third time the head marshal got him to phone his parents to come and pick him up (he’d gone with a friend and the friends adult brother) and threw him off site , now the friend he’d come with was a cracking lad and spent the entire day apologizing for his friends actions , we did all tell him not too worry as we knew it wasn’t his fault(quite frankly I trusted him a lot more than a lot of adult players !🤦‍♂️) Just goes too show age means nothing really .

Same as the others have said with the addition of, it'll hurt your wallet more than any BB could ever hurt them*. *Assuming they have good quality eye and face pro, which they will... courtesy of you.

Cyber Monday has turned me into a HPA nerd. Gone are the days of CO2 in the VSR and next big purchase (probably in the summer) will be a Polarstar engine for the m14. Figure that tank will probably last me a few more shots than a 12g CO2 bulb, and plenty of time on a semi-only m14 😅

Yes

Spray soapy water onto the seals and look for bubbles

Not sure if this is Mack's material but here goes. According to wish.com this is a poster of a captured Fedayeen armoury in Iraq. They look suspiciously like cheap SMK air rifles to me

Put a fresh bulb in, dunk it in a bucket of water and wait for the bubbles. or put your ear to the mag and listen you'll soon find out if you have a leak.

Haha. God loves a tryer. Give him a patch for his audacity! 👍 Regards

Quote of the month already !👍 and it’s only the 2nd ! 🤣🤣

He’ll be fine I’m sure he’s got good eye pro 😂

So my Arp556 build is complete. Msy change the sight for an eotech xps3-2.

here is my CYMA

G&g Cm16 Raider L 2.0 etu Black Friday deal for a backup

I believe there is an upgrade Google Doc on this thread with all the common upgrades/options if you have a little search for it. If you can't find it give me a shout and I'll try and find the link. Welcome to the party. I'll keep you posted Dave as soon as lockdown does one, next game for me is the 5th at adrenaline Airsoft near Richmond north yorks but I may be able to borrow a field before then. My general impressions of the Autobot on a standard TM 'two-fiddy' is that as has been mentioned previously somewhere the diamond mound/patch? Sits tight to the start of the barrel, almost flush with it. Additionally it is very easy to clean (probably due to the lemon colour) as I run a cotton bud (q tip for our colonial brethren) over the mound to remove all the propane gunk off of it. Rapid groups at that range spread to 100mm but a carefully shoot group is around 40 - 60mm in no wind with the rif clamped in a home made Frame using a very lightweight hao bolt TM weight and GnP buffer weighing in at 146g which kept recoil to a bare minimum.

I thought that after posting so many Black and Chrome guns I should probably prove I’m not a paint baller in disguise and show off one of my more “realistic” offerings! A&K MK46, purchased off a forum member here, given a bit of a tart-up. She’s still called Lucinda

After experiencing the after effects of eating nothing but MREs for a weekend game a few years ago I agree. What you save on toilet paper will probably go towards reconstructive surgery

here is my bad boy m4a1 , fresh from G&G what you think ? painted the stock od green