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Chest rig and keep moving. Free mag heating from the warmth emanating from within, powered by the smugness of knowing I have the superior airsoft system with which to play a glorified children’s game of hide and seek.

It's easy to tell the regulars, they're the ones not asking about ways of getting around 2tone every school holiday.

Been into airsoft now about 5 months, just got my UKARA a few days after Xmas.. I'm a child in a toy store.. so many goodies. I've been running an M4 style with plate carrier so have reduced that somewhat to a micro fight rig for smg stylr loadout to go with my Xmas pressies.. Golden Eagle gas shotty and Krytac Kriss Vector.. I'm on a budget so bought used, but I'm pretty stoked.

I've never understood the must win at all costs mentality. Sure its a nice feeling when you do manage to get all objectives, but to me it's a bonus. Also some of the most enjoyable games I've had have been when I've been on the receiving end of an arse kicking

Yup, I've done exactly the same thing, with a slight twist as I'm the FNG who has been turning up as a solo Billy No-Mates, as my usual airsoft companion has been kept away by work. I don't want to feel left out, so got a name tag just to 'grease the wheels' socially. I wish everyone did it because I am absolutely frickin' terrible with remembering names!

Ammo is the first thing to look at. I think you've identified the problem yourself. Only use decent ammo, it's too expensive to use cheap ammo.

Yep. Still waiting for my refund. Can't be arsed chasing them.anymore. PayPal dispute going in. Ordered the C2R belt at 1110 today. At 1152 received an email saying it's shipped. That's how it should be done 🤜

This might sound silly, but I actually have a name tag, it's just my first name as a velcro patch. While it doesn't help me with other people's names, it helps them with mine and I have noticed more people chat to me when I have it than when I don't. As I've been doing Airsoft for 10 years, I have a lot of kit, know a few people on site, am older etc but I want to be approachable to any player and newer players especially so making it easy for them to chat to me seems a good way of doing this, they are the future of the sport. I've always hated going to sites where the older/regular players almost seemed unapproachable. I also figure that if I'm wearing a name patch, people figure that I want them to know my name and probably chat to me, which again I think helps. I swear this has made people I don't know feel more comfortable chatting to me.

I was in the gym changing rooms at lunchtime with my mate Tom. I turned around to speak to him and couldn't help noticing that he was wearing a lace thong. 'Bloody hell mate!' I said. 'How long have you worn skimpy women's lace underwear?!' 'Since my wife found some in the glove compartment of my car,' he replied.

A couple of additions to change the look of my UAR. Bought a basic CYMA metal suppressor and a couple of cheap Battleaxe HiCaps which have a beefy 380rnd capacity, a rather useful capacity check window and some nice rubber textured surfaces that also look rather spiffing compared with normal bland STANAG units. Haven't test fired it yet with the suppressor however can't see it causing any issues. Looks lightly more space marine-y to my eyes. 4x40 scope to be added within the coming weeks.

the no running on site clause on the Freefirezone insurance waiver always amused me...

Fair point, Mrs Borg has fast walking trainers, and slow walking trainers, and several pairs in between. I refrain from questioning that, as she chooses to accept that I only have one black gun, and one beige one.

You're only saying that because you're on 13/14

This seems appropriate.....

You mean you weren’t carrying a thermos flask of Yorkshire tea around with you during the skirmish and having a sip between each ‘kill’ lol

>shoots rainbows Perfect for me and the squad

Not sure about the other ones, but bulldogs are fit for the bin. Or maybe at a push grenades... Always use good quality ammo. Will solve most of your issues I suspect.

I'm inclined to agree. There may well be something else going on, but ammo is a relatively easy thing to take out of the equation.

Hey, I have stopped in the forum a few times to ask some questions but never really stuck around. I have been playing Airsoft a few years now. Mainly CQB just becuase that was my local site. I want to check out some more woodland sites but I'm not sure if I can justify buying the second loadout... or can I? Anyway, I do like to talk about airsoft as my friends keep telling me. I'm in the Bristol area.

But also: "1. The game is physically and mentally intense and may require extreme exertion to play." But no running. Do they make you do push-ups before respawning? Why do they call it a waiver? Tell me they don't have... "Release: I hereby release, remise and forever discharge from any claims and liabilities whatsoever without limitations that I might have against FREE FIRE ZONE Ltd. and the owners of the property on which the game is being played." It's never not funny that people actually waste their time writing that, or making you read or "agree" to it. 🙄

This airsoft lark is worse than having a crack habit isn't it? My F2000 Battlefield 4 build slowly takes shape... got one of the "Amazon specials" red dot sights as it's the spitting image of the games' Coyote sight View down the sight (difficult to get the focus right, but the reticle is sharp in reality) All in all, it's pretty damned nice for £23, next day (Prime) delivery. The actual design means it won't survive being bashed on a tree, it's got nothing on my Kobra, but the build quality is decent. Next step is to try to build / bodge a RIS rail into the handguard so I can put a stubby grip on it...

Put them in a pouch and you won’t drop them 😉

it's entirely plausible that some guns will be better at handling bad ammo. especially as you start pushing for more performance they can become fussier eaters.

And that is why being forced to play in clubs is a massive plus We get to know each other relatively well and we can spot dickheads right away (and handle them properly before they cause any sort of damage).

Thanks for the replies. I think I will take the advise and try to network a bit. It's just I play at a popular site and I have never seen or heard of a team playing there. People also tend to come and go a bit. You guys made me realise though that I talk with people I don't know every game but I don't think I have ever stopped to ask someone their name. Maybe "seriously" was a poor choice of words.

The tears of those no longer able to use CO2 😉

No, there’s 5 of us on the team plus a spare and then 2 which I programmed to VHF channels instead. I use them outside of airsofting too hence the quantity 😉

This was not so much "this isn't worth the money", but more "I would have cropped the thumbnail images myself..." https://airsoft-forums.uk/classifieds/item/20892-flyyee-gen-1-pc-m-l/

'This could be a good start to a Kyber pass style AK build, but only for the advanced tech, since the gearbox is completely dead.' Translation: 'It's so fucked that you could build an authentic looking fucked up rifle from it, but only if you know what you're doing.'

When I went to my first airsoft game, I turned up alone, not knowing anyone and had a great time. After about a year of going it was apparent that two teams on site always played on the opposing teams. One team took it serious had 1IC 2IC etc and had training days etc. They also wanted to 'win', sometimes leading to over competitive tactics. The other team tended to be more a group of mates being 'part of a team' but mostly in it for the banter and a laugh. When the second team started taking it more seriously, they began taking on more and more members, and often only had one or two on site on any game day. The beginning of getting competitive also led to people leaving as it wasn't as fun anymore.

Which obviously there Tech team don’t know what their doing if that’s how there selling it ? 🤔 doh !🤦‍♂️

I remember playing at a site where they had you sign the same form as the paintballers. I knew this because they hadn't even bothered to change the word paintball to airsoft

Cheers 😊. There's not much to see as a 'build' yet, once I get the spray paint on it, and start hacking the front end to get a RIS rail and stubby grip on it, then it will be a build I've got astigmatism too, but it's working fine for me with my toric contact lenses. Lucky I guess! One thing I've noticed with this red dot is it is very small and low profile. So too low when I'm wearing my OneTigris mouth/ear protection. So I'm going to buy a riser rail for it. Well taking of airsoft scopes, I didn't get on that well with my old 4x32 scope on my M906, but I'm very tempted with this at £20... https://www.actionhobbies.co.uk/products/3-9x40-ir-zoom-scope/ Looks a bit of a bargain, but I'm spending some money on other things first... Expect another post in this thread soon 😋 Yes definitely interested in that! That looks superb for the price, I was willing to risk the sight rather than fit the usual type of lens protector in front of it.

Because we just do, in much the same way my missus probably doesn't need half a million handbags & shoes etc, but that's never stopped her lol

Yeah, I really changed them because I like the shorties and they are amazingly flexible. In fact I was trying to reduce the power output since they are slightly above the limits. Not had any range issues in woodland games so far.

I hope the players and Marshalls wanting to get physical were suitably dealt with. There's no excuse for threatening physical violence on site

@EDcase no I’ve used the short flexi ones and not had any issues. Range-wise we found that the radios will sometimes struggle if you use them in very built up environments over about 2km (possibly due to the UHF signal being reflected/absorbed by buildings, it’s been a while since my signals course). We tried to overcome this by using them in VHF mode; which works well for distance but not at close range. Depends where you’re using them I guess but I’ve had them 4 years now with the standard antenna and not found any reason to change it!

"Fucked" doesn't cover it. It's complete junk, in and out. Fit for the skip IMO. Rogerborg has it right, it's predatory. I really like PB but ffs that's ripping the pish. There again if some mug buys it its not really their problem... Wtf. Pics of someone's todger are not summat you want to see in an ad...

I could see the point of these sort of listings if there was a "make an offer" button, but at this point it feels like they're predators looking for victims.

Is this a number of Baofengs you’re currently burning through? Are they so crap you need to buy a regiment of them just in case? 🙃

Here's an absolute stoater. https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/evolution-airsoft-by-100461-devgru-dg74-aeg-rifle Missing multiple parts and requires reassembly. Yet on sale at full price sans any warranty (these were actually in stock tail end of last year for £85). Or an even better one from the same page:- https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/evolution-airsoft-by-100444-dg74-aeg-rifle Another EA 74, this time completely and utterly fooched. Decisively u/s, does not work at all, and stock and handguard busted for good measure. A bargain at almost full price with zero warranty! Spivs.

I bought a legit ops core bump years ago because nothing else fitted (this was pre-clones though). Had I been able to, I would have been quite happy running a skate helmet or similar, but being proportioned like the Mekon put paid to that. If it's any consolation, they're decent (even though it's just plastic and foam) and should last well, as well as having good adjustment. Mine's taken a few knocks here and there but is still good - helmet cover helps keep it in good shape and deadens noise from rubbing against stuff. Kind of wish I'd been wearing it a few weeks ago when I got mild concussion from running into a low door (in a woods!)...

Winds me up a treat when "Chrono is open" means most of the marshal team sitting in the office bantering while the newest recruit is sent out with one unit and sometimes no real understanding of what he's doing. What I'd like to see is it being done mob handed, including scouring the safe zone to at least try and spot people who are treating it as optional. Less matey-mate-mates, more zero-tolerance, maximum-deterrence. Even at better sites, there's far too little checking at game-on to spot stuff that's been "forgotten", and as @EDcase unpalatably but correctly points out, even blanket bans are only as good as the in-game enforcement. Blanket bans are like dog breed specific legislation. Unfair, overly general, punish the decent majority, it's the owner, not the weapon (dog), and so on. But on the other hand, when a dog rips Little Timmy to bits while its owner says "Bloodslaya wouldn't hurt a fly, soft as butter" and it's a pit bull every time, eventually you spot a pattern.

That pic can't be right surely, using the width of the road as an approx size guide, that building looks barely bigger than the average family home ?

Not a day , but a few of us have done a couple of sessions at an indoor airsoft place that's close by. It's all target based with electronic targets that can be set in various modes. 4 of us went up there last evening with some of the GBBRs and just did some speed games and some general target shooting , absolute bloody hoot !

The worst thing is I already had some gloves but left them at home like an idiot. Oh I swore too, no kids today so was okay but the Marshall did laugh then said sorry for laughing. He said it’s the quickest way to learn to remember your gloves.

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