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Boomarms MOS plate and SRO clone freshly installed to the TM G17 Gen5

No. Nopety nope. I've thought about taking the Mrs, but she has a real short fuse and would be pistol whipping people if she ran out of ammo.....😱😮

It actually happened at a game I attended, richborough power station, wasn't impressed, she had a spotty arse🤢

I should think the most obvious would be to have a stripper on at lunchtime given the target audience... Seriously though, given some of the 'banter' and 'funny' patches, some games are hardly welcoming to all. Mrs TPH has played at filmsim/milsim games for a while now. I'm glad that I didn't ever take her along to a few of the skirmishes that I've attended. If we could all confidently take our better halves it could make a big difference to numbers. That said, the same is true about a lot of events/sports etc.

So lots of videos of eating bacon rolls and walking back to respawn....🤣🤣🤣

Ok, but I'll need 1hrs pay in advance.

I can't think of much scarier than SWMBO armed with an AEG. She might be small, but she's got a hell of a temper. Thankfully she also has all the athletic prowess of an egg.

Neither. Use one of these:

Yeah... KickingMustang. 😉

Fuck the lefties! If we pander to them, they win! Advertise how much fun running around the woods shooting your mates is. Advertise the buzz you get from a well placed shot that takes out an enemy player. Advertise all of the things that they, they lefties, hate.

You generally want social media if you want to reach out to the youth of today. The problem is Airsoft is ran by old men whose idea of social media is Facebook (and I say that as someone who probably falls on the "old" side of the young/old divide in Airsoft by now!). The second problem is the current trendy platforms for younger audiences (like Instagram and Tiktok) are extremely hostile to Airsoft: accounts get banned regularly for showing airsoft guns on them. In terms of actual actionable ideas, reaching out to groups that contain youngsters that might be interested would be the way to go. Chat to the local Cadet Forces and local Airsoft sites and see if you can't get a Cadet day going, for example. Buy a billboard ad on a road the kids use to go from school or college to the local cuisine vendors at lunch time. Rent a stall at your local Fresher's Fair. Chance your luck on Instagram with buying a targeted ad and hope Insta doesn't ban you for it.

Simple, people are starting to realise just how shit they are.

As they say, war never solved anything, except slavery, genocide, naziism, fascism, and terrorism... Theres a huge culteral shift in young people these days. As a kid, nearly every lad at school had an air rifle or airsoft gun at home. People would talk about the military at school and half the lads I knew had aspirations to join the military. Now theres not a huge interest in the military for a number of reasons (mostly they know its a lot of work for little pay) and people just dont have the desire for it. I think this goes hand in hand with airsoft and most people outside of the sport see it as an old mans game outside of their own interests. As for changing that i do think social media influence is the only way to reach younger people. There more youtubers (licking spunkstain excluded) that can post content that appeals to younger people the better. Kids now just want to play call of duty and sit around, so if more content was to reach younger audiences showing exciting gameplay then i think more people would play.

UKARA records site membership, there's no reason to just have a single one. I've had three on the go at once.

As someone who has just started this journey I'll add my 2 cents. It was my son who suggested we try airsoft. He's only 12 but having played with Nerf guns (myself aswell) for a few years he wanted to try airsoft. After he got over the initial shock of being hit he really enjoyed playing. Personally I enjoyed it more than I thought I would! Cost - I think its comparable to other hobbies, fishing, paddle boarding, and cheaper than many, cycling, golf, sailing. Heath - I don't think this is mentioned enough, outdoors (mostly) and as physical as you want it to be, I know I come home knackered... Social - Team building, meeting new people, sharing experiences Mental - Keeping your brain active with marksmanship, strategy, problem solving. Most of all its fun and a good way to forget your day to day troubles. I'm not playing airsoft with my son to train him to be a killer, we are spending time together, he's getting more confident and learning to be responsible. I think its a great outdoor activity and good value for money. You can tell i work in Marketing LOL....

Fcuk it Ive asked him 😂

If it's cold? Aeg If it's warm? GBBR It also depends on how energetic I'm feeling, if good then aeg because 120 rounds > 30 😂

A fellow ex air cadet. 👍 One of the reasons I don't have an L85 in my collection. I know how pants the cadet version was...🤣

I draw your attention to my earlier comment:

This thread is getting heated but I'ill try to remain neutral. Like the others said, just-cos is very dodgy and non-universal. Fire-support and airsoft world are the only ones that states they accept just-cos. I have never used just-cos because VCRA doesn't count cosplay as rennactor. The expense of playing three games as a beginner is absurdly high, it's huge turn off for people without some sort of income. I understand airsoft isn't cheap in general but the price for playing in sites have some room for improvement. Also, UKARA only last for 12 months, 2 of those months is spent waiting to be approved. If ukara lasts for 2-3 years then the expense would be justifiable, but reality is that it isn't. If the expense is too unbearable or u felt that u won't play enough games to get ukara, there are less dodgy methods to get RIFs than Just-cos. Military vehicles trust is a bit more universal and is accepted as a rennactor defence. It's the defence I personally use. It worked on: -Patrol base -Fire support -airsoft world -Fubar bundy airsoft -Others

Hello, I fancied a DMR so I thought I would convert my G36k I think it is. There's nothing special going in, just a stronger spring and a simple MOSFET for the trigger. Here's the gearbox, I'll add more as I get on with it. I was able to lock it to semi by using a longer gearbox bolt and adding a nut to the end of it to restrict the selector plate travel. I can use teflon wire with this since I don't need or want the flexibility of silicone. It's thinner too for the same gauge. There's a working bolt cover latch on the model and a reversal latch release on the selection of safety( the black bit just above the motor on pic 1) The battery will be in the front with the MOSFET. Bolt cover catch ahead of the trigger in the above pic. Connectors for the MOSFET trigger in yellow wire and the motor with the bullet connectors at the rear, which will go forward through the body of the gun.

@GiantKiwi why do you think that exactly? how much are you thinking and what area? I'd say yearly pen test / audits would be a nice bonus but "significant" I'm not so sure

One of the sites up here (Area 66) does regular kids days Its parents & kids and allows the younger than average attendees to see what their dads get up to on the Sundays they vanish and come back fuckered and bruised. It does seem to be very popular, normally run on a sat with 40+ in attendance. I think it’s a great thing! My father tried hard to get me to enjoy his hobby of fly fishing, which I just didn’t have the patience or finesse for Then it was air guns & motorcycles…..

I did a couple of weekday night games last week. Thursday evening at South Coast CQB and then Friday evening at Ironsight. First time back at SCCQB for a couple of years. Cool site for sure. A shame about a few people kicking off with accusations of overshooting. It seemed that some people hadn't fully grasped that at a night game, it is more important than skirmishing in daylight that you make clear you've been hit with a loud "hit" and putting your arm up. I saw multiple instances of people doing neither and then having a little hissy fit. I don't know about everyone else, but I shoot at someone until they make it clear they're hit... Also, shout out to the absolute madlad (and lady) rentals on our team that decided their first airsoft experience would be a night game. Legends. They seemed to have fun and enjoy the evening. Ironsight. Again, a cool site. The rain just about held off until right at the end which was nice. Excellent hit taking and all round play. I got some very satisfying kills. I'm pretty sure I shot someone in the face on the top level of the bus so sorry if that was you and you're reading this ha.

Probably all the people that got them around Christmas, it's taken them this long to realise how shite they are 🤣

If your first post on the day you join AFUK isn't an overpriced listing, are you really an AFUK newbie?

No school like the old school

I was hoping it would make my son realise that in the army you only get shot once.....compared to how many respawns he had to do on a typical skirmish day. Don't mind him signing up to learn a skill/trade and serving that way. I don't want him being Cannon fodder for whatever cnut has managed to persuade an alarmingly small proportion of the population to put them in power....when was the last truly justifiable armed conflict we were involved in (outside of local peacekeeping)? The Falklands.... maybe the first Gulf War (the first part liberating Kuwait). No criticism of those serving....it's the ones hiding behind their power I despise for taking advantages.

I could have written that! My son was two years older but he as well came from Nerf guns and found Airsoft videos on YouTube. I was surprised by how much I liked it. It reminded me of the fun part of my army days without the cluster f&@k from who ever could shout the loudest and had more stripes than you. Playing Airsoft with my son has improved our relationship immensely. Before that we didn’t really have any thing to talk about. I tried to get him into Golf (my other expensive hobby) but he didn’t like it. So he got me into his hobby instead. My wife doesn’t know who is more nuts about Airsoft now, my son or myself. I do more research while he does more larping. Last month my son managed to recruit 6 other boy soldiers from his year group. Let’s see how many will join us for the next skirmish.

You'd best check for 'cad' too. Most bounders tend to be cads from what I hear

I was being polite (it happens now and again)

And watch as airsoft gets banned and the "lefties" win. This is the great dilemma that airsoft faces; basing advertising on the elements that make it great fun is likely to bring those elements into the wider public consciousness, which will almost certainly increase the probability of it being banned. I am centre-left politically; if the political spectrum was my feet, I would be roughly where my left hallux is or, on some topics, where my left second toe is. However, in the world of airsoft, I am clearly far to the left of most players that I meet. However, I do know a few "leftie" players, so we are not all the enemy that you imagine us to be or have been persuaded to believe we are.

Pretty much my answer as well. GBBRs are fun, but they're... frustrating when it's chilly

Totally up to you. Use whatever does the job and makes you happy to handle. Of course if its too heavy or too cold to use GBBR then go to AEG...

I've only got one detent on my WE. I was able to stop reward travel of the selector plate with an extended case screw, but I'm presuming it goes too far forward in your case.

I bought an AA pit viper on patrol base , TM AKM GBB on airsoft world, WE desert eagle on fubar bundy and a E&C glock on fire support using the defence and they all accepted it. So I say it does cover RIFs from all periods

Mine would be quite happy in the safe area drinking coffee. God loves a trier

I made a right dog's dinner of a meal today. Then I remembered that I work in a pet food factory....

My theory is the current weather conditions. I've heard a few people with Vorsk 1911 and Hi-Capas over the past few months say their performance in the cold is shockingly bad even with red gas.

If your a criminal reading this thread & are thinking about turning an IF in to a RIF, look at the pretty light 😉

Awe, MANNNNN! You've just ruined airsoft for me now, no one said it was exercise.

I'd say airsoft is way more accessible than in the past and far more mainstream than ever. With the rise of social media companies are able to reach a far greater audience including those who might not have heard of airsoft. The same applies to youtubers. Compare this to 20 years ago when the only online places for airsofters was a couple of forums similar to here. Costs are comparably lower as there were no clone companies so your choices of manufacturers was pretty much TM, Classic Army or ICS and magazines were £25 - £30 each

Yeah, spreading the word is hard. Some might hear about it if they've played paintball. Others randomly find airsoft gameplay on YT (that doesn't put them off) Talking to friends about it can be awkward. One of my biker friends plays but the others give me funny looks when I explain that its a bunch of wannabe soldier blokes shooting each other with toy guns in the woods 😁 And gets even worse when I explain that its an honour game where there can be cheating... 🙄 We really are a rare breed 😜

I wouldn’t say Airsoft is expensive, how much would a day or organised activity normally cost? As for buying your own kit then, every budget is catered for, we’re all guilty of wanting/buying the best we can afford but in reality all you need is a good pair of boots, eyepro and a pew you can pick up for as little as £100. Comparable to a low end bike. People don’t like guns in the UK, so socially Airsoft is off to a bad start and it seems to be a bit like fight club - no-one talks about it. I started playing and suddenly found out a load of the people I work with play too - bit of a result for me but I hadn’t a clue beforehand. Paintball/splatmaster parties for the kids helps get them interested. My two have been and loved it, it’s also an Airsoft site so they naturally see players and see Airsoft as progression from their kid-friendly version.

The UK has never had a massive gun culture, There is a limited number of people who want to play, it's an expensive hobby, which is made more difficult if you don't have access to private transport. Land is at a premium in UK so any site is under constant threat of redevelopment. Also Airsoft is not particularly profitable despite what people think site owners aren't snorting coke off hookers for most this is a part time gig that barely pays for it self and even if they wanted to make their sites more profitable building regs and business rates make that none viable. Airsoft is a twilight industry in the UK and with things the way they are most site owners are just trying to stay a float let alone expand.

Possibly a tad ambitious on price... £120 new at Patrolbase, £130 at Gunfire.

Well after that article I’m calling it “Japanese paintball” from now on . 🤷‍♂️