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Skara

Skara

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  • Skara
    Got offered a job.

    At my parents place.

    Gonna check it out next week.

    Rogerborg
    Rogerborg
    Working with your family:

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    Skara
    Skara
    Uh, no.

    It's in the same town, completely different job than my dad's :P

    Skara
    L-fucking-MAO.

    Complaining about people being mad right after popping 4 in the face at literally point blank.



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    M
    Musica
    @PT247 spot on he wasn't trying to shoot him in the face there is people behind the first row of people higher up because they are further up the stairs. I will do my best to avoid face shots on anyone mask or no mask  but  it's not my problem if they happen. I shot a guy in the ear about a month ago he was just walking past a head height window and I felt bad sure but also glad to be wearing my dye i5.  

    I think people are crazy to run non full seal safety glasses let alone no face protection.  Various excuses I hear for it: can't get down on their sights (use a riser) and they need nothing between them and their gun. Ruins their "immersion".

    I really went off THG when I seen him basically advocating against face protection. Why do people wear helmets but no face masks? 



    Rogerborg
    Rogerborg
    >" Completely unnecessary shots imo"

    Necessary in order to play the game that we're all there to play at that site.

    The Depot is a very-CQB site, and the engagement ranges are coming down all the time as they add more and more cover.  Jet was playing the site the way it has to be played.

    It's also characteristic to hear a lot of adrenaline fuelled expletives and unnecessary-but-polite apologies, but it's all forgotten about within seconds.  Everybody who plays there knows and accepts this, or they stop playing. They're always over-booked, so it's clearly not a problem.

    What was out of order in that video was the high BFG near the start.  He'd been told very clearly not to do that, while standing right next to the marshal giving the briefing.

    Lasbrisas17
    Lasbrisas17
    Such snowflakery, next we'll argue using bfg's indoors because it might hurt someone's ears because they chose not to wear hearing protection. How about shooting someone's eyes because they aren't wearing full seal? Go play laser tag or nerf.

    Skara
    Alright.

    Time to spend some more beer tokens on airsoft.

    Problem is, what do I want/need? ?

    Skara
    Would door stops make a good dampening pad for a cylinder?

    B
    #blackadder
    If you’re dead set on trying hard rubber like door stop - go to screwfix and get 1/2” flat tap washers  . 

    Skara
    Hot glueing netting.

    Please kill me.

    #fun

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    Skara
    Skara
    Yes, your assumption is correct.

    I could have used shoe glue, but I didn't have any around.

    I found hot glue to be quite fast too compared to my old method of attaching netting (tons and tons of zip ties).

    For my next project I'll make sure to have some shoe glue around, so I can experiment with that as well :)

    C
    clumpyedge
    I love the stuff, I also use it as a crude waterproofing material for certain projects along seems that need extra strength! Dude you need amazon prime ;)

    Skara
    Skara
    Heh. I had a prime subscription, then cancelled it because of two reasons:

    Don't like how Amazon treats workers (especially here in Italy, there have been reports of almost slavery conditions) and I don't use it enough to justify the fee, even if it's small, I order maybe once or twice a year from there. 2019 has been an exception as some of the products I got from Amazon I couldn't find elsewhere..

    Skara
    I wonder if GBB makers have ever thought of an expansion chamber somewhere to reduce cool down, especially on pistols..

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    Skara
    Skara
    But then you run into cool down issues when "spamming" the trigger or playing in low temperatures..

    Would you think it's possible to mod a magazine in order to have a built in expansion chamber?

    Reloading mags means fidgeting with them, at this point you can even top up gas while you're at it..

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    tbh i'm not sure it'd help all that much, at some point you're going to be relying on the liquid boiling to replenish itself, although granted i have shot one of those maruzen m11's and it was pretty impressive (at least compared to asg's more conventionally designed m11)

    for winter co2 is the better option, although granted co2 mags come with their own set of problems.

    i tend to just avoid spamming when running a pistol, that's what rifles are for, never really use more than a couple of shots per engagement, for range work you're better taking time to get a good aim anyway.

    I
    Immortal
    I don't think mags get a decent seal on the gun in order to have such a chamber (thinking of how Co2 Caplets work with airgun valves - it would have to be built into the mag I suppose so a space issue... just my 50p's worth of grey matter)

    Skara
    Good day of airsoft, although I'm not really happy with a plastic holster on my hip.

    Need to craft an armpit holster or move my dtd on a chest rig somehow.

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    Left shoulder is pretty handy if you can fit it there

    Skara
    Skara
    I'm gonna try to place the holster at my 4/5 o'clock on the belt for now and see what happens, should be out of the way if I need to rest on one side to take a shot, meanwhile I'll be looking for an alternative, more definitive solution 

    Skara
    Took midcaps out for a spin, holy cow they're fun to use :) almost forgot what "fun" means in airsoft :)

    Also took the ssx out and it performed nicely, somewhat quiet even without the suppressor ?

    Did have one double feed, but that's because I cocked the gun and de-cocked it again to holster it.
    range is stupid Btw, outranged everything. By a far margin. With stupid good accuracy.

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    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    Midcaps is bestest caps. Only guns that should have clockwork in the magazine are support guns.

    Skara
    Skara
    *stares at his arp9*

    Gud support weapon comrade

    Druid799
    Druid799
    ARP was made for the drum mag AND visa versa ! ?

    Skara
    Sometimes I hop onto the old italian forum to see if anyone's still posting.

    Every time I get surprised by the human stupidity.

    Druid799
    Druid799
    Not a lot of activity on them , and what there is comes from the shallow end of the gene pool ? 

    ak2m4
    ak2m4
    What forum is that? 

    Skara
    Skara
    Only a handful of users left and they are definitely not smart ones.

    Mods think they have the supreme knowledge of airsoft and they shit quite hard on new users who try to gather information on the game.

    Forum layout doesn't help either as it's really chaotic

    Btw it's SAM (soft air mania).

    Skara
    So, my birthday is coming on Monday and I'm thinking about a new purchase.

    So far the choices are:

    -Mancraft kit for the striker

    -HPA kit for my main m4 (Ares am 009)

    I was also considering a sidearm.

    Any suggestions?

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    Asomodai
    Asomodai
    Why go with a sidearm when you can go for a primary side arm? KSC Auto 9. 

    S
    StayOnTarget
    And so it begins ?

    Druid799
    Druid799
    “Hi my name is Skara and I’m an addict , I’d like to spread the responsibility for it through out the community!” ?‍♂️

    ???

    Skara
    > southern Europe is under a pretty harsh heatwave with super high temperatures coupled with shrek's swamp levels of humidity

    > there is a tournament on Sunday, in one of the hottest places in my region, fully exposed to the sun from every angle and terrain is quite rough since we're playing on top of a mountain that has no trees, only shrubs.

    > organization has changed the position of a couple of objectives "because they were too close to each other", effectively chancing the whole tournament.

    > 25kms under the sun and 7 objectives, to be completed within 8 hours

    > of course there are no water fountains or streams or anything to collect water from.

    What in the actual fuck is wrong with these people?

    S
    StayOnTarget
    I'm predicting a Laurence of Arabia loadout on the horizon ? 

    Druid799
    Druid799
    That is fecking ridiculous ! There’s no way on the face of this earth your NOT going to have some serious if not life threatening de-hydration situations there ! Who ever is organising it AND still allowing it to go on should be kicked off this one and permanently banned from ever organising another event of any kind .

    Period . 

    Skara
    Skara
    It's gonna be fun.

    Last tournament the organizing team removed a couple of objectives because they weren't the safest thing considering the weather.

    If they're smart, they'll go back to the original plot and maybe bring some extra water bottles for the participants.

    If not, we'll take out sweet revenge when it'll be our turn to organize ?

    Skara
    Sniping time tomorrow :D

    Also raging time as our field sucks for sniping.

    Steveocee
    Steveocee
    Good luck with the weather like this. I’ve had to abort this weekend due to wind speeds.

    Skara
    Skara
    Wind isn't an issue apart from a couple of spots that are really exposed.

    Had a nice warm day (Actually a tad too warm for my taste) and once again I reminded myself why nobody runs a sniper rifle on our field xD too much vegetation, longest engagement I had was 20 metres, luckily I had my arp with me.

    Skara
    2.56 AM.

    4 hours of sleep.

    4 hours drive to do and 8 hours of tournament.

    Kill me please.

    Skara
    Packing my gear for tomorrow's long range tournament.

    Roughly a 25km hike through various objectives, including recon, assassinations and stealthy stuff to do.

    Now, what rig do I pack? ?

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    Skara
    Skara
    It is gonna be fun.

    Weather forecast says it's already heavily raining up there, and it's gonna rain all day tomorrow xD

    I wonder if I should prepare my scuba gear as well..

    I just don't know what chest rig to take with me, considering I will bring my 2300bb drum + one spare lonex flash mag (which will stay empty in my pack), a multitool, compass, short 10cm ruler, pens, pencils, some gardening shears aaand a lot of butt paper..

    So it's either my Mini Mav or my TMR

    Skara
    Skara
    Alright.

    I'm soaking wet. Even after a spare change of clothes.

    Hasn't stopped raining once, the trail was difficult to begin with, the rain just turned it into a mud and slippery rocks madness.

    I had to give up at three quarters of the event because I was getting terrible leg cramps, the rest of my team carried on for the last 2 objectives.

    But it was damn fun, this kind of events allows for objective recon rather than doing stuff basically blind. We spent about an hour observing and sneaking up on one of the objectives, and when the HQ gave us a green light we "closed" it in less than 3 minutes, eliminating the whole defense in a matter of seconds and completing all the tasks.

    Results aren't out yet but I'm pretty confident we got another first place.

    Gear wise, the kit I chose turned out to be way too heavy for the terrain, especially my gun, which turned into a slab of granite with that drum.

    Next tournament will see a belt + pack kit with the arp9, hopefully the weather won't be as shit as it was today, further eliminating the bulk and weight of waterproofs.

    On top of that I probably need a new pair of boots, my current Crispi ones are getting a tad destroyed and they don't grip that much anymore, along with Gore-Tex slowly giving up on life.

    Skara
    Skara
    We ended up in 1st place.

    We now need another 1st to have access to the national finals.

    No stress btw ?

    Skara
    Save for a HPA kit or buy a short dot for the upcoming tournament?

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    Skara
    Skara
    There's one. Even though paintball is illegal here lmao.

    Will ring them tomorrow.

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    Didnt see the location, is it really illegal in italy? 

    Skara
    Skara
    Yes, markers are too powerful (>1J) and the ammunition type (anything that contains liquids or gases) is strictly forbidden.

    But we're in Italy and nobody cares.

    Skara
    Went to Decathlon for a pair of OD trousers and noticed they made a really lightweight OD/RG ubacs for €15.

    I'll buy it next week as I'll be going to another store to see what they have in stock :)

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    Skara
    Skara
    Yeah I use some of their kit for hiking, as it is good quality for the price.

    Mostly tees and trousers, I have a couple of small backpacks and stuff like towels. Been using them for years and I'm still impressed by the material resistance!

    I'll report back when I get my hands on them.

    B
    Burny
    Bought the majority of this last season's hunting gear from Decathlon, brilliant stuff and stupid cheap.

    Skara
    Skara
    Now that I think about it, I'll pick up a pair of waterproof trousers as well.

    Skara
    Finally a fun day!

    11 people, 6 attackers and 5 defenders to spice things up, good team movements and tactics.

    Had a big laugh the whole morning although one guy complained about me not calling a hit during the last game, but I honestly didn't feel it (he probably missed as I played with only a tee and belt, no pack or anything), game was over anyway as it would have been a trade but I apologized nonetheless.

    If only all game days were like this.

    Druid799
    Druid799
    Had one of those last wk , site normally has anything between 60-80 players but there were only 35 on the day , plenty of space to move around the site and the gameplay was so much more better than normal , makes you realise how good it can be ? ?

    Skara
    Buy cheap, buy twice.

    Been telling that to a new team member, he bought a lot of cheap Chinese crap and he's now been annoying for a whole week, texting me and other teammates trying to leech good gear at low prices..

    As if he doesn't have a well paying job already ?

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    Druid799
    Druid799
    I’d say yes and no to ‘buying cheap, buying twice’ as in if you buy the cheapest you can find ? Then you almost deserve it to implode on its first use to teach you a lesson in being a tight ass ! ? BUT equally when I see someone who’s dropped a gazillion £’s on a ‘genuine Hailey strategic’ micro chest rig (and takes great pleasure in telling EVERYONE!) I think it’s a bit of dick waving there is plenty of cheap good kit out there , just don’t be a tight arse with the dosh .?

    PS I’d also say don’t sell him the good mags at a knock down price , teach him a valuable lesson in listening to his team mates ! ?

    Skara
    Skara
    Of course I'm not selling him my 5 Lonex mags lol. I'll give him my 2 Ares high caps.

    Lonex is lyf. Lonex is love. They just scream reliability all over the place.

    I just had a post game chat with teammates about genuine equipment, the thing is, repros are fine as long as they're good quality for the money, otherwise (imo) it's just better to invest a few more beer tokens into something that a) lasts longer and b) holds its value when selling it.

    Druid799
    Druid799
    Totally agree bud when it comes to gear use ya noggin ! Unless the kit is in an 80% off sale or something like that if it’s priced the same as a can of coke and a packets of chips then odds are it’s a PoS not exactly rocket science ! ?‍♂️ Does make me laugh the way I’ll see a player wearing an absolutely shit nasty rig from fleabay that’s probably didn’t cost £20 delivered but then putting on a pair of trainers at the end of the day to drive home that you know they’ve dropped £100+ on ! ?

    Skara
    I carry too much crap on me when playing ?

    I think it's time to go back to basics ?

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    Skara
    Skara
    I know, I have 2 belts, but my complaint was directed to my pack, which is usually full of shit since it's rather large (20 litres).

    My chest rigs don't bother me at all, they're pretty lightweight and almost unnoticeable even when fully loaded ;)

    Druid799
    Druid799
    How long do your games last , and how far away are you from the safezone?

    Skara
    Skara
    20 minutes game with no pause in between, from 8 am to around noon.

    No safezone (apart from our cars, but they're pretty far away from the actual play area)

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