Jedi_Master

Yes, it has been one of those evenings. Need a backlit keyboard, the log fire and TV are not bright enough and nothing to do with the bottle of merlot.

That sucks, defeats the whole point of the game. Pity the stag party could not just have had a private game and then could do what they like without ruining it for the normal player.

A sniper rifle is a specific and specialist weapon platform. A semi-auto Dedicated Marksman Rifle (DMR) has a different role. The increased fps limits of both these guns incur a Minimum Engagement Distance (MED) for player safety. Site fps limits are the maximum permitted limit for weapon types, all based on 0.20g weight BB. You do not load heavier BB into your magazine at chrono to lower your fps to the site limit, that is called using a 'Hot Gun' and is against the ethics of airsoft sportsmanship and would break the site fps rules. CQB sites are generally sub 330 fps for automatic weapons, other sites will have 350 fps limit. Sniper rifles can by up to 500 fps for bolt or locked single shot guns and will have a set MED of 30m. Pistols are used close up, generally no minimum distance but it is not sporting or safe to shoot a player in the head when other parts of their body are available. Basically check individual site rules for what they will allow.

Play your 3 games, get membership (pay membership fee and and get your number) and if you want send off UKARA paperwork [should be no cost involved] to get added to the database. Membership is generally for 12 months, then you can renew it if you have played 3 more games throughout the year or change membership to different site having fulfilled their requirements. Let UKARA know your new details. Once you have your RIF then it is yours without issue, the retailer selling it has to ensure you are legal to buy it, i.e. site membership. Similarly if you swap or sell it, you (as seller) have to do due dilligence on the buyer to ensure that they are 18+ and legally entitled to a RIF.

It would be worth reading all the pinned threads, lots of useful information contained therein. This link is a good place to start - http://www.airsoft-f...ide-to-airsoft/ Strongly suggest that you do research on this forum, many of your questions have been answered. Use the search function, need to use 4 characters or more for search term. Hire guns for your three games to get site membership, then just buy a RIF. You do not need to be on the UKARA register to buy a RIF, just a member of a an airsoft site. A valid defence can be achieved in 2 months (no less than 56 days), so game 1 is day 1, then play game 2, with game 3 not being earlier than day 56 from game 1. Check your local sites for specific membership requirements. This 2 months period gives you time to reseach, ask questions, change your mind, research more, and then hopefully get a decent gun that suits your budget and needs. However, it is recommended being on UKARA database if buying guns from abroad.

Another Emerson FAST helmet cover, this time in the A-TACS FG scheme to go under my scrim net. Yet again it took a month to arrive but only cost £9.99 from eBay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351239634938?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&var=620428192357&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Well I did start this one back in August 2015 http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/27828-combat-south/?hl=portsmouth I would also highly recommend them, an interesting shop to visit just to see all the TM and ICS stock (not all are shown on their website), and agree it is worth giving them a call to see what they have. Website could be a bit better but is useable http://www.combatsouth.co.uk/ . Great customer service, very helpful and friendly.

Second that. It was one of my first airsoft purchases, liked it and then bought another smaller one. I find the smaller size better; they are easy to squeeze into pockets and pouches. The desert cam is a good choice so that it stands out against woodland floor or indoors if dropped. Only improvement would be a small funnel on a cord as well so that the BBs can be even more easily poured into mag or speedloader.

Do not get me started on 'dump' pouches, ratle ratle rattle scratch. Or maybe that is just me with metal mags. Edit: Actually have never bothered using the dump pouch, tend to just put my mag back into a mag pouch or pocket.

I rarely use full auto, prefer a few aimed shots. If I have not hit them with a couple of shots then another 40 are not going to do much. I dislike those stand-offs in a corridor and stairs where players just spank rounds at each other without much success. I prefer to try flanking or find a different route, or get bored and go forward to see how far I can get. Using a TM the rate of fire is fairly low as well.

I have tried looking all over for these Maraca magazines that people keep mentioning but cannot find any for sale in the UK Keeping the hi-cap full is a good idea to reduce noise but then the bottle of spare BBs will rattle badly like one of those shakey stick instrument things when you refil the hi-cap to keep it quiet But if a hi-cap can fire same number of BB as a mid-cap, then using a hi-cap wins as there is no need for doing all those milsim magazine reloads, if I wanted to go full retard I would wear MTP as well Plus when camping on a stairway I am not moving or rattling either Just having one hi-cap fitted and no other kit for an hours game is nice and uncomplicated. Gets me back to airsoft basics like a novice rental player Jokes aside, I use both hi-cap and low-cap depending on the site, location of where I want to play, and how I feel. For example, I do tend to favour a single hi-cap when down in dark basements or tunnels for pure convenience and not wanting to wear a battle belt or vest. Outside, I prefer low-cap mags in chest rig and battle belt, and enjoy the reloads and seeking cover to quickly re-bomb a mag with the speedloader.

How many are staying over on the Saturday night? i3666 and myself are booked into the Novotel. Thinking of getting an early meal before going pew pew pew.

As you can see from my earlier post, I love Alestorm and the song 'Drink'. And funny enough that led me onto Turisas. I quite like the folk / ballad sound, also reminds me of Thin Lizzy.

Your choice was definately on the heavier side of the Rock family I enjoy this one by Turisas https://youtu.be/7woW7DmnR0E

Or it could be argued, huge musical appetite and poor taste I am more eclectic, with an early 80s bias

Speed loaders jamming and just not working very well I use the Tokyo Marui pistol and M4 style speedloaders, had no issues with either one No decent choice of airsoft bag, e.g everything just gets dumped into a bag and no structure to it I use my old army kit bag, holds enough (battle belt, BBs, bayonet, gas, mask, helmet, etc, and has small plastic internal pocket for car keys, and pockets at either end for lunch, and other items. Use a gun bag which has external pocket for mags. I pack on the day before, check I have all equipment necessary. I think bigger issue is that sites do not all cater very well to the space we need to get sorted and allow enough free table area per player to kit up. No safe way of transporting and storing lipo's I bought some cheap plastic boxes for each LiPo battery, easy to carry to a game in kit/gun bag and protects them. I keep them in ammo tin at home along with all other batteries in their own plastic containers. No cheap but good quality ammo available in bulk Define cheap and bulk. Patrol Base sell ASG 0.25g Blaster 12 bottles x 3000 BB for £70, which is good value even with P&P. Getting Blaster Devils 0.28g and 0.30g for price of Blaster 0.25g if bulk, i.e. 6+ would be good. No new guns or innovation in the airsoft world relating to the guns we use I would like better quality internals and external parts on all stock guns. Bought TM for their reliability out of the box. issue not an option ( please email if you... Players not taking their hits (apparently in Japan it is almost unheard of for players to cheat). Poor marshals not stepping in to deal with issues or regulate the game. Poor game briefs not clearly giving instructions and general time wasted in safe zone between games.

Cannot remember the science but I think fogging is caused due to a temperature difference between the inside of the goggles and outside and the lens. Getting hot and sweating heats up the inside of goggles / mask causing condendsation due to lower lens and outside temperature. I know I get worse fogging when the ambient temperature is cooler, i.e. playing CQB in The Bunker at 10 degrees. A hotter day could also help with evaperation of sweat and moisture. Not sure how much humidity plays its part. [someone from the forum should be able to clarify the causes, I have not searched other threads]

Looks nice but the ground clearance could make it interesting to get to some sites over their rutted roads and rough tracks.

Yes, the fogging I had with goggles just ruined the day, at times could hardly see anything and it made playing very difficult without return trips to the safe zone to clear them. Paying £100 for a better game experience is worth it, and the protection is good.

They are very good and worth the cost. The full face protection suits me for playing CQB. Quick look on Amazon and the version I purchased are now about £95 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dye-Precision-Thermal-Paintball-Goggle/dp/B00FY5NB0C/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1454513587&sr=8-16&keywords=Dye+i4. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dye-Paintball-Goggles/dp/B019XPFMC8/ref=pd_sim_sbs_200_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51%2BBe-lkkOL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=070KMQSZ60W34PWJG8PF Edit: I do get some moisture inside the mask from sweating, so some droplets/beads of water (not fogging) appear on the thermal lens which I shake out and dry between games.

Do you know whether the TM Desert Eagle magazine is compatible with the TM Mk23?

Yes, not having colour co-ordinated elastic bands.

Now that is Up Close And Personal; playing down in The Bunker is hardcore.

Be interesting to know how 50C effects the performance.

Welcome I am not as far west as the Hungerford gun club, and currently play at The Mall in Reading and UCAP Bunker in Portsmouth. There are also Iron Sight south of Andover and Combat South Woodland in Wickham, Hampshire.