Jedi_Master

I plan to go there but like many older players I have to fit in work and family commitments. I will be getting my first RIF (once I find a UK retailer that has one in stock) in the next few weeks so definitely want to try some different sites to try it out.

Tonight I will have my defence as an airsoft skirmisher and will be getting membership at UCAP Bunker. I would also like to send off the UKARA form to a retailer so that I get onto the database to make purchases easier. I have not yet decided on my first RIF, although I expect the easiest thing to do is send the UKARA form to that particular retailer. However, I would rather send the form ASAP to get on the UKARA database so that when I do make my final decision of what to buy I can do without further delay So my question is: Which retailer is best to send my UKARA form to? Where did you send your form and can you recommend them?

Welcome. As a new player I have only experienced the UCAP Bunker (I will be down there in the darkness tonight) but I want to try the other two UCAP sites of Woodland and Sandpit. I will have to ask tonight to see if I can get any information on whether there is a new CQB place to get Up Close And Personal.

I have the Bolle X1000 RX so that I can wear prescription glasses inside. Not cheap at £54 inc P&P but good quality. My lower face mesh mask sits comfortably with no gaps.

I was looking at the Reforger website www.reforgerevents.com and under the Services tab it lists 'Airsoft and Airgun Range'. The Reforger site is located to the north west of Watford near M25 Jct 20. No experience of the site but it may be worth doing some research to see it is a viable option for weapon zeroing and outdoor practice.

Thanks for the advice. So basically SOPMOD batteries are over priced and not that good compared to a Lipo. The best option is to get the shop / tech to rewire it, or do it myself with the Eagle6 kit (which even my lack of skills looks manageable and no soldering needed).

I have been looking at the Tokyo Marui HK416D AEG and it is apparently powered by their 8.4v 1300mAh NiMH SOPMOD battery. The SOPMOD battery looks easy to insert / remove from the rifle stock. However, is the SOPMOD any good? Are TM using a proprietary battery designed just to give the company more money. Do I have to use SOPMOD or can it be replaced with an equivalent LIPO battery (no idea of relationship between NiMH and LIPO power outputs, or connector types). If a LIPO can be used, is it better value and have a longer battery life? Hopefully, someone has the answers.

If were going retro 80s then it has to be NATO v Warsaw Pact with 'Two Tribes' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

I have just googled the term speed softer and found this www.http://wikiofmom.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/case-against-speedsoft-and-mercenary.html Basically a player who runs around "like a displaced paint baller" wIth full auto, and no real military tactics (antipithis of milsim?).

Sounds like a good excuse for arranging an AF-UK team game or event.

My plastic knife also works in all weathers for stealth kills, day or night

Do not forget to the plastic bayonet for when you want that stealth kill

Off topic - potential for a 'themed' game night, and I could wear my new Chav Hunting morale patch

Yes, it was a light hearted entry to elicit a wry smile. Did not have any emecon (if that is what you call those little yellow smiley things) available to show that it was not a series response. Of course, two tone could be more valuable based on the fact that everyone has plain old black ones, and the blue ones are so much rarer.

Just looking at Arnies Airsoft news and there was a newsletter article from Gunman Airsoft saying that their Tuddenham site had recently experienced some arson destroying a fort as well as timber for building. Is it a common occurrence for sites to suffer vandalism? I think I read on this forum that Epson tunnels had also previously had problems with people breaking in and causing damage.

www.ukpsa.co.uk has Action Air rules and info. May be of interest / some use but I have only glanced at the site from a google search.

So that explains the specialisation of the pistols by Mike Cripps. On his Elite Shooting Centre website I have seen that they are hand-built upgraded TM Hi Capa 5.1 with examples ranging from £200-550. Probably not necessary for general airsoft skirmishes (budget depending) but the basic £200 ones looks do look reliable quality pieces, and have got me thinking about getting one over a standard version if I do want a Hi Capa in the future.

Only just seen this thread. Looks like I am missing some bargains, and from UK based sellers so am saving the P&P costs from getting stuff abroad. But that gun above (posted by TacMaster on 31 July) is two-tone, so that's got to be worth more right, as it costs extra for the paint job. Also it still has the original packaging, and we all know collectors want that - proven added value on Antiques Roadshow for the box the toy came in.

There is a guide on the forum showing how to upload photos: http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/148-how-to-attach-pictures/

I am more retro. A pair of Ron Hill tracksters with a football sock stuffed down the front. Intimidates the opposition and keeps the jewels safe.

Calling it Wargames could confuse some people, I can just see a few players rocking up at a site with their 15mm Napoleonic figures expecting a table top battle!

BB sounds soft, like a yank kid with a springer in the yard. Ball Bearing sounds harder, more metallic and dangerous. Puts us up there with other danger sports: base jumping, kite surfing, hang gliding, shadow boxing. Could have an extreme sports angle and actually use real 6mm ball bearings... definitely would call your hits then.

Skirmish shooting.

Painball ? Maybe not as may get us confused with those skirmishers running around having fun without any uniform and kit, and unable to deny being hit.

Pretty awful website though. Unless I am missing something, there was is no way to sort all the Out of Stock and Discontinued rifles from those that they actually have in stock.