Jedi_Master

I know that I like to keep my weapon clean, currently giving it a good rub down after some hard use earlier. Then I have to polish my helmet

Of course if you are well slung then either you do not need someone else to hold your weapon or you have a free hand to grip their stock for them.

The other player was happy to get his hands on my larger balls (.23g) but he was well slung so I did not need to grip the stock while he pumped the balls.

So today down it the woods and a player on my team ran out of ammo. To save him the walk of death back to the safe zone, I just took out my TM speed loader and gave it to him so he was able to bomb-up his low cap mag and stay in the fight. It felt good to help out another player. Airsoft karma.

I am lucky that my wife supports my new found hobby and knows that I would consult with her to de-conflict our diary engagements. Family has to come first and in this the Jedi Mistress is to be obeyed! However, I have so far managed to do all my chores to earn the free time, so played today but will be busy on bank holiday Monday sorting out the garage and garden regardless of weather. Work does get in the way, I work irregular shifts and weekends at least once every 5 weeks. I have scheduled some time off work to play on Wednesday evenings. At least with walk-on there is usually no pre-booking required so should allow some future flexibility to just turn up (providing my kit is prepared and packed). Most important is that my wife does not know just how much I have spent on airsoft to date.

Both my batteries are loose, so I will have to see what plastic containers eBay has available. Did not even think of a risk from shorting, just the need to stop the battery getting crushed or fire risk.

And your AF-UK patch so that fellow forum members can recognise each other.

Going to a skirmish with one unconnected LiPo battery in the stock of my gun. Does the spare battery need any special treatment in transit and at the safe zone? I was just going to keep it in a small tin until needed.

That is one problem of waiting to get your defence before buying a RIF, you can end up spending hours looking a Gucci kit on the Internet and buying lots of it ready for when you do actually buy your gun.

So what is worse, not sharing your BBs or giving them some Nuprol ones? (Honestly no idea about good or bad BBs, only ever used Blaster...maybe an idea for a new thread)

The OP was a light hearted thread and the first few posts indeed took it in the direction of double entendre. Maybe I should have caveated the post with "I neither condemn or condone holding a stranger's gun"h. Like life it is all context related, and each situation merits a different response based on circumstance.

So the question for the forum today is whether you should hold a stranger's gun or not when they ask you to? For example: you have just found a nice position overlooking a route used by the opposition team and a stranger on your team asks you to hold their weapon while they faff around (and maybe borrow some of your spare BBs ). Do you say: 1. Yes, of course 2. No, sorry I am busy 3. Where is your sling? 4. Something else Edit: 5. Can I keep it? 6. Am I wearing my fluffy unicorn and Care Bear patches? 7. Go and ask Snakeyes75 or Matto2494!

I was recently at a skirmish with rental kit and during the last game of the night another rental player on the same coloured team as me ran out of ammo and was askng if anyone had any he could have. There were several responses that I could have made: 1. Yes, I have ammo left, here have some of mine. 2. Yes, but I need it all myself. 3. No, none left either. 4. No. 5. Stay quiet and do not respond. I took option 5. I did not know this other person, had payed the same money as him for rental, I had conserved my ammo (no bursts of automatic), no idea if he was just trying to get free extra bbs. So what would other forum members have done? Do not want an ethics debate, just interested in how you would deal with the issue of giving away your bbs to a stranger. Had he been a formal team mate or friend I was there with then option 1. Edit: to clarify, only extra ammo was from the original 2k allowance issued to all of us having rental guns and I had one mag full of bb left. No idea whether would need them myself at the time. Do not believe anyone else offered their ammo either.

I remember jay83 mentioning his rifle with Pec box and other kit being stolen from his van back in April. So any dodgy sales could well be stolen.

Yes to the Fast helmet. I took a head shot on my first game and decided to get a helmet as one of my first purchases. it is well worth the money, looks good (in my opinion) and has saved me getting bumps in tunnels. Do not feel dressed without one. I have my mesh mask attached to the helmet rail so that i just have to unclip one side to remove it and the other strap is suspended on the helmet. Also a place to add patches if you want. The only thing more important is good eye protection. I have mesh goggles only as a back up but I cannot see very clearly through them and they offer no real balistic protection compared to dedicated eyepro.

My wife is supportive of my hobbies, even playing with toy guns, and quietly amused. She thinks it is a bunch of old soldiers reliving their youth or youngsters out playing fantasy games. She has noted my excitement, like a child on Christmas Eve, with different parcels arriving at the house and when I collected my RIF. However, she does not have any interest or appreciate the beauty of the HK416. Her only concern was after seeing some of my bb welts and thinking that she should have worried more when I was deployed away on operations because I take so many hits.

Ammo, water, and food as priorities. Layered clothing to adapt to weather, to stay warm and dry. Spare socks. Dry bag to keep kit dry. Illumination and spare batteries. Basic first aid kit, i.e. Blisters, headaches, cuts. Toothpaste and hand sanitiser plus toilet paper . Balance in keeping weight down, travel light, and comfort. Will there be a harbour area indoors or outside for cooking and resting , if so then you want a sleeping system and shelter. Hydration is key regarless of weather so recommend camelback

Excellent review with good pictures. Better than many of the airsoft magazines. Warrior Assault Systems make quality kit, and I have purchased their Falcon chest rig and other items from UK Tactical (their UK supplier). They often have good discount offers at well which really makes value for money.

Just paid over the top for a used green metal ammunition tin from an Army surplus store to keep my LiPo batteries in. Better deals on fleabay.

I am going there on Sunday 30 August for the first time, so can see what it is like and give my new RIF a field test. Just hope it is a dry day, I do not need rain to train.

I am a big fan of Warrior equipment, they have quality products that are worth the cost. Unfortunately, UK Tactical do not have any in stock at the moment so thought I would see what else is available. Agree that the soft bags have more storage and useful compartments to keep kit which is why I was more inclined to buy one. On other hand the hard case does offer better protection, both in transit and storage, and is more secure.

Our A1 version was terrible; firing pins broke, mags fell out when mag release was knocked, stoppages due to weak spring, need for the forward assist, etc. Once H&K made the mods to upgrade to the A2 version I found it to be a reliable and decent weapon.

Recommend getting in touch with Combat South ( www.combatsouth.co.uk ) by phone or email. Very helpful shop and they specialise in TM products, and carry certain spares.

Change it from A1 to the improved A2 version that works

I have a Warrior chest rig which takes my mags and speed loader, as well as a dump pouch for a belt rig if running very light. I am used to putting mags back into the pouch, so will most likely just do that. Keeps the mags secure and quiet. I have 3 of the standard TM 82 bb mags (including the one that came with the rifle) and one hi-cap TM 520 bb mag. Thought that would do to start with.