Jacob Wright

Arrived today! Not bad for standard shipping! Now just to Dremel the life out of the front rail to make the battery fit 🙃

If it’s working then ~£100 for the P226. Looks like the E2 variant?

L119? 😉

@Madhouse I'd keep the first antenna on it if you're going to use it on PMR frequencies. If you're going to use PMR frequencies you should have a licence from OFCOM, unless your site or game organiser has their own licence to cover this. There is a thread on this: This video is a really good, simple one for explaining how to programme the radios, and I've used it for mine.

Managed to get it to work on my phone via the 'pay by PayPal' link. Shall update when they arrive

Tried to order some batteries from here, would get as far as confirming my address but then a payment screen would never load. Anyone had a similar problem?

Yes it's just another subdivision of the Nuprol brand.

Ahhh that's a shame! I manage one a year if I'm lucky, and couldn't get to one last year so I'm looking forward to it

Just about to book onto my first Stirling milsim since 2021.. buzzing

I'd stick with the OD set up, I think it looks pretty good! In terms of pouches, yes Multicam may be easier to find but if you shop around a bit then most manufacturers offer their kit in OD and/or Ranger Green (RG) at a push as well.

I've seen these crop up a few times, like you say - certainly won't be the worst base for a budget A2 build. Definitely a lot cheaper than some of the other alternatives!

I don't think you'd be far off with £100, I've certainly seen the TM MP7's with similar faults asking for a lot more! If anything I feel you may be undervaluing it a bit, I can see the going retail rate is around £250-£260. So maybe £150 with the magazines? As it's an intermittent fault, could be an easy fix for someone with some knowhow?

Yes you do! Initially when I took up the role I was mostly playing at Reforger and a site near Royston, but now I'm leaning more toward Combat at Thetford and Gunman Tuddenham. Drop me a message and we'll sort something out - as you say, I'm sure Gunman would be happy to facilitate.

Good afternoon, Just to provide an update following our meeting on Thursday evening - apologies for the delay. A date for the AGM has been set, and once the press release has been finalised this will be circulated to all members and via social media. The current chairperson has stepped down, and caretaker chairperson, vice chairperson, registrar and press officer have been elected. These positions will be re-elected at the AGM. The new vice chairperson would like to apologise to members for not being able to be a part of our management meeting, but we are looking forward to them attending our AGM. At this time, I have taken over the role of press officer. I look forward to being able to share more regular updates with our members and the wider Airsoft community going forward. As always, please feel free to contact me should you have any questions.

Getting close to completion now, just need to sort some more rail covers and potentially some Liquid Metal to adapt the foresight. That said, I'm happy with it being a passable-at-a-distance L119 build. Probably not going to get a chance to run it until August now due to work/weddings/holidays but I'm really happy with how it's turning out

If you don't mind a used one, you can pick up the PLCE NI chest rigs on eBay from anywhere between £20-40 depending on the condition. They'll comfortably hold 6 magazines, plus ammo and water in the side pouches. No MOLLE to worry about, but good luck finding one that isn't in woodland DPM 😂

Thank you for the replies. I should make it clear now that I misconstrued a message sent to me. A meeting is planned for 22nd of June, but this is not the AGM.

A meeting is booked in for 22nd June at 7pm. I hope to be able to share more information following this.

Just what we need 🙄

@Rogerborg I completely agree that more needs to be done to highlight what we are doing, I know the Facebook algorithm doesn't help, but perhaps if we posted more and had more interaction that would help with it. @Colin Allen you do raise an interesting point, if I can get hold of some solid figures then I'll share them with all. I would imagine the percentage to be small, not dissimilar to many Unions. Whilst I agree this forum is an absolute goldmine of information, I can't comment on the Forum vs Union quality of advice.

It's taken me a while to decide whether to reply to this, and if so, what I should say. As Shamal has rightly stated, I am the East of England UKAPU representative. I initially joined as a member, but decided that I would like to further support the community as a regional representative. During my interview for the position I too expressed reservations with regard to what the union provide - as others have pointed out, the social media pages are not frequently updated and there is little 'evidence'. All representatives are volunteers, and in any case, I believe that the Press Officer position is vacant. There is often assistance offered to player-members which unfortunately goes unreported due to this. This has involved helping with customs and import of RIFs, where players experienced issues - and similarly assisted players in Northern Ireland where I believe there have been further issues with customs. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Union were approached by a number of game organisers/site owners to gauge the legality of running games during the lift of restriction levels. The Union provided this guidance, but it was highlighted that if Airsoft was registered as a sport (like paintball is), then we potentially could have returned sooner. However, in order to register as a sport we would require a national governing body. The membership was 'sold' to me as more of an insurance scheme; in case I should ever need assistance, but also to support the ongoing efforts of the Union to provide some kind of national governing body - which was well supported by representatives, members, non-members and site owners when discussed with them. Whilst it was before my time, I believe the references to 'proposed bans' etc relate to the VCRA 2007 bill. @Cannonfodder if you would like I will try to find more information relating to this. Unfortunately, our Chairman has suffered from issues with his personal circumstances lately, and this has led to our AGM not happening as early in the year as perhaps would be expected. Rest assured, I am actively pursuing this and hope it will be able to go ahead soon. With this in mind, I cannot comment on the plans going forward for the annual members skirmish or attendance at NAE. In the past I have attempted to arrange a members only game, but then struggled to find a site to host it at. It is on my list of things to arrange, and as soon as I have news I will share it. I do recognise that perhaps the communications from the Union have not been as good as would be expected, and for that please accept my apology. @Rogerborg - are you referring to the Operation Stigma II post on Facebook from May 2022 as this is all I can find? @RebelScum if you would like, please send me a message and I will do my best to chase up your patch - as it is of course not right that you have yet to receive it. Finally, I would like to address suggestions that members of the Union are in it to 'make a name' for themselves, or as an 'ego boost'. I appreciate this is personal opinion, but when engaging with other representatives I have not experienced this. I see the other representatives as individuals with only the interests of the players and the sport at heart. My inbox is always open, and I am always more than happy to engage with any player, whether they are a member or not. I've done my best to address what people have said, and am happy to discuss anything. - Jacob

Great bits of kit, I use their patrol bag for work and I’ve been eyeing up one of these to potentially replace my Peli rifle case - unfortunately I think this is a bit too big 😂

I’ve been after one for a while. I tend to keep an eye out so if I see another one I’ll bare you in mind 👍🏼