Okto Eight Milsim

Think we have others coming from the same area.

Milsim Taster 30th May at Tuddenham near RAF Mildenhall. You dont need the kit. See our other post on the subject.

Dont get worried about FPS. As long as you are shooting above 320fps, it will be fine. Using the right BB weight and setting the hop correctly is more important to range.

Ah a support weapon for Op Gate Guard !!

Honestly, you need to up your budget. If you turn up with those kind of rifles at a skirmish, there are some players who will pick you out at the safety brief and see you as cannon fodder. Being outshot is no fun and you will probably be totally disillusioned. Everybody wants to win and most settle for winning and losing. Losing all the time will get you down and it will probably put you off the game. If you dont want to waste money renting until you know what you want, just buy something like a G&G Combat machine in two tone from the outset which will pay for itself n 4 or 5 games, allow you to compete on an even playing field and then once you have a bit of experience, you can save up for a proper Thompson or whatever it is you want at that time.

OK so you are 16 which means that you cant easily (legally) have a RIF. If you want to buy a rifle and of course it will need to be two-toned, what is your budget range ?

Is it the WE version thats a different size ?

In terms of optics, I think between us, we have them all in one shape, form or other. Start with iron sights. Learn to adjust them and zero them in properly. Then graduate to an optic if you need one. Depends a lot on what type of game you play and where.

Dont think that rifle has a MOSFET so NO. Don't get lulled into the "most FPS, fastest ROF, longest range" thing that obsesses so many young airsofters. They are good rifles, you dont need a 11.1V LIPO. Stick a 7.4V one in it and concentrate on improving your personal technique rather than squeezing more out of a new rifle.

Welcome to the forum. Great, you've started. Be warned - its likely your step dad will get the bug worse than you lol. As sais elsewhere, try not to buy too much until you played a few games. Many of us have kit that we thought was a good idea at the time, but never use. If i could have my time again, I would be less impulsive. Where are you playing ?

G&G blow back is cool. Some players dont rate it, but it does make a nice sound. Its not really the right sound, but its arguably better than pew-pew. Not so convinced about the heavy bolt option.

Buying new guns - us here at the Okto office still get that Christmas morning feeling waiting for the courier. Its really easy to get seduced by all the models available. Look a lot, spend nothing, until you understand what it is you want to play. The first rifle i bought was an L96 bolt action spring sniper rifle - big mistake - seduced you see. Play some games with rental kit and get some game time. There are lots of sub-games in airsoft - decide what you like best; CQB, woodland, milsim, run and gunning, support gunning, sniping. Get it clear in your own head what you need and then look for a suitable rifle - pick the right type of weapon first i.e. use your head, make a shortlist and then pick what you want based on your heart.

7.4V LIPO is a good all rounder and wont burn out trigger contacts in the same way that the higher voltage ones can. LIPO is a better technology but one word of warning: 1. make sure your charger is suitable for charging them 2. only charge them under supervision as the chemistry can be a bit volatile if they develop a fault 3. charge them up the night before a game and then once the game is over, make sure that they are stored at around 50% state of charge. Don't leave them fully charged as they can go puffy and dont even let them fully discharge.

The first rule: "Never point a gun at anything you are not willing to destroy"

Only a couple of weeks until the draw. Still amazed at how few people have entered this. Guess it only improves the chances of those who have entered.

Welcome. "Guns: They change from week to week" - chuckled at that. How often do new players come on here saying I have made my mind up and want a particular make and model of gun and after many, many posts of people trying to drill down into the detail and help, they go off and get something totally different. It's good to recognise that this occurs. All part of the therapy.

Be careful with cheap holsters. Have had a pistol drop out when running on a cheap holster not dissimilar to that. A broken pistol means a cheap holster isn't.

There is a double page review of Okto Eight Milsim in the April edition of Airsoft Action, which is out today. The article is on pages 34 and 35 and is a fair write up of our December milsim, Operation Claw Hammer. We downloaded the magazine as we are too lazy to walk to the newsagents lol

The beauty of airsoft is that you can make these "fatal" mistakes time and time again and learn from them.

We use them a lot. Make sure your site is happy with them before you invest. Not all sites accept them.

Just under a month to go until the draw,

As said in our earlier post, it seems it only affects second hand sales and trades (at the moment at least). The airsoft community and retail stuff is still continuing and most of the trade and sell groups have simply morphed into community only groups to survive the cull.

At the moment, it's sales and trading of firearms which includes BB guns by their default. Whether it impacts on airsoft (non second hand sales) and photos of military stuff remains to be seen. Facebook is useful in that many people have access and its really easy to post stuff up, especially photos. However, if FB get very silly, we will just start up websites and fan forums to cover what we do and general milsim activity. At the end of the day, FB is just a type of social media which has been convenient to use. Our sister organisation, Gunman Airsoft already have a website and forum running in parallel to their FB activity.

Here you go. https://www.facebook.com/OktoEightMilsim/ Apology accepted.

Don't rush into anything. You're at the start of a hedonistic spending orgy, so you need to put the brakes on a little. Play a few games and have a look (and if possible feel) of the sites rental and other players guns (with their permission). You will yo-yo around with different ideas of makes and types until you settle, so try to resist the urge. Snipers and DMRs are more suitable for more players who have played a while as they incur minimum engagement zones which means you are kept at longer distance from the action. Probably better to buy a general purpose rifle for now and consider S & D's as a second gun down the line.