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Ta for the advice. I do think the majority of that is considerably over my budget! Looking at 500-600 tops for flights and hotel. I haven't been to Lisbon yet, but will be in September. It would be ideal otherwise. Ahh, I see! For info if that's what you are thinking I am married! Not sure that Amsterdam satisfies my Sea/Sun need though! I am looking at possibly doing a multi-centre, Budapest for three days and then fly direct to Athens or some beach destination. It's starting to look a little pricey though. Which is why I am thinking of maybe a large town/city next to the sea.

Hello all. Need some advice from the brain trust! I have the next 10 days off . Thinking of jetting off somewhere last minute. I solo holidayed in Tenerife earlier on the in the year, which was fine for activities (I bodyboard and snorkel), however was very light on culture and with everyone coupled or grouped up it was quite a lonely experience. Can anyone recommend a place which is good for solo travellers and has both Culture, Sun and sea? Something I can get through an agency so I am covered if the flight is cancelled! I am already booked to visit Lisbon in September with my Brother and Mother so that's out, Other places that I have visited include, Malaga Spain, Belgium, Paris France, Malta, Cape Verde, Florence Italy, Sri Lanka and Cyprus. Out of all of them I enjoyed Malta the most, but not looking to go back. I was looking at doing a weekend in Budapest for the culture (And Surplus shops) and then maybe going somewhere by the sea, but unsure. Sticking to Europe/North Africa for this (Anywhere else is too expensive!) What say the hive mind?

You all seem to have gone doodah over that rig, but meanwhile mine arrived and I used it. It's pretty good!

Well they are both up for sale now and already have enquiries at the above 500+ price. Just waiting for someone who can preferably collect and has the readies to come along!

I have a Gold Match and DOR. Both are good, but the DOR kicks better and feels more solid then the Gold Match.

Sorry gents. My mind was made up and purchase has been made. I went with the Ops/UR Tactical rig. It had all of the right specs, Low profile, I prefer Velcro retention and it was in stock ready to ship in time for the weekend :). Christ, I am not Gucci op8er. But I do prefer a nice lightweight rig.

Bought my first Chest Rig/Tac Vest that cost more then 40 quid. OPS/UR Tactical Minimo Coyote Chest Rig OPS/UR Tactical M4 Velcro Front panel/pouch Coyote OPS/UR Tactical Fanny Pack Coyote Amomax Heavy Duty Single Point Sling Coyote Invader Gear Radio Pouch Coyote Invader gear Tactical Shotgun Sling Coyote Viper Modular Double Pistol Magazine pouch Coyote Viper Tactical "Speed" belt, to make me go faster Coyote 6x ASG Devil Blaster .28

I am upgrading from a cheaper bit of kit already. Looking for something marginally gucci. I think the three choices outlined above is the best chance I have of getting a nice rig for the weekend.

Nah. I really don't like the low style. I have seen this before and It does, but it's not in stock anywhere.

Cheers folks and thanks for the ideas. I am looking for something that I can just grab and go quickly. I have whittled it down to three possibilities. This one. I would prefer the pistol mags to be off to the side rather then in front, but it looks like a nice bit of kit. An Ops Minimo. OPS MINIMO Chest Rig Coyote Brown - HUEY'S (hueys.co.uk) With this panel. OPS Triple M4 Mag Pouch/Panel Coyote Brown - HUEY'S (hueys.co.uk) and Pistol mags off to the side. (I cant stand more then a pistol holster on my belt) Or this Flyye AK Rig which is cheaper then the rest, but the mag pouches are a bit deep for my liking. LT AK Tactical Chest Rig OD Green FLYYE - Airsoft Zone UK What do you guys reckon?

Hello all. I am after a lightweight quality chest rig that can take both M4 mags and 3/4 7.62 AK mags. Also would like if there were two pistol mag pouches or molle to let me attach a pistol mag pouch. I'd prefer if the mags were not double stacked. Any options out there for me? Preferably something in stock in Green! Looking for something up to 100 quid.

That is an incredibly low budget especially in this time of price rises and low stock. I would suggest getting at least doubling your budget so you can get something that could be skirmishable, be somewhat reliable, pay for it to be painted two toned, along with eye protection, BBS and a decent charger/battery. Spending less will likely not give you a pleasant experience and will discourage you from the hobby. Airsoft does require some reasonable expenditure from the outset. I suggest you go to a skirmish and rent a rifle first and see how you feel, that's the main reason why rentals exist.

It's for use when I have the stock folded

Hello gents. Looking for an appraisal on the following. Dytac SLR AK74 - 336FPS on .20 ZCI 433mm Inner Barrel Guarder Clear Hop Rubber and Prommy Purple nub SHS 14 ½ piston G&G brass Cylinder Head G&G V3 Gearbox G&G Bushings SLD Piston Head S&T Aluminium Full Cylinder Lct Hop unit Perun Mosfet Sorbo SHS High Torque 16TPA Neodymium Motor. ZCI Advanced 18:1 gearset. Comes with the original box, no mag, but works fine with every mag I have tried, Midcap, HiCap, different brands etc. Comes with the Foregrips as on the photos. Currently has a CYMA Railed Dust cover installed, but will include the original Dytac Dust cover and rear sight. The Receiver is made of stamped Steel. The Bolts in the stock have been replaced with thicker German bolts which are much more sturdy then the suspect stock ones. This is a quiet sounding well shimmed AK. I can provide a firing video if required. I reckon I have used this AK maybe 4 or 5 times at a skirmish and is in good external condition.

I find that with a-lot of the short type SHS/Rocket motors. I have had to cut down the motor pinion a few mm. Had to do it on both my Real sword T97's

A friend of mine with more experience in such matters reckons it's for a closed bolt WE GBBR.

Lots of quality complaints recently. Shattering and under the microscope looks like a moonscape.

Sites are always welcome to comment and have done so before.

Site Name: Apocalypse Paintball and Airsoft Contact details: 01763 244855 Website Address: Apocalypse Paintball Facebook Page: Apocalypse Airsoft & Paintball | Facebook Site Address: Old N Rd, Royston SG8 5JS Desperate for a Bank Holiday Monday game and Driver Wood being a little too far for @Albiscuit we decided to go give Apocalypse Paintball and Airsoft a visit. This used to be run by RIFT Airsoft and was better known as "The Village". Not much has been written about the site since Apocalypse took back control to run the airsoft side themselves, so we were going in pretty much blind. Apocalypse Airsoft is a very small Woodland site located south of Cambridge. It is rectangular shape with a small tail where the Safe Zone and Playing Area entrance is. There is a Tower/Church Area, Village, Fort and Tyre section. All can be seen from the centre of the site. There are many buildings, only the Fort and Tower have an extra story. Only the tower has a roof. There are lots of very tall trees and lots of extra low foliage along with barricades to help create cover. The site is very flat with no real elevation. Short/Medium/Long engagement distances are in play. There were around 30+ players on the day. This site requires* the use of Bio BB's. No bangs are allowed as the site next to a Psychiatric hospital. Smoke only. Good: Chrono: A mandatory chrono was in affect and result was noted against your registered name though no guns were marked. AEG FPS limits are a 350FPS. DMR is 450 and Bolt actions are 500. Green Gas blowback pistols are not chronoed in the Winter. Safe Zone: Is a fairly small safe zone which can cater for about 50-60 players. Picnic benches that were all under cover. The Shop and confectionary stands were all inside. It was a pretty nice safe zone. Protected from the elements. Toilets were just by the entrance. Parking: A gravel track running up to the safe zone. So no long walks. Average: Clientele: The Vast majority of the clientele were experienced Airsofters. Very few rentals. Everyone appeared to be over 18 and well into their 30's. The people we spoke to were quite friendly but kept to themselves within the safe zone. People did talk to each other during the gameplay though. Game modes: We only played two game modes before going home. The first one was a small push back and flag waving game onto the Tower from the Village. Second was a more elaborate and interesting game trying to get ammo crates and box to a fort. Toilets: Two Portaloo's, they were in OK condition. Value: £25 for a skirmish, food not included. Bang average. Bad: Playing area: On paper, the playing area appears to be very well equipped and should play quite well, but on the day it just didn't work out. The site is just too open. There are plenty of low barricades, but not enough medium height vegetation. You can see from one end of the site to the other almost anywhere you stand. As a result it's very hard to push up on objectives without good team work and luck. The site is full auto almost all of the time and is detrimental to the playing area environment. It feels very much like just another paintball site that does Airsoft. The fort and village area is covered by stinging plants and I came away with lots of welts trying to crawl up to the objective without getting shot. It was almost perverse! There were trenches on parts of the site, but they were so shallow and surrounded by stinging plants that they were difficult to flank people in. Safety Brief: Very short, didn't cover MED for snipers (Which resulted in a bad incident where someone left early). Delivered very flat. Catered towards experienced players rather then the rentals that may have needed more instruction. Marshalling: Either Lackadaisical or non existent. One Head Marshal and two player Marshals. The Head Marshal seemed to not care that much. The player Marshals were no where to be seen; The one our side seemed determined to carry out the objective, but often went off and did his own solo thing without rallying the side together. He was never around to report things to. Complaints of non hit taking were at best not followed up or at worse laughed off. Food: Almost non existent. Sweets, Crisps and Drink. No hot foot available on site. The website mentions you can pre order food beforehand but I saw no real mechanism for this. Shop: Bio BB's and gas were for sale and precious little else. Bio only BB: I have no issue with sites being Bio only, both myself and @Albiscuit bought our BB's from the shop before playing and they were of reasonable quality. However there were ZERO spot checks as to whether people were actually using Bio BB's. The player next to use was openly using non bio bb's as can be seen from his bottle. No point in having a very staunch and visible rule if you don't plan on checking up on it and enforcing it. Turn Around Time: We didn't get many games in at all. Safety Brief was supposed to happen at 9:30AM, but didn't until gone 10. We were given a 5 minute warning to reload and get back out but waited over 20 minutes before anything happened. Hit Taking: Flipping awful. Shooting long range and see bb's pinging off of people? Good luck, because softer hits seem to be completely ignored by almost everyone. Try shooting at people running full pelt and see the BB's pinging off? Guaranteed they wont take it. Shooting someone point blank and expect them to take it? Nah, they will just bring their rifle around and shoot you in response and claim it was 50/50. The day has some of the most blatant non hit taking I have seen in Airsoft. It got so bad that we left early (I have only ever done this once before at an Airsoft Skirmish and it was @Albiscuit first time leaving early ever). Many other people were complaining about hit taking which got progressively worse as the day went on and we were certainly not the only people to leave early due to it. It was just pointless trying to carry on. The Marshal's either weren't around to complain to, or did nothing when we did. One kid was getting so frustrated he told me he was going to put in a 420 FPS spring in his Full Auto enabled rifle for the next game. Mentioned it to a Marshal who just laughed it off. Conclusion: This was the worst Airsoft Skirmish I have been to since Tactical Airsoft in Croydon 4-5 years ago. Which had almost identical issues. Hit taking is optional. Full Auto required to get anywhere and non existent Marshalling. Considering how experienced the clientele seemed to be I was surprised how bad it was (I played Ultimate Wargames in Kent two days previous to this visit where 90% of players were under the age of 18 and took almost all their hits and are an absolute credit to the hobby!). It's a real shame how it turned out. The Playing area looks good on paper but the layout just doesn't seem to work. It could be improved upon by increasing the quantity and quality of the barriers. The Stinging nettles could be cut back. The trenches need to be re-dug to be deeper. Full auto should be banned to help have a better chance at pushing up. The marshals need to be more pro-active in stamping out hit taking. So yeah... Not great! There are far better sites that you can go to. Bullpup Watch: L85 and a Tavor.

Bumping this as I popped back down here again on 30/04/22. The playing area has been expanded to a nicely sized CQB section in amongst some bluebell woodland. It is separate to the rest of the site and its an excellent area. Lots of man made props. It's completely worth going to play at! I have edited the review above.

It'll be fine. The UKARA Number is valid for the usual year. I was told that my home site hadn't renewed their insurance when I was buying a pistol at a retailer. It won't invalidate your UKARA. Just means you won't be able to renew after the year is up if the site hasn't been able to get insurance.

I guess I could consider myself a veteran now after 5 years of playing... I still prefer using HiCaps. Yes they rattle, but you are usually making just as much noise just by running around then the rattling of the high caps. When sneaking I have never had a problem with High Caps rattling to the point it gave away my position. High Caps means having to carry less mags which is always a bonus.