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    Asomodai got a reaction from Samurai in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    I am knackered fellas! I met up with loads of new people. Got merry and drunk. Vienna was cool and quiet with nice Jazz Cafes, I saw an American Punk rock band visiting Bratislava called Good Riddance in a very intimate underground show ( I used to love them as a kid) I also nearly got arrested for playing guitar and teaching the Slovaks some Greenday songs at 3AM. 
     
    Budapest was another kettle of fish, dirty, Ruin bars and alcohol everywhere, I managed to pick up a FULL set of Hungarian camo in my exact size for exactly 40 euros including the hat which is impossible to get outside of Eastern Europe. 
     
    Lots of history, the food was a bit bland everywhere and a let down so much so I actually lost 5lbs over the past 9 days, but alcohol was good. 
     
    I got invites to go to Serbia soon from a couple I partied away with. 
     
    It's opened my eyes and I think it means I will be selling more of my Airsoft collection and bring it back down to under single figures. I need to experience this more and do the Digital Nomad thing! 
     
    I got to visit the birthplace of my Grandmother and resting place of my Great Grand Parents in Baden for the first time, which was really rewarding. 
     

     
    I am so exhausted though. The flight delays took the piss and I had to take a three hour Bus journey home from Central last night. 
     
    Either way. It was great. Cheers for checking in on me! 
     
    This is where I went to, no one else had a stock of Hungarian Surplus. Good guys, and they couldnt believe I ran a Hungarian kit at home. 
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Enid_Puceflange in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    I am knackered fellas! I met up with loads of new people. Got merry and drunk. Vienna was cool and quiet with nice Jazz Cafes, I saw an American Punk rock band visiting Bratislava called Good Riddance in a very intimate underground show ( I used to love them as a kid) I also nearly got arrested for playing guitar and teaching the Slovaks some Greenday songs at 3AM. 
     
    Budapest was another kettle of fish, dirty, Ruin bars and alcohol everywhere, I managed to pick up a FULL set of Hungarian camo in my exact size for exactly 40 euros including the hat which is impossible to get outside of Eastern Europe. 
     
    Lots of history, the food was a bit bland everywhere and a let down so much so I actually lost 5lbs over the past 9 days, but alcohol was good. 
     
    I got invites to go to Serbia soon from a couple I partied away with. 
     
    It's opened my eyes and I think it means I will be selling more of my Airsoft collection and bring it back down to under single figures. I need to experience this more and do the Digital Nomad thing! 
     
    I got to visit the birthplace of my Grandmother and resting place of my Great Grand Parents in Baden for the first time, which was really rewarding. 
     

     
    I am so exhausted though. The flight delays took the piss and I had to take a three hour Bus journey home from Central last night. 
     
    Either way. It was great. Cheers for checking in on me! 
     
    This is where I went to, no one else had a stock of Hungarian Surplus. Good guys, and they couldnt believe I ran a Hungarian kit at home. 
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Davegolf in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    I am knackered fellas! I met up with loads of new people. Got merry and drunk. Vienna was cool and quiet with nice Jazz Cafes, I saw an American Punk rock band visiting Bratislava called Good Riddance in a very intimate underground show ( I used to love them as a kid) I also nearly got arrested for playing guitar and teaching the Slovaks some Greenday songs at 3AM. 
     
    Budapest was another kettle of fish, dirty, Ruin bars and alcohol everywhere, I managed to pick up a FULL set of Hungarian camo in my exact size for exactly 40 euros including the hat which is impossible to get outside of Eastern Europe. 
     
    Lots of history, the food was a bit bland everywhere and a let down so much so I actually lost 5lbs over the past 9 days, but alcohol was good. 
     
    I got invites to go to Serbia soon from a couple I partied away with. 
     
    It's opened my eyes and I think it means I will be selling more of my Airsoft collection and bring it back down to under single figures. I need to experience this more and do the Digital Nomad thing! 
     
    I got to visit the birthplace of my Grandmother and resting place of my Great Grand Parents in Baden for the first time, which was really rewarding. 
     

     
    I am so exhausted though. The flight delays took the piss and I had to take a three hour Bus journey home from Central last night. 
     
    Either way. It was great. Cheers for checking in on me! 
     
    This is where I went to, no one else had a stock of Hungarian Surplus. Good guys, and they couldnt believe I ran a Hungarian kit at home. 
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Floperator in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    I am knackered fellas! I met up with loads of new people. Got merry and drunk. Vienna was cool and quiet with nice Jazz Cafes, I saw an American Punk rock band visiting Bratislava called Good Riddance in a very intimate underground show ( I used to love them as a kid) I also nearly got arrested for playing guitar and teaching the Slovaks some Greenday songs at 3AM. 
     
    Budapest was another kettle of fish, dirty, Ruin bars and alcohol everywhere, I managed to pick up a FULL set of Hungarian camo in my exact size for exactly 40 euros including the hat which is impossible to get outside of Eastern Europe. 
     
    Lots of history, the food was a bit bland everywhere and a let down so much so I actually lost 5lbs over the past 9 days, but alcohol was good. 
     
    I got invites to go to Serbia soon from a couple I partied away with. 
     
    It's opened my eyes and I think it means I will be selling more of my Airsoft collection and bring it back down to under single figures. I need to experience this more and do the Digital Nomad thing! 
     
    I got to visit the birthplace of my Grandmother and resting place of my Great Grand Parents in Baden for the first time, which was really rewarding. 
     

     
    I am so exhausted though. The flight delays took the piss and I had to take a three hour Bus journey home from Central last night. 
     
    Either way. It was great. Cheers for checking in on me! 
     
    This is where I went to, no one else had a stock of Hungarian Surplus. Good guys, and they couldnt believe I ran a Hungarian kit at home. 
  5. CoolAF
    Asomodai got a reaction from Tactical Pith Helmet in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    I am knackered fellas! I met up with loads of new people. Got merry and drunk. Vienna was cool and quiet with nice Jazz Cafes, I saw an American Punk rock band visiting Bratislava called Good Riddance in a very intimate underground show ( I used to love them as a kid) I also nearly got arrested for playing guitar and teaching the Slovaks some Greenday songs at 3AM. 
     
    Budapest was another kettle of fish, dirty, Ruin bars and alcohol everywhere, I managed to pick up a FULL set of Hungarian camo in my exact size for exactly 40 euros including the hat which is impossible to get outside of Eastern Europe. 
     
    Lots of history, the food was a bit bland everywhere and a let down so much so I actually lost 5lbs over the past 9 days, but alcohol was good. 
     
    I got invites to go to Serbia soon from a couple I partied away with. 
     
    It's opened my eyes and I think it means I will be selling more of my Airsoft collection and bring it back down to under single figures. I need to experience this more and do the Digital Nomad thing! 
     
    I got to visit the birthplace of my Grandmother and resting place of my Great Grand Parents in Baden for the first time, which was really rewarding. 
     

     
    I am so exhausted though. The flight delays took the piss and I had to take a three hour Bus journey home from Central last night. 
     
    Either way. It was great. Cheers for checking in on me! 
     
    This is where I went to, no one else had a stock of Hungarian Surplus. Good guys, and they couldnt believe I ran a Hungarian kit at home. 
  6. CoolAF
    Asomodai got a reaction from Tackle in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    I am knackered fellas! I met up with loads of new people. Got merry and drunk. Vienna was cool and quiet with nice Jazz Cafes, I saw an American Punk rock band visiting Bratislava called Good Riddance in a very intimate underground show ( I used to love them as a kid) I also nearly got arrested for playing guitar and teaching the Slovaks some Greenday songs at 3AM. 
     
    Budapest was another kettle of fish, dirty, Ruin bars and alcohol everywhere, I managed to pick up a FULL set of Hungarian camo in my exact size for exactly 40 euros including the hat which is impossible to get outside of Eastern Europe. 
     
    Lots of history, the food was a bit bland everywhere and a let down so much so I actually lost 5lbs over the past 9 days, but alcohol was good. 
     
    I got invites to go to Serbia soon from a couple I partied away with. 
     
    It's opened my eyes and I think it means I will be selling more of my Airsoft collection and bring it back down to under single figures. I need to experience this more and do the Digital Nomad thing! 
     
    I got to visit the birthplace of my Grandmother and resting place of my Great Grand Parents in Baden for the first time, which was really rewarding. 
     

     
    I am so exhausted though. The flight delays took the piss and I had to take a three hour Bus journey home from Central last night. 
     
    Either way. It was great. Cheers for checking in on me! 
     
    This is where I went to, no one else had a stock of Hungarian Surplus. Good guys, and they couldnt believe I ran a Hungarian kit at home. 
  7. Haha
    Asomodai got a reaction from Tackle in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    Well I am booked into a Hostel in Vienna. But managed to get a low priced hotel in Bratislava! 
     
    My brother told me I had to which Hostel before I leave! 
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Tackle in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    I am spending three nights in Vienna. 
     
    It's not that I didn't fancy the other places, it's more for simplicity in terms of getting their. A single train with no changes and damn cheap! I haven't ever really "Travelled" before. This is only the 2nd time I have gone on a multi centre holiday and the first time I have solely organised one. 
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    Asomodai got a reaction from RostokMcSpoons in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    So I have a crazy plan. 
     
    London Stansted -> Budapest -> Rimini -> London Stansted. 
     
    Flights come to about 220 quid with cabin luggage. I can grab my Hungarian Surplus camo and then head up to San Marino from Rimini for some tax free Airsoft parts....
     
    It's all coming together
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Shamal in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    Questionable locals mind
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Tackle in Solo Holiday advice. Where to go for Sea, Sand and Culture?   
    Questionable locals mind
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Floperator in Mini/Small chest rigs for 3x 7.62 AK mags?   
    You all seem to have gone doodah over that rig, but meanwhile mine arrived and I used it. It's pretty good!
     

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    Asomodai got a reaction from Tackle in Mini/Small chest rigs for 3x 7.62 AK mags?   
    You all seem to have gone doodah over that rig, but meanwhile mine arrived and I used it. It's pretty good!
     

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    Asomodai got a reaction from Lozart in Mini/Small chest rigs for 3x 7.62 AK mags?   
    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. 
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    Asomodai got a reaction from strykerles in Real Sword T97 and T97b Pair. Appraisal only!   
    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!
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Tackle in where should I buy a tokyo marui hi capa 5.1 (and which one should I get)   
    I have a Gold Match and DOR. Both are good, but the DOR kicks better and feels more solid then the Gold Match. 
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Speedbird_666 in The 'What have you just bought' Thread   
    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
     
  18. CoolAF
    Asomodai got a reaction from Druid799 in The 'What have you just bought' Thread   
    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
     
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Tackle in Mini/Small chest rigs for 3x 7.62 AK mags?   
    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. 
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Tackle in Mini/Small chest rigs for 3x 7.62 AK mags?   
    Nah. I really don't like the low style.
     
     
    I have seen this before and It does, but it's not in stock anywhere. 
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Fly Si in First rifle advice.   
    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.
     
     
     
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    Asomodai got a reaction from JimFromHorsham in First rifle advice.   
    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.
     
     
     
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Tackle in Dytac SLR AK74 Full Length AK. Upgraded   
    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. 
     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Samurai in SE Tour Review: Skirmish Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)   
    Site Name: Skirmish Wycombe
    Contact details: 01494 578077
    Website Address: https://skirmishwycombeairsoft.com
    Facebook Page: Skirmish Wycombe Airsoft | Facebook
    Site Address: Fryers Farm Lane, High Wycombe HP14 3NP
     
    The last true long standing site close to London that I had never been to. @Albiscuit and I were going to go to Red 1 Oblivion, which fell through so decided to dust off the old reviews and give Skirmish Wycombe a visit. We attended on 30/01/2022.
     
    Skirmish Wycombe are usually fully booked and run every week switching between Saturdays and Sundays. It's a paintball site which is also used for Airsoft. It's a fairly long running site. 
     
    Small Woodland site which has nice variation with regards to elevation with a valley running through a third of the site and elevated precipice above it. Short/Medium/Long range engagement distances. Foliage is both low and high but hardly any at head height so there is enough visibility for bolt action users and not so great for the taller person. There are plenty of earthworks and man made structures (None of which are particularly complex and only one small elevated building.)
     
    Good:
     
    Playing Area: It is quite a small site but it's nice and varied, despite being a paintball site first, the zones are opened up nicely and run into each-other for Airsoft ranges. As explained before there are lots of manmade buildings and earthworks, though maybe something a bit more elaborate could make this a truly excellent. 
     
    Turn around time: Pretty short, you certainly get your moneys worth, they get lots of games in. 
     
    Safe Zone: Small area, though it looks like it could be expanding soon, everything is covered and was big enough for the small crowd that attended. Park bench style seating and tables. Digital signage for the food stall, Battery charging available. It was good overall, but it did feel a little "tired", could do with some sprucing up. 
     
    Safety Brief: Short and sweet. Covered most things. 
     
    Food: Pulled pork with BBQ sauce and for us non pork/veggies, freshly cut Mediterranean vegetables with Mac and Cheese. It was stonkingly good food for an airsoft site, and is included with the £30 entry fee. Seems to be cooked on site. The tuck shop had digital boards with the prices on, they do freshly made milkshakes (Shakeway style made with different sweets etc) Had what appeared to be syrup style fizzy drink dispensers. So for Food and Drink, this site is first class. All the more impressive that it's in-house. No food trucks here. 
     
    Shop: Really good shop! A large and wide selection of RIFs and pistols. They had an LCT Val, WE Makarov, G&G GK5C, F2000's. Really interesting selection. Prices are high like at most on-site shops. But not many places have this breadth of selection.
     
    Game Modes: Mostly simple, but effective, usual domination/zombie/4 way round robin games. Have a nice looking bomb setup. 
     
    Average: 
     
    Value: £30 is quite a lot to ask for when the site is pretty small, but the food and turn around time does make up for it. 
     
    Clientele: Very young, lots of rentals and new people to the sport with very few older gents. They were friendly enough, but behaviour in the field was very suspect.
     
    Toilets: In an elevated shack in the car park, not an ideal position. It has real porcelain which is usually a good rating by default, but they were a little dirty and stank quite badly! I think the waste is stored underneath and removed periodically. 
     
    Car Park/Entrance: Small mud car park, sign posted at the entrance but you need to follow signs for Fryers Farm thereafter and not mistakenly come off the other junctions within. Car Park is nearly right at the end of the main track after you see a gate that says "Staff only". It hadn't rained much recently, but I can imagine it getting slippery up to the nearby elevated safe zone.
     
    Chrono: Mandatory and everything was tagged. Usual 350 FPS for AEGs, shotguns and pistols. 450 for DMR and 500 for BASR. Would get a "Good" but Al overheard a marshal ask another marshal
     
    "This guys rifle is shooting over 350 on one chrono and 320 on another, what should I do?"
     
    "Go by the reading that lets them play". 
     
    They also required me to chrono by .2's so they do not account for joule creep on heavier ammo. 
     
    Bad: 
     
    Hit taking: This was the massive bugbear of the day. In the morning there were some poor hit takers, mostly from frustrated players who couldn't break through enemy lines. We really enjoyed the mornings games despite this and were glad to carry on without grumbling. I made a prophetic comment at lunch (As long as the hit taking doesn't get any worse, I would consider this site fantastic, we'll see what happens!)
     
    The Afternoon was a complete shitshow for all three games. Two almost whole site games fighting over a single objective, there were about 4-5 grey hooded rentals, none of which would take their hits, you could see bb's pinging off them, they held important buildings which overlooked the main objective and wouldn't budge. I went up to one at the end of a game and said how well they held up and if they died at all? "Nah mate". It was almost comical how it was the grey hooded players that didn't take hits. It was a classic stereotype.
     
    On my own side there were other hooded rentals who would get shot, take the hit and instead of walking back to spawn 3 minutes away, would go behind a hedge and spawn straight back in. 
     
    I had to exclaim to many rentals on my side that dead men don't talk as they kept trying to relay information to me about enemy whereabouts after they had been shot or asking me where I was shot from when I was walking back to spawn.
     
    Marshalling: I was tempted to put this in "Average", there are a number of marshal's, but only one appeared to have any experience or clout, and was looked to for advice by the others on a consistent basis. Considering how many people were complaining about how bad the hit taking was, I didn't see anyone get spoken to, no test shooting and no shadowing of suspect people. 
     
    CEASEFIRE: In the afternoon games ceasefire was called no less then 6 times in two half hour games. Unsure as to why, some people say it was because people were walking on a footpath nearby. This needs to be sorted with maybe a proper fence etc as it killed the flow of the game (And many people would sneakily move up and into better positions from where they were when the ceasefire was called).
     
    Conclusion: 
     
    A really difficult one, we really like the site and we will come back to see what happens playing against different people. The morning was excellent and was great gameplay but the inaction over hit taking really killed the Afternoon for us to the point that we left slightly early deflated. It goes to say, there were roughly just as many rentals as there were experienced players.
     
    We liked the informal atmosphere and the on-site facilities were great. They limit numbers as the site is rather small and the numbers were about right. I'd like to come back and see what it looks like with summer foliage. 
     
    The Marshalling team need to be far more pro-active/confident in dealing and directing players, maybe some more experience would be a good idea. 
     
    Bullpup Watch: T97, an Aug of some description.
     
    Best Guess Map: 
     

     
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    Asomodai got a reaction from Samurai in SE Tour Review: RIFT The Ridge (Bedfordshire)   
    Site Name: RIFT The Ridge
    Contact details: 07751586781
    Website Address: https://riftairsoft.com/
    Facebook Page: RIFT Airsoft "The Ridge" Barton Le Clay | Facebook
    Site Address: Luton Rd, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford MK45 4LG
     
    I had put off going to airsoft recently despite having been packed ready to go for the past 4 weeks. A last minute dash to celebrate an anniversary resulted in me looking at Airsoft sites close to Dunstable for Easter Sunday. A second visit to Red 1 The School was on the cards but I did spot that RIFT Airsoft were playing The Ridge which was pretty darned close. A quick message to @Albiscuit and we got booked in. 
     
    Despite doing these reviews for years, I had never visited a RIFT site, Always wanted to do COM 3 but never managed to get around to it. RIFT Airsoft have been going for years and have a knack for acquiring fairly unique sites.

    General consensus about the site from previous reviews: "You get a work out, but it's fun". 
     
    Medium sized ex Quarry turned 4x4 Trail of which the entrance is scarily located right on the onramp to the A6 (As in you are literally about to merge onto the A6 blink and you'll miss the site entrance on the left and have to come back around from the next junction).
     
    The Ridge is a Sandy/Woodland site which has huge elevation changes around the North, North West and West sides of the site. Very steep hills which need careful footwork to navigate. Despite being promoted as a Quarry, it has lots of Bush style woodland vegetation which provides some cover and a challenge to walk through. 
     
    Short/Medium/Long Engagement distances, though due to the stronger wind in the large open area long distance engagement was difficult. There are no man made structures at all. It's a pure site in that regard. 
     
    The site has no permanent Airsoft event infrastructure. It is all brought in from outside in a van for the day. 
     
    Good:
     
    USP: Not many sites like this in the UK. Sandpit closed down years ago, Imperium's Quarry is quite small and the one used in Kent for the RUCKUS games is almost never used (More of a "Guest" site.) The Ridge quarry is not as good or featured as the other quarry sites, but it's open more often. There is no quarry machinery etc. Just the sand and rock left over. Very glad it exists though if you want a somewhat different game day to usual. (Roll out the desert uniform!)
     
    Safety Brief: Very much a "mall" style safety brief, long, but covered everything and it was needed due to the natural dangers the site has. 
     
    Shop: Pretty good shop. A large selection of low/mid tier pistols and rifles. Gear, gas and bb's. 
     
    Game Modes: More complicated then your average skirmish, with multiple objectives (The pole game was quite interesting). You need to pay attention in the game brief to make sure your team win. Even if you dominate the opposing teams spawn point, they can score points if you aren't playing for the objective. 
     
    Chrono: Mandatory, nothing was tagged, but everyone's rifle was noted and FPS was ticked off on a sheet. I do prefer tagging, but this is a reasonable way of doing it. (As long as people don't switch up to a different "M4". FPS limits are 350FPS for AEG, 370FPS for LMG (With MED) 450FPS for DMR and 500 FPS for BASR. Green gas pistols were not chronoed. 
     
    Average: 
     
    Playing Area: It's sandy, which makes it different, but with more woodland then you expect, and the woodland is where most of the play occurred. The sandy areas were "mostly" open and flat which did not encourage people to use them as anything more then a shortcut to get to the woodland. The woodland was dense, but passible to the West and North West, North was higher foliage and passable, The South East and South was more dense and mostly impassable. All woodland sections had open clay paths. throughout. Not as many brambles as you might expect for a Quarry site, but still enough to keep you looking to avoid. 
     
    Value: £30 for a quarry site is perfectly fine, despite lack of features. 
     
    Clientele: Appeared to be 18+, A mixture of serious and casual players. Seemed friendly enough and stayed within their friendship groups. Had a laugh with some on the way to the safe zone. Despite a zero policy on drugs there were a couple of players hotboxing in a car in carpark at lunchtime. 
     
    Turn around time: Could have been shorter, but it was quite a hot day so appreciated the rest. (The walk down to the car was pretty steep as well)
     
    Food: Pork Hot Dogs cooked on-site, No veggie/non pork option, when we asked if they had an alternative they said we needed to have contacted them before hand, but I couldn't find that information on the website. There was a fair selection of Sweets, Crisps and Drink. 
     
    Hit taking: Mostly good, but with a few of the usual teflon Multiglam and casual players. Frustrating at times as they wont take their hits until they hit you. The determination to kill someone before admitting to being hit before is strong to those people. 
     
    Marshalling: Mostly hands off. I didn't see them get too involved in the non hit taking aspect, but they were always within shouting distance to query the game objectives, directions and current points total. All had radios. 
     
    Bad: 
     
    Car Park/Entrance: Rough going. The Entrance to the site is right on the entrance to the A6. You need to go slow to catch it before you run out of On Ramp. The car park is split into two, an uphill dirt track where you park on the side of the road (I recommend parking as close to the top of this) Or a largish car park at the bottom of the track though whilst level, it means you have to haul yourself down and up the hill in-between games. 
     
    Safe Zone: It's basically the Car Park and Entrance. People setup out of their cars. No cover. As mentioned, the site has no permanent infrastructure. All brought in on the day. 
     
    Toilets: A single Portaloo for everyone to use. It was a hot day so I didn't dare use it. 
     
    Conclusion: 
     
    We liked the site, it's different. We can rock up here more often then other Quarry sites. But as much as you want it to be, it doesn't give you that "Quarry experience" It seems more like a Woodland site with large open sandy/rocky bits.

    Going up and down the elevated areas does sap the energy and can be dangerous, but taking it nice and slow through the dense woodland bits tends to work better and require less effort. 
     
    I am sure we will return as it is really quite close to London (With a car it's a doddle as it's all Motorway/A Road). 
     
    Definitely a site for the more serious and experienced player. 
     
    Bullpup Watch: LOADS, 2x FAMAS, L85, L86, UAR, TAVOR etc etc. 
     
    Best Guess Map: 
     

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