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I don't have any specific experience with the SCAR line but I can say that WE are decent for the price 👍
The trigger components do tend to wear faster than with more expensive GBBR companies but as Gavin said, parts are available from KYAirsoft.  (I have bought quite a few bits too)
You can also get a Steel trigger pack from Ra-Tech like THIS (Reliable shop)
 
So keep it serviced and enjoy 😁

I've bought some parts from here with no issues... https://www.kyairsoft.com/ .
I've not fielded mine yet due to a previous owner fecking up an npas installation but it was easily fixed with the parts I got from kyairsoft.
I'm a Scar fanboi & this is probably one of my favourite pews, kinda waiting for decent weather to use it in game but recently ordered some red gas but I suspect it might be a bit hot for my local site (hense the npas), I got 5 or 6 mags with it & 2 of them have lost the base plate so make sure your's are solid on the mag.
The mags are hefty so use sharpshooter sized mag pouches if you wear molle.
 
fyi... I found it easy to strip down for maintenance but make sure ALL the screws are tight as I found a couple of my body screws loose & one was missing (assuming they loosened due to the GBB).
I'm sure I've seen a couple in the classifieds with missing or broken fore sights so check it over & tighten/adjust them as you see fit.

Welcome. The best way to get started is to book a game at a local site. Check out https://playairsoft.uk/ to find sites in your area.
 
As for what to buy I recommend renting for your first 3 games as the site will provide you with a gun and face protection so all you'll need to have is decent footwear (many outdoor sites insist you wear boots not trainers as they provide less grip the risk of twisting your ankle is far higher). There are laws governing the sale of airsoft guns so without a site membership you'll be stuck with having to buy a brightly coloured 2 tone gun (assuming you're 18 or over). Renting also means you'll be able to get a better idea of what suits you

Hello and welcome to the money pit.🙂
Have a look at 'playairsoft.co.uk' that will list sites near you.
No you don't need to buy any thing to start with but a pair of boots with ankle support and a good pair of ballistic rated goggles/glasses are a must have. Just search on t'internet for Airsoft eyprotection but make sure they have an ansi z87 +1 rating.
 
You will have to contact your nearest site and book a game as a rental player and the site will provide you with a gun,ammo,face protection/mask they probably will have eye pro for sale but get your own to be on the safe side.
 
Wear some old clothes but make sure your skin is covered.
Enjoy but be prepared to spend lots lol
 
Regards 
Hey I was already typing all that! 😉

Hi, 
 
Have a look here for local sites - playairsoft.co.uk 
 
First couple of times you play you dont need to buy anything. You can rent it all from the site. Once the bug has bitten you though, a good set of eye protection and a decent set of boots should high on your purchase list.

Heavier IS better but you don't HAVE to use them.
Use whatever you have and see how they fly.
 
Make sure to adjust the power according to the weight you use.
 
 

Heavier IS better but you don't HAVE to use them.
Use whatever you have and see how they fly.
 
Make sure to adjust the power according to the weight you use.
 
 

Another possibly obvious question - noting that the gun contains a mosfet, there may well be a drain on the battery when it is connected. Are you leaving the battery in it, and connected? If you have done that, even for a few days, it is possible that you have drained the lipo to a voltage that has caused damage to the battery - i.e. it won't really take charge any more.
 
When you buy a replacement battery, as per the suggestions above (i have found Turnigy batteries, purchased from Hobbyking good and super cheap), ensure that you never store the battery connected, and ideally store the battery at a  2/3rds  charge (a so called 'storage charge' if you aren't using it for a month or so,

If you got a good balance charger it may recover the nuprol battery enough to use.
Keep the other names in mind when buying any new batteries. (its always good to take a few batteries on a game day)
 
Check here:
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/batteries-chargers/batteries/lipo.html
https://www.vapextech.co.uk/batteries/airsoft-batteries/li-po-packs?product_list_order=price
https://www.componentshop.co.uk/batteries/airsoft.html

Bloody hell! Another skill I'm going to have to do to a half decent standard! lol
 

Yes, they do usually come with some shims from factory but quite often just a basic level which can usually be improved.

Nuprol... there's your problem 😜
Try a decent brand like KongPower, VapexTech, VP, Turnigy or even HobbyKing

Just to be clear, I don't mean the entire setup, just the suspenders!
 
And sorry, I lied. £14. Still, it's a great price. Alice kit tends to be pretty cheap and I love it.
https://www.military1st.co.uk/13501001-mil-tec-us-lc2-suspenders-olive.html

Sounds like a battery problem but its shocking to me that an AEG would need so much power without a heavy recoil system. 
And for that price.... 😲
 

£12 Wow! 

The wife treated me for my birthday with a v10 slide so I ordered the frame. Frame has landed this morning but it looks like the slide she ordered has gone missing 😪
 

Sorry for the double post, but the timing worked out this way. I know it isn't period accurate for all you stitch counters, but new harness arrived for my Vietnam belt kit and it was £12 well spent.
 
The period accurate one is simply not made for 6'5 individuals. Even at the max setting it was just too short and held the belt up too high. This new one is longer and actually fits me comfortably, keeping the belt where it should be. Also I added a knife sheath because knife kills are always amusing. Fits everything I need for a good time hunting GIs with their own kit
 

Sounds like a battery problem but its shocking to me that an AEG would need so much power without a heavy recoil system. 
And for that price.... 😲
 

My Winchester 1873 is complete, for now... the question is what sidearm should I pair with it? I'm leaning towards a Tanaka SAA or Python... pic of the matching loadout / attire at the last western filmsim!



A more modern offering now.... my weathered full steel AKMS. Hoping to go down a Tarkov scav or Cold war Poland route in terms of kit.

The let down on this otherwise realistic piece is the grip... anyone know a spot to buy a bakelite or wood grip for AEG AKs?

Mine went well then a bit shit. 
Too skint to go to Spec Ops Cqb, so I instead spent some time with my Old Skool TM AK47-S.  Got a new dust cover a couple of days back from Hutt Armouries (cheers) so trying that out was a good reason to fling a few shots down the garden.  It's still impressive.  Hitting 320fps on 0.20s and very nicely accurate... The impact point bang on to the iron sights.  A bit slow on the RoF with a 7.4v lipo, but usable all the same.   Good ol' TM.
 
So that was all good! 
 
The shit bit was when I was packing it away.  I put the gun on top of a stack of toolboxes, damned thing slid off onto the floor - barely any height, and onto carpet - but enough to shear the pins inside the stock release catch/attachment to the receiver.
 
Bugger.
 
So I now need to find a replacement folding stock, or at least the catch and its fitments.  Not much luck so far (remember I've already been on this journey because I was trying to replace the stock release button when that went walkies)
 
Looks like I'll have to pay Chump Tax and buy a whole Cyma stock ($30 at Evike USA)

I used to have a loving family, a nice house, and good car until I got involved with drugs.
 
Now I have my own island and a yacht.

This morning, the lad and I set off for a journey across southern parts of London to spend the day at Tactical Warfare Airsoft, a site where we have had a few good days over the last few months.

As usual, there were a fair number of rental players present and, before the morning safety briefing, the lad twice removed magazines from rentals' guns in the safezone.

After the usual safety brief, which included the usual talk about eyepro, no magazines in guns in the safezone and no dry firing in the safezone, we set out into the game zone for the first game; turning around to talk to the lad, I was shocked to find that the marshal who was with us was not wearing eyepro in the playing area; I immediately pointed this out to him and that there were players with loaded weapons and that some were shooting. He argued that it was not a problem but, after some persuading, put them on.

As we assembled for the first game briefing (60+ players with loaded guns), I noticed that the same marshal was standing 2m away from, and looking at, a rental player who had removed his eyepro and was making no attempt to get him to put it back on.

Both of these incidents were reported to the head marshal, who stated that he would "have a word" with him.

The first game was a fairly straightforward capture the flag using the village and part of the wood; this turned into a stalemate with some very dodgy hit taking.  

This was followed by a fallback game; as the defenders we had one life in each of Badger Base, Jungle Base and the Pit.  This was mostly a good game, except for repeated concerns that an HPA user on the other team was running a hot gun; experienced players were reporting that hits were hurting far more than they should.  When the lad challenged him on it, asking what weight he was using, he claimed to be using 0.20g BBs.  The lad then mentioned it to the head marshal, who responded that it had passed chrono.  Another player suggested that it be spot checked, but this was rejected.  There was also massive confusion about the boundaries for each stage; at the Pit, several of our players were hit by opponents who were out of bounds, as no information had been given to them as to where they could and could not go.

When it came time to turn the game around, we found that more than half of our team had disappeared, either going back to the safezone or leaving.  Despite this, we made a gallant attempt.  While attacking Badger Base, I asked a marshal if a couple of enemy players were out of bounds; his reply was that they probably weren't as that was where they were firing from, which made no sense.  We then asked how far we could flank round to attack them and were told we could go wherever we wanted; I checked whether this included flanking around behind the Pit and was told that we could not do that, so I asked again where we could flank round them.  The marshal replied that we could go anywhere that we wanted, so I again sought clarification on what this meant with regard to sneaking up on them by flanking around behind the pit.  The response was again that we could not do that.  Apparently, anywhere that we wanted was not anywhere that we wanted. Utter disorganisation!

Lunch followed, during which the lad again had to remove a magazine from a rental's gun; unlike every other site we play at, TWA does not check that players returning to the safe zone have removed mags and cleared their weapons.  On several occasions, triggers were pulled in the safezone, with no response from the marshals.  After one player had twice fired long bursts (no BBs fired) with an SMG, I raised this with the site owner, who went over and told him not to do it again.

We discussed leaving but decided to give it another try after lunch.  After the sides had been rebalanced and afternoon arrivals integrated into the teams, we set off for the next game.  This was a game in which we, as the attackers, had to fight our way into the village, collect six barrels and get them back to our start point; we had infinite regens on our start point and the defenders had two lives.

After a stiff fight and some hilariously bad hit taking, we fought our way into the village, whereupon the 0.20g HPA guy inflicted some serious damage on a couple of players, drawing blood; he also hit my webbing, the impact leaving me in no doubt that he was not using 0.20g BBs.

Once this game finished, we decide to leave; we will not be returning to Tactical Warfare Airsoft.  Unfortunately, it has reverted to being the shit show that it previously was, with the added bonus of little or no apparent concern for players' safety or even marshals' own safety.

Weapons used:

Me
CYMA G36C
King Arms PDW
ASG Commander XP18 (CO2)

The lad
G&G C7
G&G Modernised M4
ASG Commander XP18 (CO2)
Dynatex Grenade (x2)
 

A Russian wife turned to her husband and asked, "What's this special military operation our glorious leader keeps talking about?"
 
Her husband replied, "It's a war to stop America and NATO." "Oh, right” she says “How's it going?" “Well” he replied “so far we have lost over 20 generals, over 315,000 troops killed or wounded, 3000 tanks, 300 aircraft, hundreds of helicopters, countless armoured vehicles, artillery and trucks, our flagship along with other naval ships, our army is being defeated in most areas and we have had to resort to conscripting 500,000 Russians including murders and rapists to replace our losses”.
 
“Wow” replied the wife “what about America and NATO”?
 
“They haven’t turned up yet”

This. As much as I dislike the whole trial by social media and cancel culture bollocks, if someone is regularly being a cunt they need to be called out over it. Otherwise they'll just carry on and it gives the impression that sort of behaviour is ok

Money saving tip : Instead of buying a coffin just order a pen from Amazon and use the box it comes in!