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    Opening new airsoft site

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    13 hours ago, Cr0-Magnon said:

    I sell international Airsoft permits. £5K for six months. PayPal (F&F) only please.

     

    Oi, you got a loicence to sell them permits?

     

    OP's big brain thinking:

     

    "Right, Nardo, I've had a stable genius idea, all I need from you is to do all the work, take all the risk, collect all the money, then send it all to me.  Don't bother paying any local taxes, rents or utility bills, because obviously they don't apply to me."

     

    I'm not entirely comfortable that this lad has even got his hand on two tones.

    Verification of RIF buyers as private seller

    in UK Law

    Posted

    Since UKARA is just a central register of site membership (all UKARA numbers are created by sites) I'd be minded to contact the site directly, if for no other reason than that they might come back with "Joe Bloggs?  We punted him for being a mental case."

     

    Are you really that bothered though?  I can point at several retailers who accept bogus "defences", or none at all, without consequence for them.

    Blind Firing.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    19 minutes ago, Cr0-Magnon said:

    I guess site rules on the website and signed waivers "should" cover their bases on that ground.

     

    If they were demonstrably there before the date of the incident, i.e. on archive.org 

     

    This is also why sites who are run a via Facebook "About" page might also be making a liability rod for their own backs.

     

    Thankfully there aren't a lot of incidents, and the Absolute Airsoft case went quiet so I assume was settled by the insurer out of court.  That's what indemnity insurance is there for, to cover you when things go wrong.

     

    One thing I would highlight is that the Vowles vs Evans and Welsh Rugby Union court case has set a clear precedent that even unpair volunteer referees do owe a duty of care for the rules they agreed to help enforce.  So as well as not being thanked for marshalling, you might (just conceivably) find yourself named as a co-defendant.

    Blind Firing.

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Cr0-Magnon said:

    I can't speak with certainty but I would imagine that verbally stating the rules and safety advice is an insurance/liability requirement. I've been a part of and lead heavy/oversized cargo lifts. Health & safety rules state that you actually have to go through a proper induction process. You can't just say "check the board"

     

    I'd argue quite the opposite.  If it comes to a dispute, where's the record of what you actually said?  This isn't abstract, it was the key disputed issue in the blinding compo case noted above.  Bear in mind that reality takes a back seat as soon as solicitors get involved: they are paid, professionally, to call you a liar.

    Polish Militia Milsim

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    They're Walting at over 9,000!  The tin badges on that Lieutenant-General-Vice-Colonel's cap are awesome.

     

    4 hours ago, Druid799 said:

    Can you image the reaction of 99% of the “move up ! Move up !” Screamers you always get on a game day if some guys in real uniforms turned up and said “we’re looking for volunteers to join the self defense militia and we saw you and thought “ now he’s looking like a perfect candidate” ? They’d shit themselves four ways till Christmas !

     

    Oh, I think their pants would be filled with something, but not solids out the back... at first.

    cheapest / reliable "project gun"

    in Electric Guns

    Posted

    28 minutes ago, Skara said:

    Galaxy Mp5K.

     

    Cheaper than dirt and a decent project gun (imo)

     

    Yup.  Full, robust V3 gearbox. With an M100 spring, 6.01mm x  110mm (off the top of my head, it might be 105mm) barrel but otherwise stock air seal components, mine is currently shooting at 0.95-0.97J (320-324 fps) and is an absolute blast to use.

     

    They're not magic.  The motor really wants upgraded, the two-piece trigger has a lonnnnng pull, the hop isn't great, and the consistency is all over the place - my working theory is that the barrel isn't held in place securely enough, although as part of rewiring to the rear, I've deleted off the front fuse holder and the bracing piece that held it, so I may have done that to myself.  I've never found an 11.1V that will fit in the battery tube, although you can get a small mosfet in behind a short 7.4V.

     

    But all that goes to illustrate that there are load of things that you can do with them.

    Reliable non rental

    in Guns, Gear & Loadouts

    Posted

    36 minutes ago, Speedbird_666 said:

    I would bin off the idea of buying a Cyma and get one of these instead for £40 more

     

    Agreed.

     

    The cheap CYMAs are robust, but the plastic is very toyish.  Contacts are under £5, that's not a concern in airsoft terms, but my CM.516 (Big Dragon M140 motor, M90 spring) overspins and double-shoots on semi with 11.1V.

     

     

    59 minutes ago, MattCoops91 said:

    using a G36 that was landing about 20ft short

     

    Using 0.28g+ BBs, with the hop adjusted for them?  If you're lobbing site 0.2g without dialling the hop in then that's not the G36's fault.

    First day, underwhelmed. Is this what all airsoft events are like?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Baptimus_Prime said:

    Funny you say this as the morning brief sucked. I feel bad saying that as the guy giving the brief appeared to be a new member of staff who mumbled and didn't really seem to know what to say without prompting from the marshals.

     

    It's a tough one.  On one hand, airsoft sites are more of a weekend labour of love than a profitable full time business, and it's always tragic when landowners kick sites off after site "owners" have sunk most of their income into developing them.

     

    On the other hand, we are paying customers and there's a certain expectation of a minimum quality of service.  I'd far rather that a site employ a head marshal / chief cat-wrangler who is actually good at and enjoys that role than buying a bunch of props and trinkets.

     

    On the 3rd to 6th hands, everyone's an expert in principle, but it takes a special sort of determined masochist to actually run an airsoft site, so I try not to get too judgey or mental over it.  Maybe give it a 2nd rental in good weather and see if it's improved, it really does come down to the people and the mood on the day.

    First day, underwhelmed. Is this what all airsoft events are like?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    16 hours ago, Tactical Pith Helmet said:

    The next time I went the head marshal was obsessed with getting us up and playing a.s.a.p

     

    I've come to believe that the tone of the day hinges on the morning brief, and more particularly who gives it.

     

    It's startling how big a difference there is between someone reluctantly mumbling meandering and mugging their way through a brief on the assumption that the day will run itself, and a no-nonsense "This is how it's going to go" brief by someone who actually enjoys herding the cool cats.

     

    Like any job, there's a very specific set of skills that makes a site run smoothly, and I think I've identified it.

     

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    CoD Hit-Markers in Game Videos Are The Same as Hit Calling Which is as Bad As Non-Hit Taking

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    16 hours ago, MAX DICKER said:

    Maybe sites could update their waivers to include a clause stating that players (youtubers) are welcome to film and upload their game footage ONLY if its not monetized?

     

    Area-66 are meandering in that direction by asking people to show them "OMG cheetar cot" videos before publishing them.  Ultimately their sanction is to tell clickbait drama llamas to not bother coming back, but as always with airsoft "rules", it's all down to enforcement of that, rather than "why I oughta" fist-shaking rhetoric.

    First day, underwhelmed. Is this what all airsoft events are like?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Sadly, you've listed some of my pet peeves, which seem to be common at most sites.  You only missed marshals hanging out in groups and InstaFacing on their phones. :D 

     

    YouTubers and airsoft "celebrities" produce heavily edited videos showing a rather selective view of airsoft, sometimes bordering on staged or fictional.  And, yes, there are generally a bunch of people who aren't massively engaged in the objectives (if they even listened to the brief), or sometimes even with playing airsoft at all.

     

    But you'll have good days and bad days.  For example, the timekeeping at Biohazard today was actually pretty decent, and we did get told who'd won each game, which was nice.  It really comes down to the players and marshals who show up on the day, and whether the numbers suit the site.  The good days are great.

     

    It's a pity you didn't enjoy Bunker 31 as looks like an interesting site, sort of outdoor-CQB.  I don't think you've got a lot of other options up there - it's quite a trip to Tazball, Viper Strike or Evolution, and I haven't played at any of them, so have no particular recommendations to give.

    The 'How Did Your Airsoft Day Go? Thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Musica said:

    The real bright side is we made it through a whole day without me shooting you once.

     

    That I know of.

     

    Under at morning chrono, or under when tested in play?  I've never seen them test anyone during the day, and given the way morning chrono was run today, I'd wonder if even in-game chrono would be done with site 0.2g rather than taking their word on what they're shooting.  I mention this because I spotted some grey BBs on the floor and I've only ever seen those in heavier weighs than the 0.25g limit.

     

    Eh, it was an OK day, I maybe just need to get my fitness level up and dump some of the pointless gear.  I've become everything I mocked. :D

     

    The 'How Did Your Airsoft Day Go? Thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I've had better days of CQB.

     

    Taped versus no-tape teams, and I was on the taped one. Try spotting the absence of something in the dark in the 2 milliseconds it takes for them to spot your red-and-white hazard tape.

     

    Barely audible muffled, muddled briefings.

     

    2 out of 3 tracers crapped out.

     

    Pistol mags were giving up or gassing out all day.

     

    And to end it all, a cracked nail and bruised finger through a padded glove from a speedyboi who must have teleported to get to where he was lying in wait. Maybe the eddies in the space-time continuum effected his regulator, because as we all know, HPA players never, ever nudge them up during the day even when the site is lax and laissez-faire and would never, ever catch them.

     

    [More generic grumbling and muttering]

     

    To be fair, the actual play was OK, the games all worked well enough (once people figured out what had been briefed), and it was nice to catch up with @Musica.  Maybe I'm just getting too old experienced for CQB.

    Taiwangun Shipping Disruption (Brexit Related Content)

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, EDcase said:

    I assume (PB) are already set up to receive stock from European suppliers and deal with paperwork so they could take orders from TG and ship when they have enough to fill a pallet.

     

    In bulk though, and selling from stock.

     

    When we're talking about items that they have to order, track and send on individually, and customers bugging them with "were gun tho m8?" on a daily basis, I expect any profit margin is soon going to get swallowed up in extra staff time.

    Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Cannonfodder said:

    On a different note, how about a second hand 2 tone for the same price as new? 

     

    To be very grudgingly fair, that would run you £350 in Bogging Blue from PatrolBase, and I can't see it in stock anywhere else.  If you pretend the battery and BBs are worth anything, you can get the retail price to £375.

     

    To be fairer though, what's the market for someone who wants all the features of an Evolution Airsoft gnu, but in two tone?

     

    I guess it's teenage sons who want a better PC now.

     

    1 hour ago, Stratton Oakmont said:

    Who bought [the TM MP5 Recoil ]?

     

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    Misleading claims in adverts and timewasters

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    17 minutes ago, Cannonfodder said:

    Well that's about as clear as mud

     

    I think it's fairly apparent that this answer is from someone who not English as their first language speaks.  Not a criticism, but it's impossible to comply with contractual terms that can't be explained cogently by the people whose job it is to do that.

     

    What I'm not going to do is to ask a leading question about airsoft, since I want to avoid an answer of "Very sorry I am to be informing you that all gun soft airs firearm are prohibit most strictly."

     

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