Rogerborg

Looks like a stubby.

What colour works best?

It's not the suits themselves, it's that playing sneaky tends to slow the pace of the game down. I have seen (a very few) low turnout days where there are enough campers that games just grind to a stalemate. Not a regular issue, not a huge one, and generally only towards the end of the day when everyone's puffed out anyway.

There's always potential for an ambulance chaser to bill you for their time, but I strongly suspect that if they prevail against an untrained good Samaritan (rather than a professional whose indemnity insurance settles out of court), then it'll be the first time. I'm sure there will be a first time, eventually - I mean, nobody thought unpaid amateur volunteer referees would be held liable, until Vowles - but it's not a concern that would put me off having a go if someone is spurting or choking or taking a no-pulse-sleep.

Have you checked with your local sites whether they'll even allow anything over 9mm? Mine have long since sodded off 12g.

People is dumb. When I used to do historic reenactment, I felt there was never enough done to check that nobody had brought a sharp weapon or tool from the living history side onto the battlefield, accidentally or otherwise. And as with the gun incident linked above, the problem is that you're trusting not just the nutter who brought it, but every other random nutter who might pick it up and not realise that it's "live" before cocking around with it (see the example of a paintball marshal getting his eye shot out by another marshal with a "cleared" marker). Shouldn't happen, does happen, will keep happening.

Does it? I'd be genuinely fascinated to see UK case law on that. There may be some, I haven't checked for a while. This is as good a time as any to remind airsoft marshals that you are adopting a personal duty of care to the players, regardless of whether you know that, or even if you're being paid a penny. If you see something going badly wrong and don't act to stop it, you can personally be on the hook: see Vowles vs Evans. The main priority at a typical airsoft site will be to get a casualty out of the woods and to an area where they can receive better / professional aid. There are three exceptions that spring to mind: 1. They're bleeding badly. But with geardos around, there's going something to hand that you can use to staunch it or form a tourniquet. Yes, there's the attendant risks of making it worse if you mess it up, which is why I agree that training trumps equipment. 2. Charlie cops a saucepan in the throat. That means a set of airways in various sizes, and someone who actually knows how to use them. I used to carry said set when I did group motorcycle ride-outs (where there's a fair chance of a passing medical professional stopping to assist), but it's such an edge case for airsoft that it doesn't seem worthwhile. 3. Cardiovascular, and specifically a myocardial infarction. The one thing I always carry for that, everywhere, is aspirin, and I'd advocate it for everyone. eBay "keyring pill holder" or similar, buy a bunch, pop a couple of aspirin in them and pass them out to friends and family, please.

The thing about the blank firer is this. If you're on an airsoft site, and some rando standing next to you pulls out a RIF (so far, so normal) points it at people, and starts making real gun bang noises with it, it would be a proportionate reaction to attempt to end what appears to be a murderous rampage, instantly, and using any amount of force. Nobody would bring a real gun to an airsoft game? Already happened. If the site allows it (and I can't see why it would), it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone on the day.

That stuff goes straight to the site owner - the first time. Not all bristling and "You must sort this", but "Dunno if you're bothered, but..." Sadly, about half the time, they're not bothered, regardless of what they've been claiming up to that point. I'm constantly lowering my expectations of what to expect from sites, and trying not to get fussed over it. If you're asking about whether to rat out the site here, ehhh, maybe. It's not likely to put anyone off, and if it does come to the site's attention they will either deny it, or say "We'll definitely sort that" (and then not), so it's really up to you whether you want to get it off your chest.

You can get a brand new CM.032A delivered to your door for £152 from bbGnuz, if you wait for the discount code.

I mean, it's kind of fascinating in the same way as Shazza calling Tracee a slaaaag for letting Wayne finger her up the duck pond, but important is doing some heavy lifting there.

Surely the whole song is satirical? Listen to the sardonic delivery of "And yeah, I really do think" [that's ironic]. And yeah, I really do think it's ironic for pretty much anyone but Toyko Marui or a few others to complain about intellectual property and knock-offs. I hear the AEG ones have a high capacity but are prone to rattling.

I'm hearing more sites saying "Show us negative footage and give us a chance to deal with it before publicising it" now. Which is as pointless as most other things that they say at the brief, because those who are listening aren't a problem, and those who are a problem aren't listening. Consequences, or don't bother.

Yup, I'll now rant the other way about having a not-safe-not-game zone. The delineation should be absolutely clear to everyone, including and especially first timers. I'm baffled by why so many sites seem to make such an absolute hash of the basics.

Thereby demonstrating loudly that there are no actual consequences for it. I don't want to see people sat out of games, or invited to leave the site, but I think it's worse to have rules-that-are-more-what-you'd-call-guidelines. Either mean what you say, or don't waste everyone's time by saying it.

Not quite. He'd dry-fired gun he'd just checked into another marshal's face. Then that marshal shot him back with an "empty" gun that wasn't empty. Cocking around, in other words: it's all fun and games until someone does lose an eye. This here: As we like to say in Jockland to double confirm that we believe something: Aye. Right. Although I'm sure their accident book (if they even have one) was completely empty, until suddenly it wasn't. This is why I don't trust anyone at sites now, up to and including owners. It shouldn't be that way, but it do.

I'd (sadly) be in favour of them, since I've seen far, far too many instances of "no firing at all in the safe zone, no exceptions" being interpreted as not applying to regulars, marshals'-mates, marshals, the site owner... Which is the even sadder part, that you can mandate anything you like, but if it's not actually enforced - with penalties beyond a token yell from the site shop - then the problem people will continue to create problem situations. I just switch to more casual eyepro in "safe" zones now. 😢

Hmm, I hadn't spotted that the Edge 2.0s are £300 and up now. That's harder to justify when Double Eagles come in at £100 less (albeit in polymer) with a decent fire control system. That said, if you have the budget, the Edge 2.0s will probably be fine, they've got that ASTER swagger, and they're in stock. You could spend months trying to decide between M4s / 416s based on largely imaginary differences, while prices keep rising and they keep going in and out of stock.

By which he means he's sprayed more snot-green on the grips, then sweaty-palmed half of it off. I like how he doesn't know what make or model the shotgun is (AGM MP003?) but he knows how much it's worth (it's not).

/thread, basically. You're always going to be disappointed by the reality of slinging under half a gram of plastic at a couple of Joules, versus any other form of firearm, including pellet air rifles. If you absolutely must do it, then I agree with the Novritsch SSG10, your suggestion of a Silverback SRS, or the Silverback TAC-41. I'm very happy with my TAC-41 out-of-the-box, it's almost (but not quite) like being in a YouTube sniper video. There's no single best answer, as it entirely depends on the example that you receive - airsoft QC is all over the place, even with "high end" brands.

True, but you can have Wehrmacht without any spicy, spikey S's. That's always a conscious choice, it's not a case of bigger boys making you windmill up, then running away.

Without wishing to be That Guy, I'd actively recommend against VFCs as while people demonstrably do get examples that (almost) work, they're notorious for needing work done on them. At that asking price, it's not a gamble I'd be willing to take when Double Eagles M9XX or Specna Arms Edge 2 guns offer more features, including quick-change springs and an actual fire control systems, right out of the box, for a lot less. I can't speak to Arcturus, but I'd highlight that the recommended model above doesn't appear to be available from (e.g.) PatrolBase in the UK, and that brands can produce a wide range of quality, so it's not a blanket recommendation. What I would stress is that airsoft QC is all over the place and you can get peaches and lemons within the same batch, let alone the same platform or manufacturer, so it's always a bit of a gamble. I never play up without a backup gun (or two, or three) in the car, so you might want to consider the £2xx DE/Edge 2 option, plus a magazine-compatible cheaper backup / loaner (Specna, Lancer Tactical, G36C with an M4 magwell adapter or similar) instead.

I mean, you'd think, but even then it seems that some fans take the Immortal Leader of our Race part a bit too far.

Another vote for polycarbonate. 2mm and above will stop anything that should be being slung at a UK airsoft field by anyone except Kicking Mustang. I bought a sheet of 3mm which is way overkill (or over-stop), so I'd say 2-2.5mm is the sweet spot. You can cut and finish it by hand, but power tools make it easier.

Ditto to that. Unless you: 1) Really know what you want and why or 2) Can really, really trust the tech Then having an airsoft gun "upgraded" can just be an exercise in spending more to get the same, or even less. Most low to mid range guns these days are perfectly decent and usable. Clean the barrel, feed it 0.28g or so, and get the hop dialled in, and you'll be 90% competitive with anyone else out there once you factor in the whims of weather and that we're slinging tiny bits of plastic. Have you played at all yet? Do you have a specific gun in mind that takes your fancy?