Rogerborg

Not a recommendation, but Airtac do them. https://www.airtac.me/shop/odin-sidewinder-adapters/gbbr---odin-sidewinder

Errr...

Well, that's better, if belated. And goes to show what a soapy-shouldering lie it was to say that there was no way they could chrono that many players. Using site BBs, or did they just trust you? Yup. #NotAllHPAWankers, but every time I've been mashed up in CQB, it's been by an HPA wanker. DMRs, HPA, I'd sod them both off.

During the voluntary chrono that they said they wouldn't be enforcing? Doubting why someone running over 3x the allowed power level would show up to that. Even if specifically told to chrono, you could just feign gun problems and go and dial it down. Also, their published policy - as noted earlier, but it may have changed now - is that the only punishment for hot guns was putting them away. So I agree with kicking anyone running that hot off the site, but their published policy of not doing that rather invited it. I know, this is all anecdotal, it's not aimed at you. It's just that there clearly is no basis for trust at these big events, and that running them on a reactive, hope-for-the-best way is a woeful failure of the most basic duty of care.

And then, a risk to safety having been clearly identified, the day was halted until everybody had been chronoed using site ammo, right? Riiiiiiight? To be clear, I don't blame AI for it happening, because, like hit-dodging, it's not something that they can magically prevent. What matters is their response when it does happen. "Phew, glad we found the one person on site doing that, glad it'll never happen again." isn't ideal.

Liiiiitle bit. How did that become apparent, and what were the consequences?

Typically CYMA. M14 for classic styling, or CM.098 for SR-25. Of course, many other platforms, brands and budgets are available. I'm running one based on a Specna Arms SA-E02 (i.e. a 5.56mm carbine) with a barrel extension and solid stock, it really comes down to preference, budget, and site rules. At the end of the day, they'll perform as well as the nozzle, hop unit, rubber and barrel allow. The BB doesn't know or care what the externals look like.

I mentioned VFC because I think Luke is in an "I'll never, ever touch 'em" phase (again). Same with TM recoils. Still, give it 5 minutes.

Fair point. Personally I'd yeet DMRs right out of the game because they're regularly abused to trigger spam, despise any rules about 2 second delays / 1-in-the-air. But that's between your conscience and your site. Please be aware that DMRs are (almost always) made, not bought. Whatever you get, you'll need to - at a bare minimum - replace the spring, and find a way to lock it to semi that will satisfy your site. They may also have some ideas about what constitutes a DMR, i.e. it has to be based on a 7.62mm / .308" gun rather than 5.56mm.

Do you imagine that the answer will come within an airsoft-mile of the truth? I also enjoy this place as a break from the Twatbooks, but in some cases that means making liberal (small l) use of the ignore feature.

What's wrong with your Lancer? Or rather, what are you expecting a more expensive gun to do differently?

Anything[*] you like the look of, plus a round-trip to Luke at Negative Airsoft. Really. Don't make me break out the memepics. [*] Not you, VFC.

I'd guess that mall site is into five figures for a weekend, with the usual hair-splitting over whether it's in-use and non-derelict for purposes of paying rates or not. I'd be looking at bare minimum £200 per marshal for the weekend, so maybe £2000 for those who showed up. That's where I'd want the money to have gone, and it seems that's exactly where they skimped and saved. Of course, it's entirely possible that their marshal team (such as it was) were doing it at mates-rates or were mugged off into volunteered their time. Anyone know? Liability insurance, phew, no idea. I mean, if they had any. At least they wouldn't need weather cancellation cover. Running events this size is a thankless, grinding task, and I can see why Sharon there got a bit tetchy. There's a Facebook thread about bookings where she says "email me, DO NOT reply to this post", and of course, it's full of replies. But it's not like she's doing this as a charity gig, right? This is money for what are ostensibly professional services, not the kitty for some local club. Imagine you'd paid £100 for weekend entry to some amusement park that was overrun with ferals jumping the queues and spitting in your chips, and that this was a known problem that went on weekend after weekend. Do you think the site could shrug it off by saying "Blame the other customers, nothing to do with us."

Have you met any Scotsmen?

Another way of reading that is "We are unable to provide the service that you paid for, please claim a refund."

I'd be fascinated to know how the financials work out. We're looking at about £50K gross income, but I have no idea what site rental would be like, or liability insurance (if they had any - who exactly would you sue in the event of an avoidable injury?), or whether they were even paying marshals. What I do know is that 1 marshal per 50 players is farcically inadequate, just from a bare safety perspective, let alone gameplay. Cease-fire / man-down shouts, hearing and finding injured players in a complex structure, performing the most cursory sweeps in the event of a fire evacuation, you're not getting that done with 1 in 50. Given that we know, we absolutely know, that hot-shooting and cheating does occur at every event, and given their documented response was "Not our problem", I can see a fair case for claiming breach of contract. You don't have to be injured to claim: loss of enjoyment is actionable. Not that I would, but then I wouldn't go to this scale of event because I know exactly what to expect. What I would say is that the only way it will actually change is when it costs them more to do it wrong than to do it right.

More so than airsoft retailers selling without a real defence? Going by what we've been told, his parents are commendably cautious, know about (but don't approve of) his IF, and it's securely stored between game days. That's what will protect our hobby, not the laws around selling and buying which are more honoured in the breach than the observance. And the harsh reality is that anyone can get a RIF by the application of a little paint, or by buying 2nd hand from someone who doesn't ask for a defence. I wouldn't recommend that OP do either of those, but telling him not to won't actually prevent it. We're not his dad, so to speak. Sniper tape is a decent compromise, and the one I'd advocate.

Confused, this thread started as "What trousers with kneepads, 38" waist / 28-29" inside leg?"

... ish. Plenty of us go for stability. Do you have any particular requirements regarding camo / impression kit? Budget limitations? Also, ahoy and welcome.

Presumably they don't know that you're committing a criminal offence, with no defence or exception. I mention this as (mostly) a technicality, since you've already got one.

Thanks, today I learned something. Only with "any firearm" though. But, there's no definition, and the exemption in FA 1968 only applies to FA 1968. So it might very well apply to us. [flips table, rails about our tangled web of firearms legislation]

Yup. There's no way that a mid-game / weekend rule change is going to be propagated clearly to 400+ players. I'd be astonished if it even made it to all the marshals.

And then they told players to STFU and follow the rules.

Huh, that's a new one on me. What's the offence? Selling. There's no offence (or defence needed) for buying, if you're over 18. OP, you're right to be cautious, but just drop round your neighbours' first and let them all know. Use tabloid-level concepts that they'll understand: "like paintball without the paint", and "toy gun" rather than "RIF". Heck, tell them that you've got a loicence for it.