Tackle

Hi Bradley, welcome to the forum, the truth is unless you have issues with your sight, the ranges most Airsoft guns reach, a mark1 eyeball is more than ample, so your red dot would be fine, probably no need to splash out on another sight yet. BUT I'm not discounting that magnified sights aren't useful, obviously set up properly their a great aid to pinpoint shooting, especially if at your weapons range limits or using a sniper so you want each shot to count. Or even looking deeper in to cover when looking for the smallest of movements by the enemy, but for now stick with the red dot until you find your Airsoft role that fits you best. Also, we're a welcoming bunch, if your considering something in particular, discuss it here on the forum or even with players at your local site, someone may loan you something to see how you get on with it.

Welcome back Dave, we're like the Mafia, no one ever really gets out😉. And I don't know what's happened up in haggisland, but daan sarf , hills still exist 😜 Good to have you back mate👍 Mark

I've tried the tactical braces for my trousers, but can be difficult to get just right, too loose & I'm still pulling my trousers up, too tight & I end up with a painful cameltoe when I bend over🐪😭

If anyone ever see's me on my belly during a game, please remember to come & wake me at endex, cos with my knees once I'm down I ain't getting up in a hurry😴

There's definitely an element of truth to that, I mainly use single shot, so can often get away with 1 or 2 hicaps for most of a gameday, & while I always start with some sort of load carrying equipment the break at lunchtime leaves me feeling more knackered than if I'd played through, so I'll often ditch the LCE & play on with one in the gun & another in my pocket.

As well as airsoft I've applied my irl experience to this, nearly 40 years ago we didn't have plate carriers, it was 58 pattern, essentially belt & braces kit, but the materials were heavy & got heavier when wet, so I remember switching to belt kit, mainly yank equipment, when ever I could get away with it, army rules & regs etc meant anything involving above platoon or maybe company level would get you a bollocking or worse. Back then the belts weren't padded, but I had a waist, & blousing your smock gave you a bit of padding to stop things rubbing, assuming you weren't overloading your belt order. Fast forward to when I started airsofting, PC was one of my first purchases, but I soon realised that unless your fitter than a butchers dog, wrapping your core in all that heavy duty nylon/corduroy will soon have you sweating like Jimmy Saville in an orphanage, plus all that molle MUST be filled, it's the law, so i soon changed to chest rig, type with an open back & not too much coverage on the front, bulle mle remains my favourite, although I've got plenty of others. Still trying to get back in to belt rigs but middle age spread has meant I've lost a defined waist, so unless I run it super tight (which aggravates my dodgy lower back) it will slip down a bit. Alternatively, grab bags, or looking at helikon tmr etc could be a consideration, smaller rigs will force you to reconsider what you carry in game, which in turn should alleviate some of the pressure on you back. IMHO🤔

As above, more info would help members give you informed advice. Have you tried componentshop ?, they have a good range at fair prices, are helpful & their website gives all the sizes. https://www.componentshop.co.uk/batteries/airsoft.html?cat=556&product_list_limit=36

Lol, I'm only rattling your chain😜, I've a couple of spring snipers that are bog standard stock, if I ever got in to sniping properly then I'd consider c02 bolts to start with, but I'm fearful once you start the upgrade process, it can get silly expensive & a sometimes fruitless money pit. Got a couple of electric snipers too, but I view them in the same category as dmr's, would seem unfair to run them at snipers limits, be too easy ? Most definitely, when noobs start talking about "upgrading" their one & only rif, I'm like "spend the money you'll waste getting a few more fps on a second rifle for backup". Too many times I've been on site only to see players packing up early cos their only gun has died, I'll always offer a loaner if they don't look like a headcase🤡

I'm just gonna leave this here........ALWAYS😏 (Not exactly the right context lol)

Serves em right, sweeps together a pile of mismatched parts, & calls it an "airsoft starter kit", that's right up there with "action man deserter" & "military intelligence" for misleading descriptions. 🤣

The only reason I miss my old job, as well as my own workshop I had access to 4 others, correction 5, & pretty much every tool under the sun, cnc mills to plasma cutters to mini diggers, & everything in between.

Yep I have seen them before, but I do love a battle rifle, especially my old comrade the SLR. Weirdest thing is that I've never got round to getting the airsoft version, although I have got a FAL which kinda close🤔

Now that's proper porn🤤

I've got an A&K/frankenstein hybrid with the tube folding stock, plus another tube folding stock that was broken, so I repaired it but it's slightly different in style, the repair wasn't pretty but I was able to hide that with a heavy duty neoprene sleeve, so I'm happy with it, & it's a more comfy cheek weld now.

You & me both 🤣🍻

Damn, I just beat you to it, you know what that means though ?

I hate to be a pedantic old B#stard (but here I am killing it🤣), but technically wasn't the Prime kit from 20+ years ago the original LR300 ?

At that price, it might still be available 🤣

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