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Don't tell me.........motorcycle ?

Welcome youngster, I can say that, I turned 57 two weeks ago, thankfully in my head I'm still 12, like the rest of em here 😜

Forget trying to repair it, you could put an ad in the "parts wanted" section, bound to be members who have upgraded to metal bodies have these sitting in the spares box ?

Lol, mine too, watches every kind of shite, mafs uk/us/au/nz, I go to bed some nights with earplugs in cos she tries to tell me about it, like I give a feck🤯

I never make up my mind before I do or buy anything............... I have a wife that does that for me 😏

You were doing so well Josh, great advice, right up until you mentioned Licking Cumstain, that guys an embarrassment to everything airsoft, probably the worst advert for us.

To echo the man above, start with a reasonable brand aeg, but maybe try to be a sniper, limit yourself to single shot with no secondary shots for 5 to 10 seconds, work on utilising cover & concealment. If you find yourself double tapping people & feeling the urge to move up to stay in the fight, then sniping may not be ideal for you, so consider the dmr role which is good compromise between sniping & the assault role, but with the ability to up your fps a wee bit at most sites, as long as your rifle cannot fire full auto.

Hey Andy, welcome, exactly how "new" to airsoft are you ?, played many games ?, own any guns yet ? The reason I ask is many people like the idea of being a sniper, fueled by movies, YouTube, or video games, but the airsoft reality is very different. For starters, while the fps limits at most sites for snipers are a bit higher than those of regular aeg's, up to 50%, that's not guaranteed out of the box, nor is accuracy & range, sometimes even a reasonable brand needs a bit of time & money invested in it to be worth using. Then there's the style of play, a mix of fieldcraft, patience, & a particular mindset will decide whether sniping is for you. & then, even if you've ticked all those boxes, does where you play lend itself to sniping, plenty of cover with long sight lines etc. All things to consider ? EDIT: in case your not aware, fps in airsoft is a bit like hp in cars, a 50% increase in power doesn't equate to the same percentage increase in performance,far from it, even when harnessed properly.

That's quite a low limit for a dmr option I think, do the laws on fps differ north of the border ?

Too hot to DMR it ??????🤔

Credit where credits due, he did manage to get one picture the right way up🤣

Lol, we still think your speshul 😜

Weirdly enough, the "traditional" rifle stock shape of the M14 seems to suit me better (at least in the dmr role anyway), whereas if I'm clearing buildings etc, then rifles with vertical pistol grips are a better fit. I think it's just what you get comfortable with, maybe a certain amount of muscle memory, all my younger marksmanship training & live firing was on traditional stocked rifles, mainly 7.62 & .303, guess it's like riding a bike, you never really forget.

I remember when dmr's were becoming a "thing", quite a few sites announced that they had to have an irl equivalent, but that was many years ago, lot of the sites & organisers I frequented are gone, so not sure who now specifies that rule. I did agree with it though, as Jez pointed out above, some players just take the piss, a big scope doesn't make an M4 a dmr, nor does a box mag make it a support weapon. 😏

M14 all day long👍

He's gone

I'm a big believer in when it comes to quality products, tm guns & Honda cars & bikes for example, great products with excellent r&d, they need to be left alone until something actually breaks. They invest a LOT in getting it right, who are we to think we can improve that ??????🤔

Don't you love those noob posts, "just ordered my first gun, play my first game next week, what upgrades should I get" 🤦‍♂️🤣

Welcome back, to be honest it's not changed much in the 4 years you've been away. More info is needed if you want the best advice, budget, style of play, cosmetically what you like the look of, even your size & fitness level could be a factor, not gonna recommend an m14 ebr (for example) if your 5ft2 & 8st when wet🤔