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Definitely not the norm, but it's collection only so at least someone can check what their getting, I used to live 5 minutes from there, I'd have been on it like a tramp on chips🍟 It's either true & better to get something for it than leave it behind, OR It's dodgy af & he's flogging his flatmates kit before getting the hell out of dodge before his flatmate & his ex get back from holiday lol😏

What else do you have ? (I'm not gonna show myself up by looking at the pics & identifying the wrong ones 🤣)

Lost count of the number of times when marshaling a players been reported as not taking their hits, so I've given them an "honesty shot" usually with a pistol from behind in the butt from 40-50ft, & the player rubs where he's been hit but carries on playing.......... Well at least until I whisper in his ear to "go take 10 mins in the safe one & think about whether you want to keep playing today" 😏. No different from what we're discussing here, they make an assumption it's probably friendly fire (or they're not taking ANY hits) & play on....... Wankers🤬

Imho, if someone is hit, irrespective of the power of the hit, & they then start to analyse it in their head for the possibility of avoiding taking the hit, they're nothing more than a cheating cnut. No site should be planting the seed in people's heads "if you think it's a ricochet, you go ahead & ignore it" What next, "if your wearing a plate carrier with fake plates fitted & the bb's only hit you in the plates, keep playing cos your feckin invincible".

If your not sure, just take it, it's a rare & minor inconvenience, & not worth the aggro when someone is then adamant they hit you. Plus I've been hit directly from low power guns, such as a mates old tm mp7 aep, thing was like a laser, amazing range, but it hit like a feather & very easy to dodge if you see them coming, like slo-mo lol.

@Miêu Anh-Nguyễn, possibly an odd request, but would you consider posting a prototype to a long term respected member on here in order that it be reviewed fully & then returned to you, purely for clarification of any potential safety issues in its use. I think it would go a long way to reassuring the community as a whole & also give validation to its feasibility ?. Edit. I should add that I'm not putting myself forward, if I had to recommend someone I'd probably suggest @Asomodai(if he was in agreement), as he already has a long history of excellent site reviews on here. 👍

No problem mate, & I'll apologise if I came across as reactive, not my intent & I should have known better, I've seen enough of your posts to know how level headed you are, my bad. In relation to the thread, i served & have hundreds, if not thousands of hours on the weapons platforms we used, most of which are now available in airsoft variants, but I'll be honest & say if I came across said variants onsite, unless differences between them & their real steel brethren were glaringly obvious it's unlikely I'd spot them, so I think it's safe to say within reason the same could be said of other platforms. Maybe it's just me lol, I've seen some great looking gats, kitted out with nice looking sights & other extras, then you read the "small print" & realise its a nuprol.......... 🤮

All looks great,really good, but agree if those are real flames (they looked very real😳), then unlikely it would be welcome on many sites.

That last bit aimed at me ? Hardly making things awkward, & as I stated, no offence to anyone that's in to ultra realism in their loadouts, but once this hobby/sport gets it's claws in to you, it can get stupidly expensive trying to achieve ever evolving loadouts. I've been guilty of it myself back when I started playing, & still own a ridiculous amount of kit, I'd hate to think what it's all worth, but most of it is just me experimenting via trial & error what works for me, so at some point I'll flog most of it. My point is, too many guys get sucked down the rabbit hole of everything "Leet" or "speshul", & financially destroy themselves trying to achieve what is almost unachievable long term. All too often we see peeps selling top notch kit just to pay household bills etc. Yep it's a free country for people to do what they want (except fuck all is free, not even free will these days😏), but as a community we try to give the best advice with the best intentions, even if it means we stray off topic a wee bit, so be it. But you be you 😉

Not trying to pee on anyone's bonfire, so no offence to OP or anyone else, but I don't get the stitch counters, it's airsoft, copying the highest rated military forces of any country doesn't in turn make you special, lol might indicate you are speshul😋, but it's airsoft, use or wear whatever YOU like the look or feel of, 99.9% percent of players on site won't judge or critique you. 👍

Congratulations Rob (if that's suitable ?), I'd have voted for you lol. 👍 Where you off to in a year, somewhere Airsoft friendly I hope ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154199487109 Here's where I got a couple of stencils, lots more in stock, quite llke the "eros" for a giggle, not sure what I'd put it on though ?

There's some pretty good stencils on ebay, brickwork, hexagons, tigers tripe etc etc, depends what you want to achieve, is it something with actual camouflage, or something that stands out as per your fn2000. Personally I've only ever sprayed a couple of my guns, fn2010 & an m14, in both cases I wanted a natural camo effect, so went with random dusting stripes/splodges etc using assortment of krylon. Made a point of removing or masking working parts/barrels. Left a good mix of painted & standard parts & got a lot of positive unsolicited comments on site.

I've wanted a px4 subcompact for ages, only problem is that I don't want one made by WE😢

LOL feel like putting up a wanted add now, something rare & exotic, proper rocking horse poop, pricing it at £15 & saying "I'm firm on the price, I know what these things are worth, no ones mugging me off. 🤣

Love the "basically new, ONLY used a handful of times" (during which he may have fired 10k bb's lol)

Amen 🙏 @Gunboat Diplomat, I've taken a few noobs to games over the years, & quite a few have complained about being shot, usually because it sometimes stings, but my response is always the same........ "IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET SHOT, WORK HARDER, GET YOUR ARSE LOWER ON THE GROUND OR MOVE FASTER WHEN UNDER FIRE, & MOST OF ALL, THINK SMARTER" Obviously I'm not suggesting your not doing any of these things, but I consider this to be a competitive sport, if speed & fitness doesn't help your play, then sneaky tactics & use of the terrain/cover will help you win the day, just gotta find your playing style that gets the best results, rather than following the herd of codsofters lol.

I was just about to suggest the same thing, I've got one that I was going to butcher as a spiky stabby thing, at least you know its substantial enough to take it.

That's the point, by the time they were talking about the L85, the bugs were long sorted in the armalites. Not unlike Airsoft, rush in to pre-ordering any new model first gen rif at your peril lol