Skara

I’d say yes and no to ‘buying cheap, buying twice’ as in if you buy the cheapest you can find ? Then you almost deserve it to implode on its first use to teach you a lesson in being a tight ass ! 😱 BUT equally when I see someone who’s dropped a gazillion £’s on a ‘genuine Hailey strategic’ micro chest rig (and takes great pleasure in telling EVERYONE!) I think it’s a bit of dick waving there is plenty of cheap good kit out there , just don’t be a tight arse with the dosh .👍

PS I’d also say don’t sell him the good mags at a knock down price , teach him a valuable lesson in listening to his team mates ! 😈

Of course I'm not selling him my 5 Lonex mags lol. I'll give him my 2 Ares high caps.

Lonex is lyf. Lonex is love. They just scream reliability all over the place.

I just had a post game chat with teammates about genuine equipment, the thing is, repros are fine as long as they're good quality for the money, otherwise (imo) it's just better to invest a few more beer tokens into something that a) lasts longer and b) holds its value when selling it.

Totally agree bud when it comes to gear use ya noggin ! Unless the kit is in an 80% off sale or something like that if it’s priced the same as a can of coke and a packets of chips then odds are it’s a PoS not exactly rocket science ! 🤦‍♂️ Does make me laugh the way I’ll see a player wearing an absolutely shit nasty rig from fleabay that’s probably didn’t cost £20 delivered but then putting on a pair of trainers at the end of the day to drive home that you know they’ve dropped £100+ on ! 😳

I know, I have 2 belts, but my complaint was directed to my pack, which is usually full of shit since it's rather large (20 litres).

My chest rigs don't bother me at all, they're pretty lightweight and almost unnoticeable even when fully loaded

How long do your games last , and how far away are you from the safezone?

20 minutes game with no pause in between, from 8 am to around noon.

No safezone (apart from our cars, but they're pretty far away from the actual play area)

I'm not saying you did or didn't but having shatterered a canine tooth myself it's not something you can shrug off easily. I had to pull the tooth fragment out which was hanging from a nerve and it was no easy task. I have a high pain threshold and I can say it was not something I could ignore no matter how fast I ripped it out.

Why would you head/face shot at that range? Aim for centre mass, if it doesn't get called and by a miracle you aren't seen then shoot again. That's extremely dangerous, also a lesson on why you SHOULD wear lower face pro.

Centre of mass WAS his face, that was all I could see as he was peaking from behind a tree..

He also couldn't spot me as I fired through a tiny opening in a barricade. There were at least 2 more guys keeping him pinned..

I totally agree, bad weather days always provide the most fun. No idea why though.

Maybe it's because we get only 6 to 10 people, the ones that play together all the time, so we're ultra chilled and just want to have a good time.

i think it's because if you're dedicated enough to the sport to stay out in shitty weather then you're more likely to be the type to play properly.

Totally agree with the above comments. It was raining on and off Saturday and I had one of the best days 'pewing' in a long time! Surrounded by a bunch of like minded people (decent players that took their hits) End of the day, we're all running around at the weekend playing 'army' why does bad weather have to stop that? Combat clothing etc drys out very quickly! 

Deliveries in this day and age are soo hit and miss..

Always winds me up how Nike can take an order from me, tell me I have paid. email me three days later telling me item is out stock and I will not receive anything, or email me three days later telling me the item will be dispatched and I should expect delivery in three to five days.

when:

I have ordered from an independent store in Spain late at night, had an email first thing the next day saying item had been sent and revive it the following day, so two working days from ordering! With sweets in the box   

Same with airsoft stores and stupid delivery charges/times. If it fits in an envelope why do I need to pay £9.99 for postage PFTT!!!

Its a double edged sword, we buy online as its easier than getting off our arses, yet hate having to pay and wait for items to arrive   

I only had issues with the national postal service.

All the private couriers always delivered right on time or earlier than the estimated date.

This order should've been here by the 2nd of February, today's the 7th.. And I still had to give them €14 because the parcel came from outside the EU 😕

Ahhh, I see. There're British and Polish companies also going by the same name. Perhaps they all need to get a bit more imaginative

I love how everyone in this forum gets their stuff from overseas in 3 days and I'm the idiot that waits for weeks, still stuck in customs and won't be here before Wednesday -.-

This country is so third world it's not even funny..

Also yeah proffrink, retailers have the extraordinary capacity to choose the same name 😕 "i ordered from X" "X in the UK, Italy, Norway or Burundi?" xD

Small update, parcel has successfully passed customs inspection, it appears i'm not a terrorist.

Now it has to get from Milan to my place. It's only 250 kms but I suspect it'll take a long time.

But devils advocate by the very fact you’ve said this you won’t have been the worst there for it the number of times we’ve all seen some clueless cockwomble crashing around through the undergrowth and then bitching like hell as someone he didn’t see shot him , even though they’re practically in plain sight ! 🤦‍♂️

Chin up bud the next ones a new day ! 

I'm a fairly fit chap but when I started airsoft I found my weight to be working against me so I decided on a few lifestyle changes and dropped a stone of hard earned weight(I dont put it on easy or take it off easy).Airsoft for my hasn't been just about the pew pew its helped me get my self confidence back,get over huge self embarrassment and anti social issues too.

So please take this as advice from one comrade to another if your as passionate about your sport as you come across on this forum then use that passion and make some changes to your lifestyle,you'd be surprised what a few changes can do,diets are good for short term quick fixes but for long term results I strongly recommend lifestyle changes

If I have offended you in any way I'll apologise right now as this is far from my intention if how ever I can help you in any way please do not hesitate to contact me

Best wishes to you

StayOnTarget  

i wouldn't worry too much, i'm the same in many respects but it gets better with experience.

the weight issue is easily fixed if you have the motivation or you can change your playstyle and go for a calmer sneakier style of play, there are ways and ways of dealing with issues.

end of the day this hobby is just a bit of fun, if it motivates you to do a bit of self improvement then more power to you (literally!) but you shouldn't get too down over it. i take the view that whilst i might be fat slow and clumsy i've found at least something that'll get my ass out of bed on a sunday morning and doing some exercise with freinds which ultimately is better than the alternative of doing nothing.