Adolf Hamster

get up on outta here with your middle class chocolates.....

didn't think of those, the intermediate caliber of the chocolate world.

that full or "fun" size? details man, these are important!

can we get a second for that? preferably from someone weilding the banhammer. don't wanna go full frankie boyle and end up getting yeeted.....

think it's too narrow for a mars bar, but if you went with fudge bars it's like 20 rounds for an mg13 mag?

there are arguments both ways for that. i certainly agree that a cemented legitimacy would be a good thing for the hobby, but at the same time that's pushing airsoft into a scheme of regulation that would make destroying it via law much easier. the question is, if it's licenced then will that make us safe from future reprisals. the worry is if they do decide to ban (licence or no), many of us have a not insignificant amount of money tied up in hardware, and if they're taken away you can bet there won't be any compensation scheme worth a damn and if stuff gets "grandfathered" such as in canada's case you then can't sell it, which sucks for anyone who would occasionally sell kit to raise funds for other parts of their lives. it's tricky though, because you introduce a licence that only cements the image that airsoft pews are anything other than over-engineered spud guns for grown ups. the problem is awareness, i've never had any panic or problem with regards to airsoft from anyone who i've had the time to explain it to first

i must admit it is one of the few liberating elements of a flat 1j limit, doesnt matter what the gat is if it's kosher and someone pops just in front of you just blast em.

in the op's case i think he's simply misunderstanding/underestimating exactly what he's trying to do. however as a more widespread thing i guess it's a case of people reckoning that a long-gun being handier for snap-shooting is more practical in up-close engagements whereas a longer range engagement where you have time to aim allows passable performance with a pistol. kind of flipping the dmr/sidearm paradigm on it's head.

only because you didn't immediately call for banning after me last one. if we're doing jokes do we have any limit as to how dark/offensive/filthy they get or is it a case of let her rip?

so a man decides to go for a sunday afternoon drive. as he's driving along down a windy country road enjoying the scenery a rabbit suddenly darts out of the hedge just ahead of him. he's not daydreaming so much as to take his eyes off the road he spots it and swerves to avoid hitting it, but alas it's too late and he feels the thump thump as his car hits the animal. he slams on the brakes in shock screeching to a halt while his mind catches up with events. he gets out of the car, and being an animal lover he's horrified to see the twisted body of the rabbit lying a few dozen yards back in the road. he approaches slowly, realizing there is nothing he can do for the poor animal he breaks out in tears, his afternoon ruined. then another car comes around the corner, a low-slung sports car. seeing him in the road the driver stops and gets out- a beautiful young woman with long blonde hair "whatever's the matter" she asks him, her voice laced with concern. "it's all my fault, i'm a horrible person, i killed the rabbit" the man mutters through his sobbing. the woman looks around, now spotting the mangled ex-rabbit in the road "don't worry" she says comfortingly, reaching into her handbag and pulling out a spray can. she then proceeds to spray the entire contents of the can onto the hare. to the mans shock the rabbit twists and contorts back into a lifelike shape, suddenly springing up full of life. the rabbit raises a paw in the air almost like it was waving at the pair of them. the rabbit then hops off, apparently unfazed by it's recent ordeal, every few yards it stops and raises its paw as before as if to wave goodbye. it keeps doing this until finally it crests a nearby hillock and dissappears reality descends again and the man turns to the woman in confusion "what the hell was that you just did?" he asked, incredulous at this miraculous turn of events. the woman simply hands him the empty can, he takes it and glances at the label which reads: "hair spray- restores life to dead hair and adds wave" plz no ban.....

that's not how fps works. even worse when you take into account the effects of joule creep extended over a longer barrel. my advice- if you're gonna do stuff like this buy a chrono so you can be sure yourself, and do some reading on the difference between fps and joules.

was he? can't say i've ever looked that far into that incident, i just know he's the canadian version of ned kelly

google "killdozer" they ain't all freindly.....

went to the optician the other day. been a while thanks to lockdown. ran through the usual tests but he seemed increasingly concerned as it went on. eventually when it was done he simply sighed. "what's wrong?" i asked "bad news i'm afraid" he replied "oh dear, can i see the results?" i asked with increasing concern in my voice he answered "i don't think so".....

yep, and nobody cares to ask what the scary big kid soldier does when he goes home. they probably assume we spend all our time cradling our rifles muttering "soon my precious, soon" or some bs to that effect. i think re-enactors get away with a lot because of the history element, people value history. a nice thought, but i can't really see it happening on a wide enough scale, it's just too disorganized. i think the first step needs to be proper organisation, having an internal governing body that can both advocate to the outside and regulate the inside. would certainly add some legitimacy and stability to the hobby rather than relying on site owners making shit up as they go along.

yep, like it or not we're the bad guys, at least when it comes to politics.

this is why image is so important. it's why folk care about for example the "big" airsoft youtubers because that's the image that the world is gonna see whenever it wants to take a look at airsoft, and given the attitudes against guns and gun-like pursuits it's probably not the wisest idea to give them the kindling. better the world think us a sad bunch of larping nerds than anything that can be considered a threat, but every fights and flipouts video, every dsg justice, every 500fps to the balls clickbait video is doing its work to cement our hobby as an aggresive, violent pursuit that breeds harmful behaviour regardless of the reality. funny i was chatting to a mate the other day, given under lockdown i'd been having second thoughts about wether i really wanted to keep airsoft going and a big part of the argument is it would be so liberating to have a hobby when i don't have to be so surreptitious and secretive about what i do for fun, something that didn't need to be explained to people etc.

damn, i figured they were enjoying the us-style freedom with a lot of restrictions being community driven rather than external. in america it's because they have a very strong opposition to fight against. tbh my view on it is i don't have a problem with exactly what people can legally own/use, only how difficult it is to access via appropriately vetted licensing and registration. sentencing on crimes isn't going to help, people still commit murders in states with the death penalty, generally folk committing crimes either think they're going to get away with it, or don't care if they get caught or not.

the problem is when has a law restricting guns or airsoft come into force, and then been repealed or made less severe? i'd worry that if this doesn't get fought now, it never will be. i hope the canadian airsoft community is strong enough to do that. i do sometimes wonder, as much as i think the yanks have far too much freedom in this regard, if the rednecks have a point when they cry slippery slope every time a move is made against the 2nd amendment.

*shudders* a note for new players- most folks won't judge you for having a 2-toned gun, it's a necessary evil and we get not everyone wants to serve their time renting. an orange m4, ak, g36 or mb01 isn't going to raise any eyebrows. but 2-tone something rare and shiny and it's a different story.....

i suppose i don't exactly keep track of canadian politics. funny i thought it had gone the other way with them becoming more americanised (ie less restrictive when it comes to firearms, at least culturally). it's a shame that anything gun related is such an easy political target, not that i'm for the banning (distinct from sensibly controlling access) of firearms but in countries where firearm access is heavily restricted airsoft is at least a way for gun-guys to enjoy something.

so devices that are functionally airsoft guns are still find as long as they don't look like real guns? sounds like this was written by a speedsofter....... does seem out of the blue, isn't canada's actual firearm laws a lot less restricted than the uk? seems counter intuitive for them to ban airsoft when surely people using toy pews is preferable to having them running around with actual hardware......

i don't, i hate external lense protectors so much i'm prepared to accept losing the occasional optic. now i've only ever had 2 optics been hit, and only one of those damaged beyond usability. but maybe that's just luck.

[negative airsoft] so installs the gate control software except it didn't, won't install again and windows be like "nope, no software here" fuuuuuuu so installs the beta software this actually works, yay installs usb drivers updates firmware sets up gun, calibrating sensors n shit plugs in battery motor moves about half a mm "beeeep" fu titan plugs back into pc no sector gear and over current [/negative airsoft] considering i knew this shit was coming, someone wanna remind me exactly why i thought this was a good idea? sorted now, it was just too impatient to wait for the sector to do a full rotation apparently.....

don't recall seeing that one, but then i don't watch too many reviews.....