sonofsammo

In light of a recent change made to a certain profile. I feel the need to leave this here...

They're only £155 from Airsoft Direct in the first place... What on Earth are they thinking?

You're only allowed to write in bold IF YOU'RE A MILLIONAIRE. Because if you're a millionaire, you can do anything you want! (Except effectively research how to develop a product from initial beer mat sketch to production model. For that, you turn to a random airsoft forum).

Stop Press: Millionaire with plentiful resources eschews use of such resources to procure awesome guns and buys Novritsch instead.

I know advertising is required to keep this place up and running... BUT This doesn't look like advertising, it looks like we're sponsoring him AND approving/promoting his products. So for any noobs coming here, they're going to look at our site and think that we're endorsing his stuff. Now I can't speak for anyone else, but that's not me. And I'm fairly sure it's not a lot of us. I think most of his stuff is overpriced cheap shit (take a look at Negative airsoft's video of the AEG if you don't believe me). In short. Yuck.

No new toys for me, just fettled old ones. What have you been spending pennies on? The only other pure CQB places I've been are: Halo Mill. which I thoroughly went off due to the seeming over representation of speedsofters. The Foundry. Only been once. It was good, but expensive compared to Killhouse. Aside from those, I've not done any other CQB venues. Unless you count HQ at Driffield and Camp Sparta at Kirton in Lindsey. You've probably been, but if you haven't, they're both ex RAF bases. Both have seemingly hundreds of rooms across numerous buildings to go at, alongside open areas too. Sparta looks like the RAF just moved out. HQ is a bit more rough and ready - more post apocalypse kind of thing. Both thoroughly enjoyable. But also both can be uber wank. I've found these sites more than others can be wrecked by the player, or bad game choice. Still worth a punt though, cos when they're good, they're awesome.

You going too? I'm not sure how many there are going to be. The email I got was sent to 62 other people.... So that'll be a lot different day to usual. Maybe peeps will actually PTFO lol

I started three years ago going on my own. I tend to keep to myself, as I'm a miserable twat. Despite this, airsofters are an incorrigible bunch who relish a challenge, so I've made friends, know loads of people at the sites I play with and even ended up a member of a team. I still go on my own. But when I'm there, I have plenty of people to chat and play with 😄

SAS: Red Notice What an utter bunch of wank. Surely the SAS can afford helmets that fit? When they were assaulting the house, I actually thought any half conscious group of airsofters could do a better job. I mean wtf were they doing? And that sniper was an utter joke - he literally couldn't see where he was shooting cos his headgear kept falling over his eyes. Hostage movie on a train? Under Siege 2, every time. And that show's just how unbelievably shite SAS: Red notice is. I understand that Andy McNab was the technical advisor - I think, perhaps, he was having a giggle with them. It's the only possible conclusion.

Fair point.... Now I have another excuse not to sell stuff 🤣

Managed to get a ticket for Proving Grounds on the 4th (not realising it was Easter Sunday.... 😞 ) and The Pines on the 11th. Am very much looking forward to it, but gutted I can't range test my pews beforehand. I think PG will be more of a test day than a playing day and the 11th will be a proper Pewsday.

I didn't know asking to use whatsapp was a bad thing? I normally do, because it's easier to send pics and I'm generally quicker at communicating using it. So, should I not?

I started out with Viper slings. I cannot overstate just how utterly fucking shit Viper slings are. If they look at a RIF, they break. General life expectancy was 3 or 4 games and yet I still bought them. What a numpty. I bought a new one for my bro to use at a game - it lasted half a fucking day. These slings aren't wank. Wank would be a step up. There are only two advantages to Viper slings: 1. They're cheap 2. They're so shit, you will not give a single fuck if you lose it. aaaaaaaaaand breathe. Then I started using Magpul and TAB gear and haven't looked back - have well and truly put them through the ringer and they've never failed.

Depends. (As always). If I'm playing CQB, I'll generally use either one or two pistols. Not necessarily because they're "better" but because I enjoy usinhg them more. I've also used my vector and arp9 - both of which are perfect for CQB (and also work well outdoors, should the need arise). If you think you might play outdoors, then go for an AEG - as RDB says, there are plenty of good cheap ones available. But, if you really want a pistol, get a pistol - and then if you decide to play outside, get an AEG for that and run your pistol as well. At the end of the day, with airsoft choices, there is no right and wrong - there's just what's right or wrong for you.

If you don't take him up on his offer, I suggest a quick visit to the local shrink might be in order! He's awesome. Do it. Doooooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!

I might be able to get permission to shoot in a field near my house - so I've got something at a decent distance for testing my sniper rifles. My question is - When I'm shooting, can I be in sight of the public? The BBs won't leave the boundary of the field, so that's not an issue, but I'm wondering if being seen is? I seem to recall that you can shoot in your garden, but not if you can be seen from a public right of way. I've come to realise this is a bit bonkers, because there's peeps round here in fields using shotguns, hunting rabbits etc. And that's ok, even though they can be seen from the road. So I'm a little baffled. If anyone could shed some light, I'd much appreciate it. TIA 😄

It would struggle to cycle to shoot a single BB. Flipped back to automatic and shot perfectly well again. I am dim with such things, but why does it take MORE juice to sling a single BB than to sling multiple BBs? better battery - Although I've been playing for three years, I still know next to nothing about batteries - the battery I used is the same one I run in my Vector. How do I know what's good / better etc? it is a bit of a mess (no offence) - none taken 😄 - lol - It was the first gun I bought, before I played, for back yard plinking with my son. Then added tape to skirmish. Then took the stock off to put on something else. It's only actually had a couple of bottles through it ever and everything internal is completely stock I'm aiming for something that looks like crap, but still gets kills...

I currently have a nuprol pioneer defender, and I've lost the stock. What I'm left with is in the pic. I ran it at the last skirmish I was at - even got a few kills. I taped a lipo to the side and sallied forth. The only problem I had was the bugger would barely shoot on single shot - which I only found out when I really needed single shot! What might the culprit be and how could I fix it? Also, I'm thinking of using this as a secondary to my sniper/dmr, as it's light and can run hicaps. It's got reasonable range and accuracy, but more is always better - what are some decent cheap upgrades I could do to improve my survival and get a few kills while I'm at it? TIA 😄

If you haven't already, you need to get hands on with the TM MP7. It's not a 1:1 replica, it's smaller (couldn't tell you by how much though). I bought one, grabbed it excitedly when it was delivered, went Ewwwwwwwwwww! And put it straight back in the box and returned it for a refund. Might be perfect for you, but I would heartily suggest getting hands on before parting with any cash.

Thanks for the answers so far chaps. I've run an MWS on hpa and it was ace, hence why I wish I'd never got rid of it - benefit of hindsight and all that! But I've never used the other two. It was upgraded, so had an orga barrel, 6g nub and modify tan rubber and with that set up ran on .36s. I know the build quality of the MWS is exemplary, but have never seen the other two in the flesh, so have no idea on how they compare. As far as parts for the MWS - you're right, bits break - and they're going to be more of a pain in the ass to get. But that being said, I presume that will also apply to Tippmann and Wolverine? The only thing I didn't like about the MWS with the drum was the extra weight the drum gave. And it had the same capacity as a high cap @350 rounds. What are the mags like for the Tippmann / Wolverine? Are either proprietary? And what's the capacity?

I should have mentioned that if I get an mws I'll be running it as hpa, with a drum mag again. So the whether or not to hpa is moot, as I'll need all the kit again.

By messing around, I meant more shooting in the garden than taking to bits lol Any info you could offer on the MTW platform would be much appreciated (not that anywhere seems to have them in the UK at the moment!).

I wish I had never sold my MWS. The plan was to use the cash to buy new pews on my FAC when it arrived. But then covid well and truly put the kybish on that progressing. So now I'm hankering after something to mess around with and ultimately, obviously, skirmish with. I've got an SRS for long range and a Vector for closer up - so need something for mid to DMR type range play. And my old MWS fulfilled that role beautifully. So the question is - do I just get another MWS and build the same again? Or would a Tippmann or MTW be more better? I've never seen either up close, so have no idea how they compare in build quality to the MWS. For anyone that has one - would you recommend it? What's good? What's not? Any help spending (or saving) my money would be most welcome. TIA 😄