XanderShadow

Part of the wording we've seen so far is distanced sports wont be effected by this.. so sports where players don't come into close contact. I'd assume airsoft comes under that as we're a non contact, ranged sport, following current guidelines for distancing and such that sites have been using.

In an indoor arena, or inside a building; I can see it. You don't want someone to come around a corner and put 10+ rounds into you at close range, that shits gonna suck something serious. But.. if you're going to be playing with a serious CQB focus? Chances are you're running pistols or shotguns anyway. Outside though? in forests and the like? there's sodding foliage and the like we've got to deal with often deflecting or outright stopping rounds, so putting out rapid bursts of fire is often the most effective way of ensuring a couple get through bushes and the like to hit the target. Especially at the often longer distances you're encountering between players in those scenarios. I think some of this "Semi Only" mentality is trickling into site admin stuff from the GBBR/Core Milsim crowds. The folks who're only ever carrying small amounts of ammo per game for the sense of 'realism', so can't afford to just let loose with thirty rounds in one pull from a 120+rng magazine like most AEG's can. That kind of thinking is fine at say a Gas only event, or at a mil-sim... but at your average field, on an average day? folks just want to gear up, get going; and have fun watching tiny plastic balls swarm the sky like gnats in summer.

Playing Airsoft with a gas Shell ejecting lever action = Bloodborne frustration level

Just one felt lonely.

Specna Arms SA-B06. Planning on using it as a base for a DMR build since I can't use snipers due to my shoulder. Just gotta get a new hop, spring n get it all tuned up.

It's... alright for an AEG? and being able to switch between burst and full auto on the fly is quite a nice feature since some sites allow burst but not full auto. Unmodded this was firing 345-350 on .2's and getting some pretty decent range once the hop was broken in. Biggest complaints with it honestly? The upper and lower receiver aren't amazingly well fitted, so you get body wobble unless you add in some spacer to hold them in place. There's basically no battery space. it's just a thin tube along the top of the stock that also has the battery wire and fuse in as well.. so you're stuck to using short, thin batteries with it. Rest of the stocks solid plastic. Even greased and checked; you get a metallic smell from the gearbox after shooting for a while. Think the gears don't mesh amazingly well as even after only a little use they had some wear. Possibly because the upper and lower don't mesh properly/wobble and it's a open style split gearbox. It's not worth the £350ish price tag it has though by any means. There's better AEG's in the M4 look for less out there. I had a P90 for a while but honestly didn't enjoy the feel of it, or the top down magazine style of the gun. I only picked up the CQR on a whim last year after wanting a M4 but not the usual generic guff you see about. In hindsight, honestly wish I'd gone with a normal M16A2 or the like, or M4 Socom. CQR isn't bad but it's not worth what it cost by any means.

Updated photo of the 'armory'. Hera Arms CQR, Cyma MP5A4, AA Barrett .50 Cybergun Desert Eagle, Unknown Mac10, WE Luger, ASG Schofield Not pictured are the 1889 Winchester lever action and Mares leg

Crikey, this got a fair but of reply going on while I was down xD To answer a few things: The shield would be for my personal use only. I'd only be making one + the inserts for replacing as games go on. So only I'll be fielding it and making sure it's used appropriately. The shield would be 'weighty' but to a degree I can still use it without causing issue with my health (the reason I'm making it). I'd also only be using a pistol with it for situations where those I'm shielding are down/out and need covering fire to revive. I like to think I am an honest player. Never had issues at the sites I've played. On those instances I may not have felt a shot but someones mentioned it; I call it and do the respawn rules of the site. Simply better to go with it and avoid the pissing about. If you're hit, you're hit. Doesnt matter if it's in the face or the tip of the shoe. I'd only be using this in CQB/Urban games where a shield is thematically appropriate. The inserts will be layered cardboard. After running some tests using my own personal guns; two-three layers of cardboard stop a reasonable number of shots before the ystart passing through; so having a majority of the shield comprised of these will make the bulk of the shield light but destroyable; meaning just hunkering down behind it will only serve so much before, as a real shield does, it becomes compromised and nolonger protective. At the end of the day, I want to be able to assist my team and enjoy games; but I don't want to ruin other peoples fun by just being a walking wall you can't stop. I intend to take this seriously, and design both the shield and it's use rules carefully to maximize it's fair use in games where it's allowed.

It's something that I've seen pop up around the net in airsoft videos and the like. Shields and their use in airsoft. I was curious what your thoughts were on the subject? I've been pondering picking up a shield or making one for some time. I'm a disabled player, so I often can't move around as quickly or jump about like others can do. Getting to cover or dashing between them without significant pain or issues most days. So figured stuff like sniping, support gunning and breach defense might be more suited. So moving in through things with a shield for mobile cover and a sidearm seemed a good fit for more CQB/Building based play. Now I know one of the main gripes with shields is that, if played right or not countered properly.. the players all but immortal. And it's honestly one I agree with fully. Shields CAN be broken as all hell. That's why if/when I do get this shield running, I plan to make/modify it so it is "Resistant", not Proof to hits. Likely by cutting out segments of the shield itself and filling them with layered cardboard or similar. That way it can be shot at and stop rounds; but it'll wear out in places and start letting shots through if you just try camping behind it or they focus on a spot to burrow through. That way; you have your ballistic shield stopping rounds, but you know you can't keep just tanking hits, you have to still move, use the world around you.

I've been tempted xD

HA CQR is more for the Urban scene. MP5 is for the indoor/CQB

Boredom struck so decided to test fit my black loadout for indoor/CQB and urban games. Tired of running around the same bloody forest every game. Just missing some Umbrella patches now and some elbow/knee pads Hera Arms CQR with 4-14x50 scope. Currently mid-mod into a DMR Cybergun Desert Eagle. Three dual pouches on the chest that take two M4 style or my clamp paired MP5 mags comfortably on the carrier. Small viper pack for misc items/bladder on back. Two pistol mag holders, dump pouch and grenade pouch on the belt. Deagle holster on the right thigh.

After getting rid of my old M92FS.. I decided I wanted something meatier. Kind of gun that someone see's come around a corner and makes them go "Oh hell.."

Also, it's a non standard ammunition size, which most sites wont allow as it messes with the chrono readings and settings. Thus making it very hard to properly test/gauge... especially as that spanner is the only one even using it. Doubt many if any sites over here are gonna bend over backwards just so some kid with his shiny 'Shit Show Guarantee' can shoot folks with... one of the ugliest snipers I've ever seen.

We're all guilty of it xD I've got a honking great suppressor and overkill scope on my Hera arms because y'know; Tacticool x3 Suppressor isn't even hiding a longer barrel... just looks nice

KTW M1873 Winchester A&K 1873 Mare's Leg ASG 1869 Schofield 45

I got bored.. because who doesn't love a marksmans rifle with full auto and a stonking great drum magazine.. for when accuracy is only a secondary concern

Speaking as a south west skirmisher; some sites down here are offering to renew UKARA's that expire during this crisis if you're already a current member, even though we can't currently game. If your UKARA is expiring soon, contact your site and ask them about it. Most will likely be happy to renew you if you've been there before as a member

Another new addition to the family.

I adore older style weapons, especially those around the 30-40's

latest addition to the armory. Cyma Thompson 'Typewriter' with it's included drum mag and some spare TM mid caps for less rattly play.