GeorgePlaysAirsoft

Massive caveat that this is pure "grapevine" but I have heard similar things for a while now to the point that when I came to acquire some weighted plates I assumed they were essentially out of business and went to tridentgearco instead. if you want something heavier than trident's 4.2kg a pair set then you could maybe look at : https://www.hr4k.co.uk/products/hr4k-plates 
 
 

Filmsim at Tuddenham today.  Pretty simple domination and timer based games today.  TBH, it felt more like a standard skirmish than the usual filmsim, but fun nonetheless.  Attended with the lad, his mate and an old friend that has not played for over a year due to covid restrictions etc.
 
In the morning we had a standard but very clear safety brief.  As a rule, these are of a rare kind.  What they say they do usually actually happens.  Chrono well before kick-off, so any issues with fps can be dealt with, and spare rifs can be fetched.  
 
Nice clear game brief delivered with a bit of humour, simple rules and a flashy magnetic backed map of the area/overhead photo thing.  Whatever it is, it made knowing what do where easy.
 
Game stared almost on time, which is nice.  The armband team attacked a pair of positions with the aim of setting off a timer.  I managed to run to one timer fairly early and pressed the wrong button, because despite the clear game brief, I have a crap memory.  
 
Once the timer had been correctly started, we moved to the next objective.  With the first completed, I managed to work my way to the second timer.  About twelve far pluckier previous attempts had failed, but these had led to the opposition giving away their positions.  This was only possible due to some good teamwork and pretty clear communication, which is impressive for a random group of strangers I think.  Whatever, the case, I was hit about five feet from the timer with the marshal counting down from ten.  At the count of eight someone threw themselves through the hail of BBs and started to medic me, until the penny dropped...  he realised that I was shouting to ignoe me and get the timer, which he dived at just in time for the countdown to end, and we lost.  Seriously, it was hysterical.  His seriously nice gesture used up too much precious time, the game had been great fun and no one seemed to mind taking the L.
 
The next game turned around and was even more fun than the last.  Having sussed the best spots that had blatted us previously, we swiftly set up position in them.  An inability to stop talking by a couple of the players meant that we were swiftly discovered.  I retook the position despite heavy fire from the lad whose mouth had lost it, as we had split up after respawning, and he had forgotten what I was wearing I think. The opposition soon played a really simple but clever series of flanking moves which almost surrounded us as we defended the timer.  The amount of plastic flung was prodigious, we stuck out until the end.  I think the morning was a draw overall?  We may have lost, I don't really remember, if I knew at all.  
 
Lunch was too long, as it always is.  Half an hour would be ample, but that may not allow enough time to drive to the nearest Mackie D's for ultra shit food.  Being a cut above such behaviour, we had broccoli frittata, pork pies (with jelly), cold sausage and green tea, as per Healthy Airsofter's thread.  Loads of protein and no carbs (OK apart from the crisps).  If this carries on I may end up shopping in Waitrose or something. 
 
The afternoon was played in the village.  This was a really great scrap over a chess timer type deal.  At the close of play the timer in the shipping containers had about two minutes difference, which showed what a good scrap had developed around it.  The second timer in the buildings was 100% held by the other side.  Fuck knows what happened there.  
 
The turn around was well played and the fight over the containers even better.  I was getting a bit knackered by now.  Lack of sleep made me sluggish, but a new rif performed well, despite the inevitable hop setting palaver as it settled in.   A new toy always makes a game good I reckon, especially when it turns out to be a snappily sharp little number.  
 
The loaned out and ever reliable G&G CM had a minor fit, it failed to fire as if the battery was totally flat, until I reminded the lad to select auto, as the 'fet is set to one shot burst.  In semi it just sulks.  
 
Some really good gameplay saw the buildings well contested, with the front of the village lost and retaken by each side numerous times.   A plethora of bangs were thrown.  Smokes were slung.  The teams ended up well mixed up as players went forward and showed some really spirited gameplay.  Some moaning about none hit taking as ever, but TBH I think that such stuff usually gets raised when players get hacked off at losing each or nearly each game, which I think the banded team did.  It seems odd to me to value winning over decent gameplay but there we go.  
 
Thoughts at days end.  With wet foliage all damp deep green, russet and hues of autumn gold, DPM is still ten times better for Northern Europe than MTP.  There are too few women involved in the sport, in winter when the girlfriends stay at home and only us fools still play in all weathers, it really stands out.  There were far less kids too.  The games themselves could have been less skirmishy and more complicated (says he who forgot which button to press).  The marshals did an excellent job.  Airsoft is an excellent way to catch up with old friends.  The boy's friend borrowed a sniper and used one for the first time; he loved it.  It's an idea to change what we do to sometimes perhaps, to learn how to enjoy the sport in new ways.  Due to laziness, I used my old webbing comprising a large ammo pouch for spare BBs, speedloader and a mag, one fastmag, one holster and a water bottle, all in various camos.  Radio on the webbing and what else do you need?  
 
Sorry for the ramble, just sharing a few thoughts arrived at after a post game Bloody Mary or two, sore back banished, cares forgotten for a while, laughs laughed and muscles aching slightly.  Hope you enjoyed your airsoft as much today.  It certainly beats a run around the local park for exercise.
 
  
 
 

Getting the retro band back together.
All these are accurate takes on uksf AR platforms the best I can for AEGs. 
Sorry for poor phone pic. 
From top to bottom.....
 
Colt model 715 (later known as C7)
Diemaco L119A1
Colt model 725 (later known as C8)
 

 
 

My Cyma XM177
 

My lovely airsoft relic is now mostly done. I'll do some fine tuning when I've got access to the range at my local site, but I'm really happy with this. Don't see many of these around these days, much less with a real-steel Remington m700 wooden stock. Now I have the perfect bad-guy sniper rifle for filmsim events as I can dress up as a civilian dissident with a sporting rifle now.
 
Only thing I need to get now is a leather rifle sling to finish that sporting rifle vibe.
 

LCT m70ab2 modular 

Need to get better pictures, but got the British trades done on my Hi Power
 

A few bits have arrived to finish the OpFor rig i'll be using at the next Okto in January... because who doesn't like woodland and a Czech Ushanka 😅

i went to stirlings 'themed' game at catterick last month. i think jacobs post has it covered, though i will add:
 
from my sole experience i wouldnt expect you to be sleeping in game as its from 11-11 sat with a break overnight with a few hours on sunday ending at 11. cant remember if it was game on at 8 or 9. i slept in one of the aforementioned barns. i didn't see anyone with a tent,i dont see why you would need one, and i didnt see an obvious place where you put one.
 
everything i needed to play with i had on me: loose bbs, spare batteries, water and snacks. there were 2 respawns in play and which one we used was dependent on the objective we had at the time. 
 
everything else i had in the car which was easily accessible. thats where i had my lunch and dinner.
 
bring absolutely everything on the kit list and that does include a pen and paper as we were given our objective location and timings all at once, and quickly.
 

i went to stirlings 'themed' game at catterick last month. i think jacobs post has it covered, though i will add:
 
from my sole experience i wouldnt expect you to be sleeping in game as its from 11-11 sat with a break overnight with a few hours on sunday ending at 11. cant remember if it was game on at 8 or 9. i slept in one of the aforementioned barns. i didn't see anyone with a tent,i dont see why you would need one, and i didnt see an obvious place where you put one.
 
everything i needed to play with i had on me: loose bbs, spare batteries, water and snacks. there were 2 respawns in play and which one we used was dependent on the objective we had at the time. 
 
everything else i had in the car which was easily accessible. thats where i had my lunch and dinner.
 
bring absolutely everything on the kit list and that does include a pen and paper as we were given our objective location and timings all at once, and quickly.
 

i went to stirlings 'themed' game at catterick last month. i think jacobs post has it covered, though i will add:
 
from my sole experience i wouldnt expect you to be sleeping in game as its from 11-11 sat with a break overnight with a few hours on sunday ending at 11. cant remember if it was game on at 8 or 9. i slept in one of the aforementioned barns. i didn't see anyone with a tent,i dont see why you would need one, and i didnt see an obvious place where you put one.
 
everything i needed to play with i had on me: loose bbs, spare batteries, water and snacks. there were 2 respawns in play and which one we used was dependent on the objective we had at the time. 
 
everything else i had in the car which was easily accessible. thats where i had my lunch and dinner.
 
bring absolutely everything on the kit list and that does include a pen and paper as we were given our objective location and timings all at once, and quickly.
 

i went to stirlings 'themed' game at catterick last month. i think jacobs post has it covered, though i will add:
 
from my sole experience i wouldnt expect you to be sleeping in game as its from 11-11 sat with a break overnight with a few hours on sunday ending at 11. cant remember if it was game on at 8 or 9. i slept in one of the aforementioned barns. i didn't see anyone with a tent,i dont see why you would need one, and i didnt see an obvious place where you put one.
 
everything i needed to play with i had on me: loose bbs, spare batteries, water and snacks. there were 2 respawns in play and which one we used was dependent on the objective we had at the time. 
 
everything else i had in the car which was easily accessible. thats where i had my lunch and dinner.
 
bring absolutely everything on the kit list and that does include a pen and paper as we were given our objective location and timings all at once, and quickly.
 

I did see in the youtube videos that most of the helmet mount arms are ever so slightly thinner. But on mine they are tight enough to stop the cups just sliding off.
You could possible use a thin layer of electrical tape to thicken the stems.
The other thing and I know as I did it myself is to make sure the plastic arms on the side of the ear cups are the right way up. I put one side the wrong way up the metal arms just slipped straight out.

I have done this myself (same parts etc) but i used tin snips not dremel to cut down arms. however mine aren't fully retained - you can pull them out. as an interim i have used elastic bands to keep them snug. contemplating glueing them in place but concerned it would mean there is no room for adjustment/error. did i do something wrong? thanks

Longmoor today with Legion Airsoft. Ran with the Mk18 recoil and Arktis chest rig again, the fleece came off when it warmed up and I was busy trying to work both squad and team level comms 😂
 
Spot on day though, and I’ll try and get a review together. 

This is my TM next gen build. The 20rd magazin isnt ready, but soon. 

Finally got to run my new loadout today! Mk18 performed phenomenally, was picking off people that before I wouldn’t even have bothered at and didn’t use nearly half as much ammo as I thought I would!
 
 

how embarrassing !!haha

ha agreed. when i did send (and if i say so myself, a pretty expensive one with some bespoke machined parts that i wanted fitted) via PF48 i 1) declared it as a "LPAW" 2) didn't bother insuring it 3) nearly shat myself at the thought of something going wrong!
 
I have had a very good experience with camoraids for all sorts of reasons but that they arrange pick up and drop off themselves rather then leaving you to it is a massive bonus for me.
 
thanks again

ha agreed. when i did send (and if i say so myself, a pretty expensive one with some bespoke machined parts that i wanted fitted) via PF48 i 1) declared it as a "LPAW" 2) didn't bother insuring it 3) nearly shat myself at the thought of something going wrong!
 
I have had a very good experience with camoraids for all sorts of reasons but that they arrange pick up and drop off themselves rather then leaving you to it is a massive bonus for me.
 
thanks again

From ParcelForce website
Arms and Ammunition All firearms, other than low-powered air weapons sent within the UK (air rifles, air guns and air pistols), including imitations and antiques; paint-ball or toy guns; taser guns; components of firearms and all other items similar to, or resembling, the foregoing are prohibited. All ammunition other than lead pellets and other air gun and airsoft projectiles is also prohibited.
Arms and Ammunition - low powered air weapons Low-powered air weapons (air rifles, air guns and air pistols), together with lead pellets and other airgun and airsoft projectiles, can be sent but are subject to the following conditions:
These items must be sent on an express48 service only These items must be sent via the Post Office only, and presented at the counter Enhanced compensation cover is not available Yes No  
The 'Yes' 'No' on the right is for
UK=Yes
International=No
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RoyalMail
UK - Allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below: Guns intended for sporting purposes - including Section 1 (e.g. hunting rifles) and Section 2 (e.g. shotguns) firearms, low-powered air weapons and their component parts - may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to domestic controls on the possession of firearms. Antiques, deactivated and imitation firearms are also permitted. When sending deactivated firearms include proof of deactivation. Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays. Use 1st Class as the minimum service.The senders name and address must be clear on the packaging. Low-powered air weapons which exceed the Royal Mail size restrictions are accepted by Parcelforce Worldwide, using express48 via the Post Office. Guns must not be loaded. Air weapons with an integral gas cylinder that are de-pressurised can only be accepted. Air weapons with gas cylinders that are pressurised are prohibited Air weapons with a pressurised removable gas cylinder which is still attached are prohibited Must be packed in rigid outer packaging suitable for the gun size and weight, for example a fibreboard box, with sufficient inner packaging to prevent movement during transport. So you might be OK with RoyalMail but depends on the knowledge of the particular handler.
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As an example for other carriers, MyHermes lists this under prohibited items:
Weapons and replica weapons – Including decorative, deactivated or air powered weapons
 

These are just my opinions and should not be taken as a statement of fact:
 
I can't really recommended any boots. I used merrel for years, then i had 2 pairs break at the same place within a year. I moved to salomon and used the same pair for 5.5 years (yes i counted). They failed (fair play) and i replaced them with the "speedcross" trail running shoe, which lasted 6 months before delaminating. I since replaced them with the "crosshike" hiking boot, with goretex lining, but haven't used them enough to really comment. The salomon warranty was pretty quick and fairly generous - a voucher worth £80 more than i paid. I still use the running shoes but i was / am dissapointed Massive leather boots are for professional soldiers or in the event of total social breakdown,  not airsofting, imo. I also think ankle support is massively overrated and sites insistence on using them has much more to do with a sense of aesthetic and not wanting "white trainers" then it is h&s... controversial!!!!! When i do get wet feet most of the time its not cause i stepped in a puddle, its cause i've been walking through long wet grass. gaiters are useful for this. For a winter airsoft boot where at most you'll be wearing them for no more than 36 hours, i would (and did) go with goretex lining. but for extended stuff, i think a non-goretex lined boot with waterproof socks are best Ultimately i see the point of all this stuff as not getting your feet wet, rather then merely not letting water in. If you get all sweaty, your feet will get wet. as a rough rule of thumb (toe?) i advise not wearing waterproof socks till your boot is already wet. wear them till they dry out enough to replace them with a normal sock. I get very, very sweaty so bear this in mind There's wearing the right clothes for the weather, but really its wearing the right clothes to match the weather and the activity. For a day skirmish i wear pretty much the same stuff year round, I prefer being cold and wet to being really hot as skirmishing / anything even barely resembling physical activity warms me up, it doesn't cool me down. Same with running. I adhere to the "be bold, start cold" school of thought but i appreciate that having cold hands and toes is uniquely awful. i always, always have spare clothes, socks and shoes for the drive home. (i also never, ever, ever wear camo outside of a site. i am very body positive so have no issues getting changed in a car park)  

These are just my opinions and should not be taken as a statement of fact:
 
I can't really recommended any boots. I used merrel for years, then i had 2 pairs break at the same place within a year. I moved to salomon and used the same pair for 5.5 years (yes i counted). They failed (fair play) and i replaced them with the "speedcross" trail running shoe, which lasted 6 months before delaminating. I since replaced them with the "crosshike" hiking boot, with goretex lining, but haven't used them enough to really comment. The salomon warranty was pretty quick and fairly generous - a voucher worth £80 more than i paid. I still use the running shoes but i was / am dissapointed Massive leather boots are for professional soldiers or in the event of total social breakdown,  not airsofting, imo. I also think ankle support is massively overrated and sites insistence on using them has much more to do with a sense of aesthetic and not wanting "white trainers" then it is h&s... controversial!!!!! When i do get wet feet most of the time its not cause i stepped in a puddle, its cause i've been walking through long wet grass. gaiters are useful for this. For a winter airsoft boot where at most you'll be wearing them for no more than 36 hours, i would (and did) go with goretex lining. but for extended stuff, i think a non-goretex lined boot with waterproof socks are best Ultimately i see the point of all this stuff as not getting your feet wet, rather then merely not letting water in. If you get all sweaty, your feet will get wet. as a rough rule of thumb (toe?) i advise not wearing waterproof socks till your boot is already wet. wear them till they dry out enough to replace them with a normal sock. I get very, very sweaty so bear this in mind There's wearing the right clothes for the weather, but really its wearing the right clothes to match the weather and the activity. For a day skirmish i wear pretty much the same stuff year round, I prefer being cold and wet to being really hot as skirmishing / anything even barely resembling physical activity warms me up, it doesn't cool me down. Same with running. I adhere to the "be bold, start cold" school of thought but i appreciate that having cold hands and toes is uniquely awful. i always, always have spare clothes, socks and shoes for the drive home. (i also never, ever, ever wear camo outside of a site. i am very body positive so have no issues getting changed in a car park)