Shaydee

Both of the bits above are spot on - I'd echo the spare gun sentiment, at least be prepared to fork out for a rental. One thing I will add is to budget for a chrono, unless you have one readily available at short notice. Too many times I've seen people fiddle with their toys, put it back together and go "it fires, ready for game day!" and it's either spitting rounds out underpowered or they're not able to use the gun at all as it's over the limit.

Sod the purists, do what suits your kit and/or you! I've got a skeleton stock, a PT-3 clone and a buffer tube awaiting a CTR/MOE stock (using an MFT off my M4 for now) so I've got a few different options to choose from 😄

Got one of those on my VSR and been using it the past few years, very good bit of kit for the price imo. Nice clear glass and decent relief, perfect for slinging plastic.

I've always read 'drop in' as 'doesn't require modification', not that it isn't a ball ache 😄

I switched the stock rubber out for an autobot and am using a ML i-key whilst keeping the stock barrel (will probably run it until the coating dies, it's not bad tbh). Have been running .25s and .28s with no issues over/under hopping whilst using it as a sidearm. Grouping is nice, though I haven't measured this on a range, just felt good when popping people in the woods during games 😄

Sod spraying them, roll them around a bit in the mud and they'll be fine. Like you've mentioned it's body movement with the bolt racking that'll get you noticed more than anything you're wearing - bar high vis and jingle bells of course 😄

'tis the curse of the hobby, the old 'oh that looks cool' and within two clicks your bank account has had virtual numbers removed and you're waiting for a new toy to show up 😄

Ahh that's fair. I've got no first hand experience with them, might grab a spina/vector optics copy further down the line but too many plans on the go for that 😄 Zoom isn't really too relevant in airsoft, certainly another diminishing return, but I personally find it handy for spotting and placing sniper/dmr shots through bits of cover some distance away. Dependant on what PK-A copy you've got it'd probably stand the test - I've got a grubby cheap clone I got second hand in a bundle with my GHK and fielded a few times, seemed to take it fine really.

If it's an ACM style PSO clone (which I think from the flat black colouring it is) I'd hazard a guess it's because it's an airsoft copy. PSO/POSPs usually have a good 70-80mm worth of eye relief which is only a bit less on paper than some Leupolds at a couple of grand which show about 90mm 😄 This is only through google-fu though - in more real world my visionking shortdot and nikko stirling mountmaster both share around the same at 85ish mm and those are plenty. On a more thread related note I've got a 5KU RK-0 grip on it's way from Chinaland as an alternative to the RK-6 copy I've had for a few years now.

As @Skara and @GeorgePlaysAirsoft have mentioned - partizan is the suit cut and not the name of the camouflage, though many stores and off brands utilise the name. The partizan suit itself can come in different patterns, notibly SS-Leto (summer, pretty sure it's the russian translation of the word) , SPECTRE (two different variants) and some ATACs though I believe the manufacturer SSO do offer more stuff on their website. There's also the partizan-m suit which is slightly different and comes reversible in a brown and green (fall and spring respectively) with the latter being more similar to the original camo it's based on. The SS naming is derived from where the camouflage was taken from in the first place - Eichenlaubmuster, used by the Waffen SS (oak leaf, pea dot, whatever you want to call it). I own a partizan m suit, first bit of more expensive kit I purchased, still reasonable at about £100 posted though compared to other alternatives. It's held up very well over the years through brambles and the like and would highly recommend one if it tickles anyones fancy. If I was to hazard a guess I think @GeorgePlaysAirsoft is talking about the spring colouring of the pattern.

I wouldn't even call it a semi only gun, there's no nozzle so you wouldn't even be able to use it! 😄 For an adjustable or 1 joule you'll be shelling out ~£30, so it's even closer to retail, especially when you can get them from milspecsolutions or just cause for about £600 (bar the postage of course).

Pretty sure that's a life jacket/vest/preserver, not sure what the SEALs call them.

For around that price I'll be sticking to Geoffs from outdoor and tactical, though that being said I picked up some BLS .43s for my VSR to give them a try when lockdown finally ends. And there's something about that valkyrie packaging that just looks off to me :|

I made the very same mistake but I love it! My bank balance doesn't though . . . is it really my fault Russia uses some comfy gucci gear?! 😄 And in regards to the thread just put some money into a Vector Optics PSO ready for my next rifle and my AAP-01 should be here in a week