Old Guy

If you are not already a fit guy, TheFNWizard, you need to get on a fitness regime NOW. Pretend you are training for a 10k (at least) and don't neglect your arms either. I work with my hands but at the end of a 10-4 skirmish my biceps were pumped from holding my M4 'at the ready'. Remember the 5-Ps: Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance.

Tell me more about Fat Bob. I really don't like my blue and black rifle! ☹️

I had my first outing recently at age 64 years. Where was this game when I still had my knees? Huge fun even though I hadn't got a Scooby what I was doing half the time. For the other half I couldn't see what to shoot at as my specs were fogging and the goggles kept my eye away from my rifle's optic. Nonetheless, it was great fun and I shall do it more next year once the winter has passed. My knees really don't like the cold!

Wow, that's really in at the deep end! I have only had one day of airsoft, so far, and I was that guy. My team was mostly made up of experienced players who knew what they were doing and I was left out of the information loop somewhat. The Airsoft brigade seem a very accommodating bunch and keen that new players take away a good impression of the sport. IF you can buddy-up with a sympathetic player who has the time and inclination to show you the ropes you'll be fine, I'm sure. For me the hardest thing to get my head around was moving the respawn points. Three days? Man! Are you going to be sore and tired?! Have a great time and write it up afterwards so we can enjoy your outing too.

Yay! We're off and running.

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Thanks, Mr. Hamster. I now have "Action Air" on my radar. Even without all the bells and whistles of the big events I could imagine small-venue rifle and pistol speed/score events being popular with Airsofters who want to get some trigger time and sharpen their reflexes a bit during the 'off season'.

Is there such a thing, in airsoft, as the Two-Gun competition? A quick look at YT will show plenty of Three-gun footage but does this sport exist in 'our world'? If it doesn't exist, I think that we're missing out. I can see that this is a discipline/game that could be enjoyed with airsoft guns inside a sports hall or school gymnasium, especially during the winter months, with a modest amount of equipment.

Somewhere in all my readings about airsoft I found a piece which admitted that earlier LT offerings wee so-so but more recent guns are a lot better. You need only enter Lance \tactical in YT and you'll see reviews galore. Here, I've done it for you: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lancer+tactical Good luck.

I had my first game two weeks shy of 64 years old and had a blast. Of course, I ached for a couple of days but I shall go back and I shall make sure, next time, that I am loosened up for the bending and ducking. My advice: Get good eyepro. I bought a pair of safety goggles from Screwfix for under a fiver and they work fine but they do stop me getting onto the optic of my rifle so aiming became just pointing. Nonetheless, I had a great time. You could use the winter period to stretch a bit and loosen up ready for the spring games.

Kids, eh? In a way airsoft guns are too realistic and bound to spark this kind of problem. The Yanks are required to have an orange tip welded to the muzzles of their airsoft guns to avert just this problem. How lucky are we?

Shropshire Airsoft War Games is what it stands for and they meet, usually, twice per month at Netley Hall, near Dorrington, Shropshire. (https://sawg.co.uk/) SAWG share their site with a paintball outfit (no surprises there, I suppose) and the play area has a couple of buildings (a fort and a chalet/house), vehicles including a double-decker bus and barrel and pallet barricades. The shrubbery is dense and gives good cover while the safe/rest area is canopied by trees but I saw no other wet-weather cover. I played my first airsoft games there on Sunday 27th September and had a cracking time. I think that the marshalls covered the play well and a couple of disputes were quickly and amicably dealt with. Player ranged from about 10years to over 60s and everyone seemed satisfied with how everything was organised.

Forgive me if this is already known but I have ben alerted to a 'new' CQB Airsoft and Laser Combat venue in Shropshire. It's called Kill House CQB (https://www.killhousecqb.co.uk/) and runs games on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, it's all in the website. I have not played there yet so I am merely reporting its existence.

I was going to try making different 'lifters' to replace the ball-bearing and lower the FPS that way but, with the springs being so cheap, I thought I might try cutting different length springs. Are you able to say, @Cromulon1994, if the KJ Works and ASG models share the same spring size? All my researches to date lead me to believe that both models are made in the same factory and just differently branded.

No offers on the spring-thing then? I have emailed ASG in Nottingham twice regarding this and been totally ignored. B**tards! I tried KJ Works and got a reply: Good day *********, Here we sell KJW standard spare parts only in public for replacement service. If you'd like to order our parts, please inform us below details, and we’ll mail you the quotation incl. freight cost. MK1 exploded drawing http://www.kjworks.com.tw/photo/12918959323.pdf - Spare parts number - Quantity For spare parts order, payment must be made in U.S. dollars via PayPal. The parts are usually ready for shipping within 14 business days (weekends or holidays not included) after we received the payment. Once the order is shipped, we'll send you an email with a tracking code. Delivery time is 2-4 weeks via Registered Airmail, not include the time taken for Customs Inspection and Holidays. *For spare parts order, airmail services to all countries may be subject to delay due to COVID-19. Your kind understanding will be very grateful. All the best, Ava Tsao Team KJWORKS No.12, LianMing 1st ST., Bade Dist, Taoyuan City 33466, Taiwan Tel: +886-3-3749793 Ext.15 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.kjworks.com.tw If those part prices are in US Dollars this as clear a statement of contempt for the consumer as I have ever seen. $30 for a spring is fantasy. KJW Ruger mk 1.pdf EDIT: Excuse me while I eat my words (gulp), the price for the Ruger mk1 mainspring is TW$30 (Taiwan Dollar) which is a bit over $1 US. Shipping costs 4 x as much. I am inclined to buy a bunch of these and sell them on to Ruger mk1 owners so that they can have a choice in the power the gun puts out. Shortening springs is an easy job with a blowtorch and a grinder.