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  1. Sometimes a shit day and pay day coincide, and you make some potentially questionable decisions. Let's see how this plays out 🤷‍♂️.

     

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    2. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      at the risk of getting a bit philosophical, i think it's more of a doctrine/culture thing when it comes to the russians insofar as their focus seems to be more "close enough for government work", at least outside of special forces.

       

      the thing i notice with the russian stuff is what often doesn't necessarily seem the most comfortable if you're sitting thinking about it (eg if you're messing around at home just holding the thing) just fades into the background when actually on the field.

    3. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      For sure, outside of something being obscenely heavy I don't think many of the things we mess around tweaking do much once you're playing... but I definitely think they have an impact on how you feel afterwards. Much the same as a pair of ill fitting boots, you don't notice anything when the adrenaline is going and you're focused on other things. But then you sit down at lunch and realise your heels are throbbing. In that instance, unless you're a dope, you probably look at getting some new footwear because you know what the root cause is... and the same applies to me for attachments and the like. Though without intentionally trying to sound like a 'elit3 0per8r' (because I'm certainly not), many throw these things on RIFs for looks and don't actually know what they exist to aid with and with that, know what they could improve in terms of comfort by changing things out. We have the luxury of not having to consider a whole host of stuff that comes with real firearms to largely follow whatever list of priorities we have for our RIFs.

       

      All comes with the caveat that folks should do whatever the hell they want, as long as they're having fun and not putting anyone (including themselves) at risk of any injury or grief.

       

      (Thank you for saving my Saturday afternoon with a natter about ultimately useless shit, Christ I am so bored)

    4. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      yeah i do agree. whilst i'd be the first to advise new starts not to cover their gats in superglue and drag them through wal-mart i also don't do super-light guns. the latest krink build is verging on sa80 heavy and that's just an optic, suppressor and 2dp :P in my defence, it's mostly for the exercise and my crippling addiction to blued steel.


       i'm not against putting carbon fibre on an m4, to make it light but that m4 will have an alloy reciever. its a weird philosophy i know.

      i can see your viewpoint on the whole comfort thing, maybe my views are centred around my build just suiting most standard length stocks.

       

      plus ofc arguments about effectiveness with this sort of thing in airsoft are kind of moot anyway given if we really cared about performance we'd be running those stupid m4 pistol things the speedsofters use :P

  2. Absolutely blown away by the standard of service from X-Fire. The process for ordering is certainly a bit odd, but you can't argue with ordering something from Japan and having it in your hands 5 days later. Been struggling to find somewhere with a good stock of PDI barrels for a while, suffice to say should I ever need any more that's where I'll be going.

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    2. Steveocee

      Steveocee

      X-Fire are fantastic. I tend to default into a PDI barrel into all of my weapons and the order process is weird but yes very fast delivery. My last parcel got caught by customs. £16 charge (£12 handling - thanks parcelfarce) on a £36 barrel but I honestly don't care as it's easier and often cheaper than sourcing from anywhere else.

    3. Druid799

      Druid799

      Can highly recommend Echigoya guns as well from Japan , been using them off and on for years and never had a problem of any sort and as an added bonus every now and again they chuck out free international delivery , couple of yrs ago a team mate picked up a TM recoil Scar L for £350’ish from them all in ! 

  3. If you're going to incessantly chase after people trying to buy a RIF that you seemingly:

    A) Can't afford the asking price of.
    B) Likely aren't of age to have sold to you.
    C) Can't be bothered to use proper English.

    Please do so in private messages so we don't all have to read your pretty embarrasing scattershotting.

     

    P.S.

    incessantly

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    adverb

     

    without interruption; constantly.

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    2. GenuineGerman

      GenuineGerman

      the highlight for me as a youth was getting the chips wrapped with the page 3 girl

    3. strykerles

      strykerles

      too expensive for a chippy nowadays, nearly £8 for cod and chips here

       

      old chippy by me if you went in just before closing you could do a deal on whatever was left

       

      Had 2 jumbo sausage, large chips, mini fish and 2 scallops for £2 😆

    4. Shamal

      Shamal

      Our mam used to send us up the chippy on a Friday night for a shillings worth of chips and some free fish scraps for the cat. We never had a cat! 

      What we did enjoy though was the batter that fell of the fish and into the drip tray. The chippy would always give us kids a free bag. My god it was swimming in oil lol. 

      Bag of smiths salted crisps was 3d and had the little blue twisted salt packet in bag. Happy days🙂

      Regards 

       

  4. I’m aware it’s colloquially convenient, but ohh boy do I get unreasonably irked by the words ‘fully upgraded’.

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    2. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Ahh the art of ‘gatfishing’.


      While we’re having a grumble I have recently found a very niche peeve in the fact that ‘stock’ is the word of choice for something featuring no aftermarket parts. Asking if anyone has a spare stock stock for my VSR makes me feel stupid each and every time.

    3. Rogerborg
    4. alxndrhll
  5. Don’t suppose anyone has a source for lexan/polycarb discs? Been on the hunt for a while to protect a weapon light/replica T2 to no avail, found plenty of acrylic but I suspect that’s not really up to the task... though happy to be told otherwise. Obviously not in a rush given the current situation, but it’s been on my ‘get this at some point’ list long enough to become irritating!

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    2. proffrink

      proffrink

      eBay? That's where I got mine at least. Most will do any size you like if you message them too.

  6. Eye pro redone, much happier with it this time. More comfortable and overall a better blend with everything else. Definitely feels like a lesson in less is more sometimes.

    Hoping to get some quick field tests in at the weekend, and perhaps a maiden voyage for the finished suit and SRS as it is now on the 31st depending on how things are with various restrictions and how comfortable I feel with the whole situation.

     

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    2. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Aye, it’s all dyed in some

      way, shape or form. Though I suspect that part might either get removed or clipped down a tad and dusted with some

      brown paint. It has a habit of popping up across the ‘lenses’ when acquiring cheek weld, which is less than ideal.

    3. Skara

      Skara

      Long raffia does that unfortunately.

    4. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Aye, fortunately the vast majority of my crafting is cable ties so super quick and easy to adjust as needed. Did a quick field test while out with the dog this morning, really happy with the colours just need to have a play around with the right side of the balaclava and the raffia to make sure it’s not hindering the use of my scope. I’ve intentionally done less crafting on the right side with that in mind as is, so hopefully not too much tweaking needed.

  7. LCT versus E&L in terms of a ‘gucci’ AKS74U? I’ve gathered together all the pieces to upgrade the internals and throw some repro Zenitco parts on a Krink, the original plan being a relatively budget build using a Cyma (which ended up not being so budget). However, I’ve just had an unexpected bonus from work so I’m toying with upgrading the repro Zenitco parts to RS ones and jumping up from the Cyma to either an E&L or an LCT.

     

    I’ll caveat that the most important element is probably how well either/or plays ball with real Zenitco parts, I’m expecting some fitting/fettling to be needed, but having no slop is ideal. Given I already have a pile of internal parts to hand for swapping out anything that warrants it I’m generally slightly less arsed about work needing to be done in that department.

     

    Thanks in advance!

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    2. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      it's just part of ak life sadly, guess maybe i don't find it so bad as i'm not so big on the taccing out.

    3. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      It's also just different elements of modifcation versus what I'm used to. Fettling a barrel nut or the like to get everything sitting flush on an AR is just a less daunting prospect versus taking a lump off the back end of rail and filling out a bit of outer barrel to get the latch working right. Largely because a barrel nut is generally going to be cheaper to replace than an entirely new handguard or outer barrel if you entirely botch it.

       

      In other news, my first order from Zenitco arrived this morning, so that all went fairly smoothly. More than happy to order from there again for the handguard itself (and anything else that takes my fancy).

       

       

    4. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      i know what you mean, very daunting having to take a file to a brand new and pricey rail/stock to get it to fit.

       

      on the flip side, internal work on the ak's is much easier than the m4 platform so it's got that going for it.

  8. Off back up North for the weekend at Camelot this coming weekend, excited to tick 'play at derelict theme park' off the airsoft bingo card. Not one I suspected I ever would!

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    2. Rogerborg

      Rogerborg

      Isn't the approved vocab "The old abandoned theme park, owned by Old Man Wickles?"

    3. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Having just watched a video on YouTube from someone who has recently had a mooch around the site it's definitely more concrete playground than it is much ressembling a theme park anymore... but should be a laugh nevertheless.

    4. BreadyC

      BreadyC

      I was probably one of the last people to see it in a near complete condition, I have photos from about 7-ish years ago from when me and a friend went exploring around there, it would have been perfect for airsoft then. Though there were numerous things which would be an absolute non-starter for airsoft, including but not limited to:

       

      - A HUGE hole in the walkway between the Jousting Arena and the rest of the Park

      - Impassable collapsed bridge across to the old pub, pagoda looking thing

      - A deadly drop in the playhouse (which is one of the only buildings left standing today) where the slide had been removed.

      - Removed decking where ride stations used to be making them a cross hatch of beams over a deadly drop

       

      Today, almost everything I saw is gone, I’m really not sure what we’re going to be fighting over.

       

       I’ve attached some of the photos I took them years ago.

       

      This is the last main building standing we’ll be fighting over this weekend 

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      Here is the deadly drop where the slide used to be in the play area in there, doubt it’s still there.

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  9. Welp, against my better(?) judgement I've gone ahead and ordered my first AEG in roughly half a decade. Also my first ever Taiwangun and Gunfire orders, so intrigued to see what that experience is like. That's the base gun, mags and external parts on the way for my 'heretical' AK. Let the hunt for tech to make it sing commence... because it certainly won't be me!

     

    Sidenote, any advice in terms of batteries which fit in battery space of a CM045a would be appreciated. I'm planning on running 11.1's in it once it's had the things installed to make that safe/not at risk of making it die. It's weirdly refreshing to feel like a total noob again.

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    2. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      Of course you ask that question and i immediately forget what length the pdi in my aksu was. I wanna say 250 but honestly cant remember.

       

      It did finish up right at the muzzle nut so was fine for different muzzle devices (although i was running a huge can because hpa+can=silence)

       

      Internals wise changing little is a good move. The base cyma internals arent too shabby although air seal might need a little tlc and a fresh hop rubber to lift some proper weight ammo.

    3. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Haha, always the way! I won't lie, it's weird having to be even remotely specific with barrel length. I'm much the same where it's largely HPA with a can so if the barrel over runs the outer a bit it's not an issue.

      I'm curious to see how long it takes before this ends up with an F2 in it... or gets kicked to the curb to be replaced by a GHK. But I convinced myself going for the more budget option of cladding an AK in Zenitco was likely the right call, at least to begin with. This one is very much a fashion over function (though I'll happily take both). In all my years I've never used an AK, so jumping in at the deepest of deep ends to start with seemed ill advised.

    4. Skara

      Skara

      I think a Perun V3 or an optical unit of some sort (titan v3 or the new aster v3) would definitely fix the semi auto lockups.

       

      As far as batteries, my E&L can only take batteries that are less than 17mm in diametre if I want to fit them inside the gas tube.

       

      If you go for a warfet, I recommend routing it through the front, into the front trunnion so that you keep the whole top cover dedicated to batteries. I didn't and I'm stuck to 7.4s (my 11.1s are too chubby to fit in the gas tube).

  10. Found myself with a huge amount of renewed excitement to get back to some CQB once able (next year at this point), fancy picking up a smaller 'primary'. I'm currently between a TM MP7, ASG MP9 or a fancy Hicapa. The latter of which likely drawing my interest more than the others at present, largely because it'd be an entirely new thing to me as someone that historically isn't a 'pistol guy'. It's nice to have things to look forward to.

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    2. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      I’m up North currently, Manchester area. The sites I referenced as not being overly impressed were The Mill and Anzio Camp, both being run by FAO. Neither were ‘bad’ to the point of never wanting to return, but definitely not ‘good’ enough for them to be a site I attend regularly.

       

      Dagger Woods is the woodland site I immediately fell in love with, and Level 2 is the site I’m most looking forward to trying whenever that ends up being possible. Both run by the same company, so fingers crossed its run similarly to Dagger Woods.

       

      That seems like reasonable grounds to not want to return, especially if you’re buying parts and fitting them yourself. I ended up putting in an order yesterday, not being able to go and do anything over the festive period courtesy of restrictions and an entirely unexpected end of year bonus combined perfectly for a late Christmas present to myself. I’ll definitely bookmark Rainbow8, I can see how customising these things gets addictive.

    3. Steveocee

      Steveocee

      @alxndrhll Ah! Yes FAO, not the best of companies. I too have the same feelings over Anzio. Not a bad site but the running of seems to lack a little, I also found the lead marshall quite unphased, almost like he didn't really want to be there.

       

      I'm over the hills from you in Derbyshire but do intend on making the trip over to Level2 as well as I agree it looks amazing. I'm lucky this side and have The Dept and recently opened ProjectX & Skirmish CQB to play at (when they're open).

       

      The hi-capa slope is long and slippery! Whatever you do, don't keep a note of how much you spend lol

    4. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Just feels very much like a case that they've been around for a long time and have their way of doing things. If you like that way, all power to you. Anzio for me was just over use of the same buildings, every game felt like it was playing out the same irrelevant of what 'the objective' was. Can't say I personally had any issues with the marshalls, though I'm not generally a fan of volunteer marshalls that tag in and out of playing/marshalling.

       

      I'm definitely hoping to do some travelling around myself once that's something we can do so hopefully we'll run into each other at some point!

       

      Haha, by some miracle I've managed to land within budget on the initial build. I suspect I'll want an advanced frame at some point but very much going to 'run it till it breaks' as it comes to me and then tinker from there. Only things I'm eyeing up replacing in the near-ish future would be the grip screws and hammer, but that's definitely a cosmetic thing over anything else.

  11. PSA, if you enquire about an item on the classifieds with a view to buy and then change your mind have the common courtesy to tell the seller. You’re well within your right to change your mind and spend your hobby pennies as you wish, but fuck me are woeful communication skills infuriating.

     

    Much better, I needed that.

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    2. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      oh never agree to hold things, first person to pop up with the money is first to get it.

       

      only exception is if you're chatting with a few folk at one time then i tend to go in order of whoever messaged first (assuming they take a normal amount of time to reply)

    3. Skara

      Skara

      Yup, never hold shit.

       

      Anyone who takes more than 24 hours to decide is simply wasting your time.

    4. Mad Max

      Mad Max

      It also works the other way,i wanted to buy a RIF messaged the seller ,agreed to buy  asked for paypal  address and then nothing,bloke went dark on me .

      How hard is it to let someone know that things have changed.

      Be polite in both buying and selling ,you never know one day you may come face to face and have to have a Duel  for  Honour ..lol

  12. Ever wanted to know what will seemingly bring a decent portion of airsofters to their knees? Adverts. Fuck me, for a bunch of fuckers whinging about snowflakes and the like you don't half make a fuss 😂.

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    2. Impulse

      Impulse

      Yeahhhhhhhhhh, I've mostly avoided the whole situation because people are being ridiculous.

    3. Cr0-Magnon

      Cr0-Magnon

      I guess the fact that it's less of an advert and more a non-optional Novritsch theme, that people have taken umbrage with. Had it been a standard banner advert, I can't imagine there would have been as much uproar.

    4. Druid799

      Druid799

      My problem with it is I can’t focus on the forum properly as I’m trying to read it , the background keeps triggering whats going to become a headache .

      Prof has done nothing wrong he’s just generateing income to keep it all going .👍

  13. Does anyone have any experience of bringing ZenitCo parts in over here? Mainly looking for experiences from the handful of sites that seem to offer parts shipped to here. On the verge of giving up the shit show that is the various HK companies I've tried to order repros from and just get the real deal but would love some more info if folks have it.

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    2. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Thank you kindly, along side some other miscellaneous things I'm looking at bringing a B11-u and B19-n handguard/top rail over. Is that likely to serve up any potential issue? Other items include a vert grip & extended bolt handle, but of the bunch the rails are the ones I could see potentially being problematic. And ta for tip off in regard to avoiding Russian post if at all possible.

    3. GeorgePlaysAirsoft

      GeorgePlaysAirsoft

      None of those parts are controlled IIRC so I can't forsee any issues on paper - but sometimes things don't go that way! but tbh i've not done it myself so can't comment any further. Though FWIW I've been buying... a fair amount..recently in prep to "return to skirmishing" and aliexpress and redwolf have been excellent, wrt the latter I paid $4 shipping and it arrived in just under 2 weeks. ymmv

       

       

    4. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Aye, always an element of risk on a case by case basis when ordering outside the UK. I've currently got an order sitting with Asia Airsoft (not a company I've ordered from before) on the basis they had everything I've was after 'in stock'. Given it's been sat on 'Sender is preparing item for posting' for the last 2 weeks I strongly suspect them being in stock is not the case. I've contacted them and been told 'Our colleague is packing them now' (or words to that effect twice.

       

      I've followed up requesting an accurate update, if they fail to do so I've given up chasing a refund from them and I'll just go through PayPal. So largely just looking at the options at this point.

  14. Russian EMS tracking updates are precisely as Russian as you'd expect and I am absolutely here for it. 'Released from Russia', ohh so very good. It's the simple things.

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    2. Druid799

      Druid799

      Few wks ago I bought a tourniquet to rap my AK stock with and a few other AK bits’n’bobs from the Ukraine and was here in 4days , tracked all the way from Kiev to my front door no problem 👍

    3. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      I've heard mixed things in regard to Russia EMS post, folks seem to advise DHL if it's an option (which it wasn't in this case). Generally speaking I'm not overly bothered how long things take to arrive when ordering from abroad, as long as the tracking is accurate I'm pretty happy. Granted in this day and age patience seems to be a rarity, so I get I'm not the 'average shopper'. Sooner is always better than later, but I get that giving accurate shipping estimations isn't the easiest thing when the world is 'normal' let alone with everything going on right now.

    4. Hatchet

      Hatchet

      Doing better than Navalny then...

  15. Has anyone else been seeing a noticeable increase in delays using Royal Mail? Had a few bits (incoming and outgoing) taking significantly longer to arrive than the name of the service used would imply, entirely understandable with everything going on. I've had a look around and just can't find any obvious reason outside of the very obvious one (COVID) for the sudden spike in delays. Asking purely so I can be sure to set expectations on arrival times where they should be.

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    2. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Aye just all seems a bit up the air of late, understandably so. But this is the first instance I've been having in terms of disruption. It's alsmost more frustrating that it isn't consistent... but it is what it is! Ta for taking the time gents!

    3. Excal1burUK

      Excal1burUK

      I know some areas that have local lockdowns it has delayed all the depot's located there so they are stuck there for 72 hour quarantine then it can be moved onwards. 

       

      (got this information from royal mail when chasing up some of my orders)

       

       

    4. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Good to know, much appreciated bud!

  16. Put in a bunch of work over the last few evenings to get the autumn suit and balaclava ready, decided to start again on the eye pro as I wasn’t happy with the blend with the balaclava. Greens will gradually be removed as we transition into winter and replaced with the cloth I dyed over the weekend. Will be paired with some Phantomleaf z2 KSK trousers.

     

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    (Backpack still needs crafting, wanted to finish the back of the suit first to set myself up for a decent blend.)

     

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    2. Shamal

      Shamal

      I can see a tree in your room.but where is the ghille suit?😉

      Looking good. Well done

      👍

      Regards 

       

    3. Skara

      Skara

      You should do your crafting on the field (arrive early, leave later) so that you get a direct feedback :D

       

      I'm not a fan of fake leaves but hey, if it works for you, carry on ;)

    4. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      I’ve done a mixture of onsite crafting, and crafting at home using reference photos. I agree to a point, which is why there is plenty of space to add natural vegetation on the day of. But have found natural greens need supporting with artificial ones (be that haloscreen or artificial leaves, or a mix of the two which is the route I took), natural greens have a habit of not staying very green for long!

       

      Thats a great thing as we move deeper into autumn and winter because it adds to your variety of brown tones, but it’s a pain when you wanted some vibrant greens!

       

      As with anything to do with ghillie crafting it entirely depends on where you’re playing, I certainly wouldn’t expect this to perform well in a pine forest for instance.

  17. On a psychological basis the whole Mr. No Brain back and forth is pretty fascinating, while also being entertaining to check back in on and all in all top quality internet nonsense.

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    2. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      It’s all far too exaggerated and deliberately cliche for there to be much of a root in genuine issues for me. Just inflated bravado, but as I say, interesting nevertheless. Granted it’s also interesting how it all somehow shifted to a very personal narrative on both sides of the fence. Online interactions will never cease to amaze me.

    3. colinjallen

      colinjallen

      @Mr. No_Face, for someone who does not want to be here, you are spending a lot of time here.

  18. Planning on playing a bit more CQB when such a time is permitted. Spent the entire night, thanks insomnia, looking up various eye/face pro options and I suspect I’m now officially more confused as to a good way to go than when I started. A Dye mask seems like the easiest catch all solution, but ohh boy do I get flashes of the ‘How do you do, fellow kids?’ gif every time I look at them.

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    2. Steveocee

      Steveocee

      Is absolutely the right answer!

      Herosharks are fine in the woods, a friend had a BB mince itself through his Herosharks first day out with them in the woods. That was a sniper at maybe 50-60M. I know the sniper and the gun setup as well and it was just a straight up shattered BB into his eyes.
      I tried Sawfly's indoors but they just felt a little too open.

       

      You are right though, last time out in a CQB I had an i4 and it gave a knowledge I was really well protected so I played probably the most aggressive game of my life. Loved it!

    3. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      They’re definitely my go to whenever I’m sniping, for a whole host of reasons.  Better concealment, easy to craft on, small form factor and the most obvious of don’t fog. That play style tends to mean I get to dictate the ranges at which I engage so (rightly or wrongly) I have minimal safety concerns versus the pros of using them.

       

      Looks like my mind is made up, just need to figure out the colour (between Onyx and ‘Dyecam’)... though knowing me they’ll last maybe 10 minutes before I paint them 😅.

    4. Steveocee

      Steveocee

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      @alxndrhll This was my dyecam i4. Yes that's pink and gold glitter.

      I got it cheap at £20 and whilst indoors I thought F it, have some fun and a laugh.

  19. Continuing my clear out I’ve made my way on to my ‘patch bag’, found this absolute relic in there. Crazy to think this event, which was around 200-300 in attendance if memory serves, would ultimately become NAE (an event I’m yet to attend but plan to if/when it runs again).

     

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    This spurred me to go on a trip down memory lane, ohh boy are those some ill fitting trousers and black boots with MC... what a sin! Good to see I was still loyal to 'mayo' ARs though. Ohh to be young again 😅.

     

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    2. GenuineGerman

      GenuineGerman

      The naivety of youth. Would i swap being a fat 36 year old has been for a 26 year old whipper snapper, bloody right i would haha

    3. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Outside of getting a decent haircut (though not recently), having a bit more salt'n'pepper going on, being a bit more 'coloured in' and no longer having big white discs in my ears I don't look a huge amount different... but I'd definitely welcome having 20 year old me's legs and lower back again!

    4. GenuineGerman

      GenuineGerman

      i used to have hair as well haha 

  20. Phenomenal service from Jason at Longbow, wasn’t expecting this order till Monday/Tuesday next week. Went ahead and gspec’d my SRS, ohh boy does it feel a lot more nimble!

     

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    2. proffrink

      proffrink

      To add to what @alxndrhllsaid in case it wasn't clear: TM's VSR Gspec is a shortened version of their classic VSR and is pretty much the benchmark BASR.

    3. Rogerborg

      Rogerborg

      Oh, right, neat.  I do with I'd been able to get a shortie MB-02 rather than the longer MB-03.  If I do get back into sniping (woodland is booked) I'll probably just throw in a shorter inner barrel and take a hacksaw to the outer.  Can't be doing with lugging around weight that's not contributing to performance.

    4. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      FWIW I believe 303mm barrels (prommy are ideal unless you're planning on going all in... like this idiot) reap the most reward when it comes to VSR cylinders, I won't even pretend to understand why I'll just throw the phrase 'volume matching' out there in an attempt to sound smarter than I am. I honestly can't remember where I read it, but it was definitely on here and from a source I deemed more reliable than the internet at large.

      Edit: It was in this thread, I was quickly skimming to try and find it. Barrel talk starts toward the end of page 1 and follows onto page 2.
       

       

  21. Off to Redcon-2 with a group of friends I played with a decade or so ago on Sunday. Excited to try out a new site, and see some old pals for the first time in forever.

     

    This'll be the first time I've gone to a game with folks in forever, suffice to say I doubt I'll be seeing much of them once we're out if the safe zone!

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    2. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Seemed like a decent site, if I'm going for outdoors I tend to prefer what I'd call 'proper woods' but I can't hold that against the site at all.

       

      Managed to annihilate my left quad within half an hour of starting to play which put a bit of a dampner on the day, but I was still able to enjoy myself. Thoroughly enjoying a reinvigorated enjoyment of the game at the moment. I've been very close to packing it in multiple times throughout 'the COVID times', I'm glad I didn't.

    3. JVacation

      JVacation

      Redcon-2 is fun but far from perfect. I think they are still trying to work out how to balance it. Echo base the cqb bit comes to mind. Around there it becomes a bit of a stalemate where there is the fence. Also the site is much much bigger than you realise whilst also being a bit of a death trap on your feet. I definitely prefer comms site 3 to redcon but it's alright for a fairly good day of gameplay 

    4. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      The friends I met up with all seem to prefer Comm Site 3 so I’m hoping to join them there at some point. I ended up hanging around what I believe was called the ‘tank graveyard’ or something along those lines for a decent portion of the afternoon. Of the parts of the site I saw that seemed to best match the type of gameplay I enjoy.

  22. First time I’ve worn my FitBit on a skirmish day, usually take it off for fear of it getting wiped out and just forgot to.

     

    I’d say I’m a pretty active player, not a fan of playing it safe a sitting behind a tree all day… but suffice to say I wasn’t expecting such high numbers. Pretty wild! (You’ll have to excuse the heart rate, just finished lugging everything in from the car)

     

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    2. Tactical Pith Helmet

      Tactical Pith Helmet

      Friends have done similar.  It's amazing how far you go on foot without noticing it.  

    3. Shamal

      Shamal

      Hi.👋

      What's the last value? 18.15

      It looks like the location icon.🤔

    4. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Not far off, it’s kilometres 😊.

  23. Another entertaining evening in leaf country. Really happy with the browns from the prior batch, definitely felt like the greens were lacking. Intrigued to see if I actually end up using many of these alongside haloscreen.

     

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    1. Cr0-Magnon

      Cr0-Magnon

      The VSR definitely has a better home with you than me, I couldn't be bothered with this stuff!

    2. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Truth be told it's slowly but surely becoming my favourite part of the hobby!

    3. Shamal

      Shamal

      They look pretty darn good to me.🍂🍃

  24. Contemplating doing a step by step once all my ghillie garnish has arrived and I start the bulk of the crafting, not entirely sure where to put it. Tutorials would imply I know what I’m doing... I don’t. Guns, Gear & Loadouts? Thoughts?

    1. Skara

      Skara

      Ye GG&L is suitable.

      Also Tutorials is fine if you describe what you're doing (especially WHY you do X instead of Y)

    2. Skara

      Skara

      EDIT double post lul 

    3. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      Much appreciated!

  25. Treated myself to some new bits, including one of those fancy carbon fibre SRS suppressors and I literally can’t wrap my head around how something that size weighs 75g.

    1. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      carbon is a weird material.

       

      the fact that a 4mm*25mm cross section can hold ten tons and yet you go between the layers you can pull it apart by hand.

    2. alxndrhll

      alxndrhll

      I'm not generally good at understanding the weight of things basd on the numerical values, I tend to gauge everything on comparisons. My regular DTSS suppressor feels pretty light to me and weighs 240g, trying to visualise something of comparable size yet a third of the weigh is absolutely making my head spin. Seems like fascinating stuff!

    3. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      imagine it as about the same dimensions as a rail cover but will hold more than 6 cars weight without breaking.

       

      problem is it's such a directional material, and can be made really weak by something as simple as drilling a hole in it.

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