Spartan09

I did knock together a bb trap target for my back garden, so i can do some shooting during lockdown to relieve a bit of boredom... I know it doesnt look like much, it was quickly knocked together from some cheap timber so that if required i can quickly pull it apart and store it in pieces between my shed and fence without faffing around with complex fastenings etc... plus the simple construction allows me to make quick repairs if needed.... A bit of wire across the opening allows me to hang paper targets, or i can put knock-down targets inside the trap I am adding more padding inside the target though, as i did get a couple of ricochets during test shots, so until i have the appropriate materials to hand i wont be using it again. Its a Charlton rifle, made by the australian and new zealand armies in early ww2 due to issues getting brens from britain, and a huge surplus of lee enfield rifles from ww1...

At some point i would also like to see about making my own airsoft gun, but i need more money behind me first, as it would require a lot of work. The gun i want to make would probably have to be a GBB as the (rare) real steel is mostly exposed workings due to it being a conversion from a bolt action rifle into a LMG... (so no place to hide a gearbox and motor) Is there any requirement to get a home made GBB proofed (or a similar test) before it can be used on fields?

More tales of woe due to the fuck up that is the new trade "deal"... Not airsoft, but still tales of woe... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55734277 Its bloody ridiculous that you cant get any idea of what charges may be until after you have ordered, and the goods have arrived in the UK. Who is it a deal for? Because its certainly not us...

well, parcel arrived from atlanta, and contents are shown in the second pic... armourer works drum mag, various "weapons grade waifu" patches and stickers, MAXX hop unit with built in tracer and an elite force pull out dead rag. i also bought some cans of red and green gas from teamgreen airsoft, as well as a sling for my new tippmann (not pictured as is on the gun) and a collapsible BB pouch finally i bought a holographic sight from @Anotsu in the classifieds for my tippmann, and a set of M-Lok adapter rails from ebay so i can attach my m203 to the tippmann ( https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airsoft-Aluminium-20mm-M-LOK-Rail-in-5-7-9-11-13-Slots-Picatinny-RIS-RAS-Rail/353129960407?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=622350376555&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 ) and now i will be locking all my bank cards in the safe and deleting them all from paypal to prevent any further impulse purchases for the next couple of months =P

here are the pics: first the missile case turned gun case: and the ammo case turned magazine case:

that reminds me, i need to do something similar to make a new handle for my nuprol speedloader.. damn handle came apart second time i used it.... =/ i see the foam inserts you made for your bag, and i have done some similar things with an ex-military missile case (for my RIFs) and a large ammo case (for magazines etc). i think i posted somewhere on the forum that thats what i was planning, but i dont think i posted the final results...

my thoughts exactly... almost as if they are making the rules up as they go along

i know im way too late to the party for this one, but i dont often check all the threads on this forum.... from reading his comments over the last few pages, i would say that he is a butthurt, snowflake troll... too true, people now think that because someone has an opposing opinion to them, that means they are being bullied, harrassed and persecuted... they also see that the second they whip out those words, other people (mainly younger generations) will fall in behind them because "we must stand up to bullies". im not going to devolve into a massive rant here, because its not helpful to anyone, pointless in an airsoft forum, and no doubt some snowflake will try and claim that my opinions are bullying/racist/harrassing/pure evil/toxic etc etc (take your pick of any word that butthurt people throw around to try and paint themselves as delicate roses being trampled by some heathen with an airsoft gun in his hand) for the record, im 28, so i could be considered a younger generation, but i was brought up to respect other peoples opinions, that people wont necessarily agree with you, and not to cry and pout just because someone has an opposing opinion to you. also for the record.... im not racist, i hate everyone... =P =P (that was a joke, for all you snowflakes reading that last line)

well, small update on my import duties tale... i ordered a bunch of stuff from airsoft atlanta that totalled approx £290. parcel got stopped by customs and i have been stung £65 of import duty... on the other hand, i ordered a bunch of non-airsoft stuff from japan, and was expecting the parcel to be stopped at customs as every single parcel from japan has been in the past, yet this time it passed straight through customs with no charges attached... goods in the parcel totalled £120 and i wasnt charged VAT etc...

@Robert James has there been any news yet on wether the event will go ahead in february as planned, or is it still too early to know for certain at the moment?

Well, my wallet needs CPR now.... Tippmann M4, 5x CO2 mags, ninja air line HPA tank and HPA tank pouch arrived today. The guys at Battlezone airsoft were also kind enough to throw in a pack of .3g tippmann bbs and 10 CO2 bulbs as a brucie bonus 😃

Ask me again in about a weeks time... currently got a parcel of airsoft bits inbound from airsoft atlanta in the USA... will post my experience here once it arrives

LOL. well, a little late, but it looks like i will be keeping both pistols for the time being. have found a drum mag for it so will be putting the stock on the black pistol for CQB

Agreed.

im happy to wait until mid february to see what happens. who knows, we might get a break... (i know, i know... but it doesnt hurt to be optimistic =P )

Paid my green fee yesterday. Look forward to seeing everyone there (lockdown/tiers permitting)

Will do 😃 May be a while though as i dont know how often i will use them compared to all my other guns. I hope to see you there, and seeing what "weird crap", as you call it, that you bring along 😃

details are in this thread. i paid my green fee earlier today. as for the commission, i definately want to get a holster made, but would prefer if i could drop the gun off in person

@HuttArmouries will you be attending the AFUK meetup? (all going well of course) if so i will bring the mateba along with me, as i still need to get a holster made for it, and i know we spoke about it last year before things went completely crazy... (if you are still open to making the holster of course 😃 )

perhaps, it depends on postage and customs... plus finding a suitable crossdraw holster

that can be arranged 😃 true, but that is something that i will be putting together over the next few months, as aside from the AFUK meetup, i dont expect to be attending too many CQB games over the early part of this year

im a bloke, so that wont be happening XD but i will be getting a cross draw holster so i can use them as a matching pair in CQB i WILL however be putting together a Togusa cosplay to go along with the Mateba revolver i own, (and yes, complete with mullet wig =P)

give it time... im sure you will cave, just as i did... =P

well, my new years resolution to not buy any more airsoft stuff (aside from consumables) has already been broken.... bought a number of things from airsoft atlanta... -multiple patches, (mostly WeaponsGradeWaifu patches) - Armourer works Glock type drum mag for my AAP-01 (nowhere in UK has one in stock that i can see) -MAXX ME hop unit with built in tracer -dead rag in pouch i also found the WE limited edition Black lagoon M92 pistols in stock with a supplier in hong kong, so i have bought 2 along with 4 spare mags.