Cannonfodder

I've found detol can be good for removing spray paint

? You'd be surprised how many don't know this.

Battery voltage has no effect on fps, it should increase the rate of fire though No worries, 8 didn't realise you're changing barrel length

Not sure if I've missed something but I don't see how changing the outer barrel will make any difference to performance

I can see where you're coming from but it's also the prerogative of anyone who isn't in-game to make it clear, whether that's by a hand in the air, dead rags or shouts of "dead man walking". Not doing these tells me the player is a legitimate target

I'm not sure. The post was made at the start of the easter holiday and we all know how the number of stupid posts always goes up when the schools are out

As for AI sentry guns There was also a trial of facial recognition software done years ago by HOSDB. From what I heard it went almost just as badly with a high number of misses and false positives As for players nonchalantly walking into other teams lines, I wouldn't call a lack of situational awareness cheating

Not sure I like the look of that ris rail for optics. Imo the older style carry handle rail added to the overall aesthetics

I've no experience with that brand so I can't say for sure but it looks to me like a rebranded cheap chinese gun, possibly a cyma. If so then the internal parts are great but the plastic bodies are cheap and break easily. This. The chargers that come with guns are crap, so much that many shops warranties won't cover them As others have posted it's often to the materials used and quality control. Also some shop owners are simply greedy and like to hike their prices, only to lower them again to give the impression you're getting a bargain Personally I try to get a game in once a month as long as life doesn't get in the way. Don't worry about turning up on your own as on the whole airsofters are a friendly and welcoming bunch. You'll soon find someone to tag along with who'll show you the ropes

Lots of interesting points and counter points being made here. Personally I'm not a fan of telling people you can't wear x,y or z (unless it's a matter of player safety) as we've all paid to be there and nobody likes to be told how to play, but I can understand why sites would do it. If a game is grinding to a halt because one team can't get more than 10 yards from respawn before being hit then to me the site should be taking steps to change the game either by rearranging teams or by moving players back, eg by deploying smoke to simulate gas. Yes this can be frustrating if you're the one being moved but it's just as annoying being stuck in respawn and is likely to make people give up which then only snowballs and makes the game worse. Unfortunately this would require site staff to actually do some work which, as we all know, can be a rare thing

I did the same at Epsom. Same here. It was years ago though so I'd hope its improved. Mind you it couldn't have gotten worse

The only difference between a 2 tone and a regular airsoft gun is the colour. To over simplify it if you're not an airsofter you can't buy a regular coloured gun (there are other defences, but for the purposes of this thread I'm ignoring them for now). One big problem with painting a two tone is that with use it will take knocks and the paint will start to chip allowing the bright coloured paint to show. For bb weight, outdoors you really want the heavier bbs (.28g or upwards) as they hold their 3nergy for longer and so give better range. For years I used .25g, but one day I used .3s as I had them laying around and wanted to get rid of them and the increase in range was significant. If your playing cqb heavier ammo isn't necessary and many cqb sites have limits on the weight you can use

Most briefings can be boiled down to "go that way and shoot people". Mind you, no matter how much you simplify things there's always going to be one person who needs every little thing explaining again. Don't forget the cringeworthy names for each bit of the site that sound like they're taken from a straight to video 80's action film

It was taken at a Christmas fancy dress game in 2008 at Techbrigade, I never knew it made it onto arnies.

My son has autism and ADHD and as much as I'd love to bring him to a game for some father son pew time it's not going to happen as I know he doesn't have the best impulse control, even with meds, so I'm not going to put his or other people's safety at risk for our entertainment

Could've been worse

This, you can have the best camouflage in the world but if your fieldcraft is crap then it won't matter. For example many years ago at a fancy dress game day in a woodland site I had the pleasure of watching a guy dressed as spiderman flank round and get the drop on two guys defending a position

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If the player was acting aggressively or dangerously then give them the boot as the site had a duty of care towards all players, if their behaviour had the site not acted and the person's actions led to someone getting hurt then the site would've been in serious trouble. As the site is happy to cater for those with disabilities it sounds to me like the banned player is trying to use their disabilities as an excuse to act like a cunt.

I'm thinking I'll go for a MC51

Fair enough, but as you say if the sites are happy with it then so am I. In that case mine must be faulty or missing as I've regularly had it give readings of over 300 fps with .2g bbs

I played at Ambush near Cobham semi regularly last year but stopped as the hit taking started to get a bit of a piss take. Having to put long bursts into people before they call the hit quickly goes from frustrating to bloody annoying, especially when the marshals do bugger all when it's reported This. I've always liked the G3 but when I got one I found it totally unsuitable for my playing style as I like to go sneaking through bushes and a long gun like that just gets in the way

My shotgun isn't a SGR12 but is a gas tri shot and most places ask me to load 1 bb into a shell and chrono it like that

Welcome. As others have posted, it's best to rent for your first 3 games till you get your site membership. I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it, but gloves are a good idea too as hits to the knuckles bloody hurt

You can tell it's the school holidays Or how about this