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I was finally able to play with my new variable zoom optic yesterday. I didn't really need it to spot enemies, since the field was quite open. I did however hit one of the most satisfying shots I've ever hit in my airsoft career ? Someone was hiding behind a fence, but I could see their helmet poking out. It was quite far away, so I zoomed in to see where my BBs were landing. Thanks to that I was able to adjust my aim and I got him in a couple shots! Felt so satisfying ?

I just don't like how a Dye looks. Good to know about the possible crazing of the I-force. Looks good and affordable, thanks for the suggestion!

So I'm currently using a Bolle X800 as eye pro. However after seeing this post on Reddit, where someone almost lost their eye, I don't feel comfortable using them anymore, and am looking for a replacement. However there's so many options out there, so I could use some help to make a choice. Here's what I want from my eye pro: - Gotta be true full seal. - Gonna be used both in CQB and woodland games. - Preferably low/medium profile, though still protects my face enough. I wear a helmet and a mesh mask, so I want the goggles to not leave too much of a gap between the helm and the goggles, and the goggles and the mesh mask. - Doesn't fog too much. I'm not looking for a paintball mask like a Dye since I'm going for more of a realistic look, so really looking into goggles. Here's what I have found so far: - Pyramex I-force - Bolle Tracker 2 - Bolle X1000 - Revision Desert Locus I wonder if the really low profile ones, like the I-force and the Tracker 2, will offer enough protection, especially in CQB? Won't they leave a lot of skin exposed between the goggles and my helmet/mesh mask? But then again they're fairly cheap, while the medium profiles one like the X1000 and Desert Locus are a lot more expensive. I might buy an Exfog if fog is a problem with my new goggles, but combined with expensive goggles, that quickly becomes a very expensive setup. So, any ideas or advice as to these goggles, or any others you guys wanna recommend?

Can't argue with that tbh.

I totally get that and fully agree. But it's also your own responsibility to wear good eye pro, right?

Why would you feel guilty for a shattering BB causing some damage though? It's a well known fact mesh eye pro is not very safe, precisely for this reason. Someone still wants to wear mesh eye pro instead of goggles it's at their own risk, not something you should feel guilty about at all. At least in my book.

Best: a real Odin speedloader. Worst: a knockoff Odin speedloader. Used it once, but it couldn't load my EPM mags, so I never used it again and later bought the real one.

I went with the Aim-O 1-4x24 scope. I found it quite cheap at a more local shop, and it looks very similar to the Victoroptics one.

Thanks a lot! Guess I'll go for a 1-4x scope instead then ?

Would be very nice to know whether that would work or not!

Lots of different opinions here, thanks for all the input! Novritsch sells a 1-4X scope, so that might be worth checking out? And there's also some cheaper options than Nov, like this one for example: https://www.taiwangun.com/scopes/victoptics-zod-1-4x20-riflescope-vector-optics Yes I wear glasses, and I got my eyes checked last year when I got contact lenses for airsoft. So that should not be the problem, good call though. Would that work with an open red dot that looks like this? Or would the distance between the magnifier and the dot be too big you think? I might get the cheap magnifier, or go for one of the 1-4 scopes, so I can easily switch between no zoom and 2 or 3 times zoom. Or I might get a cheap monocular... lots to think about!

So when playing outdoors I often notice that I find it very hard to spot enemies. My team mates will often spot enemies that I cannot seem to spot myself at all. This weekend I played in a dense forest and I really struggled to find the enemy. I got shot so many times without any idea where the shots came from. So this got me thinking. I play with a regular red dot (one of these), maybe I should switch to a zoom optic? Would that make it easier to scan around for enemies and spot them? But then we're playing at such short ranges, especially with an AEG, that it seems strange to use a zoomed optic for that? Any advice? Also any recommendations for a specific zoomed optic are greatly appreciated.

I'm running 7.4's in it so not too much ?

Been playing since this summer and I'm pretty happy with my loadout so far. Although I might add a battle belt in the future, so I can carry some extra mags on it ?

Made a family picture ?

Well on the same day that I was having fogging issues, I also happened to fall backwards in a well and bumped my head on the back. Seriously hurt my back, but the helmet might have protected me from a more serious head injury, so I really wanna keep the helmet for now. I'm currently waiting for my back to be completely ok before going back out to play airsoft, but I'll try with the sweatband and some revision anti fog wipes for now. If that doesn't work, I might look into some solution with a fan. And if that's still not enough, I might ditch the helmet.

Thanks for all the replies! Many good ideas here. For now I'm gonna go with a sweatband and revision wipes. If that's not enough, I'll look into a different style of mask and potentially the exfog ?

Probably not the first nor the last topic about this, but here goes. Yesterday I had to run back quite a few times to the safe zone because of sweat/fog on my goggles, so I need some advice in how to combat this. I'm also not sure whether it was sweat dripping into my goggles or fog. So, here's what I run: A helmet, Bolle X800 goggles and a mesh mask that attaches to my helmet. This is what it looks like: Now, as for the conditions I was playing in: I was playing at an indoor/outdoor field: mostly indoor, but it's an old factory that doesn't really have any doors, windows are either completely open or smashed in. So, if it's foggy outside, it's gonna be foggy inside. If it's freezing cold outside, it's gonna be freezing cold inside as well. You get the point ?. As for yesterday, temperature was at around 10 degrees Celsius, with quite a lot of moisture in the air: breading sometimes formed a breath cloud. What I'm not sure about: was it fog that I was combating or was it sweat? It seemed more like sweat was dripping into my goggles, as they just became wet instead of foggy. Does this make any sense? I also noticed the inside padding of my helmet was very wet, so it probably couldn't adsorb any more sweat. I've heard a lot of good things about exfog, but I'm not sure if it's the right solution to me, as I might be combating sweat instead of fog? So a simple sweatband might be a better solution? Any advice from the more experienced players here, should I go with a sweatband or with an exfog? Or are there any other solutions you guys recommend? Thanks!

My first RIF, can't wait to field it this weekend ??

Ache a touch? My whole dam body hurts! ? Totally worth it though, had a lot of fun ?

Thanks for all the replies! It's good to know I can't really go wrong with either of these two options ? Game is tomorrow, can't wait! Hope it turns out to be as fun as it looks ?

Hi all, After a long, long wait, I'll finally be playing my first ever airsoft game coming Saturday ? I'll be playing with rental kit, but provided I like it and don't go home crying in pain from all the hits (I'm sure it'll be fine, right ?), what RIF should I get? Budget is about 215. I've done some research and I've come up with these 2: - Cyma Platinum CM.097B upgraded version. Seems highly recommended especially for beginners and QA seems fine. Really like the look of this one, currently leaning towards this. - Specna Arms SA-E14 Edge. Also recommended for beginners by many people. Has a rotary hopup, which the Cyma does not have, and comes with 2 mid caps while the Cyma comes with 1. But QA seems a bit worse from what I've read and I prefer the look of the Cyma. Also this one is quite long, might not be good for CQB. So, out of these 2, which one should I pickup? Or do you guys have any other recommendations? Thanks for your advice!

I'm thinking about picking the SA-C06 core as my first rif, but I was wondering about the rail. It looks weird, how easy or difficult would it be to attach stuff like a flashlight to it? I guess you'd need to attach a picatinny rail first, right?