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I guess you must have gone on Saturday then! I went on Sunday and it was probably the worst I have seen at Tuddenham (or any site) for years. The Marshall team did a lot to try to tackle it, "motivational speeches", threats of overzealous marshalling etc. but unfortunately there seemed to be so many bad apples there it was basically impossible to adjust. Groups cheering when players finally took hits, terrible hit taking, over killing and shooting to yield, players gloating about the fact they'd hurt others through intentional head/face shots etc. As a Tudds regular, it was very very surprising to even have it there as normally it's just not done. If anyone attended tuddenham on Sunday, please don't judge the site based on that day alone. It's not a reflection of the site or regular player base.

Preference is for a ball cap, but my melon sized head makes buying common baseball caps a nightmare. Camo ones that aren't awful in shape or migraine inducingly small seem super money for something that gets so sweaty so I have got a us woodland boonie. Obviously cut it down (very garand thumb operator esque) and have used a 6 inch length of copper from some wiring with the sheath removed to be able to shape the front of it. Works well, especially in the sun so far but I still feel like a fishing nerd wearing it.

Fogging is a git. Options are: 1. Mesh goggles. They don't fog, but there is the chance (and it does happen) that a bb could break etc and shards get through, however I've never experienced it more than just being like flakes of dirt in my eye. They're a bit like wearing sunglasses so low light situations aren't great. Great with or without face pro 2. Glasses/goggles and no face protection. Fogging generally happens when there's a lot of moisture. Face masks catch a lot of the moisture from your breath and then bam. These will still fog just from sweat, but normally an anti fog spray (I use bob hopes visor spay) is enough to tackle it. Glasses (make sure they're well fitted) need a safety rating but Screwfix stock loads of cheap options (bolle siliums are my fav). 3. Goggles/glasses with mesh facemasks. Check out the delta mike snoods and the cheap Chinese mesh masks that almost every Airsoft site/shop stocks. They let more moisture out than a plastic mask but not perfect. Anti fog is still recommended. 4. Some sort of fan system. There's loads of home made options, using pc fans etc. some commercial options. If you must have full seal eye pro, I can imagine this is the only certain way. All things said, I find if i use anti fog on glasses and I allow my head area to breath as much as possible (not wearing a helmet or scarf) then I'm not affected by fogging. Some glasses have an anti fog layer on them, they typically don't last long. Most new players aim by following the path of the bbs. If you get a red dot you could get a riser.

Skirmish day at gunman tuddenham. Awesome day again. Great hit taking, good game modes which worked nicely with the site. Somehow managed to get into some really great spots, really pushed myself physically for it and definitely paid off.

Was it a CO2 mag that you tried or a regular green gas mag?

As others have mentioned, it's a copy of a magpul pmag. I'm not nerdy enough to know which generation. However I am nerdy enough to know that pts used to have a license from magpul and their pmags were the best available. There were aeg and tm recoil versions available. Tm recoil versions generally go for £30-50 a mag depending on condition. Pts now do a non branded, slightly different version of the emag (similar to a pmag but with a window), they do them for aegs and recoils, loom for epm mags. They're pretty similar. There are generally gbbrs version available as well, depending on the platform. The beta project pmags used to be sh*t in comparison, the models they sell of it now might be much better.

You'll only truly know if you own one. They were the formula 1 racing car of the Airsoft world.....when they worked they were amazing compared to everything else on the market at the time. They sounded amazing, could have great range, very fast trigger response, real steal sized receivers and pistol grip etc. true precision engineering. However, they were susceptible to breaking (especially when they got wet), the techs did (and do) charge a fortune for their time, mags were finicky, parts were expensive and they needed regular servicing. They forged the way on a lot of things. The competition has improved massively, the range, rate of fire and trigger response (MOSFETs weren't common, now are) are all much improved on an off the shelf aeg than they were back then, the performance gap is a lot less, but the price difference and now rarity of parts mags etc is still big. That's without considering genuine upgrades. Gbbrs have also improved, so if those real steel, split receiver functions are important to you, they'll probably scratch that itch better and for at lot less cash. There is also now the gbls das, which looks to try to fill that "milsim" gap but with more functionality at a similar price. In the day, people who owned them swore by them.....but I've seen lots transfer over to upgraded tm recoils and gbbrs. There's still a few die hards out there, but my opinion is and has been that it's a dying platform

My guestimate would be about £475-500. of that the rif is about £350ish, its at least 3rd hand (though does look good, so this might be a little harsh) Standard mags (5, 1 comes with the gun) go for around £15-£18 each, so call that £80 Pmags around £20 each, so £40 Eotech, unless its holy warrior (it isn't) is almost a throw in with the rif or £20-£25 separately Peq - depends on the quality of it, I'd guess around £40 (the reference to strobe would actually put me off having it, other might feel differently) Batteries - £10 if that (I wouldn't trust second hand lipos and posting them will add to your costs) Iron sights, included with the rif. Front grip - minimal, again almost a throw in. The upgraded stock and pistol grip are nice, but again factored into the rif price and it tell me it's had someone do something and the quality of that might be fine, or its someone that also opened up the gearbox and put it back together like a monkey would, there's just no assurances/warranty etc. the NGRS market seems very busy at the moment, couple of years back you'd have been asking more as they were just harder to get. Hopefully others will comment as it does look nice.

Not necessarily true. The bifrosts do the flashing, so when a team mate in the same building as me in at tuddenham was shooting it at night, everyone in the room got briefly lit up/back lit. We got cleared out pretty quick because of it. Non flashing tracers in suppressors only light up the bb, so it's friendlier to your team (by not lighting them up) mates and yourself. Also, when I run a tracer I only have 1 in 3/4 bbs as a tracer(as a ratio, I don't hand load them), the rest are standard bbs so they don't glow as they fly and if you can see the flash from down my suppressor....smile! I also run red tracers as they aren't as bright, but still allow me to track the bbs (just). I can then be sure my bbs are where my red dot is and something funky isn't happening such as a messed up hop, suppressor strikes, shooting the window frame and not through it etc. All that being said, it means you get the benefits of seeing where your bbs are going in the dark, without giving away your location too much.

I've commented on hearing protection threads before, so I'm sure it'll be no surprise that I'll say save your money for something good. Don't waste your time and money on sub £100 options. Every time this type of things comes up, people say stuff like, "my earmors are great", then 6 games later the same people are looking for new options cause their earmors failed, they seem to be little better than rebranded z tactical ones. There will then be the people that are like, "well I've had mine for 15 games" and that's great, but they're the exception, not the rule. I'd also suggest that they have been used in 15 good weather games etc. Howard leights are good for shooting and robust, but not good enough with their directional sound for them to not be a massive impediment in an Airsoft game. If you're concerned about your hearing (and if you attend any sites that allow tags you should be) then the cheaper in ear surefire plugs are the way until you have a bigger budget. I went for sordins and even then, after the sweat, discomfort etc they still aren't regular use items for me.

There isn't a single mention of Airsoft on the labour website, nothing for firearm and a reference to tackling knife crime for gun. It's very hard to say, though I don't think there's real demand for banning the sport in the UK and seems widely known about, so if people wanted it banned/cancelled I'm sure there would be people calling for it.

Went to AWA Herts today. It wasn't a great day and I won't be back (at least not for a fair while!). It just wasn't good and frankly, there didn't seem like the potential it would ever be good. 1. Timings, they were late starting and then finished early for lunch. Lunch was almost 1 hour 45 minutes. Between each game it was a trek back to the safe zone for more time wasting. End of the day, there wasn't enough people with bbs to have another game before the day ran out....so they ended it early. 2. The games were very funnelled and limited ability to do anything other than a full frontal attach, the game zones aren't marked or explained before games, but when you've been hunkered down for ages and you're 3 metres outside the zone you'll get told. 3. Hit taking (for me) wasn't bad (for a member of my group doing his first game, it was terrible), but it wasn't great either. 4. The site has a few set piece areas, they're a trek from the safe zone and frankly either not used well or it's just a dull woodland site. 5. Swamp like mud and water. I get its very hard to manage drainage on a site, but they've been going at least 13 years and everywhere was like a swamp with little to nothing to prevent players having to go through 7-8 inch deep streams/ditches (3-4 feet wide) between the safe zone and game areas (and in game areas). No sign of bridges, anything on the paths to improve drainage etc. The staff were all friendly enough, took feedback etc but I got the impression nothing will change. I just can't see how I could justify going there when much better is available for similar money. It wasn't terrible, such as arsey marshalls. But there just wasn't anything really positive.