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TheFull9 · Monday at 14:42

2 hours ago, Jacob Wright said:

Popped along to Gunman Tuddenham for the first outing since April, mostly to test kit for the upcoming Defiant Battlesim in October.

A good day to be fair, much warmer and drier than I expected, gameplay really good from both sides and not sure I heard of any hit-taking/cheat calling issues. Marshals were professional and helped to keep the gameplay going.

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.

September 6

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.

September 2

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.

September 1

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.

August 30

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

August 14

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.

Rogerborg · August 14

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

July 30

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.

gavinkempsell · July 10

17 hours ago, gavinkempsell said:

If you're going to announce where you're shooting from by using tracers you're as well going all in and having the flashy bit too.

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.

Daz85UK · June 25

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.

Tackle · May 28

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.

Impulse · May 26

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.

May 2

1 hour ago, Wavey_Gravey said:

Get a new grip, one with a steeper drop off.

This helps (love my bcm gunfighter) but also make sure your stock is extended the correct amount for you, when holding so the stock tube parallel to your forearm, the stock end should sit neatly in the elbow crease.

So many people have the stock too short, especially for airsoft (no recoil to manage).

Ian Bru · April 30

The pts mtek flux are pretty spacious.

I also suffer from having a massive head.....I assume it's from my amazing brain. I clock in around 61cm and the pts mtek flux is good to go.

April 16

For context, I've ran tm recoils with increased power springs for about 10 years and my brother has a fully upgraded tm recoil as well.

Best bet is to get a ngrs spring from eagle six. They are the first and leaders in ngrs custom stuff. There is an Italian firm that makes ngrs specific power springs too (kingdom of Airsoft supply them, FPS Airsoft I think theyre called).

The ngrs springs are shorter than standard aeg springs. Then it's just pick which power you want.

In my cheapo stock version set up I've had to replace the gears at least 3 times each gun and a couple of pistons. Gears because stock gears aren't strong enough for upgraded springs, it'll work for a while but they will fail. Pistons were from having a MOSFET in mine and using an 11.1 lipo.

In my brother's no expense spared upgraded one (from eagle six, before MOSFETs became a thing) it's had a replacement spring and when I last took it apart after he had it for 7+ years it looked good as new.

If you're making your power out and looking for that 340 mark, I'd strongly recommend replacing gears now as well.

Another point to note is the stock spring is attached to the piston head, you can either replace the piston head or you can trim the piston head to reveal the screw that holds the spring to the piston.

JinxDuh · April 14

Your one also has a glass breaker in the picture.

https://airsoftartisan.com/products/airsoft-artisan-dummy-glass-breaker-for-sf-m4-2000-silencer-black-dark-earth

They were popular a few years back with seal impressionists, but good clones are hard to find now. If anyone knows of any steel ones let me know!

Cannonfodder · April 2

58 minutes ago, ParHunter said:

IMHO the arm bands should not be to spot a player but to identify one once you have spotted them.

If it's such an issue for you, attend events and sites that based teams off the clothes etc you wear and don't use arm bands.

Ultimately, it's a team based game and most skirmish sites do that team designation using an armband, which based on the name should be on the arm, not the wrist, ankle, plate carrier or your left bollock.you know this before going to a site and paying your fee.

Just because you've chosen a special outfit for the day, I'm struggling to see why other people who have also paid should be at a disadvantage of not being able to determine your team as quickly as the any other player on site. As the anomaly you are the issue.

I do sympathise, but it isn't real war. I've played against players in woodland both with arm bands and against arm bands and if you're sensible, it's not that much of a big deal. I've certainly had days of being slaughtered by arm band wearing players.

Dan Robinson · April 2

4 hours ago, DanBow said:

At my regular site we only wear one armband but they are worn on opposite arms so if you can't tell what colour it is, you can tell by which arm its on.

I've seen this done and it was so much better and fairer.

Also, fuck those people who attach them to their plate carriers so they cant be seen from behind.

March 30

Is this like a fight club/vegas thing? What happens in mid Suffolk stays in mid Suffolk?

Feels like the frotting direction this thread went in wasn't a coincidence......

Tackle · March 29

1 hour ago, Tackle said:

For what ?, car sharing, mutual pegging, more information would help 🤔

Can we put requests out for these things? Asking for a friend

The Waco Kid · March 29

On the cooker side of things, heard great things about alpkits bru kit, which is a copy of the jet boils and are about £50.

I was always a fan of a hot chocolate flavoured protein porridge just before sleep, generally meant there was hot water for a metal bottle with a sock around it to act as a hot water bottle. Anything that helped me get good sleep in the 4-5 hours of rest I'd get was very welcome.

Wet clothes were removed, but important clothes I'd have to wear again were generally added to my sleeping bag to dry them out (or at least keep them warm, warm wet clothes were better than freezing wet clothes).

Enid_Puceflange · March 28

Hopefully, as you have your parents permission for this account they will also read what's on here.

I'd really recommend to your dad (or mum) to go along with you, it's fantastic father and child bonding time. I've seen several father son/daughter duos in my time it always fantastic to see. They communicate, have fun, run around being silly, playing army soldiers etc. the bond I've seen in these situations has always been strong. It's hard to find bonding time with teenagers, especially with how prevalent screen time is.

It may not be their idea of fun, but trying it might change their mind, it also gives them an insight to you they won't have had before, it can be relatively cheap days entertainment (you can do it a cheaply or as expensively as per budgets). And even if it doesn't become their new favourite hobby. They have had a day with you running about.

March 14

Does the heat set have a mic or aux input?

My sordins have an aux input, I can run it from a speaker mic (Kenwood, smc34 I think) and there's a 2.5 mm to 3.5mm cable that's pretty standard that can be used.

You hear from the sordins and talk into the speaker mic

EDcase · February 28

I've been using a 5.56 strip clip that I bent a bit smaller (narrower) with some pliers.

Makes the strikey side of the primer covered in metal and with a hole drilled in one end, it's tied onto a pouch it's stored in.

As they are quite firmly in place, makes it easy to just take one when needed and I top it up between game days, it can take around 12 at a time

DJsnipe · February 26

I'd agree with the general consensus on here.

Do some basic tests yourself and see what's working well. Get enough to see you through a game day or 2. If you haven't, I'd suggest picking up a new rif and offloading anything you don't absolutely love. Having a tech do proper checks will cost a fortune.

All the rifs etc are just extra weight on the mind and a distraction from actually playing (which I think is the good bit) get stuff you love and can use. Keep anything you love and move anything you don't love on to pay for the new bits and free up head space. I always think a high quality item is better than 3 cheap ones.

Unless teching is a side of Airsoft you love (and by the fact you even asked this question, I guess you don't) the whole tech side can be a slog that takes away from the pure joy of our sport and I've seen people get so wrapped up in it they forget the objective is to have fun playing army soldiers.

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