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I don't see there being any real negative to having this. It protects staff and the players. So if a site feels like it's useful then so be it. I can see it being more useful for sites which cater for larger number of players for things such as recognition and for when things escalate on those larger sites where the next Marshall might be a 5 minute walk away.
In my own experience players do seem to be getting more frustrated if not aggressive in the last few years. Especially after covid.
Having more protection is never a bad thing.
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To be honest with the rain fall we have had airsoft won't be back to normal till late spring at the earliest. The ground conditions at so many sites is just so boggy and out right dangerous. I always choose to take a bit of time off when it's like this because firstly it's my weekend and I can't be bothered with all the mess. Secondly it makes gameplay too slow for me unless you have a death wish and lastly I don't want to break anything (me or my gear)
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Hello,
Just trying to work out the stance for selling lipos on here and then shipping them.
I have quite a few 11.1s that I need to sell however not sure what is the best way to send them out. I have had success in the past sending them out with Rifs via parcelforce 48 but never on their own.
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Been recently having a play around and checking out the internals of the new Cyma platinum SLR AKs. A couple of things stand out to me.
The new hop unit (Yes the one with inbuilt tracer...) has had a lot of thought put into it. Tracers are not my thing however you can easily turn it off with a flick of a switch. The one thing however that I really like about it is that they have fixed the issue where the hop setting self adjusts. Usually this is done by an O-ring however as some as you know it is not always the most reliable. What CYMA have done with this unit is under the adjustment slider they have added a little hole where a spring sits with a plastic tip (Like the ones you get under M4 selectors to give the *click*). They have then serrated the the underneath of the adjustment slider. This means you can do tiny clicks of movement easily and it also sits nice and rigid.
The gearbox is a DYTAC gearbox which I believe CYMA are the OEM of so it should be nice and strong. It has the typical platinum internals with it being 13:1, mosfet and the cyma blue compression parts. One thing I have noticed is that I believe the shop where it is purchased it from has put in a different motor from stock. Usually CYMA platinum motors have a cyma logo on the side where as this one has a white stick label on on it that says 'To go into CYMA blue' or something alone the lines. It seems like putting in a m120 with the 13:1 it doesn't like it 100% so will be putting in a ZCI 22 in.
Overall quite impressed with it all. There needs to be a slight modification to the piston which I might update this post with once done. Also might put in a different mosfet if this one fails (Ideally a perun hybrid v3 but I'm not great at soldering).
- RostokMcSpoons and ak2m4
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Hello,
Recently have been using Bloc lynx as my eye pro however the last two outings I find what happens is sweat keeps getting onto the lens and then makes it impossible to see until it evaporates. Anyone have any ideas how to get rid of this?
On other terms I have been thinking about moving over to mesh to get away from this issue completely. People used to recommend hero sharks however I am not sure if they still exist? So any recommendations for good mesh eye pro which give better vision than others would be greatly appreciated.
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One of the videos shows it here:
I have seen other videos of it walking around in the gamezone too and not just in the vehicle but those were your generic gameplay videos which I can't remember who posted them.
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Recently seen some photos / videos of a site where there is a dog in the game zone. It is wearing some eye protection and a high vis and walks around with the marshall who is the owner however what is everyone's opinions on it? As a dog owner I would never ever even think about putting my dog in any place of danger. Thing is marshalls are known to get hit by bbs on accident so it can easily happen to the dog and you never know there could be someone willing to hurt it. It's also hard to make sure that the eye protection stays on the dog 100% of the time.
- Cannonfodder, Defender90, Rogerborg and 1 other
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Glad to hear that the ETU worked well!
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0.4s seem like a bit of a nightmare to get at the moment for a reasonable price. It's a real pain that I can't seem to find kilo bags of 0.4s but instead packs of 1000.
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4 minutes ago, L3wisD said:
I still have such a soft spot for the CM16.
What a workhorse that little thing was/is.
It's a shame the price of them new these days are an absolute joke. So many better options for the same price or cheaper now.
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@RostokMcSpoonsI've got two of the DE mosfets in my parts bag. Happy to sell them. They've been just sitting there but they were working when I took them out.
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This is not a topic of me complaining that ghillie suits are too difficult to see but more about the quantity.
One thing I've noticed in the last 2 years is how ghillie suits are increasing every game day. Even for people who are not running sniper. I would be interested to see if some sites will start to introduce a rule of that ghillie suits are for bolt actions only or something similar.
Realistically the quality of gameplay would drop for all players if we start to see around 50% of players on skirmish days wearing ghillie suits.
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Most reliable and consistent in the UK is definitely NegativeAirsoft
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Good day today. Gameplay was competitive and overall was enjoyable. There were a couple of complainers when playing. Due to the thickness of the trees, bushes and nettles full auto was a need sometimes to get through. Admittedly this means sometimes you get hit multiple times but that's part of it. These complainers would always mumble and groan under their breath as they walked back to spawn such as "learn your trigger discipline mate" and stuff like that.
It always puts everyone on edge when that happens as you never know if they are just going to click and cause a big issue.
Overall though thoroughly enjoyed today more than the site I went to last weekend which didn't chrono anyone until they chronoed 4 people after lunch and played hardly any airsoft at.
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Just be aware that the silicone ones from Maple leaf can be very hit or miss. The sticky texture to them can cause feeding issues in a large range of guns. Would recommend sticking with the rubber options.
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@Gunboat Diplomat One thing I would recommend with the DE is checking the grub screw in the flash hider. Just loosen it up and then tighten it up again. Mine was stuck solid and had to be drilled out when I tried removing it after a year or so. Another thing to check is the screw in the bottom of the motor grip. Mine for some reason has had red loctite put on it (from factory or middleman shop). I have no idea how I am going to be able to remove that as it requires heat and I don't know how to heat it without melting the plastic. Otherwise than that they are really solid guns. They may need some additional work done on them in 2 years or so time depending on use but they are easy to work on and accept most stock parts.
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On 18/06/2023 at 16:34, RostokMcSpoons said:
I was talking to a chap at Spec Ops, he was considering a swap deal with someone in Northern Ireland. Luckily he'd not committed because he thought a GBBR might get too much attention from the authorities, might get seized, but I cautioned him there's a scammer over there. I'd never ever do a swap to NI
To be honest I would never ever do a swap that wasn't in person. I takes some balls of steel and a lot of confidence in someone to do a swap in the post!
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There seems to be quite a few of these lowa scam sites going around at the moment.
A few of my friends got done by it. Some of them still don't believe it's a scam and that their boots are still coming!
Biggest giveaway for any site like this is the about us and the privacy policy and any customer support emails.
Also do a quick search of the url. If anything comes up saying "is url.com a scam site" it's been searched numerous times before.
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A few months ago a guy turned up in WW2 Nazi Germany soldiers loadout. Full on swastika on his belt and on other parts of his kit just no red armband. Problem for me is that it was a normal every day skirmish. I can understand maybe at a WW2 event but it just seems really odd and strange in my opinion to turn up like that and not feel embarrassed of even question yourself. To be fair I would like to see sites start adding regulations on this sort of thing.
- PureSilver, TacticalWaifu, Rogerborg and 1 other
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3 hours ago, EvilMonkee said:
I run exclusively GBBRs and G&G are excellent as are Geoff's. Just don't use Bios (they are a con anyway). Not used Umarex. Guarder BB's are a good stand in when I can't find G&G or Geoff's.
This really isn't the case. AEGs will pretty much accept any rubbish. GBBRs need harder, heavier BBs.
Surely "good quality BBs" = harder BBs?
I didn't bring weight into it as it depends on a lot of different things such as the gas being used, the hop and etc.
Lastly AEGs won't accept any old rubbish. The impact of the weight and the quality of the BB is the same. Poor quality BBs will cause damage to an AEG just like it would to a GBBR.
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BBs are the same across the board when it comes to each platform. BBs good for AEG will be good for Hpa and GBB.
It's more about finding a good quality bb for a good price. Especially as the price of them has noticeably increased recently.
Those brands you listed are pretty good. Recently I have been using Warhead Deltas as they seem fairly reasonable and the quality is very good. I have also heard that the Vorsk bbs are pretty good too for their price.
As long as you get a reputable brand and they are not yellow and have a seam round them they should be good.
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When it is jammed is the bucking caught in anyway?
Does the bb stay in the barrel/hop up until you 'un jam' it?
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1 hour ago, Colin Allen said:
Sportsmanship from both teams was good during the gameplay but there are some things I find rather annoying and unprofessional.
Don't really think it's a case of "being a professional".
Which of the two do you mean?
Again, the real problem is people removing their eyepro in the game zone; even the most dim witted airsofter should be able to work out that is not a good idea.As much briefing as possible should be done in the safe zone; then get the players out and get them started.
I know of one site that encourages, or used to encourage, players to take their eyepro off in the playing area between games.
First line is regarding the site not the players as such but I understand it can read like that. My comment is bringing up that the site should do more to stop such behaviour. Moving the safety briefing and etc to be in the safe zone would eliminate with the point I am raising, or implementing a no magazine in rule until your start location would also do that. My point is not even just focusing on the eye pro. People don't want to stand around in a smallish area for a large amount of people whilst people are shooting and messing about. Any injury where you are not actively participating; in this case waiting for a safety briefing is not acceptable.
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1 hour ago, Colin Allen said:
The real problem that you raise is people removing their eyepro outside the safe zone. Of course people are going to pull the trigger while waiting; they are NOT professionals, so should not be expected to behave professionally.
However shooting and arsing around during the briefings, in particular the safety brief, should be an instant "pack your stuff and go home".I understand that is a problem however I have seen it at numerous sites people taking their eye pro off when they shouldn't be. Quite often it is young kids however majority of the time it is done during the downtime moments.
Don't really think it's a case of "being a professional". There were 204 people playing yesterday which were all forced into a confined area waiting to listen to the head marshall. Why should people who are waiting patiently and being sensible have to put up with the idea they might be shot in the back of the head from close range because people are messing around and being silly. Yes people have paid to get shot with bbs but they have paid to be shot during the games. Rifs should only be fired around people inside of games only. There's no real need for people to have their mags in the time before the safety briefing, the mission briefing and whilst walking to the start location.
The ghillie discussion
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Think I made a topic on this a while ago. I still strongly believe that ghillies should be bolt action only. This would naturally limit the amount that are present in a game. I think the problem is that if a large percentage of players are wearing them it makes the games very slow and makes the games less exciting for everyone as it means more people are moving slower.