RostokMcSpoons

I'm thinking... An IKEA bookshelf?

A line that I heard, and repeated in my successful job interview was that "programmers won't be replaced by AI, but will be replaced by programmers who use AI". My employers are fine with using whatever tools gets the job done accurately and quickly. So I'm going to sign up for Co-Pilot, that looks amazing. Back somewhat on-topic, I just scored a new piece of Airsoft kit 🤗. And for the princely sun of £3.50... I won an OhShiBoom OMFG grenade off Airsoft Competitions. I only entered it a couple of hours ago on a total whim. Yay! Yes but it has to be said buying BBs is not very optional 😋, and this means we're each buying several month's worth of ammo at a very good discount!

What is your line of work? My problem is my skills are primarily in a particular, dying, IT technology. All the companies that have used it in the past are very actively trying to dump it (or have already) So I've taken a very big pay cut to take a role where I can lean more current tech. It seemed the only sensible option. The warhead BBs can be ordered here £91 for 10kg of 0.28 bio's, plus about £13 p&p, iirc If you're interested we could do a joint order... £186 would buy 20kg, including the delivery? The BBs are packed in 1kg bags. We could do a handover at the first spec ops game next year...? Sorry about nicking the bargains, I've missed out on quite few more I'd have bought too!

I had to look back at all my previous posts this year, to work out when I bought stuff, and to remind me of the smaller bits and pieces. Given I've been out of work for 7 months of this year (got a job now, just started a couple of weeks ago, thankfully!), I'm pretty much stunned to find out how much I'd spent... All the new gats were bought either used or from Action Hobbies boneyard RIF's... VFC HK416 GBBR DE M904G JG G3 CA Scarab Rossi Sniper G&G G36 KJW Glock 17 Total: ~£850 I got 'em all at good prices, but still racked up a bigger total than I expected to see 🙃 I so very nearly bought a new VFC MP7 with HPA-tapped drum mag recently. That would have added another £400, but sense prevailed (unfortunately!) Accessories... Balystk regulator Sotac Eotech clone Warhead ammo bulk purchase (10kg 0.28s) m-pact gloves desert boots rucksack mtp combat trousers 416 odin adapter 2x g36 mags 3x 416 mags FCU for DE906 barrel extension masking vinyl spray paints misc stuff for building garden backstop Total: ~£450 Gamedays... ~10 visits? more ammo (0.28's from site, 0.20's and 0.40's from eBay) gas Total: ~£400

I bought one of these super-cheap scope mounts from Ant-Supplies (£9!), and it's doing a pretty good job with my old air rifle scope It could do with cantilevering a bit further forward, just an extra 3/4" would help with the eye relief from my natural position , but it's 'good enough'. (I suppose I could have the turrets in front of the forward ring, but I think that would look odd)

Because MP5's are SO FRICKIN' COOL 😍😍😍😍😍😍

Yeah, 348fps is great on 0.20's, but once you're running a proper weight of BB (i.e 0.25 or 0.28g), there's a fair chance good ol' Joule Creep will get ya, and you'll fall appreciably, noticeably foul of a site limit.

Yay! congrats! If you got the Raider at a decent price, then it is indeed a fine gun - all the sites using them as rentals can't be wrong. And the Specna looks a great choice - very handsome beasty! Enjoy! And ... do get overexcited and spend a fortune, and then post lots of pics and reviews

Those protectors are very sacrificial, I've seen them cracked and therefore useless. Better off with the Red Dot Engineering ones off eBay

The VFC G3 is awesome, but perhaps it should be discounted for just being absolutely mahoosive and therefore might not always get the nod for a game I'd maybe not choose an XM177 because mounting optics might be a bit top-heavy on a fixed handle, but dang it they look cool. So ... the Scar... ? I fired an HPA'd WE Scar at a recent skirmish and was impressed. It doesn't have the 'wow' factor of the G3 (but then again, what does, except other silly-big FAL's etc) but it makes an awful lot of sense as a platform.

I believe the ICS ones are well thought of too. I'm very much in the market for one as well, though I really shouldn't (especially having just bought a G3), so I'll be watching this thread with interest 🤗

.... I'm still waiting on my first commission cheque The bastards

If you want all metal, here's a cheap alternative hi capa that I've not heard anything about ... https://www.actionhobbies.co.uk/products/ec-5-1-hi-capa-gas-blowback-airsoft-pistol-black/ Absolutely no idea if they're any good, we need someone to be a guinea pig 😄

We rarely need things, just want them (just in case, y'know). The parallels between me and airsoft, and my wife and shoe shops are a bit too close for comfort 😋

Won't lose that in the leaf litter very easily! That's a good punt. #OrangeForTheWin (I seem to have lost my camo ammo bag, so "easily spotted" is an advantage not to be sniffed at) Never did get around to buying my bottle of Lynx Africa, so maybe this'll get bought instead!

I'm a big fan of my Double Eagle M906C... Added a used PTS EPS-S stock for more battery space... And after a recent paint job... Metal receiver and handguard, it's very nicely made and great value for money. The provided spring won't last long, but the quick change mechanism is super easy to use.

Cheap but decent batteries can be had here... https://hobbyking.com/en_us/lifestyle/airsoft/airsoft-batteries.html You'll probably want a couple of Turnigy 7.4v LiPos for each Specna to keep you going through a whole day

I've got one... Plastic guns They're sooooo much better than they used to be. Case in point, my original old school Tokyo Marui AK47-S was a creaky old thing with fairly unimpressive plastic. Contrast with my Double Eagle M904G which has a very solid polymer construction. There are of course still some poor plastic gats at the cheapest end of the ranges, but the mid-range guns no longer need to be discounted as rubbish, if you want to save weight they're perfectly respectable now.

It's a million times better than the 3d printed one I bought ages ago, but it's not as nice as others I own But for £4.50 each "mustn't grumble" 😋

You pull the trigger and.... ...You've got the safety on, and you swear so loudly thinking it's broken that your enemy hears you, turns around and shoots you ...You've forgotten to cock it (more swearing, same result. Should buy a double action pistol next time) ...You've forgotten to put a magazine in it, they're all still nicely ensconced in their pouches ...You've forgotten to put BBs in the magazine ...You've run out of gas already cos you spent too much time showing off how well it shoots in the cold Or... ... You draw the pistol from the holster and manage to very smoothly eject the magazine in the same movement None of these things have ever happened to me, honest!

... Or Double Eagle 😉🤗

No for some odd reason it's missing from the gen3 I don't think they're very expensive, is the only positive thing I can say about that!

Just received these... Not bad quality and dirt cheap for two of 'em! 2 Pcs Black Vertical Grip Universal Plastic Airsoft Tactic Grip for Airsoft Rail Accessories https://amzn.eu/d/faHWlZN

I don't think so. I probably would not want to put a suppressor on, it'd slow down my Super Speedy Tactical Quick Draw (TM) But if you're keen, then this is (from what I've heard) a beast of a gun with the best range and accuracy, and it takes a suppressor Here's a bundle... https://www.defconairsoft.co.uk/product/tokyo-marui-fnx-45-tactical-gbb-pistol-black-bundle/