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I’m a Green Party member, we’re embroiled in leadership power struggles, internal politics and various other operational issues.
 
I wouldn’t worry, and if we did get a sniff at an election win, which we won’t, but if we did I assure you I’d personally take a significantly more active role as a party member to ensure the right people are put in front of the right decision makers to ensure the longevity of airsoft.
 
As much as I or others don’t want to believe it, party donors have a lot of sway in the Green Party, a fat donation could wipe that policy right off the manifesto.

I’m a Green Party member, we’re embroiled in leadership power struggles, internal politics and various other operational issues.
 
I wouldn’t worry, and if we did get a sniff at an election win, which we won’t, but if we did I assure you I’d personally take a significantly more active role as a party member to ensure the right people are put in front of the right decision makers to ensure the longevity of airsoft.
 
As much as I or others don’t want to believe it, party donors have a lot of sway in the Green Party, a fat donation could wipe that policy right off the manifesto.

No Info ✅
Scuffed PTW that ”Needs putting back together” ✅
FPS: 3-7 ✅
Amazon Drop-Shipped Gear ✅
Weird blurred photos of gun despite other photos having it in full view ✅
Random BAR ✅
Random Pistol of indeterminate origin ✅
 
2K I know what I have

No Info ✅
Scuffed PTW that ”Needs putting back together” ✅
FPS: 3-7 ✅
Amazon Drop-Shipped Gear ✅
Weird blurred photos of gun despite other photos having it in full view ✅
Random BAR ✅
Random Pistol of indeterminate origin ✅
 
2K I know what I have

Joined less than 24 hours ago ✅
No effort made ✅
On Mack’s before the accounts a day old ✅
 
We should have a new account bingo sheet 😂

Hey,
 
 I’m Matt who owns Lancashire Armament Co, I just want to be absolutely clear that we never charge for parts sourced and only bill for CAD time on parts we design in house.
 
 I’m not suggesting your accusing me of such, but just for clarity of anyone reading this thread in the future.
 
We charge for machine time and materials only as described in the invoice, for any paid or personal use only models our customers “instruct” us to manufacture the part on their behalf and we never share parts between customers who do not own licenses to them.
 
We have a proven track record of enforcing users purchasing personal usage rights to paid models and will always do so.
 
As contributors to open-source ourselves we respect the terms and limitations of the licenses imposed on us.

Hey,
 
 I’m Matt who owns Lancashire Armament Co, I just want to be absolutely clear that we never charge for parts sourced and only bill for CAD time on parts we design in house.
 
 I’m not suggesting your accusing me of such, but just for clarity of anyone reading this thread in the future.
 
We charge for machine time and materials only as described in the invoice, for any paid or personal use only models our customers “instruct” us to manufacture the part on their behalf and we never share parts between customers who do not own licenses to them.
 
We have a proven track record of enforcing users purchasing personal usage rights to paid models and will always do so.
 
As contributors to open-source ourselves we respect the terms and limitations of the licenses imposed on us.

He doesn’t know the make, model, or power but what he does know is that it’s worth 350 quid…
 
Prefired - Mosin Nagant

 

He doesn’t know the make, model, or power but what he does know is that it’s worth 350 quid…
 
Prefired - Mosin Nagant

 

I’m not disputing their craftsmanship but isn’t KoA famous for selling recoil owners down the river for thousands of pounds worth of “prommy internals” “fully upgrading it”?

Wonder if it’s the same guy referenced in this post?
 
 
Can’t find the airsoft site on companies house but I assume that’s the owners Mrs on the other businesses which doesn’t inspire confidence that’s he’s not barred from being a director.

I imagine when it comes to UKARA he’s a lot like this guy - https://youtu.be/9Xt_d3MZ5_8

I imagine when it comes to UKARA he’s a lot like this guy - https://youtu.be/9Xt_d3MZ5_8

I imagine when it comes to UKARA he’s a lot like this guy - https://youtu.be/9Xt_d3MZ5_8

& not one forum interaction, just comes here to flog his "new not new" rifs, a real active contributing member of the Airsoft community. 

Not a retailer but has like 112 positive feedback on here is always selling brand new guns for scalper prices is this DCA in a mask?

Obligatory fire hazard LiPo charger too

Obligatory fire hazard LiPo charger too

Obligatory fire hazard LiPo charger too

I distinctly wear patches which convey my own personal political reservations. I don’t understand how anyone can wear politically motivated patches or historical ones without any idea of the connotations.
 
One of the ones which offends me badly is when people wear Keffiyehs and run around with AKs when they couldn’t even possibly relate to meaning of some of the patterns they’re wearing.
 
They’re the kind of people who’d wear a Palestinian keffiyeh and not understand the message they’re sending regardless of where they stand on the matter.
 
I also can’t stand any offensive Arabic patches which say things like Kafir/Infidel that shit really pisses me off because it’s normally young white CoD playing teenagers with absolutely no idea of the symbolism and struggles associated with the cause they’re imitating.
 
All my patches are clear obvious bright left-wing patches ranging from “Anti-Capitalist Socialist Club” to a Progressive Pride Flag patch.
 
I consciously make an effort to defy and offer some sort of counter to people who wear offensive patches and are harbouring questionable views.
 
But ultimately if you want to wear a Gorka and rock an AK-12 I personally don’t have an issue with it until you go slapping modern Russian military symbolism on it. Much like how someone’s not going to pull up your Mauser unless you engrave a swastika into the handle or something.

I distinctly wear patches which convey my own personal political reservations. I don’t understand how anyone can wear politically motivated patches or historical ones without any idea of the connotations.
 
One of the ones which offends me badly is when people wear Keffiyehs and run around with AKs when they couldn’t even possibly relate to meaning of some of the patterns they’re wearing.
 
They’re the kind of people who’d wear a Palestinian keffiyeh and not understand the message they’re sending regardless of where they stand on the matter.
 
I also can’t stand any offensive Arabic patches which say things like Kafir/Infidel that shit really pisses me off because it’s normally young white CoD playing teenagers with absolutely no idea of the symbolism and struggles associated with the cause they’re imitating.
 
All my patches are clear obvious bright left-wing patches ranging from “Anti-Capitalist Socialist Club” to a Progressive Pride Flag patch.
 
I consciously make an effort to defy and offer some sort of counter to people who wear offensive patches and are harbouring questionable views.
 
But ultimately if you want to wear a Gorka and rock an AK-12 I personally don’t have an issue with it until you go slapping modern Russian military symbolism on it. Much like how someone’s not going to pull up your Mauser unless you engrave a swastika into the handle or something.

I'm not entirely sure where our super-luxury personal indulgence toys fit into any 5 Year Plans. 🤔

100%, to be clear. I’m not going around starting fights with everyone lmao.
 
 I’m just saying, I make as conscious an effort as the specifically malicious players in counter to their views.
 
I understand a lot of it is ignorance and that’s acceptable to a degree, it’s those who are deliberate edge lords or stand by it in the face of confrontation I’m less friendly with…
 
But as @RostokMcSpoonssaid, it’s a small world and I am not in the business of getting kicked off sites so I keep quiet most the time.
 
I was merely giving a granted very specific example, I remember a time when people having “terrorist” kits wearing traditional Afghan dress was somewhat normal and apparently acceptable so it was the first example that popped into head.
 
BlueFor always used to have those offensive infidel patches, and OpFor always dressed super offensive and didn’t understand the cause they were impersonating.

You see there are levels of ignorance which I think you have to make some allowance for.   I am one of the ignorant.  I have never heard of a Keffiyeh. I had no idea whatsoever that the patterns had any symbolism behind them, I just thought they were purely decorative (or in the case of more militaristic ones, sort-of camo)    I've been educated today (thank you), but if someone sees a shemagh / Keffiyeh for sale and buys it because they like the pattern... well I certainly couldn't hold them to account for it, because it's something (to borrow a much-mocked phrase) that's "an unknown unknown" to both them and me.
 
 
Back to the main topic, I've got some personal experience in the Z patch thing. I'm not sure how to, or even whether I should share, but as I'm typing I feel I might as well keep going, see what you guys think...

There's a young chap who goes regularly to Spec Ops who has worn a Z patch on several occasions.  The first time I saw it my blood boiled.  I naturally assumed he was just being a twat, or utterly ignorant.  My initial desire was to run up to him, rip it off his arm, verbally abuse him for , and generally put either, or both, of us at risk of getting thrown off the site.  
Instead I decided to mentally count to 10, and approach it with an opening gambit of "that's a bold thing to wear that today, I can't say I like it".
He explained he's Russian, his family back in Russia support the war (presumably brainwashed by Putin etc), and his uncle is actually fighting.  He made a comment about the BBC as 'Main Stream Media', fake news about the Russians etc, from which I reached the conclusion that he's in a Pro-Putin environment where they're all soaking up the propaganda.  And as he's got at least one family member in the army, it'd be pretty difficult for him to go against that without alienating himself from his close relatives.
 
I kind of put him on my "RL ignore list", but as it turned out he's a nice guy, plays airsoft the right way, didn't push the Z agenda at anyone (though I think he'd defend it when questioned, as he did to me).  He became too friendly to ignore, and I've turned a blind eye to his patch, and not talked politics since.   He greets me by name, gave me a slice of birthday cake (which some others had turned down - not sure if they were ostracizing him for the patch, worried the cake would have Novichok in it, or just concerned their waist-line would end up like mine... but turning down cake is not something I can do easily). 
 
I really don't know if I've dropped my moral compass by not forcefully pointing out that the error of his ways, or being the good person who sees past flaws and make allowance for circumstances.
The only thing I can say for sure is I was mightily pleased when he turned up to the last skirmish without the patch, indeed he was wearing British gear I think.   Maybe Carlos had had a word with him.  
 
So yeah.  Slava Ukraini
 

Funny story Combat South have previously sold a 2tone systema PTW at retail price plus paint fee.
 
I just sat there and thought mate if you have that much disposable cash seriously just do your 3 games.....