Dan Robinson

Didn't have an airsoft day as such, but spent a solid 8 or 9 hours helping Carlos with the new CQB site. We were building a structure all day - well one side of it anyway - and forgot to stop for lunch. Good discussions and stories exchanged as well as talking about what types of games to play in the new place as well as a different kind of "warm up" game for the regular site. Poor chap has a lot of work ahead of him to be ready for the opening next year, so I hope the regulars of Special Ops appreciate the effort and money he's putting into it when it opens. He has a model of the final layout showing a good mix of buildings and open areas, so, even though I'm not a great CQB person, I think this will have something for everyone except Bush Wookies and DMRs. Looking forward to some pistol and shotgun games. Plus it's slightly nearer my gaff too.

The OP might like The Ridge near Barton le clay. It's the most "open" field (not a map) I can think of. https://booking.riftairsoft.com/game-site/13#upcomingGames It's a strange site (definitely not a map) as it's used as a 4x4 course too and they don't have regular days. It is a quagmire after heavy rain which is why they don't have many days in the winter. Their Abingdon field (comprehensively not a map, but they are available on request) is also pretty open. https://booking.riftairsoft.com/game-site/14 The boy and I had great fun their on their Battlesim Lite day.

I've been married to her for 20 years....Trust me I know. 😅 I'm not entirely sure if she's talking to me at the moment either.

It wouldn't be good for it that's for sure. I have an Odin (for when I eventually grow up and move to midcaps) with a silicone liner and I use that to refill my hicaps using the thumb and forefinger funnel technique. Most annoying thing is when you forget to close the lid on the magazine or odin and throw a tenners worth of BBs on the floor.

They all are..... have you met your mother?

If you can give me a specific parts list, I can go to a couple of Tokyo pew shops (or send the boy) over Christmas.

That's why the two of us spent so much time walking back to Canada the other weekend LOL.

Is that Licking Bumstain after a hard day's cunting?

When our new cleaners started there was a very sheepish look on their faces, and it took them a while to summon up the courage to ask - we had our gun cases out following a skirmish day, and my plate carrier was hanging over the back of a chair. Eventually one of them stuck their head into my office and asked "Are you a military contractor?" LOL. "No love, just a plumber."

A cold and dry day at Spec Ops, had a few tech issues in the morning that put a bit of the dampeners on things as well some people complaining about the play style of regulars (removing plate carriers and running at objectives unarmed). Solution from the marshalls was to require a weapon to be carried at all times. Said complainers could have just got the younger fitter members of their team to do the same as ours if it mattered that much - or just run yourself you lazy HPA Wankers LOL. I seemed to spend more time walking back to respawn than I did in the game zone too which got a little tedious. Hey ho. Afternoon picked up though with some fun games based largely on attacking and defending. One painful highlight was when we were attacking the tented village and there were 3 or 4 younglings hiding in a tent being covered by a HPA DMR in another tent. Muggings here did a charge down the flank of the tent where there were windows - managing to take out 2 or 3 of the little 'uns on the way through. Scuppering the DMR by accidentally on purpose tripping over a log which sent me flying through the air and crashing to the ground by the entrance of said tent. Where there happened to be one more youngling - not expecting someone my size to go from window height to ground level that quickly 🤣. I like to think I went down with some style, as I managed to get a few shots into the lad trading the kill just as the DMR guy resighted me. VIP game was a fun one which was won in the last 60 seconds by yeeting a smoke into the target area and then making a sacrificial run in the opposite direction. Which surprisingly, didn't end up with me being shot; but did allow our final sprinter to get into the destination. It was the culmination of a long push through killhouses driving the blues back towards their respawn. They were rather cheeky in the box domination game; by tying their bands to the handles of the boxes instead of just wrapping them round1, but there were some good gun battles to be had trying to get to each box that was being covered. It seemed my day was spent largely battling two of the HPA guys - getting the DMR in the neck by sneaking up on him and catching him by surprise as he was concentrating on taking out our guys attacking Ping Ping City. His mate on the other hand was very good at doing the same thing to me - he and I have form over the last few years plinking each other across the site more often than not just out of range of each other. Nice to see the regulars too. I'm volunteering to help with the new site next weekend; then that's it - I'm fecking off for three or four weeks. Hopefully ill have time to fettle the pews a bit before resuming service in the New Year. @Gunboat Diplomat according to my Samsung Watch I managed to run/jog 9 and a bit miles 😜 A lot of those were walking back to the Canadian flag though. Not the coldest day I've played - that was last year at AWA which was -6; btu we started at -3 and I don't think it got above 1 for the whole day. Was good fun shooting the hoar frost from the trees though.

Some people are just atrocious at taking pictures. My underlings send me pictures all the time to help them solve problems. Not a single one can get a decent picture of the subject matter... Focus? Optional. Lighting? If the customer turned them on. Subject in view? What subject. Context ? No chance. I wouldn't mind, but one of them has a degree in photography!!!🤬

I have a bloody expensive one from Phiten from when SWMBO worked there and it doesn't help. Now you've got me worrying about scar tissue LOL

Big county is Hertfordshire.... AWA is a good site, but you're also close enough to get to some good ones in Essex if you can persuade a parent to travel.... or do what my then 13 year old did and got me hooked too (you'll get access to better pews too if your can 👍😄😉). Few of us here go to Special Ops near Milton Keynes which isn't far if you are Stevenage/North Herts way. The gun you linked to will be fine, and will be easy for you to upgrade gradually with reasonably priced things IF needed. Don't get too dazzled by people at your chosen site(s) brandishing pretty costumes and fancy guns. You don't need it to have fun. I often substitute my pricier pews to just have stressfree fun with cheaper ones. Good face protection is essential...especially as you're young, but a full helmet is optional. Also do yourself a favour and get decent boots, or footware with ankle support. Super important if you end up running around woodland sites. Oh and welcome!

You're doing it wrong then. 😉

I'm 6"7', 130kg, with a history of rugby and motorbike shenanigans. Working as a plumber has also taken its toll on my knees, so now, playing airsoft probably isn't the smartest choice. Especially with my tendency to charge objectives. Funnily enough, running doesn't seem to be a problem. It's kneeling down and standing up that causes my left knee to pop out of the joint, necessitating my having to perform an arabesque to drop it back in. The cartilage has already been trimmed out, so I'm starting to wonder how far off I am from needing an artificial knee. Have wondered if some form of strengthening routine would help, so will look into the Pliability program. Also got back into the system with my doctor, so have a load of tests booked (because at 45, i have reached that point in life when shit goes south quickly) and physiotherapy appointments too.

I taught myself how to strip and rebuild an M4 gearbox using this forum (thanks fellas) and numerous Youtube vids. As said though there are lot of platforms that differ just enough. I can take my L85 apart, but it is more stressful as there are extra bits to make the bullpup side of things work, not to mention the silly selector switch arrangement.

Being airsofters - is it normal to know women's anatomy?

3kG airsoft gun gets dropped worst case scenario is a black toe and possible broken pewpew. 3kG of quadcopter dropping 300m out of the sky with 4 12" spinning blades = dead squishy human. Just checked - my Inspire 1 does 50mph...

Would be fun to see that on a sillyscope RE - Moment of inertia and steady state - one of my drones has nearly 12" blades and the thing weighs a few KGs. I'd guess there is a fair impact with a rapid speed and direction change. You should see the pitch change when it tries an emergency stop from 40ish miles an hour. I had a very squeeky bum when it was avoiding a massive oak tree once after chasing a dirt bike across a field LOL.

Savage LOL

Sounds awful! Hope you get better soon, and it hasn't put your lass off. 8 hours is terrible by any standard let alone another 10.

Fuck me, are you jump starting your truck from your pew as well? 😄

So there's another squad member whose just had his pistol grip half inched, and is running around Iraq like a speedyboi speedsoft wanker.

The grip is nice and comfy, but I'm not smitten with the looks. The Elcan is a compromise too, but it has better eye relief than my previous show even if the reticule is a bit "Fisher Price" 😁. You wanna try being a Heating engineer this time of year.... nation is populated by a bunch of entitled wimps who think their 6.month old baby is worried about a broken boiler. 🤬

Oooh look we have matching boots My new Elcan worked well even though the sights look like they were drawn on with a blunt sharpie; but I managed a record shot for the L85 by getting a dude hiding by the control tent all the way from BBC - he was as surprised as me I tihnk. You and me were more or less equal on death count. LOL Booked my gameday for the 2nd, will volunteer for the following weekend, which gives me a weekend left to get ready to go away for Xmas.