The_Lord_Poncho

Is this for checking a MED? Because I'm not sure a range based holdover/under really translates into Airsoft physics?

well done, and thank you all!

I think that's tracers all over- undeniably fun to watch, they just seem to put you at a tactical disadvantage. A well zeroed red dot, backed up with the occasional use of a weapon light seems to be the best compromise that I've found for low light or night games.

Yep, I can't get to the home page at the moment.

I suspect for considerably less money, you could get someone to machine a version. I would presume the standardised spec for a qd socket is available online, that just needs to be backed with a correct length/diameter post that is female threaded at the end.

I can't see any logical reason why it wouldn't work - the two factors for the ability for the mag to fit would seem to be the catch (same for both, as evidenced by the ability of the 19 to take 17 mags) and the positioning of the magwell. I'm not sure what the benefit would be unless you have a surplus of 19 mags. Kind of creating a reverse 19X.

And to be fair, the ethics of emulating Rhodesian Security Forces is, at best, controversial. Which is a great shame, as brush stroke camo is utterly epic.

Very much a day of two half’s at Driver Wood yesterday. For me, the morning was a rather frustrating affair, and for the first time ever, I left a game slightly early to head for lunch as the enjoyment just wasn't there. The morning revolved around two games of circa 1 hour - although with the larger numbers now experienced at Driver Wood since the demise of DogTag (I think there were 117 in attendance) the game time was eaten into rather a lot by dawdling players (despite pretty good efforts from the marshalling team to chivvy them along). A slightly garbled brief from a relatively new head marshal (although by far not the worst I’ve experienced), which ended in the team count being messed up, with one team having 40 players more than the other. As people were already grabbing their arm bands when this was identified, it seemed to only be partially rectified. The two games that then unfolded were excruciatingly one sided, most notably the final game of the morning - my entire team was pinned into a 40- 50m radius around our spawn in the corner of the site, barely able to move out of it before getting shot. Tempers were flaring up as well, with several shouted arguments between opposition players (not sure if it was just one 'bad apple' that was the root of it) - something that I haven’t really come across much before at the site. I also received a bit of verbal aggression myself when i attempted to re-spawn at our teams second spawn (Driver Wood have a 'hard spawn' and a roaming spawn marked by the teams flag) to find that the enemy had captured and surround it, despite our team flag still being there. I know the opposite team didn't have the best couple of games either, with some of them complaining that our team 'just weren’t moving about' (well - there was a reason for that!). The afternoon was much much better - the numbers were lower with some leaving at lunch - and the teams were re-balanced (properly!). Some great game play, once again able to pull off some sneaky moves, and use the full expanse of the site. Guns used - HPA L96 (not shooting as accurately as I would have liked), M16 A1 (with faux wood furniture), Mk 12 DMR, MP5. The Mk12 and MP5 were the stars of the show, particularly pleased with the Mk12 as I had built that from parts (supper accurate and long ranged), and the Cyma MP5 - with a simple upgrade to a MR hop rubber - was shooting beautifully (accurate and snappy).

These used to be issued with the SA80. Mostly always sacked off to the locker to save weight.....

Looks like you need to bin that tiny motorbike to free up some essential space. It will make all the difference.

Ah, sorry to hear it! My E&C G34 functions very well indeed - not that it helps your grief! WE mags work well in mine. Lovely looking set of pistols there - hope you get it sorted soon.

No idea whether it was as a result of a hot gun (but as the thread has taken a bit of a swerve, i'll mention it anyway!), but the first game I wore my shiny new bolle X800 knock-offs (bought from a legit UK retailer), a BB launched from at least 20m away shattered the plastic fitting that the elastic strap was fixed to, and they pinged off my face in the middle of a pretty hefty assault on my position from the opposing team. I'm sure the lenses themselves could have taken a huge amount of abuse, but there are other weak points (and possibly those weak points are not actually subject to testing by the manufacturer against the various standards?). Super bad luck - definitely, but I now inspect any glasses I wear these days for similar such weaknesses.

To be completely honest, I have a number of well set up DMRs, a well set up HPA Sniper (L96), and an assortment of AEGs. The most accurate, long ranged, and consistent of my AEGs (a bone stock Krytac) has almost the same real world performance (range and accuracy) of the DMRs and Sniper. The extra 1J between them doesn't really count for that much in the real world. But - that’s not to say the play style that comes with each category isn't fun, and its nice to mix things up a bit. From the above, it sounds like this is half your aim? Unless you are indicating that you aren't going to be playing with it, but rather just using it in the garden. In which case, i'd venture that a garden that is big enough for you to shoot an airsoft sniper within is also big enough for you to construct a half decent backstop and enjoy the infinitely superior accuracy of an air rifle. But if its is a blend of ultimate performance and aesthetics that you are after with the sniper, and you are after a light bolt pull (with the gas system you specify) - maybe consider building a half decent rifle up from a cheap VSR (Cyma are often used as bases) or an L96 (e.g. a Well MB01) - throw in a load of parts (the building is half the fun), and consider one of the these parts being an HPA drop in kit - e.g. the Mancraft SDIK.

I'd possibly dispute the 'well run' aspect of this! I've had some great evenings there, but also some very average evenings - 50/50. Last few times I went (admittedly must be a year or so ago), there was no safety brief, chrono was a little perfunctory, and the only marshall that was in evidence was a player marshal who was repeatedly accused of cheating by the opposition team to an extent that the entire team walked out midway through the final game and left. But - I have had some awesome evenings there, perhaps just go along with your eyes open. To the OP - you will know your kids and their nature, and clearly have indoor/CQB experience already with them. I haven’t played at the CQB sites you mention, but note that at both the Invicta black site and the Epsom tunnels the ranges you get hit from are very low - frequently less than a meter. I often come away bleeding and always with an assortment of sizeable bruises. Taking kids there - be aware that it will be impossible really for you to 'curate' their experience if that makes sense.

Very impressive. I see that the price of thermal kit is dropping like a stone these days to a point that i am almost tempted by one of the aliexpress offerings. I believe that most of the cheaper ones can't be used as a sight however - which presumably is your plan?

Bet he'd be sh*t company though. Absolute zero banter.

A rather nice set of combats in a Chinese Type 81 camo pattern - 'Tactical Toms' - the quality seems excellent, and the sizing is rather European which caught me out a little. Should be pretty good for lush summer woodland. Quite a fun pattern which I understand was inspired by British DPM originally when it first appeared in the very late 1970's/early 1980's. Oh, and a cheeky Cyma MP5SD. I've plans to pop a Mancraft inside it that is currently unused within one of my M4s, and put a full stock on to turn it into the SD5 version. I must say, out of the box it seems superb, one of the quietest running gearboxes I've encountered and very snappy for a non-mosfet gun.

Looks to my like it is this part - sold for the Cyma CM028 (TM clone) fixed stock AK: https://www.18airsoft.com/products/cyma-cyma-ak-stock-metal-adapter-cy-0040

Sounds like you are suffering from the same issue that the SA80 (A1) was plagued with (amongst many, many, many others of course). A simple metal fence welded on solved that. Possibly a 3d printed plastic equivalent superglued/epoxied on would assist your situation? Looks like a chap has knocked out a file for the SA80 version that might be able to be modded/sanded/cut to fit? https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4321243

...includes an underground shooting range.... And a load of old ammo crates stacked next to the Rolls in the massive garage - looks more than a coincidence. Maybe there is a healthy profit margin in plastic gearbox two tones!

Very nice, and at £160, that looks a bargain. If i wasn't waiting for the new line of Cyma platinum AKs to arrive, I’d be all over one of these.

Judging by the references in some of the product descriptions, 'BBguns4less' have bought the name. (or there is some very lazy copy paste from competitors websites...) Edited to say - both websites reference a business address in Takeley, so yes - same outfit.

yep, fair enough!

I love that sound-byte. A career on North Norfolk Digital beckons!

That baofeng should never have a range that short - it's either defective, or (more likely) the frequencies aren't programmed in correctly. If that is the case, then you will be getting very short range comms still with bleed through. I've had clear as a bell comms with identical spec baofeng at 6km in undulating woodland. Even dense urban, on uhf, should give you a reliable 500m or so. Got to say, when I used the real harris radios, the range wasn't really any better (but obviously so much better in terms of quality and feature set).