Duff Beer

As I've been visiting different sites and doing mid week games I've been to a few different cqb sites end one thing I have noticed is that many look like they're starting to crack down on some aspects of speedsoft, such as prefiring and spamming the trigger.
Did you guys play at Fort Amhurst donkeys years ago?

Revision Sawflys get my vote.
I have two pairs, one of which is used as everyday sunglasses..
 
Generally anything from reputable manufacturers will do the trick.

Great minds.... 
 
 

Finally finished my ICS L85A2

The Ares Elcan Red Dot arrived today from overseas.  That finishes the build (well, until a proper grip pod comes up at a sensible price)

5.1kg unloaded with the sling and a 9.9v LiFe 1000mah in it.  Most of the weight’s towards the middle and rear so it’s still quite pointy

The Ares Elcan Red Dot arrived today from overseas.  That finishes the build (well, until a proper grip pod comes up at a sensible price)

The Ares Elcan Red Dot arrived today from overseas.  That finishes the build (well, until a proper grip pod comes up at a sensible price)

Finally finished my ICS L85A2

Finally finished my ICS L85A2

The Ares Elcan Red Dot arrived today from overseas.  That finishes the build (well, until a proper grip pod comes up at a sensible price)

The Ares Elcan Red Dot arrived today from overseas.  That finishes the build (well, until a proper grip pod comes up at a sensible price)

There seems to be quite a few of these lowa scam sites going around at the moment. 
 
https://www.lowaretail.vip/
https://lowaretail.online/
 
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. 
 
 
 
 
 

Hi bud, I would do all your necessary research BEFORE you hit the road, you want to be 90% sure of what you want & how much you should be paying for it, it's very easy to get a shiny toy in your hands & retailer telling you it's all you'll ever need, only to later find out its lacking in many areas & your potentially lumbered with it. 
 
That sounds cynical I know, but thankfully you've got places like this with a wealth of experience, good & bad, to hopefully ensure that you don't regret your purchases. 
Plus with stock levels so hit & miss at the moment there's no point in schlepping 2 hours away to find there's feck all about & what is there is overpriced. 
So holler out, what gats are you considering ??? 
 
PS, this is great for checking stock levels 🤞
https://www.airsoftdb.com/
 

I did have a bit of a hiatus, but I’m back and I’m still mooching around in the team kit flying the flag, but I think you and I are the only ones playing regularly.  It’s always good when someone from back in the day spots the team patch though and we reminisce over the old days.  If I can get a few people of a similar vibe to the old crew together I might ask Rev nicely if I can reform the team.
 
Work permitting I’m getting out there a couple of times a month, but it’s a difference to my student days where I’d play every Sunday.  As far as numbers at my local goes there’s certainly no let up, and what’s promising is the amount of rentals who are enthusiastic and want to get into the hobby properly.  Granted, it makes me feel old seeing kids who weren’t born when I started playing play their first game.
 
People will always find money and time for their hobbies, and whilst there’ll no doubt be some shrinkage of players and sites when people tighten their belts I’m confident that the core of both that makes the game what it is will stay the course.  Being super cynical it might concentrate the minds of sites to make sure that everyone has the best day possible, so any sites that aren’t hot on the basics (chronoing, marshalling, letting muppets who deliberately headshoot for the ‘Tube continue to play etc.) will lose players and feel the squeeze.  Thankfully the sites I play at are exceptional and have a great bunch of players so I’m confident they’ll be fine.  They’re even opening up a new site!
 
Also, whilst it’s counterintuitive, the summer can see a drop in players.  Just like the depths of winter the extremes of summer can lead to people swerving a day or two, and if they’ve got to entertain the kids for the summer holidays and/or go on vacation the slush fund spent on skirmishing can be spent on other things for a couple of months.  
 
All in all, down this neck of the woods Airsoft is still very much alive and kicking!

Really? I never knew that, he wrote ironically.

Did you not read my statement "...assuming that the spring strength remains constant."?

Did you not realise that my comment was made in the context of this thread in order to demonstrate that, except where there is premature engagement, motor speed does not affect the power output?

Look, I get that you are an utter twat; why don't you do this forum a favour and fuck off to reddit or FB, where your inaccurate teching advice would fit in really well?

We’re all grownups, and we all could have seen it.  I don’t think you need to apologise, unless of course you made the website and you’ll be flying a helicopter to your local site with all the cash you’ve suckered from us 😂.
 
No harm, no foul

Ah that's a real shame about the site being a scam, clearly my scam radar isn't great, but I guess when something seems too good to be true it usually is. Hopefully everyone can get their money back.
Also very sorry to anyone who might have bought something from them due to my comment!

I did have a bit of a hiatus, but I’m back and I’m still mooching around in the team kit flying the flag, but I think you and I are the only ones playing regularly.  It’s always good when someone from back in the day spots the team patch though and we reminisce over the old days.  If I can get a few people of a similar vibe to the old crew together I might ask Rev nicely if I can reform the team.
 
Work permitting I’m getting out there a couple of times a month, but it’s a difference to my student days where I’d play every Sunday.  As far as numbers at my local goes there’s certainly no let up, and what’s promising is the amount of rentals who are enthusiastic and want to get into the hobby properly.  Granted, it makes me feel old seeing kids who weren’t born when I started playing play their first game.
 
People will always find money and time for their hobbies, and whilst there’ll no doubt be some shrinkage of players and sites when people tighten their belts I’m confident that the core of both that makes the game what it is will stay the course.  Being super cynical it might concentrate the minds of sites to make sure that everyone has the best day possible, so any sites that aren’t hot on the basics (chronoing, marshalling, letting muppets who deliberately headshoot for the ‘Tube continue to play etc.) will lose players and feel the squeeze.  Thankfully the sites I play at are exceptional and have a great bunch of players so I’m confident they’ll be fine.  They’re even opening up a new site!
 
Also, whilst it’s counterintuitive, the summer can see a drop in players.  Just like the depths of winter the extremes of summer can lead to people swerving a day or two, and if they’ve got to entertain the kids for the summer holidays and/or go on vacation the slush fund spent on skirmishing can be spent on other things for a couple of months.  
 
All in all, down this neck of the woods Airsoft is still very much alive and kicking!

I did have a bit of a hiatus, but I’m back and I’m still mooching around in the team kit flying the flag, but I think you and I are the only ones playing regularly.  It’s always good when someone from back in the day spots the team patch though and we reminisce over the old days.  If I can get a few people of a similar vibe to the old crew together I might ask Rev nicely if I can reform the team.
 
Work permitting I’m getting out there a couple of times a month, but it’s a difference to my student days where I’d play every Sunday.  As far as numbers at my local goes there’s certainly no let up, and what’s promising is the amount of rentals who are enthusiastic and want to get into the hobby properly.  Granted, it makes me feel old seeing kids who weren’t born when I started playing play their first game.
 
People will always find money and time for their hobbies, and whilst there’ll no doubt be some shrinkage of players and sites when people tighten their belts I’m confident that the core of both that makes the game what it is will stay the course.  Being super cynical it might concentrate the minds of sites to make sure that everyone has the best day possible, so any sites that aren’t hot on the basics (chronoing, marshalling, letting muppets who deliberately headshoot for the ‘Tube continue to play etc.) will lose players and feel the squeeze.  Thankfully the sites I play at are exceptional and have a great bunch of players so I’m confident they’ll be fine.  They’re even opening up a new site!
 
Also, whilst it’s counterintuitive, the summer can see a drop in players.  Just like the depths of winter the extremes of summer can lead to people swerving a day or two, and if they’ve got to entertain the kids for the summer holidays and/or go on vacation the slush fund spent on skirmishing can be spent on other things for a couple of months.  
 
All in all, down this neck of the woods Airsoft is still very much alive and kicking!

Very true, myself & @Duff Beer were part of a pretty big team, I think 21ish members at one point, great guys & generally all very keen, & then out of the blue a couple lost interest, quickly followed by more who felt they had grown up commitments, next thing it's all come tumbling down, now we're just whispered legends in the halls of valhalla lol.
We're not quitters though are we Jim

 
Don't you worry Dan, 6ft7in in the land of little people, you'll have no problems convincing them to keep shooting people, mainly the great big Gaijin🤣😜

I’ve got a couple of HSGI AO Small chest rigs which are comfortable and light weight.  On the plus side you can mount what you like, but it’s going to be slightly more bulky than a preset setup 

We're near Hitchin, but I'll check dates and see if we can match a trip to my dad's near Eastbourne with a game day before the boy goes in August (assuming you mean the site in Kent) ....or frankly once he's gone, I'll be able to do more or less what I want anyway LOL
 
 
I suspect my inner child and adult wallet will see my buying it anyway 😁. 
 
 

Nah, I’ve still got a BMI of over 9000!, I just hide it well.  Where are you based?  If you’re down near Invicta you’re welcome to take mine for a spin and see how you get on with it.
 
Somewhere in the cupboards I’ve got a Tactical Tailor Mini Mav, which is as minimalist as you can go without just sticking the mags in your pockets!

Nah, I’ve still got a BMI of over 9000!, I just hide it well.  Where are you based?  If you’re down near Invicta you’re welcome to take mine for a spin and see how you get on with it.
 
Somewhere in the cupboards I’ve got a Tactical Tailor Mini Mav, which is as minimalist as you can go without just sticking the mags in your pockets!