Colin Allen

I am not following anyone; I have read the thread and come to my own viewpoint. You really do need to step away from the keyboard or put down the phone, go and have a cup of tea and take some time to think about how you have presented yourself in this thread. Then think about how you could have approached it better. However, that takes maturity and an ability to acknowledge your errors.

I have read it from the beginning; that is why I believe you are the one coming across as an utter prick. Take your own advice; read through the thread and try to reflect on how you come across. However, I suspect that is beyond you.

The best thing that you can do now is log off, create a new account and come back in with a different name and attitude. In a very few posts, you have given most people here the impression that YOU are an utter prick. Pull your neck in and try to accept that you are the problem here, not any of those who have responded to you.

You aren't trying hard enough: https://www.directcosmetics.com/fragrances-c35/for-men-c38/aftershave-c39/hai-karate-m418

That is a step forward; now he just needs to get the price down to something more realistic.

He is an utter twat.

It seems he is a bit of a cunt as well; this is from his FB page.

It would appear that they really have not thought it through.

I keep intending to try these two sites, but they are just a bit too far away for a skirmish day when there are so many closer sites.

I cannot join because I do not have a "real" profile picture, whatever that means.

Across any range? 200m?

How about its highest profile player? You know, that chap with all the YouTube videos that get massive numbers of views.

I suspect they would struggle to provide legal representation in court if requested.

Yes, my posts were merged. The UKAF documents look like they were cobbled together over a few beers by people who really did not know what they were doing.

It would probably enhance their credibility if they put some anonymised case studies on their website, so that people can see the sort of support that they have provided. The potential liability issues are interesting. Having just read their charter and code of practice, it is clear that UKAF is intended to be a trade organisation. https://ukairsoftfederation.co.uk/assets/files/UKAF_Code_of_Practice_v2.pdf

What are they (is he) doing that makes them (him) worth supporting?

It is hard to see what this Federation (a federation of what) is going to do that will be beneficial for the hobby. It seems to have had a FB page in some form for a couple of years with no noticeable impact on the hobby.

https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/two-tone-replicas/electric-powered_1/cyma-cm-506-m4a1-ris-cqb-aeg-and-gear-bundle_i57013 Holy crap! £180??????????

The AM-014 is available from Dave's Custom Airsoft for £230, so a reasonable second hand price would be around £160-£170. The AM-016 is available from Extreme Airsoft for £260, so a reasonable second hand price would be around £180-£190. However, you could put them on sale for a bit more and negotiate down if necessary.

HPA users would have been ok.

The springs fitted to new guns are generally not of great quality and can lose power after initial use. From experience, G&G guns tend to have varied springs in them. The XT springs from AK2M4 are very good and very consistent.

Today was a return to Airsoft Plantation in Essex, one of my regular sites. I had not been since they improved the already very good safe zone; there is now a third large covered area, with table space for a lot more players. Fewer players were present than usual, possibly because of the rather poor weather forecast which turned out to inaccurate. During the safety brief, the site owner stated that the day would be more like naval warfare. AP can be a trifle damp underfoot; today, some parts of it were completely flooded, with the plane at the DEA base looking like it had just crashed into a lake. In order to give the open areas a chance to dry out a bit, we started off in the wood, with a two stage fallback game. As the defenders, we had two lives, one at the ridge line and one between the kill house and the wobbly bridge stream. The attackers, who had infinite regens on a marshal, had to get a bomb runner with a smoke grenade to, firstly, the Land Rover and, secondly, the wobbly bridge. The teams seemed somewhat imbalanced, with our team having a number of less experienced players. However, we fought hard at the ridge line, slowing down the enemy attack as they entered the woods and tried to push forward; communication was excellent, with our players calling out enemy movements. After being hit on the ridge line, I fell back to take up a position on our extreme right by the wobbly bridge stream, along with a few other players. The enemy pushed hard on our left flank, but we stayed where we were, anticipating a thrust in our area. They became bogged down in vicinity of the Land Rover/kill house, which delayed them badly. Seeking a new route, a group of them moved towards our position on our right, resulting in a sprawling fight, during which we were inevitably overcome, each having only one life left. Eventually, an enemy thrust from the left of the field got their bomb runner to the bridge and the game ended. After a pleasingly short break to mag up, the game was reversed; we soon discovered why the enemy's attack had bogged down despite having infinite regens. Movement through the muddy woods was difficult and the defenders were able to use the plentiful cover to slow down the advance. However, after trying several different routes and approaches, we broke through their centre and, despite being held up by a few players positioned around the Land Rover and the kill house, eventually got the first bomb to the Land Rover. We pushed on quickly, partly because a lot of enemy players seemed to have used up both of their lives, and a final push saw our bomb runner set off the second bomb on the wobbly bridge. Over two long, hard fought games, our time was approximately one minute quicker than that of our opponents. We then moved into the village for another game where we were the defenders. Ten players were issued with yellow armbands; initially, they were to fight alongside us but, once hit, they had to remain where they were until captured by the enemy. They were then taken to the enemy's regen, where they became enemy players. In addition, one of them knew the location of a bell in one of the buildings; the attackers had to set this off to win. We had two lives in the village and its environs, while the attackers had infinite regens on the firebreak. This was a hard fought game with lots of small firefights as the attackers tried to break into the village suburbs. Initially, I was in some bushes watching a track the enemy were likely to use; noticing enemy players moving to my right, I engaged them. Turning back to the track, I was surprised to find an enemy player shooting at me at fairly close range as I had not felt any hits; I shot back, hitting him, whereupon he became very salty about me allegedly not taking my hits. Immediately after, I was hit from behind. Pulling back into the village, I took up position with a few others in one of the buildings; we fought off attacks from several directions before I was hit and went back to the safe zone. After lunch, that game was turned around; we decided to attack from several directions. I was with the group that went for the far left of the village; it was a hard fight through the scrubland, being repeatedly hit as we slowly wore down the enemy and pushed towards the village itself. At one point, we were pinned down on the edge of the village by players in a two storey structure, but eventually managed to dislodge them, breaking into the village alongside our colleagues to our right and setting off the bell. Again, the times were close, but we were quicker by a few minutes. After this game, I decided to leave as I had things that needed doing. It was a good day's play with well designed and well marshalled games and great play from both sides. Having played for three consecutive weekends, I am not playing for the next two; we have rehearsals next weekend and, the following weekend, are headlining the Sunday night of a small festival in Cardigan, which seems to be beyond where proper roads end. Weapons used: Classic Army HK33 Classic Army HK53 ASG Commander XP18 CO2

Indeed; it does not apply to airsoft toys.

It isn't just you.

I have been here a lot longer than that; my previous account was hacked. I don't really see why people feel the need to mention being vegetarian or vegan or whatever all the time.