ParHunter

Vortex doesn’t have to be that expensive. I’ve got this one for under £200 and I like it. https://www.opticswarehouse.co.uk/vortex-crossfire-ii-1-4x24-sfp-ir-v-brite-rifle-scope

I used Camo tape and rubber bands to attach real vegetation at first. Than added burlap and some artificial leaves. That worked great but I would always have to adjust all the camo so that I could look through my optics because the camo was pushed up when you lay it on the side or simply by holding it. i now got myself a generic M4 gun wrap from Novritsch and it is actually quite good. I’ve added extra rafia. With the sturdy mesh you can easily attach stuff with cable ties. The advantage is you can take it off whenever you want and then put it back on for the next game. The extra camo isn’t moving around anymore sore the optics are not obstructed.

For me that is part of the hobby alongside crafting your sniper hood or whatever you use. While I haven’t touched my Krytac (I am using a rifle wrap for that one) something as ugly as my AAP can only benefit from a custom paint job 🤣(and no it wasn’t a two tone). I’ve pained my holster, coms including cable even my speed loader (as a guinea pig).

When they say ‘no snood’ for AEG, would camouflaged boonies or helmets be ok? One of the first thing we would do (back in the army) when going into the field was to paint our face and convert our helmet into a little bush. So camo was always part of an infantry man. In my time we were mainly trained on trench warfare (cold war, our role was to dig in and try to delay the Soviets until the Americans arrive) so the head sticking out was the main thing you had to hide (and the hole trench). So taking camo away from normal infantry men is wrong IMHO. Full ghillie? Yes that is not for a normal infantry man. But it is difficult on where to draw the line. I am surprised to see coverage from Ukraine. It seems to be far more important to avoid friendly fire (wearing blue or green tape) then to camouflage yourself.

As I am already running around (actually more crawling and less running) like half a bush I thought I might as well try a sniper rifle. I like the idea of a lightweight sniper rifle like the SSG10 A3 (short) or the Silverback TAC41a. I’ve only seen the TAC41a in real so far and while I think it looks ok I wasn’t impressed by the ‘sharpish’ edges of the plastic close to the barrel. I also found the grip to be quite small for my hand. Does anyone know whether you can replace the grip on the TAC41a? The SSG10 would probably need a TDC 2.0 but that isn’t too expensive. Another gun I like the look of is the SSG96 MK2. I prefer the new hop up they are using in that one so might not need any upgrades early on. But the SSG96 is a lot heavier than the SSG10 A3. If you mainly laying prone it won’t matter but because of my screwed up back I can’t lay prone for too long so I would end up having to lift up the gun a lot of the time. What other lightweight good performing options are there that don’t break the bank (the TAC41 is towards the upper end (actually slightly above) of what I want to pay). Has anyone got first hand experience of any of these snipers? Please don’t give me ‘Novritsch sucks, is just a rebranded JG’ or whatever because you have read it somewhere on the internet. If you have first hand experience then please respond but I don’t want this to be a discussion of the Novritsch brand. I know that a Silverback TAC41 L is coming out later this year which might be an option (can you actually screw a cheekmount on the stock?). Does anyone know the release date and price? I was thinking of moving my Vortex 1-4x LPVO to the sniper, It might look a bit ‘small’ on the bigger sniper rifles.

I am currently thinking of getting a sniper and I quite like the style of the Novritsch SSG10 A3 or the Silverback TAC41a. I had a look at the TAC41a at Surplusstore in Crawley but it seems no shop in the South East seem to stock Novritsch. It is mainly PatrolBase, Skirmshop and Land Warrior that stock Novritsch. I wasn’t too impressed by the plastic on the TAC41a. Felt quite sharp at the edges. I am sure the TAC41 is the better gun out of the box but I guess if you put a TDC 2.0 in the SSG10 you could narrow the gap and still save some money compared to the TAC. But I would like to actually have a look at a SSG10 A3 and I don’t fancy an 8 hour round trip to PatrolBase.

Yeah but then that was Spiderman swinging from tree to tree 😅

Nice touch with the tie!

I don’t have a problem with wearing them on my upper arm but that is a bit problematic with the Viper hood. Wearing a high viz arm band on your wrist however signals your position a lot more than having it on your upper arm (due to the way you hold your RIF). IMHO the arm bands should not be to spot a player but to identify one once you have spotted them.

I guess you could say that the arm bands are orange but they are for the Red team. Looks like Driver Wood got brand new arm bands as I can’t remember them that bright. I can understand that just putting one on the front of your plate carrier invites friendly fire but what about front and back? Or I might have to accidentally drop my arm bands in the mud and walk all over it while trying to find it 😅

While playing the red team on Sunday and later seeing a picture of myself I was wondering - are teams that have to wear red armbands in the disadvantage compared to players with green armbands? I’ve got a viper hood and a gun wrap to camouflage myself as much as possible without going full ghillie however that means I have to wear the bands on my arm (full ghillie are allowed to wear it on their ankles). As my viper hood hides the arm bands when I wear them on my upper arm I had to wear them near my wrists. Probably the worst place you can put them. What do you think, are red armbands easier to spot than green ones? Where would you wear the arm bands with a Viper hood? Me with red armbands (need to do something about the black circle poking out but that is the least of my worries with those red armbands) Random player with green armbands

I’ve played Driver Wood today and no marshal was wearing cameras. So might only be used when needed.

My son wanted to play this thing ‘Airsoft’ that I never heard of before. He told me that I have to play 3 times and then gift him a RIF. At first I was against it but he convinced me to try it out. I’ve enjoyed it and we’ve been going every month since. My relationship with my son has improved dramatically. Before we didn’t have much in common and now we talk Airsoft, equipment all the time (much to my wife’s annoyance 😉 So I would try to approach your dad from that angle. As Dan already said there are lots of Dad&Son combos on the field. I thought I would be far too old for this but I’ve seen lots of grey middle aged (and older) men out there.

Driver Woods is where I have played the most so far and I quite rate it. The save zone is very good (they have toilets that aren’t disgusting) and the playing area is good as well. The barrel sock rule was made quite clear I thought. I have never seen fights there but then I’ve only been going since last year. I would think the fight was out of the norm and certainly not common.