ParHunter

How would you actually confirm that the UKARA number they give you is valid and not just a random number? Is there some information encoded in it? Does it have a given structure (like a VIN). Does it have a checksum or something?

It finally arrived from China and I’ve setup a makeshift shooting range in the attic. I’ve used a Gusto box for the target with a small window in the hope that it would catch the bbs but you would need something a lot deeper than that. The BBs were bouncing back everywhere. The actual device looks solid. The front seems metal or a very sturdy plastic. The app is a bit limited. It basically just offers two modes - sequential and random. With sequential all targets pop up at once and they stay down until you have hit all or you have random mode where the targets pop up randomly (but not with a random delay). The added light is nice. We’ve switched off the lights and did some shooting. I think the app is letting the target down a bit. It should have random start delays with a beep when it starts and it should have an optional random delay with bringing up the targets (in random mode). I’ve added a close up of the target after about 50-70 hits. You can see some small dents but I recon the target will last a while. You can by replacement targets for it or you could make them yourself. They just screw into the hinge. I guess you could make the target smaller if you want. The target taught me a few things so far I am rubbish at shooting pistols (only tried with pistols so far) Fiber optic iron sights don’t do anything when it is really dark (time to buy a red dot for my aap 😉 The target needs to be recessed a lot further to catch more BBs. One target is not enough, you will need at least 3 to make it more fun (in random mode) BBs don’t survive hitting metal things, I’ve had a lot of shattered BBs lying around. Always wear Eyepro! They will come back to you but not with force.

Interesting, Specna Arms is coming out with a Bluetooth target which looks like a re-branded WoSporT target. The screenshot is from a video from IWA 2024 of new Specna Arms Products https://specnaarms.com/accessories/ The app is not yet on the App Store so I can’t tell whether it is the same app just rebranded but it is a good sign that the WoSporT won’t be obsolete soon. It is selling on GunFire for €75 (too expensive IMHO)

Have a joint account and then each one has their own account as well. My wife doesn’t ask what I’ve spent on Golf or Airsoft and I don’t ask how much the latest handbag was. Otherwise I would have been in deep trouble last year 😆

I could have written that! My son was two years older but he as well came from Nerf guns and found Airsoft videos on YouTube. I was surprised by how much I liked it. It reminded me of the fun part of my army days without the cluster f&@k from who ever could shout the loudest and had more stripes than you. Playing Airsoft with my son has improved our relationship immensely. Before that we didn’t really have any thing to talk about. I tried to get him into Golf (my other expensive hobby) but he didn’t like it. So he got me into his hobby instead. My wife doesn’t know who is more nuts about Airsoft now, my son or myself. I do more research while he does more larping. Last month my son managed to recruit 6 other boy soldiers from his year group. Let’s see how many will join us for the next skirmish.

Where did you see one for £30. Mine got to £46 incl VAT in the end

That would certainly be in the spirit of the Olympic Games 😉 But it would also be a block buster on TV. Just imagine the USA playing Russia!

I’ve heard read that so often on social media now that it must be true …. While that might have been how they started I think they now improving on existing ideas. They haven’t come out with some groundbreaking new stuff but I think they are doing incremental improvements. I don’t have much from Novritch but the stuff I have is well thought through (e.g. dump pouch or magazine pouches) or of good quality (I’ve mainly got Camo stuff from them, e.g. rifle wrap, leaves, raffia and burlap). I’ve got one of the WoSporT Target on order from AliExpress and will report back. If I like it I will order a couple more initially so that random mode makes sense. Overall you can have 32 targets

Hi, I am thinking of setting up a small Airsoft shooting range in the loft and was looking for bluetooth targets that can give you timing and pop up randomly. I can see that there are basically 2 options, the Eshooter Serenity 2 (£59 on PatrolBase) or the WoSporT Target (you can get it from around £45 from AliExpress - a few sites are selling it in the UK but only in a set with 3 targets + tracer + control unit for about £190). Both have phone apps to control them. Given that the WoSporT is £15 cheaper than the Serenity 2 I am tempting to go with that one (you can have up to 32 targets but I am only aiming for 3 at the moment). Has anyone used one of these? Can you have random start times? Btw. There is now a Novritch bluetooth target as well but that can only give you timing, it doesn’t pop up randomly and costs in the same range as the serenity one.

I guess fixed vs foldable stock? The full size one will probably be a bit heavier Actually just checked. The full version is 4.7Kg while the para is 4.9??? But the full one is quite long at 107cm while the para is between 79 and 92 cm

This user big brother seems dodgy. 4 posts since 2019 and all promoting this website

Where did you get your’s from? I might order a couple more if I like them during play. I did some feed testing today by doing full auto into a Gusto box (filled with Hello Fresh insulation material) and they worked flawless.

To all that bought bipods, are you still using them after a couple of games or have they been retired? I’ve got Krytac Trident SPR with an LPVO , a suppressor and low profile mags, so from the looks a bipod would go with this RIF but I am not sure whether it will be a good addition or just a useless weight addition (to an already heavy gun). I do like going prone but I would say that is only about 30% of the time (and less if it is wet and muddy), Back in the days when going prone I never used to hold the gun (a real G3) up with my left arm but we would rest the gun on something and then provide support with both elbows on the ground and the left hand pushing the stock into the shoulder (the G3 had a real kick). I know you don’t need to do that with airsoft guns but your left arm doesn’t get tired holding up the gun.

I just saw these stats for rain over the last few years (for Surrey) 2019 – 780mm 2020 – 887mm 2021 – 982mm 2022 – 1156mm 2023 – 1642mm Yeah, definitely no climate change going on here …

Airsoft UK != UK airsoft - official But what makes that one official 😉 Btw != means not equals

I’ve found these ARES ones https://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/ares-honey-badger-120-round-magazine-tan and they were actually in stock (only 1 left now). Advantage is that they are half price compared to the EPM-1 S. Regarding Negative Airsoft, he explained it to me why the mag can cause problems and I have heard from others as well that the high spring preassure can cause feeding issues. But apparently this is only true for the full size EMP-1 with 240 BBs. The S version only has 120 and a spring that is not as strong. But given what Negative Airsoft has done with my Krytac I tend to give him the benefit of doubt.

I played at DogTag down in West Sussex on Saturday. My son conscripted 5 of his friends to join us and at the end of the game they were already checking out deals for IFs (talking about growing the game). The turnout was better than expected with mainly rentals and a few experienced players. I felt like I was cheating. In one game I didn’t have to move at all as my pickings were so plentiful. I was sitting in a bush with a sniper hood and a camouflaged tuned Krytac overlooking a little valley to a place the other team had to come through to reach the objective. They looked in my direction and couldn’t understand where the BBs were coming from. I was out of reach of their rental guns so yes it really felt like cheating. I prefer a mix with more experienced players but hey it was fun!

Hi, When I go prone with my Krytac the magazines are a bit too high and the gun basically rests on the mags. Do you have any recommendations for low profile M4 mags? I’ve seen the EPM-1 S but Negative Airsoft doesn’t rate them because of their strong spring (he recommends the EPM but there is no low profile version of it).

Hi While gearing up for a Skirmish at DogTag today I filled up one of my AAP magazines and it hissed back quite angrily at me. After that i could hear a constant low level air leak from the bottom. Can you repair these mags or are they gone?

Love the green Barett. As an ex PzGren (mechanised infantry) we used to wear green Baretts and we were immensely proud of it (even though we were anything but an elite unit)

And I would like to (not wanna) know WTH QCB is 😉

I fully agree with this. I always hated my heavy steel helmet I had in the army so I never got a helmet for airsoft but rather use a boonie. To give a little protection against bumps or bbs I use a bump cap https://amzn.eu/d/cCGtLkP My son uses an FMA Team Wendy helmet which you can get cheapish from AliExpress. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002651631133.html They have a better suspension than normal fast helmets (but you can retrofit other helmets with that suspension - again cheap on AliExpress) The only disadvantage is that they use a different rail than other FAST helmets

And that is where the momentum comes in 😉 But you are right that the drag increases exponential. Every EV owner will be able to attest that you get a lot more miles out of your battery at 60mph than at 80 (completely theoretical speed of course 😉

It’s called the momentum of mass. It is calculated as p = m*v (m is the mass and v the velocity). A 0.2 Gramm BB shot at 1 J will travel at about 100m/s. A 0.3gramm BB will travel at about 85m/s. 0.2 BB -> 0.2g*100m/s = 20 m*g/s 0.3 BB -> 0.3g*85m/s = 25.5 m*g/s

I’ve got the Vortex Crossfire II LPVO and I can really recommend it. Not the red dot you are after but you can use it as one with the 1 times magnification.