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wrapping up my sons gun for Santa I found this in the box. Looks like we are good to go!

Thanks Rogerborg, the spring wasn’t mentioned in the shop but I did see on a review that another spring is included. I’ll check which one is fitted when he gets the gun. madhouse - I’m desperately trying not to get overexcited and spend a fortune. Trouble is everything I want is pretty much doubled as there’s two of us 😂 Thanks to everyone who’s commented on this thread, it’s been a real help 👍

My son and I did the deed today and bought our first guns. My son went for a Specna Arms SA-C19 Core Daniel Defence in Chaos Bronze. I had my heart set on the Specna Arms SA-F02 Flex but after handling my sons choice it didn’t feel right. After trying a few different guns I picked up a G&G Raider mark 1 in long barrel. I know it’s old tech but I understand why they’ve been so popular, it felt really nice and solid. As I was buying two guns, batteries, etc he offered me a discount on the raider and I couldn’t resist… They’ve been wrapped up for Christmas now otherwise I’d post some pictures.

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Look what I found in Sports Direct today. Only £2 so worth a punt….

Thanks guys, really appreciate the input. Sleeping on it last night I think I’m going to just get a gun for my son and up his budget. Looking at the Specna Edge level now with better internals and Mosfet, etc. I’ll buy my own at a later date. At the moment we’ve been using the hire mesh face masks but will invest in our own. PPE is a tough one, everyone I speak to has their own opinions on what works for them. Don’t think I’ve seen two set ups the same, I’m going to get my son a Valken mi-7, not sure about me yet. We do a bit of hiking/fishing, etc, so boots, gloves and clothing we’re pretty much set. I’m using gloves, jacket and knee pads from my MTB riding, saves a few quid 😀

Cheers for the heads up Tackle, I’ll keep a look out for the pedants 🧐. When you’re a noob it easy to press the triggers 😂 Speedbird_666 that’s great information, the Flex is seriously cheap on that site, anyone bought from them before? You’ve got me thinking though, should I up my sons budget and get him something better? I don’t mind waiting for a bit longer to get my gun. What I don’t want to do is spend 100’s on guns now and then want to update in the summer. I know this always happens with a new hobby but if I can limit it now…..

Ohhh, your right. It’s a register. Sorry about that 👍

Today I qualified for a UKARA licence and am going to buy our first guns. I say ‘ours’ as my 12 year old son and myself are taking up this hobby. I’ve been doing my research and think I’ve settled on the Specna Arms Flex series. These seem like good value for money and are very lightweight which I think is good for my son. I have to really think of the budget as I’m buying x2 of everything including face protection, spare mags, etc. Do you think this will be enough of an upgrade from the standard G36 rental guns? Anything else I should be considering? Thanks guys.

Awesome, top answers here! Thanks guys, we’re playing again this weekend and will try some techniques and report back.

My son and I have played a few games now and I have a question on reloading. We are still using the hire guns so only have one magazine. Often mid game we run out and have to reload which involves pouring bb’s from a bag into the mag and always end up spilling them everywhere. there must be a better way. I’ve seen the dispensers but wonder if there’s anything else I’ve missed. thanks

It was Dogtag we went to, literally 5 mins down the road. They only have the G36 guns for hire, size and weight is fine for both of us but accuracy leaves a lot to be desired. 😂 Yes, it was the Kombat style masks. The coverage from the mask I found gave me confidence to push forward. Only thing I didn’t like about the hire masks was the single colour, I think it’s a real giveaway. I’m thinking of buying a couple and spraying them to break up the outline. We’ve had some great chats with people both at Dogtag and Crawley Surplus. As you say people are more than happy to discuss and help out. I was impressed how good people were with my son, really supportive of him when we got separated. I caught him out of the corner of my eye throwing a smoke grenade, I don’t even know where he got if from??

Thank you for the warm welcome guys. We’re good for boots and clothing for now but I think some webbing or tactical vest would be useful for me, my son already has one My poor son caught a BB to the neck on Sunday and it really hurt him. He toughed it out but made us realise the importance of covering bare skin. He did have a scarf but it had slipped down. The face masks we hired were big plastic full face affairs with built in mesh goggles, they were pretty cumbersome but did the job. We might look at buying something similar, as noob’s we’re going to take a lot of hits so protection ranks above looking good… I keep hearing about BB fragments and mesh goggles but as we both wear glasses anyway I’m thinking this is the way to go.

My son (11) and I went to our first skirmish on Sunday. We had a blast and are thinking of taking this up as a hobby. We’ve got lots of questions but will browse the site before asking something that’s probably been asked a million times. We are going to go a few more time to make sure it’s for us before buying kit but any advice on what should be first on the list is welcome! I’ve got camo clothing on order, my son’s already got some. Thanks for reading