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Spiritus sent over some new stuff. Their sling isn't my favourite one but if you want a 2-point it is very good no doubt. The new JSTA is interesting and makes a lot of sense for real dude-bros but I put it on my belt in place of my usual mag pouches and I'm not sure if I'll stick with it yet; the bit at the back for inserts is great for a rifle and pistol mag for quick reloads, but there's nothing else I really need to put in the rest of the pouch space. Might have to do some thinking and maybe move it around.

I don't think there is an electric M4 with a straight up vertical pistol grip, closest you'll get is either fitting a BCM grip replica or getting one of the VFC licensed BCM AEGs. Some of the new ARES X-class are pretty vertical but.. ARES. The other way is to move the pistol grip further from you in the form of absolutely any bullpup or extending your AR stock. Can always put the stock over your shoulder for those close encounters, perfectly legitimate technique even with real guns with real recoil. Between the most vertical grip angle you can get away with in a V2 GB and a longer stock you'd probably feel more comfortable, can always go with a real short barrel too since those make very little difference with bbs. VFC MP7 is a good mention and ticks the boxes but they're not super well designed inside from what I've seen. It's a super tricky set of boxes to actually tick in a full blooded AEG, hopefully someone else can think up something.

Long as your PC has loop velcro on the belly area and a pair of 1" female buckles (or slots/loops to attach buckles) you'll be alright it's an industry standard. Some other brands use G-Hooks but you're unlikely to make that mistake; only tricky one I know of is LBX because they use 3/4" buckles for some stupid reason instead of 1" like everybody else, so an easy mistake to make.

The phrase 'reports of my demise have been exaggerated' springs to mind. Not throwing any accusations by any stretch and if I'm wrong I'm wrong, but in my opinion based on being an airsoft nerd for a long time I think we'd see a lot of viral raging and fearmongering all over the internet if these issues were really prevalent.

As a base layer if that's what you have then yeah I'd say so. There's a reason shirts for people to play sports in are made from the fabrics that they are.

Issue CS95 smocks (presume that's what you mean) will stave off but the lightest of showers, they just get soaked in short order and being bulky things made of thick fabric they soak up a lot of water; take about a day to dry once hung up in a warm house. Cotton is not wicking, it is the opposite, it holds water for a comparatively very long time and is especially cold when wet compared to wool or synthetics. Being soaked is fine if it's warm enough and/or you run around enough. Being soaked through will ruin you in cool enough weather if you're not pretty consistently on the move. This is all real real basic stuff. Personally I really like the current issue polyester tshirts they dry lightning fast. Issue goretex can usually be had really cheaply and at a tiny fraction of the price of any commercial goretex jacket. But obviously anything waterproof like a poncho will be a lot better than any issued uniforms in standard fabrics.

New TM. Eventually I'll sort some type of gucci US civvie build, for now I've got an HK F stock on the way and will probably get a real standard plastic handguard too for this original look. Wanted the SF 628 but oh lord no not for that much; may just get a GBB lighted forend. For now, just that HK aesthetic.

Never thought I'd have to setup an email alert and jump right on it like some Supreme hypebeast shit for an airsoft product.

I'd imagine any half decent brand of 556 mag will be alright, but I'll let any G&G SA80 owners chime in. I like MAG, TM, G&P and PTS for magazines. Nuprol is a garbage rebrand outfit where everything is of unknown origin and it's all cheap - roll the dice every time. Just a heads up.

If you're only going to have 1 belt and if there will be times where your upper garment covers your waist area and you can't tuck in then obviously you can't use your belt loops, which is why a chest rig or a webbing type setup is good as you throw them on top of anything. Whether a simple military type of thick belt will bounce around on you without using belt loops will depend on the belt type, how much weight you put on it and where precisely you wear it. The materials of the belt and your clothing and your body shape will all dictate the amount of friction and hence the potential movement of a belt that's not anchored in place and nobody here can predict the end result given all the different factors. The MLE really is right around the lowest end of the budget spectrum in terms of what's actually good, especially since you'll need a modular rig to mount a holster and pistol mag pouches; common old school mil surplus is pretty much all setup for rifles because wars aren't fought with handguns. Surplus UK issued MTP pouches are cheap and you can just add some over time, get 1 or 2 a month type thing. The next cheapest thing down is to get just a surplus issue PLCE belt, they're mega cheap, tough as old boots and you can bodge together a rig and then tighten the whole thing around your waist (your actual waist narrow point not your hips) and it'll wobble a little bit for sure but will work. Securely retaining your pistol and mags will largely come down to using a decent holster and pouches more than the belt.

What's happening with the backward Arisaka type scout mount in the middle?

Don't spend as much as you want to spend, spend as much as we tell you to spend.

According to my inbox I snagged a few as I'm able to use my phone in work, feeling like I might've gotten pretty lucky there. Only signed up for the email alerts from them by pure chance 2 days ago after I trawled google for stock, but finding none I signed up for all 3 alerts I could find from reputable retailers instead. That said, I've played with the gun a fair bit in order to build a little muscle memory having not owned an MP5 before and either my mag catch sits a little deeper in the housing than it's meant to or the design isn't ideal. After a few dozen reloads seating the mag got harder and harder to a point it was pretty unreasonable. There's a lot of paint missing inside the housing now on my gun and a small chunk of plastic taken out of the top of the mag where it pushes on the catch. I think the catch just has a lot more spring tension on it compared to any AR or AK I've ever handled, real or airsoft.

I'm assuming I can't cut off the MR30 in the gun and get a regular deans in there instead given the 3 wires/crimped connections? No idea tbh, never seen this connector before. I just got to the point a few months ago where every single other gun and battery I have is all on deans, only took over a decade.

Purely imho - the Colt style looks entirely like something that'd be made up for a Japanese cartoon where the animators have fused something super modern with something super old for a unique look, not a fan personally and I wouldn't say it fits the notion of futuristic pistol concept but an interesting aesthetic. The lower shares some stuff in common with the Laugo Alien which is where I think pistols will go in future, so it makes a lot more sense to me in the context. I'd prefer to see something different to what Wilson Combat does in terms of the grip and front strap texturing but that stuff is effective and doesn't exist yet in airsoft in fairness.

Certainly not something I relish in saying, but not unexpected by any means unfortunately. Be interesting to see any further feedback/pictures/video that come out of this. It's a shame that large events basically can't seem to be done in the UK. I'm sure there's the odd exception to the rule but anything I've ever heard of that's had more than around 100-150 or so has been pretty universally panned to the point I do not feel like even the safety would be to an acceptable standard attending any of them, let alone getting an actually fun game.

Became an owner 2 days ago, just need to sub to this thread. Is the facebook group in the OP secret?

Blows my mind tbh. If I issued that out the hatch people would not know (excluding the whole NSPs thing).

The good old screen-accurate EoTech.

They come with those scopes? I've looked around at replicas before for a similar-ish use/build and there's a couple out there but very little info.

The only thing I don't like about this release is I'm now worried they'll update the recoil line of ARs and the ones I already own will suddenly feel quite obsolete lol. I am stoked to get my MP5 next week though, I think this is TM's best release in a long time and I like a lot of what they do. My personal preference isn't the SD aesthetic but I'm sure a lot of people out there will want to know what brand SD handguard and suppressor you have on there so they can make their own.

Definitely made a top camo choice for your site there mate, certainly in this season. I like to see it, nice one.

I may not like it but no arguing with the design or the practicality of the end outcome. Eliminating the outer barrel entirely was definitely a smart move in the context.

Just some general tips for anyone with the same issues that I've gone with over the years (because I get exactly what you mean): -If going for a cap, get one that's mostly mesh (Anything that looks like the Arc'teryx BAC). -Look for an ear pro headband with spacer mesh (A&A Tac make some, again just an example for visual reference). -Also for ear pro, Noisefighters heatsyncs (don't know any equivalent product unfortunately). -Fan goggles help just that teeny tiny little bit or mesh eye pro if that's your preference. -The more of the lower face pro is metal mesh then, obviously, the better. I know balaclavas are even more the rage right now than ever before but they retain a lot of heat and sweat. Pretty sure a few people here have done DIY airflow for helmets.

I spend all my working days with L85s and 22s in front of me and it took a few minutes of looking at certain details to convince myself the gun wasn't real.