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Kinda key point I've not seen mentioned; a strobe's of little effectiveness and personally I found that they're somewhat distracting to the user too. Certainly don't aid aiming that much compared to a normal light. The people who really know what they're doing and have access to all the kit they could ever desire don't use them, better off to just learn how to actually setup a weapon mounted light so it's accessible and practical, then learn how to actually use that light the right way. Oh and make sure it's protected from hits and you actually have good batteries. Oh and spare batteries. And.... A light with plenty of umph does the job of essentially hiding your exact position to the person you're lighting up if they're much at all adjusted to the dark, despite what the urban myths say.

I'm pretty sure I've seen this originally posted on Instagram and this is very, very much an Instagram loadout. This is in fact the pinnacle of tacticool IG cosplay. Could you play a skirmish in it? Yeah of course, the reality will just be quite shitty in use compared to a well done loadout. First off, day NODs (probably dummies). An extraneous amount of bullshit strapped around legs that will make running 5x harder than needed, not to even mention the fact the holster's round their knee. Pretty sure the left leg bag is something from WW2. Half ghillie that clashes hugely with the zero effort put in to camouflaging the rest of the stuff he's got on. Gun setup is pure butt-produce and all based around social media posing not any sort of real life experience. PC with ghillie doesn't make a lot of sense. Overall attempts to mix the cool stuff from both real-world recce and CQB gear and will be ineffective at both. If any given person is more in to the dress up than anything else that's 100% fine but they should never be under any illusion that it'll be practical in the woods. This kit looks like it's from a video game and the tac gear in video games is almost always horribly done in every respect other than looking super cool to 15 year olds who don't know anything about real gear.

eBay UK for cheap surplus MTP and DPM Flecktarn.co.uk for budget-to-mid range stuff that hits a nice value point Hueys.co.uk Tactical-kit.co.uk for more gucci stuff UKtactical.com is a steady bet British Tactical is great but takes a smidge more knowledge to understand and C2R fast are about to launch their site if you're feeling rich and want what the SAS use these days. The majority of the rest of the tactical gear available in the UK is clones imported from China and some is good for airsoft and some is hot garbage, you roll the dice.

Safe bet? Yes, almost universally in terms of (at least) decent performance and great reliability. I also mostly collect/build and very occasionally play and I've got TMs that have sat doing nothing for a decade, I pull them out and they work more than well enough to be competitive on the field, I have no stresses or worries about them. For me that's what matters. 'Best'? I actually genuinely would be a millionaire if I had £1 for every time I'd read that in relation to airsoft but with no further explanation.

Got me scouring the SCG site. Guessing you have the autumn variant of this? http://sc-ghillie.pl/index.php?action=view&pid=65

Some AR builds I've finished in the last year or so. If I went by my usual social media schedule I'd end up not posting them for a couple of years which feels a waste so just overviews for now and I'll post more later. Krytac LVOA-S KWA LM4c TM SOCOM

Had to delve the mind palace for this one. https://www.britishtactical.com/hl-6-pals-wide-loop-panel/ https://www.britishtactical.com/hl-adaptable-modular-system-parts/ - select "2 x QASM" There's a plethora of this type of stuff in the states from a dozen brands but I don't know any other company making it in the UK. I'll say that the DCS much be about a decade old (maybe more?) by now and if you like yours you'll really love PCs like the JPC2 or Spiritus 119, but don't step down in quality from the DCS to a chinese clone either. Once you've added the placard functionality if you don't want to change platform look at some of the quick release cummerbunds out there down the line maybe, you'll have a great setup to gradually build there. Do at least check out Tasmanian Tiger, Direct Action and Combat Systems in Europe though for PCs. Very nice super modern options for a lot less than the premium kit from the US.

This is something I've wondered about since personally I don't like the look and general function of the TM adapter but I love tri-lug mounting for silencers (not knocking anyone using the TM piece just not my baG). I think it's probably a safe bet that at least a couple of companies will be coming out with cans specifically for this release and potentially threaded tri-lug muzzle devices that can be applied to other guns to then use said cans.

I've got one of these on order from WGC so that's handy to know in advance.

Why that exists I don't know. Some things science can't explain.

As George say, I wouldn't say it looks like anything from Modlite. There are many replicas of the 720 around e.g. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001498949156.html Which ones are actually any good I have zero idea. Less than zero. You'd probably have to find a facebook group of people doing loadouts based on very niche replications of certain US military folks from specific time periods.

Sorreh aboot the the fire eh

Does just look like coincidence to me. 99% of airsofters have no interest in RIFs replicating firearm features that are designed to comply with specific US firearms laws, especially when it comes to the 1994 'AWB'. Brace replicas are floating around out there but they're actually relevant now and very very prevalent on the GunTube channels a lot of players probably watch.

Don't point your gun where it shouldn't be pointed and you'll almost certainly always be just fine. Applies to TM G19 Gen4s, and literally every other RIF.

8 single speed pouches is an odd setup. I'd advocate buying 2 or 3 good quality pouches with fast access, then mount them in the easiest to reach places on your kit and stock them up from any simpler/slower/flapped/shingle pouches you have when time permits. Magazine/ammunition management is an important skill for real guys doing real shit and this is how they do things and you're not going to be in that intense of a fight in airsoft you don't have time to shuffle a couple of mags around. I've done this for all my loadouts for pushing a decade, works great, reloads are always on point. Fuck Nuprol in general irrespective of whether any given product happens to be a rare example of something in their product line that's not turd.

It's a good question I pondered myself for years, because all you had on the market for a long time was 'standard' TM, WE and KWA etc costing in the 100-150 region, or super custom limited batches of steel guns costing more like a grand and usually aren't much use. More display pieces than anything. The main way to get a more realistic and higher quality (but still useful) Glock for example has been generally to take a TM base and add many and various upgrades yourself both inside and out. I'm no expert in that field though as you hear many, many a tale of woe from people attempting to go down such a path. The best candidate in this arena right now is the GHK Glock 17. Costs about as much as a real G17 in the US but I don't know of any other GBB pistol in the ~500 area you can take out of the box and comes as close to the real thing. May be some others I'm not aware of but the GHK is the only option I know of right now and it seems very compelling from the reviews I've seen. I think if you're a VT AR fan it's the kind of sidearm you'd probably like.

Good face pro is the only thing entirely necessary to get involved in an airsoft game. Well done on looking past the pile of shiny bullshit all stores constantly push on the player base and focusing on what matters (by far) the most. If you maintain the same mindset as you continue on in the hobby you'll find you spend almost no down time in the safe zone or not going to games you wanted to attend because your guns and/or gear have failed you; a problem endemic to all sorts of players both new and seasoned on many occasions.

Time to make friends with a German, or maybe one of these https://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/lct-lc035-g3-metal-retractable-sliding-stock

Yep.. k.

Greater magazine capacity, an extra point of contact and massively improved ergonomic control of the muzzle end of the weapon adds up to a lower probability of hits on target? Weird maths tbh. Standard pistols are excellent for super small CQB sites, but as soon as you extend the range much at all my personal experience would say to me that those features will all pay big dividends. An actual AEG like an MP5k (especially the PDW) does make more sense as soon as the games go beyond a certain (fairly short) time frame, but the weight difference between an airsoft pistol and one in a carbine kit is pretty damn negligible to say the least. I found it had minimal impact if any on how quick I could run about when I owned one.

2nd google result, or is this not the right type? https://www.zib-militaria.de/G3-collapsible-stock-HK

There is a slim chance it'll be a weird thing like the G&G AK handguard battery, but Sig Air hasn't done anything like that so far afaik.

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.