TheFull9

Do you actually read the shit you type? 'This bastard dressing up as a nazi.. kill him with toxic gas... Just like the nazis did....' You come across as the sort of person who bangs on about how any proponent of extemisist islamic/'sharia' law should be buried up their neck in sand and stoned to death or have their heads chopped off; utterly moronic. Far from the only person guilty of this BS posting in this thread either.

Oh to actually pick 1 thing and stick to it... Literally just yesterday had to send my ICS Garand back to Pro Airsoft Supplies, so I'll have that money again shortly to put in to another gun. Coincidentally the Krytac LVOA is imminently upon us, costs a very similar amont and I already have a new stock for it on the way. So probably go ahead with that purchase then work on swapping the pistol grip, trigger, trigger guard and mag catch over to replicate the real thing as closely as possible. I've sent my 10.5" KWA LM4 off to a man who's a whizz at GBBr stuff and machine work, so now that the 14.5" gun is finally 100% done (after 3 years) that project can get under way. Lower, outer barrel and bolt carrier are going on crash diets, get the lower engraved, re-thread the upper, get a BAD modified to fit (along with the bolt catch paddle), then have the handguard, upper and lower done in cerakote and the trigger re-worked. Then actually put it all back together with the RS forend, grip and stock and decide on a muzzle device. Oh and it'll need a new optic that can handle the recoil i.e. not an airsoft one. All my 4 of my belt rigs need updating and replacing which is a pain and FirstSpear have announced they're doing stuff in grey now, so I can finally get a grey PC that tick the right boxes without trying to get a custom sew shop to try and actually understand what I want via e-mails. Mostly however I've decided my personal 'project' will be my camo collection in 2016. In the past I've wasted too much buying guns I liked the look of but ended up not being what I wanted at all, but the plan over the next 12 months is to try and get hold of as much in the way of fancy and less-often-seen camo clothing as I can to build on what I have. Already found some decent bits which are on their way including some Russian made SS Partizan in the crye style (production run in Feb), a few bits of long discontinued and rare old crye bits, some US army prototypes and a few other bits. Definitely looking forward to it.

Edit - On second thought, no need to give more attention than already given. Pictures removed. Half-arsed loadout anyway, couldn't even manage to get an MP40 or a K98. Reality is, if dozens of people on here hadn't massively fed the troll, he probably wouldn't have done this. After the thread discussing the subject it was made clear to him he'd get tons of attention if he went ahead with it, lo-and-behold, that's exactly what he did. Plainly obvious. Unless he actually starts saying that all non-whites and jews and and homosexuals etc should be killed, there's no reason to give a f*ck.

I'll message you mate and we can sort it out. Nope, that's what I meant by retail. I barely see any AC stuff still new in the packaging on eBay, not come across any lately, let alone the MC combat trousers in 32R.

Crye ACs (long discontinued) in my size, brand new at retail and for half the price of the G3s.

Well the two sentences weren't really meant to be linked there. Was just talking about semi-only 400+ FPS guns in general.

Only AEG I've heard that you could really use as a G2G DMR out of the box is the Real Sword SVD. I'm not sure how many semi-auto guns actually come stock around the 400-450 FPS mark, certainly not many. The KC-02 is an option if you want something really light and aren't heavy on the trigger.

Common misconception. Woods doesn't necessarily equate to green, especially olive drab (which can be really strong and OTT when it's new). If you're at a site with grass and low level plants everywhere, then yeah, go green. If it's an old woodland however the canopy has killed off all the plants at ground level and you're left with bear earth and leaf litter; all brown. If you're looking for something to blend in at your local, then looking at this album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1092226304145489.1073741940.469241699777289&type=3 I'd say go something more subdued and probably not just flat green. The MTP there is working well overall, but if you don't want that then get something with lots of brown and as little as possible black and really dark OD. Norwegian and Polish woodland are nice, Flecktarn and Vegetato too, maybe PenCott Badlands, Kryptek Mandrake or temperate MARPAT. I'd avoid the majority-green stuff like temperate CADPAT, MC Tropic, Danish M84 and Swedish M90. Obviously if you just like the aesthetics of a certain colour or scheme then go for it, just some ideas.

Ha, nice. I've never owned a VSR but I shot a buddy's many times, mags were always a plain. Might send him that picture actually.

How does it adapt to the variance? All my airsoft ARs vary significantly in the sizing of their buffer tubes; a stock that's tight on a TM will wobble like crazy on an Avalon/VFC. I'm also unsure why you'd need a shim for commercial spec buffer tubes? Mil spec tubes are the thinner ones. And is there a site selling them that ships outside the US? Or do you have to contact HolsterOps directly? Attempting to go through their checkout, they don't allow any country but US to be selected for the address.

You can't guarantee that. RS buffer tubes are consistent in their diameter for the mounting of the base plate, airsoft buffer tubes vary in size wildly between manufacturers.

My parents were similar. I wasn't allowed any sort of toy guns as a kid, not allowed to play FPS games and they hated it when I joined up. Now I play pretty much every FPS game that comes out, own a ton of grown-up toy guns and I spend 8-5 every weekday in an armoury full of 1000+ actual guns. Not sure presenting that as an argument would help you any, but if worst comes to worst it's only a waiting game mate. They can't stop you forever and honestly if you do end up just having to play the long game as it were, you'll be far better informed when it comes to which RIF to actually buy; which is a big step ahead of most, You can't buy your own until you're 18 anyway end of the day, that's just the law and every player has to stick to it, no 2 ways about that part. Actual skirmishing is 0% 'to do with war' anyway, if it was even the tiniest bit similar, people wouldn't do it. You can pick out the supposed most 'hardcore' milsim event in the land and it's still just camping in camo with some bbwrz mixed in occasionally, more expensive gear on display and fireworks going off.

So shooting actual guns, that are potentially actually dangerous, is ok.. just not bb slingers? I've no doubt you've highlighted this point already, but I find that pretty bemusing.

'Heavy looks' are great, until you actually try and run around in them all day or for multiple days. A bit further down the line when you're a bit more in to the gear addiction and have the inevitable itch to buy something in a different camo pattern, look around for some way you can try out something like a Warrior Recon or a JPC.

I don't think there even is a chinese clone of the Osprey in existence; no real demand. IMHO, having worn one along with many better modern plate carriers, it's an awful, awful load carrying option for airsoft unless you're doing a Brit mil impression, but each to their own.

Pro Airsoft Supplies (for example) will change the spring to give a sub-350 muzzle energy at the point of sale if the gun is shooting hot; not a problem. Any other decent retailer should do just the same, I only mention PAS as they've done just that for me with a recent purchase so I can confirm it for a fact. Even if they didn't, changing the Scorpion spring is insanely easy, literally no experience or special skills required.

And as you'll note from the above, when I perceive that people are doing that to me I often do let it go because I realise they probably aren't meaning to. I don't claim to be perfect and I'm sure you're the same. I don't feel a need, but I appreciate the offer.

I'd start looking outside Wolf for starters (if you haven't already). Look at the stuff Land Warrior, Airsoft Zone and Pro Airsoft Supplies have in. The MP5 and P90 you've picked out are, it must be said, seriously dated guns. Well over a decade old designs, maybe pushing towards 20 years in some cases. If you want short, light and ideal for CQB start looking at the ASG Scorpion EVO. The old style basic TM AEGs are still decent and skirmishable for sure, but in terms of external resilience and internal quality and technology the Scorpion is miiiiiles ahead.

Ok, that's an understandable interpretation, clearly I could've taken some more time writing in a clearer version of what I was saying. I don't particularly need or indeed welcome the assessment of my personality if truth be told, to me personally that comes across as condescending in the extreme on a very personal level going far beyond anything airsoft related, but I'm fairly sure that's not your intention so hey, I'm a' keep on strollin'. I very much agree in the vast majority of situations, where practicable I'd rather speak to people on the phone than in any written format. Sadly the world is full of people who aren't able to think about how the things they say will come across even when actually speaking, but everything written down certainly takes on a negative intonation that it wouldn't do if spoken, 100-fold so when between strangers; takes a close relationship to take the piss in a text or facebok message. lol, cheers, but I wouldn't claim that spunking a ton of money of gear necessarily makes me know what I'm talking about. I have a reasonable idea about some stuff, but that's come from spending innumerable hours looking at reviews and articles produced by those far more experienced and knowledgeable than myself combined with simply experimenting and trialling things 'in the field' (airsoft and occasionally in a work context). There's loads of cool guy operators in airsoft who spend tens of thousands on nothing but Crye, but it doesn't necessarily mean they know anything about what actually constitutes good, effective/efficient gear; of course taking in to account there are exceptions in all instances. I've nothing against those people, it's their disposable income and they are more than welcome to do whatever they so please with it. But when some footballer buys a crazy Hyper performance sports car, it doesn't make him an awesome designer of motor vehicles. Spoken like a true intelligent individual. Your referring to other people as genitalia is the sort of entirely immature thing that makes debates get 'out of hand' in the first place. You're in no position to throw out memes as if to somehow imply it's what everyone else did that was a problem. If you don't want things to 'escalate', check before you assume, establish what's actually going on and don't use childish insults in the first place.

You are definitely right, very few people actually do their research. However your original post in the thread rather comes across as being written by someone who's maybe not done their research to my mind personally, given how brief and in some parts, mis-informed, it is. Which is why I pointed out the disagreements I had with some of the things you said. I've given advice, info, direct links and buying guidance to more new players than I could possibly count over the years on both this forum, multiple other forums, various social media and in person. Believe me I'm very much interested in ensuring that new guys coming in to airsoft spend their money well. However, to write any sort of all-encompassing 'guide' to explain every single choice regarding tactical kit or apparel as a resource for new players based on everything I've bought in the last decade+ would take far more time than I could ever devote to such an epic task. To truly do that sort of thing justice and do it properly would be an enormous under-taking and that's before even taking to account the fact that brands have peaks and troughs in quality of manufacture, not to mention quality differences from batch to batch or even item to item; so it's simply not possible to generally 'sum up' a given brand and all their offerings in a concise manner. For brand new players coming in to airsoft in the UK, the advice I've given time and again has remained really quite simple over the years, so this would be my best concise guide to brands that have always been good and will work. 1. Eye pro, hit up sales from the quality gear stores or look for military issue stuff on eBay that's still new. If it's something like ESS, Smith Optics, Oakley or Revision it'll be easily and cheaply available with some searching and guaranteed to stop actual frag and 12 bore birdshot if not buckshot, so a BB will be just fine. 2. Go to Flecktarn.co.uk to get some BULLE load bearing kit or UKTactical for some Warrior stuff if budget permits. Both have an incredibly consistent reputation for quality while maintaining very low prices and compared to the other budget brands like Condor, Flyye, Viper and Highlander etc (all of which I'm constantly hearing about or seeing fail in some way or another) every single piece I've seen from BULLE/WAS has been extremely bloody good; quality above the asking prices. Of course checking ebay and the regular sales at the gear shops is a great way to bag some stuff by top end manufacturers for frequently less money than airsoft stores ask for Viper/Mil-Tec knock-offs. Exactly which type of rig and/or pouches to buy is of course dependant on budget, the number and type of mags they have, type of games they'll be playing and aesthetic preferences. 3. Clothing; if the player wants more than their 'old clothes' or hiking kit, old standard issue CS95 is better on the quality front than the current PCS (MTP) overall and there's still tons of it floating around surplus. Even well used 'grade 2' stuff will last many, many airsoft games and even the lesser used stuff can be picked up for less money than some of the branded crap while being much better stitched together. Budget boots I really don't know about so I'll not comment on as the brands change pretty frequently and they're not needed for CQB games anyway; and since this is a gear thread I'll leave guns out, but the good choices in terms of RIFs for the new player have been more than well covered on this very forum numerous times. You're welcome to your opinion based on your personal interpretation of how you think I'm 'speaking' as it were. Of course when you choose to resort to the personal insults as well which I think says more about you than it does me, but hey I'm welcome to my opinion too as it happens. None of it means my intentions aren't also honest. If you like the SERPAs that's fine, they're alright for airsoft, as long as you keep them clean. 'Great' is comparative and compared to other brands they have some serious downfalls which are well publicised if you'd like to do some research, but Blackhawk as a brand is not, overall, anything like 'top end' these days. Again it's always comparative, but the original statement was 'favoured by military operators' and that is simply incorrect and demonstrably so. You do not see military 'operators' (taken to mean SF colloquially) wearing blackhawk anymore, you simply don't. Crye, LBT, BFG, Salomon, Ops-Core, FirstSpear, C2R, Safariland and Eagle (to name a few); yes, but Blackhawk is most definitely conspicuous by its' absence from the loadouts of guys who demand top quality gear and that was the entire basis for my retort about them. They were great back in the day, not anymore and you often can't tell when the product you purchase has been manufactured. The knock-off 600D cordura point doesn't really follow, because it's not actually cordura in the first place, it's just some cheap crappy fabric that's been mis-labeled. Genuine DuPont 600D (not that anyone really makes anything in 600D amongst the truly quality brands) would be fully up to real combat and more than up to the job of airsoft. If it's not real cordura though and it's just being called that by an unscrupulous company, then that's an entirely different matter and players need to look for specific reviews on the exact products that claim to be using said material in order to ascertain whether it'll fall apart on them after half a skirmish. 'ACM' is far too broad a term as I mentioned, you'll find so-called ACM products on the market which use good materials and some under the same name which don't, hence only differentiating by brand name rather than specific product would be very counter-productive decision for new players.

Hardly a shitstorm mate, you made some vague and baseless assumptions that are factually incorrect and you've been called out on on it. 'Trying to do something useful' isn't actually useful if the info you're posting is duff, it's indeed quite the opposite, because new players learn the wrong thing. There is NO shortage of gear reviews available to absolutely everybody with an internet connection that go in to great depth on specific products from any company a player might choose to buy from, your writing of half a sentence that generalises (incorrectly) about a certain brand is not some miraculous gold mine of super useful new-player advice. If you want to write short summaries about certain brands then hey there's no forum rule against it, it's not any real benefit given the wealth of reviews already out there but if you really wanna do it then crack on; however when the stuff you say is wrong then it's a different matter and if you publish things publicly online you need to be prepared that not everybody is going to shower you with compliments. Also if you come in somewhere with 'none at the moment' next to your loadout description, do you expect everyone to dig around and find out your entire personal history in order to 100% clarify the 'at the moment' part? The fact you need to resort to make it personal and being sarcastically attempting to degrade my character because you can't justify your claims says it all. You, along with most airsofters realistically, also need to understand the difference between 'all the gear I've owned from X brand' and 'all gear from X brand', because that difference between the two is substantial to say the least.

Blackhawk? You come straight from 2005? Their stuff hasn't been any good for a long time now. When their stuff was made in the US it garnered a very good rep for some time, but they switched to cheap far east labour a long while back, the quality dropped and it stopped being at all popular. You'll barely see any of it in use by western SF or any military people in general these days; all the gear stores in the US have random assortments of Blackhawk crap left over in their sales/clearance/bargain bucket sections. You say you have no RIFs and no loadout of gear, but you reckon you're qualified to make huge sweeping generalisations about every single product from a given brand? I'm not having a go, but I think you're being a bit too keen there. 'ACM' isn't even a brand, it's a term applied to literally thousands of different products that come from a number of different chinese factories and can vary in material/construction quality enormously. Also if you think a lower denier cordura is 'worse', you need to do a bit more reading tbh; Crye, FirstSpear, Blue Force Gear, Mayflower etc etc all use substantial amounts 500D and their gear is literally the best on the planet, in fact almost all the top level manufacturers use 500, or indeed even lighter materials in some cases for specific applications. 1000D is unnecessarily bulky and heavy when 'operators' need to maximise mobility.

If not the whole gun I've definitely seen kits, they do exist in airsoft.

A hi-cap that can fire all its' shots once wound would make for the least amount of reloads; discounting a box mag which would add a fair bit of weight. Not sure if you can can flash-mags for the MP5 but from what I've read those can fire all their contents once wound.

I think trying to hold even a plastic SMG up with one arm all day could get pretty painful and awkward come the afternoon, though obviously we don't know how strong the 1 fully able arm is. Also all the 1-arm reloading techniques I've seen with firearms require the disposal of the empty mag; the implication being you're shot in the other arm and retaining empties is the last thing on your mind whereas airsoft is obviously a very different situation. Whatever the weapon type, being able to release the mag with the fire control hand would be highly desirable which would preclude most AKs and G36s but a really compact AR or MP5 could be viable, though a pistol is probably the best bet overall and in a really tight CQB game I find a pistol to be the most practical option overall anyway. Most people mount dump pouches to the front of their belt, but if a the lady in question could put a dump pouch on the front of a belt directly below the weapon hand she could drop empties straight in to it. Then with a pistol, re-holster, insert mag, draw, release slide and go. With an AEG, hang from sling or catch with knees, insert fresh mag and go.