TheFull9

With that budget, definitely go Warrior over Bulldog. No question. Their new Recon PC has a lot of features that set it apart even from many of the much more expensive brands IMO.

Gotcha. I've been using the TM loaders myself for ages now, I always fill my mags but I find it handy to count in 4s just to get an idea when the mag will be reaching capacity so as not to over-stress anything. WGC used to be really slow on dispatching, but they're decent now. You can pick between EMS, which is just the normal post in Hong Kong that all the stores there use, or one of the international courier services of your choice (think UPS was the main one they offer AFAIK), but you'll see all the options if you go to the checkout.

You'll have to explain that last part? WGC shop have all the different HexMags. I, of course, wouldn't tell you to do anything illegal, but they have certain options while going through checkout related to the import VAT which mean you can get stuff from there pretty cheaply, quite probably cheaper than buying them here and there's the option to pickup other stuff that UK stores don't have while you're at it.

Had a set of those a while back. Cheapest feeling, worst feeding mags I've ever had, binned the lot after 1 game as most of them just simply didn't feed BBs in to my guns. Not worth the money.

Loooong ago, back in the dark times when there was barely any selection on the market, there were a lot of TM 68rnd lo-caps at most stores. Never seen an exactly 60rnd mag though, best to just get some normal 100-140 midcaps and have a quick count of how many BBs your loader dispenses per push.

For a minute I was thinking "who's going to buy a replica where they've moulded the blade upside-down?" but no, the russians just made them to be the opposite way to the L85 and M16 bayonets I usually see. Does make sense though when you look at the relation between the main cutting edge and the largest part of the hilt. Learnt something new today.

What part of "I don't wanna kick off some argument" made you thought I was interested in that? I'm sure you're the same as me and everyone else on here, nobody needs to spend their time having slanging matches on forums, that's why I asked what your intention was rather than getting offended and then replying. I think you might want to perhaps consider bearing in mind that there is literally no way for me to somehow telepathically sense your sarcasm or comedic tone of voice on a forum post, I don't know you or anything about your character. Expecting total strangers to 'lighten up' and just automatically get your intention through text is a little unreasonable.

Are you actually addressing that at me or am I reading it the wrong way? It comes across like you are, but I don't wanna kick off some argument if you're not actually talking about me. And if you were taking the other stuff personally because I repeated what other married men have said to me, don't. I wasn't saying that's what happens with you personally, I was just passing on what I've heard since I've no experience of married life. That's what my last girlfriend wanted, but it doesn't interest or appeal to me, so that's not the direction I've chosen to go with my life.

Every married man I know (after the honeymoon period) does nothing but complain about things in that regard. And that's before they have kids, then they just stop with that stuff entirely. Doesn't sound like a price worth paying to my mind.

I see an awful lot of "she calls it sad", "doesn't get why I need to much camo/so many guns", "huffs when yet another package turns up" yet nobody asking why said females 'need' 200 pairs of shoes and how that is in any way different? If I ever went out with a girl and she lacked the cranial capacity to acknowledge such a simple fact, she'd get the boot fairly sharpish. People who're unable to look at anything from others' perspectives (and get shitty about it) are definitely a pet hate.

Your KAC triple tap brake is off, the centre most cut of those grooves that run in line with the axis of the bore should be at 12 o/clock ideally. If you're not bothered then hey no matter, just FYI. Not many AR-10s around so I always like to see them, the rifle itself looks good. Any reason for only the front iron sight out of interest?

Given how many mags I have (I tend to use my PTS TMAGs), the fact I often use TM recoil guns or my GBBRs and the rarity of actually getting to games, I'll be honest it could take literally 2-3 years before I even manage to use them enough times to give much of an opinion. In the event I do decide I fancy using them in an AEG at a game in the near future then I'll certainly post up about them on my FB/Insta to comment on how they do. Right now I can say they feel well built and solid, one has already passed a drop test on to rough stone. Fitment in the one gun I've tried was rather loose and I could actually pull the mag out without pressing the release button, but that was an Avalon receiver and nobody else runs those. I'll try them in a G&G and G&P at some point. IMHO, for reliability and durability the EPMs are the right choice, PTS mags are almost excessively well built. The Hexmags are not your cheap chinese midcaps by any means, they're surprisingly heavy, nice matte finish and well moulded overall. I think they look cooler than the EPM too, but for skirmishing I'd predict the PTS option will hold up longer. I wouldn't feel as confident doing the same torture test on a Hex as I conducted on an EPM (smashed the hell out of it, ran it over and I still use it every game). Be interested to hear more about your experience of moving over there mate, especially getting in to the tactical industry. Once I get out of the mob one of my potential plans is to try and work in either the weapons or gear industry state side. One a side note out of curiosity, did you not get any of your airsoft stuff surface shipped over there?

Really fancied some Hexmags, so grabbed some other little bits while I was ordering from WGC. Lots of small pistol parts, I've had quite a few handguns 'in the shop' as it were and needing attention for ages, always tricky to get the little springs and screws etc I wanted to finish the builds. 4 x Dytac Hexmag midcaps Hexmag base plate/followers pack PTS Comp Ready Fighter Kimber 1911 mag bases Guarder steel 1911 grip screws, black and chrome First Factory extended PTS ACR handguard pin Modify VSR/Pistol bucking 3 x Stark G17 trigger springs Mechanix Originals and 0.5mm Originals AR-15 'TekMat' MSM patch

Pedant about zeroing, just not about image orientation. I don't recognise the RIF, looks like one of those fictional type Co2 pistols? Either way, it can't shoot accurately enough for super-picky zeroing to be necessary, because no smootbore airsoft gun can; not saying you shouldn't do what you do as this is airsoft and you can do what the heck you like. It shouldn't need zeroing every time you want to play though, unless the sights are adjustable and the adjustment system is really loose and the recoil is incredibly strong; causing them to move significantly such that point of impact is shifted significantly within the short engagement distances of airsoft. At the range I'm generally using my pistol I'm shooting instinctively 95% of the time anyway, apart from the odd occasion somebody's not aware of my presence/actually shooting back at me and I have the time to line up the sights in an ideal world bullseye-shooting fashion. If I intend to leave a red-dot on a rifle for some time I'll give it a quick zero as far as airsoft accuracy permits, but that's as far as I go.

Any other link/info on this? Their site currently says the following: http://www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/Tell-me-about-Prohibited-Goods "Weapons: Including Section 5 firearms (e.g. handguns, machine guns), CS gas and pepper sprays, flick knives,and other knives that are banned knives under UK laws, tasers and stun guns. Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays. Guns for sporting use, including Section 1 (e.g. hunting rifles), Section 2 (e.g. shotguns) firearms and low-powered air weapons may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to domestic controls on the possession of firearms. Please see www.royalmail.com/restrictedgoods" "Guns for sporting use: Guns intended for sporting purposes - including Section 1 (e.g. hunting rifles) and Section 2 (e.g. shotguns) firearms, low-powered air weapons and their component parts - may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to domestic controls on the possession of firearms. Antiques, deactivated and imitation firearms are also permitted. When sending deactivated firearms include proof of deactivation. Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays. Please see www.royalmail.com/prohibitedgoods Use 1st Class as the minimum service. The senders name and address must be clearly visible on the outer packaging."

I was about to say the same, I have a set of black, metric spec keys sat right here. Maybe that used to be a thing somewhere but I've never heard of it myself. Generally in airsoft any allen headed screw or bolt will be metric because that's the way they're made in Japan, HK, China and Taiwan (from everything I've seen). You often get imperial spec on RS parts and accessories made in the states, but not usually on airsoft. Worth having plenty of different spec/size/style keys and drivers though given the lack of tolerance fidelity that many airsoft manufacturers exhibit with their components.

What sort of handguard was it mounting on the rifle before? You generally need that info to know which sort of barrel nut spanner you'll require. It won't be a CCW thread on the upper receiver, nobody builds ARs that way that I've ever heard of (airsoft or RS).

I can't see any reason someone would be dubious of a level 2 holster like the IMIs or SERPAs, there's a mechanical lever that locks the gun in, there's never going to be any chance of the weapon going anywhere. All my holsters now are moulded kydex that rely on friction, tension and the shape of the plastic around the trigger guard to just grip the gun, so technically it's not actually 'locked' in there and I could understand how someone unfamiliar with a lot of modern tac gear might feel dubious of something like that initially. But even with that sort of design there's still no reason for concern, as long as the holster's built by someone who knows what they're doing. Maybe if I was dangling out of helos or parachuting I'd add a bungee cord, but that's about it.

Holsters are best mounted right on your belt, or very close below if for some reason a belt mount isn't physically feasible (such as thick body armour preventing the draw). The IMIs are pretty decent quality, you sure get a lot with them considering that surprisingly low price.

Wow, that's surprising. A couple of years back they had one of the worst reputations in the industry. Glad they did the right thing for you.

If you cannot find a patch to slap on your kit that you enjoy/find funny/associate with personally.. you've not looked hard enough. I absolutely f*cking guarantee that whatever you're in to, whatever your style is, there's a patch somewhere you will like. There are a few designs out there which I class as 'douchebag/childish moron indicators' as anybody who wears them in a serious manner is 90% probably a d-bag. They come in quite handy for figuring out who to avoid though. The key is to read the slogan or whatever, then imagine how it reads in a totally deadpan voice to a total stranger who doesn't have any idea who you are or what you're like as a person. I think most gay people, females etc (i.e. the tiny majority of airsofters) will have some sense of humour, but patches saying 'cock fag' and 'all bitches need to suck my dick' etc fit in to the d-bag indicator category.

You need to realise just how ignorant of guns people are in the UK, there's no real way to put it in to words. You would without a doubt have the armed response bearing down in you in minutes regardless of contacting the police in advance or anything like that. Honestly, from the experiences I've had working around even cadets and reservists (who actually do have a little bit of training and experience, unlike joe civvie who has none), you might well encounter problems if you turned up with a bright yellow super soaker while also wearing airsoft kit. Many people are literally that fckn retarded when it comes to these things, I'm really not exaggerating.

The 3 games don't have to be in a block, it's not your first 3 games ever, then only numbers 4-6, 7-9 etc. If there's been a long time gap between game 1 and 2 then you may just have to discount that original one and carry on from game 2. So you'd have attended 4 in total by the time you qualify, but that's fine. As long as you play 3 within a year, you'll have your site membership.

Not much gun stuff, trying to make some actual 'sets' of camo up in the collection as right now I have a random mix of tops and trousers in different camos that largely don't match up, as well as a lot of things that didn't fit me on account of buying medium shirts for years when I've actually always needed small. Slowly filling the gaps to make up the sets and replacing the stuff that's incorrectly sized. Beyond Clothing A9-A Mission Pants, 'open knee version' - Woodland US Army FR Combat Pants - MC Patagonia Combats - AOR2 Drifire Crye cut combat shirts - MC and Temperate MARPAT Beyond A9 Mission shirt - Woodland Velocity Systems long sleeve Boss Rugby shirt - Wolf Tac Distributors shooters' T-Shirt - Coyote Blue Force Gear padded Vickers sling Magpul padded MS1 sling REfactor Tactical cap Magpul M-LOK sling point, S5 bump case and QD->Paraclip adapters x 2 Arisaka Defense SureFire M300 light body Emdom T-Ring adapters x 2 Griffon Industries ear pro sack SKD/PIG Urban pack Triangular handguard caps x 2 Patches

The charger I linked is 'smart' I can assure you. It cuts out once the pack is fully charged. Been using it fine for at least 3-4 years, absolute piece of cake. An 800mah LiPo lasts way longer than a NiMh of the same amount would. A couple of small LiPos will do you just fine if you swap at lunch. Buy 3 if you're really not sure and plan on going through 2-3k BBs per day, personally I only shoot about 1000 tops in a day, sometimes half that, so often a single 800mah get's me through no worries.