TheFull9

I've noticed a fair bit of that in this thread. If anybody is going to post something and then link to a site in HK, they really need to bear in mind the $40+ in shipping, then 20% VAT then handling charges and maybe import fees (cost dependant). Just saying that you can get something cheaper from WGC or eHobby etc is pointless if you only mention the base price.

Is there not enough room in the buffer tube for a battery? I haven't had to use a crane stock for storage since I was still using NiMh some years ago.

Maybe they couldn't get hold of the dummy weighted rifles. Seems odd though, most places I've been the gym has a bunch in a cupboard for battle phys. Doubt you'll find that pin on its' own tbh, or spare barrel assemblies in the UK. I've never really searched in depth, but the only places I've seen extra barrel sets have been the larger airsoft stores overseas. Europe and HK.

If you don't actually know what it is you're missing, then it's not essential. All I have on me equipment wise is ammo, a pistol, my phone and wallet. Water as well if it's an outdoor game where I'd be any distance from the safe zone for more than half an hour or so, but I'm mostly playing small/indoor sites anyway. That's a beefy armour carrier as it is by modern standards, don't load it down any more than you need to. Literally everyone that's been playing enough years goes through these phases, you pile on more and more, realise you're not using it then take it all back off again. Just think about what you find yourself actually really needing to use while you're in a game and only carry that. Don't be lured in to carrying 2 extra speed loaders, 5 grenades, a tool kit, a days' rations and 3 litres of water etc etc etc if you're only playing standard games (around an hour). Some people like having all that on them and that's fine too, but as I say just tailor what you're carrying to the games you're playing and get rid of what you don't need. I can always tell the seasoned players when I rock up to a site as they'll generally have a simple, well-sorted loadout of a small belt or chest rig and a light weapon. Save yourself the 'middle man' as it were.

lol, I'm not surprised. People treat their issued weapons badly enough, but luckily they're all old, heavy things which will take a beating without issue and people get used to that. Even mid-high range airsoft guns would really struggle, let alone cheap ones. Be interesting to know who was using them, especially springers, they'd not be good for anything really beyond maybe weapon handling/safety practice.

There is no such thing as 'starter' eye pro, it's the one thing you put money in to right from the beginning. Buy a cheap gun or vest to get in to the game sure; but ebay tat like that is not suitable. If you buy plastic lenses you get them from a reputable brand and make sure they have a proper rating. It's not like you need £120+ Oakley fan goggles either, 5 seconds of searching ebay brings up ESS and BOLLE full seal eye pro on eBay for £20 and under. If you can't afford that, then I'm sorry you can't afford to play airsoft.

Was this from a government surplus/disposal site or company of some kind? If they had a bunch of A1 style L85 AEGs they must've bought the Army Armament clones given how cheap they are compared to ICS and G&G.

Of course the metal clip scratched paint off the rail. It's a sharp metal edge scraping against super cheap airsoft paint; that is going to happen and the real KAC panels those are cloned from do the same thing. The other issues are different but the paint scratching is not the fault of the particular covers you've purchased.

That's some weird smoke. Military nades put out infinitely more volume than anything an airsoft site would sell and you can walk right through the plume without so much as a stain. I tried it once with about 8 going off at the same time, really makes your eyes water but no marks.

All the pics of the CA gun I can find show it with the gas blocks in black, whereas Ollie's has the light grey hue as per an A&K gun. The quick-change barrels might be compatible between brands admittedly but if it was a test gun the MoD was trying out it's unlikely they'd have swapped parts like that around between guns I reckon. AFAIK nobody's manufactured an airsoft Minimi with the para stock and that thinner old-school 'Mk1' handguard but given where that gun's come from they probably took the US style handguard off and replaced it with the style we issue (that's my guess anyway).

Personally, I find finger hits hurt far worse than hits to any other part of the hand, but each to their own.

The Mech Originals don't give any more protection than the Fastfit, they do actually fit better though in my experience. As a good, all round glove for skirmishing they tick all the boxes to be honest (imho). End of the day you'll always sacrifice protection for dexterity and vice versa. Even if you get the most up-armoured Mechanix going there'll still be uncovered areas where hits will hurt and you'll struggle sometimes with various things on your gear (buttons, zips, ppuch lids etc). If you want something more at the protection end of the scale the M-Pacts are great and still allow good levels of manipulation with safety catches, reloads etc. Personally I always wear my PIG gloves and yeah every few skirmishes I'll take a hand shot and it kills, but unless you want to look like the michelin man and be shunned for never feeling a hit that is the reality of the game.

Looks like an A&K to me. They're clones of the Classic Army guns if I remember rightly.

To start with, what's your current mask?

High quality mesh is perfectly fine and thousands of people use it without issue; have been for years and years. If you skimp on the most important bit of your loadout and opt for super cheap eye pro you roll the dice on your eyesight, simple as. Whether it's really cheap mesh or really cheap plastic, if the quality is extremely low there's a good chance shots could get through (from any muzzle energy gun at any range).

Far as I can remember they specifically banned that in the briefings the times I've got, usual under-arm/rolling only. I saw one guy lob a BFG and 2 marshals told him off for it.

Unfortunately I've done that to a few people over the years I'm afraid to say. Sorry gear/gun/airsoft communities of the internet.

It's text on the internet. Being sarcastic or facetious is rarely obvious, let alone painfully.

I thought facebook would work. Wish it would work for the company that's taken my money for weeks and not replied to any comms since... Good luck to you, I've never had issues like I say and the guy in charge has always seemed pretty good.

A mere 5 grand fr ukara?? bargen m8

Definitely had "does that noob tube actually work?" and "where's the respawn on this map?", but I can't recall any other exact quotes right now. The facepalm moment that sticks in my head was about 3 years back, playing at a paintball site that had recently switched to airsoft with no other airsoft sites nearby so literally everyone was new. When I pulled a couple of lipos out of my gun bag you'd think I'd just opened my jacket to show my chest strapped up with a ton of PE while at the same time sweating, praying under my breath and holding a battered old phone. Only lipo I've ever had puff up was the one inside my PSP which I recently found when moving base and hadn't been touched for nearly 7 years. Even then all it did was expand very slightly, nothing more.

The law states you need a defence for a shop to sell you a RIF. Not for you to own one; you don't have to hand the things in when your site membership expires. I know it's pedantry but that's the sort of thing that gets spread and before you know it it's all "ukara lisenz!!1" everywhere you go.

These guys right? http://gettactical.net/ (just to double and triple check) Placed at least 3 orders, no problems. Definitely get to them on social media, the guy f****** loves instagram.

The couple of times I've been I've really liked it. After playing a couple of CQB regularly for some time that were constant cramp-fest wars-of-attrition (get to a spot, die, go back, same again) I found there was far, far less of that at the Billet and with all the corridors you could move around far more. Compared to Red1 it was bloody amazing.

Might wanna specify those sort of details in the original post in future, hard to give the right advice otherwise. Personally I prefer the OSH model over the XST for airsoft, but obviously whether you wand the hood is a personal preference since both cost the same. If you want the ability to very quickly move the holster around or swap holsters on your rigs then get the RTi mount; obviously then the holsters costs more and you need the RTi mounts (which again can cost a lot more depending on the mount you want). If not then the direct bolt-on holsters are cheaper and a standard belt slide or paddle is only about $10 vs $30-40 for an RTi version.