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The 'What have you just bought' Thread
TheFull9 replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
The one you just bought might be older than the one you already have. The CS95 cut shirts had the elbow/forearm padding, they stopped putting it on the PCS cut though. -
The 'What have you just bought' Thread
TheFull9 replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
Mostly swag. Crye/Drifire combat shirt Four Guys Guns patches and Riflestash stickers Rio Grande 'C Note' 1911 grips Mil-Spec Monkey bottle pouch and patches Custom adapter kit for use of modular panels on a plate carrier Violent Little Machine shop 24c AR-15 trigger, patches and stickers Grey Ghost Gear pack, grenade pouch and patch EraThr3 t-shirts, patches and stickers (threw in a free note pad and poker chip, which is nice) ALG Defense Ergonomic Modular Rail V1 M-LOK ART-15 t-shirts and patch -
In my experience, a simple traditional hold on the forend of the rifle itself without using any sort of foregrip is the most efficeint option as far as fatigue goes. Angled grips are good when put far out on the handguard and used to pull the weapon back and down when firing rapidly. VFGs were spawned for SF use specifically on full-auto firearms. Obviously in airsoft it's simply down to trial and experimentation for the user to see what they like most, but given the way the VFG rotates your hand 90 degrees to a vertical position I think it's more likely to isolate wrist muscles, whereas a traditional hold should allow more of the forearm and bicep to get involved; at least that's the way my left arm feels after a time holding a rifle. I found the contrast fairly evident comparing the L85A2 with the plastic handguard vs when on certain training using the rail and grip-pod. YMMV of course.
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I was about to say, £200 for a WE pistol is bonkers. Now that stock adapter originally was (of course) a RS item that's been cloned. But seeing as the guy has shoe-horned a 1-pt sling plate on to the base of the buffer tube (and done a god awful job of it) I very, very much doubt those are real parts he's imported. The backstraps are worth nothing and you can't even use them with that adapter anyway, the QR pin that holds it all together at the base of the frame wouldn't allow them to fit. So unless that hard case is some super high end brand... yeah...
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That inner barrel showing through that's about half the width the real barrel would be.. hnnnnnghhhhh...
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Tactical foot makes it.
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Heh, well I'll look forward to seeing how it goes.
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Well there's only one way to find out in that respect. I was referring more to the overall position, rather than the angle; but I've never tried slapping something velcro on to my back and I don't think anyone else here has by the sounds of it, so we'll only know when someone tries it. imho, I think there's probably a reason that you don't ever see people doing it, either in airsoft or all the millions of people in the militaries of the west. They use and are issued conventional backpacks which you can easily swing off and access then put back on, though I'll be the first to admit that normal packs don't always interface with PCs that great (varies a lot by pack, PC and armour). My personal feeling from trying an awful lot of kit in over the years is that I'd prefer to use a small conventional pack along the lines of a Tac Tailor removable/Grey Ghost lightweight. But each to their own ofc, be interesting to see what the end setup looks like and the idea is interesting either way.
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It depends what you mean by 'properly'. My point was to say that if it's far enough off alignment, the panel will fall off with the weight in the pouch/running around etc and it'll be hard to get it even close to correct if the setup is on your own back. I wasn't saying it'll just drop off if you don't spend 20 minutes OCD-aligning the velcro, that much is obvious to anybody. But if there isn't enough surface area contact then problems will arise as you can imagine.
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You'll not be able to do the press studs back up when they're all on your back and it'll be a mission to align the velcro perfectly (or even vaguely correctly tbh, seeing as it's behind you), so make sure you have enough of those panels to give an excess of velcro surface area and don't put too much weight in the pack.
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Well.. like I say, you know your own gear, ask yourself those questions and you'll be able to decide if you need a pack or not. Nobody else can tell you whether you need to buy extra stuff or not, you're the one who knows how much you want to carry vs the actual carrying capacity of your current kit.
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The 'What have you just bought' Thread
TheFull9 replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
Not a debate at all, just pointing out some bad retail practices that exist with gear stores. Nothing to apologise for either, you didn't do anything wrong. -
You can answer that for yourself. Think on the following; do the pouches on your belt/PC/vest not carry enough? If not, can you physically not add more to give enough capacity? Do you need even more equipment on you to keep yourself going and your gun shooting? Do you mind that extra equipment not being easily/quickly accessible (quite possibly requiring you to remove your whole rig to gain said access)? Certainly for CQB I've never needed anything more than extra magazines carried in my gear. For larger outdoor sites I'll add water, but that's it. Obviously everyone has different loadouts and that's fine, but analyse what your experience has shown you to need and want to carry and avoid loadout-creep. If you physically cannot fit everything in to pouches and pockets that are easily accessible without taking your gear off, then go to a pack. Otherwise, I'd advise against it. Or consider a bandoleer/messenger bag style add-on or a pack that's not attached by PALS, far quicker and easier to get in to that way.
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The 'What have you just bought' Thread
TheFull9 replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
I wish retailers would stop doing that, the amount of kit they're labelling as MTP which isn't boggles the mind. Everything from apparel to rigs and pouches, it's incredibly mis-leading to a lot of consumers out there; especially when MC, MTP and all the MC-clones look so identical to the untrained eye. -
The 'What have you just bought' Thread
TheFull9 replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
Where are condor selling gear in MTP? I've not seen any large after-market gear manufacturer producing stuff in genuine MTP cordura so far. -
Because they've already shown an example that was close to a production piece? WAS is all made in china, they don't take very long to get the production going on things compared to the more gucci western gear manufacturers.
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Aw come on, you change your mind and sell your loadout every 2 minutes anyway, why not upgrade? xP
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The new Warrior PC with modular front for velcro panels isn't too far off. Be very handy in the situation where you only want one rig but have multiple types of mags that require very different sizes of pouch.
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The 'What have you just bought' Thread
TheFull9 replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
I've paid for a few bits via gift in the past, but only with people who've I've known online for a long time who're known and reputable, the types who place a lot of value in their reputation amongst certain forums and the community in general (more than any money they might gain from scamming 1 or 2 people). I can't say I'd ever use anything but goods/service for an unknown on a facebook group and if anyone asked me to use gift instead I'd cancel the transaction instantly. Hopefully folks can learn from this, though the scamming seems to be getting more frequent if anything sadly. -
Cheers. Mine came direct, but looking on the LWA site recently I think you can go through them and still get a fully custom job rather than just one of their stock designs (which are still nice in fairness). The OEM did say that they'd ship internationally but I didn't ask so don't know how much extra that is (possibly a lot given the paperwork involved). Not sure whether it'd be cheaper going through LWA, seems unlikely but you never know.
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CQB AEG with some Foliage Green stuff. Still needs a small rail bit on the top of the handguard for a light, but other than that the setup works.
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It more than probably is ACM, but in the literal sense, not the fall-apart-in-2-seconds sense. Their designs are clones, the SF jacket for example is a straight copy of a TAD Stealth Hoodie. But end of the day the prices look good if the quality's decent, seems like a good base level for airsofting kit that'll last a while.
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Where do you play? Most of the time a clone Aimpoint red dot will do for the majority of airsoft situations. Personally when I played outdoors I used an ACOG as I'm a bit short sighted and it was a huge boon for team ident, but otherwise you don't really need the magnification (or the associated weight) that glass brings. I find all the EoTech clones have really bad reflection on the rear glass hence I'd personally go for a copy of an Aimpoint. The glass is often still very reflective but the window is much smaller so less of an issue. If you can I'd look at some red dots in person, that way you can check the glass. I've bought some cheap ACM optics before that had horrendous brown-tinted glass and gave a really terrible sight picture. If it's for an AEG (not electric recoil or gas) then you generally don't need to worry too much about exactly which one you pick. .
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Ever think how many people in society think you're weird (at best) for having toy guns and playing dress up soldier on a weekend? Don't act a d-bag just because other airsofters like different things to you, there's literally zero need for it. If it doesn't interest you then don't do it; has zero effect on your life.
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lul.. what? Show me your evidence please because that is a ridiculous assertion. I've been to the states and taken classes from ex US mil/LE guys; the sort of 2nd amendment lovers who want nothing to do with the government. I can tell you for a fact the registration forms very much did not get sent off to any 'official' body or government organisation.