TheFull9

That inner barrel showing through that's about half the width the real barrel would be.. hnnnnnghhhhh...

Tactical foot makes it.

Heh, well I'll look forward to seeing how it goes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Aw come on, you change your mind and sell your loadout every 2 minutes anyway, why not upgrade? xP

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. .

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.

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.

As I said, there's a ton of ex military (SF and otherwise) already out there teaching stuff. If you want to worry about shutting gates behind already bolted horses that's your personal choice, but I'd recommend finding something to worry about where you actually have an inkling of a chance of making a difference. Also if you think the techniques the militaries of the world use are the most deadly/efficient ones, you're very much ignorant of the facts.

I have plate carrier setups that weight a lot less than the chest rigs many people run. This airsoft myth that weight is defined by equipment type needs to die.. it should've already (a long time ago). The weight and bulk of your load bearing equipment depends entirely on which rig you buy, the materials used in it, types of pouches you attach, the way those pouches are constructed and most importantly, above anything else, the equipment you put in those pouches. Sure if you don't want anything on your back and aren't bothered about the coverage then don't get a PC, it's a few extra grams of cordura you don't need; but that picture you've used gives a rather biased impression. If the weight of fabrics is a concern I wouldn't buy a combat shirt either. If the wearer is worried about coverage then standard PCS/BDU shirts that don't have the t-shirt material in the body are the better standard option, especially when not wearing a PC. Though either one is preferable to a hoody if you don't wanna swim in your own sweat, doubly so as the weather begins to warm up.

Unfortunately, for £150 you could've gotten a decent and skirmishable gun. What you have there isn't up to task really. Ignore all these absurd made up names and as a general rule avoid any shop with BB guns in the name. Decent retailers like Land Warrior Airsoft and Airsoft Zone generally only carry guns that are of a basic skirmish standard as a minimum, you'll rarely see them with junk LPEGs (low power electric guns - the 'bb gun' crap that's only of any real use for simple home plinking). Your chances aren't particularly good if you use what you've got at a game. As mentioned, maybe at a real close CQB site then yeah your range will be sufficient. Woods/urban/outdoors in general... you'll have to learn to be the greatest airsoft ninja there ever was and get well within the ranges of everyone else before you're able to shoot them back.

Why? There's tons of companies out there already that train civvie shooters and airsofters in all sorts of things. A blunt chisel is more dangerous than a sharp one; an untrained person is far more of a liability than a trained/experienced one, in airsoft and shooting.