Portela_999

there is some around that area, Surrey...  when you move we could all meet and play together
 
I am in West Drayton

They're both way too short. You need a standard 14.5" barrel for an M4.

Before you do anything you should take yours apart and fully examine how it works.  Look at what the outer barrel head (the part that fits into the upper receiver) looks like and above all measure the lengths you need.  

You said you can't measure the outer barrel, even though it's broken?  Surely you can just measure the 2 halves?  

So I took to a friend of mine who is handy with RC toy cars and for some reason he manage to fix. My idea is that when putting the motor in, something was making it stuck and wouldn't run. Although I am sure that I've tried it out and didn't work.... 
Well, it's all good and running now

So I took to a friend of mine who is handy with RC toy cars and for some reason he manage to fix. My idea is that when putting the motor in, something was making it stuck and wouldn't run. Although I am sure that I've tried it out and didn't work.... 
Well, it's all good and running now

So I took to a friend of mine who is handy with RC toy cars and for some reason he manage to fix. My idea is that when putting the motor in, something was making it stuck and wouldn't run. Although I am sure that I've tried it out and didn't work.... 
Well, it's all good and running now

They do seem to be “strict” enough to me… some people are even being told off today haha
so i think it did change

Yeah, parts of the site are great, other parts are challenging like you say. 
But the marshals used to be awful. A bunch of kids who really didn't give a shit at all. 
Like I said, I've heard it's better now though. 

Well, I only played there once and going for the second time now... It was great, lots of marshalls, food included in the price and etc... very difficult terrain though but it makes it fun I guess...
 

Hi all, well I’ll give you all possibly my closing results lol. It’s been a while but there was school holidays and I still needed to get the kit back from calibration.  The end result was all 30 balls sampled were the right weight, they were the right size with a finish nearly the same as the standard variant. The rest of the bottle was fired off, again chronoing near 1.13j but I noticed a diminished changed half a mag in so Chronod gun again with the same site chrono and the gun dropped to 0.97j. Completely puzzled I stripped the gun to find that I have a split gearbox, not the good kind, the catastrophic kind. So this ends my investigation 😂. If it wasn’t for the fact my daughters gun over performed on the magic bbs I would wonder if the split gear box played a part.
Im exhausted. 

So basically they are resellers.... I've access https://www.jiadyi.com/brands and you can see 60+ different brands
 
it just doesnt state how to buy on the website... 

So you're a shop advertising for new customers. Might help if you told us where to buy stuff from you

That's a lot of words for "no"

I think sniping should be age regulated.
Make it for the over 60 age group. That would limit the numbers and speaking for myself I'm not as fast as I used to be so it would be a much more relaxed game for me. I don't mind paying £30 to lay down,take a shot now and again,have a nap in between times and shoot a few more leaves.
I could come home from a game without injuries and feeling refreshed.
Sounds good to me lol.
 
 
The above is just light hearted not a serious suggestion. 👍
 
Regards 

I play 1 to 3 times a month.
 
Teams are nice to have and play with together but they're not essential. Depending on the games you play, teamwork is required if completing objectives is your thing such as securing areas, retrieving items, recovering VIPs, etc. For the most part, teamwork with strangers can work out really well in my experience.

Once a month if I can and I go alone mostly but most people are very friendly and after a while you will start recognising people. It is a great way to socialise. 
 
 

You guys are fantastic in this forum! Thank you all!
 
I was thinking about https://www.onlybbguns.co.uk/huntsman-m4-cqbr-polymer-body-full-metal-gearbox-inc-bat-and-charger-h060b to start with a scope... Should be enough for the start, no?
And yeah I will book one with rental equipment first to try out

I've no experience with that brand so I can't say for sure but it looks to me like a rebranded cheap chinese gun, possibly a cyma. If so then the internal parts are great but the plastic bodies are cheap and break easily.
 
This. The chargers that come with guns are crap, so much that many shops warranties won't cover them
As others have posted it's often to the materials used and quality control. Also some shop owners are simply greedy and like to hike their prices, only to lower them again to give the impression you're getting a bargain
Personally I try to get a game in once a month as long as life doesn't get in the way. Don't worry about turning up on your own as on the whole airsofters are a friendly and welcoming bunch. You'll soon find someone to tag along with who'll show you the ropes

I'm an anti-social git so team work gets as far as shooting in the same general direction as everyone else in my team.

Anything and everything. Gearbox’s for aegs, mosfets, externals ie polymer or a metal, trade marks etc etc them you may want lots of different types of rifs some are rarer than other. You could prefer gbb. 
 
Thing is it’s a wallet issue, a personal preference issue and performance issue. The more you spend the better you would expect to get in terms of quality but that’s not always the case. 
 
As @gavinkempsell and @Dan Robinson have said. Start a decent cheap brand when you decide you want to upgrade it makes a decent spare for you or a mate. 
 
And if in doubt ask most here will help steer you in the right direction with good rifs and what to absolutely avoid. 
 
 

Dan, please don't make me send you a bipod foregrip for that A3... I'm already getting chased to post out some scotch pies to Shamal

My walls are getting a bit cramped so got some longer grid mesh to give my pews a little space & room to expand.
 
p.s. excuse the mess, I'd only just finished moving them all from A to B & back again.

Brand, materials used, quality of parts etc etc etc... if you find a pew you really really want, google the exact model and compare prices, some sellers have higher profit margins which is better in your pocket or used for extra mags or kewl stuff like mtp bandana's.
you said it brotha...

Different motors
Better quality gearboxes
Better (or no) QC
Better barrels
Higher grade polymers...
 
 
The list is endless and can also be meaningless.  One of my best guns is the cheapest...  But then collections get silly (look at @gavinkempsellfor example).  This is my gunwall:
 

 
And that is not including pistols and the boy's RIFs, and we've only been doing this two and a half years.  Browsing the classifieds here is lethal I can tell you.

I bought a few 2 tones before my UKARA but did so knowing they'd be painted at some stage & only used as a wall hanger long term. I have about 3 REALLY cheap pews that I regret buying so I agree with most of the comments above & try to play/hire different types of site pews, you won't know what style of player you are or what type of pew you like to field until you've played several games, so if you get a chance to borrow for a game take it with lots of thanks. I first used a polymer 2 tone Scar-l which I quickly learnt I loved to use & will usually take it to skirmish regardless which other pews I take on the day.