jcheeseright

Chrono is normally done with a .20, though it's not really measuring the FPS of your gun, but the muzzle energy. A .20 going at 400fps has the same energy as a .30 doing 320fps. Using heavier ammo to reduce fps doesn't really work in real terms as while the muzzle velocity is definitely reduced, the muzzle energy remains constant; your slower moving .30g bb is actually more likely to cause injury than the fast moving .20 as a heavier bb retains it's energy in flight much better than a light one.

Chrono results are absolutely not a ballpark guide at most sites, they're often a very rigid stipulation in the site insurance! The G&G extreme CO2 pistols I'm sad to say shoot far too hot to skirmish with, the lowest I've ever seen one chrono with a .20g BB is 380fps, well above the limit for any site in the UK. The fact that a fresh bulb puts out over 900fps is worrying and pretty much guarantees that no site is gonna let you use it.

A cheap tan backpack is gonna be hard to come by, however you can get them for a reasonable price; http://www.airsoftsupplydrop.co.uk/store/pantac-mbss-backpack.html That'll hold very thing you need, combine it with a mini mav with a triple shingle on the front and you're laughing.

Ahh yes, I'd completely forgotten about your illness, sorry :-(

Really? Where do you play?! I'm based at Yeovilton at the moment.

That's large, I doubt it'd fit me let alone a skinny 15 year old!

Heavy duty branded Velcro is the only stuff I've managed to find that's strong enough to last. Either that or the 3M stuff but that's even more expensive! For the sake of another couple of quid it was worth getting the genuine article for this :-)

http://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=551+airsoft&isNewKw=1&_sop=12&_pgn=1&epp=24&itemId=&fads=1&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0&sqp=551+airsoft&trksid=p2053742.m2428.l1313.TR0.TRC0.X551+airsoft Just change the number for the model of EOTech you're after, 552 and 553 are probably your best options as they take easy to get batteries (AA & AAA).

cheap real EOTechs don't exist, cheap chinese clones can be found on ebay.

Safariland 6354DO ALS holster on my right hip, use a mid-ride belt loop to drop it down a couple of inches, puts it low enough to clear my plate carrier comfortably even when leaning and kneeling, but high enough that it doesn't get in the way of anything else or flap around. I have no idea why the drop-leg thing became popular at all; puts the pistol too low for a consistent draw, even the best ones flap about a bit while running, constantly bang your pistol into things.

instant trigger response by the virtue of it being gas, better range, quiet, no batteries to worry about.... I can't say I'd ever recommend an AEP over a gas pistol.

yeah, no need to change the whole gearbox out for one snapped connector... just solder it back on!

terrible idea, I'm a horrible cunt!

Easily done with about £20 of paint and velcro, can buy nearly everything you need from halfords. Primed it with halfords auto primer (any old black spray paint will do), airbrushed on Tamiya Black Green (XF-27 is the exact paint) - though you could just as easily brushpaint it on if you're patient, gave it a quick blast of matt varnish to seal it all and then stuck on some heavy duty velcro. Most expensive part was the velcro at £7.20 a roll.

it's not 100% DIY as I bought all the parts... but this afternoon with a bit of help from humbrol and my airbrush I turned this: into this: pretty pleased with it

read more than just the first line, I've recommended a retailer in that post.

get a real one, it's a real norinco receiver so it'll go on without any issue.

hey it could have been worse, could have been a fresh out of phase 1 trainee, or a Major/Lt Cdr/Made-up-crabfat-rank who didn't need the money anyway!

no. just no. pro airsoft supplies are the guys I'd recommend for a beginner, they do some really good starter packages.

18 to qualify to be on the UKARA database, no such thing as a license.

Sadly neither of those things would be true! Paid 6 months of food charges while deployed because our the UPO on board were a bunch of useless cunts. Was a nice bumper pay packet when I got back to Yeovilton and informed the writers there... amazingly it was in my pay the same month.

if by that you mean "can I give my mum £100 and ask her to buy me a 2-tone" then yes, that's completely legal.

warminster airsoft is your closest, or there's a couple of sites in bristol. you'll need a grown up with you though so sign waivers etc.

won the sports lottery (no joke, first person I've ever heard of getting a penny back from them, £1800!)

G&P optics are just chinese rebrands, buy the cheapest one you can find, it's likely to be the exact same thing.