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Yeh, the carbon fibre tanks are really light - tends to be the regulator that weighs more. I saw this yesterday. It's like a cheap WAS cargo pack: http://www.tacticalairsoftshop.co.uk/8fields---molle-type-tactical-hydration-pack---coyote-1860-p.asp - looks perfect for a tank setup. Gunna grab myself a second 88/4500 this evening so I have no fear of needing to haul a Scuba tank along with me to games.

That tank is massive. Remember you can rotate the regulator if you think it will be an even better fir that way.

I thought the game was 'clicks to Hitler'.

Clearly it's those pesky chaps over at The Tactical Gentlemen. First they steal his blog post and now they delete it!

It's really straight forward but hard to describe so I just left it at 'modification'. Basically the tongue with the velcro needs to be threaded back under this retaining part at the top of the magazine. Once you do that, it gives the tongue maybe a couple of centimetres more length and that's enough to wrap around the longer 1911 magazines and for them not to come undone. M&P magazine looks like it would fit fine. If you can measure the height of one I'll check for you to be sure.

I use Flyye pop flare pouches for 50rd Glock magazines and then just Warrior pistol mag pouches for the rest. The Warrior ones are good, but you do need to do slight modification to fit single-stack 1911 magazines in them.

That's not how Google SEO works chap - there could be a multitude of reasons as to why theirs isn't showing up and yours is but none are to do with the originality of the text. I'd wager most of it is the fact that you're using Google's own Blogger service. Are you saying that a shop in America saw your blog and within 24 hours decided to copy/paste it onto their own website? The two seem strikingly similar down to the specific ordering and structure of the paragraphs; many sentences are word-for-word identical. Be honest - we were just starting to like you.

Dear oh dear. This is gunna need some explaining.

AliExpress have people selling them for about £32 posted. Also you can get an insert cut for it in the usual manner to protect it from being shot - I've already got mine done, heh.

Most are so light you won't need to bother simulating it.

Certainly beats a lot of the junk with horrible watermarks on a lot of Facebook pages.

That's cool, and it's an alright write-up (certainly with a lot of information I didn't know) but of course we're going to comment on the other bit if it's linked at the bottom there. I'm really more curious about the photography aspect though. Do you pay site owners to attend or is there an exchange like they get the photos for their Facebooks pages etc. I mean this genuinely - I've seen a lot of people taking photos but usually they're a marshal or something that works more permanently at the site.

I also really hope these players are consenting to having their images sold on a website. Does have an SSL when you get to the cart though so I guess it's more than safe enough. A lot of websites do this because wildcard SSLs are expensive. Edit: Clarification

Er, hi?

Plug for that UTG red dot; got mine a week ago and it's great. It's rated for use on real steel stuff so it's not going to break.

Regarding the lower mesh mask, I bought some single-sided foam (like the anti-draft stuff you get for doors but much thinner) and put it at the top where the bridge is. That helped a lot. I'm not sure why companies don't just do that and make a rubberised one where it rests on your nose and also further to the sides. I know there are those ones on Firesupport that have fabric on, but they look like they'd get in the way of your nose more than they'd help with comfort. As for gum shields, I've owned a lot of different ones over time and frankly the fitted ones are far more comfortable (granted you forget you really have on in after 5 minutes) but primarily they're good as they don't like to fall out half as easily as the 'boil and bite' ones. I never wear one during games though because I generally can't stand them, and also it doesn't stop that BB hitting your lips or flying into your mouth. I've seen people using them though so it must be viable.

He probably went for the classic yellow raincoat and no trousers. Mosin with no ammunition and a bright orange drybag.

48 hours is the standard turnaround on e-mail for any company - it's nothing out of the ordinary. As M_P says - try giving them a ring.

It is extremely likely they got lazy and used the same pictures. When did you e-mail them?

Good call. Hadn't thought of that.

Good luck. Remember to take it apart and loctite everything when you get it. Also, if you don't have the flash mags yet you should still really consider midcaps.

George has covered it already. Filling is done through the nipple on the top of the tank - it's not the same as Scuba, though basically all dive shops accommodate paintball players as a way to make a little extra money and so will be able to fill your smaller tank too as George says. I would certainly recommend a scuba tank though as a 232 bar one and a fill station adaptor will set you back about £60-100 but is worth it for the convenience of only having to get your tank filled once every 3 games or so. One dive shop near me will do a full 300 bar fill on my 10lt for £4.50, whilst another will charge £12.50. I mean the price is negligible either way compared to green gas, but do shop around for which shop you want to use for your fills as the prices may vary. I'm lucky as there are quite a few around here. Go on eBay and see if you can find anything over 7lt (over 10 is ideal) and a fill station that fits Yoke not DIN (as most 232 bar Scuba tanks are Yoke). I would say to be sure it's been hydro-statically tested first so you know it's airtight, but you could take a risk and buy one that isn't then get it hydrotested at your local dive shop (can cost around £35 or more). I explained more about this in the first page of the thread, so that's maybe worth a read. Tanks generally have a life of 20-25 years (I forget exactly) before they should be binned, so don't overpay for one that's on its last legs. As for how long your tank will last, I just don't know. I've HPA tapped my M870, though I've not used it at a game yet and obviously it's a very different system to any GBBR so I wouldn't be able to tell you. My rough guesstimate would be that it should last you around 25-30 extended magazines with a 50cl/3000psi tank, though again this is worth confirming elsewhere and it a number I've basically pulled out of thin air based upon what I've seen. There's an airsoft HPA Facebook group - try posting there and they might reply. It'll certainly be more than a Polarstar/SMP system, but probably slightly less than the Daytona Gun kits we've been discussing here. Probably all the more reason to get a Scuba tank as you can just throw that in the car and then not have to worry - at most you might need to take 10 minutes to refill it. Regarding your SCAR-H - check the fill valve position. I know I'm boned on my M4 as the fill valves on GHK magazines are up next to the output valve. Good for looking the business (as you can't see them when the mag is inserted), but bad for HPA tapping.

Heh, you're welcome. Just updated it as I saw a couple of things I may have missed.

Just the mags. Obviously HPA is meant to be dry do you need to lube it manually with silicone half way through the day and make sure the mags are not left dry when you finish but yeh. CQB Russian HPA valves for each magazine: http://www.socomtactical.net/airsoft-accessories/magazines/magazine-accessories-and-speedlo/cqb-russian-hpa-valve-for-kwa-airsoft-gas-magazine.html Make sure you get the KWA ones and be sure not to overtighten them when installed (again once it goes taught you want to only do one more quarter turn). Also buy some PTFE/Teflon tape to add to the threads before you put them in as this will make the seal more reliable (it's about £2 a roll so don't worry) Beesting (seem to be out of stock on both of these so e-mail them) Tank: http://www.beestingairsoft.com/product/guerrilla-air-myth-48ci-483000psi-tank/ Obviously bigger will hold more air but is bulkier. You can opt for 4500psi, but that gets a lot more expensive so I've picked you a 3000psi bottle Regulator: http://www.beestingairsoft.com/product/ninja-lpr-regulator-with-36-wide-bore-braided-line/ Just an LPR regulator for use with any tanks putting out under 1000 psi (which the one above will as the tank regulator included steps it down to that) Beesting do their own unbranded CQB Russian valves: http://www.beestingairsoft.com/product/beesting-stainless-steel-hpa-valves-kwaksc/ I'm sure they're great but I don't know of anyone that's used one so maybe do a quick Google Or Rap4 (in stock but slightly more expensive) Tank: http://www.rap4uk.com/Cheap-Quality-Paintball-Airsoft-Air-Tank-Guerrilla-p/ms800-1pi_1.htm Regulator: http://www.rap4uk.com/Ninja-LPR-Regulator-with-36-Wide-bore-braided-lin-p/ninja-lpr36.htm Bonus is they have CQB Russian valves: http://www.rap4uk.com/CQB-Russian-HPA-Adapter-KWA-brand-p/cqb-russian-kwa.htm I'd suggest shopping around, but that's what you kinda want. A tank of around 50cl or more and a regulator from a decent brand (frankly Ninja and Redline make the best ones). Hose is included with most regulators and has the QD fittings you need. Both Beesting and Rap4 do the different hose lengths. I've found 36" to be good and it's the 'standard' for most players.

Thankfully the Vector is easy, and it's the same answer: CQB Russian valves (the KWA ones). Buy one for each mag, add a small amount of PTFE tape or pneumatic sealant, screw in (only give an extra quarter turn when it feels like it's getting harder to screw in or you'll damage the threads) and you're done. The rig is the issue though. You'll need a tank, regulator and line. A smallish 3500 psi tank would be fine (maybe around 50cl) as you don't have many shots in each magazine. You're looking at maybe in the region of £200 when all said and done, with the regulator being the most expensive thing (even the Ninja LPR is £105). You may need to consider a Scuba tank if you're not close to a paintball or dive shop, or don't have a compressor on the site you attend. The only real obvious downside to an HPA tapped magazine on a GBBR like that is that you do need to swap the QD every time you reload. It maybe adds a few seconds and you can get quite quick at it. A small price for consistent shots and cheap refills I think. I can grab you some links if you like.