Hubert

No but I am confused as to the need for a thread for every different type of gun on a small forum.

The Lancs were stationed at my cousin's airbase a couple of weeks ago, I got to see them flying around then. Absolutely spectacular.
 
If anyone is near by, I suggest visiting Duxford this weekend, as they've got their Autumn air show on this weekend. Should be entertaining. (And loud )I was there last week, to kill some time before heading into London. A "normal" day for the museum had the following flying:
 
 
2 Spitfires (the 2-seater training version, £109 to ride in...), Wirraway (Aussie WW2 light bomber), Catalina flying boat, B-17 E, P-51 Mustang, F6 Hellcat, F8 Bearcat, an F4U Corsair and a Jet Provost. I repeat, this was just a "normal" day for the museum...
Absolutely knackered my phone taking so many photos and videos.

SIG P228 - for my FBI kit, it's carried in a right-handed IMI holster on my belt, on my left hip. (I'm more comfortable with a cross-draw than a left-handed holster). Spare mags are either in a pouch on my right hip, or, if I'm wearing it, held in the in-built mag pouches on my (blue FBI/cop) ballistic vest.
For my Army and PMC kits - it depends on what else I'm using. Normally belt-mounted, but occasionally drop-leg. Never worn on my plate carrier, as I find it uncomfortable.
 
Walther PPK and P99 both have custom made brown and black leather shoulder/armpit holsters. Pistol goes on the left, 2 spare magazines on the right. Made by a family friend who is a leather worker. (Normally does work for historical reenactors and museums). Tailored to fit me, and to hide under a suit/dinner jacket. Incredibly comfortable. A lot better than many of the shoulder holsters which are available to buy in stores.

I shall just leave this here .....
 

 
Oh and this ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/22730494@N06/sets/72157645868820809/

Just thinking... Basically, as part of a team, I noticed a lot of people getting really excessively serious about the game. I also noticed, almost all the kit I carried... That everyone carried was pointless... People would fire only 2k rounds a day... But insist on carrying 8 hi cap mags, etc...
 
So first off I got to thinking "I don't need all this crap" and dumping my chest rig. Then I noticed that I don't even really need my rifle... My pistol does just fine, and it's far more of a challenge... And it's fun. And also that camo was mainly pointless as not one person on a field of 130 used it properly and we're all at such small ranges...
 
This trail of thought mainly had me thinking... Why not have some fun! The whole game is playing soldier and fantasy.
 
So... 30 minutes of Google later... I ordered some eva foam and I'm going to make some silly armour, hpa my pistol and go nuts.
 
Has anyone else had similar ponderings? And if so... What was it?
 
Army of two?
Some form of Cod?
Random mixing?

I would use my boots rather than hammers, but there are some places where only a hammer can fit, and my size 11 feet are going to cause more damage than good...
 
 
Mid-battle manicure, gotta look my best
 
A few of my GBB-rifles suffer from having bolt-carriers made from very soft, easily deformed metal. Whenever fired the bolt carrier can deform slightly - while not necessarily a huge issue, it can cause the rifles to jam after a while. Sometimes I need the files to try and gently re-shape the bolt carrier back to something that works, or shave off anything that's not going to go back into place.
Annoyingly, even though my L85 uses RA-tech's "steel" bolt carrier, the thing still deforms and jams. Have yet to find a solution to this, and it's the worst GBBR I have in terms of jamming/deforming bolts.

What? That's not how it's done in Airsoft, you have to choose bits that look cool, not bits that improve things.

Absolutely! Think people forget the fun factor sometimes, well said Del Monty!

Actually the FPG was only £150 from Black Dragon Airsoft, and I've been playing Airsoft for so long now I no longer care for looks or fashion ... I play with what I feel happy with and like to be different with the pink gun collection, the girlfriend loves it and so do most skirmishers I come across. We all get shot anyways so camo doesn't factor much ... Hence pink.... Innocent laughable fun.

Physical violence towards anyone is wrong, and shouldn't happen, in the heat of the moment people do stupid things. I know I get worked up sometimes in games, it never comes to anything physical other than sometime leaving a finger on a trigger for a fraction longer than necessary sometimes or more likely me becoming more shouty. This name and shame reaction and the "only one month ban, that's not enough" is also really wrong.
 
The site made a decision that I think is a fair one, they have both been banned for a month, its pretty much the same as teachers sending a kid out to stand outside to take a breather or a time out. For a first offence (albeit a serious one) that's probably about right, 1 month or 3 months or whatever is adequate. You will probably find it takes a while for both players to return to this site, mainly because they probably feel like prize dicks, but hopefully they will have learned.
 
The "but what if it had been a kid or a girl" argument is bogus. You shouldn't hit anyone period, why is hitting a man your own size or bigger or age somehow better than hitting a kid or woman? All equally wrong.
 
The "but they might do it again maybe at another site you should have told everyone who they were" is also bogus, a book I don't believe in quoted a mythical figure (in my eyes) who said "he who is without sin cast the first stone". How many of us have come close to or have actually ended up punching someone or had a fight over something really petty, when we did that stupid act did we feel stupid after? Did we regret it? Would we expect to be banned from something we enjoy doing because a moments stupidity. You probably used it as a learning opportunity, you sat down afterwards and replayed the whole thing over and over wishing you had done things differently.
 
The " site should have informed the police" .... really??? The police would ask the two parties if they wanted to take things further anyway, why not let them decide how they want it handled.

US HBT (herring bone twill) trousers and M43 Gaiters

This is for my Aussie Jungle loadout. The Aussies were in the habit of acquiring whatever gear suited the job best, so in the Pacific where they were fighting closely with American units, they decided that the Americans had better leg protection. This will go with a green shirt, P37 webbing and my Aussie slouch hat to create a late war Aussie jungle warfare impression. I will be able to use either my Sten or SMLE with this

Not dealt with them, but I see it like this. I work hard for my money - spending it is supposed to be a pleasure.
If I don't enjoy the transaction because the supplier is rude or makes me do all the work, I wont buy from them again.
 
Doesn't matter how good they are or how wonderful their products are.

Back when I used to run my LSW a lot, I had a few younger players asking me why I "wasn't using it with a drum clip like I should be, that's how it is in MW2".
 
After Black Ops, I've been told a few times when using my L85 that I need to "stop using that Enfield, the famous is much better"
 
Then there was the genius who evidently played the scuba TF-141 missions a few times too many. Despite being in the middle of a wood on the outskirts of Sheffield, he turned up to the site in full scuba gear. In the middle of summer. Play started at 9.00. He was back in the safe-zone, almost completely dehydrated and exhausted by 9.25.

Don't shoot me.
I am vaguely aware that I'm committing a crime...
How about adding rails and all the tactical bells and whistles to a sten?
In your posts,feel free to take me to Nuremberg,but also share ideas,and methods of execution.

I say go for it! It might not look pretty, it isn't the most authentic piece of kit - but that doesn't matter. So long as you like it and it works, it's fine.
 
It's not beyond impossibility for it to happen anyway. A few years back (possibly 5, honestly can't remember), quite a few websites showed that the Philippines military (willing to be corrected) had done a similar thing to their rather old M3 Grease guns. Rails, lights, grips, the works. Absolutely bloody mint. At the time it was an interim thing, until they could afford something else.
 
The internet response was... interesting. The type of people who furiously masturbate over pictures of 'pure' fire-arms (you know the types I mean; "if it wasn't an official design which saw service, it's heresy") were up in arms, decrying what they called 'sacrilege' of a historic firearm. They completely ignored the justifications of the military that, as a country which lacked a multi-trillion dollar defence budget, they couldn't afford to buy lots of flashy, high-tech, polymer guns covered in rails at the time. And that actually, the modifications worked pretty well.
 
So seriously, go for it! I look forward to the pictures

almost done with the "XP60", just needs the M14 RAS rail to go on top, the M203 to go on the bottom, and a torch to fit under the barrel.
 

 

Thanks guys
Took me a long time to get that nice polished look on the slide and the ejection port. I feel it was worth the effort
 
Also Cerbo, do you think your USP was dropped by the previous owner (creating what can only be described as the most interesting break I've ever seen) or do you think it broke in another way?
*Your photography is very nice by the way

I think Ed will have seen this already, but it definitely belongs here.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGK8IC-bGnU
(still no idea how to get the video to appear in the post)
Just because I love making SA80 purists cry - based on one of 25 experimental rifles from 2005-6, when the MoD was updating the L85. This is my CQB rifle. Very comfortable and fun to use.
 

 
 

"A gun and a radio? Hardly Christmas, is it?"
"What were you expecting, an exploding pen? I'm afraid we don't go in for that sort of thing any more..."
 
I forgot to upload these after it arrived last week. It's an absolute beauty. Perfect for all indoors CQB sites.
 

 

Oh shush, it was awesome and you know it.
Bonus points for making that guy (claiming to be ex-army) cry.
 
 
Good to know about the TM MP7. Ever compared it to any of the other GBB MP7s on the market?

Nickona, that Galil looks amazing.
 
To be frank Ed, I wouldn't use 6 full mags in day again. Even RA-tech parts are not indestructible ("we use steel" - yes, but there are countless types of steel, all with varying quality...). I'm not saying don't do it, but... you'll certainly see enhanced wear and tear if you do.
 
That said, assuming you get the kind of accuracy and range I do, you'll be lucky if you ever need more than 2, possibly 3 mags in a day, as once I know what range it's shooting (on that day) I can generally just point and click.
 
Do give it a chance though. Mine drove me nuts when I got it, but I'm glad I kept with it. The moment there's a place to post it on the forums, I'll be adding my review, from the perspective of 6 months use.

How is the TM MP7? I've never seen one in person, no one seems to have them round at either of the sites I attend.
 
Back in London, and my SUSAT has arrived. Now mounted on the pride of the fleet -
 

So Hugh let me borrow this for a game a few days ago, pro tip everyone: single most unwieldy thing known to man...