Baz JJ

Does the crosshair still adjust with the adjuster screw ? is it just a bit skewed or does it not move at all suggesting a broken linkage ? Generally speaking clone optics are built to a price - you only have to look at the price of the real thing to ask yourself about the differences. You can get the real thing fixed but even if they can get it open, the cost of experts "servicing" a clone will be more than the £100 it costs to replace it. PS I assume we are talking about an 4x32 not the much cheaper 1x32 ?

I suspect that even the better clones are only designed to be parallax free up to a certain range. I doubt very much you can adjust this. Some replica ACOGs are built better than others.

I think that the clones are simple devices with a fixed focus and a factory setting of a lot less than 300m. My ACOG seems to have a focus of about 50m.

G&G intermediate range like a Raider with blowback and you have enough for a decent optic etc as well.

Look up PMR446 radios. They vary in price a lot but are licence free. Motorola are a good buy. If you want to use a headset remote mic and press to talk, check out the availability and compatibility of suitable ones for the radio you look at.

Probably the TM M870 which is a replica of the Remington

You will need to programme these with frequencies and unless you have an OFCOM licence, they are illegal to use.

its still a RIF in its native black and you will need UKARA etc for a retailer to sell it to you.

be your own man !

Actually the ASG barrels are metal.

I had an M4 fest yesterday and looked at M4s until my vision blurred. Ended up helping my mate buy an XL combat machine from G&G which was a lot more realistic than I expected for the money, but my heart lurched over the G&Ps. I might just forgive them over my M249 manual - times a great healer right ? Unfortuntely the one I fell in love with was over £400. One thing I didnt know is that G&P dont seem to like Blaster bbs and G&G bbs were recommended to me to use with any G&P product.

One thing that puzzles me about the Franchi from ASG is that there is a little spring loaded variable control on the lower slide that sits ahead of the pump action. It doesnt seem to have a function - is it just cosmetic ? not mentioned anywhere...

Why do you want to release the gas first ? I just gas em up a little for storage and then fill them for a game !

Yes they are about 280 fps although its hard to chrono a trishot. Your link is the one Ive just bought.

I was handling the TM M9 this afternoon. I wasnt really conscious of the plastic slide as it felt quite hefty in my hand. I have the TM Smith & Wesson M & P and that is very light in contrast. Best to look at them in person if you can.

Have just bought the ASG shorty tri-shot. Fun gun but hard for a younger person to pump on the fly.

Welcome to the forum. We are starting to play at Eversley about an hour up the M3 and have a big group come up from Pompey and Southampton/IOW area.

I meant what makes really. Fire Support sell the G&P and have a Mk18 upgrade kit for it - not cheap though. I fell out of love with G&P when I spent a lot of money for one of their M249 and it didnt even come with a manual.

G&G then. Lots of upgrade parts, mags are easy going on the M4 and reasonably well built. Not a fan of G&P - their support in the UK isnt great. What do the rest of your team use ?

Are you set on AEG because a growing number of milsimmers seem to be going GBBR

No its not expensive, You dont sleep in Okto games so you dont need military camping gear. I think one of the rebels at an earlier game was boasting about a £20 loadout, The dearest thing is buying five or six midcaps as you cant use high caps or carry loose bbs with you. Even the MDF is only DPM so is quite cheap to meet. The game is £60 though.

Agreed. Milsim for example, is not for everyone. The trouble comes when people dont take the time to research what they are buying or when they are coerced into things by friends but don't really buy into it. Airsoft skirmishing to me is more like a team sport - milsim is more like roleplay - it doesn't have to be too serious but you do need to get into the mindset, which needs imagination. The two things are different and only joined by the use of airsoft weapons. The important thing is to do whatever you do with 100% commitment. As you say you have a responsibility to yourself and for the enjoyment of others.

Reading through the lazy player thread, another difference between milsim and skirmishing occurs to me. In many skirmishes, players will rush objectives or try bold moves, knowing that failure involves a short walk to regen and they are back in the game a few minutes later. In milsim, regen is deliberately made to be an effort - usually a long walk or at least medic rules with bleedout time. This is not done to be mean or inspire some kind of hardcore experience. There is nothing like being scared of being shot. Its a natural emotion in a real action, for obvious reasons. Long regens help to add a degree of realism. That heart thumping fear and inevitable adrenaline rush when a firefight kicks off and you are, both trying to conserve limited ammunition by short bursts of auto or better still, semi and you know that taking a round will put you out of the game long enough to at least miss that firefight. You often read about hi-cap fests with players trying to get as many balls in the air as possible to maximise their chance of winning. Milsim players using mid caps or sometimes even real steel limit low caps will conserve ammo and pick their shots, knowing that any prolonged action will have to be punctuated by time sapping mag changes.

We organise games set in a former soviet republic setting so SVDs and AKs are our favourite subject. Personally I have a G&G AK103 with blowback which I love but our rental guns are Cyma and many of the players have bought Cyma. Inexpensive and strong.