Baz JJ

I have a thing about emails and response times. Email is a staunch part of modern businesses these days. People will readily answer a phone and take your money. If they cant be bothered to sit and write a reply to a sensible email, then it usually means they have the wrong kind of staff, they have too much business already, don't have time to attend to you or they are very disorganised. None of these things are good for the aspiring consumer. In Airsoft, many of those behind shops and sites are relatively young so they don't have the excuse of not being up on modern technology. Thats just my thoughts on the subject, but I like email as you get written transcripts of both sides of the conversation. Its easy to get it wrong with phone calls. Ive found that shoddy companies will answer the phone and tell you anything. The measure of them is how often they will return a voicemail message that you leave. There is a fine line between hobbyists and business people. The trick is spotting the ones that differentiate.

Ive always found Zero One, Action Hobbies, Pro Airsoft and even Swindon Airsoft to be responsive.

Doesn't help you if their service is going to be a problem ? Change tactics ? Look at other peoples gun where you play ? Study all the You Tube reviews ? Ive bought all but one of my weapons at distance and no regrets. Its nice to see them and handle them first, just not always practical. If you decide to buy at distance, my advice is to look at as many opinions as possible on your chosen model (peoples opinions, including those of shops, vary widely, so the bigger sample you take, the better) and chose a decent retailer to buy from. Remember its not just about the price and the quality of their website. Will they respond in a timely manner and will they be efficient and responsive if things go wrong ?

In my experience of business, if I had emailed them three times in a month and they never replied, I would move on to another company. In terms of Airsoft, I normally get a reply from the retailers I do business with, within a day or two. Usually, if things seem too good to be true, they usually are.

yes well I have it on my UMP mainly for seeing round corners in CQB type applications. I don't use it in conjunction with magnifiers or electronic sighting. Snipers have been using periscopes for years.

Yes absolutely. One of my airsoft mates was laughing and suggesting that I was blind firing around a corner at the last game. In reality, I was firing round a corner and directing through a gap in the wooden barrier using tracer like white BBs. All is fair in love and war. As I think I said somewhere else on the forum, I only engage if I think I have a chance of winning lol

An anglesight

Ive ordered a Viper belt and some other bits and pieces for my knife frog so i can wear it at my hip.

See the Bayonets thread.

No just got one off Ebay. Search under lens protector. It goes on the rail, comes with a clear and tinted shield. £13.50 plus postage.

Do you know what the proper name of the "rear webbing sling D ring" is on that rifle you've bought, please ? Id quite like the idea of being able to clip on one of those on my HK416 but cannot find one for sale on the internet ? Im assume you can buy them as an afterpart accessory? I suspect I am searching using the wrong keywords ! Oh and not to be off topic, Ive just bought a G&G UMP45 PS I have an EoTech 556 replica and I found the casing allen screw had been done up so tight at manufacture, I ended up stripping it. It wasn't the end of the world - just stopped me fitting the rubberised internal cover with the protective flaps. I used s RIS mounted see through shield ahead of it anyway.

Halo ? I thought that was a parachute jump - lol

More importantly, do you like it? You have to carry it around all day. Most modern assault rifles look similar from a distance and Im usually too busy trying not to get shot to notice the detail on other peoples guns. Personally, not my choice, but then what do people base their personal choice on ? I tend to choose the Airsoft gun that matches the real firearm I would use for a similar objective. I assume you have already heard this but others may be interested in this review

May the blessed air saints preserve me, Ive just ordered an M203 grenade launcher for my rifle. Im so sorry, sobs into his camos.

Ive just acquired a 416 - I love H&K engineering.

Good movie of a 416 being fired after water immersion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGwkHktkTxU

Yes but its not my fence :-) I just didnt want hassle with neighbours. If they hear shots and get damage coming through the fence, they will assume air rifle, so Im doing my best to contain everything on my property, allowing me to carry on with my hobbies without outside interference.

Does it damage or mark your fence Tariq ?

Having seen what 0.25 and 0.3 BBs do to tin cans from that gun at around 400-450 fps at greater ranges than mine, I just wonder if they will come out the back of cardboard ? I did consider hanging a towel, rubber back door mat or car blanket, hoping that its "give" might absorb the impact and make them drop rather than pass through, but I was just wondering if anybody had prior experience with spring or gas sniper rifles at higher muzzle velocities than a standard AEG ?

My garden is only about 15-20m long and the output of my L96 is quite fast. Apart from the issue I will have that its only zeroed for that range, what do you normally do to stop ricochets and fence damage ?