Baz JJ

While I agree with many of the sentiments here about pistols, there is one good reason to have one.
 
They are fun !
 
Most of us do this hobby because we are interested in the different types of guns.
Pistols may have questionable benefit in a skirmish but they are interesting and fun to own.
If you have one, why not strap it to your leg or plate carrier and carry it in games ?

oh and a sniper is a person not a weapon.

with my raider L i use a replica 1x acog red dot and it works fine with the front sight post. it was around £30 on ebay

They are much of a muchness electronically - pretty unreliable.
Just choose which fits your helmet best and be prepared to change them when they break down.

oh and a sniper is a person not a weapon.

Very large rifle. Would suggest you see one in the flesh before buying.
 
A lot of new players are drawn towards being a sniper.
 
Unless you really are sure its a style you are going to like, I would be wary. Many are drawn by the mystique but get bored of waiting around a long way from the action.
 
If you want to play an active role but are drawn towards that style of gun, there are lots of smaller DMR on the market.
 
Gear depends on what role you want to play in games.

Its a common problem.
 
Some sites are better than others in that some dont care too much or have favourite cliques which can do no wrong.
 
Without naming names, Ive seen some sites come down very hard with schoolboy talkings to and marshals shooting suspects anonymously to see if the accused really are guilty.
 
The only way to do something about it is to vote with your feet. If you experience it, complain to the organisers.
 
If it doesnt get sorted in a reasonable time frame, play somewhere else.

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oh and a sniper is a person not a weapon.

Very large rifle. Would suggest you see one in the flesh before buying.
 
A lot of new players are drawn towards being a sniper.
 
Unless you really are sure its a style you are going to like, I would be wary. Many are drawn by the mystique but get bored of waiting around a long way from the action.
 
If you want to play an active role but are drawn towards that style of gun, there are lots of smaller DMR on the market.
 
Gear depends on what role you want to play in games.

oh and a sniper is a person not a weapon.

Very large rifle. Would suggest you see one in the flesh before buying.
 
A lot of new players are drawn towards being a sniper.
 
Unless you really are sure its a style you are going to like, I would be wary. Many are drawn by the mystique but get bored of waiting around a long way from the action.
 
If you want to play an active role but are drawn towards that style of gun, there are lots of smaller DMR on the market.
 
Gear depends on what role you want to play in games.

Have a look at the TAG smoke rounds.
 
Airsoft World tell me they arent particularly good smoke-wise but I recall reading that the Russian manufacturer was looking to improve them.
 
We allow certain types of TAGs at our games.

Just tell her shes right.
 
You should be down the pub with your mates getting drunk and chasing skirt.

Had a set of those a while back. Cheapest feeling, worst feeding mags I've ever had, binned the lot after 1 game as most of them just simply didn't feed BBs in to my guns. Not worth the money.

The only thing that irritates me about the SCAR from G&G is how difficult it is to access the battery chamber in the stock. Having to slide the stock off each time and mess around with little pins is a PITA.
 
However, its a lovely compact rifle, not too heavy and sits just nicely when you aim it.
 
Its probably one of my favourites if not the favourite.

The only thing that irritates me about the SCAR from G&G is how difficult it is to access the battery chamber in the stock. Having to slide the stock off each time and mess around with little pins is a PITA.
 
However, its a lovely compact rifle, not too heavy and sits just nicely when you aim it.
 
Its probably one of my favourites if not the favourite.

The bad news is you spend a fortune getting in and then you carry on spending a fortune once youre hooked.
 
Im 53 and also play with my son who's 26.
 

i dont know for certain, but my PTS EPMs dont feed properly in my TR15, it starts off okay but after an hour or so it degrades until it only feeds every third BB. its amazingly consistent in that it gives two dry fires and then one normal shot... very strange indeed

Yeah will do but you'll have to mod the Pmags. There's a thread on the forum on how to do it. My Pmags were shocking in my TR4 SMP but now they feed perfectly

Not sure why you would need to raise over the sight. If your using a zoomed optic you wont see it and if its a 1x dot sight you wont notice it either with both eyes open as the brain forms the image in your head. Thats why you can still use dot sights/holo sights even with the cover closed aka Occluded Eye Aiming
 
"Occluded eye aiming takes advantage of our natural binocular vision, and our brain’s ability to merge information from both eyes into what we perceive as a single image. In the case of occluded eye aiming we merge the image of the scope’s reticle onto the image of the target"
 
http://www.luckygunner.com/lounge/occluded-eye-aiming/
 
http://www.aimpoint.com/us/handling/improve-your-shooting/

So I got a new outer barrel sorted for the Raider
 
Old one

 
New one with removable sight

The bad news is you spend a fortune getting in and then you carry on spending a fortune once youre hooked.
 
Im 53 and also play with my son who's 26.
 

Most hobbies are kind of sad or pointless depending on your viewpoint.
 
I dont think the majority of wives and girlfriends really understand the attraction or point of airsoft, let alone players obsessions with dressing up.
 
My wife thinks that girls are forced to grow up by having babies and life in general where as most boys never grow up and dont really have to. For this reason, she accepts that I like to play war, collect toy guns and dress like a soldier.
 
She is pragmatic in that it helps to keep me fit, outdoors and keeps me out of more serious trouble like drinking, gambling and chasing other women.
 
I dont play every week so it doesnt consume huge amounts of family time which is often the killer as younger players start families.
 

Just tell her shes right.
 
You should be down the pub with your mates getting drunk and chasing skirt.