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Yeah....that's not what I meant but if it floats your boat...

That is a genuine concern for me. I have a customer facing job so I need to take into consideration that not all our customers would relate well to me running around with guns at the weekend!

Pretty much everyone in the Netherlands can speak English. The only language barrier you will likely experience is the locals speaking in Dutch so they can discuss how bad they think you are without you knowing. Personally if you're going for a "mini city break" there's plenty of far better things you could do with your time in Amsterdam than go airsofting.

I sweat like a paedophile in Mothercare so ventilation is paramount. I can deal with the odd shot through the vents

Making the group secret won't change anything. There's a number of groups that have taken themselves down without being "taken" down as such. As usual everyone is frothing over something that may not actually affect them as much as they think it will...

Probably not. The ban is aimed at "unauthorised dealers" so basically private sales.

Do you have any actual evidence of this? Discussion groups aren't actually affected.

Picky, picky, picky.... Remember - there's a double "s" in concussion.

Sniper rifles aren't all 1J though, are they? Granted concussion from a BB is pretty unlikely but a BFG could knock you out cold.

Shall we say "less cheap" china clones? Let's face it not many people would even begin to know where to get a pukka one...

If I had a pound for every shot I took to the scalp through the vent holes on my FAST helmet, I could buy a couple of MK5s. More to the point, I'm a clumsy fucker that plays CQB and bangs his head a lot. My helmet has saved the day more than once already.

Not tried it yet (it only arrived today) and yes I'm watching the new season.

FMA LA5/PEQ15. The McGarrett Mk18 build begins.....

Read the OP. He's not trying to buy without a defence.

Cynical much?

Do you know how a chronograph works? It measures the time taken for a projectile to pass through two separated beams of light. Now, in general terms any measurement of velocity calculated from travel time will be more accurate if it's measured over the greatest distance possible. "Proper" shooting chronos are relatively large for this exact reason. The smaller the unit is the better the quality of electronics needs to be to provide sufficient resolution to provide an accurate result. The higher the quality of electronics used the higher the price point tends to be so take for example the average Xcortech chrono. It's sub £100 and it's quite small so firstly you need to take into account that the measurement distance is quite short and that even taking into account the mass buying power and relatively low cost of electronics, the guts are not going to be precision instruments. Add to this the effects that ambient lighting can have on the sensors and you are piling inaccuracy on inaccuracy. On top of all that most places don't know how to spell calibration let alone actually have it carried out on a regular basis. Now, in your example it's perfectly possible that the chrono your brother normally uses at his regular site reads low and that the sites chrono at your regular site reads high, all within a sensible tolerance on their own, but when you combine the tolerances they result in your brothers "perfectly fine normally" gun being over the site limit. That's the main reason I never try and get my guns right up to the limit allowable on site, I like to know I've got a bit of leeway. Of course if you ever find yourself at the Malls with their regularly calibrated Skan chrono, if they say your gun is over, then it's over.

They're usually quieter because they have a lower limit to the number of players. Plus, it's usually a school night so there's less kids.

My 2200mAh Lipos have lasted me all day comfortably. His 1600mah should be ok if he doesn't just spray and pray all day.

There are chargers available but it's first come first served. If you have your own charger there are sockets but a safer bet would be to just get a spare battery. As for lasting all day - how big is your battery and how much are you planning on using it?

The Airsoft Showcase (to give it it's proper name is happening at Strikeforce in Gloucester this year. FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/Airsoft-Showcase-411497115693842/?fref=ts&hc_location=ufi

I know, because I've been there! Changing the handguard on my M4 turned into a massive spiralling rabbit hole of mismatched thread sizes and money and headaches (this was on an old TM M4A1 by the way). Best to start small and work your way up. Any parts that don't fit can usually be sold on pretty easily.

The Airsoft Expo at the Malls was pretty good for what it was. Some definite bargains were on sale on the day and more importantly it was a good chance to have a look at a wider range of stuff than you'd get in your average store. Hopefully they do another one this year!

It doesn't really matter how high a tolerance the RIS is machined to when you fit it onto a cheap RIF though. In theory yes, if you bought hardware from the same company (RIS and delta ring as you say) then it should stand a better chance but then you need to deal with the tolerances in sight placement on the barrel, how well it fits into the receiver etc etc etc. If you were looking at fitting a Madbull SOPMOD RIS onto a TM Recoil then yes I would think you could expect a reasonable fit but then that's a RIS that costs almost as much as your gun! Personally I'd say buy a 7" RIS from Hong Kong via ebay or second hand for not a lot of cash and try it. If it fits like a dick in a shirt sleeve then you know you're in for some fettling otherwise it's happy days!

It's as much to do with the quality of the RIS as it is the fit of the gun. Unless it fits the delta ring properly it's always going to have a bit of movement.