Lozart

Oh, I agree. It's a point of reference for people though. The problem isn't the name it's the perception of what it is. On the one hand you have the people that assume it's like paintball because it's "running around the woods with guns" (these are the same people that don't know any better when the Daily Mail publishes a picture of a Delta Operator holding an M4 and captions it "SAS soldier holding an AK") and on the other hand you have the people that see milsim and assume we're all Walts.

They don't. But then they're happy to pay the proper money for the real stuff (assuming they don't get issued it anyway).

I also wish I'd known that there would be so many military try hards that would take you to task over whether or not MTP is better than multicam in british woodland between 3 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

Most masks will give you problems getting a good cheek weld but the neoprene masks are three parts of F-all use for protection. The other option would be to use a riser with your weapon sight. Something like a T1 sight on a high rise will bring it up enough that you don't need to scrunch in quite so tight to use it. Or you could try changing your stock to something a bit slimmer like a Magpul CTR or MOE style.

I'd still suggest spending a bit more and getting an FMA but if you just want a cheap helmet that looks the part and stops you getting welts on your head then it'll be fine. Just don't expect any actual impact protection from it. As for the accessories then yes they'll be fine. They should fit and FAST style helmet. The sideplates fit to the rail which is fairly universal and the chinguard uses velcro inside the helmet.

They do. But then they also have people that have cut off their own head with a chainsaw to prove how manly they are. Pretty sure they don't have the hand wringing, money grabbing insurance companies that we do either...

I was going to say "fine, fair enough" but then you had to go and do the "high horse" thing. You asked for peoples input and you got it. You got my opinion in all its unfiltered, unedited glory (actually that's not quite true but then you'd have got really upset at what I wrote the first two times). I know now that I wasn't supposed to have the opinion of "but there's nothing wrong with calling it airsoft". Maybe you should try phrasing the question differently. Maybe start with something like "hey, just for shits and giggles what else could we call the game we play" instead of suggesting that "airsoft" is in some way not manly enough. For a general point though - and this goes out to everyone that reads this - having a differing opinion does NOT mean you're up on your "high horse". It just means you have a different opinion. I don't even like horses. Stupid poncey things.

Good lord, no! That's why they're a fraction of the cost.

You should know sweetcheeks.

OK, for those of us that wanted an intelligent discourse; changing the name to something "more descriptive of the pain involved" or indeed "more masculine" makes the sport LESS inclusive and MORE likely to attract the kind of people we DON'T want. Calling it "Man pain ball" is hardly going to encourage more kids and women to want to play, now is it? At the end of the day it doesn't matter what you call it when you try and explain it to people they will ALWAYS say "...so it's like paintball then".

*ahem* Poke it up your bumhole.

Because there's nothing wrong with "airsoft"? Maybe you should get yourself one of these: And stop worrying about what other people think...

Hippy.

Why?

No, but I will be there on Sunday...

They all look the same to me.

It's just different enough so they don't get sued by the licence holders of Multicam...

Basically, yes. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to tell you all about the minute differences between multicam, V cam and MTP.

Which coke site are you at then?

http://uk.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airsoft/Combat_Gear_Holsters_IMI_Defense_Roto_Retention_Paddle_Holster_for_HK45_45C.htm

This. I have one very similar myself...

Dytac do one too, it's fitted as standard to their "Invader Recon" models.

Seems not, see the link I posted.

In fact (here comes the sciencey bit) http://www.bcmj.org/article/mosquito-repellent-effectiveness-placebo-controlled-trial-comparing-95-deet-avon-skin-so-sof

It's true. The body wash is quite often vaunted as an effective tick and flea preventative for dogs. Makes you wonder what the hell's in it!