Airsoft_Mr B

Yes they're a safe and trusted retailer. Very good as well I believe. They held the AIPSC championships last year.

TM if you can afford, without a doubt.

Lexan polycarbonate should work well as visor material. Not sure about the best thickness. You can also buy the face protector thing (believe it's called a mandible) separately which attaches onto the helmet - as an alternative to the neoprene half face mask.

That sounds awesome, I'd love to be lucky enough to have access to some land like that.

LaRue SPR Mount. If it's RWA in HK you're going to have to pay shipping and tax and everything on top too. I'm going to buy the Visionking short dot as well in the future.

Gonna have to pick it up myself and join you guys I think

For the use you'll get out of them, I wouldn't recommend a pistol straight away. I'd say put the money you could spend on a pistol towards the gun or on gear / footwear / eye pro. After that, some extra magazines are a useful buy. G&G Combat Machines are great for beginners, as Monty said. Zero One or Pro Airsoft Supplies are the best place to get one. PAS actually sell a transparent version which is VCRA compliant so you don't need a UKARA defence to buy one. You said you have a good budget, in which case there isn't one go-to gun I can recommend straight away, since you have so much choice when you have more to spend. G&G / TM are good brands that you can't go wrong with though. Using a gas rifle as a beginner isn't recommended. They require a lot of maintenance and magazines are very expensive. Sure, gas is fun and realistic, but you have a limited magazine capacity, they're affected by the cold more, costs more to run etc . Pistols aren't going to have brilliant range or anything hence why it's wise to get a long gun first, but they might be more of a viable option to buy first if you're only playing CQC and really want one. I also agree with the pistols bit. I'm getting one myself (a WE Glock) WE's older guns weren't brilliant but the latest ones are good. Marui though are brilliant and widely considered the best you can get. Quality and performance is second to none.

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TM 1911 Anything else by TM WE Gen 4 Glock

AFAIK the only way is to reduce FPS for a C02 or gas gun is to drill the valve or something. I was looking at getting the KWC Mini Uzi but it shoots 360+ and drilling is the only way other then managing to find a specific Mini Uzi non-export version valve that reduces the FPS.

I did see a review where the guy mention 'his old one' and kept referring to differences between the two. I think he mentioned at some point it was the cheaper version he had. From what I remember the cheaper ones doesn't have the OCC dial (adjustment wheel thing at the back) which is really helpful. There are better quality straps and padding on the more expensive version. Also the cheaper ones have thinner shells and flex easier whereas build quality on the other is stronger. For what you pay the cheaper one is still pretty good though. TaiwanGun's a Polish site, despite the name. If you spend around £55 you'll get free shipping. Plus, there's no extra charges to pay either since it's from the EU. They sell a lot of stuff, a lot of it is cheap ACM but they have a selection of quality gear and parts too. I'm ordering a JG BAR-10 with two or three magazines and a load of ammo which will be around £110 tommorow in fact (my first order from them but heard many good things) The ammo in question is their P&J brand which is extremely cheap but I've heard nothing but great reviews of them! I'll be buying two or three bags of 0.30s and two or three bags of 0.20s. That's 4-6 thousand 0.3s and 8 to 12,000 0.20g rounds for like £20 total!

I don't know if it was just us but the last time I went I noticed it looked really easy for the opposing team to defend the mosque and the room above the shooting range. They have a pretty good view from the windows down to the APC and they can easily cover the large space which is the range. It certainly requires teamwork and communication to do well since there are so many angles and directions you can be shot at from. CQC tactics are what Halo Mill is trying to promote and you must make best use of them in that environment. Reception area is brilliant. Space is great after the expansion, so you have enough room to get all your gear out. They even have a sofa in there and a vending machine as well as lots if hire guns, snacks and ammo. Marshals are very good at emphasising the importance of safety which is great to teach the younger players and beginners. Personally I do prefer woodland, but Halo is unparalleled in what it offers. Proximity to myself is a big plus and weeknight games as opposed to fortnightly skirmishes means that airsoft is available to more people and you can get your airsoft fix more frequently. Membership isn't the best since they say you can only go three times before you have to sign up. It's a clever way for them to earn more money and people and prepared to pay it. For £60 you do get your monies worth. First off you enjoy the benefit of reduced rates. Not only this but I'm pretty sure it still includes a short training session. Whether this is still with the same guy anymore I don't know. I'm afraid I don't remember his name but he was an instructor for years, training not only the police but even the SAS. Last time I heard this guy was doing naval warfare training with the French Navy and he works for Euro Tactical. Needless to say it's a really good introductory course which teaches you a lot of useful real skills. I believe it was worth £20-£30 and lasted an hour and a half to two hours in total. I went to a second course as well with the same bloke which covered some slightly more advanced tactics. You also receive a voucher when you take out your membership (and upon renewal) which IIRC entitles you to £5 or £10 off when you spend £50. It was great for us since we shop at Patrol Base quite a lot (store is only about ten minutes away from us!) In conclusion I would thoroughly recommend this a lot to anybody. I think it's also great to introduce newer potential airsofters (I have brought a couple mates before and my Australian cousin) due to the accessibility of the site. I've seen there are people from around the area who have came to Halo who otherwise probably wouldn't have heard of airsoft but noticed Halo Mill due to the location. It's definitely worth a try.

Sorry for the double post (I'm on iPhone ATM so can't edit the other post) but where did you get yours from Jay?

I've seen those Emerson FAST helmets for about £24 on Ali-Express, there's also the more expensive versions for about £40-£50. I've seen good reviews on YouTube but they're mostly on the latter. I'm also looking at an ACM / 8FIELDS MICH 2002 from TaiwanGun for £20 and you can buy real Ops-Core pads and straps for them( another £20 though)

I seem to remember hearing not so good things about it, although to be honest that was a while ago. It's more than I thought so it should be pretty good. Since it's an AEP there probably won't be a lot of aftermarket upgrade or replacements parts available.

There aren't any weapon specific soft holsters are there? Maybe try an adjustable holster like this: http://www.patrolbase.co.uk/airosft-holsters/viper-modular-adjustable-holster.htm#.U73D2vldXWg

I can't think of any Russian Soviet bloc sidearms / PDWs other than the TT-33 and Skorpion. I'm pretty sure all airsoft TT-33s are quite shite as well. The JG Skorpion is okay but can't say it will last very long.

It looks sort of like a ERGO Suregrip, but I can't think what that logo is. I swear I've seen it before. Could be a clone.

If you like ARMA and things you'll probably like Insurgency. I think it looks really good. A lot of people seem to like it so for £11 I think it's worth a go. I need to pick it up myself at some point.