Airsoft_Mr B

Sound cheers mate

I don't think any of the CYMA sniper rifles are very popular, so you probably won't find many people with em. I heard conflicting things; that they are off-spec and will not accept Tokyo Marui style parts (as a lot of sniper rifles are basically based off the original gun which was first made by TM) and on the other hand they do more closely resemble the TM (same dimensions etc) so you can upgrade em. Speaking of which the thing is you need to be prepared to spend like £200 AT LEAST solely on upgrades to make sniper rifles be truly worth using over an AEG - otherwise you are completely disadvantaged. Performance with stock rifles is generally the same except lower ROF / mag capacity etc Also with buying these guns in the UK you're looking at them being a lot more expensive than European retailers like TaiwanGun. In fact speaking of which, Patrol Base seem to have 50%+ of their stock from TaiwanGun now...a lot of 8FIELDS products with Polish labels on em. Finally magazines could be potentially problematic as I don't know the availability of spares is. Again if it's a direct TM replica of a VSR for example then you can use other manufacturers magazines (JG/TM etc) but otherwise they may not sell extra mags at all. This appears to be the case with my A&K M24.

Where'd you get the BOS patch, Haze? Not really a fan of them tbh but was wondering where I might find other fallout themed ones

The IMAX B6 is supposed to be a very good charger, make sure you buy a genuine one though! The batteries you get with guns are never that good so you might want to replace it or buy spares later on anyway. For mags I'd stick with CYMA or buy some MAG ones, but I think most brands are okay. I've been looking at them on eHobby Asia but you can also buy them from places like Airsoft Supply Drop if you want to buy them from within the UK and don't want to wait a month. There's tons of choice for slings as well, how much are you looking to spend?

From UK Tactical FC Wallets

A lot of rail systems are designed to be lightweight, for example ones by Noveske, Troy, Daniel Defense (specifically the MFR) and PWS. All of said manufacturers have some of their designs replicated by Madbull. They're high quality and licenced appropriately if you like trademarks, but expensive as a result. Next there's the length, you may be limited to specific models. For example, most are available in 7", 9" and 12" lengths; carbine, mid-length, rifle. But there are certain designs which are available in / only made in 15" or 4" etc. Admittedly that probably isn't much of a problem but it can be one thing to consider dependent on what your gun is like and narrows down the options. Relatively new on the market although seemingly really popular (as more companies, real-steel and replica makers, are producing them) are Keymod systems. Again these are designed to save weight however most of the companies will sell the rail panels extra and these can be very expensive. It can increase your choices of attachments as there are parts specifically for attaching to Keymod rails (mainly lights & light mounts, foregrips, QD sling points) I'd say it's really just preference. Main brands you'll come across, as far as I know, is either Madbull or ACM (Chinese clones) With the former you don't have to worry about quality, it will be good. With the latter it depends but generally quality will probably be alright and paying £30 might be worth it more than £100+

Replacing the hop unit / hop rubber should be more effective at improving range and accuracy than upgrading the barrel. Or general maintenance (cleaning the stock barrel) usually does a lot more for performance than people think.

With Helmet World prices it's probably about the same price as genuine Ops-Core

It's a TM, their range is easily the best out of all manufacturers

Nah I know what you mean mate I think it is a bit dodgy / weird but I still do it. these are in the absence of a photo of actually at a skirmish

Cheers man yeah I didn't want em to be massive but could do with being a bit bigger ha Thing is I've had the majority of this gear for what seems like ages; bought too much other sh*t I don't use, and trying to keep it simple now.

Sort of contractor look Coyote Brown - 8Fields PC, Tactical Tailor 'FL' Removable Operator Pack, " Mini MAV, Hazard 4 Cap, 5.11 Double Duty TDU Belt Face: ESS ICE, Bulle Shemagh Helikon MCCUU MARPAT Trousers, unknown kneepads & softshell WE / NUPROL Holster 'EU Series' Glock Holster new Warrior gloves next I think to finish it off (for now)

FPS is always gonna differ slightly for every gun, they aren't consistent to an exact velocity all the time. and yes Jedi you're correct

Yeah you can pretty much anywhere afaik Check your airlines specific regulations When you look at the restricted items board they're allowed (even real ones) but must be packed separately in their own case / bag and declared

Personally I don't have a great experience with drop leg holsters either, being only 5' 7" :/ so they're pretty shit without being modified There are IMI holsters which are pretty affordable (around £24 each off UK Tactical / eBay etc) You can buy a MOLLE adaptor separately for £8 which could go on your battle belt, and there are other accessories as well like the low ride belt loop so it hangs at upper thigh kind of height and I think it is designed to work better with plate carriers. Few other manufacturers are Fobus and Blackhawk which is probably one you saw that's more than the gun - holster + leg platform can set you back a hundred quid.

The 7.4 LiPo would be perfect if there was the space for it in the gun you get. The G&G Combat Machines are very good beginner guns, around £130 and you won't need to buy a charger which saves money. However a 2200mAh battery is highly unlikely to fit in an M4 handguard, definitely won't if you buy one of the rear-wired models. Also basically any skirmishable rifle will be shooting 300FPS. Externally and internally they're well built, but being more of a budget rifle you're only getting a plastic body. It is a nylon fibre reinforced receiver, but still not going to feel very realistic unless it's metal. Can say G&Ps feel very good and should fulfil all requirements however these are £200 at least, unfortunately airsoft (especially in the UK) is an expensive hobby. There are also P&J M4s which have metal bodies although these are only available from Polish retailer TaiwanGun - so you'd need a UKARA defence before ordering from them. It would really help if you could narrow down your choice of guns down to a few real life models then maybe we can suggest specific manufacturers? Personally if you're only looking for something for target practice I wouldn't get an electric gun anyway but a spring shotgun which still has the potential for use at a skirmish, doesn't feel too unrealistic (for example like it would using a spring pistol) and you're not reliant on batteries or gas either. You can get a Double Eagle tri-shot from £40+ I believe. Check out Patrol Base as I know they sell some.

No guns are good enough to be a DMR straight out of the box, they need a lot of upgrades, just like a bolt action sniper rifle. Some components are more obvious than others to replace (namely hop unit & bucking, barrel) but preferably you want to install a high torque motor, re-shim / AOE correction / lock to semi work etc Therefore internal parts in my knowledge aren't that much of a problem since you're actually gonna be getting rid of most of them for better ones anyway? For a base gun I'd recommend a P&J (A&K) from TaiwanGun, if you have UKARA, since it's a Polish retailer. Over here you could be looking at £250+ for a DMR (for example G&G SR25s are around that price) but it's nothing more than your standard AEG internally. The former on the other hand I believe are around £150 and full metal and if you are ordering from them might as well take advantage of cheap magazines and BBs and add some to your order.

IMAX B6...like £17 off Hobby King, genuine model. About £9-£10 for the power supply.

You can order guns from other countries, IF you have UKARA. That way it won't get confiscated by customs (you ask the retailer to write details on the box) Quite a few people including myself purchase from Europe but ordering from Asia is gonna mean you're subject to import duty and tax etc so it can end up costing a lot more than you think.

Ferro Concepts Wallet, Black Hazard 4 Logo Cap (Military 1st) 15' Paracord, Orange (eBay) Source WLPS 3L Hydration Bladder Snugpak Sports Bottle & Pakbox Warrior Double Pistol Pouch LWA 'Major League' Patch WE Maintenance Kit NUPROL Anti-Fog AI Mag Was gonna order a SOCOM Gear Lancer mag but I thought no I'll use new address but put in billing address (haven't changed with bank yet) and can't change it Knowing my luck they'll sell out now and seems like the only place you can find em outside the US now

Upgrades for sniper rifles are almost always a necessity and are always expensive. Many serious snipers will spend at least £400-600+ The JG will need more whereas the TM is arguably gonna be pretty decent out of the box, it will still need upgrades but necessarily as many. Without upgrades you're looking at performance about on par with a standard AEG in terms of accuracy and range except you're limited for obvious reasons especially mag capacity and ROF. You need to look at the quality more expensive parts as well so you know you are gonna get the durability, consistency and actual range / accuracy upgrades you need; a brand like Action Army won't be the best Btw the rifle (JG) is so cheap because it's from Poland (but only another £10 for shipping) I'm not sure any other comments mentioned it tbh sorry if I missed it

Huh well now you mention it I seem to remember PB telling me the same thing. That's good to know thanks for doing that mate! In terms of the magazine the front looked to have caved in on one side a bit, as I'd expected. The dent stopped the BBs from feeding, which I noticed once it was disassembled. Took a lot of sanding down and even now two BBs kind of get stuck inside yet it works fine again and feeds a full mag

I know you've already got em but I wouldn't bother with using the patches. Since they're staff it isn't going to fully replicate SO19 and again other people may potentially not like that you're using em. At the very least if you do keep em I would take them off whilst going to the skirmish If you get the look right then you can see what you are replicating without patches

Tbh, too many things to name I think, being the gear whore that I am. Like Crye Precision / Arc'Teryx / FirstSpear / LBT kit etc With £50 I'd probably try to get some real steel AR parts like a B5 Systems keymod handguard or some of the newer Magpul stuff which isn't available over here and US retailers won't ship over.

Standard rails are 20mm, not 25mm? What about using a Dovetail-Picatinny adapter? http://airsoftzone.co.uk/l85-l86-m1913-21mm-tactical-rail-ics?filter_name=L85 http://ant-supplies.co.uk/Pages/SA80SightRailAdapter.aspx