Airsoft_Mr B

Look at CYMA AKs from TaiwanGun and factor in a tenner for shipping from Poland You're looking at two pretty different guns there. Unless you specifically want the support variant go for a normal AK rifle platform

Looks good Ed, I'd thought of the same idea using an APS GLR-16 stock (has a Picatinny rail on the side) Gonna try the same thing with my AUG but that won't be til about November

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Very true you are completely right there Duck. I do hate it when everyone leaves just negative comments about the guns and need to stop doing that myself. Isn't going to give a good impression especially as airsoft is supposed to be so inclusive and welcoming, and criticising his choices won't do owt but make em think we're all elitist dickheads

So you mean a plate carrier right or more of a tactical vest / chest rig? I would've said something like the RICAS / CIRAS or Flyye OTV. The latter is around £60 from Military1st (I think)

Oh...I see all your guns are from JBBG tbh with what you've spent on all those shit ones you could have saved and got something at least decently skirmishable But anyway I didn't even know there were 7.4V NiMh batteries? I'm assuming they're not gonna include a LiPo in with it. If you upgrade the battery to a 7.4V LiPo the gun probably won't be able to handle it because I think the gearbox will be all plastic. So you will be running at potentially too high ROF / voltage for stock internals. Might strip the gears / piston? But idk much about internals in that respect. Changing to a LiPo would need another charger as well so around ~ £15+ And speaking of which you won't be able to upgrade it because LPEGs are not made to be compatible with normal airsoft bits. Try to find another 7.4V NiMh if anything...batteries that come included with guns are always bad quality anyway no matter what the brand In terms of tightening the buffer tube should just be screwing the castle nut tight again? Or take it off put it back on to make sure it's in right sort of thing. I guess you do mean the buffer tube and not the stock itself which is wobbly?

Once I start airsofting more I think it will be my local site, that or Alpha One near Wakefield. I was gonna buy some comms but pretty unnecessary spend unless you are in a team, otherwise I don't think anyone else will use em and it won't be worth it. Especially if you don't have radios already and gotta go buy them too you're looking at like £70 for walkie-talkies + headset + PTT unit (at least ~$40 from somewhere like AirsoftPeak or other China / HK retailers)

What Spoon and Estorick said. Heroshark makes the best quality mesh stuff and to fit to your face as well. He used to have a website but I think it's just through FB now. As far as I know he's still doin it. I've had problems with lower face mesh masks though, not being able to use them properly with ballistic goggles or glasses. Did see Heroshark make some minimalist lower face pro which looks like you could use more easily with em. I have surplus ESS glasses and tried a shemagh to protect my teeth but firstly it liked to fall off (as in slip down) my face and also steam the glasses up like fuck. Could try a scrim net scarf instead.

Ferro Concepts Wallet Woodland M81 ~ £14

I've heard a surplus UBACS is the best combat shirt for airsoft purposes. At least that's CKinnerley's opinion and he's had Crye, Massif etc. Only had a Helikon one myself.

So you only want Ops Core FAST Helmet replicas? I've had no experience with them but I would imagine WE and Viper are re-OEM'd in China by the same company, probably similar to Emerson quality? Please correct me if I'm wrong though. All the NUPROL gear products have been re-brands of existing stuff so far. Never heard of NHelmet or RedStar. There are a lot of FMA vs Emerson comparisons on YouTube. I've found that on US forums etc they seemed to favour Emerson but most opinions I hear are in favour of FMA. I'm getting a ballistic cut FAST by FMA for £45 whereas the cheaper version Emerson can be bought for around £18-£25 from China dependent on camo pattern and if it's the version with a visor thing (specifically Ali Express) Best UK stockist for them in terms of price is probably Patrol Base, I got a cheap version FAST for £25 (because they've bought a load of products from Polish retailer TaiwanGun) whereas I think most other places are ~ £35 or more.

Welcome to the forum mate. Only necessity for airsoft is good footwear and eye pro but usually if you wanna hire a gun it's a full package including a face mask for the day and coverall things. If you get into it there are lots of recommendations we have for starter guns dependant on budget but that can be saved for another thread - just as Duck said don't buy shit from JBBG. Look in the right places and you'll get much better service and far higher quality stuff for the same price or a bit more. Similarly for kit there are tons of brands dependent on your budget what might be best. In terms of clothing you could just get MTP like loads of guys or if you wanna be different US M81 both are cheap the latter ain't so easily available. Will be cheaper for skirmishes once you get your own stuff together but would always recommend hiring for three games as you're seeing if you like it, you know more about t and then you can get your UKARA defence as well.

Seen the optic shield BB protector things for £7 shipped on Ali Express. Expect it to take like three weeks but might come before next skirmish. Actually try Ant Supplies too cos I think they're only about a tenner there.

The one rule of airsoft is don't cheap out on eye pro it ain't worth it

Have a look at Nikko Stirling ones and say save £10-£15 for Picatinny mounts.

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You could search 'airsoft skipton' and summut should come up mate. Cerberus Airsoft and First & Only should have some near you. Sorry I can't change colour im on el fone

If we were talking brands I could tell you PDI, Laylax and Prometheus probably make the best quality barrels and so on In terms of just what upgrades there isn't anything specific. Buying anything good, it should already have decent performance you don't need to do anything with it apart from cleaning. If it had bad rate of fire out of the box you would do relevant ROF upgrades (e.g. New gears, hi-torque motor, re-shim, AOE correction, re-wiring to Deans connectors, MOSFET, using a 7.4 / 11.1V LiPo) If if had poor range 1) find optimal BB weight / adjust hop / clean barrel 2) if that doesn't work consider new hop unit and / or bucking or new barrel, remember quality being more important than length

Buy from anywhere but BB4L / JBBG etc! well that and Special Airsoft Supplies Some good shops are Zero One, Airsoft World, Land Warrior Airsoft, Airsoft Zone and Fire Support Pro Airsoft Supplies and Wolf Armouries which are in London I have seen that gun at TaiwanGun, which is a Polish retailer, so they don't do two-tone. Pretty sure I saw the MB4411 at Patrol Base the last time I went but it isn't actually listed on their website. If you can find it most places will do a two tone painting service for £10+ or some like Zero One will do it for free. I wouldn't recommend a sniper rifle as a first gun though. Sniping in airsoft is not as fun as it might look because you will realistically only get a few kills. Not only this but building a ghillie suit is basically a must if you want to stay hidden which is gonna take a lot of time and work. Also the most important thing is sniper rifles take A LOT of upgrading to be any good and it costs a lot. When you buy one stock the range and accuracy won't be great so you might as well just have an AEG. If you did buy a sniper rifle I would say buy a Tokyo Marui but they are gonna be around £200. Welcome to the forum by the way

PIG FDT Gloves yeah are gonna be the best for dexterity, but they state themselves not built to survive everything so you do sacrifice toughness At the other end I'm looking at getting some Warrior Enforcers but dunno what they're actually like

Anything TM. There's also the JG BAR-10 -a VSR-10- clone, 100 from TaiwanGun (Polish retailer, ordered from em twice) The Well (Warrior) L96 / MB-01, from what I've heard, should be good in that it also doesn't need a lot of upgrades to be decent, still if you want really good sniper rifle performance you do have to spend a lot on upgrades though. Otherwise you might as well just buy an ordinary AEG. I have an A&K M24, which, supposedly has a lot of good parts already OOTB. Not sure what they are exactly...but I think I have some info from TacMaster saved (that's a guy on here btw) Can't say how good it is in comparison to any other bolt action rifles. Haven't actually done any sniping either as of yet I'm still waiting for a cheap scope to arrive from China. Not sure if I'll really get into it though... Probably just going to replace the piston sear (stock trigger sear is steel) and get a PDI barrel off X-Fire. Says it's £22 but idk what shipping will be like. Anyway that's off-topic. You can get the M24 and L96 off TG as well. If they're not in stock, try Gunfire.pl Last places I saw with Tokyo Marui VSRs were Fire Support and Patrol Base. Try the former for the TM L96. Hope this helped mate.

TM Recoils are some of the best out there, definitely worth paying £180, just depends like Estorick said if owt has been changed etc