clumpyedge
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On 03/12/2022 at 21:40, leadly said:
Looks good, hopefully you don't have any fogging issues now the top air vents on the mask are covered under the helmet!
If he does he can just install an ex-fog
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3 hours ago, JimFromHorsham said:
https://instagram.com/tacbelts_uk?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Decent & honest guy who has done a lot of work for me in the past , can’t guarantee it but he may be able to help you
Seconded. May not be exactly what you need but any kit ive requested to be made has been top notch and quick turn around
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On 21/10/2022 at 11:01, superwok said:
Hello all
I am moving to Letchworth garden city in Hertfordshire soon and just wanted know of any CQB sites near by.
thanks
- Red1 is ok but don't expect much going into it
- Sentinel in Dunstable as mentioned above is fighting around a singular building that has a medium sized killhouse type layout inside
Best bet is jumping on the A1 and going to The Gaol, I'm in Knebworth and thats my go to for CQB. If you dont mind outdoor games another go to of mine is Reforger which coincidently is almost opposite Red1 - Large woodland site with a built up "village area" and multiple long games played through the day over fairly large playing area's.
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Usually fairly quick but comms were a delayed from my experience (best of ringing). As mentioned above they do tend to be on the expensive side.
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1 hour ago, Rogerborg said:
But that doesn't alter the fact that they were just sent the exact same information
Welcome to my world. Believe me getting anything into the UK is much easier than the vast majority of other countries I ship to. Some boarder forces I've provided the same information time and time again but it has become apparent that if the same guy isn't "on the desk" the following day then you normally have to start at square one.
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10 hours ago, Cannonfodder said:
I'm guessing its a case of the BF following procedure and sending out the letter, rather than looking for a ukara number on the package or paperwork. I also doubt that many of the staff don't know what a ukara number or airsoft is
Exactly this.
I've worked in global logistics almost my entire career from one degree to another. Believe or not sometimes there is absolutely no rhyme or reason why something gets held other times it depends who is working that day to how much effort they want to apply to that specific shipment. Seems like as you say whoever it was decided to cover their arse (I'd probably be doing the same) and requesting the information regardless of if its already on the shipment, for all the person on the desk knows the sender just slapped whatever they wanted on it hoping to just pass through having seen it had the "relevant" information on it.
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Those are what I wear with prescription inserts however because of the expense of having to update various pairs of glasses if and when my prescription changes I'm looking more into contacts now. I never got on with full seal or mesh and I use my Wiley X's for RS shooting as well as they have interchangeable lenses much like some of the Revision range.
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2 minutes ago, Rogerborg said:
Wait, this is a real thing? Not a meme?
Yep 😂
Maybe he likes spinal tap
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20 hours ago, -davo- said:
TM mags are annoyingly proprietary
so £25 for each mag (x9) - £175
Tracer - between £40-£140, depending on brand or whatever
Let's just say top end, cause TM recoil, can't cheap out now after all that, can you?
Chest rig? - can get a decent one for ~£50, but some can run £100+
HOWEVER!!
That one has a DEVGRU patch.
Gotta make sure everyone knows
So that EAAASILY makes up the rest
[Realistically, he should be looking at the £1200 - 1500 range. That's generally what upgraded TM recoils go for. But upgrades don't mean shit, most of that is labour charge]
Deffo another case of "Oh shit, I paid WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much for a toy pew pew pretend gun, totally means I can get all that back WITH PROFIT right?"For transparency and interest I had a look at my own build cost (pictured below) vs what a Devgru could be.
TM Socom - £465
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TM Devgru - £660 (total level 10 upgrade cost with most expensive options picked £1862.53 total Rif included)
My level 10 build cost - for the Socom = £834.61 (minus the Rif itself but inclusive of labour and postage/expedite turn around in 2019)
Potential cost of a level 10 with most expensive options plus 72hr turn around would be £1202.53
Mags as you say are £25 new
Vortex seem to hold value considering the have an unlimited warranty which transfers irrespective of owner (or at least used to)
Chest rig doesn't look to be anything special by a long shot and the tracer as you say could be any brand so could vary in cost as well.
Definitely dreaming at that price, but stranger things have happened.
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3 minutes ago, Skara said:
The hop shouldn't twist, it's locked to the outer barrel via two screws, and the outer barrel is locked into the upper via another two screws.
Remove the upper (there is a big black button on the back of the gun, right below the bolt, push it forward and lift the back of the upper) and check for damage on the trigger parts (specifically the hammer, it's rather weak and it's, in most cases, the first thing that breaks).
Also try with a different magazine because AA mags are subpar.
Thanks mate, what mags are generally the go to for the AAP?
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Question for the hive mind on these - my friend has just bought one and me not having any knowledge on them couldn't help problem solve.
Playing last night and the gun ran fine for the first game or two, suddenly the gun just started venting mags and the nozzle seems to jam up slightly when returning after each shot (then vents) hes tried realigning the hop as that appeared to have twisted slightly out of plum but its still venting and the bolt/nozzle still seems to not be returning properly.
any ideas?
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Played at The Gaol on their Pistol and Shotgun night last night. First outing in quite a while for me and it was well worth getting back home at gone midnight. The site had changed a hell of a lot since I was last there, the players (albeit small numbers - 12 I think) were great and a real joy to play with. Certainly reinvigorated my enjoyment for playing and even better being pitch black and on a site as exciting as The Gaol.
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13 hours ago, Pseudotectonic said:
But for real how is the tape/armband supposed to go on something like a poncho? There is no arm to wrap around.
A horizontal strip near the shoulder?
Wrist.
In all the years I've been playing people have NEVER turned up like this to a game (that's not to say they don't but I certainly haven't seen it) I wore one once and as I say above the wrists seems to be the most sensible approach - I had both taped by the Marshal which I had no issues at all with.
I don't understand everyone wants to resemble a 70's porn stars mossy cleft than do anything even close to as interesting as the picture above because of the popularized swamp donkey gimp suit. Time and time again I notice that people seem to assume a ghillie is the must have for concealment when in actual fact airosfters are generally like a slightly dimmer version of a t-rex being that if you don't move chances are you wont get noticed if you have a decent solid colour or pattern on.
I miss CafeRacing (if you don't know him look him up on YouTube)
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19 minutes ago, leadly said:
If there were more than one ghillie on a banded team (and they all have then on their arms) then the complaint just becomes "one of the ghillies with a band on his arm" so you still have to tell them all off anyway.
Not necessarily, some ghillies are darker than others, some use different guns, some use full face protection, some don't. There's generally more than one way to tell people apart even when wearing even if they are wearing Alan Titchmarshes perv curtains but yes generally its easier to have a word with all of a group rather than pick out an individual all depends how accurate the complainer is, more often than not its a shit description.
19 minutes ago, leadly said:I've never moved my band from my arm to my leg. Like I've already started, I always ask if I can but If I can't then it's not a problem and it stays put.
Didn't say you did.
19 minutes ago, leadly said:Has anyone actually come across this ornis it just youtuber troll speculation?
Numerous times people have tried this when I worked as a marshal, ended up taping their arm rather than giving them a nice velcro arm band. Seen a fair few instances while playing guess what happened... the marshals made them wear it on their arm and hovered over them majority of the day.
19 minutes ago, leadly said:And with regards to that Mustang video, im fairly certain that video was filmed at Phoenix. I've played there quite a few times and im 99% certain from memory that they won't let you wear a band / tape on your legs. Could be getting mixed up with somewhere else though.
It was at Phoenix from memory. I didn't see the band on his arm in the video I might have been mistaken but he usually does those self loving 360 spin videos and was fairly certain I didn't see it on his arm, may have been pre-game but I have been at games where he has been and have seen him put it round his ankle or leg.
19 minutes ago, leadly said:Last time I played there I may have accidentally not seen Mustangs hand in the air when he was walking back to the safe zone,😊. I couldn't see much of him from the cover I was using and gave him a few rounds before seeing his hand 😂
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If you have been going to sites that allow you to wear an ARMband around your leg or ankle then that's fine, its their decision. Speaking from a marshaling perspective on the sites I have worked on my position is this. If I got a complaint about someone be it sniper or not generally someone will come to me and so "so and so on green team is doing this that and the other" if you are wearing that ARMband on your ankle and decide you want to do something knobbish or is perceived as being knobbish by the other team it doesn't leave much for someone to give a decent description or tell me what team you are on. This then forces the occasional scenario where EVERYONE wearing a ghillie that day has to be told off together as, as a marshal we cant get a positive ID.
My personal thoughts on it are this. Bollocks to how much you have spent on your suit, its a mute point. You are playing a team based game where by you are marked so the other team can positively identify you and shoot you. If you choose to hide that after a marshal has placed that on your arm because it ruins the aesthetic of the tree you are trying to emulate then you are cheating (if playing on a site that states you have to have it on show). If you are playing on a site that allows you to move it then again, their site, their rules. I will however say that I have been to sites that allow this and the amount of snipers that then bitch and moan all day about being lit up is a hell of a lot more than the one or two people on this thread who "accept" that risk - take one of mustangs recent video as case and point, constantly gets hit by his own team but if he were wearing the band on his arm, more than likely would have been less of a problem but then again they could have just had it out for him.
Not sure why but this whole thread takes me back to a day at copehill down when a sniper got very very salty and complained to the DS running the event that he'd spent in excess of £500 building and crafting his suit only to spend most of his weekend either dead waiting for a medic or having to leave it in the harbor area because a large number of people on the other team had either thermal scopes or helmet mounted thermal. Not the same situation but did make me LOL.
My post is not directed at anyone so no toy throwing please. Just my thoughts based off of posts already made.
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19 hours ago, Madhouse said:
Doesn't want someone coming to his house so using the local shop as a meeting point?
In fairness I've done this before at one of my local shops as a mutual meeting ground, the buyer got to test it at the shop as well and a lot safer than meeting in a local tesco car park
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Personally for me and depending on budget I would look at everything people have suggested however there are a couple of options people haven't mentioned.
Peli make multi rifle lock boxes (this is a very expensive route) see the multi rifle case - this was just for reference but other models would accommodate 5 or 6 rifles.
5.11 also make the CAMS bag that has double or triple rifle (depending on the dimensions of the guns) underneath the main compartment. The main compartment has removable inserts to make it differing sizes which could potentially hold all of your surplus gear as well. This is also somewhat lockable if you use a few padlocks on the zips. This is also the better option in terms of footprint. 5.11 also make the SOMS (some of my shit) which is the smaller of the variant and without the under bag storage (I currently own a SOMS and its great for storing all my stuff minus guns and takes up the space on top of my wardrobe, if I organised it a bit better I could fit all my gear, my M4 and my MK46 in - Alas I am lazy).
The CAMS or SOMS are a lot less conspicuous in terms of storage but also allow for better transport as they are both wheeled with extendable travel handle. Peli (or other rebrand) also have travel handles which would be useful for peace of mind if traveling to games that you aren't leaving your stuff at home.
Looking at your list of guns the CAMS would easily store them all plus your gear (depending how much stuff you have obviously)
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2 hours ago, Madhouse said:
Problem is the clickbait and drama provides these people with an income, so gets worse/more extreme until we get to where we are today. Then new players wanting to see what they're letting themselves in for can be either put off or encouraged (depending on their disposition) which could lead to more of this bellendery and less new players that you actually want to share a field with.
At least if new players find their way here they'll get a (relatively) sensible view of what actually happens on a game day.
It's not just our sport though, my mate's boy rides an MTB like a youtuber thinking it's cool - no, it's slower and you're wrecking the trails for everyone else.
Fair points. It does however leave me thankful that the events I go typically aren't frequented by him or his entourage and funnily enough the vast majority of the time have little to no drama ever.
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1 hour ago, Adolf Hamster said:
I counted 3 during my time, one rando and 2 battle buddies.
Never got me to wear face pro, although i did tend to be concientious about keeping me gob shut if i was ever getting close to folk. To be clear that isnt because i'm some kinda tough guy, it's because i hated being both uncomfortable and blind when wearing it and i aint a fan of mesh.
This is one of the reasons unnessecary headshots are a dick move, yes yes those of us who choose not to wear face pro do have to accept the risks involved, but that doesn't mean it's ok to intentionally increase that chance just for the sake of some bullshit sense of leetness.
I've lost one of my bottom front teeth, was at a CQB site in the open area. Guy came round the corner with his gun up way to high. We were about 5m from each other and blasted my tooth into nothingness. Yes, I could have been wearing lower face protection and it was my own fault for not having packed it that day but there is also an onus on every player to be aware of where and what you are shooting. Did I lose my rag at the guy, yes. Should I of, maybe not. I don't have a problem with head shots when they are justified but like you say to do them purely for clickbait and internet drama crosses the line into being a sadist. To publicly post it to a community that has a hell of a lot of new players sends completely the wrong message about a sport supposedly based on honor. Other media outlets also have a lot to answer for when they advertise the sport based purely off the above mentioned clickbait and drama.
- Rogerborg and Adolf Hamster
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6 minutes ago, Lozart said:
It's about KM allegedly doing bad things at NAF despite allegedly not actually being there. The video is from a Twitch stream that Twitch have since taken down for threatening behaviour.
Ah. Seems NAF have confirmed he was not on site so the guy on ZeroIn is going to look a bit of a numpty regardless.
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1 hour ago, Lozart said:
Whats the context, not that matters - just a very strange video.
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6 minutes ago, Tackle said:
Jim was using that rare talent that only us older non-woke members understand.
On this forum 90% of the time people cover anything questionable by claiming sarcasm hence my scepticism
- Tackle, Rogerborg and JimFromHorsham
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I think i did a thing......DYE and FAST
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I've done this and made a custom mount for a cap as well that works well so far even though I just use shooting glasses and an ND tactical lower facemask