Greg147

Just in case anyone is considering ordering from Gunfire recently, I gave it a go and here's a breakdown of cost/timings: Gun £416.01 Mags 5x £7.44 = £37.20 Shipping £23.50 Import £108 Total: £584.70 Delivery: 21 days (Four phone calls from UPS of such poor quality that they had me questioning their legitimacy, forms exchanged two times because they sent the wrong ones, and a UPS driver that left a £500 package on my street-side front doorstep despite it requiring a signature). Relative UK retailer (Firesupport in this case) Gun £535 Mags 5x £12.54 £62.70 Delivery £11.99 Total: £609.69 Delivery: Probably 3-4 days, no import nonsense, hopefully not UPS. Is is worth it? Naaaaaaah.

I personally did like mine; it was creaky and lightweight but nothing broke on it for me (just try to refrain from HK slapping it 😆 ). The main reason I got rid of mine was the magazines; all the high-cap ones I had, the hatch at the top wore down quickly and just wouldn't stay closed. Many BBs lost. If you're planning on using midcaps it won't be an issue of course.

People standing in the open at the back firing shots from 80m+. I mean, if you feel safe enough to stand in the open without getting hit, chances are your rounds aren't doing much different on the other end... 😂

On the topic of ordering from TG, has anyone else lost the option to select a delivery on the website? I was willing to gamble an order due to them having something out of stock elsewhere, but when checking out, I select Great Britain, tick a 'terms of delivery box', and then an error saying' Your shopping cart contains the following errors: Choose delivery method' Changing GB to any other country unlocks a check box for delivery type, but this isn't there for GB. Am I missing something, or have they suspended orders?

If you can make the outer shell, sticking an AEP inside it would be the only option I think (other than going gas). They can be picked up for £50-£60 or so: https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/airsoft-pistols-all?*8=9 If it was me, I'd probably buy one KWC mini-uzi, vacuum form the shell using it, and use that to make the outer casing for as many as you need. Fix an AEP in each one, and seal it up. Then paint and finish. It wouldn't be particularly cheap though, and I think you'd struggle to make one from scratch for any cheaper.

I love classic guns, but this one must stop immediately.

Rather than me create a new topic; does anyone have any experience of CYMA vs JG when it comes to their MP5s? I bought a JG MP5K PDW last year (haven't had a chance to field it due to Covid), and now see that CYMA have introduced the PDW to their Blue Edition range. I'm toying with the idea of selling the JG and grabbing the CYMA. Anyone tried both and can comment on externals and performance of the two MP5 ranges?

Unless it's done exceptionally well, I haven't really experienced ghillie suits having a positive impact on players I'm facing. If anything I've noticed they seem to give the wearer a false sense of confidence in their sneaking abilities. Last game day I placed, I had a chap who just kept coming back to the same spot, over and over, in his ghillie suit, as over and over I would immediately shoot him out. I'm not sure if he thought I wouldn't spot him each time, but when most of the terrain is brown due to tree bark and mud, a bit of mishmashed foliage isn't going to stop the movement of a human sized figure from standing out 😆 As for the armband issue; I look for my teams armband on the arm it's supposed to be on. If there's not a red one on their left arm, I'll assume they've got a blue one on their right. It's happened before to me with a guy who hid his armband under a layer of ghillie camouflage, and then lay in a bush facing our team. He was unhappy when I shot him.

I think it's important to consider how mature they are as kids as well. It's not just about if they can take getting shot, it's also about whether they're going to be able to be safe whilst playing. Airsoft guns are toys but they're still more than capable of knocking a tooth our or blinding someone if they're not used responsibly. There was an incident a year or so back of a child who was blinded in one eye when his mate shot him point blank in the face in the safe-zone between games. He didn't realise the gun was loaded, and was only messing around. Since then there have been a lot stricter rules on handling airsoft guns in the safe zones (at least, at any reputable site), but it doesn't change the fact that it was immaturity that led to the incident happening, and it could happen again. Additionally, I've seen on numerous occasions children negatively affecting the flow of gameplay through either not understanding what's going on, or simply not being mature enough to do it properly. I've seen kids of that age cheating by not accepting their hits, and I'd wager that it's because they're new, so are not doing as well as they'd like, but want to keep shooting at people. So they ignore their hits because they think they can get away with it, and they want to be as good as the people they see on Youtube. I also had an incident(s) last game I played, where someone who couldn't have been much older than 9 or 10 was constantly (literally constantly) shooting people of his own team, and no matter how many times he was told, he didn't seem to understand the concept of armbands and checking your target before you shoot. In these situations, they might be having a whale of a time, but they're diminishing the experience of others who have paid to be there (whether they realise it or not). I'm not making any assumptions on the maturity of your kids, nor am I saying that kids shouldn't play. I've only typed that because very occasionally there are instances where I think a kid simply isn't ready for a game like this. And if they are mature enough that the above won't be any issue, then I'd recommend going with Tackle's idea above, and also feel free to ask here for gun recommendations 😁

I've taken to turning Tesco photo-frames into small scenes in 1/72. Not quite up to the same level as those above; I need to focus more on the quality of my painting and weathering effects etc, but it's tricky without an airbrush. Anyway, keeps me busy.

I'm on the border between the Beds and Herts. My regular site is The Village, run by RIFT. It's just outside of Royston, near the Bassingborne barracks. It's a woodland site with pallet forts, buildings and towers etc. Highly recommended if you're nearby, the RIFT team know what they're doing and games there are run very well. Also AWA is a bit further south, but worth a visit. They do shorter 'paintball' style games across multiple game zones, but it's got a good variety of terrain and gamemodes. Maddog Airsoft is another one, running at High Harthay Shooting Ground, which is a large, open terrain with hills and woodland. They also have a scrapyard which they do games on, which is more close-up and hectic. And then there's Red One CQB, which runs indoor games at an old school near St Albans. They also have a woodland area they use for the second half of the day. Quite a few options in the area. I haven't been to the Dunstable one yet, so can't comment, but there's a few to have a look at.

£2000 and I'll chuck in a JBBG springer pistol? Special price, just for you sir!

I believe originally these were being shipped from the factory in Taiwan, so had a hefty import charge and £55 shipping. Since then he's got them in Austria, so shipping to the UK is now £15 with no import tax. Much cheaper to get hold of them now (that said I'm also trying to sell one and am now reconsidering my price... 😂 )

Fancied trying something new, my M4 got the brunt of it. Mad max style!

Well that depends, have you put your bid in yet? You've got to be in it to win it!

Trying to make my SSG look like it's not an SSG. I never liked the swirly-barrel nonsense anyway!

It'd make sense 😆 although a) all my batteries are mini-tamiya b) I don't have any problems with mini-tamiya and c) if I tried it I'd probably end up setting something on fire 😉

These come with a large Tamiya connector by default, so I guess it's been converted to mini. Something I should really do with mine, given how many times I've arrived at a skirmish and forgotten the adapter... 😂

Long rangers! (and a little something for if they get too close)

Specna indeed! It was either that or a CYMA for the same price. Thought I'd give it a chance. I was actually kind of underwhelmed by it at first. The hop's set on almost full at the moment and it can just about lift .2s to a decent range, but it couldn't handle .25s or higher at all. Admittedly it does the job on .2s, but I think perhaps it needs a better hop unit and/or rubber to really perform well. Stock keeps wobbling too. I've only used it for two skirmishes so far though, and will be taking it out again this weekend, so perhaps my opinion will change once some work is done on it!

I told myself I'd never buy an M4. And then I accidentally did. And then I accidentally bought some fancy things to stick on it. Damn it...

They're good. I buy stuff fairly regularly from them; I've never had to return anything but I'm pretty sure they've got a decent returns policy. Double check their site to be sure. There's a few topics about them on here if you wanted to see what others have experienced, have a search and I'm sure they'll crop up. But I seem to remember most people's experiences are positive.

One more for the collection! Bought this British-style Thompson off a nice chap on the WW2 Airsoft forums. Shame it's too big to actually fit in the crate I made

Cheers guys. That would be an SR-3M Vikhr, the AK's ugly (er) cousin