Sitting Duck

Buy a sniper even a modest priced one will be better overall a pistol is a pistol a sniper is - well a sniper & a G36c is - well you get the picture not saying you can't turn G36c into a DMR though usually the longer barrel models heck you can I suppose fit a 455/510 barrel onto a mp5k I guess Even if you did convert it to a DMR "some" sites get a bit picky as to what they will allow nope that is just a long M4 and not a proper DMR - they could say but it is locked to semi and longer barrel & higher fps - it is a DMR ain't it ???? don't care it is just a long barrel M4 and not a proper DMR (yup some sites can be a little picky or uptight on "DMR's" I have heard) Also - you could convert it all good & proper, then find out it is too boring waiting around back at MED then wish you still had your G36c to get stuck in up the front your gun is good all rounder except maybe on the longer range battles..... So keep it as is, then get a reasonable modest bolt action sniper to do what it is supposed to do well that is my take on it but many people think their next upgrade path will be either DMR or insane ROF where as most will use say a couple of guns for different situations horses for courses as they say.

Aye myself included AK nozzles, couple of tbb's, AK mags, couple of hops, selector plates, some shs std 18:1 gearsets, a few sector gears as well plus other bits. Big spares order at GunFire as free ship is 175 :\ Plus this lame ar$e fone I'd getting on my nerves seems to post in micro text or something

Nah I just bought a new G&G instead - the gc16 30th Now I am calling it a day on buying toys Well would like a 416 Bi8001 of my own but they shot up in price, not so cheap now so I will get on play/tech or rather break+fix+break again some of the guns I already have

Options are.... Bloody good pistol with additional mags 2 x Galaxy mp5k's to go akimbo nutz Short M4 or M4 machine pistol Shorty tri shot shotgun for room clearing Or a $hitload of bfg's and bomb the bastids !!!!! (General Cheeseburger style)

The offer is there if anyone wants to swap 30th tan gc16 for 30th tan G26 I didn't like the plastic flippy sight and the front plunger pull thingy to remove handguard When I compared the gc16 I was impressed how tight the front handguard felt - no wobble (well it is new but it just feels so solid) I like the front sight comes off in seconds to leave a clear top rail - yeah I know the g26 just flops down and then mount whatever sights/scope you want on there. They are both excellent value for money tbh - me personally I like the gc16 a little bit more but they are good offers to grab while you can..... Similar so like I said reckon they should of considered a RIS 300mm raider biridging the gap on short/long raider versions or charge a bit more for a CM18 say - this is just my humble noobish opinion on it all Whatever floats ya boat - in the end inside it is still a £117 carbine or carbine lite with its shorter barrel the extra we pay is just for the looks/rails etc...... as long as owner is happy with his own gun - that is all that matters in the end

Thing with Europe / Netherlands is once you hit say 1kg the postage don't seem to get much higher unlike UK or World/USA/HongKong UK is best but crane/nunchuck airsoft types don't seem to show up there so you best looking at Europe as shipping is much quicker than Worldwide Keep eye on weights if ordering a few, often battery weight increases a bit with packing but excellent site with dimensions and stuff - even battery finder on size/cell/rate etc..... I foolishly bought from Global site and it took 3 weeks instead of me thinking I was gonna get it in 4 or 5 days from Europe (hence now I'm a little wiser - lucky I didn't get no import charges on them Hong Kong batteries - phew) If you miss that 5% or 10% discount offer just use another computer or reboot or clear cookies and you should get that super one time only offer again - brilliant site spoilt for choice etc.... Would say go for min 20c or 25c rate batteries if ya have tweaked ya gun a bit this all depends on battery size you got to play with especially in tight compartments or stock tube battery locations 15c is ok for bog standard guns but I'd rather have a little more juice/burst.... Seen a post on there (probably from a RC guy), saying airsoft don't need much more than 15c as they ain't pulling a lot Yeah - you wanna see how warm a hi rof setup can get when spamming on semi

the GC16 30th is better imho as I said the GC16 I just got and as I suspected is the better of these 30th editions This is just my take on it but would gladly swap my tan g26 30th for a tan gc16 30th But poster was asking about CM18 as it does look nice and rails galore etc.... (but did mention about the GC16 30th edition with its metal receiver) 2 x 30th versions: http://www.airsoftworld.net/g-g-gc4-g26-30th-anniversary-limited-edition-aeg-airsoft-rifle-black.html http://www.airsoftworld.net/g-g-gc16-30th-anniversary-limited-edition-aeg-airsoft-rifle-black.html (front sight on GC16 can be removed I found out) All the CM's are good, they have the same internals so end of day what you pay on top is for the exterior looks or in case of 30th editions the metal receiver And looks are down to owners own personal choice in the end - as long as the owner likes their gun that is what matters Just my take but as 30th's are £130-£140 guns but with metal receivers and both front wired - I prefer rear wired They could/should of done a metal Raider or CM18 (RIS guns) perhaps for one of the 30th editions (Carbine/Raiders must be the top selling G&G's out there so seems daft not to do say a mid 275-300mm barrel Raider in metal)

Same as Gunfire's Spartac AK's that they were flogging way before TWG started selling the cheaper Cyma's at start of this year I have already covered this in an earlier post when TWG started flogging the more budget range In a nutshell they are the Cyma CM28 range of guns but with plastic top cover & handle and you save just under about 20 Euro's Now the plastic battery cover would be ok-ish on the AK's with battery in stock but over time they will not be as robust as metal (or if you drop/knock it on a hard surface or cold frosty morning) Now to replace the cover - could replace with a Patrol Base one with rail will be say £13 + shipping or a basic metal cover £10 all in then handle if that busts will take you over the 20 Euro's you saved in the beginning and perhaps should of got the CM28 in first place So if you say you take your chances on either a 80 Euro budget cyma/spartac or 100 Euro CM28..... (already said that the 20 Euro saving may not be a full wise & great saving) Remember to add on postage so that is getting closer to 100 or 120 Euro's or £73 to £88 aprox with shipping - if you want to break it down I guess.... (but reckon cm28 is perhaps wiser/slightly more solid & better investment - still plastic receiver but better budget AK imho) Now this is fine if you got defense/ukara to import etc..... But OP appears to not have this - yet and has purchased stuff in UK like most of us at first So I return to my rough figures that a UK Cyma, JG, or G&G will be costing you around the £120+ mark There are a few at aprox the £100 mark in UK but like I said £120 is gonna be what the OP might need to think about (or any new player come to that) Best point out that there a few ways or methods to obtain cheaper RIF's if gifted etc... (just in case anybody points out they don't have to abide) Funny enough that TWG & GF don't do good prices on G&G compared to UK But importing is gonna be down to people that can import - something that perhaps OP can't atm if they not ukara'd So that leaves them at maybe hiring or buying a UK 2-tone at those guide prices I listed Got CM28a's & Spartac SRT08 which is same meat different gravy but a bit more plastic so not such a great saving imho over the 28a

http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/21378-epsom-bunker-londonish/ it is very different or unique, think you have to experience this place and perhaps the Mall in Reading - which I really need to get my ar$e over there Intense close quarters, very very very dark (bring torch in case you get lost) would advise a full face mask and a bit more rather than bit less protection friendly but doubt if you will see many little kiddies down there (well it is dark) Seriously - doubt if many really young players would frequent the tunnels

2 x G&G M4's but then I would say that Or get 1 mofo gun and hopefully it will work perfectly forever could get 2 different types: M4 AK G36 but if you got the money 2 guns say CM18 & CM16 carbine, then you got same mags etc... heck get a Long Raider or Carbine for woods & FireHawk or Short Raider for cqb but no doubt you will get loads of various suggestions, but myself I like a few decent cheap ones rather than me pay more for gun when I'm still so crap at this airsofting malarky or just 1 cheaper G&G, Gas pistol, BFG, decent loadout - blah blah blah (would say cheap short raider for rails, rest of dosh on some gear 2 x batteries to see how you go)

yeah gotta agree there.... 240fps at woodland - you would need to paint yourself with invisible paint to avoid getting owned CQB - hmm maybe you might scrape by but still at a disadvantage £50 gun - no £100 you are getting there but need to spend aprox £120+ for a G&G and have a chance on a more level playing/battle field

about a tenner for one, but usually can get them cheaper if buying a box some cheaper mags have really weak springs and feed say 6 or 10 and then need winding like hell (Got quite a small number of mags that are absolute pants/weak springs - yes they can be replaced but I got my own favourites) when finished - empty all bb's from mag, never leave it wound up as you will lose tension/feeding performance this goes for all mags - when ya done empty & eject all bb's you can get out (well most of 'em) then your mags will perform well for longer.....

I think you will find that may be down to the G&G mid-cap supplied which many say them G&G mids + some others are w@nk Good mid caps are not so easy to find, many feed for a while then splutter to feed well say after 50% I don't use mid caps - well I have some 120 & some 180-ish ones that do feed ok but they ain't G&G's I did get some G&G's mids and they were $hite so ffffffforget that my hi-caps feed in all my M4's (wish I could hammer them Dytac's in my AK's but will getting a G36/M4 mag adapter soon) 99% sure any feed issues are down to the iffy stock mid cap - my G&G M4's feed lovely on my usual hi-caps The CM18 & FireHawk have seen the most action out of all my M4's, if not a main primary one is always there as backup (just in case you think that it has only seen 1 or 2k rounds through it - uhm dunno exact figure but gotta be 20k in each at least)

Sexy aeg - both types black/tan - most popular or tan/black is still damn fine normal reliable CM internals, 330fps aprox out of box 275 barrel cool flip up sights, rear wired crane stock deffo gets noticed compared to regular carbine/raider only down side it comes with a 120rnd mag instead of usual 300rnd mag (I use a load of Dytac 300rnd mags in nigh on all M4's) a bit more than a Raider but I love it, has drop down dust cover for hop (carbine/raider have pull down dust cover) Only thing that could beat it is maybe a 30th edition GC16 metal - value for money wise but still not quite as sexy looking as CM18 imho

I got this:

All I will say is that I have been defending our base with some of the more experienced players..... And was amazed just how quickly they spotted some of the enemy advancing......... 30yrds - 11 o'clock - got him 25yrds - 2 o'clock - got him blimey I said you got good eyes/scope - nah I just love them 2-toner's he replied Now I am as blind as a bat so it may my noobish inexperienced eyes may not spot you straight away but other more experienced players are more trained to spot the slightest blip on their vision radar I've seen it numerous times first hand how they detect the slightest thing out of place - focus & fire Some colours are better than others - green or blue say is not quite as bad as day-glo orange But moment the green/brown view has a splash of any other colour in it - especially high vis orange your eyes pick it up and you give it it your full attention is all I will say Your G&G shows very little red as grip/stock is disguised/covered by yourself if ADS - just a bit of ris showing OP's D68 is a LOT more vivid orange on display Many on here paint their RIF's with a camo brown/tan/dark green etc... Not only to customise it and put their own mark on it - well yeah a lot of airsoft is for show & stuff but there is also a bit of practical in this too best ones I have seen is where their own gun almost prefectly matches on their cammo/loadout (not just a black gun & black hoodie but really put in the time & effort to achieve max stealth - and look damn good too) All the above applies to woodland - general cqb cammo means very little well unless you are one of them artists who paint themselves up with brick patterns or a window to blend in perfectly

11.1v should only be used if the gun can really take it & has a mosfet to avoid contacts on switch arcing or burning out (really depends on each gun or setup) Most guns "should" be ok with up to 9.9v LiFe batteries - but would reckon that 11.1v LiPo still needs a bit of caution 9.9v LiFe batteries have a very limited size or range options compared to loads & loads of LiPo shapes & sizes/capacities Many tend to stick to say just under 10v using 7.4v LiPo or the old school Nimah's Old school multiple 1.2v cell Nimah's come in 7.2, 8.4, 9.6, 10.8, 12v options etc so a little unsure where the figure 9.4 lipo comes from presume you mean 7.4v Lipo ????? On average if a gun shoots @ say 14rps on 7.4v then you can expect/assume it will shoot 50% faster on 11.1v = 21rps aprox (well yeah you now got 3 x 3.7v cells instead of 2 x 3.7v cells) me personally I tend to avoid 11.1v unless I really want to and know the gun can handle it even then - the faster a gun fires the more likely it is gonna be prone to wear/heat up etc......

Who was on your team with ya ?? Stevie Wonder & Ray Charles ?

like i said it don't guarantee owt but at least an invoice for "sporting goods" or whatever gives you a thin thread of hope main thing always go with decent trusted sellers with integrity but like everything there is always a risk like in the case of The Great Marvo the Magician

well just try and judge how big a "man size" target appears at your hitting distance That is a rough ball park figure or measuring stick to use out there..... dunno what bb's you are using maybe .20's - no more or .15's if using .12's which they may have shipped in ya box they will go all over the place so be careful about accuracy out in the open with wind n crap in the woods it will be a little more sheltered & less wind etc.... this is all about getting to know your gun Yeah I got all the theory - its the practical side I suck at I shoot like a girl - and scream like one when being lit up too

bit of tape - you can clean it off with alcohol later if it shoots as good as you say then I think you will be ok to scrape by with to get ukara'd reckon you will get some kills with it and it does feel good taking out a mofo with a lesser gun happens all the time - even the most experienced players get taken now n then by some 12 yr old or a noobie hire gun player or BB site gun owner I still get owned by noobs - oh wait that is coz I am still a noob and suck at this big time nobody will care - you may get the odd snigger with it in orange but out there on the day people won't care what gun ya running when it all kicks off and shooting starts paint or tape - just hide that high vis orange crap - will increase your stealth no end no point looking the part and your gun screaming: "Come and get me I'm over here mofo's" Tape it or spray it and you can tag along with some other experienced players.... If you leave it orange they will just tell you to F*CK OFF with your high vis gun

blimey you must have got a good one there google earth is a little bit out here n there on occasions I usually have just used pigeon steps on my size 8 boots to settle/measure distances aprox think that step is about 305mm - just over a foot as I'm old school if you are hitting stuff at nearly 150ft away like that then you should do more than a little scraping by my own one was ok at about 75ft but wasn't that brilliant as I went beyond that but quite accurate within its range/garden I could shoot a tiny old flower pot fairly reliable (about 3 inches maybe 4inches in size) at about 60ft but after that not so brilliant well - learn your gun's range/limits and engage peeps at aprox 75% of it - say 100 to 120ft and you shouldn't do too bad (as long as you can remember to quickly judge 100ft out there on the day) reckon you got a top tech d68 there

try also to to camo yourself a bit too with ya d68 you ain't got the range so you really wanna be as stealthy as possible Iv'e seen peeps arrive with quite bold colours or track suit with vivid stripes down the sides I'm hardly one to talk - jeans & boots but I got a bit or range and deffo I avoid following other "camo'd" & better players than me and perhaps giving away their position so easily Deffo tape ya gun up a little if possible - it is so easily noticed that slight glance of orange through the bushes and keep your own colours dark-ish to help blend in a bit too use cover - sprint - don't jog to cover, pop ya head out but keep the rest of you in peek high - peek low, blah blah blah, practice peeking left/shooting left handed take more than one battery and/or another gun with battery just in case don't get stressed if you don't get loads of kills your first time - go with the idea to see what its all about that way you will still have a chance of having fun - which is the most important thing imho I'm sure you will be fine and have a great day and not do too bad all depends how many hardened pro's are on the enemy team I guess but in general you should still be ok-ish

ffs - never gift, seriously Ian and a few others you could gift but to be honest whilst buyer/seller are haggling out a final price/offer etc..... just add a couple of quid on ffs and ask for invoice is my preference the fees have gotta come from somebody - unless you got real paypal funds/balance or bank account linked to paypal (yeah bollox - I do paypal via credit card & pay it next month rather than have my bank up for grabs if paypal gets hacked) seriously - a few quid here n there for an invoice - though this don't guarantee owt but miles better than gifting dosh and no leg/or limbs to stand or lean on been on ebay since 2002 - maybe more and yahoo before that with sending poxy cheques etc... before paypal been on $hit end of stick both buying goods that were fake, sent only half/damaged goods had to defend/fight fraudster claims trying to send back faulty goods that weren't the goods I sold them oh yeah I've learned numerous lessons from loads of dodgy c*nts over the years but please chaps - stop gifting hard earned dosh - or send it to some charity/comic relief/save the children etc.... rather than some possible dodgy f*ckers - not Ian, but you get the idea

nice svd - scope may not match but screw that - it is just a toy gun whats that a 4x50 mofo on there ? loadout looks ok to me but I'm no expert on attire