JamesAirsofterAgent

Ello, my first post so please be gentle
my name is Steve, i am 41 and live in south essex. i have recently been given a box of airsoft/bb guns from my cousin he was clearing out when he moved.
i have acquired a handful of spring pistols, 2 of them are really cheap and nasty one of them seems ok and is quite accurate. also in the box was a cheap pump action shotgun and and AK47 springer replica that is really bad, along with a black viper g36c thats ok ish and a umarex g36c sportline that i am quite enjoying.
i used to shoot a lot when i was younger in the air cadets, and have air rifles on and off over the years but mucking about with these guns in the garden has sparked my shooting bug off again so thought i might delve into the world of airsoft as well as back garden plinking.
i hope i wont annoy you too much with my silly questions, but look forward to modding my toys as much as possible, i am a tinkerer already have some ideas for my g36c, the kids can have the black viper one.
sorry for the long post

Blimey, it's like the 90's all over again!
 
Don't be intimidated by the prevalence of either metal or beardy weirdy folky types! You post whatever you like.
 
I'm actually listening to Disney tunes and I don't care who knows it.

My humble collection minus external attachments
 
- Ant

Beautiful lol! :wub: That deserves an extra

Don't think I've ever seen a launcher attached to a Magpul hand guard before! Kind of want one for mine now..

Yup, MP40, but it's actually only a springer that I bought as a 'wall hanger' back in the days before the VCR Act was in force, although to be fair, it is a very nice model of one, albeit a bit on the fragile side. That was when websites would cheerfully post anything you liked to you without any questions over UKARAs and all that malarkey. I doubt I've even fired the thing more than about three times.

Bit dark in the room, so pic is crap, but was running out of wall space to put guns, so started on the door lol
 

 
From the top: (very modified) Chicom B31, four short AK variants, MP40, MP5K, G36C

Operation from the weekend
 

i used to work in a nerd shop that shut down last year. they tried the whole casual coffee bar thing beside the shop and it could ave worked but not enough was invested in it and it helped to drag the rest of the business down. they tried to have consoles etc for a while but it not only cost money, it cost extra money( commercial retail tv licence) and helped to distract people away from their hobbys back to console gaming and not there fore spending monies on cards and models etc...
but if you do it tuck shop can do well for easy fast sell(so long as you have milk tea coffee coke and bars etc) tis amazing how much people will go through whilst they would think alot more about buying something useful...would be worth while to look up do any airsoft sites offer anything similar and how they make it work. have a clear advertised plan to pull people in on those nights. makes the difference believe me over we will see who comes and what they want to do. and a reason why they want to come to you and not do it from the comfort of their own home... if you ad people comming in to do demos of new stock/ their work(so local gun painters/ upgraders etc, new supplies) help to improve sales etc. if you can get the right to run a even have a warroom section to show your plans off get feed back etc. not that im a fan but bring your own drink lock in has proved quite effective a few times too combines with Halloween competitions etc
just cause in retail a couple of sofas and a console will seem a bit waste of space if its not done right...

Medal of Honor(2010) played a lot better than Warfighter both in single and multiplayer. It seemed to go from feeling like it's own game to a more generic style, whilst the buddy system was a good idea I didn't like the overall game.

thanks, painted them myself;) (problem i had with the mask when it came it the bone parts sticking through, aka teeth, were the same colour as the flesh which had to be quickly rectified.... looks rather spiffing now even if i say so myself...

some awsome stuff guys. ill just link my photobucket account as i havent touched my models in 2 years and i have a lot... currently considering getting back into character painting as army paining isnt good for keeping you painting...
http://s155.photobucket.com/user/generalhazard_album/library/models?sort=3&page=11

Listening to that as I'm polishing my boots teddy lol

its only a springer, due to the length its kinda like a short pump action shottie
 
that said i would love a kwa gas "robocop" gun

Just started painting a model of death from Discworld for my dad for Christmas.

My first (and currently only gun) is a second hand ICS L85A2, love it to bits
 
- Ant

Stop making me jealous about not being able to get Arma 3!!!!
Looks great though!

It's early but I don't care, lol.

one thing that drives me nuts about some websites is postage .... if something fits in an envelope (and is carry-able by royal mail, say a hop rubber) i do not expect to pay the same as a shuttle launch!!

The chill out area, im more thinking of as an event... Maybe once a week, or fortnight... The range is incredibly hard to pay for and organise. I was thinking tech lessons, kydex lessons, hydro dip lessons.

The short answer is, no, you're not going to get into trouble and there's nothing you need to do. The responsibility is on the seller, not you.
 
But if you're living on campus I would strongly recommend not storing it there, I cant imagine the university would take kindly to students having replica weapons on site. Unless they have some kind of exception.

Firing range?

Firing range?

There's guidelines, some things are standard like first aid kit location, other things are more don't-do's rather than must-dos. Magazine pouches on the front is a big no-no, someone realised that secondary fragmentation from magazines (and the bullets held within) do bad things to peoples faces when you step on an IED, as a result soldiers aren't supposed to have magazines pouches on the front of their armour anymore. Also means you can get your belly down closer to the ground when prone, which is no bad thing.
 
Looking at recent photos of guys in theatre you'll notice they've all set up their kits largely the same way, magazine pouches generally on the left cummerbund/belt, first aid kit on the right hand side, admin panel somewhere up front and high with zap-patch etc, PRR normally somewhere on the front quote low. Pistols on the chest were a 'thing' a while back (and still are for vehicle crews) but the new radar holster for the Glock 17 is designed to be worn as a drop-leg so that's what you'd see more of for a really current kit, there's still serpas knocking about though.