JamesAirsofterAgent

Ooooh, careful, very specific loadouts involving regimental insignia/berets etc are a massive bone of contention, in many ways rightly so, especially so called "elite" units such as airborne who hold themselves in exceptional high regard, (even if the rest of us think most of them are twats lol😜). 
In layman's terms, the "complete" loadout might not be worth the aggro that goes with it 🤔

Took the FAL out first time today to Cold War Filmsim, where I was playing a 'Cuban' advisor to East German forces.  It was awesome, performed flawlessly and was flinging plastic death out to well beyond 60m, really accurate too.  Very very very pleased with the purchase.

Accuracy and range is mostly a compression/hop setup thing.
 
You need consistent "volume" output and a good hop up rubber/patch that gives consistent spin to the BB.
 
The first can be easily addressed, it's mostly a matter of lubrication and replacement of o-rings (except for the nozzle, you may want a new one and it's an easy swap), the second is where it gets interesting:
 
You have four parts:
Hop unit; Tensioner (or nub); Hop rubber (or R-Hop patch); Inner barrel The only requirement I have for my hop units is to have a rigid hop arm (the main reason why I use Maxx units), it's more consistent and always applies the same amount of pressure.
 
The same applies to tensioners, nowadays concave tensioners are the way to go (either embedded into the hop arm or a separate piece like the Maple Leaf Omega) since they affect a larger area on the hop rubber than regular, tube shaped ones.
 
Hop rubbers come in all different shapes, materials and forms, it's mostly a matter of testing and finding out which one your gun likes the most, I've had good experiences with Maple Leaf Macarons. The same applies to hardness, most people like 60° rubbers, I had the best results with 70° ones.
 
Inner barrels don't need to be fancy, they need to be clean and straight. Given that your gun is a G&G Combat Machine I would still replace the stock one as it's horrible and made of pressed tinfoil, luckily for you ZCI makes some affordable 6.02mm steel barrels that are good quality too! Generally I found that wider barrels are more consistent, but ymmv

Pretty much: rotary hop up, maple leaf omega nub, maple leaf bucking (mr ones are prett good), and a zci 6.02 barrel for range and accuracy. All you can get from our favourite supplier AK2M4 :)

Ah, no, I seem to have been unclear. 
The rifle is for me to field. It is also for me to use with my son in the garden. 
If it was just for my boy and plinking, I wouldn't have a problem choosing. 
And would save a tonne too! ( Cos basically anything would do!)

Today was fun, 7 people on the field which meant more games and a good laugh.
 
Decided to take the AK which wasn't the best performer, it's a bit inconsistent in semi auto for some reason (inconsistent velocity and accuracy) but spot on in full auto 😕
Speaking of full auto, 25 RPS on a 7.4v is nice but mags can't keep up, so I will have to lower it down (thinking 16:1 or 18:1 gears) and check why everything goes to shit in semi.
 
Also lost a piece of my antenna, it was relatively cheap but still annoying to waste money like this.

I wish I was accurate enough to pick a body part to aim at!

Wait a second...you guys can aim at specific body parts!? I just shoot in their general direction. Que sera, sera n' all that.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/659916730874713/
Is this the group?
Admittedly new to the adult world but surely bad mouthing a company / person saying they're criminal but refusing to elaborate doesn't exactly help? Maybe its because I've got more skin in the game given the purchases, but if you wouldnt touch them with a barge pole surely its reason enough to say why...
 
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Had a look around online and found what it is I expect you were referring to about one of the directors and now I understand why you didn't want to put it on a public forum. Like I said still learning lol

This is the Gunman Nam' Group:
 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/543235879119216
 
And Cold War:
 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/119724884770726

https://www.facebook.com/groups/659916730874713/
Is this the group?
Admittedly new to the adult world but surely bad mouthing a company / person saying they're criminal but refusing to elaborate doesn't exactly help? Maybe its because I've got more skin in the game given the purchases, but if you wouldnt touch them with a barge pole surely its reason enough to say why...
 
--- Edit --- 
Had a look around online and found what it is I expect you were referring to about one of the directors and now I understand why you didn't want to put it on a public forum. Like I said still learning lol

One chance because if they didn't test it and gave you back a fucked gun then they are useless.
Too many people call themselves techs and are really nothing more than monkeys with an allen key who got all their experience from watching youtube. 
To be honest most people in airsoft who call themselves techs are actually just the equivalent of me folding up a bit of paper into an aeroplane shape chucking it 3ft across the living room and proclaiming I am a pilot.
 

There is an ANZAC v VC game in May.  You would fit right in mate!
 
There are a few who run as a separate ANZAC unit at some regular games too.  If you were the only Aussie there, I'm sure some role could be improvised, but best clear it with the organisers to be polite.  
 
Join the UK Namsoft FB group and you'll get the events advertised well in advance.
 
Nope.  I have about three East German and two Rusfor kits and nowhere to go at the mo.  My last full weekend game will be next weekend and then I'm back to filmsim days up the road.  Although by the time I finished writing that sentence I'm bloody tempted... 
 
 

I will PM you
Sorry that's all you are getting. I am sure the event will be fine, its just one of the personalities behind the company I wouldn't touch with a barge pole
Try the Cold War games...even better.
In a separate note, are you coming to the Cold War game 1st weekend in Nov?

Gunman Airsoft.  Frontline have a good rep too.  
 
If you want to tag along, I expect that @RebelScum or I would be more than willing to buddy up with you for a first game.  I play VC, Rebelscum plays US.  Pick a side, sign up to the Facebook group appropriate, get help with kit, meet new airsofters, get pissed in the woods.  It's all good fun.  
 
Sierra Bravo Airsoft do the same type of games. 

Who was it that organised this? Am booked in for frontline events games coming up but these guys sound amazing and I'd love to see what stuff they do as well

@JamesAirsofterAgent I'm going to see the Wolf tones live in November
 
Been listening to this recently - thought you'd like it!
 
 

Always always always worth having a spare nozzle set lying about

I do believe that he has a reputation as being expensive.  There is a section on the forum called 'Where to Buy' if you look in there you will probably find some info. 

Its worth it.  
 
FYI There are some spare nozzles available on WGC, I bought two sets just to have back up parts. £45 shipped

@Madhouse sounds like a great session. Also seems your doing it right getting eyepro etc first before your UKARA and not getting a 2 tone. I too bought many accessories and sights etc ready to go on my rifle for when I got it.

To quote Captain Darling "bugger".

But sadly G&G look to have priced themselves out of the market now.  Very decent guns, basic but everything works well, but with no bells or whistles and a price point closer to £200 than £100 I just can't see that they make sense any more.

Great weekend run by Gunman at Eversley Alpha.  The unusual feature of this event was that the VC and PAVN forces would have to stand and fight as a conventional unit.  Two man fire teams were possible, but both units would fight as groups.  Since both outfits tent to be harder to heard than cats, this promised an interesting weekend!
 
Friday night was the usual banter around a roaring fire, plenty of beers and the now traditional brandy and cigars.  Obviously one wishes to prepare oneself before a weekend of vigorous activity; and a few coronas and balloons of Courvoisier help tremendously.  These were enjoyed after a large helping of exquisite curry cooked by one of the players.  Just because we’re in tents doesn’t mean that we slum it.
 
Saturday morning saw a few regulars and several newcomers take to the field.  Being VC, our task was to kill and capture when possible GIs.  The PAVN faction had a whole set of objectives that our hit and run chaos was to aid.  We would tie the GIs up, whilst the PAVN did their thing.  This was really enjoyable as we formed a three man fire team and played havoc with tripwires and ambushes, occasionally posing as civilians in order to delay or divert the enemy.  Being equipped with explosives and an LSW, we had a fair bit of wallop when we did attack. 
 
A good feature of the site is the regular fly pasts by vintage aircraft.  The noise allowed for seriously rapid deployment in deep cover as the noise covered the sound of the movement.  In the area around the brewery section of the site, I played a blinder.  Being separated from my team as one player had become separated, and the other lost their rifle playing civilian, I attacked alone.  Seriously I was on the ball, and managed kill after kill with no hits to myself.  I was located at one point, but both grenades that were thrown failed to explode.  I must have trodden in some lucky shit I think.  For the first time I wished that I had kept count of the kill/death ratio.  Another team member claimed 18/3. 
 
My personal highlight was locating the enemy in a trench and earwigging their plans, radioing these to command and getting comfortable until they moved out twenty minutes later.  When I got eyes on, I realised that the players were two regulars and my son.  I laughed out loud as I took each one out.  The family that sprays together etc…
 
At close of play, we had given the GIs a good pasting as a team, with the PAVN having carried out all of their objectives.  The US players had recovered quickly after each attack and also done well, so good work all round.  For the first time ever at one of these games, someone mentioned hit taking, which I think shocked us all, but I think with hindsight that someone was playing less than switched on rather than taking the piss.  The heat was not too bad, but humidity was really high, and I can understand a bit of sloppy play at days end.  Everyone was seriously wilting. 
 
The night time was very relaxed after the day’s events.  The new bars were still full of singing idiots until late and we talked over the day’s game over steaks and scotch. 
 
Sunday was more objective based.  A series of escape routes had to be closed by the US and defended by the Vietnamese.  This went less well than Saturday.  Two Viet fireteams came across almost the whole US force, and not realising their error, stood and fought.  The outcome was inevitable and we lost all three citations and only hid our equipment box by luck.  We all went back to respawn well chastened.  Bollox!
 
Splitting our team into two we felt on more familiar ground.  As a team of four we re-entered the field and followed in the US’s path.  Doing this we retrieved our equipment and hid it ready for another opportunity.  We also managed to win a quick firefight with a recce squad that we bumped.  This cheered us up considerably. 
 
Close of play was frustrating.  We prepared a damn good all units ambush only for the US to rumble our plans and some fool to open fire all too soon.  We got a thorough drubbing and deserved it for the lack of fire discipline. 
 
One thing or so of note: The new players were not as switched on as the old hands.  I noticed that when we patrolled, the experienced players held their rifs at the ready whilst the newbies used the carry handles right into the objectives.  New players not only talked, but did so loudly, actually bickering about plans rather than confirming quietly via radio.  Loose buckles rattled, equipment thunked and twigs cracked like gunshots.  None knew any hand signals either.   It soon became an educational weekend too. 
 
Hits of the weekend:  I honestly played better than ever before Saturday.  The social was fantastic.  My wife played too, and is developing into a seriously good player.  She now wants a lightweight machine pistol.  What would anyone recommend?  We will try her with the lads Skorpion, but I expect that she’ll want her own 60’s rapid fire sidearm soon.  She also fancies a lightweight sniper rifle.  You can imagine how gutted I am at the thought of yet another gun.
 
Favourite bit:  chap shaking hands at the end of game stating that we were the sneakiest bastards that he’d ever played against.  This was especially generous as I aimed for his rucksack as he ran away… and all five/six shots hit him on the arse.  I did apologise. 
 
The heroes who got us a couple of gallons of water from Tesco deserve a mention too.  
 
Moans: where were we all?  The best games on the whole calendar IMHO and we were seriously depleted.  I would say that only a third of the expected players were there.  This did not affect the gameplay as such, which was great, but I did miss a few faces.  Seriously, playing this type of event once a month leaves our old bi-weekly skirmishing routine lacking. 
 
Anyhow, another great Gunman event, as expected.  I’ll do the next at the end of the month, and one in October.  I might just skirmish over the winter unless a Soviet themed game comes up, or possibly partisan based.  Whatever, it will be a blast.
 

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