JamesAirsofterAgent

Over the past year I've been wanting to do this build. Maybe I'll have a go at it this year after I've got a car.
 

I drew it out to see what it should look like after I've done all the work to it.
 
Base gun is the HFC C96 rifle, my plans for the rifle is to chop down the outer barrel, thread the remaining barrel to attach a silencer, cut down the top receiver to align with the front of the ejection port, JB weld a rail to the receiver and somehow upgrade the barrel / hop up as I don't think the range or accuracy will be very good out of the box.
 
Should be a funky little marksman rifle when completed. If I ever end up starting the project I'll keep this thread updated.

...until someone shoots that tiny bit of flesh on your cheek that is poking out

Both I and my dad are first aid trained, but neither of us carry first aid kits, this is mainly down to the fact that we've got no spare pouches on our PC.
 
However I know that from his past experiences ( heart attacks,dislocated knee, serious bleeding) that he can treat all of these, within minutes he will always be on scene and helping ( he knows all the injuries through his work and football

I like to be as self reliant as possible...
 
I think while most sites will have a First Aider by necessity to tick the H&S and Insurance box, (apart from the few sites that have medical professionals on their day off) they will generally be no better qualified than the average office or factory first aider, and that's hit and miss quality wise.
 
And while they can maybe do the whole CPR thing (I've never seen need for this - thankfully), in my humble opinion, while they may love stocking their first aid box with all the gauze, eye wash and burn dressings they can, maybe with a defibrillator (for which, they aren't trained) tucked under the sling and surgical scissors, when it comes to most typical skirmish injuries - bumps, scratches, nettle stings, welts, hi-cap finger, ankle twists, and assorted boo-boos etc, they just don't make things better the way my mother can, so I'd rather try to do it myself.
 
If it's something more serious than a bit of a boo-boo, site First Aiders tend to be unable to really help anyway, and refer you on to A&E, your GP or local GUM clinic as necessary.
 
And I'm always mindful of announcing my injuries too loudly, lest the resident survivalist come up offering his KFC wet wipe, needle and thread all pulled from the handle of a Bowie knife.

So I rolled up to the location. It was a generally large multi-activity site, And it was rather complex. We walk up to a building, enquire about the airsoft before being ushered into a dark tent next door.
 
Friendly place. Nice guy doing the ref-stuff.
First thing that hits me is many CM16 carbines all lined neatly in a row with a bag of 2000 Bio-BBs next to them.
 
Me, Jacob and George (Friends) sort out the payments, Get informed of site rules (No anomalies, Standard rules) Oddly, 90% were common-sense based. Odd.
 
We get suited & booted, No expense spared really, I was genuinly impressed when you have access to unlimited bottles of water (Not the cheap stuff, either) for no extra cost.
 
We stroll out of the tent, After being initiated, I became friends with a boy known as Chandler. Top Lad, Site regular, Became my 'Partner' for the night.
 
Oddly enough, We walk past a camp site full of 7-10 year olds, Rather alarming considering we all had RIFs and camo getabouts.
 
We enter the site, People take it in turns to test their gun. I place in my mag. Roll the wheel on the bottom, Flick of the safety and fire 3 shots down a long grass pathway. It is unbelievably satisfying. I'd waited years for this. It was 100% worth it.
 
We roll up to these tents and are assigned teams for the game. Attackers and Defenders, Defenders had to protect their medic in a small huddle of tents. To get medic'd you'd have to run into an empty tent and wait for the medic to cross, Hence adding a sense of risk for the medic. It was a no-win game for the defenders, The Medic would die and it was a waiting game to find out when. Me, Chandler and a guy in a blue hoodie roll into one tent with two windows. I take right side, Watching across to the left flank, Chandler doing the opposite. Blue hoodie man is ducking in and out of a gap in the right edge, Considerably effective.
I had 3 deaths, And 'kills' that round. The reason I'm so vague is that I never saw people throw their hand up and go 'HIT' but I saw BBs flying at a deadly rate towards people, and after I'd get enemies patting me on the back saying 'Nice shots man' etc.
 
Second game I despised, Purely because it didn't fit my playstyle.
It was in an open field with a 'fort' of tyres in the middle. inside there were plastic cannisters painted gold, these were ingeniusly reffered to as 'Golds' The team who got in and collected the most at the end of the game won. You could only pick up one at a time mind you.
 
First game was shambolic. I get shot down, only just get 1 gold and thats it, opposition win. Next game, Me and chandler leave our guns at respawn and sprint to get golds. I take most of the shots, Allowing him to swoop in and grab one for the team. I walk back to respawn and grab my gun. Queue ten minutes of being hit and 0 kills before them losing on the basis that they didn't put the golds in the right place, So ref declares us winners by default.
 
The next game was AMAZING...
We had to push up through dense woodland to capture and control a point for 5 minutes, before pushing back into the enemy spawn to finish the game, Controlling the point was great. Call me a Codsofter but I was to cool shooting out of a tower whilst people ran in to take the point. the five minutes ended and we rushed, It was the best most dramatic moment in the game. We reach a hill and look down to see many people in tin huts below, We peak from cover and gain a fair few hits, Whilst hearing metal clinking at BBs bounced of the chicken wire. We slide down the hill and its CQB, Guns on Semi. Ref calls 'You can't shoot over the top of the huts' I thought this encouraged smart corner gameplay, I crouch to listen for enemies, Before seeing a gun-barrel waving underneath the corrigated-metal, I get full-auto'd to the leg from about a metre away. as I limped back to respawn I heard ref call game over, win for the attackers. It's important to add I did get kills that game, Just nothing special, Just emptying mags into a hut below. Damn cool though.
 
Luckily my wound wasn't bleeding, Just multiple blood red circles all down my knee, I'm not complaining though, I just looked abit stupid in PE today.
 
Next game, We started in the huts, And we had to push out. It was horrible whilst adrenaline-pumping at the same time. Remember the hill from earlier? we were now pushing up it, People spraying covering fire whilst we scramble up, Taking the fight to them. This was when I had my first confirmed kill. Not one, But two, And it was bloody worth it.
 
I was far ahead of my teammates, I was sat behind a bush, winding my mag while my team fell back. I see a guy peaking a corner in the CQB point that we contested earlier, The same guy from earlier aswell. So I click it up to full auto. Lean out and land 5 BBs into his chest, And send him off to respawn with a cheeky wink. Then I rush round the corner and tap fire the next guy who was in a bush about twenty metres back.
 
Game ends, We won.
 
Summary? Great night, Great games, Great people.
I like airsoft. I like this forum.
Expect to see me round.
-Reece
 
PS: It's my brithday today. got a nice sum of money to start airsoft, Because at my site you can rent at no additional cost, I'm tempted to get a pistol as my first gun, Thoughts? This with This Mag ? I'm not sure if the cross-company thing would work. Fill me in

i will try to go next year, sounds like great fun!

2000 people would mean they've made £170,000 from entry fees alone, that's immense. I wonder how much of that they need to actually run the event.

They'll probably make that much again at least from everyone who goes as well, buying a new gun, some spare parts, some accessories, ammo/gas, repairs, or even food and drink. Mental money, wish I could host a gigantic annual airsoft event lol.

Personally if it was hammering it down, I wouldnt bother going. I'm not there to pretend that I'm a soldier, I'm just there to play airsoft. I wouldnt pay £50 and get soaked all day.
If it was light rain fair enough but I've got a full time job that doesnt pay sick pay, so if i get ill I'm buggered. The mortgage comes first in my life i'm sorry to say.

Hi guys, its me again (duh lol)
 
The activity on this site is brilliant, pretty much everything you need to know can be found here
 
With not much luck of interweb searching for the answers I need, I came back to the guys in the know
 
Both me and my teenage boys (both over 12) live in Weston super mare, I'm looking for nearby skirmish sites so we can tag along and watch for the day, talk to the people involved and see what the crack is
 
Does anybody know of sites in and around Weston super mare ?? as I dont drive, transport is an issue
 
Nick

It's an Alien world to them, I'm not justifying their actions just trying to explain not to take it in the worst way. Think of this way, you're a squaddie/ex squaddie, you've never played airsoft, all you see and of heard of it are the Walts, you're going to assume its all that way; we just do as humans, its the same way racism and all other descrimination happens, past experiences being associated with all future experiences, like cavemen learning not to eat a certain berry because it gives you the shits. Of course they're not going to understand, we're all men right (for the most part) , we all like guns and action etc. - They get paid to do it and given all the gear to do it with, of course they're going to think hmmpf mugs paying for kit we get for free and running around with toy guns.... It's just a source of banter for them, just like paintballers are for the majority of airsofters!
 
I'll be honest before I got into airsofting, I'd always liked guns, had the odd airsoft gun to twat about with shooting my mates and plinking. I saw scout the doggies videos and thought that "airsofters" were insane paying grands for kit and £300 for toy guns. Then, one day I took the plunge, I got involved after enjoying a game of paintballing but desiring realism. I thought this is a perfect excuse to buy all the cool military stuff I've always put off as a waste of money. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying anyone is a c*nt for buying loads of expensive gear, I do it myself now, I'm obssessed with accurate kit!

I've just read through all the remarks posted by those plonkers who chances are have never served and/or never seen peacekeeping duties or operations, I have come to the conclusion that because I wear my old combat jacket and my boys wear there's for target practice and training in my back garden, that we are all pathetic, pencil pushing wasters
 
I can garuntee they'd be doing similar if life turned out differently for themselves
 
I doff my hat to you MTP for not rising to there taunts and not displaying the same foul language as them (and I'm far from a saint with my language)

Wow, some people are just so narrow minded
 
I'm an ex serviceman and respect what people do for a hobby, I play with rc cars and boats (build a lot myself) but does that mean I can't cause I'm not a racing driver or in the navy ?? no it does not
 
For some, this is the closest to combat they will get (been there, done it and then some) I find it a mark of respect if people are taking our military techniques and applying to civilian life, these people forget who started these hobby's in the 1st place.......ex military personnel
 
Nick

Saving for a maratime but here's my repro ops core ballistic
 

My first ever bought airsoft gun was A&K masada which i still have to this day and keep using it every game i go to.

Here's my South African M87 Kevlar helmet with S2000 cover
 

http://pimpmygun.doctornoob.com/app.php it aint hard

lol thanks was a first attempt will try improve it and do others for the lols

so hopefully it will show up when i hit the send button..not the best but not bad if given more brain cells i could probably do better
helps if i put in the actual gun i was trying to copy

I was going to book and was then told it's alot of money for not much shooting.
 
Add the fact I hate large numbers at games means I don't think I'll bother.

Bloody hell, If we all get a Mini MAV there won't be one left for me ;D
I kid. It seems like a great rig as it is so small it fits my youthful figure ;o
 
 
Brilliant. Hang on, I'm just going to research yokes, Mind you - I despise the concept of eggs, I hate the damn things, Yolk, Yoke?
You see why I have my doubts

So I'm going to my first night game next month and I was just wondering if there any difference in tactics that should be used?
 
Aside from having a torch on my gun......
 
JB

I presume ut getting two tone as i doubt your aunt is a regular skirmisher
If u want an rif you can strip the gun after playing a few months of skirmishing and collecting photos as a defence as age does not matter in manufacturing an rif just have to have a defence

I've been airsofting for around 8 months now and I've got quite the collection on the go now.
My list so far
G&G cm16 raider
Dboys m16a1
Dboys m4a1
2 TM m9 beretta's
Classic Army Scar L
Franchai sas 12 shotty
KWA Kriss Vector
And now my latest beauty
G&P m4 stubby Tank



Isn't she lovely!

Hell I wish I could do that......