JamesAirsofterAgent

You may all call me silly for starting this when a mass produced version is coming out in the next month or so but i feel like it. So now thats out of the way, we can begin.
My base gun is ares/amoeba am-009 so from the get go i have a reasonably accurate ris/handguard and receiver; I wont be changing any of these. My main reference picture is this

And this rifle has from what i can tell a 10/12" ris which is what i already have and it happens to be octagonal, like mine. So the next thing i need is a stock, but then there is the question of battery storage. If i cant come up with a better idea, i'll get someone to front wire my rifle then use a PEQ box. I will state now that the stock is at the bottom of the shopping list. The one i plan on using is this VFC replica 416c stock http://www.ebairsoft.com/aabb-hk416c-style-stock-416aeg-p-7548.html it seems farily accurate and with some modding to the buttplate it will look fine. But as i said i will be sticking to the battleaxe stock for now. Next is the suppressor, i'll need a rounded one of about 5-6 inches. As of yet i can't find a suitable one as i'd like it to be "integrally" suppressed, if anyone can help me out on this it would be appreciated. If i can gather the money together for this it should be ready by the end of autumn time. So, what i need help with is:
Battery placement Suppressor Modding a stock to fit the receiver Any input or suggestions are very useful
 
 

What do you use? If bac is the answer you really need to evaluate your first sentence
UKARA isn't perfect but it's the most widely accepted system and has worked for the last 7 years.

Got all my new kit so happy with it all!

I think Steel helmets for everyone in airsoft could only improve the game!! Just imagine the satisfying ping as you double tap someone in the head?!
No need to call that one mate!!

I have 2 Helmets. A steel tankers helmet, which I plan one day to fully convert to an airborne helmet. It's heavy and the 2 point chin strap makes it feel rather unstable. It will be great once it has the 4 point leather chin strap. I also have a cheap Resin Brodie helmet

For £8 it's a surprisingly good match for the real thing and is much lighter. It lacks a liner so I tied netting over it with the 4 corners tied to create a cushion for my head. It works great.
I'm more of a hat person really. Boonies are great but on a hot sunny day, you can't beat a slouch hat

That applies to two tone toany person under the age of 18 can legally own an rif(black) gun just not buy it so your options are be gifted or manufactures gun ( need proof that you are a regular skirmisher)

You are not allowed to SELL an airsoft gun - two-tone or RIF to anyone under the age of 18. You can sell a two-tone to anyone over 18 and sell a RIF to anyone over 18 who has a valid defence. It is the seller who commits an offence if they do not comply with this (even though they may never be caught).
 
The person over 18 who buys the gun can then `gift' it to someone under 18 - two-tone or RIF.
 
If someone under the age of 18 gives their parent (or anyone over 18) the money and asks them to buy a two-tone for them, then they would not be able to claim that the gun had been `gifted'. You could argue that if Dad says to his son "I pay £6 every Saturday having my car washed at Tesco. If you wash it every Saturday then after a year I will buy you a gun costing £300" then this is not a `gift'. The Dad is supplying a gun in return for work.
 
The chances of this type of deal ever ending up with a prosecution are very, very remote but it is not `legal'.
 
There will always be loopholes. There was a thread some time ago about a pistol (Desert Eagle if I remember correctly). You could not buy one from any airsoft shop unless you had a valid defence. However, there was a company selling them as air-guns which anyone over 18 could buy in a face-to-face transaction. I would guess that the retailer would have argued that the fps was above the limit allowed by airsoft sites but fell within the limits for an air-gun.

I go to Players Of War some of the guys there go to ASDA and McDonalds in full ww2 German, British, American and Russian uniforms

It is not really a `gift; if the son gives Mum the money to buy the gun. If you bought a diamond bracelet for your wife/girlfriend/mistress and gave it to her then I reckon she would be very happy.
 
If you then said "you owe me £1k for that" then maybe a different response as it is no longer a `gift'.
 
If the Mum uses the son's money to but him a gun then she is not `gifting' it to him. In practice, they would get away with it. The same would apply if you had a friend taking up airsoft and he gave you the money to by a RIF for him under your UKARA number. What you could do is buy the RIF and loan it to your friend until he obtains his defence and then sell it to him In the meantime he may give you a security deposit (equal to the cost of the gun) to cover any damage etc.
 
Lots of ways to get round the regulations but not strictly legal.

http://www.airsoftgunrepair.co.uk/bath/avon/
 
Airsoft shop in Bath. Not been so cant review.
 
Hope this helps.

Hey there, as a beginner myself I would say start with a gun, once you have that sorted the vest and pouches would depend on the gun, no point buying pouches for a M4 if you have AK mags etc...
 
Also it depends where you play for your kit. And as I play indoors in the dark mostly I went to Primark and got black combat trousers and a long sleeve tee shirt. For a beginner go for cheap stuff, I hit Ebay hard when I first started, got a mask, gun sling, belt, mag pouches, knee pads and pistols holster from there, nothing cost much more than a tenner for each item.
 
 
This is pretty much the extent of my current loadout.
 
 
However I am looking to do lots of outdoor skirmishing next year so will want some sort of multicam set up with a decent vest and backpack to carry all my gear.
 
 
But like I say, the kit doesnt need to be to spec or expensive and also be careful not to buy things you dont want or need, I built my kit up over 4 or 5 skirmishes, realising after each one I needed something else. On my first visit to an Airsoft shop they tried selling me over half their stock "now Sir, you need a vest, this one here is only £89.99, also these gloves at £25.99 go great and match this mask at £85.99 GRRRRR
 
Only thing I would reccomend spending money on is face protection, either a cool AND COMFORTABLE full face mask, but make sure your visability is ok, or a decent pair of goggles and lower mask.

Can't speak for the mask you mention, but in short- nice to feel your face is VERY protected. Have also had less steam ups with them, as lots of space for venting around the sides, due to the plastic covering the gaps well over the top.
Downside, it's a bugger to pull the guns close to your eye for aiming depending on stock style/size.

Oh Gawd yeah that! That pisses me right off, there are times when I am loud and there are very good reasons for that, I call out targets I spot that others miss especially when I know I haven't got the sight lines for them. Sometimes I do it when I'm totally on my own just to make the opposition think I'm a bigger group worked quite nicely yesterday.
 
But you don't go noisy until there is no doubt they know you are there. That's when aggression and noise can help cause confusion.
 
I think those headsets they use make them think they can chat away while trying to move through an area as they forget those are simulating radio's in the real world. But then again its not just gamers that do that. I was playing a VIP game with 4 teens that had met through cadets, I was with a german guy ( ex german army Sargent) and these 4 trying to make our way from one end of the site to another, they didn't understand being quiet, or that sticks/leaves/bushes crackle and not to touch them. Safe to say myself and the german lasted a lot longer than those 4. Very frustrating.
 
My favourite saying from a friend of mine.... "common sense is not so common".

I once saw a kid at my local site trying to reload a bright orange AK with the CoD 'AK Mag Flick'. He was doing pretty well, but this was the safe zone.
Imagine what it was like while he was in a game and under pressure.
 
Well, i can safely say he left the game day early with the remnants of his £60 plastic AK. This was in February; I've been to the same game day each month since and he hasn't made a single appearance.
 
I also saw a hire gunner dolphin diving into a ditch filled with scummy water, despite the safety warning not to even attempt to cross without using a bridge.

I'd say just go for a G&G Combat Machine.
Normal limit should be 350 I think, but best check with your local sites.

Hell, I wish I had your budget!

Thank you this is really helpfull
The airsoft community has helped and although sometimes stubborn you guys are great

"There is no law or age limit to own a RIF, but the only way you should have one without a defence (e.g. UKARA) is if it was gifted to you or purchased before 2007's VCRA.
 
UKARA is not a licence, and is not the only way of purchasing a RIF. It is simply a defence which allows you to purchase RIFs, other defences include being a registered re-inactor or professional film maker, or simply proving you are a registered skirmisher.
 
To obtain an RIF without a defence, it must be gifted to you. This means you cannot give anything in exchange for it, including money, other items and services (e.g cleaning your room for a week to get your dad to buy you a RIF isn't actually legal). This also applies to people under 18 obtaining IFs (51%+ clear or bright coloured).
 
It is the seller's responsibility to check that you have a defence, not yours to prove to them. But goodluck finding someone willing to sell to someone without a defence. "
 
Close enough, still goes against what some are saying that they will give parents money etc.

Don't worry about asking questions and sounding stupid, it's what the forum is here for. We were all new to airsoft at some point and the community is here to help out and share knowledge.

yes I guess. I admit it you are right.
 
 

What he said

I don't get why people are in such a rush to get a RIF, Seriously.
It's the law, it justs happens to be the same thing called 'law' that prevents people from burning your house down and killing your family while you watch.
 
Funny that people are so enthusiastic about breaking it just so they look 'moar oper8r' on the field.
 
From being an under 18 myself, I'm waiting my time and doing it by the book.
/rant

Can't you put camo tape on the two tone bits if it matters loads or a bit of mud etc but I really am not sure so you should probably ignore this one....
 
Please say if this is wrong i dont want to go ruin airsoft...

I think most people like myself who have a genuine defence and actually care about airsoft do indeed care if a kid or an under 18 year old owns a full RIF. Things like that, if investigated can in fact ban airsoft for everyone so just please follow the rules and law and stop trying to bypass it and own a RIF when you're not entitled to, Team Flex.