JamesAirsofterAgent

Most sites are happy if you have an accompanying adult. I have seen some young players at Spartan airsoft, which is up near Bristol Airport. Bristol Airsoft does under 18's games on a Friday evening.

1. A sport where people gather to simulate a war using guns that fire 6mm plastic pellets.
 
2. You get to shoot people without killing them, it's great exercise, meet new people, works as a team, a reason to spend a lot of money, show off to your friends how badass you are, you get to shout at people in games (wouldn't recommend it if you're a minor), stick two fingers up at JBBG (highly recommend for all ages)

You didn't look hard enough:
 
http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/35-what-is-airsoft/
 
http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/12854-new-player-guides-info/

For a link on finding a skirmish site (place to play) near you then please see the following sticky/pinned topic which can be found in the Skirmish Sites forum:
 
http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/?showtopic=3580

Combat machine, hands down. Using a shotgun is a completely different playstyle to using an AEG and isn't as forgiving. Later on when you get a feel for airsofting then consider buying one.

Combat machine.

I guess I have my answer!
Thanks all for the help!

Save up more for the Combat machine, you'd be better off in the long run.

It's cheap nasty crap mate personally I'd stretch to £150 and get a G&G CM16 or CM model possibly even GR

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+1 and +1 for Ainsley.
 
The CM030 is fantastic, you can nab 'em real cheap, magazines are very cheap too.

As everyone else says, don't buy a gun for that price, you'll be pulling pieces off left right a center, for example, my Yika (Piece of crud, by the way), that I brought just because it was cheap as heck, fired nicely the first few shots, but hey, it was Chinese plastic and the piston broke, and for most 'cheap' weapons you're gonna get plastic internals and such, which may work for a while but will break in the long term, I have the luck of having a workshop where I can fabricate parts for my guns, most people don't, and you'll be paying a lot more money on repairs.
 
My advice; don't buy a gun just yet, don't buy a gun because it's cool or anything, rent a gun while you save up for something, and do your research on said items, check reviews and such, make sure the parts are long lasting and the gun is reliable, because you're gonna have to keep that one 'till you get enough money together to get the gun and kit for what you really want, airsoft in this way is long term if you have no large income.
 
Meanwhile I'm still gawking at guns I don't have the money for, I know your feel of not having a good gun of your own to skirmish with.
 
And there ends my re-iteration of what everyone else has said.

Okay, first thing, you do not want any gun that costs under £80, it will break and will not be capable of hitting anyone at a decent range.
Secondly, as you are under 16, most sites will require an adult to play with you. This means you pretty much have to persuade a parent or other family member to take up airsoft. You may as well therefore wait for that adult to get UKARA registered (2 months from the 1st game with 3 games played at the same site) and then get them to buy you a non 2 toned gun.
Ignore the sidearm, no-one needs a sidearm and put all the money into a decent main weapon. If you really want a ww2 weapon, then when a parent has sorted out UKARA it will be possible to import one from Poland without any issues.
http://www.taiwangun.com/en/agm-058?from=listing&campaign-id=19
Otherwise look at something like a G&G combat machine.
The difference between the 2 is vast. The G&G combat machines are very good beginners guns, they are well made and shoot well. They are made of good quality plastic that can take a lot of punishment and the internals are good quality. They are modern guns so you can add sights and other accessories easily. The ASG sten (AGM if bought outside the UK) is not really a beginners gun, it has no fire selector or safety, so you have to not pull the trigger by accident. It is made of steel so if you drop it, it will break your toes not the gun and it shoots really well (they are so good the German players complain about them being too good). You are stuck with just ironsights and because they are full auto only you cannot use them indoors (there is a way around this by using a burstwizard mosfet, which is a tiny circuit board you plug in between the battery and the gun).

Also, and I cannot stress this enough - so I'll use bold, italics and underline to help me - ...oh and caps: DO NOT BUY SOMETHING SH!T BECAUSE YOU'RE IMPATIENT.

Seriously... Whoops... Seriously, remove the notion from your mind that you need a gun. You don't. You need more money. Spending £80 on an airsoft gun is a bit like spending £80 on toilet paper, because it'll end up down the poo chute either way. Save up until you can get a Combat Machine, because anything cheaper than that, simply won't be skirmishable.

If you spend under £80 on some horrible orange monstrosity from the likes of JBBG, people will see you at a game and think you are "that guy" they will know that you have ignored people's advice against your better judgement, and they will think you're a tit for it. You would literally be better off hiring a gun from the site than buying something like that.

Just found one, edited it into other post. Pro airsoft supplies £117.99

£80 for a good AEG isnt much mate, if i was you i wouldnt buy a side arm and add the money together for 1 good AEG. Sidearms arnt needed...

Hi, hope I'm not being annoying by asking so many questions but I need some help:
I've had to completely scrap all my original ideas from what I've been told on here.
Before I start: ALL THINGS NEED TO BE LEGAL UK TWO TONE thanks.
 
So, I've got on the list the double eagle tri shot, not sure where to get it from though...
 
Now, for a sidearm:
Criteria:
Electric preferably.
Something like the glock or beretta
Below£50.00
Thanks, that's that...
 
Now for the main one. This one I will get. I have saved up £90 from endless chores and will carry on ( )
Criteria:
Budget:Lower than £80.00
Electric preferably but not so bad if spring.
Assault riffle like the m4a1 or like that.
FEEDBACK greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Sorry for so many questions.

 
UPDATE: Is there anywhere else I can get the G&G CM16 carbine starter kit, it looks awesome but out of stock at pro airsoft suppliers.

Was going to reply to the PM but i'll put it here as i expect it will be everyones answer. Save a bit more money/birthday and get a G&G CM16 carbine starter kit, great gun, many people have them here so they should be able to help. I dont have a direct link to one but im sure someone does.
 
Edit: http://www.proairsoftsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/cm16_transparent_starter_pack.html

Zero one is good because their two tone is not only free but crap quality meaning it wears off easier in a game or detttol when you have a defense.

yer man you get muppets no matter where you go, only when airsofters take it to far and to seriously do i take issue with but i think everyone hates that. as a retired soldier, i found more nobs in the military then i have in the airsoft community.

I do it because it's fun and I'm "the fat kid who gets picked last for the whatever sport we're doing" at school so it's nice to be ok at something.

Wow, looks like straight out of a war film ! It's great

One of my favourite loadouts is my 1968 period Vietnam loadout
 

 
Although my favourite at the moment is my ghillie, with my A&K SVD Dragunov
 

 

no. just no.
 
pro airsoft supplies are the guys I'd recommend for a beginner, they do some really good starter packages.

Be careful when buying from some sites that're based abroad. customs can get right assy about airsoft guns..