Albiscuit

Actually, am turning my loadout from black to green anyway now as a olive/green loadout will work for CQB and woodland for me and help me keep my spending on kit down if I have 1 loadout suitable for both at the moment. So green 3 please

The thing is a lot of places would use this space as extra retail space. Floor space is vital is stores. If its not on display people might not ask for it.When I first started out in Retail (in a Plumbing/Builders Merchants) we had a counter with EVERYTHING hidden behind. After a few months we had a revamp and had almost all the stock on the shop floor and all of a sudden everything people didnt know we stocked was flying out the door. HOWEVER.. I love your idea... When I used to DJ, I became friendly with the guys in my local niche record shops and got to the point where I would spend all day on a saturday in there talking to staff, playing about on their decks and mixing and just hanging out with the staff and other regulars. It became a ritual for a few of us, we even used to meet up midweek and go raving etc. I would like to see that in a Airsoft store, IT would be a good place to start a team, meet like minded people etc. Especially as its quite a niche hobby and we might not have a massive group of mates who are into it as well. On another note: Getting your store to supply a local skirmish site would be a good way to increase sales and marketing. Its not uncommon for skirmish sites to have a table or two set up from a local store showcasing some stuff.

God yeah.... I HATE wolf armouries for this very reason. Looks TERRIBLE in there, dark and stuff everywhere, even the staff cant find things??, Pro airsoft however is bright and clean and looks pleasing..

Love the blinged up rifle!!

Cheers Loz, will bag the B&T one then.

Thanks guys, has anyone got one they use and am impressed with? Edit: Very few, well none really, people have actually reviewed the ones I have looked at

Hmm.. tempted... currently fill a mp5 pouch with flashbangs and its not idea in the dark fecking about trying to get em out... Did I see you had some available in black?

But an arrow with a rubber ball on the end could knock off eye pro and a BB could then get blasted in your face. A re enactment or LARP would not have BBs flying about as a hazard so a lack of eye pro would be normal.

Pretty pointless arguing about gun controls or governing bodies for RIFs as how they kid got it is a moot point. He got it.. He used it badly and without care and paid the price. There were clearly mistakes made by all, the police it seemed could have made a different call but the officer on the ground (despite possibly being trigger happy, having a bad day WHATEVER) took the call. He was presented with a kid in a park who had been purposely scaring people with a realistic looking weapon, who he thought was going to draw it. So he shot. Police cannot shoot to wound, a leg/arm shot may not stop someone from returning fire and can cause more harm than good. So he followed his training and killed the kid. Its tragic. But the fault lies with the kid. He should not have taken it outside, should not have scared people with it and SHOULD have followed the instructions from the cops to put his hands on head etc... Such a shame and waste of life, I feel for his family and the cop who took the shot.

As mentioned previously, eye pro could easily get knocked off so I doubt many places would allow it. At lease whilst LARPing people are not firing BBs around so arrows would be in use as they wont take an eye out. I do like the idea for a merc / badlands type of set up but I would try to keep your hobbies separate this time.

Me neither, Only saw one boot.... Shouldave Gome to Specsavers...

Can anyone recommend me a Tracer Unit? Currently using a spare from one of my mates but its really not very good. If I fire with my torch on its not too bad as I can see the glowing BB, but even in the dark its pretty hit and miss. When I look down the barrel the light inside is not very bright at all even with fresh batteries. I was speaking to someone at The Mall on Sunday and his was pretty awesome, even in the light you could see his BBs were glowing as they left the gun and in the dark they looked great. He said it was from ebay at around £30 but I don't really know what I am looking for, the one I am using was almost £30 from Pro Airsoft so I don't want to buy one online which is just as bad as my current one. I would rather spend a lot more in store on the recommendation of the shop. Has anyone got one they would recommend or at the least help me out with what to look out for, models, makes etc... Thanks

Very nice Cav...

As a noob with a half a dozen skirmishes under my belt this is the BEST advise you could receive. Build your kit to suit your style of play and the places you play. Having played 6 or 7 games I have realised my face protection is not upto scratch as I keep getting blasted in the forehead and having to explain the bruises and marks all the time. Plus my glasses and lower mask combo do not work together very well so need to sort that. Could never have been warned about this before I started as its personal preference. Also I am fed up of body shots stinging like hell (I play in a long sleeve T shirt) so also want to add a jacket or vest for extra protection despite saying from the start I do not like vests..... I have only played CQB indoors so my loadout is basic and black to suit the dark rooms we play in but as I want to start playing outdoors I appreciate I need a separate loadout for outdoors (taking into account the great English weather).

The law is soo vague on lots of things. I used to work in a hardware store and could not sell knives, bladed items or axes to under 18s, however I could sell an under 18 year old a Balaclava, sledgehammer, pliers and a crowbar without blinking. I had saws, hole punches, hammers, picks all of which were waaay more dangerous than a Stanley knife and all available to a 16 year old on a apprenticeship or a 17 year old thug..

Moar

Like I said it depends what works and where you want to go in the future..... My main set up is a tactical belt (el cheapo from the Bay) with MP5 mag pouches on the left and a drop leg holster for my side arm on the right. BUT Then I bought a M4 so needed different mags pouches so have MP5 and M4 pouches now, then I realised I needed more space for grenades and a dump pouch for quick stashing of empty mags and a smaller pouch as I couldnt get to my pockets with all these new pouches so another was added, all of a sudden I need a vest So it kind of just progresses, my advise would be to not buy anything too expensive whilst starting until you know what you want and where you want to go with it. Borrow a vest or buy a cheap tactical belt and pouches before comiting to more expensive gear and build it up as you go along.

Fair play!! thx

Still learning about this game and have seen comments on stripping cleaning and lubing new guns before use and was wondering what, where and why do you do this? And should I be doing any of this to my new combat raider now or after skirmishes? I want my guns to be maintained well and just wondered what I should be doing?

It all goes with experience.... Play a few games and tailor your loadout for your style at your local site. I started out stuffing everything into jean pockets, bought a vest with loads of pouches and hated it. Currently use a belt with minimal pouches as thats what I prefer at my local CQB site. Trying to build a woodland rig currently and likign the idea of a bandolier. There is no perfect loadout suitable from the start for everyone so build one as you go along is my advice.

Id like to run my own skirmish site. As far as gear goes, I havent been involved long enough to dream up a list (yet) but would love a garage that was kitted out like a secret agents lair with walls of guns and racks of equipment / camo outfits etc..

Me likey.... Certainly would think about buying one, not making as im faaaar too lazy and useless for that sort of thing..

Cool, so a general rule of thumb is try to stick to the same brand if unsure? I figured all mags of a type such as AK M4 M5 etc would be universal... I suppose nothing else in pretty much any industry is so why should these lol.. Thanks boys!!

Not yet but I sneak in new trainer boxes all the time and purposely built the shelves deep enough to hide another row of boxes behind, so theres at least 60 pairs in the cupboard which she cant see at any one time Only a matter of time before I start doing something similar with guns, I have 4 currently and I think she only really knows about 2 of them oops

A very Noob question, I have just got myself a combat raider and need some new M4 Mags, but my brother has told me they are not all the same as his mayes do not fit his gun and vise versa, is this true? if so what do I need to look out for?