Albiscuit

Was at the Mall today, and attend Bunker regularly, also from London so no doubt will get shot by you soon

Was my first time there today, were any of you other fine fellows in attendance?

Went today for the first time. Only ever playing the Bunker at Greenwich before I loved the size and feel of the Mall. The site itself as a venue is brilliant. A few issues with people not calling hits, I had one myself but the Marshalls were keen to help and claimed they spoke to people and were watching people (whos to say they did/have though) The games were good but the objectives games all seemed to turn into team deathmatch whilst 3 or 4 people went off on their own with no communication to the rest of the team to grab objectives on their own. Briefing before every game was loooooooong and the morning briefing was overly long too.But I can see the need for it as people will ignore the rules anyway and there were lots of noobs too. Overall a great day, and I cant wait to book it again.

Totally understand, as a Newb I am finding out about brands as I go along.... I have spent about 120 on kit which I now plan to upgrade and sell on/donate... I dont mind this too much though as I am still learning and havent took the biggest plunge and bought a gun I am not happy with or full tactical kit etc and am enjoying learning and am getting there!

Yup.... Borrowed a combat machine and found it nice to use. Prefer slightly heavier weapons but could easily get on with one. Will buy one ASAP and start the pimpage!!!

Naahh Im just a sucker for the shape and look of an M4... Borrowing one for a skirmish on Sunday so will make my mind up next week either way finally

Perfect.... Thanks a lot. I do like the look of scopes and sights so doubt I will be sticking with the irons, but the break down really helps. I use a red dot sight on my MP5K and find it much more useful than the iron sights and looks fricken awesome too

So I am looking into the different versions of sights for the M4 I am about to buy and am getting overwhelmed. My local store only stocks very expensive ones and seems to be quite pricey in general so want some advice from users rather than someone looking to make a sale In the gun picture thread I see a variety of scopes eotechs and what look like magnifiers too, as well as other stuff I am not sure of. I am not sure on the benefits/costs/uses of each..... I want an all rounder M4 with decent sights for CQC and woodland skirmishes. I dont mind having different sights for the different variants as changing for the venue is not a pain but would prefer a set up which gave me a good balance for both. What are the differences and what type of sight and makes would you recommend??

The MP5K front end with RIS £55 A Wolfeye LED torch £50 Magpul RIS Handguard £22 RIS Sling Clip £8 Green / Black Shemagh (SP?) to use as a face covering as I dont like my mask anymore £10 BUT As the front end attachment doesnt quite fit I am taking the it and the handguard back, and my £8 super bright LED torch I use for work does fit the attachment I got earlier in the week do the wolfseye is going back too. Thats £120 towards a Combat Raider

For future reference, and the fact its late and im bored and want to type, IT DOESNT WORK.... It would fit lovely, and look great, however the attachment has a tapering inside and is probably about 2mm to small. I could grind it off with a dremel quite easily but for 55 quid id rather take it back and spend the money towards a Combat Raider. Im really happy with how it looks now I have a torch adaptor anyway, so the attachment and grip I had to buy will save me 80 quid, half the price of my new rifle so all good

would be an online sale as they are nowhere near me

This is where I am looking TBH... Might buy next week before they run out of stock, Pro Airsoft said they have been so popular there is a 3 month wait on new orders

I was in Pro Airsoft yesterday, a great selection of guns. Helpful team too!!

Also I am looking to potentially get a combat raider too, where did you get yours? thanks.

To kind of repeat, and throw my 2 pence worth in, nothing is NEEDED, however I find a silencer (or tracer silencer if playing in the dark like I do) a front grip, Red dot and torch with a mount and a sling not only help me massively but look pretty cool too. For me its important my gun looks pretty damn cool as well as functions well and these upgrades do that for me. I have started out with cheap accessories, I will slowly upgrade over time, but a cheap silencer does the same job as an expensive one which is nothing, they just look the part. I spent a bit too much on my red dot but I am happy with it as it is not too big for my gun (MP5K). So just kind of go with what you feel you need. I bought mine bit by bit after skirmishes, I realised after one what would be useful for the next and got it accordingly. Oh another thing not mentioned, A MAG POUCH.... yeah, its not a gun accessory but you need one none the less. Mags in pockets are a pain in the ass and are easily lost, trust me even a cheapo belt with a pouch is 100 times easier than filling pockets with bulky mags and losing them etc...

I bought a viper 3 point sling, have no idea how to use it hahaha... its confusing my little mind. I think the fact my Mp5K only has one proper sling attachment is whats doing it, yeah that must be it

Ok, so after having a look about and based on advice here it seems a Combat raider is the way to go...... such as: http://www.zerooneairsoft.com/product_info.php?cPath=268_318_403_494&products_id=6076 However, As I would be willing to spend a bit more, is it worth going for something like this instead? http://www.proairsoftsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/G-G-TR4-MOD0-TGR_016_MD0_BBB_NCM.html I mean they are both upgradable internally just as much as each other right? and is the more expensive gun worth the difference would you say? I am not quite sure what I am doing with all this just yet!.. Thanks again guysh!!

Hmm... Might buy this one myself Question regarding the springs though, which should I go for?

Viper Multicam M4 double pouch Offset rail adaptor Torch holder for above, only to find my torch does not fit GRR And attempted to buy a RIS front end for my MP5K to be told "we cant find it sir", left my number, 2 hours later, "we have found it, do you still want it" GRRRRR So spent money, but a few GRRRs lol, will pop back to the store tomo and finish up my Mp5K FINALLY

Apart from being a comic book nerd and star wars fan my other hobby is collecting trainers, and no its not a transferable skill to Airsoft lol... If im paying that much for trainers I am not about to mash them up skirmishing!! However I enjoy kayaking and rock climbing too, so these could be useful.....

Skirmishing on Sunday now it seems so will pop along to Wolf tomo to try and bag this, plus a new grip and torch

Me likey!!

as far as I am aware, and I am a relate Noob to this hobby, most guns have a 14mm thread which is fairly universal. Most silencers will fit, some barrels may have a backwards thread so will you need an adaptor which is effectively (dont snigger) a Nipple with one normal and one reverse thread bringing your rifle upto a male thread to fit the silencer...

I hate you, almost bought the REME leopard skin apron for 3 grand.... IT LOOKS SOOOOO COOL!!!!

About 3/4s of the cost of the whole gun, no thanks Will try that wolf armouries one. Spot on to what I wanted. Only hit ebay as I not idea what to search for or look for properly.... Knew id get some proper help on here. Cheers guys