First outing

[Sean]

So after 12 years out I had my first outing at Sussex airsoft today and thought I would tell you all about it.

Got there at 9.45 and got set up with the hire gear. Got put into teams of 8 and started with some basic storm the fort games, followed by the capture bin laden games which were good fun.

Things that I noticed:

1) where do kids get there money from. I've never seen gear like it, one of the little kids couldn't even carry it all he had so much. I couldn't afford a packet of premier league stickers when I was 13 let alone the amount of brand new gear they have.

2) the hire guns were shite. I ended up changing mags 3 time and guns 3 times before I got a reliable one. It ruined most of the games for me and was very disappointing. I want to buy myself a decent gun but have to wait to go another 2 times which makes me not really want to go back if I have to use the hire equipment again.

3) people cheat. Can't understand why. Everyone seems to get infuriated with each other about it. Doesn't lend for a nice atmosphere.

4) still people take it too seriously. It's pretty embarrassing when people are walking back to the spawn zone and shouting at you to charge ?

5) the guy who ran it was a top guy. Spent a lot of time chatting to me as a new player, spoke about tactics and equipment and showed me round the site at lunch. Made me feel very welcome and made the day enjoyable.

6) I must have been the oldest there at 30. I must admit I thought there would be more adults than there were. 50% under 16's I reckon.

7) got the bug but the hire equipment has really put a dampener on it, is there anyway at all I can get the defence another way?

Anyway that's enough from me. I'm bloody knackered but it was worth it. Fun day out

 

[proffrink]

For number 7) There's the route of buying a 2-tone and replacing the furniture later on. CM-16s are great and quite cheap - a lot (most) retailers will spray the stock and handguard. Both can be replaced later for £30-40.

 

[PT247]

aye, if your budget permits you can buy any gun as you are over 18 and just get it 2-toned by the retailer. Some will charge, others do it free, and tbh if you are gonna hire for another 2 games, then you'd save the cost of hiring by buying and have a better gun to use. The CM range as Proffrink said are good starter guns, they are most def not the best guns out there though so if you have a higher budget then I'd buy a better gun!

 

[Sacarathe]

That's G&G combat machine cm-18, not anything cyma made (CM.XX).

 

[Sean]

aye, if your budget permits you can buy any gun as you are over 18 and just get it 2-toned by the retailer. Some will charge, others do it free, and tbh if you are gonna hire for another 2 games, then you'd save the cost of hiring by buying and have a better gun to use. The CM range as Proffrink said are good starter guns, they are most def not the best guns out there though so if you have a higher budget then I'd buy a better gun!

Thanks for the reply. So budget permitting what guns would you be looking at? Are there a few manufacturers I should put to the top of the list?

 

[PT247]

The Krytac Trident range are very good, umm the PTS ERG RM4 is a lovely gun, have heard that the new ICS M4s are nice.

 

[Twice19]

7) If the site has a shop where you can buy what you want - some site owners let you buy a gun from them and hold it for you. "Hire" that particular AEG from them for 3 games to pay off the gun and get UKARA. Once you've done your 3, you can get UKARA and officially buy your gun with the last instalment.

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[Aengus]

1) where do kids get there money from. I've never seen gear like it, one of the little kids couldn't even carry it all he had so much. I couldn't afford a packet of premier league stickers when I was 13 let alone the amount of brand new gear they have.

Capitalism and stuff

 

[djben9]

The Krytac Trident range are very good, umm the PTS ERG RM4 is a lovely gun, have heard that the new ICS M4s are nice.

I have a ICS M4 EBB, lovely gun, recommend it , used it for half the game on Saturday as the other half was for the ICS CXP, gotta use both (although 1st game didn't get hit ), got a lot of kills with it, it did me proud

next up, another to become a DMR but not until later in the year.....possibly....maybe.....or a new upper gearbox, spring etc....who knows...

really depends on what you want to be honest and what you like the look of, everyone is different