New to Airsoft help needed :)

Just found these - brilliant if you've got small size hands: you could literally hold a MK12 flashbang while it went off and you would only feel a sting like your hand had been slapped. They're usually about £40+P&P

You're best getting pyro's from the site where you skirmish b/c they can only be sent via courier otherwise, which makes them more expensive than if you did buy them on site, unless you buy loads at once.

Flashlights - is an area where there is absolutely no reason to buy the expensive brands over Chinese brands / clones b/c they all use the same Cree LED's and aircraft grade milled aluminium. There used to be the problem that the cheaper type did not remember the last mode it was in so you had to switch through the list: Full Power, Half Power, Low Power, Strobe, Emergency Flash in order to get to the function you wanted. It seems this problem has been cracked b/c the last one I bought cost me about £7 delivered and does remember the last mode. The C8 is a good torch (I've got one) + remote switch + top qual mount and the V Shark looks good too - I'm planning to get one of them soon.

Scopes - no. You want a red dot. It depends what will look the part on your gun and how much you are prepared to spend. For eg I recently spent £115 on one of these. Don't get me wrong, I love it, but it was easily £40 over-priced - i could have got the same thing in a 552 replica from Helmet World on fleabay for literally half the price, but i don't have rail space for the longer sight. You can get a serviceable generic red dot for £20-30.

Rails - if you want rails on your rifle, best buy one that has them already on it. There are a whole raft of different manufacturers and types of kit, some of which is mutually compatible and much of which only fits certain guns. What you should consider for a front rail, or RIS (Rail Integration System i think), is either a vertical foregrip, of which there are loads (£5 for cheap'n'cheerful - £25 full aluminium + a bit more for full ally grip/bipod) or an angled foregrip (AFG) of which there are a few clones of the Magpul PTS ones, which are just as good, and cost about £10.

 
Well thats all down to opinion really, I could stand here and say you get what you pay for, and others would argue differently. Though generally, you get what you pay for.

For grenades it depends really, if you think you're going to be using them often I'd get a BFG (Blank Firing Grenade) These use blank firing shells and are re-usable. Meaning they are cheaper than buying a £2 grenade that can only be used once. They can be found here: http://blankfiringgrenade.co.uk/shop/category_9/V.T.G.versatile-training-device.html?pse=apq

Now scopes. I think you should seriously consider whether it will be worth it for you factors to consider:

-Your face protection- will you be able to see down your scope?

-In a game scenario will you have time to look down your scope before shooting or will you just fire a shot as a guider and adjust accordingly

-Do you want to be spending money on a scope when your basic gear still needs sorting?

-Would you want a zoomed scope or a standard red dot, which would be more beneficial to your style of gameplay?

Scopes can be anything from a 30 quid red dot to hundreds of pounds worth of zoomed ACOG.

As for flashlights you need to consider:

-Would it be beneficial considering the site/s you play on?

-How much power would you want from it if so?

Rails:

-Would you mount anything on it, or does it just look nice?

-If it just looks nice, I'd still tell you to get it, but get the essentials sorted first.

And fcuk you Ian you beat me again. <_< :angry:

 
The newer model g&g blowback uses left over air pressure and doesn't put any extra stress on the gear box

 
I want an MP5 but I'll probably go for the SD6 variant.

The thing which has put me off so far is the size and shape of the mags - you need dedicated pouches to carry them. Now I've got a black molle plate carrier I will start keeping an eye out for good ammo pouches, such as Blackhawk Strike, going cheap. But then again, I have other things, including at least one maybe two guns, higher on my wants list.

 
I know snipers aren't good for beginners but for future reference what makes and models would be good to have and scopes? Do any of you use snipers?

 
Ok ill give it a few months before looking into snipers, I'm a pretty good shot with a rifle so might be a good move some day. With regards to gear boxes on assaults are they easily changed and what difference would it make?

 
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Ok ill give it a few months before looking into snipers, I'm a pretty good shot with a rifle so might be a good move some day. With regards to gear boxes on assaults are they easily changed and what difference would it make?
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I'd try not to focus on the gearbox. The G&G ones are usually spiff standard. I'd go for a tightbore barrel, 6.01, 03, or 04 mm. Possibly a better motor if your looking for ROF then a higher spring and better hop up rubber for a range and FPS increases.

 
I've recently bought an A&K Dragunov SVD and I've already spent about £100 extra on it and not skirmished it yet. Bear in mind that I've managed to keep that figure low by sourcing parts from the Czech Republic and Poland, but there's at least another £50 to go on a tight bore barrel, may well need a new hop rubber (even though I already bought 1 new with the advanced hop unit :lol: ) so up to £15, and definitely a scope - I may get one 2nd hand, but otherwise that's between £70-130 depending on the make.

To buy the tight bore barrel that I actually want will cost US$265+P&P from Hong Kong & very likely about £50 import VAT & customs handling. If I do get that inner barrel, I will also need an outer barrel adaptor £16 & either a barrel extension (£15-20) + flash hider (£16) or a suppressor (£30 minimum).

Now, also bear in mind that these expenses have not covered any advanced parts for the cylinder/piston and no spring change, b/c the stock ones should do ok, at least until I get used to playing the sniper role. The hundred quid-ish I've already spent does include a mid cap mag, but I want at least 1 more (£19+P&P).

Seriously my friend, don't bother. At least until you are familiar with the sport. Maybe try out somebody else's rifle for a day or two: see if sniping is for you before you spank any money.

Oh yeah, and that's without paint too: I already have flat black & clear coat, so I need tan, olive, and brown = £21+P&P

PPS: don't worry about messing with your gearbox until you've got a better idea of how the sport works. Believe me there's plenty of things you can spend money on for various aspects of it, such as extra mags, cool clothing, extra mags, webbing, gucci eyepro, extra mags, batteries & chargers, optics, extra mags, helmets, radio comms, extra mags, BFG's, and a few extra mags are always a good idea... you get me?

 
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I've recently bought an A&K Dragunov SVD and I've already spent about £100 extra on it and not skirmished it yet. Bear in mind that I've managed to keep that figure low by sourcing parts from the Czech Republic and Poland, but there's at least another £50 to go on a tight bore barrel, may well need a new hop rubber (even though I already bought 1 new with the advanced hop unit :lol: ) so up to £15, and definitely a scope - I may get one 2nd hand, but otherwise that's between £70-130 depending on the make.

To buy the tight bore barrel that I actually want will cost US$265+P&P from Hong Kong & very likely about £50 import VAT & customs handling. If I do get that inner barrel, I will also need an outer barrel adaptor £16 & either a barrel extension (£15-20) + flash hider (£16) or a suppressor (£30 minimum).

Now, also bear in mind that these expenses have not covered any advanced parts for the cylinder/piston and no spring change, b/c the stock ones should do ok, at least until I get used to playing the sniper role. The hundred quid-ish I've already spent does include a mid cap mag, but I want at least 1 more (£19+P&P).

Seriously my friend, don't bother. At least until you are familiar with the sport. Maybe try out somebody else's rifle for a day or two: see if sniping is for you before you spank any money.

Oh yeah, and that's without paint too: I already have flat black & clear coat, so I need tan, olive, and brown = £21+P&P

PPS: don't worry about messing with your gearbox until you've got a better idea of how the sport works. Believe me there's plenty of things you can spend money on for various aspects of it, such as extra mags, cool clothing, extra mags, webbing, gucci eyepro, extra mags, batteries & chargers, optics, extra mags, helmets, radio comms, extra mags, BFG's, and a few extra mags are always a good idea... you get me?
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Thats £338.60 at a minimum... Time to edit my above post... :P

 
I was having none of it this time ;) Ian, step your game up ;)

EDIT: Oh, humm I'll use a calculator next time then haha.

 
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Sweet! I guess I'll look into that mp5 then ^^.

What good sites are there in the uk? Big outdoor ones?

What sort of mag pouch would be needed for mp5 mags?

 
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