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yeah i know what you mean.....
i am however looking to get some 'clothing' only from abroad then hopefully i will stop...for a while....children and wife do help as they need to be fed and watered!
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Things I wish I had known when I started....
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i am however looking to get some 'clothing' only from abroad then hopefully i will stop...for a while....children and wife do help as they need to be fed and watered!
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Raggedy_man
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Well that's made me chuckle, Poor Brackish!
I think your head looks positively normal old boy, I have tiny girl hands so have to get Small Mechanixs gloves so I kind of sympathise.
Back on topic, cheap clones and blatant rip off's..... Never seen such behaviour in other industries!
I think your head looks positively normal old boy, I have tiny girl hands so have to get Small Mechanixs gloves so I kind of sympathise.
Back on topic, cheap clones and blatant rip off's..... Never seen such behaviour in other industries!
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Things I wish I had known before I started or when I was new:
1. "There's a good reason why some guns are priced at £50 and others are priced over £100." Yeah that Double Eagle G36C didn't buy itself... luckily I also brought a Double Eagle M56B shotgun at the same time.
2. "Just because someone is geared up to the eyes in special forces kit doesn't mean they're actually any good." First game surrounded by blokes in real steel kit - was more than a little intimidated till I realised I was having more fun than they were.
3. "Gloves." Self explanitary really.
4. "Why didn't I find this hobby earlier?!!!"
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5. "Rent guns first and THEN buy them once you have a UKARA number."
1. "There's a good reason why some guns are priced at £50 and others are priced over £100." Yeah that Double Eagle G36C didn't buy itself... luckily I also brought a Double Eagle M56B shotgun at the same time.
2. "Just because someone is geared up to the eyes in special forces kit doesn't mean they're actually any good." First game surrounded by blokes in real steel kit - was more than a little intimidated till I realised I was having more fun than they were.
3. "Gloves." Self explanitary really.
4. "Why didn't I find this hobby earlier?!!!"
And finally...
5. "Rent guns first and THEN buy them once you have a UKARA number."
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Thanks for that tip (the second one) Esoterick, if a player calls me on hits I will let the marshals know.If you are shooting at someone and they aren't taking the "hits"(especially 35/40+ metres) it's likely they are dispersing around them, you are out of range or you are a bad shot.
Even if you know someone is not taking their hits because you can see them bouncing off the player resist the urge to shout "take your hits!" - This is something that wasn't covered until I think the 3rd game I played to be fair. Now if it's at close range(i.e. indoor voice range) I'll politely say to the player that I have seen my shots hit them, or I will mention it to a marshal.
I learnt fairly quickly that calmly explaining to a marshal that you suspect a player wasn't taking their hits holds more weigh than essentially moaning about someone being a cheat. Likewise I have had people shout at me for not taking hits when the sound is BBs hitting a material neither my gear nor my body is made out of, when I did actually get shot out I will mention to a marshal on the way to back to regen that I've been called for "not taking hits".
Bring as many spares as you can. Whether that's clothing, BBs, batteries or guns, if something you need fails you could be going home before lunch.
I've watched enough Vids, and chatted about it sufficiently, to know that calling out suspected cheaters is no good, at TWA the people who did that got a bigger telling off than the cheaters. One of the marshals actually suspended a game to have a good shout. I also spoke calmly with marshals when I needed to.
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Getting shot on the ear, I'm fairly sure that's the pain the eternally dammed have inflicted on them!
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Raggedy_man
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Taking a zip-lock food bag to put the bb into, which then compresses well into a pocket or pouch. Instead of running around with a half full bottle rattling like a crazy maraca every step of the way.
I have been using a couple of black glasses bags with draw strings. With the lid, screw section and shoulder of a Pepsi bottle cut off and the draw strings tied around. Works great and don't rattle. Cost me £1 each for the bags (amazon) and £1 for a bottle of Pepsi max (because it has a black lid)
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I just squeeze the air out as I lock it shut. I understand your point of removing excess air from the bag but knowing my luck a pin hole would be a point of failure, and I would find a PacMan type path of bb left behind me.
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