Newb Looking for a Gun

[Davegolf]

Haha! I'm a speccy too, fog really pisses me off mid game.

Ive run Smith optics, bastardised Bolles yada yada, being an active player, if I come to a halt fog is inevitable.

I find the problem is my specs fog rather than the goggs.

Mesh sorts this, plus it's not reflective so super stealthy.

[RonLancs]

5 minutes ago, Davegolf said:

Haha! I'm a speccy too, fog really pisses me off mid game.

Ive run Smith optics, bastardised Bolles yada yada, being an active player, if I come to a halt fog is inevitable.

I find the problem is my specs fog rather than the goggs.

Mesh sorts this, plus it's not reflective so super stealthy.

Preach! Yea definitely the specs that go. 

[Noobmaster69]

21 hours ago, RonLancs said:

Hi mate, 

 

Be under no illusion those goggles do steam up. Especially in CQB indoors. Not too bad outdoors as you’re running around a lot more. 
 

I bit the BB and went for an Ex-Fog system and not regretted it. 
 

If you’re wondering what Ex-Fog is then: 

 

https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/exfog-antifog-system-t-band

 

They’re about 90 big ones but if you run hot like me then they’re a must.
 

You never know you might be one of those guys who “don’t fog up” but I’ve yet to meet one. (Yes even you Bolle wearers ) 

 

I’d say fogging in my personal opinion WAS Airsoft’s biggest problem from the average players point of view but it’s easily avoided.
 

You just need to decide if that £90 burning a hole in your pocket is worth never fogging. And I mean, I’ve not fogged once with the aforementioned system and would / could not play without it. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

So only had the account for 3 days and somehow won’t log me back in so had to make another account contacted people but with no luck and never get a email to reset! 

[Jedi_Master]

18 hours ago, Noobmaster69 said:

 

So only had the account for 3 days and somehow won’t log me back in so had to make another account contacted people but with no luck and never get a email to reset! 

 

email directly to [email protected] and provide details so the Adminstrator can check and your reset your password if required, and then delete the second account.  And no, it will not be an immediate response.

[MiK]

On 19/05/2020 at 20:19, Davegolf said:

if I come to a halt fog is inevitable.

I find the problem is my specs fog rather than the goggs.

 

My exact problem - if I’m moving about then no issue but any time I’ve set up my tent and camping a objective then the fog starts up on specs but the twin fans soon sort that out

[Davegolf]

Hah, yeh I don't think I'd get on with the fan noise.

What setup you running @MiK?

[MiK]

@Davegolf as I said in a earlier post (first pages with a piccie) it was some goggle’s off amazon “Military Alpha Ballistic Goggles” and a couple of “WINSINN 25mm Fan 5V Hydraulic Bearing Brushless” again from amazon held down by a couple of sachets of sugru mouldable glue either side as one wasn’t enough to stop slight vibrations which I could hear but after thickening up the sugru to two sachets a side it’s only a whisper and with a switchable battery box I turn on and off as needed

[Sharpe_95]

Hi there,

While I agree with a lot of the advice above, to answer your OP; I use A2 Airsoft Supplies as they are my local supplier, but SOCOM Tactical and Dave's Custom Airsoft are also reliable (Daves for more advanced stuff I would suggest?).

 

For what it's worth, as a suggestion I would go for either an Ares M4 dirivitive or a Nuprol M4 derivative. 

 

I am not 100% sure why others seem so down on Nuprol AEGs, but I assume this is because they had a bad reputation about 5-10 years back? A friend of mine bought one of the 'new' Nuprol M4 dirivitives when I started about two years ago. It's really nice, snappy, shoots well and is a relatively inexpensive unit that works well with lots of different mags. My mates Nuprol has not skipped a beat in 2 years. 

 

By comparison, I did the opposite of what a lot of people suggested when I asked a similar question when I started out and jumped straight in by getting a Tokyo Marui HK416. While its is a good AEG and has worked perfectly since I got it, its also nearly three times the cost of a Nuprol equivalent (once you have bought a few mags). My 416 does not shoot noticeably better in terms of range or accuracy. Their new range (that my mate got) seems very good from what I have seen heard in my mates one and I think if I had my time again I would go for the Nuprol my mate got.

 

In terms of Ares, I dont have one myself (yet - waiting for lockdown to end), but I have heard nothing but good things about them. Also relatively inexpensive. I am quite looking forward to getting my little compact AM007 (although I would suggest you get a full length AEG not a compact).

 

Hope this helps?

 

-S