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VN Mags might not have a massive capacity, love em for CQB though. Strap was butchered from various places, might get a proper one if they ever become easily available. Kind of want a suppressor as well, not really sure what to go for though.

I would understand if he wouldn''t want to sell his gun, If as you say it isn't worth much then he won't get much in return for it, Also, Isn't there something special about your first gun? I'd keep it as a memento

Their night games are on the filmsim spectrum or maybe soft milsim, medic rules apply ( bleed out times are quite strict, if hit you remain in your position calling for a medic for a set length of time, normally bleed out 5 or 10 mins, then you return to your base and wait for a 4 man squad to form before returning to the game), there are ammo limits, a vague back story, teams denoted by colour typically green vs tan (with DPM and DDPM so cheap in surplus shops and colour of rigs are irrelevant so its pretty much open to anyone) rolling objectives although occasionally they have short breaks so it ends up being a series of play pause play etc. The risk of loosing your life and the penalty that is likely to incur tends to make people play smart rather than super aggressive. I find there is far less aggression and cheating. You are probably paying more money to play the game, you have probably prepared for it for a significant amount of time perfecting kit choices and fettling with kit so you are showing much more commitment to the whole concept. You will be in a smaller group than your average skirmish and everyone pretty much is in the same boat so cheating is not tolerated at all.

I have and always will stand by my somewhat outdated view that there is only one reasonable sniper-system in airsoft. The TM VSR series. That being said, I also refuse to believe that GBBR weapons actually exist, they're just a myth created by the illuminati to keep us blue collar 'aeg-guys' down. >.> <.<

Lightweight loadout? You've come to the right place! #1: the Bulle Lightweight Chest rig This rig has all you need for £40, and it lasts a hell of a long time as do other Bulle UK products. Comes with built in pouches including: 3x bungee secured mag pouches holding 2x M4 mags in each or 1x AK/G36 mag 2x zip up utility pouches mounted either side, with MOLLE on the fronts and the insides to secure items etc. 1x zip up map pouch occupying the space behind the mag pouches It also has MOLLE on the back panel for hydration pouches, MOLLE on the shoulder straps and even MORE MOLLE on the front of the mag pouches £30 off tactical kit.co.uk. Also comes in Tan if you want to put together a Multicam/MTP/Coyote Brown/Desert DPM/ whatever desert camo you want loadout. I believe that's in stock there at the moment. #2: the Tactical Tailor Mini MAV This thing is micro as hell. It comes with no pouches whatsoever but it does have space for 3x M4 mag pouches and 2 pistol mag pouches either side or a torch pouch/whatever. I personally own this rig (as well as the Bulle rig) and I can safely say they are both amazing quality. The TT Mini MAV is made in Tacoma Heights, Washington, USA, and feels brilliant to the touch. They come in Olive Drab, Black, Coyote Brown and Multicam. These things retail for £32 with no pouches on them, however you can get pouches for fairly cheap. In fact, the best budget pouches are made by Bulle UK! As for trousers, I'd suggest not using Chinos as they can rip easily- pick up a pair of Craghoppers trousers from a camping shop or Go Outdoors/Milletts online or a pair of MFH combats off military1st.co.uk or a pair of Propper canvas trousers off flecktarn.co.uk.

Weapons: Okay the gun you've linked is fine as a starter, so don't worry about that till you have a feel for the hobby and know what to look for in weapons. Transparent AKs are practically non existent - i.e. If you look long and thoroughly enough you may find one, but I've never seen or heard of one. Best colour for AK two tones (in my opinion) is the bright orange since if you squint at it then it almost looks realistic haha. Cymas are brilliant but you will need a spring downgrade as they clear 370fps out of the box. Chest rig/Loadout: Best thing to do is to decide what you need the rig for then choose accordingly; chest rig/vest for CQB games or plate carriers if you decide to milsim/use low cap magazines. It's all dependent on your ideal budget as well since most decent chest rigs/plate carriers cost in the region of £40+ before you add on pouches. If you're on a budget then a prebuilt tactical vest may be a better choice as you can get a decent one for around £30. As a new starter it's unlikely you'll be running more than a couple of high caps so just having camo trousers on is enough as most pockets on these are big enough to hold magazines. This brings me on to the chinos. Don't bother with them and buy a pair of surplus camo trousers to wear instead (can get them for less than £10). Face mask: Depends on personal preference and your sites restrictions. Most ask for under 16s having a full one piece mask, 16-18s can have a lower mesh mask/goggle combo and 18+ can just use goggles. Personally speaking the goggle/mesh mask combo is my favourite combined with suitable head wear. I use these two products as my face protection: http://www.tactical-kit.co.uk/smith-optics-elite-boogie-regulator-goggle-10085-p.asp http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/370897157295 Boots: Anything sturdy with good grip is your best bet. Hiking boots are cheap and rugged but again it's down to what your comfortable in. Most commercial trainers won't take the abuse of regular skirmishing whereas a good pair of boots are usually cheaper and last a lot longer.

TBH it looks god awful, Look at the different sizes of the molle webbing, there supposed to be uniform Go to flecktarn.co.uk and you could get a bulle one of a far higher quality than that

I have a four foot foam sword for non-serious skirmishes. When I bring that everyone seems to call surrender for some reason when I charge them with it... But for regular games I have a fake rubber knife but it's mainly for display.

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Probably not. They're designed for actual guns not airsoft weapons. Also - you can't buy it direct due to this: ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulations Controlled Product

Ditto the dropleg of course... http://www.eliteukforces.info/gallery/uksf-misc/special-forces.php That's the great thing about the internet - you can find a photo to prove pretty much ANY point

450fps with a metal BB is still not exactly a lethal firearm though, a 9mm pistol for example is typically 1100-1300fps and that's with a seriously heavy bullet (7.5grammes approx for 9mm FMJ). For those who can't be bothered with the maths, that's about 570 joules at the top end. I should caveat that by saying that a 9mm is actually a fairly low energy firearm, the british SA80 (or L85 as you lot insist on calling it!) has a muzzle velocity of nearly 3100fps, with the 4.1g 5.56x45mm NATO bullet it fires. That's 1,767 joules and 5.56 NATO has received some criticism for not having enough stopping power in combat. Don't get me wrong, it'd hurt like hell and definitely break the skin, but as far as piercing bone and doing actual internal damage? No chance. In short, NO, your airsoft gun would NOT cut it in the zombie apocalypse, regardless of how big a spring you put in it.

I prefer black revolvers to be pure black. Just looks more badass

Welcome to the site mate!

I have an ASG Dan Wesson 2.5 inch revolver and let me tell you, it is the most satisfying thing ever when you get a hit with one when you know you only have 6 shots. Like Happy stated, you will need to downgrade them because they shoot around 430 fps from the start (remember they used to be hunting pistols for game,then they got converted for airsoft). You can easily sort this by getting downgrade shells, which let 50% less c02 get the the bb itself, therefore reducing fps by half, enabling the revolver to be allowed to use in skirmishes. You get 6 high power shells with it, I purchased 25 downgrade shells for it and they work great. The good thing about ASG DW's is that when you strip them, you can access everything and you can mod them to be more powerful (although it is not recommend if you want it to be skirmishable) and they are easy to maintain and clean. The build quality is amazing and second to none, I was truly impressed with it. Only problem is they are a pain to reload if you have gloves on, its a right fumble but its a great feeling. I mainly load 6 shells in and use it as a last resort while using my AEG or for getting those tight shots for when my AEG is too big. The c02 consumption is really good as well. Overall, like Happy stated, they are a novelty weapon, but they are great fun if you want one, just get some downgrade shells for them.

Multicam trousers and a condor chest rig off eBay. Actually worked out cheaper buying them in America for some reason (£40 incl. shipping). Edit: Oh and a Kryptek "Highlander" pattern helmet cover. Still to buy: parts to fix my car, food and some new work boots. I have my priorities right you see

I can see why peeps enjoy Milsim and why others don't. I keep saying I will play a game one day but I think if I'm honest I may just annoy my friends/team mates and not be invited again. No access to my Facebook, no bubble bath, no sex before bed, ammo limited to a handful of bbs, sporadic fighting and having to take orders.... Sounds like hell to me. I think you'd literally have to pay me to do it as it would feel like an actual shift lol That said I've got a shed load of respect for the guys that do it! Seriously you must have serious discipline and dedication. My hat goes of to you

Currently the best buy sniper gun is A&K M24. It already has steel trigger mechanism. A few tweaks, a good hopup rubber, a barrel and you are good to go. However I usually recommend sniping to more experienced players. It is nothing like in the computer games. Play at least one year with AEG before taking up sniping or you will be really disappointed. The L96 without upgrade is just as accurate as a bad AEG. There is no hopup rubber available for it as far as I know so it is a pain in the *ss to get real accuracy out of it. You can get a hopup chamber for a lot of money that uses AEG rubber but that will get only AEG accuracy tops. You should go for a VSR based system - like the A&K M24.

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7.4v LiPo's fine, however you could compromise and get a 9.9v LiFe- I don't think they need a mosfet to avoid electrical arcing between trigger contacts

In my opinion it also defined by how you use the gun. I consider my playing style as DM even though I only use a red dot and a 350 fps aeg. I only use single shot, careful aiming, and my gun usually outperforms most AEGs as it has carefully selected internals.

Or once you've finished getting the basic gear, save your cash until you're UKARA or site registered and buy a nice G&P you can put all the stuff you want onto?

It's funny you should say that... It was originally the hunter version but I brought the standard rail from G&G, rail itself was pretty cheap, parcel-force were not. Lens protector made from a £2 kitchen sieve, looks messy there but you cant see the tape when it's installed!

I get what you're saying, but end of the day you can't look at the value of something like that when it comes to shipping, it's the size/weight, and it does cost to send stuff over the atlantic. Do some companies charge too much? Yes, but not all and MSM is one of the better ones I have to say. The MSM store itself doesn't actually carry the magwell slaps or mag wraps as that's all on the USNV site, but if you're after the normal shaped stickers from Monkey there's lots of stock in the UK. Pretty much everywhere that sells a lot of (decent) tac gear and many airsoft stores carry the stuff.

Do not try to run around a woodland site in trainers mate, you will damage yourself! One of the most singularly important pieces of kit you should buy over anything else is a good pair of boots, even lightweight hiking style boots are a better bet than trainers, a lot of sites actually state 'suitable footwear/boots must be worn'

Dayum, the tactical tailor mini mav is sexy AF IMO, I'll probably role with that, a tight black plain tee and chinos, either skinny tan or dark green, up to whether or not I'll play in woodlands, I'll throw on a pair of Nike's for my first game or so. As for the gun, awaiting metiles response, all I ever see him post about is changing his gun xD

You don't need to buy one FROM Magpul. If you REALLY want a genuine Magpul get it from Midway UK (the link I posted) as this has already been shipped with all the correct paperwork. ITAR is a US measure to stop american made weapon parts being shipped outside the US. Unfortunately the blanket nature of the control precludes the sale of weapon accessories (like stocks, grips and sights) unless you can find a sensible/friendly dealer that will ship to the UK. £70 for a genuine Magpul stock is NOT expensive. It's also completely over the top for a CM16 when there's plenty of cheap knock offs about that will work just as well for you. (by the way - a genuine Magpul UBR stock retails nearer £350).

That is a pretty looking rifle mate. Looks better with the vn mags in my opinion as well

1: the gun is good, yes. Buy it. 2: no, dyeing the wood on an AK won't be good enough. Partly because all the cheap AKs aren't actually wood anyway but mostly because a tasteful shade of cherry doesn't look sufficiently unrealistic to qualify under the VCRA regs. 3: whatever you feel comfortable in running about and getting dirty is absolutely fine to wear. You'll probably forget about fashion and start being more bothered by practicality quite quickly though.

well the gun is apparently good according to lord metile. There is however, a starter pack for £120 that offers charger as well and a battery I believe, maybe even some bbs. You should probably get that

G&G combat machines are very good for the money.

For £15 (not including postage) you are definitely getting a cheaper quality product with this vest. The weave looks quite poor from the pictures shown. If you could give us a budget I'm sure we could find something suitable and of good quality. E.g. I purchased one of these about 6 months ago in black and it's still going strong. Not bad for £30 (including postage). http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/281321977195?nav=SEARCH

Try etsy.com for small sizes of Russian gear. If there's anything in particular you're looking for, tell me your measurements and i'll keep an eye open.

Current tally (RRP, not what I actually paid) is about $1600.

Holy sh*t that is awesome! Really like the Costa Ludus and Salient Arms logos! Must have 'costa' a lot (not taking credit for that joke)

Second the TM recoil Scar H

Whether or not it would stand up in court would only be seen if it was taken to court, which to be fair is highly unlikely But its better safe than sorry and I do not want anyone bring disrepute to this sport that too many people want to get rid of so tape at games is fine but do not spray your gun until you can convincingly prove a valid defence, site membership or UKARA are the best options, some might look beyond but thats their choice

The stock wont as you would need a milspec buffer.

If price isn't an issue - why not the TM Recoil SCAR H?

Drop leg holsters ONLY flap about if you're using them wrong. Prime example was the guy at The Malls at the weekend whose pistol was pretty much next to his knee. Granted the serpa/safariland styles are better as they have a rigid backplate that fits to your thigh but even then, most people have them set way too low and way too loose. My M9A1 (Socom Gear desert combat edition - all metal) is a heavy beast and it certainly doesn't flap about! The top strap on the drop leg needs to be pretty much scraping your nuts (but not actually - chafing is bad m'kay).

Legally speaking you can paint the whole thing black now if you like (or stick tape all over it permanently), since the defence against prosecution for the manufacture of a RIF is not age specific. To have such a defence you need only show that you manufactured the RIF so that you could use it to play airsoft at a site with third party liability insurance, which is what you seem to be intending to do (and I assume could prove before the game by showing a booking or after the game by showing that you had turned up and played). Then again, and as always, what the law says and how officers of the law understand it and/or carry it out are not always the same thing.

It will be fine as long as you take it off before you leave.

legal issues - probably no breaking a law - probably yes much like cycling in the dark with a blinking lights (law says it has to be constant, but you're very unlikely to ever get in trouble over this.)

I think the general consensus is "no legal issues as long as you remove the tape". I have also been informed you can use rail covers if that's something else you want to look into

BACK FROM THE DEAD. POW. Over the last months at work, I've had a customer who refuses to pay his bill (I work at a storage center). Increasingly, he's been a nob to me, despite my best efforts to help him out of the deep hole he's got himself into. Today, he finally decided to try and pay his bill (although not the late charges and admin fees he owes, and even then, only half his bill anyway) whilst giving me some more abuse. I got to enjoy the look of despair on his face when I told him half his stuff had been sold for approximately £2000 and the rest had been crushed and then incinerated. I also got to enjoy him flipping out on the phone to his lawyer, because the stuff was worth over £35,000 to him and his company and his bill was only £2700. After that, I got to enjoy his lawyer telling him it was all his fault and that we had every right to go to debt collection for the remaining £700. The lesson? If you entrust someone with £35,000 worth of gear, and owe them £2700 for looking after it. Don't piss them off 'cause they have all the cards. Usually, I wouldn't bask in the joyous aura created by the misery of others, but this man deserves it and it goes some way to making up for the fact that my job is sh*t.

I hate airsoft DMRs. They're just normal AEGs internally and you have to do a load of upgrades to get it any good. As you can see from this thread here: http://www.airsoftsniperforum.com/43-longrange-aegs/892-holy-grail-building-your-dmr-aeg.html

agree, though you have to think that thank goodness its an island population too so if the infection starts in europe we have a natural defence to slow it down getting here, unless they figure out how to swim ala pirates of the carribean style... inwhich case we are all in trouble no matter where you go...

When I eventually get a Lee enfield (probably my next gun purchase) I think I will have the best possible airsoft gun for a zombie related situation. Long heavy and capable of fitting a bayonet. An airsoft gun will not kill a zombie easily, a long metal and wood implement can cave in a zombie skull nicely and an optional long sharp thing attached to the front will work for melee with a long standoff distance. I shall probably got for an SMLE, the bayonet is basically a sword in its own right My strategy for survival would be to load up a bicycle with tent, and gear and get the hell away from population areas. The main benefit of airsoft weapons would not be defence so much as to deter banditry. Long term I will want a boat as the UK is too densely populated.

lol i remember green mountain rangers, bunch of douche bags who took it way to seriously. prob cos they never had the balls to actually serve so became airsoft specialists!!

A tank? As in well built? Are you kidding? He's a total computer, star wars and lego nerd, 'bout as scrawny as they come lol. I agree about him though, his videos are probably the best I've seen, he's good at editing, gets the audio balance right, cuts things at the right times and doesn't show footage if it's boring. The only thing I hate is that he only started airsofting about 4 months ago, and because he's a YouTube celebrity he's just been given all the best shit ever straight away. He doesn't really have any concept of the value of a lot of the things he has, I don't mean monetary value either, I mean he doesn't realise how badly lots of people want the stuff he has, he has no concept of how, why or to what extent the things he gets handed for free are sought after so he'll just rephrase the stats sheet the shop read out to him. He's done videos on the WE MSK, he's got a Polarstar M4 etc etc. anyone else would kill someone for that stuff, he just gets handed it for free by Airsoft GI because they're using him as a walking talking advert. His video comments are littered with people asking for advice but the guy doesn't have a clue. It's like watching a baby jump in the deep end of a swimming pool, but then enjoy drowning. It's annoying to watch, there's a sense of contempt about him that just grates on me.