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Im ex military, did 22 years with one of the finest infantry Regiments in the world. I just love sitting back and watching everyone having a bloody good time! Its always suprising to see how much tactical awareness people have. Do your own thing, enjoy life to the full. Nilus Illigitimus Carberandum (Dont let the bastards grind you down!). FIX BAYONETS AND CHARGE!!!.......then re-spawn. Then learn from it and do it all over again and again and again!!

won the sports lottery (no joke, first person I've ever heard of getting a penny back from them, £1800!)

if by that you mean "can I give my mum £100 and ask her to buy me a 2-tone" then yes, that's completely legal.

Your bank manager must think you're single handedly winning the war on terror!

You're never going to see where you're going with that big black thing over your face.

I do it because it's fun and I'm "the fat kid who gets picked last for the whatever sport we're doing" at school so it's nice to be ok at something.

Anyone can take them apart - that's the easy bit. Getting them back together in a condition where they still work is the difficult bit!

Everyone will recommend the G&G Combat Machine M4s / G&G MP5A4. You could buy a transparent G&G CM16 (VCRA-compliant, so no defence needed) from Pro Airsoft Supplies (excellent retailer) for £100, or if you have a defence then Zero One Airsoft sell them too. ICS Sportline guns are similar to them and around the same price I believe. You will however need to buy a battery and charger too (there should already be a lot of threads on this so you don't need to start a new topic, but Component Shop are a great site to take a look at) If you can though since you are new to airsoft I would say try to go to a local shop if you can and get a feel for different guns. There might be a particular firearm you like the look of but you might not actually like the feel of it if you haven't handled one before. Hope this helps, and welcome to the forum.

get a real one, it's a real norinco receiver so it'll go on without any issue.

no. just no. pro airsoft supplies are the guys I'd recommend for a beginner, they do some really good starter packages.

"It's going well so far! It amazes me so simple a gun is made up!" The calm before the storm :-)

Also, and I cannot stress this enough - so I'll use bold, italics and underline to help me - ...oh and caps: DO NOT BUY SOMETHING SH!T BECAUSE YOU'RE IMPATIENT. Seriously... Whoops... Seriously, remove the notion from your mind that you need a gun. You don't. You need more money. Spending £80 on an airsoft gun is a bit like spending £80 on toilet paper, because it'll end up down the poo chute either way. Save up until you can get a Combat Machine, because anything cheaper than that, simply won't be skirmishable. If you spend under £80 on some horrible orange monstrosity from the likes of JBBG, people will see you at a game and think you are "that guy" they will know that you have ignored people's advice against your better judgement, and they will think you're a tit for it. You would literally be better off hiring a gun from the site than buying something like that.

Was going to reply to the PM but i'll put it here as i expect it will be everyones answer. Save a bit more money/birthday and get a G&G CM16 carbine starter kit, great gun, many people have them here so they should be able to help. I dont have a direct link to one but im sure someone does. Edit: http://www.proairsoftsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/cm16_transparent_starter_pack.html

Ok, so I've only been into Airsoft for a couple of months, but am totally hooked, just picked this gun up today along with the scope & everything else (Mags / Batteries etc. etc.) Suffice to say, i've had a case of open wallet surgery today!!

it's not 100% DIY as I bought all the parts... but this afternoon with a bit of help from humbrol and my airbrush I turned this: into this: pretty pleased with it

F*ck you, the ground you walk on and especially the horse you rode in on.

Judging by your posts, avatar and PM's I think this is what you're after: ASG Sten Mk2, Belgian Denison smock, Denim battledress, P37 webbing and anklets... My Favourite though is my Aussie gear, similar but with this jacket and hat plus a gas mask bag, tan boots and using my SMLE OR The hat with green shirt, US HBT trousers, M1938 lace up gaiters, P37 webbing, SMLE or Sten for a late war jungle look.

GHK M4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWTOzcNyO3U

You are 100% able to play airsoft, Some sites; specifically milsim sites sometimes won't allow younger players to play. Most if not all skirmish sites will. Me and Lord_Metile are both 14 and active members of the forums. There are most likely others but I don't know the age of 90% of other forum users. Welcome to the forums mate - As a younger player we welcome you!

TBOC accept airsoft as a reason for membership? Whaaaa'?! Brb, gettin' mah patch.

Though If you're really wanting a gas pistol, have a look at the ASG MK23, cheap, accurate and reliable. Though you'll be spending a lot on gas, magazines, holster ect.

As Monty says the only thing worth having in that budget is a double eagle tri-shot. Save up a bit more, you'll be much more satisfied.

Theres a fine line and that line moves around depending on whose drawing it. Some of the military guys get a bit uptight but who knows what theyve seen. Similarly some airsoft players seem to blur fact and. fiction and. take dressing up a little too seriously.

yer man you get muppets no matter where you go, only when airsofters take it to far and to seriously do i take issue with but i think everyone hates that. as a retired soldier, i found more nobs in the military then i have in the airsoft community.

Let me re-phrase my point in that case; No one has ever had a policeman walk into their house without there being a reason for it, see a gun, say, "SHOULD THAT BE BLUE?" for you to then stupidly say, "Erm, yeah" and which point he'll go, "YOU'RE NICKED SANSHOINE!" Doesn't happen.

Hi, hope I'm not being annoying by asking so many questions but I need some help: I've had to completely scrap all my original ideas from what I've been told on here. Before I start: ALL THINGS NEED TO BE LEGAL UK TWO TONE thanks. So, I've got on the list the double eagle tri shot, not sure where to get it from though... Now, for a sidearm: Criteria: Electric preferably. Something like the glock or beretta Below£50.00 Thanks, that's that... Now for the main one. This one I will get. I have saved up £90 from endless chores and will carry on ( ) Criteria: Budget:Lower than £80.00 Electric preferably but not so bad if spring. Assault riffle like the m4a1 or like that. FEEDBACK greatly appreciated! Thanks! Sorry for so many questions. UPDATE: Is there anywhere else I can get the G&G CM16 carbine starter kit, it looks awesome but out of stock at pro airsoft suppliers.

As everyone else says, don't buy a gun for that price, you'll be pulling pieces off left right a center, for example, my Yika (Piece of crud, by the way), that I brought just because it was cheap as heck, fired nicely the first few shots, but hey, it was Chinese plastic and the piston broke, and for most 'cheap' weapons you're gonna get plastic internals and such, which may work for a while but will break in the long term, I have the luck of having a workshop where I can fabricate parts for my guns, most people don't, and you'll be paying a lot more money on repairs. My advice; don't buy a gun just yet, don't buy a gun because it's cool or anything, rent a gun while you save up for something, and do your research on said items, check reviews and such, make sure the parts are long lasting and the gun is reliable, because you're gonna have to keep that one 'till you get enough money together to get the gun and kit for what you really want, airsoft in this way is long term if you have no large income. Meanwhile I'm still gawking at guns I don't have the money for, I know your feel of not having a good gun of your own to skirmish with. And there ends my re-iteration of what everyone else has said.

You genius.

Okay, first thing, you do not want any gun that costs under £80, it will break and will not be capable of hitting anyone at a decent range. Secondly, as you are under 16, most sites will require an adult to play with you. This means you pretty much have to persuade a parent or other family member to take up airsoft. You may as well therefore wait for that adult to get UKARA registered (2 months from the 1st game with 3 games played at the same site) and then get them to buy you a non 2 toned gun. Ignore the sidearm, no-one needs a sidearm and put all the money into a decent main weapon. If you really want a ww2 weapon, then when a parent has sorted out UKARA it will be possible to import one from Poland without any issues. http://www.taiwangun.com/en/agm-058?from=listing&campaign-id=19 Otherwise look at something like a G&G combat machine. The difference between the 2 is vast. The G&G combat machines are very good beginners guns, they are well made and shoot well. They are made of good quality plastic that can take a lot of punishment and the internals are good quality. They are modern guns so you can add sights and other accessories easily. The ASG sten (AGM if bought outside the UK) is not really a beginners gun, it has no fire selector or safety, so you have to not pull the trigger by accident. It is made of steel so if you drop it, it will break your toes not the gun and it shoots really well (they are so good the German players complain about them being too good). You are stuck with just ironsights and because they are full auto only you cannot use them indoors (there is a way around this by using a burstwizard mosfet, which is a tiny circuit board you plug in between the battery and the gun).

There's a pretty gigantic market of replica air weapons as well, I used to have a Walther CP99 that fired 4.5mm lead pellets, but that was most definitely a RIF, it was as real looking as they come. But to buy that I just had to be over 18, because it's classed as an air weapon. Even though it looks equally as realistic as an airsoft gun, and even though the muzzle energy would've been close to 5 joules, if not more (not sure what air gun pellets weigh). There's an airgun version of the Dan Wesson revolvers too, they're just chambered for .177 copper BBs instead of 6mm plastic ones, that's the only difference. Yet for the 6mm one, you need UKARA, and for the more dangerous one, you don't. #BritishGunLawLogic! Edit: Kinda forgot my point... They were probably air guns and not airsoft ones.

You are right But nobody gives a shit it's only them that would be in trouble.

£80 for a good AEG isnt much mate, if i was you i wouldnt buy a side arm and add the money together for 1 good AEG. Sidearms arnt needed...

Just found one, edited it into other post. Pro airsoft supplies £117.99

Yeah, sounds like the sort of mong who supports Britain First even though they're basically Nazis. Lots of thick yobbos in the forces, unfortunately. No disrespect to those who aren't, of course. But there's no denying it really. They join up through some misguided sense of patriotism, when really their ideals are anything but.

Zero one is good because their two tone is not only free but crap quality meaning it wears off easier in a game or detttol when you have a defense.

Wow, looks like straight out of a war film ! It's great

One of my favourite loadouts is my 1968 period Vietnam loadout Although my favourite at the moment is my ghillie, with my A&K SVD Dragunov

Proper!

Actually in the thread in question, there are lots of ex service people who couldn't care less and have said so. Most said its just a game so no problem. Mostly its the minority that object. What is it they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?

Be careful when buying from some sites that're based abroad. customs can get right assy about airsoft guns..

It's a tough and expensive look to achieve. smock: http://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/belgian-m56-congo-smock-used/3339 Battledress: http://www.whatpriceglory.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=172&cat=UNIFORMS Other bits: http://www.epicmilitaria.com/section.php/27/1/wwii-british-equipment-kit http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/shop-re-enactment-british-ww2-british-airborne-category,979 and ebay of course.

Some good sites include: -ZeroOneAirsoft - They 2-tone for free -ProAirsoftSupplies - Good all round -Taiwangun - Polish company, but the things are cheap LandWarriorAirsoft - Have lots of brands you struggle to find in the UK -PatrolBase - Generally a nice website for gear, gun stock isn't as good -Any of the forums sponsors, all reputable. If none of them tickle your pickle, have a browse of the 'Places to buy' subforum, plenty of website reviews on there, take your pick! Also, Try your hardest not to buy from sites with 'BB' in their title, just trust me on this one

Something about your Avatar and the PM about WW2 guns told me that the WW2 para loadout might interest you

JOIN THE CBA SIDE! Seriously, play in jeans in a hoodie and work from there? Trousers too tight? Go to a surplus store and get a nice fitting pair in the camo of your choice, getting sore feet or horrible pains in your ankle? Buy a nice pair of boots! Within a year you'll look in the mirror, and see all your epic gear. Just be sure to not empty your wallet in doing so. Its lovely to see a newcomer with so much enthusiasm

18 to qualify to be on the UKARA database, no such thing as a license.

Completed Navy Seal assaulter kit. Twas taken before i had a hair cut so it looks rather silly around the ears

Yeah don't buy from places like Onlybbguns or even worse JUSTBBGUNS. Use Zero one airsoft they have a lot of CM types

If it's a WW2 game, I will be knackered from the game, hungover from the post game social and tired from not sleeping well in my tent, which you can guarantee I pitched on top of some hidden rock. I then have to get home by train carrying everything before dumping everything in a pile and falling into bed. By comparison, a normal skirmish is easy. The last one I did, I had a 15 mile cycle to get there, having gotten up at 5am. I was carrying a Lee Enfield and a sten (2 rather heavy guns). Did a day's skirmish in blistering heat, then cycled to the nearest train station (about 5 miles). Everyone else was complaining they were knackered from the skirmish! I don't really worry about what I could have done better, for me its about having fun. I just find that I'm in a good mood for a few days after a game. My standard gear: Pattern 37 webbing, which I wear. Lee Enfield in a canvas Valise bag Sten with stock removed fits in a large P37 pack Ammo, speedloaders and sten mags fit in P37 webbing pouches (possibly chocolate as well). 2 pairs of goggles, gas, 3 batteries for the Sten (it burns through batteries) in small P37 pack (inside Large pack for a skirmish or worn with a shoulder strap if taking camping gear) Camping gear for WW2 games: Foam Mat, sleeping bag and Goretex bivvi bag all rolled up together ( I used to take a tent but this saves space and weight). Mini Trangia + meths Coffee, milk and sugar Enamel mug Spare socks (I can handle 2-3 days in the same clothes but clean socks are a must) Tins of spam and oatcakes for lunch break Bacon and bread for breakfast BEER! (last game I carried a small keg to the game, I was popular) Hurricane lamp + Parafin I have to be able to carry all this, to and from stations or whilst riding a bike. It does however give an idea of what it would be like for an actual soldier in WW2 when on the move. During the game, I will carry 1 gun, sten mags if I'm using the sten, speedloaders pyros and possibly chocolate in my webbing; spare goggles, gas and ammo in small pack. If I wear a gas mask bag, ammo and speed loaders go in it for faster access.