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Just back. 1900 ish players was Urm interesting. For me and my personal view I would say I experienced much less cheating than last year. But with that number of people on site and playing just getting anywhere involved a huge firefight. Lots of bottle necks on the paths. My team played Saturday most of the day then only about half of us went out Sunday for an hour or two. After Only really playing the pit and milsims this year the number of two tones I saw in evidence spoiled things somewhat for me. Not because the player wasn't as good but sometimes it made things awkward for PID'ing targets. Eg. Delta (white tags) with orange two tone (orange is bravo) patrolling towards you. Can only see the gun as it's in front of the tag leading to blue on blue. Or you are sneaking through the brush and the guy down the line with the two tone gets spotted which gets you all shot. There was lots of good sportsmanship on show. I did a sneaky patrol through the ferns next to heartbreak and got 8 others in the back With single pistol shots. Each one either patted me on the shoulder, shook my hand or congratulated me as the went to re spawn. A guy apologised for putting a full auto burst into me from about 5m away. The social side of it is second to none for the airsoft games I have gone to. But unless they find a way to better coordinate the teams and keep the flow going I probably won't go go to many more. Our team is talking about maybe doing every other year and trying some of the other weekenders out.

I use Colemans in my GBBRs, the 465g bottles last me about 1.3 or so game days. If I buy green gas on site it's about a tenner a bottle and I need about 3 bottles to last me a day. £30 vs £7.20? You really think propane isn't worth it? Propane just seems to go further.

No, but your reply could easily have been misinterpreted. Just FYI, JT Sports, Dye, Sly and Proto are all decent makers of paintball masks (among other kit) that are more than acceptable for airsoft use.

well there you go, sorry, had no idea thought it was one of those Chinese companies, never really said they were bad though thanks for clearing that up.

Two Tomtac 11.1v 1300m 20c lipo's 15 pound each

My old WE g39 and two mags.

Combat Machine with custom paint job.

dont buy the charger from there its a rip off!!! same charger on component shop where alot of people get batteries from is £7.50, chargers like that dont cut off so you have to remember to take them off after about like 3 hours. better off with this one, a simple smart charger. just plug it all in and it all charge the batteries and then go on to trickle mode once they are done to stop them over charging. http://www.componentshop.co.uk/600ma-smart-charger-for-7-2-8-4-9-6v-battery-packs.html

£15 for a speed loader is steep, just because it's a TM. If you're planning on using that 450 hi-cap mag you won't need a speed loader.

The thing to bear in mind is that soldiers don't get paid much, when you consider what they are called on to do for the money (in between long bouts of make-work and playing at it with blanks). The only way you're going to get people to be prepared to risk their lives is 'esprit de corps'. The sad truth is that you can reach a lower common denominator by teaching them to find common ground with each other because they are all against someone/thing else, than you can by trying to teach them all to be for someone/thing. I mean, the queen? Really? Who would risk the steam off their piss for some uber-rich old dear in a big house? The British Government? Lying, expense fiddling, sleaze-meisters doing their best to feather their own nests before they'd lift a finger to help a constituent, and even then they'd only do it for the publicity... A rag on a pole? The bloke next to you? Who is he? He hates lefties, liberals, and walts too, he's alright...

Bloody hell, just ready that thread and it's not pretty. You know when they say there are no stupid questions, well I guess we can put that one to bed ;-) Or is it more like there's no stupid question, just a stupid place to ask it? I can see why you asked though. It would be interesting to get feedback from serving and ex-forces about our hobby. I know the site I'm a member of has a number of serving soldiers come along every now and again and they seem to enjoy it. I'm ex-army myself, a number of years ago now, but I really enjoy airsoft and take it for what it is, a hobby, a sport, a way to blow off steam from the day job. No one I know involved in airsoft takes it any more seriously than that and I think with the amount of money we spend on weapons and loadouts we can do whatever the bloody hell we like. I am 100% behind all our armed forces, but unfortunately there are some who are just a bunch of knobs, like there are in any job. Good effort for putting yourself in harms way like that though, I dare you to ask again ;-)

My loadout from the Redwolf Weekender this weekend gone. Loosely US Ranger based, I was missing a few webbing items that hadnt arrived in time so had to use my 6094 plate carrier and normal battle belt, typically they arrived after I got home.... Probably the only time the entire weekend my M4 was working as well, has to resort to my Ak for the rest..... Oh and I love this boonie now

you need full face if under 18 either full face mask - mesh eye cover or googles AND mouth mask sites don't care if you over 18 and just want goggles but think they prefer younger players to leave still with their teeth intact - not scaring ya but it can happen so why so many sites insist u18 - full face protection doubt if ya rip through all them bb's in one afternoon but maybe 100 setting up n checking/getting used to target practice etc....... 2 mags taped ain't bad idea - should last morning games unless you really trigger happy, just will let you run free with nowt to worry about falling out your pockets. you can look at what others use for kit/loudout and think yeah next time I might get one of those....... give ya cousin the b500a1 - but make sure you got eye protection on - G&G will own bulldog so go easy and you should be doing this with supervision coz it can be fvcking dangerous - even ricochets can hurt or have your eye out soz for lecture but don't try to be hard or stupid - take care of your eyes chaps n stay safe - don't do it when mum goes out

small tamiya and smart chargers will not or should not overcharge/cook battery battery n charger will cost about £25 top whack, but it is nunchuck/crane stock ones you need with small tamiya connections think ya b500a1 had a crane stock battery supplied with it so you could use that as spare but charger was $hit so get smart charger so it charges ok and light goes out stops charging when done (as with any battery keep checking feel if hot etc on reg basis)

oh and any nunchuck or crane stock battery types will fit in the gun. not sure what the connection type on the gun will be, either small or large tamiya. i would hazard a guess at small tamiya but cant say for certain

forget speed loader as been said.... plastic cup - thin cheapo one and the mag held in hand guide the bb's into mag, pinch cup a bit and pour - not difficult to master (well unless you are JambWow coz he is still useless at filling mags ffs) 2 x 450 mags = 900 will last most of morning n leave bag/cup at safe zone gun - great choice the long or slightly shorter version if ya not so tall or use in cqb - all down to choice but raider is a good one http://www.zerooneairsoft.com/product_info.php?products_id=6076 battery - you can get 8.4v's in 3+4 config - yours is a 3+1+3 nunchuk but 4+3 (2 stick should work fine) you can consider lipo option but seems like you done some research n aero one will 2tone it all for you so kudos to ya for reading up etc... bb's any decent brand will do to start off - you should get 500 or 1k with G&G gun I think and they are good bb's normally the ones you get with many crap guns are worse than crap gun and will jam - so throw away those - but G&G you should get a nice good pack of bb's mag - 300 or 450 think you get 450 mag like one you are thinking of getting tape them together like dual mag in cod and you won't have to buy/run with loads of pockets pouches etc.... so 900 bb's will keep ya happy for a while (probably sound like you shaking marraca's but other option is mid caps to stop bb rattle - yeah but who cares about quiet stealth stuff lets light 'em up) yup - smart charger n battery - don't forget full face mask - a must for u18's take care of your eyes n crap - most important is safety bit. get that sorted Then go nutz

the gun is pretty good and reliable, the magazine you have chosen will work with it. you dont need the speed loader in my opinion they are mainly for filling mid caps or low caps not high caps as they have a bit to pour BBs in. the BBs you have chosen are cheap as they are 5.94mm most people would use 6mm BBs as they leave less gap in the barrel

Also... A rif is a firearm... A realistic imitation one... Parts are just parts. A five year old could manufacture and sell parts of they wanted. (as far as the vcra is concerned). I can also make .50 calibre projectiles on a lathe... The issue only comes when I put together full bullets.

yup flash hider glued on and gun is in 2 halves right down middle One of mine jammed very quickly using them cheap free pack of 50 bb's so had to open her up coz jam rod was useless - yup learnt hard way.... DON'T use them cheap 50 or 100 bb's you get in with lame ar$e guns they are even lamer than the gun - a bollock ache to put back n all, screws all look like they will strip and fit back properly, like a crap disposible lighter you use it for little while and just chuck it away in the end Luckily brands like G&G & ICS give you a bag of 500 or 1k of proper bb's but them tiny bags of cheap bumpy jammy bb's go in bin or have use some possible decent looking ones in my CO2 pistol - 400 to 450fps yeah that bb is coming out the other end for sure..... plus you look like a nob with it..... OnlyBBGuns do it it mainly in black with just a touch of blue but alas gun is still crap like I said and though it seems good and could be ok perhaps....... NO IT IS CRAP and you wish you saved your money to buy a £100 G&G

haha my mate had one of those until yesterday. it broke on him and he couldn't actually get the flash hider off so chucked it out of his window and the flash hider popped off lol

I and sure many others on here will say G&G Carbine or Raider is a great start yup it is a M4 but a very well built one for the money, plastic but not ya usual cheap HongKong rubbish - no sir This is quality Taiwanese Enginnering as Del Boy Trotter would say..... Seriously - M4 with 300 to 450 or so magazines on a well built gun with decent gearbox You may like MP5's but has smaller capacity mags of say 200 or AK47 with bigger 500 or 600 mags or G36 with say 350 - 450-ish mags They are your main choices - a few others like SCAR - ohh I'm not gonna list all types them 4 are the main types people may choose as their primary there are others but once you deviate from the bulk selling lines the price goes up (supply n demand I guess) me I think Raider for about £125 ish is great coz has rails already to mount stuff on be careful not get gas blowback - just a normal £125 G&G CM Raider will do now you gotta buy charger battery mask - probably mesh type, extra mags bb's etc... will probably take you up to £175 aprox your pistol could be used as a last ditch resort but normally pistols need to fire at 200fps rifles at 300fps to 350 - might be only 328fps or 100m/sec at your site it is not a £350 gun with £100 upgrades but will hopefully allow some chance and allow you to have a go and enjoy your day JBBG stuff at a proper site will not allow you to get near somebody picking you off before you can get near enough to shoot them and you will get the hump Airsoft relies on a just a few things: safety - common sense so listen n respect marshals n other players - yup even the bell ends fair play - if you get hit once you are dead - not COD even in the foot you are HIT if in doubt then call it - it ain't a prize competition if we don't try to play fair then may as just stay at home and target shoot in garden so to speak enjoy yourself - don't worry if you K/D is negative, mine still is but often I can get 1 good kill or funny moment that outweighs any bad unfair judgement etc... you will play against regulars, good skilled people who know the layout so you can't expect to dominate on your first outing and it ain't COD - they know you are attacking and they will be expecting you or hunting you so it won't be a breeze soz about the long bit but many are suprised when their first day they are knackered and shot to $hit G&G I have learnt are the best starting guns - even mid range guns I think so it will be a wise decision you won't regret later like crap I have bought in past there are loads of places to buy from but unsure about Irish shipping etc.... Zero One * ProAirsoft * Land Warrior Airsoft * Patrol Base AirsoftWorld.net * FireSupport The * ones deffo sell G&G but atm a lot are out of stock due to summer and a big Airsoft Even over weekend but will give you an idea to look at G&G range - zero one probably and LWA have a massive choice of stuff on their sites so you may look n decide you are more a G36 or AK kind of person do a bit of research looking around and ask if unsure - maybe create a new thread though as this is getting way off topic now so soz to mods if they wanna clean up thread a bit or move stuff other makes are out there like models but G&G M4's are good and parts are easy n cheap to get hold of as they so popular soz for going on - there are numerous other threads and some new to airsoft guides written by much more wiser members have a browse n think about it S D

So it just whines and no 'pop' from piston compression or movement? Something stripped. Could be the piston or one of the gears. G&G gears have sometimes had bad batches. Only wya to find out really is to open it up and see.

Massif combat shirt. I've done a lot of internet window shopping (and actual shopping) over the years and you can't really beat one of these for a quality FR shirt, considering the low cost on ebay. The fabrics are pretty much the same as my ICE Tactical FR shirt which cost way more. This is more for work than anything so I won't be airsofting in it myself, but my brother actually wears FR stuff most of the time he skirmishes (particularly at certain specific sites) after some really close calls with burning pyro and things that were set on fire by burning pyro in a couple of games.

ICS CXP Long ( like the look of this, comes with grip and suppressor ) Marui XDM GBB Pistol ( very nice!!!)

Do you find the mag pouches restrictive on your SAAV, Nick? I bought one in US Woodland camo before i knew my arse from my elbow and couldn't get it to work with any mags except STANAG so i sold it. My modern Russian loadout is just about complete: Kit List: VDV KZS Berezhka Jacket (Kecks not shown) in size 3 Splav Sniper harness Splav Suharnaya back pack Unbranded Sniper Belt Rig (4xSVD mags + 2 F1 Grenades) TO PKM 100rnd Belt pouch Unbranded Double Flare Pouch MilTek Comms pouch ACM 1.5L Hydration Bladder (w/ Camelbak stylee dtachable bite valve & tap) Unknown Pistol Lanyard Generic Drop Leg Pistol Holster Modified Condor Dump Pouch I'm considering buying some modern Russian summer boots - ...they look pretty comfortable and at £56.73 posted the price isn't such a kick in the bollocks! But I'm also wanting to get a Russian pistol I can skirmish anywhere, so probably a WE TT-33 (which will come in at about a oner with a spare mag posted), although I am sooooo tempted by the Gletcher Grach, but it would need valve mods on the CO2 mag/s to bring it down to 1.1-ish Joules and it has no hop, so it really would be £200 almost wasted - sooooooooooo pretty tho

All this does is prove to me how superior the Royal Air Force is over the dregs of the Army that inhabit that forum....... *Ducks and covers from incoming Army pers flak*

TL:DR Long story short, we're the best at forumming. And ARRSE is filled with the dregs of the forces who never made it far enough in life to have anything better to do than talking about the forces all day every day and are a bit sore from all the butthurt the modern world provides.

Don't worry we're not all like that. But can you imagine having to share a room with people like that for a living? I can remember in basic, our training corporals trying to get us to look down on civvies as a lower class of human being. Wherever you go in the world there will always be people who think they are a step above and like to do people down but there was no need for that. If those low lives who made those comments are actually serving (which I doubt is the case), they in particular DO NOT deserve our respect at all and I am ashamed they can been seen a representative of me and my former colleagues dead and alive by some people or even themselves.

What I do is a SPORT yes a sport not me pretending to something I know I am not I can't even begin to imagine the horrors our troops have suffered & witnessed, nor do I wish to for one single second. Airsoft could be even helping to build support & respect for our troops, go back a few years and looney extreme far lefties were heavily criticising our troops and deployments. many people were scared or worried about showing support for our troops in case it offended some minorities ffs. Where as we know they are just doing what the politicians drag us into right or wrong they are simply following orders in the name of our country. Even though the MOD has been forced to make drastic cuts that many think too extreme perhaps yup - most of these men & women have my full support gong through hell n back on a regular basis jeez I'm not gonna go too ott or patriotic like in US but at least they do fully respect their armed forces much more than this country has in the past I'm not gonna go on about this much more but here is a thought: I wonder how some of these hostile people would perform at the NAE this weekend ??? would be funny as fvck if these die hard tossers got feckin OWNED by some PRETEND SOLDIERS apart from the hostile bell ends all jumping on the airsoft hate bandwagon thread, big respect to ALL people serving and served in our forces - past n present oh n thread is closed thank god - perhaps they ran out of abuse or maybe they gone to sign up at NAE ???

South African National Defence Force - Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 2013-2014 - Part of MONUSCO Kit List: (top to bottom) M87 Kevlar Helmet S2000 Helmet Cover S2000 peaked cap Desert scarf S2000 shirt Mechanix Original Gloves M83 Battle Jacket SADF canvas sling S2000 Trousers Lowa Patrol Boots (need changing as not perfect) Weapons: Vektor R4 (ICS) Vektor Z88 (ASG/KWA)

Problem with doing a PayPal dispute is that it's for an Airsoft gun. If they find out then you'd get nothing.

He's also not been online since the 17th, done a runner?

A few bits I've acquired, I'm new to airsoft so I'm pretty happy so far, got multi cam ubac and trousers,

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

I think you need new friends before he turns into the next Jack the Ripper.

i remember a kid who unknown to him i remember from having done youth work where he lives and i remember him punching me in the balls... fun kid... anyway he came to our site and proceeded to shout orders at everyone and scream cover me when he came under fire(thats what happens when you give orders, you give your position away....) lets just say i may have left wide gaps for him to be flanked... lol then you get at the like of our last 'milsim'. 3 entrances into the enemy controlled ground. i was one of our sides team captains and we were supposed to be the quick response. anyway the 3 gates got efficiently shut down by the enemy. me and another regular were the only ones left at one of the gates as everyone kept probing to get through the others. eventually the defenders wondered off looking for kills and glory at the other areas leaving a skeleton force, and my team mate went for it. when i noticed he was away i followed. between us we cleared the site and finally managed to take down some objectives. and all down to the player that chose the harder path and was patient and skilled at it. respect for them over those who just go for glory....

Worst Pratt I ever met was a guy who before every game would brief our team as to how to play that game to best effect. He spoke with assumed authority and oddly spoke with a hatred as if the other team were genuinely the enemy using phrases like "I don't want these cnuts to go home thinking they beat us" and stuff like that. Most of us ignored him but a lot of the younger guys would listen. He even refered to them to they're face as CANNON FODDER to allow the better players to be more effective. Seriously, this guy needs to find a girlfriend or something because airsoft is clearly taking up too much of his little life!!!

In my opinion the best players tend to be the quieter people who've played for a while, they'll have a couple of mates possibly with them and have spent good money on decent kit but generally keep to themselves and aren't the loud obnoxious morons that fill so many sites. I don't like to generalise but in this instance I think it's just about right

There are always the ones who have bucket loads of kit and seem to change guns for every game. We have one at Skirmish. Nice guy and all the kit and advice you could ever wish for but in the game he's always shouting do this and do that, while he is in cover. Being ex-Forces myself, I find that when the game starts I hold back and see whats going on, make my decision and stick with it. If I get hit, I take my hit and learn from what I did wrong. It does make it easier if you seen where you got hit from and the guy is camping. Revenge is sweet. A good thing happened the other month though. We were playing the fort on the attacking team and everyone was bunched up. Seen as it was kill the VIP, both teams were in attack mode, which is always good. We had a quick huddle for QBO's and ended up advancing in extended line, pick your cover if it gets messy and pick and call your targets. It worked upto a certain distance and we broke down into pairs and chose an entry to go into the fort. One foot on the ground and all that, fire and cover. This was one occasion when people were a little stuck and stayed with the plan. More often than not it goes out the window, but when it works it makes you feel good and gives other people not used to the game an incentive to come back. That's my take on it anyway.

There could easily be a whole series of Black Death memes based on this

The good players(and marshals) are definitely the ones that make Airsoft as enjoyable as it is. The second game I played someone lent me his M4 for the day plus a stack of mags. The game after that another player lent me some mags and lent out some other kit to people who had forgotten bits and pieces. As much as I get pissed of by players blatantly not taking hits I definitely think the amount of players that just want to have a laugh and help people out outweigh them massively.

You tend to meet the best sort of players in WW2 games. Last game I went to, our squad was trying to keep the right flank of the other British squad safe and they were taking fire from their left flank (where the Americans should have been). We therefore swung round to outflank the Germans on the right. A head pops out of a bush right by us and asks us very politely if we wouldn't mind not trying to outflank them as the German side had a few people drop out due to illness and gun malfunctions. a ). He could have taken us all out as we hadn't seen him. b ). In what other type of airsoft game would such a request be considered c ). Why can't the Americans stick to the plan?

Those players that stick in my mind are the selfless ones .. those who do little things that make your day that much more enjoyable .. those that will lend you a spare mag, ammo or gas in the middle of a firefight to help you continue .. those who stay behind end of the day to help clean up a site, sweep up bb's, collect rubbish to put things back ... those who help noobs with gun problems or queries .... those who give you a sandwich or sausage roll when you have forgotten your lunch box or food .. these people are the ones who will always be the best players to me, the often unknown people will think of others before themselves in order for others to enjoy their day just a little bit extra.

Things are coming together. double stacker triple mag pouch with Midcaps Double pouch one with backup Hi-Cap the other for Mini Binoculars. Admin Pouch for phone and Car keys. General Pouch for First Aid Kit, Swiss Army Knife and spare battery. Single point sling 3l Hydration Pack and Radio Pouch on the rear Belt has a triple Pouch, double pouch and a fold up dump pouch. I use it in place of vest when it is too hot, Mich 2001 Helmet with mesh goggles.

Swapped vest for a belt;

Some pictures in game of my gear, using a rental gun still waiting for UKARA

Sorry came across slightly wrong as the above poster alludes. Not all Civvies are 'mongs' just to clarify! I am referring to those people running around all badged up to the nines with various insignia that they haven't' earned. Mack - Sure, most cap badges/insignia/rank that Joe Public are aware of take a lot of training to earn and therefore it irks me greatly that people think they they can just slap it on. Also, technically the Uniforms Act is still in force so wearing uniform you are not entitled to is a criminal offence, but obviously not enforced. SamG - That's precisely the sort of thing I am on about I am afraid. As an ACF instructor fine, wear it then but once you are out, no. You may have been badged PWRR but never completed basic Infantry training or served with the Regt proper, therefore I don't believe you should wear it. But as with anything opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. Back to the topic and I will shut up.

So here's my first load out completed! I know, no marks for originality, but I like MTP, didn't get to use it while I was serving and it's the same with the M4 platform, so here it is! Kinda inspired by SF type load outs, some of the stuff was pretty pricey, some was cheap, some was free or I already had! Hopefully won't need to spend any (much) more on this, it should keep me going for a while!! For those that are interested the plate carrier is a Warrior Assault System DCS and the helmet is an Emerson FAST PJ advanced type, my rifle is a WE Tech HK 416D GBBR with a few mods and a fair bit o' pimpin'!! All comments and banter gratefully received!