Colin Allen

Yeah, but it includes what he claims is a "leather Ww2 BAR sling", but is almost certainly a modern reproduction from Soldier of Fortune.

Possibly the worst airsoft pistol ever! I really want an L9A1, but the WE Hi Power is a steaming heap of poo.

If you are seriously considering using them, please have a long, hard think about WHY you want to use them. When you have done that, if you still want to use them, join the army. I have spent quite a bit of time messing around with serious pyro; no airsoft players should be allowed anywhere near a MK9.

Reported as well; I hope that the face of the utter cunt who set that up has a close encounter with a sledgehammer.

Like new but broken. ?

Well spotted!

This sounds like a really interesting site; unfortunately, it is probably just a bit too far :(.

This morning, I braved the journey into deepest Essex and the wonderful little site that is Dragon's Lair. Having paid and got my wristband, I was having a chat with the owner when he told me that the site would soon be closing as the landowner wants to open an adventure park and, as part of that, needs the land that the site occupies. Sadness was overwhelming; Dragon's Lair is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, sites in the UK, having been there, either as an airsoft site or as a paintball site, for 38 years. However, the good news is that they have secured a much larger location, for which they have great plans, including an Afghan village and vastly improved catering. Anyway, on to a description of the day. Around 100 players were present, being a good mixture of experienced and relatively new players, covering a wide range of ages. We started with a fallback game; as attackers, we had infinite regens on our rearmost player, while the defenders had one life at each of the ditch, the fort, the bridges (the stream could only be crossed by the bridges) and the village. We pushed them out of their first position quite rapidly, the SLR causing its share of casualties. Taking the fort and crossing the stream seemed to take forever but, once across, we wrapped up the village rather rapidly, despite not noticing a live bush wookie, which added five minutes to our time. The game was then turned around; taking up a lone position on our left flank, the SLR and I held off the enemy there for a long time before I was eventually hit, whereupon I fell back to the area of the fort and took up a similar position by the boundary ditch, again holding the enemy off for ages. My sojourn by the bridges was cut short by a magnificent shot which hit the only exposed paper of me (my left elbow). Falling back to the village, I again took up position on the left flank, taking out several opponents before they ran out of time to complete the mission. After this, as the labyrinth is being dismantled next weekend, we played a game entirely inside it. Each team started with 10 players attacking into the labyrinth, with the objective being to hold the centre of the structure for longer than the other team. Once players were hit, they moved out of the labyrinth and tagged in another friendly player. As this was not a game that any self-respecting SLR would wish to be involved with (as well as it being totally unsuitable for CQB), I swapped to the rather more practical QBZ 97 for the rest of the day. This game was really good fun and utter mayhem; we won! The final games of the day were based around attacking the fort and the labyrinth; at the end of the game, if either team controlled the labyrinth and the raised walkway in the fort, they were the winners. Within the fort, neither side could go past the centreline. Before this game, five of us were asked to move to the other team in order to balance the sides. It soon became obvious why we had won the earlier games; the team were a bit sluggish and hesitant. In the first running of the game, we lost both objectives, despite trying to push the team forward; when the game was turned around so that we were now attacking from the other side, it ended in a hard fought draw. It was a good, fun day of old fashioned airsoft. While the Lair is not somewhere I play very often, I feel quite sad that it is closing as it has been a fixture of our airsofting life for years. Still, on to a bigger and better version. Weapons used: Ares L1A1 (SLR) Real Sword QBZ 97 Cybergun M1911 Tactical CO2 (or whatever it is called)

I have been out to the forts and to the wrecked U Boat; I stayed overnight on Grain Tower a few years ago as well. I sometimes go down there for work.

Seems a lot for an upgraded CYMA https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/rif-s/electric-powered/tuned-and-upgraded-metal-and-wood-ma-045a-ak_i56558

I was thinking of getting one of those smokers that beekeepers use.

Is Kent Combat still going? I might wander over there tomorrow. Platoon Stores is good; I always drop in when I have to go to Chatham.

Different motor.

Yeah, that would be the problem. You have the positive and negative reversed. So, if you put smoke back in it, will it start working again?

If you did have a mosfet, you probably do not anymore.

I was there recently :(. It is a deeply depressing place and a classic example of how successive governments have failed to react to the loss of traditional industries.

For any leaks within the gearbox, you have to strip the gearbox down and test the compression of the piston in the cylinder with the cylinder head attached and the nozzle in place. Stick your finger over the nozzle and try pushing the piston in. Once it passes the cylinder window (if there is one), it should be almost solid. If it is not, it is one of: Piston Head O ring Cylinder head O ring Nozzle (if it does not have an O ring, get one with an O ring). AK2M4 sells everything that you need. You can also check the seal between the nozzle and the hop rubber; make sure that there are no BBs in the chamber, turn the gun upside down, place a small piece of paper over the feed tube and pull the trigger. If the paper flies into the air, the nozzle is not fully entering the hop rubber lips; they could be worn or the nozzle could be too short.

If you click on the "Go Home" that comes up, it works.

Orders made directly with Bullseye arrive as rapidly as those from AK2M4. They are slightly slower through eBay. Postage through eBay is not free; they are including postage (£3.00) in the price; they have a flat rate postage charge (£6.99) for direct orders. The reality is that you are always going to pay a disproportionate amount of postage if you make very small orders. It is not exactly a huge amount or unexpected, so I am not sure why it is something to moan about.

There is also Wolf Armouries in Camden, but they are not my favourite shop: https://wolfarmouries.co.uk

Yes; they deliver good range and stability.

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It is hard to say which is best without knowing what you mean by best. Surplus Store UK in Crawley has lots of stuff on display: https://www.surplusstore.co.uk Bespoke Airsoft is near Heathrow and usually has good stock: https://www.bespokeairsoft.co.uk

It is a great guide to shimming; I have been using his approach recently with excellent results.

I really hope that he gets help and support from his family, friends and our community. Getting that news must have been awful; I can only wish him well and hope that what is coming is as painless and dignified as possible.