New airsofter (manchester, bolton, wigan)

[buckyr]

Hi all im new to the airsoft world and looking at starting up with this new hobby. Everything about airsoft excites me due to the realism of it all and I cant wait to get started.

As per the title I live in wigan in Manchester so I am looking for any advice for where to play and the best shops to get my guns and equipment from. Infact any advice is very much appreciated as I am a noob at this haha.

 

Thanks and nice to meet you all

[Josh95]

Welcome, check out this map http://www.airsoftmap.net/Skirmish/

Patrol base, Landwarrior, Zeroone are all good UK airsoft shops

[Sitting Duck]

welcome sir....

 

http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/12854-new-player-guides-info/

 

check ian's guide as you don't need to spend mega money

perhaps hire or consider a decent starter from a decent shop

avoid ANY site with " BB " in its name - the stuff they sell is often low power plinkers that don't last or perform well if used at a skirmish site

 

on average a decent new gun will be £120 to £150

anything less is not gonna be what we might call decent starter gun

 

trust me - myself and numerous others bought lower end stuff from BB places and regretted it

 

read up a bit and ask away - welcome to the grown up toy gun club

[Cold3lit3]

Hi all im new to the airsoft world and looking at starting up with this new hobby. Everything about airsoft excites me due to the realism of it all and I cant wait to get started.

As per the title I live in wigan in Manchester so I am looking for any advice for where to play and the best shops to get my guns and equipment from. Infact any advice is very much appreciated as I am a noob at this haha.

 

Thanks and nice to meet you all

 

Hey bud

 

If you want to go into a shop, try First & Only retail shop in Swinton. It's only down the Lancs for you, and you can have a look at some decent gear (rather than pretty pics on internet).

Also, they can give you the advice you need on building a defence for owning a RIF.

[buckyr]

Thanks for all the advice so far. I was looking at that first and only shop online and may Bob in on a day off as it is only 5 mins down the road.

I take it your from round the same area cold3lit3?

[Cold3lit3]

Thanks for all the advice so far. I was looking at that first and only shop online and may Bob in on a day off as it is only 5 mins down the road.

I take it your from round the same area cold3lit3?

 

I'm from Sale (down the road from Old Trafford)

Before i knew anything about Airsoft, i went down, had a brew, shot some staff guns on the range (not sure they still do the range nights, not been for a while) and asked shitloads of questions (this is important haha).

 

Then i played at Anzio (Leek), and The Hive (Middleton) to get my membership

[buckyr]

I'm gonna Bob down and speak to them before diving in at the deep end. I was looking at the hive online and looks quite good that site is the second nearest to me. There's one in Bolton I think they call it the woods or something.

Thank you very much for the advice you never know I may just see you on the field haha

[Mr Monkey Nuts]

Pop over to Trojan in stockport, Ben and his posse are a good bunch and will give you all the info you need. They skirmish in the evening wednesday and thursday and all day on a sunday. They also have a woodland site.