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  1. Helmet Pictures Thread - part II

    in Kit & Loadouts

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    Helmet as close to "done" as these things get so thought I'd share

    FMA TW exfil bump replica (and some extra pads)

    FLIR bnvd 40's on a norotos tatm

    Contour roam

    Howard leight impact sport on some FMA team wendy style peltor adapters

    TMC mohawk

    unbranded helstar strobe thingy

    miltec camo netting

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  2. AR15 Variants and Derivitives Picture Thread

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    TM NGRS CQB-R ft Camoraids upgrades

    Dytac BCM KMR style keymod ras

    Acetech Predator on a barrel extension

    Nitecore CI6 viz/IR flashlight with custom dual-end pressure switches from @PureSilver This is mounted on an NC-Star cantilver forward mount (which ended up costing me like £65 after getting it from the states!!!) which pushes the light forward enough to make room for the pressure switches but also acts like a poor mans t-rex arms "lightbar"

    Dytac KAC style high mount, flipped reversed GMR style with holosun rds + perst 4 laser

     

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  4. Custom Gear

    in Kit & Loadouts

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    On 2/15/2021 at 11:47 AM, Erka92 said:

    Reasons for keeping inside EU is because of customs. Have found some guys in UK/US but the toll would be real pricy.

    I have had positive experience with Teemu Custom (France) and MCX custom gear (Italy), though I will caveat by saying this was "off the shelf", albeit made to order, rather then anything bespoke.

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  7. Show us your war room!

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    Posted · Edited by Skarclaw

    cheers man - if you get a chance to take a pic of that wip mk48 i'd love to see what it looks like at the moment - i had a google to see if i could see something similar, but  no luck. I've developed a bit of an obsession with stripped down lmgs recently! 

  9. Anyone still around from the old days?

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    Posted · Edited by Skarclaw

    On 6/30/2020 at 12:09 PM, yoda2031 said:

    Just logged on after 14-ish years outside of the UK Airsoft scene, but I did play a couple of games in Sweden in the mean time (I'm sure there are folks here who have been to or at least heard of Berget).  Hoping to get back into things once the all-clear from COVID-19 sounds, so I've already started gearing up (will have to rent a rifle to begin with though, since mine is in Sweden and importing it would be a bit risky).

    Crazy how many people are coming back around the same time.  Looking forward to seeing some of you in the field! 😁

    Sites are for the most part now open, however all of the ones I've seen won't offer rental equipment due to covid and such. I'm no longer a UKARA holder, but when I did I essentially imported some RIFs on behalf of a guy who was moving here from France and it went smoothly - may be worth investigating whether you could arrange something similar. 

  10. H&K Picture Thread

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    On 6/22/2020 at 6:07 AM, Gunnman said:

     

     

    KSC USP, a lot of RA-Tech and Maple Leaf internal stuff (been awhile, I've had this gun since 2011), Shooter Design Slide, RA-Tech barrel. B&T/CCF Impulse-II suppressor (for the real gun, but a dummy), LDI BLAST LAM. Might have "Tactical" engraved on the slide in the future.

     

    thats super super cool man

     

    20 hours ago, sandstorm said:

    Yeah, trying to find anything with the USP mount has been a hassle recently. What I find... Doesn't get shipped outside of US.  Kinda annoying. I could use a friend as a re-routing point. 

    Some GG&G rail adapters -seem- lightweight enough that they'd be an improvement over the tri-rail adapter, and then I could use any rail mountable pistol light... And some of the sellers on those even ship out of USA, which is starting to seem the best bet.

     

    https://www.optics-world.nl/winkel/product_info.php?products_id=349 a bit too expensive for me but its an option i guess. 

  11. Pics of your Gear

    in Kit & Loadouts

    Posted

    what mounts have you got for the earmor's there? and was there much work in getting it to fit? Read around it a bit but have so far failed to get a consistent answer as to what's required. The Unity tactical Mark specifically mentions the earmor yet seems people still have issues. thanks 

  13. Pics of your Gear

    in Kit & Loadouts

    Posted · Edited by Skarclaw

    its always a WIP but heres my gear as it stands. 

    BHI commando chest rig ft WAS, hwholsters, miltec and bulle pouches

    Truspec tiger bdu shirt

    Fjallraven vidda(??) Trousers ft fma ripoff off that crye belt + blade tech holster

    FMA exfil ft fma mohawk, norotos tatm, flir bnvd-40 2hd

    Oakley gloves, delta mike tooth protector snood, cheapo mesh eyepro

    Generic molle daysack + plce bergan with aftermarket posh straps

     

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  15. Anyone still around from the old days?

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    Playing in woodland at night is very challenging (espicially without NODs!) but thats part of the fun shurely!?

    Insurance playing a role is plausible but im sorry to say that a fair amount of sites will do the bare minimum to keep the same locals turning up 2 sundays a month and that extends to night games.

    Fortunately a few places are starting to pick up on the demand for them - though this seems to be in the summer, its almost like darkness is seen as a bug not a feature. 

    Case in point: site near me started doing saturday night games... they stopped early december... literally the only reason id go there is cause its a skirmish on a saturday night, its otherwise completely unremarkable. South coast cqb (cracking site) only does evening games on a thursday march-august too.

    Night games also present challenges when it comes to marshalling. A bunch of us recently went to a semi-private night game with mandatory tracers and it was great. Suffice to say some NODs are on the shopping list!

    If south coast cqb / the gaol did saturday evening games - even in the winter(!!!) Id be there on a monthly basis, even with at least 5 total hours of driving. One can dream! 

    My final moan is: sites that only do sundays.. why!?!?! Going skirmishing on a saturday then for pints after with nothing to do the next day but sleep is probably my ideal weekend.

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  19. Anyone still around from the old days?

    in General Discussion

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    On 4/11/2019 at 8:22 PM, Apex said:

    2005, feels like a lifetime ago.

    Still have my gear but been out of the game since the last MorningAfter Event so thats like 9 years now.

    While it wasn't the sole reason, the VCRA put a massive dampner on things and i feel thats had a chilling effect for new players too.

    Yes this is massive. Its easy to say 'just get your three games in' which is fine if you are over 18, but it really *fruitcage*ed over younger players, and to be honest I reckon a big % of airsofters back in the day got into it when they started getting thier first paychecks aged 16-17ish. Me and my friends got our airsoft guns aged 13-15 and it peaked at 16-17 before we all went to uni etc. A mate of mine was flipping airsoft guns from zeroin and making a good profit too. Its hard to do that nowadays. My dad would drop us all off at GZ then come collect us at the end. Now i see VERY PATIENT parents waiting in the safe zone ALL DAY for reasons im not exactly sure and it breaks my heart!! If I'm going to rant i think alot of sites have done a shameful job of accomodating younger players - there should be a system where a younger player can 'rent' a gun of thier choice which is owned by, and kept at the site.

    As for here i've said it before and im not THAT bitter but the main reason this forum is dead is cause sales were restricted, and whilst they are open now i think its just too late. Yes facebook plays a part but AFUK is thriving and zeroin is still the best place for classifieds.

    VCRA aside I think airsoft in the UK is better then its ever been. So if anyone is thinking about getting back into it i really do reccomend it. Everything is better and for the most part cheaper,there are more sites and importantly way more cool sites... eg portsmouth has ucap bunker (d day tunnels) ucap redemption (former prison) and south coast cqb (former army barracks as seen in bad lad's army). 

     

     

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  21. Tokyo Marui AA12

    in Rifles (AEG)

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    On 1/11/2019 at 11:13 PM, RedRob said:

    I'm not sure on the gearbox in this, but that sounds like the classic "V2 lockup". Have you opened it up yet?

    Hi,

    Sorry I didn't reply sooner. I'm not technically minded so I sent it off to eagle6 airsoft who reported back:

    A screw had come loose (cf Malcolm, above) and jammed the piston, which also damaged it but didn't completely break it. I since purchased another aa12 so this one is gonna have an m90 put in - going to see how much i can get out of it till the piston needs replacing - will update as and when.

    Cheers and of course a big thanks to Richard at Eagle6

  23. Anyone still around from the old days?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Skarclaw

    OG 2004 - facebook has killed forums. Every community has a finite lifespan unfortunately. 2006-2008 arnies was amazing, chinese AEGs had made the game much more accessible, lots of american users joined and 'geardo'-ism was at its peak. Good times! I have recently joined another UK airsoft forum but its got a bit of a sour vibe to be honest... i'm sticking around here.

     

    Edit - have to disagree with Rob on youtube reviews. Most of them are like 20 mins long - you could read a review in a fraction of the time and thats without the 'hhhheeeyyy there guuuys' youtube *suitcase* either haha. But also some of the review threads on here are priceless - hours and hours of shared experience of whatever platform going back years in quite a few cases.

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