zombe minge Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 ok so i just got off the phone with the lovely man at airsoft world and he say that there in country aand just have to pass customs and should be out for dlivery by next week , he did offer to rub the phone on there test one as well so i could get a fix god this is better then xmas as a kid . wont be long now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tarnish Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 (edited) Good work there my man! The temptation for me to call was great but I have resisted, I figured they'll be having plenty of calls on the issue coming in without my help. Â Edited September 8, 2007 by Tarnish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shard Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Good news As for the whole "m249's will infest the skirmish sites country wide". All I can say is ######. It has been said before that something along those lines would happen with various guns over the past couple of years (Star m249 being the closest example to this). Â Sure, a few more popped up, but it really isn't like every man and his dog has one. That is reserved for the armalite variants Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tarnish Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 (edited) I tend to agree with Shard on that score. Certainly when the STAR M249 was released there was an influx of them at my usual site Combat South, but I have noticed on most of my visits this year that the majority of players are using the usual M16/M4, G36, AK and M14 selection. I've been a rarity there in that I've the used my "Stealthbomber" modded G&G L85A1 almost exclusively this year and there have not been a huge number of SA80s in evidence apart from on a couple of occasions. Â Yeah I expect (myself perhaps included in that number) to find many players with discovers that lugging around an LMG and hanging back a little to give supporting fire is not to their taste and will revert to their preferred rifle or smg. Edited September 8, 2007 by Tarnish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hanging back sounds good to me, any heard anything else lately as to when they shall be dispatched from airsoftworld? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shard Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Nope, I've been checking their retail forum and the ACM forum over on ASCUK in the hope of updates, but nothing as of yet. Annoyingly ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tarnish Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Sad innit? I've been doing the same, clicking on the Airsoft World's M249 page to see the last update still on the 4th of Sept and then onto the forums to see if there's any news. Â I'm hoping we'll see them delivered before this working week is out, an update online would be good as then there'll save themselves the grief of more phone calls from the more impatient airsofters among us. I expect sod's law dictates that customs are taking their time. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Bet customs thinks "whoa" when they see how many of these things that have been ordered. Yeah am not going to even try and ringing airsoft world up there probably getting tons of calls regarding this and the army r85. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shard Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Well, if I didn't get excited over an M249 turning up, I'd think it was time to quit airsoft  Agreed on an online update though, it'd save them a lot of grief I expect they are getting hehe. Fingers crossed they don't get stuck in customs for too long, if they do at all, I have the week off work and would love it to arrive this week.  As for the shipment, I bet it raised a few eyebrows Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Customs open AEG try to shove live ammunition in to it, doesn't work. Surely that should be proof enough. This is getting out of hand now I should just be patient and leave this thread alone, but I cant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rolling-thunder Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Customs open AEG try to shove live ammunition in to it, doesn't work. Surely that should be proof enough. This is getting out of hand now I should just be patient and leave this thread alone, but I cant. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Customs are well used to these toys coming into the country even if they don't understand why we want them.They aren't illegal so we have nothing to worry about.I expect we will get them around the same time seeing as we are so close? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I have a vision in my head of frenchie looking at this thread and laughing to him self enjoying watching us squirm for information. I reckon them lot at airsoftworld get a kick out of our childish impatience. Just cant help checking.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shard Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Hehe, probably, then again I'd be up for a giggle if it were me in control of a very sought after gun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Tick Tock, right I am imposing a ban on myself to stay away from this thread. Starting....... now well in a minute, damn it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 The answer is "This Wednesday". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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rolling-thunder Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 I now have my 10 belt fed rounds for my gun,i just need my gun.I hope everything that i've recently ordered arrives soon because i'm moving home in a few weeks & i don't fancy explaining what's in the box to the new people! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zombe minge Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 ahh god i cant stand this much longer just want this to be over and have my gun but there three weeks sooner then they should be stealth were did you get wensday from what do you know man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tarnish Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) The answer is "This Wednesday". <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Â That's good news as I was about the resort to the completely undigified:- "Marky wanna Minimi, WAAAAHHHH!!!!" Â Of course accompanied by the obligatory tears and snotty nose with a bubble coming out of one nostril. Â Edited September 10, 2007 by Tarnish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveblah Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) just ordered a mk 1 from airsoft world, could'nt miss this oppotunity! Edited September 10, 2007 by daveblah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tarnish Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 A&K M249 gearbox strip on YouTube Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shard Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 (edited) So...was "this Wednesday" the day they post them out or the day they would arrive with us via the next day courier (i.e. get posted today) SB ?  I admit I may have an impatience issue  I expect posting here will also make you lot waiting too think that it was an update - sorry ! Edited September 11, 2007 by Shard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 This wednesday, this wednesday, that does seem to suggest that it will arrive this wednesday, doesn't it or am I clutching at straws? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shard Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 I was hoping the same and will be keeping a beady eye on my inbox for an "order despatched" email from ASW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glumly Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Just been on the phone to ASW, frenchy after pointint out that he could have placed money on the fact i was calling about the M249 told me they were on there way to them today, they will have them tomoz and all 3 models are boxed differntly so they will have an easy job sorting them out. Â He told me they will not be firing over 350 FPS <perfect> but pointed out he wasnt sure if i would get one or not by odering today! Â Anywho i placed my order for a Mk1 so its fingers crossed. Â On a side not Flecktarn have British army minimi slings for 9.50 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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