🧵 /asg/ Airsoft General
Anonymous at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 06:26:24 UTC No. 215905
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Old Thread: >>203495
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Anonymous at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:52:15 UTC No. 215915
>>215907
What do you mean by bad culture? Idk if it's any more toxic than other hobbies.
Anonymous at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:08:36 UTC No. 215916
>>215915
>every airsoft teching discourse having mostly redditors who never did any of it but will repeat what someone with lots of upvoots estabilished
>youtube and whole perception of the hobby is muddied up by ghilliefags that try to be second kickingmustang and call everyone and everything a cheater
I admit I overdramatized that question as a massive aspie I am, moreso should have asked if you guys see similar dispoportion between discourse online and how it looks like in practice.
Anonymous at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:23:17 UTC No. 215917
>>215916
ah that stuff. Yea i agree but i don't think it's exclusive to Airsoft, but yes people giving advice or just straight up parroting shit because someone popular told them what to think is annoying af. I generally just don't care about what people have to say until i know for a fact they own the shit they talk about. On the ghilliefags i think i can count on one hand the amount of times i've heard or talked about Airsoft youtubers lol. Generally don't see too many ghillies and if i do it's always the shitty aliexpress one or novritsch that also sucks. Ghillies in general i feel are kinda overrated. I use a viper hood and i feel like that's plenty to stay concealed. People in general have kinda t-rex vision so if you sit still most won't see you.
Anonymous at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:59:37 UTC No. 215921
>>215907
it's like any online vs irl discourse. It's harder to be a dick in person. Online you disassociate from people and treat them like adversaries
Anonymous at Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:31:09 UTC No. 215933
>>215921
You're wrong!
And I'm going to spend the entire thread telling you that you're wrong!
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:27:33 UTC No. 215967
Decided to run my rookie zone kit last weekend. Situational awareness under this mask is hilariously bad, breathing on top of that also is a bitch. But was fun nonetheless.
>>215907
I think that is mainly limited to the US and UK. The airsoft community over here is very small, so if you are a retard word quickly spreads and everyone will know you for being a retard. This also translates to the online sphere, so people are barely able to hide behind pseudonyms and anonymity.
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:32:21 UTC No. 215968
>>215967
What did you do for eyepro and how was fogging?
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:43:27 UTC No. 215970
>>215968
>eyepro
Had to swap out the gasmasks glass with polycarbonate, marshalls even testfired it to make sure it withstands 1,5j with the barrel pressed against it.
>fogging
It wasn't that hot so it was not as bad as one would expect. During sprints and heavy breathing it would fog when breathing out, the moment I breathed in it would clear up again.
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:44:38 UTC No. 215971
>>215970
cool
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 15:20:02 UTC No. 215976
>>215970
could you show how you replaced the lenses?
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 22:39:26 UTC No. 216000
>>215970
I thought about doing this with my PBF. We have a laser engraver at work so cutting the circles lenses out of some poly would be easy. Ended up selling the mask since nobody does theme games anymore.
I've also thought about taking an old Soviet filter, ripping all of the internals out and installing a fan instead to get some airflow into the mask to maybe keep it from fogging.
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 22:50:36 UTC No. 216002
Speaking of which, is the lack of themed/scenario-driven airsoft games limited to my area or has that been the way the whole of airsoft has trended? We used to have tons of cool games. Vietnam-themed games with half the guys doing their best impressions of Viet Cong, Cold War themed US/Nato vs. Warsaw Pact. Op. Irene had people playing as Somali civvies/militia. I remember hearing about cop/robber type games and post-apocalyptic themed stuff too, although I didn't get the chance to go to one.
Everything nowadays is just green vs tan. Sometimes they throw in 'Civil War 2.0' with no other context, sometimes they don't even bother to do that. And 'big' events are pretty hard to find, most of the fields are pay-to-play where half the people show up wearing paintball clothes. That's WAY less fun than 'Fortunate Sun' and coolie hats.
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:40:18 UTC No. 216004
>>215976
I just bought them from ebay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/272833416
>>216002
Nothing like that really going on here, I personally just run my autistic loadouts during normal games, which usually puts me at quite a disadvantage against the average mutlicam running airsoft player.
Anonymous at Mon, 18 Nov 2024 03:44:45 UTC No. 216043
>>216002
For me it's the opposite. I used to just play casual games but now I do mainly historical stuff like WW2 and Vietnam games. One field I frequent has started doing Easter front, western front, Finnish winter war, Vietnam etc.
Anonymous at Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:13:38 UTC No. 216051
>>216004
>against the average mutlicam running airsoft player.
why is multiscam so prevalent?
milsurp like m81, fleck, and even jigsaw depending on where you live can be had for next to nothing, with way better build quality than whatever chinkshit the average 0p3r8t0r runs
it cant just be muh tacicool and muh matching pouches right?
Anonymous at Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:53:24 UTC No. 216068
>>216051
Multicam was used from 2004 until the late 2010s by the US military and a host of other countries (some of which still use it), as well as numerous imitations of it by even more countries - a large amount of known gear and tactical clothing manufacturers make stuff using it, a decent chunk of used gear and uniforms can be found in it, and it's an easy way to have something that at the very least conveys the simple aura of imitating a modern NATO combatant
It's not the most original, and it doesn't blend into *every* environment, but I get why it's a common sight among those wanting to make a generic soldier kit - even if I too wish people would pick something more interesting every now and then
Anonymous at Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:30:06 UTC No. 216169
xps3/eotechs and T2 clones are too generic and gay.
what cool looking replica optic do I get that's also decent, looking for something in line with a comp m4 or something.
Anonymous at Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:48:14 UTC No. 216292
>>216279
go and play your gay "tough guy" NERF, retard
Anonymous at Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:23:31 UTC No. 216303
>>216292
nerf is less gay than milsim
admit you're wearing a costume and playing with toys
Anonymous at Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:24:41 UTC No. 216304
>>216303
That's the point of the hobby, retard
Anonymous at Fri, 22 Nov 2024 23:31:31 UTC No. 216319
Wait, you fags call airsoft extreme? Wow...
Anonymous at Sat, 23 Nov 2024 03:24:53 UTC No. 216326
>>216315
Not Russian, not NATO, kinda weird. I actually do like the purse and/or gas mask bag, where to cop?
Anonymous at Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:22:03 UTC No. 216328
>>216315
I can't identify what country this is meant to be from, but it looks somewhat solid
Anonymous at Sat, 23 Nov 2024 09:56:44 UTC No. 216331
>>216315
>here's your "militia" faction, bro
Anonymous at Sat, 23 Nov 2024 19:52:14 UTC No. 216349
>Airsoft event I was planning to go to cancelled due to asbestos in the building
Damn nanny state
Anonymous at Sat, 23 Nov 2024 20:13:41 UTC No. 216350
>>216349
>not wanting asbestos in your lungs is like 1984, guise
Anonymous at Sat, 23 Nov 2024 21:24:45 UTC No. 216357
>>216350
>Guys, guys! Amazing milsim event planned at Chernobyl. We just have to sneak in!
Anonymous at Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:32:53 UTC No. 216415
>>216357
>what do you mean you don't want to come to the event in eastern ukraine?!?!?!
Anonymous at Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:44:52 UTC No. 216478
>>216473
all scar lowers are polymer?
Besides that wouldn't buy one until it gets updated to the V3 system like the other WE AR's
Anonymous at Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:45:20 UTC No. 216486
>>216473
get the VFC
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:14:07 UTC No. 216601
>>216493
fuck my retarded life and google adventures I'll just ask here instead.
what do I buy if I want a socom rc 5.56 suppressor that has both muzzle flash and a tracer unit in it?
Anonymous at Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:53:28 UTC No. 216604
>>215907
Airsoft attracts major tryhards because of its military and competitive aspects, a few % of the entire playerbase are milsimfags and speedfags with 0 self awareness, and the result is drama and cringe. Also teenage boys.
Anonymous at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:02:03 UTC No. 216669
>>216604
how much of the airsoft community are cosplayers, tho? Airsoft is a fashion show after all
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Anonymous at Mon, 2 Dec 2024 12:18:44 UTC No. 216851
>>216669
I reckon most airsoft players are semi-cosplayers, they just don't realise it, nor would they admit to it.
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Dec 2024 03:21:08 UTC No. 216948
>>216493
>>216601
Most airsoft suppressors have screw-on ends. Sometimes they're filled with foam. If you want to throw a tracer in there, you'll need a way to align the inner pathways so it doesn't ricochet against any walls, as well as take up the slack so that the tracer unit stays put. Nothing tragically difficult other than having to take everything apart to access the controls. The main difficulty you'll have is how to engineer the tracer unit a clear opening out the front for the LED effects.
>>216669
>>216851
Airsoft is military cosplay. Otherwise, there no reason an airsoft gun needs to look like a real gun.
Anonymous at Wed, 4 Dec 2024 15:50:17 UTC No. 216990
>>216948
strange how no one makes cool replicas of famous Sci-fi guns like the Morita. And even if a sci-fi replica gets released it's low quality garbage and no one buys it
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Dec 2024 10:29:55 UTC No. 217097
>>216990
>Sci-fi guns
Not enough of a market I guess, only die hard fans would be interested, most airsofters want real looking guns and to play rambo, they don't want to know more or die for the emperor etc.
Anonymous at Fri, 6 Dec 2024 16:11:44 UTC No. 217109
>>217097
>normalfags ruining everything
>again
Every time. Every single fucking time some new hype beast SF AR15 gets announced and normalniggers onions out over le based SF rifle. And when some replica that has never been released in airsoft gets made no one talks about it. I hate normalfag consoomers so God damn much. Look at this shit. This is exciting to those subhumans
Anonymous at Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:32:59 UTC No. 217444
>>217109
The current gun from the current movie/videogame/war is always going to be the biggest seller. I'd love a gbb Ruger P85, S&W 4506, etc. but companies won't make that kind of stuff a priority as their money makers are the latest gen of Glock, AR, etc., we just have to wait for the occasional bone to be thrown our way.
Anonymous at Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:48:18 UTC No. 217529
>>217109
The airsoft industry, since its inception, has been all about replicating guns that're popular and recognizable - starting with movie guns, but nowadays whenever a military gets a new AR it's easier to replicate it than it is to, say, design a Mini-14 or Hi-Point from scratch and market it successfully
Sure, esoteric AR builds are designed for a niche, but given that TM-spec AR AEGs are pretty much the most common platform in airsoft those guns will also just be appealing by virtue of familiarity; doesn't help that the alternatives are often considerably more expensive for equivalent or worse performance while making use of unique external/internal parts, which is often a dealbreaker for the average consumer that just wants something that'll work decently well and can be worked on by most techs
All this to say: it's neither the industry's nor customer base's fault that popular things people recognize sell well and get large amounts of press, while obscure niche guns for obscure niche people naturally don't receive as much attention
It's gotten a lot better nowadays - more companies than ever seem interested in starting to reach out a little further and try something new, but it's always going to be an uphill battle to go from designing to selling platforms that by their very nature are only going to be purchased by a very specific subset of people (hell, a lot of the niche stuff that's been released in recent times is arguably coming out because of media suddenly bringing them to light - like the Raptor Grach and Kizuna PL-15 coming out after Tarkov's rise in popularity brought a lot of funky Russian guns to the community's attention)
TL;DR supply and demand drives the market, there's a lot of demand for guns people recognize so they get more attention and the industry provides it
At least the 3DP community exists to make more niche designs a reality, even if it comes with the limitations and up-front costs associated with such a thing - GBB Hi-Point when
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:29:59 UTC No. 217560
What kneepads (up to 50 USD/40 EUR) can you guys recommend? Fag'teryx doesn't appear often enough in good condition where I live and I would prefer something new. Is altaFLEX really better than it's clones?
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:41:37 UTC No. 217561
>>217560
use pants with removable kneepads. Crye
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:46:31 UTC No. 217562
>>217561
I kind of would like external kneepads more, because I do have multiple shirts and pants of old milsurp I like.
Anonymous at Sat, 14 Dec 2024 21:13:48 UTC No. 217584
>>217560
Hard to recommend something so unique for each person. Pants with built-in kneepads are great, but I, too, prefer external kneecaps because of how rough I am on my knees. Personally, I like the old school kneecaps from when I did lots of skating. They're cheap enough and I can wear them loose closer to my shins because I don't need the AT my knees.
Anonymous at Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:04:23 UTC No. 217662
>>217547
Went out, got some good work out of the cheapo CO2 pistol. I had not updated my camo from summer green bias to more tan and brown for fall, but still did quite well in terms of sneaking
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:41:08 UTC No. 217688
>>217664
>>217662
Quite neat painting, though the fact grip is mounted with zipties and blocks the charging handle tickles my autism. I'm thinking about painting my cyma's XM16E1, but I am still debating whether I should try making faux wood grain, some pseudo camo, or just painting furniture with OD or RG rattle can.
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:22:09 UTC No. 217696
>>217688
Yes I did block the charging handle. When I first got the gun I stayed very neat to keep it able to move, but I've chilled out since it really isn't functional to anything except changing the hop and I have that dialed in. FWIW, the grip is on a segment of rail that is held on with hose clamps that are covered in electrical tape. The zipties are only holding on the flashlight which was a last minute addition. The eventual dream is to find a surefire GripLight to replace both pieces.
If I had a CAR I'd paint the whole thing, but if you are hesitant, some self stick camo wrap gives you camo with easy ability to remove it with no residue
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:25:24 UTC No. 217697
>>217696
* my brain thought CAR but the comment stands for M16. You can also make a camo wrap with a length of 550 cord with various scraps of camo tied to it. Put a thick rubber band (Ranger band if you are feeling like doing it really tight) on the front and back of the barrel and then wrap the 550 around it. Another easy to remove or modify way to camo
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:28:56 UTC No. 217699
>>217696
>>217697
Not even really concerned with blending in, just kinda wanting to make my replica a little bit more special desu.
Anonymous at Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:45:37 UTC No. 217735
gonna get my first pistol for practicing, plinking at home/yard(mostly in bedroom/basement)
there's a store near me I might go in and get some stuff. I have $350 to spend. i just don't know which one to get.
i was thinking of the glock or 1911. but if there's something better for a noob, i'm interested.
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:15:14 UTC No. 217788
>>217735
KJW 1911(Co2 because it's based unlike g*s)
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:42:35 UTC No. 217789
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:53:08 UTC No. 217790
>>217735
KJW G17 or Hi-Capa (in essence, a double-stack 1911), while they're available with CO2 mags I'd recommend using gas magazines instead - they're based on two of the most common designs on the market (the Tokyo Marui G17 Gen3 and Hi-Capa), so mags are plentiful and there's plenty of aftermarket if you want to upgrade things (or you manage to run the thing hard enough to break something - my G17 hasn't had any issues in the years I've had it, though)
They do also make single-stack 1911 replicas, but in my opinion they aren't worth it since AFAIK unless you deliberately down-load the magazines, they require CO2 in order to have usable gas efficiency which will beat the hell out of the gun - their Hi-Capa (KP-05/KP-08 are the standard 5.1" models, KP-06 is the 6" Xcelerator model which uses a special lengthened slide and frame) and Glock (KP-17, or KP-13 for the "Glock lawyers said no" version sold by some retailers) are the safest bets
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:45:06 UTC No. 217792
>>217788
i have it on my list thank you kindly :)
>>217790
that gun you showed looks sick. i def want that one. i will follow your advice kind anon and go for the gas you mentioned.
mostly i'll just be shooting in my bedroom with a large blanket to absorb the shots. and even so most times i think i just want it to be displayed in my room near my computer.
Anonymous at Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:02:43 UTC No. 217842
>>217790
counterargument: the KJW Co2 magged 1911's are way more fun and consistent, because of the recoil being way stronger.
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:47:18 UTC No. 217855
>>217842
>Co2
>consistent
pick one
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Dec 2024 01:02:41 UTC No. 217856
>>217855
>implying gas is consistent
what?
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Dec 2024 02:42:20 UTC No. 217860
>>217856
co2 is the fucking WORST for gbbs in general, also the consistency comes how well the nozzle seals against the mag router.
🗑️ Anonymous at Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:04:24 UTC No. 217878
>>217855
Co2 cartridges are way more consistent than gas mags and can actually handle cold, though Co2 pistols have to be built better because well... it's like what? several times more pressure than gas?
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:23:07 UTC No. 217892
>>217878
At room temperature:
CO2 - 800PSI
propane - 120PSI
This does mean it holds functioning pressure down to lower temperatures, but it also means it's beating the piss out of your gun, and not every gun sold with CO2 mags is actually redesigned to handle CO2 pressures long-term
Add on that CO2 is susceptible to far more rapid and severe cooldown with any significant amount of fire and it becomes obvious why your higher-pressure gas of choice for colder temps should be MAPP/propylene gas loaded into standard gas mags, not CO2 loaded into CO2-specific mags
Anonymous at Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:17:30 UTC No. 217911
thanks for the recs in the past two threads, as I set up my first airsoft gun with help from here.
managed to find some chinks making a 16.5 barrel with the lug.
it's so much fun but fuck it's heavy, I promise I'm not weak.
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:11:09 UTC No. 217949
>Someone making a milsim group
Sweet. I have just the right kit-
>He wants everyone to do 5 km runs
It was nice knowing you all.
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:58:11 UTC No. 217952
>>217949
>milshitters forgetting that larp is meant to be fun and not cope for neverserved
like pottery
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:43:42 UTC No. 217953
>>217952
Milsimming attracts many humourless men who take themselves too seriously, no event they organise is going to be a barrel of laughs, though I'm sure not all of them are completely dull.
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:55:14 UTC No. 217954
>>217953
From my personal experience, casual sunday games groups are coolest, though admittedly often least autistic (in both good and bad way) and not nearly consistent or dedicated as one might be. 'Just frens who play airsoft' kind of deal is comfy.
Anonymous at Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:37:20 UTC No. 217956
>>217949
>>217952
>>217953
Dude, working out with a group is fun, maybe even more fun than playing BB gun war. Y’all are making a lot of assumptions.
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:20:03 UTC No. 217966
>>217956
It's not a reason for many people to play airsoft and go to milsim events in the first place desu. Stuff like that can be fun to some people, but to many it comes off as too much and a bit of cringy/too serious. At the very least it's not 'muh real training with real soldiers' kind of bs and does some actual improvement.
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:35:40 UTC No. 217967
>>217966
from my understanding, the whole "you must do X ruck distance" is there to ensure players can actually handle the event (see MSW) and not fall out because they didnt train for it. i agree that people go to events for fun but its not fun for others when everyone has to slow down because of you or you get so exhausted within the first few hours that you leave
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:15:07 UTC No. 217968
>>217967
I understand the concern, but from my own experiences, average working person (which isn't a pinnacle of physique) can handle it. However in case of fat fucks that don't have to do anything physical ever I can see it being a genuine concern.
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:55:08 UTC No. 217969
Do you guys prefer clean, fresh looking guns, or ones stylized as worn out/beaten up?
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:52:49 UTC No. 217971
>>217970
Fun is subjective. You can have a lot of fun playing with single shot shotguns for $20-40 though being quite outclassed, or pay $100-150 for cheapest gameable AEG's. Probably $200 is a starting point for getting everything you'll need. $300 is much more comfortable than that, though.
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 07:15:50 UTC No. 217973
>>217972
yeah, though i'd cry if I were to lose shells.
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:45:08 UTC No. 218018
>>217967
I went to a "Milsim" event last summer. of 150 players, we had ~30 actual people in game after about four hours, including my retard friends that paid $7k for night vision just to play the night part.
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:12:41 UTC No. 218024
>>218018
that tracks, alot of people flake because of stupid shit since they either couldnt be bothered to prepare for the game or are just going to a game they know they cant play the entire time (the latter is just stupid)
Anonymous at Sat, 21 Dec 2024 22:14:28 UTC No. 218025
>>217968
the average working person barely works out to begin with, and the fat fucks who refuse to put down a burger are the most insufferable people
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Dec 2024 03:50:44 UTC No. 218034
>>217971
looking at a 200 yuro folding cyma ak now. is something like that worth ricing out later if i like it?
looks like locally there's a game ~2 time a year and a big nationwide larp thing annually here.
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:05:53 UTC No. 218082
>>218025
I'm saying that even though they do not work out, they can take it just fine.
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:07:04 UTC No. 218083
>>218034
Cyma AK's are really good out of box, all I did in mine was changing barrel, bucking and nub and it does reach 70m+
Anonymous at Sun, 22 Dec 2024 21:30:15 UTC No. 218086
>>217911
Extremely sweet setup. Are you planning to run a kit for it too?
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Dec 2024 01:59:44 UTC No. 218119
>>218048
When are they going to launch their full-steel line with the stock mosfet?
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:37:28 UTC No. 218136
>>218119
Supposedly they premiere in march, so likely it'll be at least june before they start being sold.
Anonymous at Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:43:14 UTC No. 218170
>>217932
>>218086
"kit" as in for playing? don't think so outside of just a west to slap taco pouches onto since there's no airsoft anything anywhere close to where I'm at.
>>218154
>I hate NGRS
how so?
I read that they are some of the better options for OOB.
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:09:57 UTC No. 218179
>>218170
I hate niggers
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:29:39 UTC No. 218249
>>218179
same bro
Anonymous at Tue, 24 Dec 2024 21:51:42 UTC No. 218270
>>218179
Tokyo marui should probably lay off making airsoft rifles dedicated to NGRS
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Dec 2024 01:52:34 UTC No. 218558
>>217911
Hold on there...
16'' barrel set up for the front sight post pins? Shipped to hueland?
Can I ask for more info? Trying to set up a dissipator build, pic related, and being unsure of what outer barrel to get is being the bottleneck here.
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:51:46 UTC No. 218577
>>215905
I love this image, I can't tell if it was seriously made or a troll image but it's one of the top images ever made on the internet.
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:00 UTC No. 218579
Is it acceptable, okay, and mentally healthy to get yet another bb gun that is a replica of something neat instead of instead actually finishing any loadout or even getting enough mags for the last buy?
Trying to figure out where to funnel end of the year money.
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:03 UTC No. 218580
>>218579
no
t. knower
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:26:17 UTC No. 218590
>>217969
Spray painted and camo wrapped and then naturally worn over time from gameplay. Adding faux wear always looks like shit.
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:38:16 UTC No. 218605
>>218579
Hard to know in advance but my second purchase got 10 times the use of my original HK416 gun.
Anonymous at Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:26:07 UTC No. 218607
>>218558
idk, mine is just a standard 416 gas block with https://www.haoptwart.com/product-p
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Dec 2024 04:52:25 UTC No. 218651
>>218579
Invest it in bitcoin. And by this time next year, you'll either have lost everything, or earned enough for 10 guns.
lol so randum curency!
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Dec 2024 04:57:38 UTC No. 218652
>>217969
I keep everything pristine. But time wins in the end and things eventually wear down.
But fake worn is gay as hell. Not only are you LARPing as a soldier, but now you're also LARPing as someone who's active and not a couch potato.
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:59:11 UTC No. 218671
>>218652
Nah, fake wear is fine with the right loadout. Try doing a Somali pirate or Mad Max type loadout with a brand new rifle, doesn't work at all.
>>218119
>>218136
I don't think the full line up has launched but Red Wolf has this one in stock. Supposed to be full steel other than the outer barrel (aluminum for weight), also features an ETU, 13:1 gears, QSC and strong motor. Pretty nice.
Anonymous at Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:00:54 UTC No. 218672
>>218671
https://www.redwolfairsoft.com/cyma
forgot link
Anonymous at Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:54:39 UTC No. 218700
>>218671
>Nah, fake wear is fine with the right loadout. Try doing a Somali pirate or Mad Max type loadout with a brand new rifle, doesn't work at all.
That just means you're not pirating enough. AVAST.
🗑️ Anonymous at Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:51:24 UTC No. 218709
Jesus Christ is the Son of God, who died for our sins and rose from the dead to Give us eternal life. He also promised to heal your body. If you believe and confess that JESUS is God's Son. Will receive eternal life.
Anonymous at Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:12:58 UTC No. 218718
>>218708
Milsim is dying out. A lot of fields nowadays have half the players running around in basketball shorts and sneakers. I blame the shift of popular video games from having serious military themes to being zany cartoon fortnite characters. So go wild, nobody cares anymore.
Anonymous at Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:54:32 UTC No. 218721
>>218717
stick to /pol, queer
Anonymous at Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:05:09 UTC No. 218724
>>218708
>he doesn't dress as a glowie
Anonymous at Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:29:21 UTC No. 218725
>>218718
Nobody ever cared, unless it was a strictly milsim event.
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Jan 2025 05:20:55 UTC No. 218768
Evike Box of Awesomeness... is it worth it /xs/?
Anonymous at Wed, 1 Jan 2025 14:50:22 UTC No. 218783
>>218768
never are, it's their way of offloading all the crap they can't sell. It's how all mystery boxes work.
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Jan 2025 15:10:41 UTC No. 218864
a while ago i got me a cyma svu, its a piece of work with the 4 gear box with the high gear ratio and absolutely no space to upgrade or tinker around especially with the proprietary bullshit
brought it to a guy who does this for a living to shorten the inner so i can remove the original suppressor and slap on a tracer unit, besides that he opened it up to lube it and whatever
fucker was suffering with the reassembly so its visibly fucked up on multiple areas including one of the battery cables being chipped, which i had to fix with some heat shrink, and had to maneuver it around so i could fit the battery again and actually connect it too
thing is, he fucked up something good because now the full auto is not working, he was babling on about a switch that maybe overturned but didn't help me at all, now tho i checked the gun again because i had a feeling i have to charge it, its been collecting dust for a while, and now the full auto worked for a hot minute, after which the battery died
removed and charged it for about half an hour, put it back on and now the full auto mode is dead again
what did this retard fuck up, how, and can i fix it by just disassembling and putting something back to its place? its a modernized version of the svu with rails and such, and apparently cyma has no insttructions for it, only for the older dragunov style one
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Jan 2025 18:40:36 UTC No. 218876
>>218864
hpa it (unironically)
seriously the SVU and the SVD gb's are absolute mess i wouldn't touch that shit with a ten foot pole
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Jan 2025 18:58:07 UTC No. 218879
Hello I'm a retard and trying to get into playing airsoft. Does anyone know if US stores like Evike still ship to NY state? Amazon cock blocked me when I was trying to compare prices. I don't live in the city, where I think this stuff is specifically illegal, but often retailers get cold feet when NYC does something retarded and they adopt a blanket ban.
Anonymous at Thu, 2 Jan 2025 23:03:35 UTC No. 218894
>>218876
not really a fan of having a tube connected to the gun, but it would also be a bit pricey, would rather just fix the auto for the moment, im not taking it out enough to warrant a conversion
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Jan 2025 00:25:58 UTC No. 218902
>>218864
So safe and semi both work correctly? When you put in on full, can you hear the gearbox trying to turn over or is it completely silent?
If it's the former, I would start by getting a whole different battery that is 100% known to be fully charged and working correctly and try it again. Electrical issues can sometimes render the battery FUBAR. If you had a short, it may be toast. It may have just enough juice to cycle semi a couple shots but not full auto.
Anonymous at Fri, 3 Jan 2025 02:45:13 UTC No. 218912
>install crusader 2 stage trigger
>it goes safe without cocking
god why for fuck's sake
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Jan 2025 00:49:15 UTC No. 218986
>>218957
I knew and I thought it would not be a big deal but it turns out it acts as cocking status checker
im retarded
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Jan 2025 01:52:13 UTC No. 218988
>>218934
eBay item number:266353586643
claims to fit 14-18mm barrel which should fit an AK
I made a flashlight rail for mine out of a scope base so it attaches to the side rail. Aluminum bar bolted to it that comes up the side several inches so I can activate the light with my thumb.
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Jan 2025 01:52:51 UTC No. 218989
>>218902
the solution they have is pretty retarded, the traditional ak handle to switch safe/semi/auto is actually semi/semi/auto, and theres a safety at the trigger
safe blocks the trigger completely, can't fuck up much there, all 3 states on the handle is safe
the battery should be fine, when im saying its struggling to do auto, i mean it just fires as regular semi, like its turned semi, and not like theres not enough juice, i played like this anyway and it did well for a 2 hour session, at home fucked around with it some more and it was still going strong
Anonymous at Sat, 4 Jan 2025 05:36:53 UTC No. 218997
>>218988
I tried a chinesium mount like that already. I want to mount the flashlight to the side but I couldn't because the gas tube got in the way of the mount's "wings".
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Jan 2025 06:35:44 UTC No. 219050
Just bought a boneyarded rental Lancer AR for $20. Plugged a battery in and it seems to work. The plastic air nozzle is cracked and I can replace that with a metal one for $10. Otherwise it's just dirty and the o-rings are blown out. I think I actually did ok?
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Jan 2025 15:33:55 UTC No. 219060
>>219050
Yeah. Personally I wouldn't take an AEG if I was paid but whatever.
Anonymous at Sun, 5 Jan 2025 22:39:49 UTC No. 219122
>>218989
>>218989
With AKs, sometimes you'll have a wire or something inhibiting the movement of one the selector gears, usually on the back left. That could cause it not to go 'quite' all the way down, or in your case not be able to reach full-auto.
I would just take the GB out of the receiver and give it a look. It may work fine outside the receiver, and just need more careful reassembly. Wouldn't think that you'd need to open the GB. The only thing that seems like a pain is the trigger being in front of the GB. Hopefully the wiring is long enough to pull it out without disassembling anything further.
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Jan 2025 05:55:45 UTC No. 219248
Anyone done a comparison between Arcturus, Well and Dboys AK-12 magazines?
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:09:48 UTC No. 219258
>>216604
At least try to compete and not be a fattty chairsofter only out for fashion show and photo op.
Run, Squat, Prone like a snake on its belly. dont be a sissy about it. yeah.
Anonymous at Tue, 7 Jan 2025 20:11:03 UTC No. 219324
>>219258
>everything must be comp
genocide zoomers
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Jan 2025 16:10:22 UTC No. 219439
>>219372
that's what you get for buying an AEG
Anonymous at Wed, 8 Jan 2025 22:55:00 UTC No. 219474
>>219372
welcome to air smithing.
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 04:04:45 UTC No. 219522
>>219372
Thats AEGs for ya lol
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 15:28:53 UTC No. 219552
>>218965
As a guy who's done this on real gun wood, I had great success and got a really nice orange color by bleaching the wood and then dying it with iodine before the shellac.
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 16:39:07 UTC No. 219558
I'm gay
this is really important, what airsoft gun do I buy?
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 16:48:36 UTC No. 219560
>>219558
P90
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 22:23:49 UTC No. 219601
>>219558
Free butthole alert! Free soft butthole coming to a BB gun battle near you!
Anonymous at Thu, 9 Jan 2025 23:08:45 UTC No. 219603
Anonymous at Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:08:26 UTC No. 219643
>>219639
if you are getting into airsofting i do have some advice. Go for a M4 or AK platform. simply put though some guns are cool and fun to use. what you should really be mindful of are the wide arange of companies that offer parts and gear that fit around these 2 models of airsoft guns.
I been thinking about getting a MP5 recently. but I already have a M4 platform.
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Jan 2025 05:24:28 UTC No. 219735
How long does Evike take to ship? Placed an order with them exactly a week ago, still "dispatched to warehouse" today.
Anonymous at Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:55:07 UTC No. 219784
>>219778
I need less.
t. shooting glasses and mouth guard enjoyer
Anonymous at Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:37:19 UTC No. 219824
>>219778
airsoft is a fashion show so yes
Anonymous at Sun, 12 Jan 2025 18:33:22 UTC No. 219848
My local airsoft group has become that was full of Gen X and millenials has completely changed. the boomers have turned 40 and 50 and just want to sit in the background and let millennials and zoomers play the sport. the problem with this is that the organizers that are "too old" to go play now just insist that their indoor facility is best. where its literal fortnite zoomers running around dual wielding pistols. the sport has changed so much and the people that use to run a good show are just too old. I dont think they are too old, but thats what the ground they now stand on.
what a pathetic ground that is.
Anonymous at Sun, 12 Jan 2025 21:27:58 UTC No. 219896
>>219848
Millennials are 40.
Anonymous at Sun, 12 Jan 2025 21:39:01 UTC No. 219897
>>217560
Emerson makes a replica of the Arc Teryx and if you go by the quality of their most recent G3 kneepads, they should be pretty good
Anonymous at Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:29:17 UTC No. 219936
>>219778
I just use a 2-hole balaclava, some goggles, and a painter's mask to redirect my breathing away from the goggles
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:00:28 UTC No. 220019
>>219778
I use similar kit, but with wosport's knight mask (cygnus mask ripoff but uglier) instead of mouth piece and balaclava as separate pieces.
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:50:25 UTC No. 220031
>local celebritard authority says even more incorrect, easily verifiable shit
its crazy how slow information and knowledge moves in this hobby.
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:51:26 UTC No. 220032
>>216315
stavros?????
Anonymous at Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:11:07 UTC No. 220035
>>220022
Nah, I ate the bat soup and got this. Not best looking balaclava, but it's best mouth protection i've had so far; it doesn't make breathing harder unlike most stuff i've had (rubber insert masks, balaclavas with metal mesh tucked in) and it also doesn't get in the way of aiming like full mesh masks, or paintball masks.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:35:20 UTC No. 220082
How can I find games and/or teams to join without facebook? Really hate how the entire community decided it was too lazy to log into 'literally any other site' other than the corporate spy apparatus they use to keep in contact with their grandmother.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 07:23:53 UTC No. 220085
gbb supremacy
ponystars have no swag
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:13:39 UTC No. 220091
>>220082
>How can I find games and/or teams to join without facebook?
Unfortunately your best bet is biting the bullet, and using facebook. Sometime there are regional discord communities, but they usually advertise on facebook anyway, and some of them shut down when they banned trading tactical gear and airsoft replicas.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:24:21 UTC No. 220092
>>220085
>he's not a Co2 cartridge chad
Don't even speak to me
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:55:49 UTC No. 220096
>>220082
in the early 2000's my local airsoft group had a whole website where they would inform people where the event was and to sign up for food. i think it got taken down because of glowies. I dont use social media, but i will just call up the organizers directly if i want to go play.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:58:35 UTC No. 220097
dont want random ass citizens learning military shit for larping i guess. makes them a little too uncomfortable to fathom.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:08:13 UTC No. 220102
What's a good viper hood/Ghillie top ?
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:33:43 UTC No. 220116
>>220082
>his country doesn't have a website where most organizers announce games
Lmao how's living in the 3rd world like?
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:34:44 UTC No. 220119
>>220092
>CO2
way to oust yourself as a retard
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:02:12 UTC No. 220146
>>220097
There were reports from ~2017 - pandemic of really ham-fisted glownigger infiltration attempts of random reenactment groups. Obviously, they tended to target the WW2 German groups, but I heard some milsim groups were caught up in it as """potential militias""". It really ramped up around the boogagloo scare (2020-21) when some of those groups had to keep "we disavow and condemn ______" letters on file in case their more /pol/itically motivated members attended a protest in full kit + patches. A few have actually had to use them.
Anonymous at Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:55:03 UTC No. 220151
>>220035
It's decent, I find it better than the other version that only covers your mouth which I found rather uncomfortable. But I still use steel mesh with padded cheeks for all close quaters stuff.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:27:41 UTC No. 220152
>>220151
I do not need to aim down the sights in CQB so I just wear full mask desu. It's amazing for big outdoors imo.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:22:17 UTC No. 220203
>>220116
The USA? It’s a shithole.
Anonymous at Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:19:03 UTC No. 220222
>>220203
AirsoftC3 is a website compiling retailers and fields all over the US, might be worth checking if you're looking for somewhere to play
Anonymous at Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:55:31 UTC No. 220293
Sure
Anonymous at Sat, 18 Jan 2025 23:12:42 UTC No. 220443
>>220391
yes