Category: Features and Opinion

  • Milsim Meal Time

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    Food is important. On a milsim though, kitchen space and time are both limited. MRE’s are an option, but are expensive and not to everyone’s liking. However, a trip to the local supermarket can get the job done for much less, and give you more choice and avoid playing ration pack lottery with the meal…

  • The Overnight Bag

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    A milsim one, not a night away in a hotel. You’re going to need some basic camp kit if you’re away for a weekend, but some of these skirmish campers are starting to bring a hell of a lot of kit for just one night. If you’re living out of a caravan in the safe…

  • Discounts and brand affiliations

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    You’ll notice on the logo now, as well as being on Airsofter World, there are now some discount codes… “Aaaahhhhh he sold out” No, I haven’t, don’t worry. There’s no commission or paid reviews or anything like that, I just think it’s important to support as well as be supported. Nothing to be gained or…

  • The 200th article…

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    Quite a milestone. I was going to do a couple of other articles this week until I realised, so I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on the journey so far. The idea of the blog came about thanks to Phil from Sniper Ops, who suggested writing things down and showed me his WordPress…

  • ChatGPT vs Stipsniper.com

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    Recently I wrote an article on the possibility of AI writing blogs in the future. It’s a horrible thought that Airsoft media could become totally artificial, because it’s the people that make Airsoft great. A couple of nights ago a good friend decided to ask ChatGPT : “Please write me a quick blog post for…

  • Airsoft Ghillies – Cosplay or Utility?

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    A very big question we’ve had bandied around the team this week. Usually regarded as the most important bit of kit for any sniper, is it actually doing any good? Is it just to complete the look? In airsoft sniper circles, you can’t get moved for people trying to push ghillie suits and “crafting materials”.…

  • Review – Lonestar Tactical Sierra Mask

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    Face pro is vital in airsoft and I’ve never taken to any field without. In the early days, masks were huge or cumbersome things that looked and felt awful, but were treated as a necessary evil. Thankfully, they’re now not and this year I’ve been running something far more comfortable and practical. As with all…

  • The Airsoft Recon Role

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    Building an airsoft recon loadout for the warmer weather, combining the best bits of lots of other roles, with a view to providing bigger teams with an alternative to sniper fireteams. Think LRRP or LRDG type action, which was a big part of the inspiration, but in airsoft. I’ve had a lot of downtime recently…

  • The Airsoft Rifleman

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    Airsoft has (d?)evolved into a fantastically varied experience compared to where it was as recently as ten years ago. The safe zone is awash with all sorts of different characters, from paintball influenced speedsofters to milsim operators, bedroom YouTube warriors, pink mandalorians, gamers wearing cat ears, hawaiian shirts and animal onesies. It’s a far more…

  • Killing Spree

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    It’s not how many kills you get, it’s how you get your kills I’ve been sat chilling today, chatting to various players and flicking through Instagram reels while I wait for replies on various platforms. And there’s a lot more short reels involving snipers on there than there used to be. Looking at some uploaded…