Category: Features and Opinion

  • Introducing Airsoft United

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    Are Facebook airsoft groups declining? It’s a question I’ve been discussing with several people in recent weeks. Sprawling groups, thousands strong, are producing precious little content, almost zero interaction between 90%+ of the members of those groups, and exist now largely just to serve up arguments, especially by those who wear “troll” as if it…

  • Introducing Stipsniper.com on YouTube…

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    I know I’ve said for years that I wouldn’t do a YouTube channel. But now I have, and it’s not because I want that “Youtuber” tag. Recently, I’ve been busy chatting to Point6 about doing a series of podcast type Live shows on Facebook, just to chat about all things sniper related. We’ve got quite…

  • LIVE with Point6 and Le Covert Sartorialist

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    Just a quick one to say that I’ll be joining Point6 and Le Covert Sartorialist on a Facebook live this weekend! The last show we did with Le Covert Sartorialist on the Sniperworks Live was a fantastic learning experience. Where most airsoft snipers are content with gluing leaves to leaf suits, Le Covert pushes more…

  • Secrets Revealed!

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    The more I watch the global sniper community on social media, the more I see people willing to show sometimes a little too much. Between ourselves, when it comes to tech or ghillie work, sharing these ideas is a great thing. Ideas can get passed around and developed, analysed, criticised (see Mission : Critical), before…

  • Mission : Critical

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    If there’s one thing I’ve been thankful for down the years, it’s people telling me stuff is shit. Whether it’s been in reviews, through social media, or just out in the field, knowing what works and what doesn’t is critical to being a good sniper, depending on what your goals are of course. Airsoft is…

  • Mastering airsoft

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    Yeah. That’s a bold title. A look at airsoft as a whole, the roles and how to making the most of them. With 2021 upon us and the covid vaccine appearing, there’s some hope of getting games and events in this year. I do enjoy picking up an assault rifle now and then, especially at…

  • Reviewing 2020

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    For most players, there’s probably very little to write about this year. Certainly when I sat down to write this, I was just going to write the title and one sentence : “Airsoft in 2020 was shit” And then leave it at that. But, looking back through my notebooks and at the ever evolving kit…

  • What is the best starter sniper rifle?

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    This week I’ve seen so many posts on various different Facebook groups from new players asking what the best gun is to start sniping with. Not as a long term project, but a dirt cheap, out of the box rifle just to try the role out. Something that, if you don’t enjoy it, it’s not…

  • Pyrotechnics

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    Ahh, the fun part of airsoft. Booms, bangs, smokes and improvised explosive devices. But they rarely make it into sniper loadouts. Is there a use for them? Or is it just dead weight? Clearly, a sniper isn’t or certainly shouldn’t be trying to clear buildings or bunkers. We’re not equipped for it and even a…

  • What does it take to become a good sniper?

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    I’m writing this for one person in particular, but if you’re new to it, this might be of interest too. What do you need and what does it take to get to the top? Thankfully, it’s nothing to do with social media, followers, sponsors or subscribers. It isn’t something you can buy, so your wallet…