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Category: Gear Reviews

  • Review – M83/SAAV – The South African Assault Vest

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    A review of one of the oldest pieces of kit in my collection – the venerable M83, popularised by Viper and MFH as the South African Assault Vest, was extremely popular in the days before the explosion of molle plate carrier vests which offered endless customisation options for the tacticool airsofter. But does it still…

  • Returning to Airsoft

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    First day back after the UK lockdown, plus a look at my CQB kit After having to miss most of a year’s worth of airsoft due to Covid19, lockdown restrictions are easing and I got the chance to go to the opening day at Dirty Dog Airsoft with teammate Aiden Elliott to stretch legs, try…

  • 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…

  • OTARShop VSR10 Magpull Review

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    Magpulls, nothing from Magpul. Often in airsoft when you hear players talk about upgrading, its all for performance on the target range. Shooting further, adding fps until it’s 1 under the limit, more accuracy, maybe making it look pretty. And yeah, some of that of course is going to be useful. What is often ignored,…

  • Revisiting rigs

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    New year, New webbing. I couldn’t find a fridge magnet with that on unfortunately. A recent shopping trip out with my sniper buddy Aiden though led to some new ideas for load bearing. Surplus shopping by the way. Obviously. And it was a couple of hours walk to get to a good one, so we…

  • Comms – EVS2019 aftermath

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    A short piece just after completing the 2019 England vs Scotland game at Catterick, just to talk briefly about radios. Doing big events with the Norvern Monkeys, I’ve rarely carried a radio at all. It’s something I’ve wanted to correct for a while now and I’ve been closely following the North West Mercs and Reivers…

  • The Point6 Loadout Challenge; Part 1 – Budget Loadout

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    I’ve been set a challenge by Point6 Airsoft, to put together three different loadouts for an airsoft sniper, on very different budgets. It’s a good opportunity to delve into some kit articles and discuss different approaches, so I’ve accepted. Point6 will do videos (link at bottom) , I’ll blog it, and we’ll discuss ideas the…

  • Packing for a Weekend pt2

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    Part two of what to take with you for a weekend away sniping. I’ve discussed the combat side of things but at some point you’ll probably be looking to set up camp for the night. As I’ve mentioned in part one, I’m more a fan of events that shut down for the night and let…

  • Bulking Up

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    Ghillie bulking. Not gym bulking… Just a quick article today while I’ve been starting a new suit using some new materials and ideas, and thought I’d share what I’m doing in the hope it helps someone else with their build Ignoring the lenskin, which I’ll be playing with later, here’s my Viper cape in Multicam…

  • REVIEW – PRINTEDAIRSOFT.CO.UK MK23 SUPPRESSOR

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    There’s a lot of fanfare at the moment over the new Silverback Mk23 Suppressor, and rightly so, but I’ve been back to Peter Csaki for a more wallet-friendly solution to my sidearm and again it doesn’t disappoint. Firstly, Silverback are producing some extremely high quality guns and parts at the moment at a more premium…