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  • Building your first Airsoft loadout

    Building your first Airsoft loadout

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    The beginner’s guide to choosing kit. Where do you start and what do you buy? Thankfully, not as much as you might think. It looks daunting at times, seeing players online dripping in thousands of pounds/dollars/local currency of gear running around their local site, but it’s largely just cosplay. Certainly when you start Airsoft, you…

  • The Transition

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    Out with the old, in with the new? I’m an absolute gear whore. My house is absolutely loaded with kit and there are always trips and opportunities to go visit surplus stores and collect more. If you follow my socials, or indeed the blog, you’ll know I have a preference for the 1980’s/90’s/Early 2000’s British…

  • Modern Warfare

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    It’s currently three years since Russia decided to invade Ukraine and it’s a far cry from the global war on terror. In many ways a more old school, traditional land war between two similarly equipped adversaries, it has also showed us glimpses of future conflicts. Social media is filled with drone camera footage of attacks…

  • Airsoft Specialist

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    Are you special? Do you want to be? Should you be? This week, a friend sent me a Reddit post about load bearing in Airsoft. It was an interesting read, lots of different opinions. Then I saw a comment about a plate carrier. They’re just not an option for me in any situation. His response…

  • Airsoft Opfor Loadouts

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    In most games, there is always a need for an opposing team. Somebody has to play the bad guy in order for there to be good guys. But it’s not really as clear cut as that, depending on the event you’re attending or the scenario you’re trying to play; OPposing FORce can be many things.…

  • How realistic is Airsoft?

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    Short answer – as real as you want it to be. Or, for many of the younger players coming through, not at all. It’s just a chance to cosplay and have some fun. This is a topic I can expand on into different aspects of the game and I will do some more in the…

  • Do I Need A Ghillie?

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    (In Airsoft, no. If you’re in a combat zone, for god’s sake keep it on, I’m not being responsible for deaths). Ghillies in Airsoft. I know I did an article some months back on ghillies being cosplay or utility, talking about how many people wear them to look the part rather than knowing how to…

  • How to get started in Airsoft

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    Getting started in Airsoft might seem a daunting task, but here’s a guide to explain what you need to know. Facebook is an absolute minefield of information both good and bad, and due to the vast media content out there, it’s generally a bit distorted and edited. And there’s a lot of information scattered everywhere…

  • Enough kit for Milsim?

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    How much is too much? And can you cut corners? Milsim is a very different approach to skirmish or speedsoft, with a different set of requirements. I mentioned in the recent Op Irene review that I wanted to do an article looking at the loadout side of a milsim, and after a few debriefs with…

  • Event Review – Op Irene

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    “Irene. I say again, Irene” Most airsoft players will have seen the film Black Hawk Down. I love it, it’s a superb film and the actual event behind it is awe-inspiring. The loadouts of the US Rangers and Delta Force are iconic. And when an opportunity comes up to play a Gothic Serpent inspired event,…