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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • How to : Counter Sniper

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    Sparked by a question, put to a sniper, on a recent podcast. “How do we take you out?” (risky question to answer). If I was in that seat, I don’t think I’d be giving any secrets away. Certainly nothing useful. However, it is a situation that crops up quite often at skirmish – getting rid…

  • 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,…

  • Epic Sniper Fails

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    This isn’t one of those compilation YouTube videos, don’t worry. What I want to do with this article is highlight a lot of common mistakes, both with kit selection, camouflage, and tactics, as opposed to all the articles online about how to do things right. It should be equally as useful to talk about what…

  • Modifying the VSR

    Modifying the VSR

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    It’s been a long time since I did anything with my VSR internally. No reason to really, it shot well, up to around 90m. Was reliable enough. Had seen a few years of action and never missed a beat (I was going to type target there…). As with many good VSR builds, it centred around…

  • Concealment and Cover

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    Staying hidden is the key to staying alive as a sniper. I keep reinforcing that idea through all the articles I do. If you’re alive, you’re still able to cause the enemy team problems. If you get spotted and get hit, it’s a long walk back to respawn and then all that effort put into…

  • The Role

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    What it isn’t, and what it is… For some new snipers, there is the assumption that they have in their hands some kind of game-changing super weapon, able to score headshots from the other side of the site, with which they will pick of the entire enemy team single handedly wearing an invisibility suit, and…

  • Movement and Positioning

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    How you move around the site, and how you position yourself, will ultimately dictate whether you are spotted or not, and also whether you’re able to cause the enemy problems and losses. Sometimes, either from arriving early, extended lunch breaks or technical failures ruling you out of a game, there is opportunity to walk around…

  • Kitting Up

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    Turning up in jeans and a shirt might be ok for a trip to the shops, but if you want to be a sniper, you’re going to need the kit to do it. It’s usually thought of as the most expensive role, but really isn’t if you know what you’re looking for. Your kit should…