Tag: fiction

  • Building your first Airsoft loadout

    Building your first Airsoft loadout

    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…

  • What’s wrong with an AEG?

    Why do we prefer a GBBR or an HPA rifle these days? Or even a pistol? The humble electric or AEG gets a lot of stick but I still think it’s by far the best platform. In response to a conversation at Chemical Airsoft in Manchester last week, let’s talk guns… Ahh, electric powered adult…

  • The Media Ban

    A few people have asked, so it’s time to come clean. Unfortunately my Facebook and Instagram accounts are currently disabled; it would seem the American owners of these platforms have an aversion to the endless gun culture related posts and stories so if you’re wondering where all the good stuff went from your feed, that’s…

  • Read More Books!

    Books are great. I’m not a fan of fiction in the same way I’m not a fan of TV. It just doesn’t feel productive. However, they are great resources for those Airsoft players looking to improve. This week I’ve had an email from Royce in Hungary, who is looking for book recommendations on recce/scout style…

  • Sniper K/D ratios

    How do you know if you’ve had a successful day as an airsoft sniper? For most airsoft players, they look at whether they managed to capture the flag, save the hostage, locate the bomb, or avoid the zombies. It might be that you managed to fly head-first through a window in front of everyone, got…

  • ChatGPT vs Stipsniper.com

    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…