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  • Why are leaf suits so bad?

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    Fanboy/girl hats off everyone. It’s critical thinking time. Ten years ago, leaf suit based camouflage systems were everywhere and continue to sell well. Although popular, are they actually any good? Back in 2017 (I think, just as I started blogging), I remember being part of the Mustang inner circle when leaf suits started to take…

  • 2024 – A Year in Airsoft

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    End of year reviews. Because tradition. And I’ve got no beers handy… It’s felt like a quiet year in Airsoft, certainly I think we’re all feeling the squeeze on social media because the world is absolutely terrified of guns and cool things. Thankfully, this isn’t regulated media so I can say whatever the fuck I…

  • For the love of DPM

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    Why British DPM camouflage remains one of the best camouflage choices on the market, despite being retired by the UK armed forces. As an Airsoft sniper, I don’t need to match my teammates’ patterns or pull off a particular historical look. The only thing I need to worry about is being effective, so I can…

  • Head to Head

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    The silent assassin. The unseen. The lone wolf. “Pro Sniper”. Ghost. Overpowered. Using the power of the k…yeah I’ll stop right there… There’s a lot of shit out there on social media about the airsoft sniper role. You’d be forgiven for thinking that an airsoft sniper is some kind of super weapon to unleash onto…

  • Ghillies vs IRR, Reflectance and Materials

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    A Stalker Leaf Suit, KMCS 4.0 and an old DPM Jacket walk into a bar. There’s a power cut. The bartender gets the NVG’s out. I don’t think I can finish that joke off but hopefully the picture can; in this article I wanted to go over a couple of things that are all too…

  • Ghillie Testing Vids

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    Just in case it interests anyone, I recently did some testing of a ghillie base at my local airsoft site, Dirty Dog Airsoft, and made a couple of very short videos. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mgUvE4wBN8o https://www.youtube.com/shorts/poSnKHpD8L0 It’s important when making a ghillie to not just observe it at 1 metre range, but to drop it into different places…