Tag: longbow

  • Weighing your BB’s

    What weight BB do you use as a sniper? 0.36? 0.45? 0.48? Different weights of course we know have different characteristics in flight. Lightweight bb’s at high velocity are unstable, heavier rounds move slowly but are more stable. And just to nip an old argument in the bud, all bb weights are affected when they…

  • Discounts and brand affiliations

    You’ll notice on the logo now, as well as being on Airsofter World, there are now some discount codes… “Aaaahhhhh he sold out” No, I haven’t, don’t worry. There’s no commission or paid reviews or anything like that, I just think it’s important to support as well as be supported. Nothing to be gained or…

  • Review – Kydex VSR Mag Holder

    Fast mag access for your bolt action. I’ve been sent out a VSR Mag Holder from Longbow to have a play with, and I’m now wondering why I’ve not used Kydex before. As a result then, this is from a first time user to the whole Kydex phenomenon as well as a product review. Now,…

  • The Ghillie Guide

    The Ghillie Guide

    The complete ghillie building guide. I’ve been working on a few little camouflage articles lately, but decided that instead of having lots of seperate articles to flick through, I’d just put them all in one place, and have one resource to help you build a suit from scratch, or help develop your current one. Rather…

  • Are snipers just lazy campers?

    Camping, laying around in bushes. Are snipers lazy players? I was following a post in a general airsoft group on Facebook and there’s clearly a very different perception of the sniper role from those who do it, and the wider community. But I don’t think it’s fair to label us snipers as lazy, or campers.…

  • Balls so heavy…

      Just a few thoughts on ammo this morning. There was unfortunately a time when decent sniper ammo was rare. That which was available, was dark colours like black or dark brown  Nobody seemed to be able to make a white one that you could see, and the King was Madbull, who made glorious tan…