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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…

  • Make it hard

    Make it hard

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    Balancing the defensive mindset against the offensive mindset in Airsoft. Today I found myself quoted on a French Paintball site. Of course, where better to learn as a Paintball sniper than to come here? The tactics and ideas are the same regardless of the equipment. I’ll translate : “Attack all you like, but if you…

  • What’s wrong with an AEG?

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    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 First Time

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    Going to Airsoft just for a Stag do? Someone suggested it for a birthday party? Or a “team building exercise” with work because your boss hates you and wants to cause pain because you missed a deadline? Here are 5 tips for the first timer so you get bragging rights on WhatsApp for the following…

  • The Media Ban

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    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…

  • Do start as an Airsoft sniper

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    Being a sniper is boring. It’s difficult. It’s so expensive to get into. It’s not like YouTube. You won’t get many kills. You’d be better off starting with an M4. The Internet is full of shit these days, unfortunately, and any player asking on social media for tips to get started as an Airsoft sniper…

  • Using Cover and Defence

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    Attack all you like, but if you can’t defend yourself then you’re not going to be attacking effectively as you spend half the day walking back to the respawn. So how do you go about minimising the threat to yourself? Well, there’s concealment and cover, and defensive tactics. Concealment is your camouflage. Welcome to stipsniper.com,…

  • 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…

  • Read More Books!

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    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…

  • Airsoft Game Changers

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    There are a lot of game-changing guns and parts hitting the market at the moment. From new MOSFETs, to hop units, new ghillie suits and low-cost thermal optics. Smaller rigs, lighter rigs. If you want the edge in Airsoft, perhaps you have a tournament coming up or you want your Instagram profile to absolutely blow…