The baofengs are pretty good radios. I have a couple of them myself. Speaker mics work well in ~90% of situations but if you need to go stealthy then you may want something else but imo in those situations it is usually sufficient to just turn down your volume as long as your radio is within reach. A lot of the speaker mics have a port for an earpiece if that is what you are looking for. Be warned though, the baofengs speaker mics are super flimsy. Recently I've seen two of them show up DOA. Me and my friends have several others that have been fine though. If you intend for the mic to be a permanent setup then you might want to get a higher end one from Kenwood or something.

As for headsets there are an infinite number of options including real military headsets as well as knockoff versions. Apparently the clones by TRI are actually pretty decent but I've stuck with real peltors after a crappy set of ztactical comtacs years ago. Over the ear headsets are great if you are going for a realistic look but imo aren't really the ideal setup since they limit your situational awareness to a certain extent.

I've noticed the same thing repeatedly but so far it hasn't gotten to the point ruining the gameplay for me. Many will probably disagree but I'd fully support a ban on hpa guns or at least stricter mag limits. It's a bummer that hpa spam is such an issue but I think it is just that the performance is just too accessible to the wrong group in a way that it is not with AEGs. Limiting everything other than lmgs to semi auto definitely helps but I think that a mag limit would also help as well.

This is a great topic, it seems like I am always working on something airsoft related no matter how squared away I think my kit is. Here's what I have going at the moment.

TM Glock 17 w/ Guarder frame and slide/barrel kit - I got this thing used and non-functioning over a year ago and hadn't gotten around to really diagnosing its issues until recently. The guarder frame is much nicer than the TM but the amount of slop in the slide and barrel kit are pretty disappointing. Anyway it looks like the hammer isn't striking far enough into the valve on the magazine to get the gun to cycle fully. Judging by some pictures it looks like aftermarket valve knockers reach out farther to push the valve in more, so I need to order some parts and give it a try.

Comms - right now my working setup is just dual Baofeng UV5Rs with speaker mics but I have 2 pairs of peltor comtacs and another on the way, plus a bunch of PTTs. My u283->kenwood adapters keep breaking which is keeping me from running the comtacs so I need to figure out a more sturdy solution. Maybe I'll post a pic later but I have WAY too much comms gear right now and need to sell off a bunch of it once I get a setup that works reliably.

I also just finally got a couple Thunder B's. I opted for the tripwire shells since the other ones take way too long to go off. The tripwire shells still take several seconds but I'm looking for about 3-4 seconds tops so I'll try some of the popular mods. I'm very happy with these so far and I'll probably pick up at least one more.

My VFC 416 has been going strong for a couple years now after I overhauled it but I still need to get around to doing an R hop. Maybe in the spring. My backup which is a combat machine based MK18 is also running fine but IMO needs a quicker motor. Right now it has a frankentorque and SHS 12:1s and the trigger response is too slow for my liking. I'll probably play around with some extra armatures and see if I can improve this just with some spare parts.

Overall I'm pretty happy with my current setup but there are always things to improve on. My main goal is just to get out and play more often though.

Anyone have experience with PT recently? I thought they had closed but I guess not. Most of their reviews seem positive but there are a few complaints as well.

I'm no expert on gas guns and I know almost nothing about elite force  (but iirc they just rebrand everything) but one thing I always look for is parts compatibility. One thing I've learned is that pretty much all airsoft guns are crap in one way or and you will inevitably have to fix this or plan on replacing it altogether. Generally fixing it is the better option if you are patient enough to do the research and work yourself. With that being said, buying a gun with proprietary parts really limits your options for repair and upgrades. I see no reason to go from a TM compatible platform to one that isn't. If your 226 is only firing 10 shots in warm weather than something is clearly wrong. If it's doing a full mag in warm weather but only 10 shots in cold weather then it might just be a temperature issue.

Mosin made it seem like Ohio was coming at us with much more organized planning and structure, so I put a significant effort into having a communications network and somewhat of a plan.

Well big props to you for making it happen! I could tell just from your video that you guys had a lot more structured command. Ideally every game would be planned like that. We didn't even have a designated CO for our team so trying to relay information and get squads moving in any kind of coordinated effort was a headache since a bunch of people didn't even have radios. In the last half comms pretty much fell apart completely so my squad did our best to keep the admins in view/earshot to stay updated and just grab whatever other guys were hanging around at the moment to complete objectives.

Bump. Last call before this goes up for sale on other forums.