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Airsoft Discussion / Re: Best brand of bio bbs
« on: July 09, 2018, 12:21:37 PM »
Elite force and HPA brand bbs tend to be the best from my experience but are pricier.

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Airsoft Discussion / Re: How many mags do you carry?
« on: June 26, 2018, 01:41:23 PM »
I use 3-6 mags depending on the game and where I'm playing is usually good.

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Newbie Discussion / Re: NOOB looking for a group of Nooobs
« on: April 01, 2018, 09:03:01 PM »
Motor city airsoft is a great place for first timers with rental gear available. It should be calming down now that summer airsoft is starting back up.

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Bump and updated

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bump

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PMed

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AEG / Re: Need help with As-Val
« on: January 21, 2018, 02:20:27 PM »
Looks to me like the whole outer barrel should unscrew from the front, not the orange tip.

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Bump

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The Gallery / Re: Recent Acquisition Thread
« on: November 14, 2017, 06:35:20 PM »
New G&G ARP556



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Airsoft Discussion / Re: Spring Shotguns
« on: November 06, 2017, 07:49:07 PM »
Are you looking for a springer or gas? I use a Matrix tri shot for indoor and it's more than enough for CQB.

Cheap, works great, and you can buy four for the price of a good gas shotty.

https://www.evike.com/shop/21/47/

Video of gun in action:

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Newbie Discussion / Re: Advice for weapon system.
« on: October 08, 2017, 07:27:17 PM »
Welcome to the hobby. As with most things in life there are two big factors for all your equipment. First being necessity and second being price/budget but I will give some examples to fit each.

Weapon system, m4 series. semi/ burst desired, auto not preferred.

Top Tier- Polar Star Fusion Engine: The Fusion Engine will give you the best trigger response and allow you to use a single gun for both CQB and Outdoors on the fly. The FE fits into most M4 bodies but will have the largest starting cost and steepest learning curve to get running to it's fullest. ~$1000 for the body/FE/tank/line/regulator

Mid tier- Krytac AEG m4 platform (LVOA etc): Krytac currently makes one of the best guns out of the box that money can buy. Their quality and features definitely make them stand out. ~$350-400 depending on style

Entry level/starter- G&G CM16: this is the gun most everyone starts with. It is a great gun out of the box but lacks some of the bells and whistles of a more expensive gun and will have a polymer instead of metal body. I still use my G&G CM16 with minor modifications for CQB.
 
Mags- quality over price

Top Tier- PTS EPMs: The best mags I've ever owned. They feed in everything flawlessly and can handle even high ROF guns but they are pricey ~$20 a mag

Mid Tier- KWA 120: Most people I see run these mags but they can be finicky in some rifles. ~$10 a mag

Low tier- G&G 120 round midcaps: I really like these mags in my G&G and even my better guns because of the long follower that feeds every last bb.

BBs- (weight will depend on the weapon platform but I tend to stick to .28g for my m4s for outdoor and .25g for indoor)

Top Tier- High Powered Airsoft bbs: I'm told these use the old bio val formula but are some of the most precise bbs out. Expect to pay out the @$$ for them. I use these in .40g for my Sniper. ~$19 for 3500 .28g

Mid Tier- Elite Force Bio bbs: Most fields require Bios and these are the ones I use most often.  ~$23 for 5,000 .28g

Low Tier- Valken BBs: found at most fields for purchase, cheap but you will definitely see some stray flyers. ~$17 for 5000 .28g

Battery packs - (Type and size will depend on weapon platform)

Top Tier- 11.1v 1600 Mah 20C Lipo battery w/ Deans connectors: Will make your gun shoot faster and improve trigger response. the higher ROF will obviously mean parts will wear out faster. If your gun does not have a mosfet built in it will likely burn out the trigger contacts. Price will be super expensive from an airsoft shop but you can get cheaper ones from Hobbyking ~$13 on there or ~$30 elsewhere.

Mid Tier- 9.6v NiMH/ 7.4v Lipo: The battery most people run will give average ROF and trigger response. The Lipo will perform slightly better than the 9.6 NiCad.

low tier- 8.4v NiMH: only recommended if your gun can't fit anything bigger

Eye/face protection- MUST BE ANSI z87.1 RATED

Top Tier- Oakley M frames w/ helo kit or Smith Optics Turbo fan: M frames are rgeat if you want a super low profile goggles but they are stupid pricey. They require a Helo kit to be full seal and may still fog (I know mine do). The Smith Optics turbo fans are great for a larger goggle style profile and with the fan will vent better and fog less (I have a Chinese rip off of these and love them). Mframes ~$120, Smith Optics ~$180

Mid Tier - Revision Desert Goggles: I started with these and liked them but without a fan and being a larger sweatier guy they would fog u on me if it rained or I forgot my anti fog for the day.  ~60-~$90 (depends on model)

Low Tier- Valken Sierra goggles- Everyone I've known who owns these has regretted them due to fogging issues but maybe with some antifog or an exfog system they will be ok. ~$30

If you have any questions on more specifics feel free to drop me a message. I'm Damian Strong on facebook.

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Newbie Discussion / Re: Advice for a new player.
« on: October 02, 2017, 03:40:44 PM »
When I dove into airsoft in 2015 myself I started with goggles, a G&G CM 16, a set of DCU, and a tan jpc. So it really depends how you feel about the game and how much you want to invest to have fun. I quickly found my CM16 was great for indoors but I ended up wanting more for outdoors play and to eventually play milsim style games so that required more/better gear.

As long as you are having fun with your current kit you don't really NEED to spend any more.

If you are looking to upgrade or improve your kit I definitely recommend anything that makes life easier like gloves/hydro/sling or equipment you would use every game over other bells and whistles.

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Bump Sniper and AK still available.

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Off Topic / Re: What do you do for a living?
« on: September 21, 2017, 09:51:25 AM »
I work as a full stack software developer (official title: UI Engineer/Senior Agency Colleague) at an agency in Ann Arbor. I have been there about 2 years now and before that helped start a Software company called Locqus (now Service.com) for 3. I primarily spend my days dealing with clients crazy asks and talking them off bridges. It is varied work and I do enjoy turning complex ideas into their much simpler parts. Before that I worked as a security guard for Guardian, RSIG, and worked stock at a liquor store for a bit.

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MP5 sold.

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