Resources

4^th Sep 2017

Sniper Skills - How to Nail Your Target

Sniping is something that every airsofter dreams of doing. There’s nothing quite like a single well placed shot, flying through the air and landing on target; the look on the opponents face as they can’t quite comprehend where they’ve been hit from (and the subsequent decision making as to whether they should take the hit). Over time and if you’re good enough, you build up a reputation at the site as being the great sniper; people actively avoid lines of sight where you’re watching and if they hear a rare miss, they’re already looking for an alternate route. You become a formidable asset on the field.

28^th Aug 2017

A Parent's Guide to Airsoft

So, your young one has asked you if they can go airsofting for the first time and you’re not entirely sure if you should let them. Rest assured that you’re not the first parent to be apprehensive of letting their child engage in our pastime.

In this article, we’re going to go through what airsoft is, the benefits and potential dangers of airsoft and some important pieces of information that you should know. We’ll try our best to do so with as little bias as possible.

21^st Aug 2017

How does an Airsoft Grenade Launcher Work?

In a previous blog of ours, we looked at how airsoft grenades work – from pyrotechnic, to gas and blank firing grenades. One area that we didn’t cover was 40mm grenades and launchers.

40mm airsoft grenades are a fun and useful tool to use in airsoft, spraying up to 200 BBs instantly towards the enemy.

14^th Aug 2017

Top 5 Ways to Find Airsoft Gun Bargains

People love bargains, doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from; a bargain is a bargain. Since airsoft is so expensive some times, airsofters (being people too) also love a bargain! In this post we’re going to show you some of the best ways to find a hidden bargain for airsoft RiFs and iFs.

7^th Aug 2017

Kit List: Kirk Lazarus - Tropic Thunder

You voted for it on our Facebook page is this month’s kit list! This month we’re looking at the loadout of the infamous Kirk Lazarus, played by Robert Downey Junior in the 2008 Paramount film, Tropic Thunder.

The film focuses on a crew of flawed actors who, whilst in the midst of filming a gritty Vietnam movie “Satan’s Alley”, things start to go very wrong for them indeed.

30^th Jun 2017

5 Most Expensive Airsoft Sniper Rifles On The Market

Airsoft Sniper Rifles are some of the highest precision, tightest tolerance, greatest accuracy (and subsequently the most expensive) rifles that you can get in airsoft.

We’ve pulled together 5 of the most expensive for you to have a drool over!

Here are 5 of the most expensive airsoft sniper rifles available on the market.

19^th Jun 2017

Kit List: Marcus Luttrell - Lone Survivor

As voted for on Facebook, this month’s Kit List focuses on the list of kit worn by Mark Wahlberg’s character in the 2013 film Lone Survivor. Wahlberg portrays US Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrel and the events that occurred during Operation Red Wings in 2005.

16^th Jun 2017

Why Paintball Has A Better Public Profile Than Airsoft

Abbey Supply started as a firearms company, manufacturing quality lubricants and cleaning supplies for shotguns, rifles and airguns in the UK. As we progressed, we found more and more ‘airsofters’ buying our products and (with a little bit of research into the sport and community) the business has grown to where airsoft is a major part of our business model.

With this in mind, you might think it’s bizarre for us to claim ‘paintball is better than airsoft’, and most of you will probably whole heartedly disagree with our claim.

2^nd Jun 2017

First Focal Plane VS Second Focal Plane Optics

Optics are an important part of your rifle. Whether you’re into target shooting, hunting, airsoft or just the occasional plinking, the long range optics that you use are important to understand to get the most out of your rifle.

There are a number of different features and specifications that are available on rifle optics, particularly scopes. One of the ones you may have come across is the ‘focal plane’.

26^th May 2017

Kit List: Naked Snake - Metal Gear

This month, as voted by you on our Facebook page is Naked Snake from the Video Game Series Metal Gear, AKA Big Boss.

Naked Snake is the oldest of the ‘snakes’ in the Metal Gear Solid video game franchise, a former Green Beret, CIA black ops field agent, “The Legendary Soldier”, and “The Greatest Warrior of the 20^th Century”.

19^th May 2017

What is Joule Creep?

Joule creep is a phenomenon that happens in airsoft that effects how ‘powerful’ your airsoft gun is. It’s a dangerous thing that can leave your airsoft gun being too powerful to use, or even illegal under the latest UK Law.

In a recent article we describe how measuring a gun’s FPS alone is not an accurate depiction of the gun’s FPS when actually used and Joule Creep is simply another aspect of how issues can arise without proper knowledge and correct testing.

12^th May 2017

Everything Retailers Need To Know About The UK's New Airsoft Laws (2017)

Our recent blog about the changes to the UK’s airsoft laws (link to ‘everything players need to know’ blog), we covered everything that players need to know about the new laws. Whilst it’s important that retailers know this (we suggest you go read it now if you haven’t), there’s a couple of things that we haven’t mentioned that retailers should be specifically aware of.