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Following our blog on “Tips for Airsofting In Winter”, we thought it’s probably a good idea to cover some of the essential points for airsofting in summer!

Now, the greatest British summer is a bit of an oxymoron, but we’re going to pretend that we at least get a little bit of nice weather. This way, it’s applicable to you players of the airsoft world that are blessed with the finer summer weather.

As a person that’s aware of airsoft, you’re probably aware of how most airsofters measure the ‘power’ of their guns. If so, you can probably skip ahead a bit. However, if you’re not one of the initiated, here’s a quick catch up.

Airsoft is a sport that is, in the simplest of terms, played with high powered BB guns, in a similar manner to paintball. As you might expect, the speed at which we fling these BBs at each other is carefully regulated to ensure that no one is hurting anyone unnecessarily. Typically, the maximum limit for full-auto capable airsoft guns is 350fps (although it varies from site to site).

Airsofters love to replicate some of their favourite games in their real life kit. In our ‘Kit List’ series, we look at the gear and kit that goes into doing an accurate impression of some of your favourite TV, Film and Video Game characters.

This month we’re looking at Saving Private Ryan’s Captain John H. Miller, 2^nd Ranger Battalion, US Army. This loadout was voted for by fans on our facebook page, follow us to vote on the next one.

One of the most important things to an airsofter using a gas gun is gas efficiency. That is, ensuring that the gun uses the least possible gas to operate at the desired muzzle velocity. This then results in more shots per magazine, less time spent re-loading gas, less wasted money.

In this article, we’re going to show you a number of different techniques to improving the gas efficiency of your gas guns.

At its absolute best, the UK military is one of the most up-to-date, top-of-the-line militaries in the world. Ignoring issues such as underfunding and equipment shortages, when our military is fully equipped as it should be, they’re able to outmatch and outgun the vast majority of opposing forces.

In this post, we show you some of the UK Armed Forces’ essential bits of equipment.

Airsoft is a sport unlike any other. No other sport can compare in the huge variation of types of gameplay, weather, terrain, people or tactics that you find in the game field. There’s no sport out there that brings together so many different elements and variation.

However, this doesn’t mean that there’s nothing that airsoft can learn from other sports. Here are 3 lessons that airsofters (and airsoft) could learn from other sports in order to “improve”.

The ghillie suit was originally developed by Scottish game keepers as a portable hunting blind. The camouflage was first used for military applications by the British army during the Second Boer War (1899). 

The term ghillie refers to Scottish folklore tale, Ghillie Dhu, a solitary nature fairy clothed in leaves and moss.

Are they worth it for airsoft use?

Since the invention of fire arms in the 1300s, there has been a steady and required need to tirelessly train with their use. Firearms have always been tricky to get to grips with as a first time user, so repeated drills and exercises are used to develop muscle memory. Developing a solid muscle memory and instinct for safe firearm use is the only way to operate efficiently in the field, without adrenaline and fear causing you to lock up or forget where the trigger is.

Airsofters love to replicate some of their favourite games in their real life kit. In this ‘Kit List’ series, we’re looking at the gear and kit that goes into doing an accurate impression of the Battlefield 4 US Assault kit.

This loadout is a popular one for airsofters to do impressions on, as it’s a modern one. This means that there’s often a lot of reproduction parts and gear that can make this kit list attainable yet affordable.

We are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at IWA this year, 3-6^th of March.

IWA is an exhibition held in Nuremberg, Germany for high performance target sports, nature activities and shooting companies to exhibit their latest products and news. IWA began in 1973 with just 100 exhibitors and has now expanded into a world-leading trade fair for hunting, shooting sports, equipment for outdoor activities, and for civilian and official security applications. In 2016, IWA featured 1,455 exhibitors and over 45,500 trade visitors from 114 different countries and continues to grow every year.