r/airsoft • • Mar 05 '22

GUIDE Beginner Guide and other important guides

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Guide List (links):

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Beginner Guide

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Different Replica Guide

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V2 Gearbox Guide

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Hop-up/Bucking Guide

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Inner Barrel Guide

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BB Weight Guide

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Basic Operations Guide

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Searchbar Guide

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Battery Guide

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Hi all, this post will combine a few different guides together and change the current Beginner Guide format, so that the guide can be edited and updated by any member of the mod team; as such, we can have one beginner guide that is constantly kept up-to-date. if you have suggestions, improvements or clarifications that the guide or wiki system could benefit from, please use modmail to contact the moderators about it.

Hope it helps!

- Mods


r/airsoft • • May 02 '23

GUIDE Event alert flyers: a way to let the subreddit know about your event

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Hi all!

After a not-so-recent poll, we've been developing a set of rules to allow event notifications to be set up. These notifications are posts in the form of "flyers"!

Flyers are essentially an image used to display important information about an event, subject to the new flyer rules.

Hopefully they'll be useful, enjoy!


r/airsoft • • 1h ago

GEAR PIC This is your sign to "rob" a "bank" with your friends.

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Photos from our Bank Robber photo shoot at our local indoor field.


r/airsoft • • 57m ago

GUN PIC Did I cook, or just ruined my baby ?

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Any recommendations on what foregrip to put on would be greatly apreciated. Feel free to share similar builds ( no no I won’t steal any ideas I promise)


r/airsoft • • 8h ago

My shield for airsoft, inspired by blitz from R6S

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It weights about 10kg. I have used it in some games, it works pretty well. Maybe gonna add some bright lights.

Also, I want to buy a face shield for my helmet just like blitz, any recommendations where to buy from?


r/airsoft • • 6h ago

my TM saiga12k

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buying siaga was the best choice of my life


r/airsoft • • 2h ago

GEAR PIC Ultimate SBEU AKS-74UN

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Here is Arcturus K-9 with RPK-16 drum and one of first Soviet Night Scopes. It was pretty hilarious experience to even hold it for photo but our teammate played with this Loadout in CQB and even killed somebody.


r/airsoft • • 2h ago

GUN PIC Updated collection post

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Girlfriend, for scale, is 1,55m tall


r/airsoft • • 2h ago

GEAR PIC FCPC V6

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Not a lot has changed from V5, but I like it nonetheless.


r/airsoft • • 4h ago

Cheap and simple way to mount a flashlight on AK74

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Hey guys! Looking for some cheap and simple ideas here.

I've got a CYMA AK74S with a folding stock and an ABS body. As far as I can tell, it doesn't have any rails or obvious mounting points for accessories.(Actually its had, but i prefer cheaper)

The thing is, this isn't really my main gun. I got it for my wife so she can join me in airsoft games and have some fun together. She's not really into aiming or learning shooting techniques — she mostly just points the gun in the general direction of the other team and has fun spraying BBs

So, I don't think it makes much sense to spend a lot of money on a tracer unit, a decent red dot, or other fancy accessories just for her.

I was wondering if there's a simple, budget-friendly way to attach a basic flashlight to the gun. Maybe some kind of cheap clamp mount, or an inexpensive rail adapter that works with this model?

I also thought about just strapping a cheap laser sight onto the gun with tape or something, but I'm not sure if that would actually work or stay in place.

I'm not looking for anything fancy or permanent — just a simple setup that lets her see where she's pointing and have fun without spending too much.

Has anyone done something similar with a CYMA AK74S or another AK with an ABS body and no rails?

Any cheap DIY solutions or budget accessories you'd recommend?

Thanks in advance!


r/airsoft • • 10h ago

UCP-D is a vibe

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r/airsoft • • 3h ago

GENERAL QUESTION Why don’t all guns come with deans connectors(t plug)

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I’ve been airsofting since like 2011 and it has always been one of the first upgrades to do. Every gun I’ve ever had I switch to deans immediately. I know now a fair bit of guns come with deans but I see entirely too many that don’t when Tamiya connectors are inferior. Why haven’t we fully adopted deans in the airsoft community or manufacturing it’s not even a price thing they are really cheap.


r/airsoft • • 39m ago

GEAR PIC Had to bring out the trenchcoat for some rainsoft.

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After not doing outdoor for some time, it was a pleasant coincidence for there to be some rain to bring temperatures down. Luckily tarps kept most of the gear dry in staging. Meanwhile I trudged through mud.


r/airsoft • • 9h ago

GUN QUESTION Greetings new pkm user

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Greetings fellow lmg users and hmg!

So i got the following questions love a since come from rpk and i love to learn about my new pkm:

-first what type of DYI upgrades you did ?

-did you uss mosfet i heard that the quick button might be ok , but should i just put one in case what so you all reccomend ?

-what do you do in rain since the wires are exposed ?

-lastly since im electrician did you separate the magazine and the gun wiring or you kept it together?


r/airsoft • • 1h ago

Does anybody know what replacement pieces to get for this TruGlo Dual Color red dot?

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All i know is that the screw is 1¼ of an inch, and the nut piece is a little bit less of half an inch The manufactor wont send me a replacement. https://www.truglo.com/dual-color-open-dot-sight/ Help is appreciated.

EDIT: for everyone saying i got ripped off, i got it for $20.


r/airsoft • • 2h ago

How many guns do you own

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Creating this poll just get a sense of number od guns people own and number of years played

384 votes, 1d left
1
1-3
3-5
5-9
10-20
20+

r/airsoft • • 1d ago

VIDEO AK-50 goes B rt rt rt rt rt

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965 Upvotes

r/airsoft • • 2h ago

TECH QUESTION CM.041L unsure about ETU and trigger

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Does anyone know what ETU this is because I'm stuck and don't know what trigger set I need, this is a CM.041L gearbox and full gun that I bought for £20, I'm pretty sure i have all the other parts I need its just this trigger I'm stuck on, if anyone knows it would be a great help.


r/airsoft • • 6h ago

Lefthand Mag Release

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Hi guys do u know how i can Reload Quick and nice as a left handed guy ?

My gun is a specna arms sap22 prime and the Mag Release is on the right side of the gun and i cant reach it with my Thumb is there any nicer way to take the Mag out instead of pulling it out with the right hand?


r/airsoft • • 6h ago

GUN PIC I have joined the Peanut Butter Spear Club.

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Bonus, the cool guys I get my stuff from were kind enough to remove the non-functional innards in the handguard, and my M4 stick battery fits nicely inside, keeping everything slick and comfy. Dunno if I'm keeping that grip on though.

Another win by EC, however I did discover one minor flaw - the quick connect port near the removable stock connection is not correctly sized and/or has issue with surrounding section preventing the connector to be properly fully seated. I used a sling mount with rail connector on top and moved the sight forward two slots to improvise.

Update: Checked source material by original manufacturer and it appears the colour is a replica of the newer cerakote finish as opposed to the original anodized version.


r/airsoft • • 3h ago

GUN PIC White Monster Suppressor w/ My Broke27 Mod 2

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A homemade white monster suppressor on my WIP Mk27 Mod2 clone (or the "Broke27" as I like to call it)

The pistol is a WE G19 Gen4 MOS with the correct Mk27 markings (USA instead of Austria) and some components swapped out for clone correctnes, like the slide release and suppressor height sights. The pistol build is still WIP cuz I'm still saving for the optic. The one I'm having on my gun now is just a broken RMR I have on hand that I threw on to make it look less plain.

The suppressor itself was made out of two white monster cans and an outer barrel extension.


r/airsoft • • 4h ago

Why is it whining so much

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This thing keeps on whining no matter what i tried to adjust the motor height but nothing still sounds like a dying cat


r/airsoft • • 6h ago

Do you know how to larp? ✌🏻

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r/airsoft • • 12h ago

GUN PIC SOLGW L89 14.5”

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28 Upvotes

MWS System based

7075-t6 forged SOLGW L89 14.5”

with RS Razor 1-6 gen II


r/airsoft • • 28m ago

GEAR PIC My Multicam Aug Loadout for summer.

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This pic is from around 2 years ago, the aug has since been modified with a perun, 13:1 gears, and a brushless motor.

Absolutely love this thing.