Custom G36 sniper rifle

Today I saw custom G36 sniper rifle in one of local airsoft retailers. Long silencer, RISes everywhere, bipod, short lowcap, tuning to 470 fps.

I'd like my mG36 to be something between original MG36 (bipod, drum magazine) and this kind of sniper rifle, i.e. I'll attach my long silencer and try to purchase the upper RIS rail.

mG36 - one step back

I wrote couple of days ago (in post MG36 phase III upgrade, day one) that the barrel I could not be properly attached to the rest od the replica. What I wanted to express is that there's one part of hopup chamber that holds the barrel to the chamber which doesn't fit because the barrel has notch in different place that the original one.

I removed that barrel on saturday and installed the original one, that's why I titled this post "one step back". :)

Yesterday I had my first chance to test the replica during airsoft game. We played it inside one of abandoned tractor factory buildings. What I noticed yesterday:
- the replica is now better balanced since the heavy battery is now installed inside the stock,
- the stock cannot be folded because of the battery iside (that's why the 3300 mAh battery for this stock has different cell setup).

Here's a photo of my replica at it's current state of upgrade.

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By the way -- I just noticed why the stock had different connector on the cable, that's because the battery had the same T-type plug. I wonder why they couldn't use the standard small or large plug?

Yesterday I also got a chance to attach the C-magazine to my replica. See below...

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One of the guys had the G36 with STAR grenade launcher and that magazine. The grenade launcher looked nice but the effect of launching all the BBs inside was...poor (in my humble opinion).

Legal issues in airsoft in Poland

Wikipedia says about legal issues in polish airsoft:

Airsoft guns fall into the same category as paintball guns and smoothbore air-powered weapons up to 17 Joules and are available to people over 18 years of age, registration of any sort is not required. This, however, is not strictly enforced and many cheap spring replicas may be found in toy shops (due to common practice of labelling them as "toys"). Generally, the police considers airsoft replicas toys rather than "non-lethal weapons". The Polish airsoft community has formulated "Airsoft Rules", an unofficial set of rules regarding airsoft as a whole. While they are not enforced in any specific way, abiding "Airsoft Rules" is a sign of "playing fair" and belonging to the community. Excerpts from "Airsoft Rules":

• Eye protection must be worn at all times during the game.
  
• Brandishing replicas in public places is not allowed. Doing so may lead to ejection from the community.
  
• Local law enforcement (police, Forest Guard etc.) must be informed earlier about every airsoft game taking place in the area.
  
• Players between 16 and 18 years of age are able to participate in airsoft games only with written permission from their parents.

I might add that it is highly recommended to be fair i.e. to say when you're being hit, rather than cheating. Cheaters are not welcome and are being called Terminators or Rambos in reference to those characters who received many hits and still were alive. ;)

It is also advised to carry a red piece of cloth to put it on your head or wave with it after being shot. This allows other players to know if the person is dead or alive.

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Why is airsoft better than paintball?

I believe that airsoft is better war simulation than paintball, though I never had a chance to play paintball. Airsoft is cheaper (BBs are 10 times cheaper) and the replicas look like real steel guns and rifles. Paintball replicas look like something between electric drill and vacuum cleaner.

mG36 phase 2.66

Phase 2 ²/₃ done. I attached the battery stock today. My father borrowed for me the proper hex key, 1.5 mm wide. On the following photo you can see the stock in it's fully-retracted position.

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Here you can see the hex key, the hex screw and the pin with the notch that didn't allow me to remove it without unscrewing the screw.

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I also put the wires inside the replica's body, above the gearbox. It was not easy since there's no much free space. Two photos below show the wires under the magazine socket and as seen near the hinge between body and stock.

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mG36 phase 2.33 test 1

Today I tested my mG36 phase 2 ¹/₃. I wanted to do it yesterday but it was dark and I couldn't see how the replica works.

The first test was unsuccesful, because the replica didn't fire. As I saw, the BBs weren't pushed to the hopup. I removed the magazine seat and found out that one of the gearbox wires was in the way of BBs. I moved it a little and the replica started working fine.

I noticed a small increase of the BB's speed. That satisfies me.

I forgot to mention yesterday
that the inner barrel is too long so I can't attach the flame hider.

MP5K tuning to 350 fps?

Today I saw in one of the local ASG shops the replica of MP5K PDW tuned to 350 fps. It has installed: 170% CA equivalence (I say equivalence not equivalent spring, because I heard that this shop instead of installing the stronger power spring just adds muff to compress the original spring), metal bushings, metal gears and metal spring guide. I am surprised that this shop doesn't replace the piston and cylinder heads with stronger ones... They give 12 month warranty so this meand they expect the original heads to be strong enough. That's good news for any replica tuner.

I'll try to upgrade my MP5K PDW with the parts I got from CA's AUG - stock power spring (130%?), metal gears and ball bearings I bought for AUG but didn't install because they didn't fit the replica. For sure this will not give me 350 fps but but I hope for something near 310-320 fps.

mG36 phase III upgrade - day one

Today I decided that I'll install the parts I receieved yesterday, ordered earlier this week (stock, barrel), the sealed nozzle I bought few months ago and a 170% Classic Army spring I got with my replica.

I decided that the first thing to replace will be the stock because that was my main purchase. I tried to remove the original stock in order to attach my new purchase. I didn't have the proper hex key to remove the hinge. So the stock will have to wait for it's turn.

This was not a good day for the G36 tuning. First of all I didn't have all the tools required for such a work and I ordered parts that didn't fit my replica well. ;)

Since I removed the gearbox and magazine socket to see how to attach the stock wiring to the gearbox (I still have no f--king idea!) I had an opportunity to remove the inner barrel and install the precise one. So I removed the outer and inner barrel and the entire metal part that holds the hopup together. I dismantled that part and the hopup itself. When I got my hands on the barrel and compared it to the one I bought (designed for M14, not G36!) I saw that it has the vertical incision (that holds the barrel in place and doesn't allow any motion in axial direction) was in different place. This means that the barrel is not properly connected to the rest of the replica.

Without having the stock installed I didn't want to replace the inner parts of the gearbox - i.e. nozzle and power spring. This is because I wanted to have first the 9.6V battery installed which I can't install without the stock.

Parts to mG36 phase III arrived

Yesterday I got the parts I ordered -- precise barrel and battery stock. Too bad I don't know how to connect the wiring to the stock.

Second Shamo ASG video advertisement

This video was made by Wotan (as usual) on january 9th 2005, in the middle of polish winter though you won't see a bit of snow here. This shows what we were equipped with at that moment. Indianin had G3 SAS, Squarek - MP5 A5, Mamut - MP5 A3, I had MP5 SD3, Majki carried SR16 previously owned by Wotan, Wrubel had some M15A4 carbine.

You can see me in the movie during two brief moments. The first time I am visible is after the smoke attack on the bridge, around 50th second of the movie, carrying the MP5 and with helmet on my head. The second time is when I fall towards the flaming smoke grenade (1:59).

Now two photographs taken at that day.

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The Shamo video ad

I mentioned about this ad before. But since this evening is devoted to the history of Shamo Warsaw Airsoft Team, I scroll through my photos and videos to find something worth showing.

This video (link for those of you who are unpatient) was made around february 2004. At that moment we had mostly spring and gas powered replicas, only me and Indianin had MP5s (he had A5, I had SD3).

Poor copy of Charlie's Angels

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This is a poor copy of Charlie's Angels, photo taken on october 24th 2004. You can see there Majki with his sawed-off AUG, Wrubel with borrowed Famas (the replica was and is owned by Kmicic) and Squarek with his MP5K. That was very nice game because I always liked playing with many people (many targets to shoot).

The view I hated

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What is this? That's the view of what's inside MP5 SD3's gearbox. Why did I write that I hated that view? Because I had many troubles with this replica and didn't like all the repairs I had to do. The most unpleasant experience was to go to airsoft game without knowing that the replica will fire 1000, 100, 10 or none BBs at all.

After many repairs I finally saw that the main cause with the gearbox was broken selector plate... It had one crack that was almost invisible but prevented it from operating. I also had troubles with nozzle that I had to replace with custom made by one of my father's friends. It was made of metal but was not as tight as the original one.

Majki and his Steyr AUG

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Majki's first AEG was this Steyr AUG replica by Tokyo Marui. I presume he bought it somewhere around autumn 2004 because this photo was taken on october 10th 2004. As far as I remember he sawed-off part of the barrel, silenced it (he put some foam around gearbox inside the stock) and sold the replica with income. You can see the sawed-off rifle in the post about poor copying of Charlie's Angels.

At that time I didn't understand Majki because he was buying and selling replicas on a regular basis while I stuck to one MP5 SD3. It seems now that this is a proper way of maintaining your ASG collection because you can't tell if the replica you want to buy will fill all your needs. This is the reason for which I had couple different submachine guns and rifles and even now am not sure which one I prefer...

Note that this is the same replica I own at the moment - Steyr AUG A1, but from different manufacturer. I own a Classic Army replica and this one was made by Tokyo Marui.

Wotan and his SR16 Knights

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Photo taken on september 9th 2004 in Tomice, the place that held airsoft game with many players from all around Warsaw. At that time that was the most crowded game we attended. You can see Wotan with his then-bought Tokyo Marui's SR16 Knights and Mamut with no replica visible. ;) Wotan was using urban camouflage at that moment. To be honest I don't know if he uses any camo now because he lives currently in Scotland and doesn't play airsoft with us anymore. :(

MP5 and S&W M6904 sidearm

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After some time (around spring 2004) I decided that MP5 SD3 is not enough. I thought that I needed a sidearm, a simple and cheap gas pistol. I chose one of the cheapest at that moment, S&W M6904 replica. The photo shows me and both of my replicas. You can see the outfit I was using at that time -- M65 trousers, jacket and polish metal helmet WZ50 (mark 1950), I mentioned using this outfit earlier.

This photo was taken on march 13th 2004 in Białobrzegi.

My first AEG replica - MP5 SD3

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This photo was taken on january the 17th 2004, this was one of the first games I attended with my first AEG replica - MP5 SD3 by ICS... Photo courtesy of Wotan. This electric airsoft MP5 was not a purchase I would remember well -- I had a lot of trouble using it. It broke several times. I will add some more information here when I find some time...

As you can see at my early airsoft games I used Battle Dress Uniform with Urban camouflage. That was not the best choice, because it wasn't universal for urban and forest games but that winter we played almost exclusively indoor. After that I was using M65 jacket and trousers and now am using M65 trousers and flecktarn parka.

New purchases

Today I ordered two more things for my mG36 conversion. First is the battery stock, I mean the battery that fits the large battery. Second is the precise inner barrel for M14, 6,04 mm diameter, 500 mm lenght (6 mm to long, in worst case I'll have to cut that bit), manufactured by Deep Fire.

After the parts come here I'll start tuning my replica, i.e. putting 170% CA spring, better nozzle and the precise barrel.

I also ordered a flecktarn helmet cover month ago. Photos as soon as possible.

mG36 -- the next things to do

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This photo was taken at the last airsoft game I attended. You can see me in flecktarn parka and with flecktarn cloth on my head and the replica (mG36) covered with woodland camo net.

Because I have at home two flecktarn jackets (one of them is to small for me), I decided to make some kind of camouflage for my replica. I don't know exactly what will it look like.

I want to buy the hollow stock to put battery there and the upper rail from G36C -- lower and able to hold any separate scope. I will also install the 170% CA spring and better air nozzle, to "win" couple of FPS. Perhaps I will also purchase bore-up cylinder and piston set...

mG36 with silencer

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The silencer is very long and makes the replica even more uncomfortable to use...

The silenced AUG...

I just got back from Majki's home. I went to see him to install the tuning parts I ordered for my Steyr AUG Classic Army replica.

We installed the bore-up set and the spring guide with no trouble at all. It's easy so we didn't expect any difficulties, we only thought that positioning the gears with shims will take the most time. And we were right.

I wanted to put the ball bearings inside the holes in gearbox only to find out that I ordered 6 mm bearings while I should buy 7 mm set. So the ball bearings went back to the box and the original bushings were left intact.

Majki put the helical gears inside the gearbox. He closed it, attached the motor, and tried to fire the gearbox. The motor mover the gears a bit and stopped. We thought that the battery was not charged enough (what's odd -- it fired the replica in its original state) and attached second battery, with no effect.

It took us some time to find out that one of the teeth on the spur gear was broken and we had to use the file. After that and putting all the shims we thought we need we closed the mechbox. Nevertheless the battery was not able to move the piston so we put together the replica and I went home.

At home I plugged a fresh 1,200 mAh battery to the replica and it fired easily.

I thought that the Steyr AUG after these alterations will be silent. I was wrong. It's much louder than originally. It sounds like a drill. Since you have your ear next to the gearbox it is not pleasant to fire the replica. :(

So it seems I threw $200 down the silent toilet. :(

AUG's arrival

Today I got my hands on my new Steyr AUG Classic Army replica. It's different than my mG36, it's weight is at the end of the gun (inside the stock, not in front of the grip) so it's easier to handle. And much shorter, while the barrel has the same lenght.

And shoots better, it's said to fire bb's at 330 fps, 30 fps faster than my mG36, with stock Classic Army spring.

Tomorrow I meet with my friend to install the tuning set.

New order, new replica

Today I ordered a new replica at MachineGun.pl airsoft shop. The order consisted of:
- Classic Army Steyr AUG A1 replica,
- 8.4V, 1,200 mAh NiMH battery,
- bore-up cylinder set for AUG,
- spring guide with bearings,
- 6 mm ball bearings,
- another hi-cap magazine,
- helical gear set.

I wanted the replica to be silenced, so I ordered all the things MachineGun.pl says I should. I am going to pay for all this stuff something around $600.

Why the Shamo logo looks like it does?

If you saw some of my airsoft photographs, perhaps you began to wonder why the Shamo logo looks the way it does. Before I start explaining, the photos of the logo and it's origin.

If you ever played the Fallout computer game, you must know what does the large gear with '13' inside mean. The rest, i.e. those "wings" were added because most of our first airsoft games took place in an old factory hall of Industrial Plants "Ursus". The right photo shows the logo of "Ursus" (ZM stands for Zakłady Mechaniczne -- Industrial Plants). Please keep in mind that this photograph was digitally enchanced. ;)

One of us created the logo by combining those two elements. We were very satisfied with the results, but now I'd prefer the logo to be green on black background -- it would not distort camouflage the way the red on black does. :)

Last week's photos

These photographs were taken last week during our airsoft game. Since I didn't have time for airsoft this weekend the only thing I can do is to watch these pics. :)

The guy in the flecktarn camo holding a pretty blond girl on the third photograph is me.

What will be my next replica?

Couple of days ago I went over the AEG 'aisle' in the SpecShop internet shop with ASG and survival stuff. I found there a G&G - GR16 R4 Carbine, very nice looking replica of something similar M15/M16/M4 series. It has foldable stock, 4 RIS rails, hicap clip, ready magazine system with metal box that looks like a hicap but holds a battery.

But then I went over other polish ASG internet shops along with WGC Shop in Hong Kong I found something much more interesting -- GR16 R5 v. 2005 (rifle?). It costs PLN 1799 (equivalence of something close to $580) at ASGShop.pl and $400 at WGC Shop. Seems like I'll try to order the replica from Hong Kong if I decide to buy it.

The early beginnings of Shamo Warsaw ASG Team

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We started being a team about three years ago, we started shooting BBs somewhere near the summer of 2003. This photo was taken on the december 13th 2003. You can see there the "core" of Shamo. We came long way since that moment.
All of the people shown on the photograph back then had spring or gas powered replicas, now all of us (except Mamut, the guy in the helmet) have AEGs. Mamut had an electric MP5 for some short time but decided to sell it and get a Benelli M3 Super 90 by TM. He says he likes shotguns. But I guess there's something more behind that decision since Mamut is the only Shamo member who had given his replica a name (a woman's name that is ;) ).

At that point the team consisted of less then 10 people. Now there's 15 of us but at the airsoft games you won't see more than 5 of us. That's because people have other stuff to do.

What the f--k is that?

It is said to be built based on Maruzen CA870. I have no idea what is this thing -- looks like shotgun equipped with something weird. What is that, I have no idea. What is the purpose of this replica (of this modification), I also have no idea.

MP5K can be very portable

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You can use it with only one hand, even with the left one.

What is that threaded barrel?

Today I found a "twisted" barrel with the precise diameter (6,04mm?) for airsoft replicas in the SpecShop -- my second favorite ASG and favorite military-survival retailer. I wonder how they work, i.e. what are they threaded for. I think that the rotation in the axis parallel to the trajectory will not affect the ability to hit with the BB. The BBs don't turn left nor right, unless there's a wind blowing.

No airsoft game this week :(

Since Cannon Fodder -- the team we play often with -- goes somewhere far and on sunday when I'm busy, it seems that I'll have no chance of spraying BBs this weekend. There's not enough Shamo warriors ( ;] ) for playing within our own team. Once again it seems that we need to get new and eager recruits. There's 15 people in Shamo, but only few of us play airsoft on a regular basis.

The weight of mG36 at phase II

I was wondering, what is the weight of my mG36 at the second phase of it's construction. I went through my favorite ASG reseller (Machinegun.pl) and checked the weights of all the parts that are in my "set".

+ The replica -- 3 100 grams,
+ second hicap magazine -- 200 g,
+ grip with bipod -- 480 g,
- grip without the bipod, but including the outer barrel -- -370 g,
+ outer barrel -- 200 g,
+ the battery -- 450 g.

That gives total weight of 4 060 g = 8,95 lbs. And another almost 200 g in BBs. :)

The calculations were rather complicated, I had to subtract the weight of the original front grip. Since Machinegun only sells the grip with outer barrel, I had to add later the weight of the barrel. It would be much easier if I knew the weight of the bipod, but I couldn't find that info.

The day of returning BBs

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I should say that this week's airsoft game was the day when the BBs were turning back. We were playing at Miami, the same place as last week. The wind was so strong that hitting anything with the BB fired from airsoft replica was almost impossible. The BBs' trajectories were unpredictable, at any point the BB could turn vertical or horizontal. Even very long bursts didn't give a chance to hit the enemy one was firing at.

I shot more than 1 000 BBs, but hit only few times. These hits were achieved by rather short bursts on short distances. There was no need for the large battery nor the second magazine, though they were very useful. It's very easy to refill the one hicap magazine when you're ready to fire BBs from the second mag. And I must say that after that 1 000 BBs I didn't notice any drop of rate of fire. :)

Our team consists of 15 members (including two girls), but it's very uncommon to see more than 3-4 Shamo airsofters. ;) The today's representation of Shamo ASG Team is present on the photo on top of the post. You can see Mamut with his CA870, Ziutek with his M15A2 carbine and Squarek and his MP5A2.

Quick photo of mG36 at phase II

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This is the look of my mG36 replica at second phase of it's construction. It now has the 3000mAh 8,4V battery attached to the left part of the body, connected by a gray wire that goes to the front grip. You can also see the second high capacity magazine. Both give me the very large amount of ammo to be fired in very long bursts. ;)

If you'd like to see how the replica looked like when I got my hands on it, check the post titled G36 @ home

The airsoft game at "Miami"

Today we played airsoft at the place that someone decided to name "Miami". It consists of few old buildings that some time ago were used by Polish State Railways. You can see a part of this place at Google Maps, unfortunatelly most of it is in low resolution. The weird shaped building was used as a roundhouse -- garage for steam engines. You can see the remains of turntable. :)

I had the chance to test my new mG36 phase II almost-machinegun. Soon I'll post here info about the things I did and plan to do with this replica.

You can see the photos taken today at my personal home web server for airsoft multimedia. ;)

Added on Nov. 1st, 2007.
The photos are no longer available there. I wrote an article about this place, you'll find there photos made on that game.

mG36 Phase I completed :D

Today I finally received the parts to my mG36 I ordered last saturday. I got an airseal nozzle, large battery on NiMH cells, 8.4V, 3000mAh and two connector plugs. The latter are required for wiring so I can attach the battery to the stock.

Unfortunatelly I didn't notice that the battery has large connector plug and ordered two mini ones. :(

Todays plan was to prepare the wiring and see where to place the battery. I had to utilise the power plug used to deliver 12 and 5 volts to hard disk drives. It had the metal connectors of the proper diameter to connect to the battery's plug. With a small help of a soldering iron I managed to attach two sets of connectors to the wire, one pair of them was then put inside a connector plug.

Then I started to figure out where to attach the battery. Before I got it, I thought to put it somewhere on the stock. But since the battery is large, it would be very difficult. My father suggested to attach it to the mG36's body, on the left side, between the pistol grip and the optical sight. It will not make the front of the gun heavier (as it happens in the MG36 I wrote about couple of days ago) and will not disturb the aiming through the sight.

The Phase I is completed, I made the wiring and plugged it to the gun. Next thing is to attach the battery and wiring to the body. Phase III is tuning of the gun, i.e. adding the airseal nozzle and 170% power spring.

Parts to my mG36 are now being shipped

On saturday I ordered in Machinegun.pl ASG shop parts for converting my G36 into mG36. First of all I need to explain why mG36. About MG36 I wrote couple of days ago (cheap alternative to M249 machine gun). And mG36 is a...cheap alternative to MG36.

The bipod I already got, since it was attached to my gun when I bought it. I just needed a large magazine (drum magazine would be best) and a large battery to power the gun. Since I couldn't afford the drum (to be honest I shouldn't buy any airsoft stuff until I buy the VW T3 :( ), I chose to buy second hicap magazine. This would give me almost 1 000 BBs in magazines. And since the magazines will hold not 2 500 BBs but less than 1 000, the M in MG36 is not capital. ;)

So I ordered one hicap, one large battery, two battery connectors (I need to prepare a wire so I can attach the battery to the stock and power the gun from there) and a nozzle with seal. I want to install the CA 170% power spring to my G36 so there will be a chance to install the nozzle and get another 5 or so fps. :)

Shamo Warsaw Airsoft Team advertisement at Google Video

This is the movie we made with my friends from my airsoft team (Shamo Warsaw ASG Team) almost two years ago. We had lots of fun during the shoot, unfortunatelly the source material that was later cut to this form was lost so the fun can't be replayed.

I just received the photos from our two latest airsoft games, but since they're only in 480x360 resolution, I will not post them.

The cheap alternative to M249 machine gun

Few days ago I saw the MG36 Project. This would be for me a cheap alternative to M249 machine gun, especially I already own a G36 with bipod. The only purchase that would need to be done is the large battery and drum magazine. Since I can't get the drum for less than $170, I will only buy second hicap (for $35). And a 3000mAh 8.4V NiMH battery. I will have to stick it to the stock with ductape or something like that. This won't look nice but will feed my apetite for very long bursts. :D

My next airsoft replica

At the last airsoft game I had another great idea of what should be my next purchase. I don't need to change the gun I use because I am quite satisfied with G36 and MP5K PDW, but the events that took place last time have shown that I need more firepower and bigger rate of fire. :)

I decided that I will buy an M249 "Minimi" MkII replica. Isn't it beautiful? It weights more than 7 kilograms (15 lbs), including box magazine for 2400 BBs and a large battery (9,6V 3000mAh).

What happened two days ago that had that strong influence on the choice of my dreamweapon? In two cases I needed to fire many BBs at more than two targets at the same time... The very large battery and magazine full of BBs will allow me to fire not only when I have a chance to hit someone. :)

But for now I have to fulfill my machine gun dreams with G36 equipped with only 600mAh battery but 470BBs clip. Gotta buy a larger battery.

The airsoft game at SD, Warsaw

SD is the name of the place where we had our todays airsoft game. I don't know how it got its name, but I guess that's not very important at the moment. The army had there SAMs and AA guns, it was a part of Warsaw's anti-aircraft defense.

Now the place is owned by a guy who runs commercial paintball games. He allows the airsofters to play for free, he just wants them to take some trash from the place and put them in plastic bags and leave (later he takes them from there).

Today there was about 30 of us. I took a friend of mine, I borrowed him my G36 and used only the MP5K PDW. It was warm 15°C (59°F), with no wind so the BBs flown in the direction they were shot.

Unfortunatelly, a bunch of people with "cheap" replicas (around 15 of them) were amongst us. They didn't want to play with the people who owned the standard or slightly upgraded Classic Army or Tokyo Marui guns. I don't understand them, since I had a pump action shotgun and was not afraid of playing with guys who could fire on full auto. But I guess they are too young to understand that the pleasure of airsoft is playing, not winning...

After a short discussion with those people we split into two teams, in my team there were around 10 people. And we had 20 enemies in the opposite team, a case I like very much since you have many targets to shoot and little competition. ;)

In two rounds I fragged more than 5 guys, I am glad of it since I don't think of myself as of a skilled shooter.

The funniest thing that happened? There was an embankment, seen from the top would look like a very large U. On the right side of the U (inside) were three guys, firing at us, we were outside. I went to the bottom side of the U, climbed up, shot the nearest guy with two or three BBs and fired four more at the second guy. He was sitting under a very small tree, that had only few thin branches and was not higher than one meter (3 ft.). The guy obviously didn't feel I shot him so I turned the selector to fullauto and fired something like 30 or 40 BBs at him. He had to feel that...
And then the guy turns his head to my side and asks (I don't know whether he asked me or his teammate who was sitting between us) if the rebounds do count as hits(*). I yelled at him something "f--k, what rebounds!?" and at that moment the guy realised that I was firing at him, not someone from outside of the embankment.

(*) The question asked some other time wouldn't be so stupid since in Poland we believe that rebounds do not count as hits.

I hope I will get some photos soon, I will post them here.

Added on Feb. 24th, 2008 - this is the only interesting photo I got. Courtesy of Squarek.

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Bunker and abandoned chemical plant

Today I went with some friends to Tomaszów Mazowiecki, a town about 100 km (60 mi.) from Warsaw. Near the town during the II World War were built two large bunkers, each more than 300 m (1000 ft) long. They were built for trains with generals and their staff, who went to the nearby Spała for vacation, hunting and stuff.

But when we went there we saw some abandoned factory or CHP plant and decided that we have to see it from the inside. We were going to see both bunkers but checked only one of them and went to what was said to be a chemical plant.

This was my first opportunity to go inside the smoke-stack. The view from the bottom of it to the top is one of a kind...

G36 @ home

Yesterday a courier brought me mine G36, which I bought on Allegro -- the polish response to EBay. It costed me less than $400 and I am very glad that I bought it -- it came with bipod (front grip with bipod), one high capacity magazine, two 8,4V 600mAh batteries and a charger.

I was a bit worried since the package was sent as priority and priorities are said to be delivered the next day after sending. And I had to wait 6 long days. In current circumstances I'd prefer it to be lost on the way here and to get the money back instead of the replica -- I want T3 more than G36. :)

The gun works well (I tested it today) and I am sure that I'll be glad that I have it. But T3 is now $400 more distant.

[added much later]

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This photo was taken few months later than the date of this post, but I put it here to show how the replica looked when I got my hands on it.