Well guys and girls it was another fantastic day at the August 6mm club.

Meet the teams

The Red team

The Blue team

What is the best Airsoft gun?

If I had £1 for every time I have been asked the question "What is the best airsoft gun?", I would almost be able to afford a coffee in Starbucks or a two week holiday in Florida.

The answer can be looked at on a number of levels.

On the simplest level, it's the airsoft gun you have with you when

Correctly setting up the Hop Up on your airsoft gun is absolutely critical both in terms of range but also accuracy. But to set the Hop Up unit correctly, it would be a good idea to learn exactly how it works and what it does.

What does the Hop Up on an Airsoft gun do?
It's a good question and knowing the answer will get you the best range possible on your shots. Knowing these tips will make your airsoft gun shoot further than the competitions.
The hop up unit is very

The Empire BT Apex 2 barrel is and was a complete game changer. It is so good, it's been banned from tournaments as it allows you to curve paintballs to hit players who are hiding behind baricades.

That sounds wierd doesn't it, how can you hit people behind baricades. The secret is spin. Under normal circumstances, when you fire a paintball, you want absolutely no spin. No spin means that the paintball flies straight. Think about when a footballer takes a free kick and bends the ball past

Every term we can think of within paintball and an explanation of what it means.

12g - A Co2 powerlett used by players who havn't thought things through properly.

1989 - The legendary club based at YPC (Yorkshire Paintball Centre). Played with pumps, pistols, magfed or any other paintball marker as long as it has a non electro, 50 shot hopper.

1996 - The date Fat Bobs the UK's best paintball shop opened it's doors.

It's been a long time since we have seen any real innovation in paintball, we went from pistols shooting paintballs with co2 in the early days until now, we have very sophisticated air powered paintball guns with amazing technology inside.

But what about the paintballs, nothing has really changed with them, apparently, until now.

It's relatively easy to make a paintball gun, you could do it in your garage, with a small amount of knowledge, a bit of time and the correct tools, but

With 2019 coming to a close, it's time to look to the future.

We just ran the Crimbogeddon Christmas game at YPC on the 29th December and as usual many more players turned up than we expected. This is an extremely positive sign for paintball

A few years ago, I organised a country wide game at Christmas called "Santa V The Snowman". This was a linked game and with over 20 sites participating and in excess of 1000 players playing, it was the single biggest day event ever in

If you want the quick answer to the question, does paintball or airsoft hurt, then the answer is no, not really. But if you want to know why they don't hurt, then read on.

If you were to ask the question, will I get cold if I walk 5 miles at -1 degrees in just my underwear?, you probably already know the answer to the question. But what about if you asked the question, will I get cold if I walk 5 miles at -1 degrees. It's the same question but with an additional paramater removed.