Even the best things wear out in time and andy nightingale is surprised by what he finds when looking to replace some grips.
WHILST LOOKING THROUGH MY COLLECTION of revolvers I decided that a few of them needed a little TLC. Not that I don’t look after them, I take great care and attention over them, but some of them have started to look a little under the weather. The mechanics are sound and the finish on them is as good as the day I purchased them but the grips looked a little worn and grubby. I don’t particularly like to use solvents and harsh cleaning fluids on any part of my replica firearms, so I decided to renew some of the grips to make them look like new again. A quick search on the internet brought home the realisation that this was not going to be a cheap fix.
Reproduction grips, made for reproduction firearms, was a no go from the start. Some of the grips I found as replacements were a little short of the cost of a new RIF. I have a Beretta 92 that is worth around £160.00 new but the replacement grips were a staggering £85.00 - and they were the cheapest I could find. After doing some more research I started to look at real steel grips. Some of these grips were a little cheaper but still at a high price. I was also informed by some of the suppliers that the grips may not fit imitation firearms and that a little alteration work may need to be done. Back to square one then I suppose!
After another search and not wanting to be beaten, I headed down the dreaded (anti)social media route. It wasn’t long before I was told that I was never going to get what I wanted and to make do with “old wive’s tale” fixes for my beloved collection. Then I came across the holy grail of handgun wood grips in the form of KIMPOI SHOP.
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SETTING THE SCENE: SETS AND PROPS
WITH THE FIRST âOPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTâ OF HIS MISSILE LAUNCH SYSTEM NOW WELL AND TRULY UNDER HIS BELT, JAMES TURNS TO THE MORE GENERALISED USE OF âSET AND PROPSâ. THIS IS WHERE IMAGINATION MEETS REALITY, AS HE EMBARKS ON A NEW SERIES OF ARTICLES INVESTIGATING HOW THE CORRECT USE OF âSCENE SETTINGâ CAN TURN A GOOD AIRSOFT GAME INTO AN AWESOME ONE!
PRACTICAL MAGIC
IN THE FIRST PART OF YET ANOTHER NEW SERIES, JON âPOSHâ MILLS HAS STARTED HIS JOURNEY INTO ALL THINGS âPRACTICALâ AS HE DOCUMENTS HIS FIRST STEPS INTO A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF AIRSOFT AND, ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AA CREW, TAKES A STEP BACK TO âPROJECT PRECISIONâ AND SEES HOW TRUE âAIRSOFT MULTIGUNâ IS BEING LOOKED AT WITH FRESH EYES!
THE CAGE: GLOVES
AS WITH EVERY INSTALMENT OF THE CAGE, WEâRE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR GOOD KIT; NOT SIMPLY GEAR THATâS 100% FIT FOR PURPOSE BUT EQUIPMENT THATâS GOING TO GIVE YOU GOOD SERVICE AND GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY! THIS TIME THE AA LEGION TAKE A LOOK AT GLOVES, WHAT THEYâVE WORN IN THE PAST AND WHAT THEYâRE WEARING NOW, SO YOU CAN REALLY GET âHANDS ONâ IN ANY SITUATION! AS USUAL, BILL LEADS OFFâŠ
DIRECT ACTION: 2021 UPDATES!
ACTION IN POLAND. AS ALWAYS THOUGH, BILL HAS BEEN KEEPING A VERY CLOSE EYE ON THEIR LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS FOR THE TRUE TACTICAL USER! WITH SOME GREAT NEW MODELS AVAILABLE HE BRINGS IN AN UPDATE OF KIT THAT HEâS ALREADY TRIED AND TESTED EXTENSIVELY!
VORSK: DIARY UPDATE
SINCE THE âVORSK PROJECTâ STARTED, BILL HAS BEEN KEEPING DETAILED NOTES AND A RUNNING TALLY ON THE EXISTING MODELS TO SEE HOW THEY PERFORM OVER TIME AND ALTHOUGH SOME STILL HAVENâT YET SEEN A GAME DUE TO THE RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE ALL FACED, HE CONTINUES TO GIVE ALL THE MODELS, INCLUDING THE LATEST RELEASES, A VERY HARD TIME ON THE RANGE IN HIS WEEKLY SESSIONS!
OPFOR OPERATOR
DURING HIS TIME PLAYING AIRSOFT, BILL HAS FOUND HIMSELF ON ALL MANNER OF TEAMS AND EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS HAD ITS OWN PARTICULAR PLUS AND MINUS POINTS, BUT HE DOES SAY THAT IT HASBEEN THE TIME THAT HEâS SPENT PLAYING OPPOSING FORCE, OR OPFOR, WHERE HEâS ENJOYED HIMSELF THE MOST. FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, HE FINALLY STARTS TO LOOK AT OPFOR âMAIN FORCEâ!
THE NEED FOR SPEED: PART I
ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT SEEM THAT WE ARE ALL CONSTANTLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE âLATEST AND BESTESTâ INNOVATIONS THAT WILL MAKE OUR AEGS AND GBBS UTTER DEVASTATORS AND BRINGERS OF DOOM, IN PART 1 OF A TWO-PART FEATURE, BOYCIE TAKES A LOOK BACK AT WHERE WEâVE COME FROM AND HOW WE CAN USE THE SIMPLEST OF âFIXESâ TO OUR BEST ADVANTAGE!
RELOADED CZECH MATE
AAâS âMAN IN TAIWANâ, STEWBACCA, TAKES A LOOK BACK AT HOW AND WHY HE ENDED UP USING A KJ WORKS CZ75 SHADOW 2 FOR HIS ACTION AIR EXPLOITS.
SOMETIMES SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
FRENCHIE HAS WRITTEN ABOUT MULTITOOLS ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS IN AIRSOFT ACTION AND THIS MONTH HEâS GOING TO ADD TO THAT GROWING PILE, BY TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT ONE OF HIS FAVOURITES.
âA SHOOTER NEEDS ONLY ONE RIFLE!â ...SAID NO AIRSOFTER âŠEVER!
NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF PLATFORM IT IS, ALL OF US AT AIRSOFT ACTION ARE GENUINELY DELIGHTED TO SEE SOMETHING THATâS JUST A BIT DIFFERENT AND IN A DEPARTURE FROM HIS USUAL PREFERENCE OF AIRSOFT RIFS, BOYCIE TAKES A LONG, HARD LOOK AT THE STEYR SCOUT BOLT ACTION RIFLE THATâS COME TO MARKET COURTESY OF ACTIONSPORTGAMES (ASG).
