Yips World Visits Crawley Surplus Store

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In an episode of his "Getting Started with Airsoft" Yips World visits the Surplus Store in Crawley in West Sussex, near Gatwick Airport... "This is a short video about getting into airsoft and what some of the key elements are! understanding how to get fully licensed black weapons and what the standard procedures are.

Finance Options Available At The Surplus Store

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Airsoft players wanting to spread the costs of their purchases can avail of the finance options at the Surplus Store... "If you’re looking to get your hands on a brand new air gun or airsoft rifle, but don’t fancy paying the full cost upfront, then our finance options might just be the perfect match!

Surplus Store On Joules In Airsoft

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Should airsoft power limits be measured in terms of Joules or FPS? Crawley Surplus Store give their take on this in this blogppost written by GIJoe... "Arguably, one of the most important terms used within airsoft, certainly when it comes to gun safety and operation, is joules. All players should have at least a basic knowledge and understanding of this particular property of a gun, while knowing how they differ and how they correlate.

Surplus Store On Cheating In Airsoft

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"Should we stop publicising cheating in airsoft?" That's the question posted by the Surplus Store as they write about this scourge of airsoft games... "Unfortunately, like many other sports, cheating occurs in airsoft. As much as it pains us to admit, players, both new and experienced, bend, ignore, and break the rules of gameplay for their or their team’s benefit. Thankfully, and we’d like to make this clear, it is a meagre amount of people that commit these crimes, and the sport is certainly not ‘rife’ with cheating.

Surplus Store On Airsoft Chrono

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Surplus Store UK blogs about airsoft chrono machines which should be good for beginners and for veterans who may need a refresher course on Airsoft 101... "A vital accessory that is often overlooked by many new players, a chronograph (chrono) is an essential part of every players’ arsenal. Often, when starting out, it can be easy to put off buying one of these guys as sites will often have one you can use; or your local store will have one out the back. Either way, it can be easy to neglect the need to pick one up for yourself.

Surplus Store's Brief Guide To Race Guns

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Interested in practical pistol shooting, airsoft or real steel? Here is a guide from the Surplus Store on race guns... "A race gun is a type of handgun, shotgun or rifle which has been modified to improve its accuracy, reliability and speed. These types of guns are primarily used in real steel practical shooting and similar competitions for the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC).

Surplus Store: Contributing To The Airsoft Community

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The Crawley Surplus Store's blogpost is a recommended read as it is about contributing to the airsoft community and helping grow and also welcoming to new airsoft players... "Airsoft is a unique sport as, despite its rapid growth in recent years, it has still managed to retain a community-centric approach and attitude; with new players being welcomed, which is rarely seen in other larger sports.

Airtech ARP9 & 556 BEU Battery Extension

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Need more juice for yoru G&G ARP9 or ARP556 PDW AEGs? Here is the Airtech BEU Battery Extension that can be ordered from Crawley Surplus Store... "On this chilly week in Winter Dan has a play with the new AirTech ARP9 and 556 Battery Extension Unit. New this week from AirTech this really make life simpler for and ARP users!

CSS: Secutor Velites Gas Shotgun Overview

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The Secutor Arms Velites Gas Shotgun Series are available at Crawley Surplus Store and here is an overview video they made for the series... "Today Dan the Man casts his eye over the Secuter Velites shotguns and with the benefit of a few months of experience with the rifles gives them a good going over! The Velites series are available on our website here as well as the mentioned new spring series."

Surplus Store: Bolt MB5 BRSS Update

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Crawley Surplus Store got an update on the Bolt Airsoft SWAT MB5 BRSS, the only MP5 AEG with electric blowback and simulated recoil in the airsoft market... "After a hectic summer Dan's finally managed to get a few minutes with the Production model of the Bolt MB5. If you haven't seen the previous video, the original had some issues... Not just awkward mags Dan!

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