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'The Pot Factory' Review
run by Gunman - by Alex 'Buddy' Holly
Great friend of the blog Alex from Team Alpha Wolf visited the 'Pot Factory' recently and gives us his take on this new CQB site based in the North West by Gunman who have unusually ventured further North!
Alex writes....
I was fortunate enough to win a competition to have a free game at 'The Old Pot Factory', a CQB site run by Gunman Airsoft. Dragging along fellow Alpha Wolf member Sir Ste, we went along to our first game at this site.
Based in Manchester (nr Newton Heath); this totally indoor site is a multi-level timber and brick building with four staircases, three large rooms and sixteen smaller rooms. A central area is overlooked from another floor and surrounded by three corridors which allow for plenty of flanking and stealth tactics, giving players the option to not get bogged down if out gunned in a certain area. The building is old and has taken some abuse before being cleaned up by site boss Tony. This has left many holes knocked through walls which mean extra caution is needed to avoid getting unexpectedly shot from another room.
Pictures courtesy Google & Gunman
Tony’s efforts to make this an enjoyable site are self evident in everything from restricting potential dangerous floor hazards to sandbag bunkers and even building an access tunnel to allow sneaky players to crawl into enemy lines - a lot of thought and effort has gone into this site and it shows. The building is very dark and I would recommend any player to go equipped with at least one torch and a RIF that is suited to small environments such as a pistol, shotgun or smaller compact AEG. Remember this IS CQB!
If you fancy some room clearing fun as a change to the standard woodland roaming skirmishes then get yourself booked in to play at this exciting & challenging site.
Thanks to Tony and his marshals for the day and thanks to Keith from No Nonsense Airsoft for the tickets.
Pictures courtesy ABH
25 Pounds With own kit
45 Pounds For a Rental Gun, Spare magazine, 600 rounds of ammo, camouflage uniform, and pouches, webbing, or tac vest to suit weapon.
Pyro:
Due to the severe fire risk , chemical (strike type pyro) can NOT be used on site.
BFGS can be used (.22 or 9mm blank only)
Gas pop grenades are also fine.
The Address: The Old Pot Factory
Old Church St., Newton Heath, M40 2JE
Yosser Says:Players attending this site please check their FORUM pages for game dates etc and make sure you go equipped with MID Caps - this is a great idea which encourages tactical play and they operate quick turn around games!
Check out their forums linked below:
Gunman Forums
Find them on the NORTH WEST AIRSOFT MAP - black logo nearest Manchester!
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An Unusual 'walk through' the CQB village setup by Stirling Airsoft @British Airsoft Show 2013 © AirsoftOdyssey 2013
The guys at Stirling Airsoft gave players old and new a chance to 'storm' the village in a variety of scenarios throughout the weekend including from vehicles and 'Fast Rope' down a scaffold tower akin to a helicoper insertion. Players were briefed and lent the kit necessary for 'play' and lots of people came away enthused and judging by some of the 'Ohhhs & Arhhhs' from those watching and the occasional shriek as the 'bangs' went off meant they where enjoying a good show. Filming was quite exciting as well!
Stirling Airsoft's CQB Village Assault @British Airsoft Show 2013 © AirsoftOdyssey 2013
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AAF7 not long now!
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Saturday 18th May 2013
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AAF7 Yet MORE from the Airsoft Arms Fair that just keeps growing and growing. Not to be out done by previous shows AAF7 will have MORE retailers, exhibitors and private sellers than EVER BEFORE!.
Airsoft Arms Fair – THE UK’s TRADE & RETAIL SHOW FOR AIRSOFT
This year AAF7 is supporting the Royal British Legion and is holding a special auction of some great kit including so far:
• FS51 Fixed Stock G&G supplied by Pro-Airsoft Supplies
• Handgun Training Course from Pro-Tact
• One off custom designed Hoodie by SNAFU Airsoft Apparel
• One of a Kind, custom built M4 by GunMunki
One special thing I love about AAF is the private sellers areas – where you can grab some great bargains – I saw one lad walk away with a great KAR98 for about 30 quid last show and all it had was a minor trigger problem which a handy tech could fix with some parts! With a great choice and plenty of selection including airsoft and tac gear – make sure if your selling to get booked before all the spots are filled up!
See you at the show! Yosser & Bamf from Airsoft Odyssey will be around as usual to cover the events!
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Great friends of the Airsoft Odyssey blog and great real deal kit manufacturers Intelligent Armour are now producing their professional hard wearing belts that won't let you or your trousers down (like that?) now in A-TACS. Check it out below:
New from Intelligent Armour, Lightweight 1” Combat Belt in A-TACS FG Camo
Gloucestershire, UK based Intelligent Armour introduces their new lightweight combat belt in A-TACS FG Camo and built to UK Military Specifications.
This belt also features a 1” Cobra Buckle…the smallest in the Cobra Buckle range from Austrialpin, the 1" Cobra Buckle is lightweight, and very strong.
Cobras are CNC machined from the highest grade 7075 aluminium alloy and feature solid brass and stainless internal release mechanisms. All AustriAlpin Cobra Buckles are tested and certified by highly respected independent /3rd party test houses and exceed Military Specification guidelines.
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Gunfire @ IWA 2013
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Well you've seen the news that top European retailer and 3 times Players Choice award winners GUNFIRE are joining Airsoft Odyssey and I'm sure we'll see more news on that! - but what about them - whats the score? Our boots on the ground, MadBadger Airsoft, at IWA 2013 give us all the news and find out about the blog's newest sponsor!
At this year’s IWA Show, we had a chance to take Gunfire up on an invitation to meet, talk about our mutual interests and make plans for future visits to Poland. The first thing we noticed when we approached the Gunfire booth at the IWA show was that the booth was visible from a long way off due to the eye catching company colour scheme of orange! As your eyes adjusted you then come across walls lined with some very good quality AEG’s, sniper rifles and pistols, in an open invitation to discover more. The centre piece of the 2013 display; a full weight, 1:1 scale M60 machine gun! Yes, I did say that; full weight! The next few minutes were just spent lifting and examining this beast, or Pig as it has become affectionately known.
Staring in awe at the Pig, and discussing with the Gunfire staff the fact that it was made as a custom job for LCT with a limited edition of 500pcs, which Gunfire got to have first in Europe we turned to the business of why we were there.
When you meet the team at Gunfire, you notice that they are reflective of a change in Airsoft that we all hope will catch on across the Airsoft world, and especially here in the United Kingdom; that is the increase penetration of Airsoft as a hobby into all social classes of people. The noticeable fact is that the majority of Gunfire staff are well educated individuals, whose love of Airsoft has taken them away from other professional pursuits and brought them into the Airsoft industry. Many of the staff are educated to university standard in IT and engineering which is helping lift the airsoft profile in professional circles. If Airsoft is to expand in the UK and become mainstream, then this sector of society needs to find the simple pleasures of an Airsoft lifestyle to a much greater extent than it has to date. It is a trend that we, through all our actions as players, businesses and journalists, should be seriously encouraging and fostering.
Once you move on from how impressive the Gunfire team actually is, you start to discover what Gunfire actually does. Lukasz from the Gunfire team told us that Gunfire set up to serve the expanding Airsoft market across Europe, and especially in their home market of Poland, with the best products the Airsoft world has, and to make it affordable for all. Gunfire describe themselves as realists in that they do not expect Airsofters to pay hefty prices for goods, and when they find a spot in the market place that is not served with a particular product, then they have the base to develop it for their customers; both in retail and wholesale. This wish to develop their own products to meet the expectations of their customer base and Airsofters generally was witnessed when we examined their new line of Airsoft tactical kit, such as gloves. They have given the name GFC Tactical to this kit and we have to say we were impressed. We were lucky enough to examine GFC gloves, balaclavas and other pieces of tac kit extensively. We considered that the kit was produced from good quality fabric, and would certainly survive any form of Airsoft workout you could give it. Lukasz from Gunfire explained to us, that in the case of the gloves, they had been given to operators and instructors from Polish Police AT units for full testing, as they trained, roping down buildings, practising building entry and they have survived unscathed. Gunfire worked alongside a university team at the Technical University of Liberec (Czech Republic) to develop different facets of the kit, and tweeked many things like stitching in order to get the items to as high a standard & quality as possible, within a given price bracket. GFC Tactical kit will encompass the entire range of tactical extras and accessories we all like to wear on the Airsoft field; from vests through to gloves and balaclavas and will be available in a standard line and a HDR range which will top of the line kit. The tactical kit line will also include magazine pouches, light sticks and lipo batteries from the GFC Energy line which covers the full range of sizes and voltages an airsofter requires, and were produced in the same factory and with the same material as military grade lipo batteries (as manufactured for the Chinese army). In the near future we will be bringing you a report on the batteries and other tactical kit as the Airsoft Odyssey team test them and report back.
In conclusion, it was a real pleasure to spend time with the Gunfire team. They are a fresh face for Airsoft across Europe, who practice what they preach, and offer much to their retail and wholesale customers. In fact, Gunfire run both shooting and military style experiences for their customers, that encourage the development of Airsoft through all strata’s of the Polish and European society. We will be reporting from one such incredible event early next year. Gunfire have a lot to offer the European Airsoft community, and the professional approach of the Gunfire team in their product development and business strategy impressed us. You should check out the Gunfire site online and certainly consider their competitively priced kit next time you wish to make a purchase. Finally, thanks to the Gunfire team.
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