Airsoft Action 02 - Nov 2011 | Page 41

YOUNG GUNS £10, and in most cases cheaper than that. I also suggest getting some boots, black preferably. You all know where you can pick up a pair of boots, and there are no specific kinds I recommend but I suggest you get military ones. This is for safety reasons, as many people I know have fallen while playing and, because they were wearing trainers or something without ankle support, have been injured. In addition, a cheap (roughly £25) Viper combat vest is a great piece of kit for carrying magazines, drinks, radio and whatever else you need. If any of you are like my father and get seriously hooked on airsoft, you will surely have more than one set of kit. Even I do – except I have four load-outs... Not nine. Your kit will change just like the rest of your game the more you play, so I wouldn’t worry about much more than what has already been mentioned while you’re starting out – that’s a topic for later. Now to my favourite subject: the guns. Again there’s not much point spending loads straight away – you need something fairly cheap, but reliable. My personal recommendation here is a Classic Army MP5A2. They’re not expensive (around £100) but reasonable weapons, and shouldn’t giv