My PTW upper came last Friday but I needed a few pieces to complete a M4 upper and they came today. 😉  Anyway here it is in all its glory!

Isn’t it cool?  I can swap the upper receiver between CQBR and M4 length in like 10 seconds!  I also got a red cylinder (it was cheap) but I’m afraid it shoots way too hot to use…  505 fps with the CQB barrel and 540 fps with the M4 length barrel.  Oh well in any case Colin is happy though I’m now considering changing the M4 upper receiver into a M16 length. 😀  We’ll see I guess.

So last night I purchased another upper receiver for my Systema PTW as this will allow me to change the configuration of my gun from rifle or carbine to CQBR in like 10 seconds. Anyway after taking my gun apart, I notice this crack in my current upper receiver…

Sigh the crack goes all the way to the outer barrel.  I’m sure it compromises the integrity of the upper receiver so I better not fall on the gun again but I think I can use it like this for a while.  The delta ring holds the barrel in place in the receiver so that’s not going to move, if anything there just may a bit more play between the upper and lower (which may cause feeding problems, we’ll see I guess).  I’ll probably replace this down the line, too bad Systema uses soft metals.

8:09 PM Edit: I bought a used A&K Masada from ASC earlier in the week and here it is! 😀

It’s in rougher shape than I would have expected but that’s ok the externals are still solid.  Why anyone would get a sky blue PMag is beyond me, going to get some black PMags shortly to go with the thing.  Internally it’ll require a bit of work but that’s alright I’m up for the challenge!

On Friday Brian was gracious enough to host the team dinner at TTAC3 and man it couldn’t have been better. It was absolutely wonderful to see everyone and I was so proud to show Brandon off. 🙂 He was very good last night and man Maggie and I have a great kid! We had to leave around 8:30 PM unfortunately as that’s Brandon’s bed time and he gets fussy if stays up much past that. Sorry that I couldn’t see those who showed up later, it’s alright we’ll shoot each other on the field so I’m sure there will be no hard feelings. 😉

Oh god I can’t believe I forgot my camera! What is the world coming to… Brian took some pictures, I’ll upload those when they’re available.

So yesterday a few of the boys and I hit FTF to play a skirmish/mil sim style game and I have to say, rain sucks ass lol!  For the most part it was raining fairly hard and everyone got soaked, luckily the crowd that showed up is a bit more experienced and everyone had their wet/cold gear.  We didn’t do as well as I had hoped but that’s how things go sometimes.  We lost the first game and the second one was a draw but I think everyone had a good time.  I especially enjoyed the flanking mission Chris and I did, lol I got close enough that I could have thrown a rock into the opposing spawn point. 😉  I was pleasantly surprised that the repro PCU top I was wearing was waterproof, that’s quite handy.

I wore my helmet for the entire game and found it quite comfortable.  I’m not usually a helmet guy but this one isn’t bad as it’s not bulky or heavy.  The Wiley X glasses worked about as well as I could have asked, even though it was cold it was also very humid and they fogged up like crazy but then again everyone’s goggles/glasses did too.  The Lipo batteries I picked up for the PTW and M249 also worked very well, I had no problems with the PTW and Chris/Marci had a blast with the M249.

Good game but I didn’t get to shoot enough, I want to play again already…

Edit: November 18th 2010 10:32 PM

Playing with GoogleEarth and my Garmin ForeTrex 401, this is the path I walked.  Yeah I got lost even when using the GPS unit, lol I shouldn’t trust my gut. 😉

Yesterday Charlene held a zombie haunted house game at TTAC3 and it was great!  Instead of going in and shooting up the place participants start unarmed and must navigate through the hospital.  Along the way, you may find weapons (knife, pistol and a shotgun), a partially working flashlight, extra lives (like a videogame haha) and the cure device. I was paired up with a newb so I let him have most of the action, I was pretty much the look out.   Hehe I kind of cheated I’ll admit, I brought my NVGs with me and everything was as clear as day as I could see everything! 🙂

Afterward I went to the second floor to watch the others go through the maze and it was a blast.  Haha many people were definitely freaked out!  Here are some pics taken from the game, please forgive the quality of the NVG shots, they were taken with my Blackberry (I forgot my P&S camera at home) and it kind of sucks.  Couldn’t focus very well in the low light grr!

Despite how bright it looks in the NVG pics, it was very dark and difficult to make things out at greater than 10′.  Hehe I have to say, I love my gen 3 mil spec NVGs! 😉

I wish I could have stayed longer but I had to split at 9PM as I promised Maggie I wouldn’t be out late as Brandon has been fussy the last few days.  When I left there must have been 30+ people in the waiting room waiting for their turn to be freaked out! 😉  Good job Charlene, I hope you do one next year too!

So yesterday I hosted another airsoft game at Flag Raiders, I had some friends who wanted to try the game (who all bailed!) as did Mike so I decided to run some skirmishes.  Jorai also came to play his second game, hehe I think he may be hooked. 😉  Anyway as expected, I personally did not play very much, much of the day I was busy with my hosting duties evening things out mid game.  I did partake in a vets vs newb game as well as a terminator game, which was quite fun haha I was running around with a rubber knife which as you can guess didn’t work too well but it was funny. 😉

Overall the game went well and everyone had a good time which is good, very frustrating for me was that the CA SCAR-L went down again!  That’s 3  times in the last 3 games I lent it out it has gone down or had trouble, this time around the bevel gear stripped.  Grr, the mechbox is stock so there’s no excuse really as the gun has not been used in many games.  I’m really considering selling it as it’s been a real lemon, a surprise since CA is usually pretty good.  I had some other problems too, I lent my TM shotty out to someone and he broke the nozzle…  At least I think so but I can’t really prove it so I’m stuck.  Damn newbs I’ve had that thing for like 3+ years without any problems!

Mike had some gun troubles too so I lent him my PTW for a few games and now lol he says he wants to get one. 😉  Not my fault!  I forgot my camera but here are two pics taken from someone else at the game.

Anyway overall the game went well so I’m happy.  The SCAR is back up but man I don’t know what to do with it now…

Today I hosted a skirmish/scenario game at Flag Raiders and it was fun.  I wish I could have played more but I’ve always thought a host’s job is host first and that games when the host plays generally aren’t that great.  I like to adjust things as they go because games can go awry very quickly. 😉   I had a good time and I really like that pistols game that makes you fight back to your rifle, I think I’ll do that one more often.  I also brought Jorai for his first game and he had a good time, lol all guys like this type of game.  About half way into the game the stupid CA SCAR-L broke again, this time it sounds like a stripped gear.  Man talk about bad luck, Classic Army is a pretty good brand so I’m surprised I’m having so much trouble with a stock gun!  Grr I’m thinking about selling it and getting something else as a loaner…

In the first picture we have the team plus Derek and Phil’s son William.  In the second there’s Jorai, myself and Mikey. 🙂

I’ll post more baby stuff tomorrow, Brandon is doing well and growing very quickly! 😀

The WileyX Blink glasses that I ordered a few weeks ago were finally ready to be picked up today!  Woo, the lenses are ballistics rated so I can wear these to play airsoft instead of those bulky paintball goggles at non paintball fields. 🙂

Due to the lens wrapping around and not flat like regular glasses the picture can be a bit distorted in certain spots but it’s not so bad and you get use to it pretty quickly.  Can’t wait to try them out on the field!