Building a Vietnam Loadout

same as i have, very nice bit of kit, i got mine from airsoftglobal over Christmas during there sale http://airsoftglobal.com/product_info.php?products_id=5547, internals are nice quality.

Wany my advice

go with fire support.

They can get it in for you 210 euro delivered, with you in 2 days from purchase. And because its TM it comes in under the limit.

Its a plastic body but I've been told TM bodies are solid enough, and as Dex told me, TM invented airsoft, so you have got some solid internals.

Theres nothing wrong with going TM to start and down the line save up for the metal parts.

Or you could just go G&P from the off and get their fully metal m16 VN, which is accurate to the bone to the original.

However this needs to get ordered from the likes of redwolf or wgc, and it will cost you minimum €400 to your door, and you will probably have to get it downgraded.

I'd go TM and just save for the metal parts.

Remember youve to invest alot into clothing aswell, so save money where you can

Granted solider of fortune has some good vietnam kit

I'm looking at getting my webbing of them, and hopefully i can get my camo from america for cheaper, have to see what happens

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its 50/50 on the ca m16 vn, if you get an older stock version before ca started going down hill you could get a very nice piece, my father is currently using a ca m16vn +50,000 without issue, ca old stock good, ca post sportsline bad

I think although every word is spot on, that arguement is now becoming redundant.

If you want a reliable CA internal, you need to look over 12 month back. So your buying second hand, granted you've a rifle thats over 12 months old with hundreds of thusands of rounds through it, its about the time a rifle normally starts to show some general wear and tear.

So its a completely lose lose situation.

I'd recommend the TM M16, then down the line slap on a G&P body and front end. These two parts alone your looking at about 250 euro. TM gun for 200 delivered is a bargain price though and will do fine for ages, until you get your basic kit together. Then when you have the dosh to splash, get yourself the G&P parts and swop em out.

Or go G&P from sratch. Thats the only options i believe viable, from the m16Vn perspective.

The JG m16 although performs well, is horrible inaccurate looks wise to the original m16 used in nam.

You can also look at alternatives such as the m14, or the xm carbine, which is an old version of a modern m4a1 carbine. It entised me, but i decided early on i was going m16.

I've scowered the web for webbing, solider of fortune seems to have the most competitive price and quality kit. The webbing with mag pouches and arse pocket 70 euro...cant go wrong there.

The camo is awfully expensive for what is essentially just OD BDU. Looking at anywhere bwtween 60-100 euro for a set.

Boots accurate to the era are 30 euro

You can decide wether to go helmet, boonie or bandana. The helmet would be ideal, but you need to consider how bad will it make your eyewear fog. I might get all three and see what happens.

Thats really it. Gun is the essential part, and most expensive, you need something reliable and that works.

After that your webbing. Soldier of fotune has a nice webset like i said that should be fine

Camo, decide tigerstripe or od. Then have a look at different types, and get yourself sorted ( most come with patches like air cav or 101st). Should be ntoed tigerstripe was used strictly by asian advisors to the us army in the early stages of Vietnam. It was some time before some us troops started wearing it.

Boots, not essential to be accurate, but helps.

Then you can go get your patches insignias ranks etc, whatever you see fit.

Then we need to save up...to go to uk to play proper namsoft

If you are jsut using it for skirmishing then yeah

The "vietnam" themed events ive been to in ireland have had people with g36c's so atleeast your making an effort.

That sounds like you have some of the basics. Webbing is the next thing for you and then your gun. Easy peasy.

Only pickity anal people would ever approach you, and pull you up on your gear for being innacurate etc, and you tell them people to **** off.

Essentially once you have OD camo, but put some effort into the webbing, era weaponry and patches etc, youll be grand

O and for the love of god, dont forget VN m16 mags, they didnt have the big ass mags until later on in the war, for the most part was 20 round short mags ( that troops only loaded 19 into , due to severe firing issues when the mag was at full capacity)

yeah haha

For anyone looking for films to source info on kit

I find We Were Soldiers is the best.

It depicts the first engagement between us and nvw forces.

Films like platoon usualy show units in absolute rag order, 2-3 years into service, where their kits have been highly customised.

We Were Soldiers clearly shows what the first unit deployments used and their standard loadouts.

this picture lemming ?



know if only g&p would hurry up and release there stoner