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Site Name: Airsoft Billericay
Contact details: 01277657777
Website Address: http://www.airsoft-billericay.co.uk/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Skirmish-Airsoft-Billericay-65355044979/?ref=br_rs
Site Address: Skirmish Wood, Outwood Farm Road, Billericay CM11 2TX
Update: I have revisited the site as of 01/07/2018. I have updated this original post with changes and other observations with Bluey green text.
One of the big two sites in the Billericay area (Other is Plantation.)
Fairly easy to get to from Central London. TFL rail to Shenfield, one or two stops on national rail and a 20 minute walk at the end.
This sites previous reviews have been positive for the game area, slightly less so for the Marshaling.
This site is a huge woodland site. Has a Short/Medium/Long engagement distance and is very hilly in places, especially immediately after the safe zone. Can be tough for the unfit.
Good:
HUGE site: This site is bigger then the acreage statement would have you believe. It is simply massive, very easy to get lost in. Quite often they split it in half to cater for paintballers and even then its almost too big. The actual woodland itself isn't massively varied, quite wild, slopes with a stream running through it. There is a small CQB section.
Price: This is the cheapest site that I have ever been to, £15 for regulars and £18 for non-regulars.
Site Shop: Huge proper shop here. Probably the best I have seen on site, with a full armory, good brands. Better stock then some bricks and mortar shops. They also have an on-site tech that helped me out for free.
Since last going they have added another large section of shop for just the surplus kit, last year this was under a tarpaulin now it is a more permanent structure. The Airsoft specific shop seemed to be less stocked then last year.
Marshaling: Out on the field, the Marshaling is efficient and hands off. No real problems here and they do follow up on complaints.
Clientele: Generally well behaved airsofters. Some problems with hit taking from the younger minority but are sat on quite quickly by the elders. No instances of cheating this year. People seemed to take their hits.
Average:
N/A: Quite polarising.
Bad:
CQB Sections: The site relies on its massive nature as its big draw, this could be developed so much more. The current main CQB section is a bunch of barrels stacked on top of each-other. It's adequate, but very easy to peek over the "virtual" walls. It's not big enough to hold the large numbers of players in the central section. If they put in some real buildings and fencing this would be very good. As of this year, there is no change to the height of the CQB section, this really would improve the experience. It would be nice if we had a game mode that incorporated some large sections of the surrounding area as well as the CQB section.
FPS confusion/limits: The site as mentioned is huge, but it does not take advantage of its long engagement distance. From what I gather on the website DMR's can only be around 350 FPS. The bolt action limit is only 450 FPS. Whilst i generally subscribe to the idea that FPS does not necessarily mean more range, it would be nice to play to the sites characteristics. Please note that the marshals are VERY strict on FPS limits, if it chronos above 351FPS on one of the shots fired then you will not be allowed to use it on site. They WILL check the hop unit is all the way down if it shoots close to the limit.
Safe zone: The safe area is fairly big, but a large portion of it is not covered. Bring wet sacks, umbrellas etc.
Rental guns: I heard many many complaints about the state of the rental guns. Many of them being returned for mostly feeding problems.
Conclusion:
Despite the negatives, the positives really do outweigh almost all of the negatives. The huge nature of the site is a real boon and you should definitely experience it. It will be interesting to see how it stacks up next to Plantation in a future review. The site shop is worth the visit alone. I found none of the issues people had with the Marshaling that were reported in other reviews.
Contact details: 01277657777
Website Address: http://www.airsoft-billericay.co.uk/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Skirmish-Airsoft-Billericay-65355044979/?ref=br_rs
Site Address: Skirmish Wood, Outwood Farm Road, Billericay CM11 2TX
Update: I have revisited the site as of 01/07/2018. I have updated this original post with changes and other observations with Bluey green text.
One of the big two sites in the Billericay area (Other is Plantation.)
Fairly easy to get to from Central London. TFL rail to Shenfield, one or two stops on national rail and a 20 minute walk at the end.
This sites previous reviews have been positive for the game area, slightly less so for the Marshaling.
This site is a huge woodland site. Has a Short/Medium/Long engagement distance and is very hilly in places, especially immediately after the safe zone. Can be tough for the unfit.
Good:
HUGE site: This site is bigger then the acreage statement would have you believe. It is simply massive, very easy to get lost in. Quite often they split it in half to cater for paintballers and even then its almost too big. The actual woodland itself isn't massively varied, quite wild, slopes with a stream running through it. There is a small CQB section.
Price: This is the cheapest site that I have ever been to, £15 for regulars and £18 for non-regulars.
Site Shop: Huge proper shop here. Probably the best I have seen on site, with a full armory, good brands. Better stock then some bricks and mortar shops. They also have an on-site tech that helped me out for free.
Since last going they have added another large section of shop for just the surplus kit, last year this was under a tarpaulin now it is a more permanent structure. The Airsoft specific shop seemed to be less stocked then last year.
Marshaling: Out on the field, the Marshaling is efficient and hands off. No real problems here and they do follow up on complaints.
Clientele: Generally well behaved airsofters. Some problems with hit taking from the younger minority but are sat on quite quickly by the elders. No instances of cheating this year. People seemed to take their hits.
Average:
N/A: Quite polarising.
Bad:
CQB Sections: The site relies on its massive nature as its big draw, this could be developed so much more. The current main CQB section is a bunch of barrels stacked on top of each-other. It's adequate, but very easy to peek over the "virtual" walls. It's not big enough to hold the large numbers of players in the central section. If they put in some real buildings and fencing this would be very good. As of this year, there is no change to the height of the CQB section, this really would improve the experience. It would be nice if we had a game mode that incorporated some large sections of the surrounding area as well as the CQB section.
FPS confusion/limits: The site as mentioned is huge, but it does not take advantage of its long engagement distance. From what I gather on the website DMR's can only be around 350 FPS. The bolt action limit is only 450 FPS. Whilst i generally subscribe to the idea that FPS does not necessarily mean more range, it would be nice to play to the sites characteristics. Please note that the marshals are VERY strict on FPS limits, if it chronos above 351FPS on one of the shots fired then you will not be allowed to use it on site. They WILL check the hop unit is all the way down if it shoots close to the limit.
Safe zone: The safe area is fairly big, but a large portion of it is not covered. Bring wet sacks, umbrellas etc.
Rental guns: I heard many many complaints about the state of the rental guns. Many of them being returned for mostly feeding problems.
Conclusion:
Despite the negatives, the positives really do outweigh almost all of the negatives. The huge nature of the site is a real boon and you should definitely experience it. It will be interesting to see how it stacks up next to Plantation in a future review. The site shop is worth the visit alone. I found none of the issues people had with the Marshaling that were reported in other reviews.
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