Making the Novristch Ssp1 a Little Less Shameful

[Steveocee]

I can’t wait to see a few renders of the final design. Can’t be long now?!

Is Airsoft Masterpiece normally in the habit of just unveiling at launch or will we get a few teaser pictures?

Supposedly some have already been shipped to the US (or so a US retailer has said).

Usually AM drop an image on their social media and they're available that day from the stockists. The 4.3 Battlecat push has been a little unique in the way they have approached it.

I'm hearing rumbles of April, not sure early or late but April has been mentioned by a couple of informed people and giving a couple of weeks for HK to ship to US sounds about right. I think the long and short of it is to look at a 5.1 battlecat and imagine it smaller, suppsedly they've been shaped for the 3.8 frame so on a 4.3 they'll look good (straight lines where your frame is) but if you run a 3.8 frame you'll have a cutaway like the 5.1's do.

 

[Alimcd]

I was going to pick up a 4.3 this week to get a frame for the ‘cat but I might wait to see some pictures first now.

Im struggling to visualise how it can look ‘right’ with both frames.

Struggle to picture things, you see? You should see how frustrated my wife gets when she’s talking about furniture or paint and I’m just like - “can you draw me a picture?”

 

[Steveocee]

I was going to pick up a 4.3 this week to get a frame for the ‘cat but I might wait to see some pictures first now.

Im struggling to visualise how it can look ‘right’ with both frames.

Struggle to picture things, you see? You should see how frustrated my wife gets when she’s talking about furniture or paint and I’m just like - “can you draw me a picture?”

Meanwhile I've been speaking with Matt from Makeit3D today about getting one of these made up to his exacting standards.

https://primaryairsoft.us/collections/glock/products/4-3-outer-barrel-with-threads

 

[Alimcd]

Funnily enough, I hit Kyle up for his last straight, black makeit3D barrel for my 4.3 build!

 

[Steveocee]

Funnily enough, I hit Kyle up for his last straight, black makeit3D barrel for my 4.3 build!

Lol amazing, I'm due a trip over to see Kyle soon to pick up a magwell.

Trying to delay it to fit in with picking up the cat ?

 

[Alimcd]

Hopefully it will coincide with his restock. I’m sure there’ll be something tempting 

 

[Alimcd]

I’m not sure if I can take myself seriously any more. I’ve just clicked go on some stuff to join the ranks of Sodastream Ghostbusters.

Using an entire can of Red Gas testing fitment and behaviour of one of my Hi-Capas convinced me so put a few quid into HPA. 
 

 

[Steveocee]

@Alimcdyou won't look back. This is the way!

 

[Alimcd]

I’m at a bit of a crossroads. I’ve ordered a tapp M4 adaptor but might change it to a AW drum instead.

I just don’t know if I can be the guy running M4 mags in a pistol

 

[Adolf Hamster]

I just don’t know if I can be the guy running M4 mags in a pistol

you can't, i realise it's been a slippery slope to this point but you can still be saved, just stare into the light my brother:

 

[Alimcd]

I fear it's too late for me.

Next up is a Dye mask and some of this camo

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[Steveocee]

I’m at a bit of a crossroads. I’ve ordered a tapp M4 adaptor but might change it to a AW drum instead.

I just don’t know if I can be the guy running M4 mags in a pistol

If you can cancel the Tapp adapter. Cancel it.

Tapp are know for feed issues, Primary adapter is where you want to be looking. Similar price, far better product.

M4 mags in a pistol is fine. It's functional, efficient and if you already have M4 mags why go elsewhere? I just got some EPM1's for mine. So much awesomeness lol

 

[Adolf Hamster]

M4 mags in a pistol is fine. It's functional, efficient and if you already have M4 mags why go elsewhere?

don't encourage him! he can still be saved!

 

[Steveocee]

don't encourage him! he can still be saved!

You're just living in the past man.

Join the dark side @Alimcd

 

[Alimcd]

Kyle has echoed your sentiments @Steveoceeso I've changed the initial order to a AW drum. This way I can look myself in the eye in the mirror. Just keeping my fingers crossed that all my magwells fit with it!

(I'll probably get a primary adapter down the line)

Thread has officially gone full circle now. Started off trying to make the SSP1 "less shameful" ends with me doing a Ghostbusters impression with a drum-mag on a pistol. Even my ex-paintball airsoft buddy/coworker is shaking his head

 

[Steveocee]

Kyle has echoed your sentiments @Steveoceeso I've changed the initial order to a AW drum. This way I can look myself in the eye in the mirror. Just keeping my fingers crossed that all my magwells fit with it!

(I'll probably get a primary adapter down the line)

Fan boi'ing aside, HPA gives a far more consistent and cleaner propellant in a hi capa (well most gbb's). The M4 mag thing does get frowned at but you need to use one to appreciate it and then it just becomes "your thing" and you end up "that guy". A fried of mine, staunchly against HPA and certainly against M4 mags into pistols played 1 day against me using mine and was sold.

 

[Alimcd]

With all the information I've absorbed recently, fart-arsing about with GBB's; it makes perfect sense.

Gas is such an inconsistent propellant given nominal UK temperatures. I'm still happy that I built the lightweight mags and ill still make sure that I've always got some 2.0 and 3.0 in the garage but clean, free and consistent is pretty appealing at the moment!

Next, I discover how much of a ball ache a hand pump is... I've got a dive centre nearby, but they're closed for obvious reasons so its a case of want air? must pump.

Other quick question, with this being the final precipice before people start calling me a speedsofter. Whats the etiquette? Do I have to call everyone a cheater and shout at all marshalls? Do you yell at the marshalls in between games? How do you burn a patch? 

 

[Adolf Hamster]

You're just living in the past man.

I aint arguing against hpa, would be a big hypocritical given how deep i went down the air line rabbit hole.

But m4 mag on a pistol is a whole different level........

 

[alxndrhll]

The other benefit alongside how consistent HPA is, is with tuning your trigger. That consistency means you don't have to account for cool down leading to it suddenly wanting to run away from you, so to speak.

I tried it and simply found it wasn't for me, with the reasons being very much specific to me, the big two being:

• It just felt weird to hold both because of the bulk of the adapter and the AR mags themselves. I find the same with extended pistol mags (tapped or not), I just can't get on with something protruding that far out of the grip.
  
• Having to run a tank on my kit. In general I like to run chest rigs with nothing bulky on my back, and that never felt like an option with HPA and is largely the reason I've left it behind.
  

Can't fault the benefits when it comes to overall performance, and the 'downsides' are well documented at this point.

Edit: I tended to use a 36" line with HPA'd stuff, when using a pistol 42" felt like a better length. Just gave a bit more freedom of movement. Mileage will likely vary based your exact set up but felt worth mentioning/thinking about.

 

[Steveocee]

Next, I discover how much of a ball ache a hand pump is... I've got a dive centre nearby, but they're closed for obvious reasons so its a case of want air? must pump.

Other quick question, with this being the final precipice before people start calling me a speedsofter. Whats the etiquette? Do I have to call everyone a cheater and shout at all marshalls? Do you yell at the marshalls in between games? How do you burn a patch? 

Unless it's filtered, dont hand pump. You get moisture in the tank and it'll rot from the inside.

Speedsofting is easy, overshoot rentals, if you get shot call 50/50 and always, always carry a pack of tissues to offer up to the mil simmers.