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Looks like Santa (me) is giving me a new toy...

Here's a quote from Clearwater Airsoft, a chap that is probably one of the first to get theirs in the UK:- Firstly, thanks again to the guys at Defcon Airsoft UK for 1. Getting them in so fast and 2. Letting me take over the shop on a Friday morning😊 So, just over a day and a half into owning this beast and here’s what I think: The firing and recoil as well as the shaking of the dummy cartridge belt is really just grin inducing. I’ve been using recoil guns - both Marui and KWA for years and the mk46 really is a step up. The build quality is the usual high standard we all expect and the safety features to prevent it being fired with either the feed tray open or the barrel removed are well thought out safety additions to protect players and the gun. Speaking of the barrel; it disengages with a clunk and glides out easily. The breach block, which is the part that locks into the receiver has got marked and scratched slightly around its periphery as it’s hit the inside of the rail when removing and installing the battery. but it isn’t a complaint just an observation. When it is re engaged once again you get a reassuring clunk and it is rock solid then. Clipping the feed tray cover down also has a solid click so there’s no mistaking if it’s locked or loose. Having to rack the charging handle to start shooting is great fun and it needs doing every 300 or so rounds as the feed stops from the mag. This gives some semblance of the real thing and is the recoil equivalent of changing box mags. A quick press of the bullet shaped button on top of the mag by the release lever engages the winding mech and in a few seconds you’re good to go again. I love how the mag feeds directly into the bottom of the gun so there’s no need for a tube going into the side that needs hiding. It also means removing the mag in safe zones is a lot easier so no need to leave it attached and stick a gun sock on your muzzle. The hop unit is a cinch to access and it’s actually a useable size for people with anything bigger than Jeremy Beadles right hand. It happily adjusted to easily hop 0.28g BB’s. I don’t have any heavier to hand and in all fairness at the sub 1J power level it would be detrimental to the experience anyway. Power wise this definitely benefits from the use of as large a capacity battery as you can fit in the space. I recommend the Titan Power 7.4v 2600mah stick as that goes in easy as pie and powers it beautifully even with the extra load generated by the hoooge recoil weight. I would say that you need to make sure it’s well charged though for the maximum benefit. RoF is around 11rps so just slightly less than the real mk46. If you want 1200rpm fire rates a la mg42 then you’re going to be disappointed however. This is gonna be great for sustained bursts to suppress your opponents - y’know as it was meant for in real life🤷🏻‍♂️ I’m just trying to think of any negatives and I am really coming up empty. One thing I might try once I have some money again (that’s gonna be a while though for some unfathomable reason!🤔😂) is to fit the collapsible stock often seen on mk46’s. There is no electrical or mechanical connections going from the receivers to the stock so I don’t think it is essential to the firing of the gun. Knock out two pins and the stock comes off. That’s a project for next year - or until some aftermarket support is seen in the market and I doubt that it’ll be a long wait for that to happen. Monday will see some more testing and videos so stay tuned to this page for more. 👍🏻 Check him out either on Facebook or Instagram, he's a top bloke! He's had a couple of people ask him regarding range and he responded with these comments via Facebook:-! It’s very nice to shoot. I’m not concerned about range. It was still going nice and flat at the end of my garden that’s 27m. Fps is around 290 with 0.2g BB’s but I use 0.28’s and the hop lifted them fine. RoF is about 11rps. I haven’t been able to do any meaningful range testing later as my garden is only 27m long. Monday is when it’ll get a work out over 50m plus so stay tuned for the video👍🏻 It doesn't really matter i suppose because you all think it's crap anyway! 😂 Regardless, I'm bloody excited for mine to arrive and will answer any and all questions etc when I get my hands on it, if you're interested of course!

I run a Diamondback 3.5-10 x50 on mine. Bloody lovely scope, but might feel a little big for the covert?

Seen a few FB posts on it remarking on the range and low rate of fire. My personal worry is the look of the gearbox. At 11rps at 290fps it might not be a problem, but I can’t see that surviving when people put 350 FPS springs in it and having continuous fire. (Assuming it’s the usual zinc alloy gearbox monkey metal)

I'm only mucking around bud, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and opinions are all that we have at the moment. Or dodgy subtitled Japanese YouTube videos showing indiscriminate use of 0.2g bb's 😂 That being said I'm not going to be swayed with either of those choices, and will wait and see what it's like when it's in front of me. My only real concern like many others is the range, and I'm sure the split hop / removable barrel might be a problem. I just can't believe (until proven) that TM would release such a special RIF and let it have serious flaws like that. We shall see I guess! On a side note the fact you have to rack the charging handle A. To start firing and B. After 300 or so rounds is just amazing in my eyes... 😁 Just found another cracking Japanese YouTube video... Haven't a clue what's going on, but looks like he's getting 0.2g's out to 40M so theres hope for a decent weight to surpass that.

So I ordered some small parts from zero one and today I got a rather large box from them. Taking it out of the cardboard reveled this... Now I am thinking damm this is one messed up order that I am not unhappy about. Imagen my sadness when I open the box to find this I mean come on 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I don’t need a third MWS, I don’t need a third MWS.....

Fire Support are selling MWS with £60 off at the mo. £425 instead of £485...

MWS in a box. Still need to add a Vortex Sparc AR and a tracer unit (aftershave used to judge size!). Middle layer of foam will hold 4 mags, and bottom layer a pistol and tool kit.

My new KWA Kriss Vector, got it yesterday. Very Happy. comes with... 8 x Original TM'd Kriss Magazines (5 boxed, 1 bust lip) Mapel hop and tbb (not fitted) NPAS (not fitted) 16mm to 14mm adaptor Night Evolution integral light. 2 x triple mag pouches All boxed and hand delivered from 200 mile away........ bargain at £650

I'm teaching you well! You'll be on strong whiskey any time now!

Stolichnaya VODKA, Sovetskiy MEDVED nash!

At the moment I'm listening to my dog sleep-barking (possibly at dream-squirrels, he was recently traumatised by the discovery that when chasing squirrels that not only are they nippy little buggers, they can also go up trees which is totally unfair and was entirely unexpected). Music wise, I've been getting into Elvis again. The king might be dead, but he'll never die.

Hopefully Ed wont ban me for this blasphemy Here is my New ICS L85 New/changed parts from stock (no particular order): Madbull DD rail entry-level G&P 1x30 dot sight on no-brand 20mm riser on B&T dovetail to weaver rail adapter knock off magpull AFG (coz there were no real ones for sale that i could find) Swiss Arms sight protector Madbull blue rubber Element H nub (untested) and a bit of a plastic toothpick to lift the hop arm, so it doesnt send my BBs to god The camera quality doesn't do it justice, it looks much better than the picture makes out. Now to get a PEQ box so i can actually fit a battery in it and a few PTS mags and this will be my very own unique Tactical SA80 A2

yeah, this seems like you've realised you can't polish a turd but you've decided you're going to roll it in glitter anyway.