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What a great thread/conversation. God I've missed forums! Loads of great ideas suggested but as had been mentioned the dick's will be dick's regardless of the rules. My recommendation would be to have more specialist games. Gunman run a skirmish weekend (anything goes within reason) once a month and a filmsim (ammo limits, different medic rules and teams by camo, mid caps encouraged). I've never seen another site do similar, the occasional "milsim" day or gas and shotgun but that's about it. My main moan about gunman is I have attended a few of their advertised filmsim games and they were effectively how they do skirmish days (I've done them when run as filmsim and it's very different). It's very rare that event organisers are explicit enough about what each event type is and how it differs. For ages there was chat about what milsim is, it never really resolved, people just got bored of the conversation. I'm not encouraging we have that conversation but if organisers put on an event and could list what it is for and what it isn't. Skirmish - hpa allowed, no ammo limits, some respawning in field as per individual game rules. Etc you as the player then know what you're signing up for and I think the differentiated game would draw more players in from further around. Ultimately I think we are paying for the experience from the day and while sites can't guarantee if you're going to have a good day, they can be explicit about the rules for that event and have events that cater to different groups within the community. I saw an event recently for just tm recoil owners only, while I could have gone I didn't think it would make the game more enjoyable but it was nice to see the option.

Well I got an unexpected Christmas present, as I won a FB comp from one of our advertisers Airsoft competitions. Entered it in October and forgot all about it Christmas Eve got message saying I had one. Being sent to me on Tuesday. Looking forward to it.

None of this be your self crap , a real man crumples at the first hint of peer pressure ! Good man ! 🤣 has to be said that looks fecking awesome ! 😍well done bud 👍

Right, right, ok, you're all dreadfull bullies and I hate all of you ! 🤣😂 Might need to invest in a truss now........holy crap it's heavy ! 🤣

Not quite as simple as that with ICS. You might find that the motor angle is off too with that particular grip. Ask me how I know... (The smorgasbord includes G&P, G&G, King Arms, Lonex, E&C and ICS) The above is me trying to find a grip to fit on to an ICS CXP-15 that has an MTS grip out of the box. Not even ICS' own newer stuff works (bottom,second from left) with the non-blowback ICS models which this grip was designed for. The motor angle inside the grip is very slightly different and specific to ICS - you could kill a (quite cheaply made) Specna Edge Bevel gear/pinion in no time at all. You might be able to dremel the shit out of the insides to get things aligned better, but is it worth it? No. The grip's crap anyway. And I'm stuck with it. But the rest of the gun is awesome for my CQB shenanigans so it's a small compromise really. OP - avoid that grip (or any ICS ones for that matter) and save yourself a lot of pain.

Simple answer: politicians who are trying to balance public safety, minimising the damage to the economy, keeping various pressure groups happy, maintaining or improving their chances of getting re-elected and trying not to get deposed by their own party. I am sure there are more complicated answers.

This. I think this thread needs a new sticky so new owners can learn from some of our mistakes. The only upgrades I would suggest are the supernub and an npas so you can run propane/green gas. Or anything for cosmetic reasons as long as it doesn't impact the internals OR (and I cannot stress this enough) it's not made by Angry Gun. I have bought and tried many parts from various manufacturers, alternative bolts from HAO ETC. I've removed it all, apart from the g&p npas, super nub and a heavier buffer spring. Roller bolts are nonsense, a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. The stock hop rubber is good for .32+, its cheap and easy to get spares. The stock inner barrel is fine as it is. The trigger box is a bag of turd by design, improving it will just make it a slightly better bag of turd. I've wasted hundreds on "upgrades" which were downgrades in performance. There really is no need to go nuts.

Ok, I've thrown a few on to test (note i didn't fit motors): ICS MTR Grip - horrible fit - note the gap at the front and the angle even when tightened: G&G Ergo grip (nearly identical to @Rogerborg's Aliexpress offering) - perfect fit with excellent grip/gearbox spacing, this was what was on the gun up till now. Ares Ameoba Aliexpress knockoff - good fit, but will need a bit of spacing between the grip and gearbox (I use 3D printed shims). ICS UK1 Grip - better than the MTR, but will need some dremelling at the front to get a flush fit with the rear receiver. Hope that helps. I would go for what Mr Borg suggested personally. Comfy enough and should be an easy drop-in fit.

Should've pissed in it before handing it back

The first step to having a working holster for my USP compact so I can use it with the suppressor mount I'm making for it

The EBB lower gearboxes have different geometry to the non-ebb models. You also can't mix and match the Non-EBB and EBB uppers and lowers. I have an ICS EBB model grip (UK1), and it will not fit any ICS Non-EBB models (of which I have three). I have a Specna Edge too. I'll try and fit the MTR grip later. It'll be interesting to see if it fits.

Are you filling the mag vertically and what is the temperature where you are? Even though it's NBB it's a small tank and will struggle in sub 10 degree temperature. If you filled it correctly and using it a room temperature something's up with it.

It is good to hear that somebody actually wins these competitions 👌

I got a bottle of bbs, and they wanted the bottle back at the end of day. Of course I didnt give it back, I paid for it

It’ll be the deans conversion that’s bumped the value 😉

Almost , needs a grip pod now ! 😈

They are compatible but you may have to open up the screw holes in the top of the grip that connects to the gearbox slightly. As ics are slightly off spec to G&p and tm pattern.

This pretty much sums up what I was going to say. And I've been on both sides of the fence. About 10 years ago I ran a rif with a crazy ROF, can't remember what but way more than 35. Now I have a GBBR and whatever ROF I can achieve in semi. thing is, unless an action is explicitly prohibited at a site, like running ROF beasts, then people will do it, for a large variety of reasons. I'm never in favour of clamping down on stuff like this, it's just a hobby. If that's what some people like to do, so be it. Adapt and overcome.

Another day at Bristol Airsoft (The Courts) today, was a fun day. A lot smaller teams so played more tactical. it’s such a surreal feeling sneaking through the cells in darkness, listening out for foot steps. As soon as I heard anything I stopped dead and aimed toward the direction it was coming from. My high cappa helped so much today also on the tight stairs. Just need a sling now and had to go one handed while holding my rifle down to the side. always seem to get hit in the same place tho, you can still see the reminiscence of the 19th when we last played but now a few new marks from today.

The Mrs bought me a new toy, KWA Skorpion with a larger mag, can’t wait to try it out! She also got me a gun case (and a few other goodies) so I’m planning out the ‘pluck foam’ layout.

If you track back further and look at the other troughs before the rise in case, you'll see the biggest leap was just after BLM kicked off. Actual real world data from the John Hopkins University who are collecting all world data and this guy used that data to plot an alternative graph that demonstrates why we are not going to be over COVID and that we almost had it licked back at the time BLM kicked off. Each subsequent gathering to protest and demonstrate has led to sudden rises in cases. There is no coincidence as it repeats with each bunch of idiots out shouting about stuff when we need to have people just follow the rules and get over themselves. If its not Extinction Rebellion or its offshoot, Insulate Britain, its BLM or protests about lockdowns and vaccinations. The way things are going is going to be lockdown and all because people refuse to follow the guidelines that are there to prevent spread. https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/?location=United+Kingdom As I say often,.... You can lead a horse to slaughter but you can't make it shoot itself.

I have both a 904G and a 904H. The G has a longer inner barrel and MP bucking and omega nub and can hit targets 65+ meters pretty accurately and consistency. I've shot about 12,000 rounds through it so far and haven't even opened it up yet. The H is new but again I've got a longer barrel, bucking and nub in it.

Just a quick note to say that airtac have adapted an armorer works drum mag to fit the mp7 so a lot less reloading!

I was surprised to discover that a TM MP7 is perfectly capable of holding its own in woodland as well as urban/CQB. 6 mags and a 6.03mm inner barrel/ML bucking and they shoot miles with green gas and heavier bb’s. Get one, you won’t regret it.

^this As far as the trigger box goes I think it’s pretty good, definitely reliable above all else, but to make it work nice you really do have to work through a good 10,000 shots to allow all the parts in the trigger mech time to work harden. Only then is it really worth stripping it down, de’burring and radiusing all edges, reassemble with real gun oil and you’ll find you then have a consistent wall, break and reset. There will still be a small amount of creep but on the whole it is very satisfying to operate from that day forward 😊

a warm day maybe three/four and a bit. if you are getting two mags worth you are doing pretty good tis time of year. small tank volume is effected more by cool down more so than a double stack size mag.

Going to a pub or nightclub to get pissed is a choice, whereas living in care usually isn't.

I think first and only in Wrexham were doing one on a regular basis, if that's any help.

Aye, I painted over my two tones with OD pretty sharpish as well. I actually rather liked the bright green and black combo however it made me stand out like a neon lit sign in the woods. Glad to hear you're having fun Loki and enjoying your purchases!

This is the one you'd need... https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/we-europe-eu-series-eu17-18-extended-50rnd-gas-magazine

G&p LMT on ics ebb.

Agreed, and there does seem to be something like a consensus forming here that ammo limits are a decent way to mitigate ROF issues. I really enjoyed a light-hearted Narcos themed filmsim series run by a local site (camo vs 1980s casual, medic tokens, ammo limits), it worked very well indeed. However, by the third day of three they'd dropped some of the sim rules because it was just so much work to script, organise and especially marshal compared to a regular "shoot that way" skirmish day.

ahh yes, a fair point the trigger probably is a bit more complex than the g&g's simple push rod.

Imperium run defined types of events: skirmishes, Ground War and Battlesim, along with the occasional Milsim. Each has its own set of rules on mag types, ammo limits etc and different levels of command and control. There is a core set of players who tend to attend all of them, but also some who only attend one or two types.

Dear old Lem would not have been happy with that. I don't think bad taste quite captures it.

Afraid i cant help with getting the box out, the g&g version there was a metal frame in the body it slid into, which was very stiff when the gun was new. But as you know the cyma version is an entirely different setup so might not work that way. Maybe split the bodyshell see if that shows how its meant to go together? Wouldnt worry about being inexperienced, we all had to start somewhere, ironically starting with the g&g with its v6 box i didnt know how spoiled i was with its modular dissassembly (by the time you split the casing theres only really the tapper plate left) until i got an m4 and realised how much of a pita it normally is

How did Mary and Joseph know Jesus’ weight when he was born? They had a weigh in a manger…boom boom! 😅 Regards

He ain't right, of that I've no doubt 🤬

Most be a typo on the price.

Why buy brand new, when you can pay the same price used? https://prefired.co.uk/ads/tokyo-marui-sopmod/

Thanks @Adolf Hamster I think the takeaway message from that comprehensive answer is "no, not if you have no feckin' idea what you're doing (I can see you googling which one is the bevel right now), you clown" But... I've got to learn this stuff sometime. I've got some little neodymium magnets I can use for the latch - that's a good hint How do I shift the gearbox though? Is it just requiring a bit of brute force to get it out of there? The fps went as low as 200fps with (presumably masses of) hop on but I will try adding hop in smaller increments, just to see what I'm working with. I presume you're talking about 'joule creep' where a a slower initial velocity leads to more time for the air pressure to build, and a higher final velocity?

Thanks, she does look sexy now. She was also shooting relative straight today. Also crono’d at 320 (the highest of the day). I was intending on getting my UKARA but didn’t want a pistol sprayed blue so did it for that. Will still get my UKARA to be safe.

4 downloads so far, so at least you're not alone

Genuinely: what data? Real talk, my day job is data analytics. But that needs input, and I can't find any. I'm struggling to think how you'd even measure a reduction in community transmissibility given the near impossibility of finding control groups or making like-for-like comparisons across nations and populations. Does it reduce transmissible infection at a community level? I mean, "it's just common sense" that it must, but that's for any given individual. But remember that the big problem with SARS-COV-2 is asymptomatic transmission, and that super-spreaders are a thing. I could make a "common sense" argument that having a viral load just high enough to be transmissible, but not high enough to be symptomatic, might be the worse case for community transmission in a highly vaccinated population. You can look at the continuing spread in (e.g.) highly vaccinated Gibraltar, or on highly/fully vaccinated and negative-tested cruise ships, and declare that it would obviously be worse with a lower rate of vaccination. But that's just assertion. Against what would you compare them to determine whether... Triggered. "Significantly" has a specific statistical meaning, and I've yet to find anything approaching data for it. Now, there I fully agree. Since I can't find the evidence for transmissibility, and since at this point the "we're all in it together" argument has clearly failed to convince the last unvaccinated, I'd hammer on the purely selfish benefits of it. "Do it to protect me" isn't having much traction with the screw-you hold-outs, and may be entrenching their resistance. For some, that's the concern. I'm not anti vaccine, but I do have some specific concerns about why vaccine passports are being introduced, and what they might mutate into. I very much hope to be wrong about that. And there are people who are genuinely more scared of vaccine reactions than of covid. In younger, haler age groups, for non-flabbies with no-comorbidities, they may even have a point. Remember that the JCVI has not recommended general vaccination for healthy under 18s, but we've gone ahead anyway. Tin-foil hat firmly off, I make it 1164 AZ deaths, 666 Pfizer deaths (oof), 23 Moderna deaths, 36 unspecified. No, not from a conspiracy site, from gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions Strong caveat, that's with vaccines, not from vaccines, but of course that also applies to with/from covid. Care home workers have already been fired for being unvaccinated, with NHS workers to follow. Nightclubs and large venues are denying entry by law, and some smaller venues by policy. You can argue that's not "discrimination", but that's a semantic argument that will be cold comfort to those out of a job. By the plain meaning of the word, it is segregation. Now, you may view that as a good thing, and I'm not even necessarily going to disagree, but we should strive to be honest about language, goals and intentions. Not unconditionally or absolutely. I'm seeing a lot of "Debate over" / "end of argument" / "you can't question The Science" / "you don't even need to think about it, dude" and similar statements, and they make me rather uncomfortable. I prefer nuanced analysis of relative risk, constant questioning, and honest, evidenced answers to those questions. If the evidence is there, then the questions should be easy to answer, right? But if you can't show a healthy 18 year old the evidence that being vaccinated will reduce their transmissibility (I'd genuinely love to see it); nor that it will lower their own personal risk (JCVI says not), then what argument would you give in favour of them getting vaccinated, let alone forcing them to do so?

Nothing airsoft related for Christmas, but I got these two excellent full metal GOATGUNS miniatures from my wife. I’ve got to say I’m very impressed with them and I think I’m going to get some more.

Which ones? Just so I know where to avoid obviously.

they can keep it for that price. I need my kidneys

Getting my colonial marine freak on , “game over man ! it’s game over !”

Use the standard bolt or a quality lightweight one if you want snappier cycle, no rollers, no angry gun crap. The MWS doesn’t want for much, just fine tuning, trigger box work and cleanliness.

I'm with you there. I picked up a TM AKM (although I only have 1 mag because they're out of stock everywhere!) and since firing it on the range I've also decided to just stop using AEGs altogether. HPA and non-blowback gas guns are better for stealth, while GBBs (both pistols and rifles) are just way more fun than their electrical counterparts. I can't go back to AEGs after firing my AKM on the range!