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Did you just keep rolling around in mud and bushes for all 7 months till you eventually became one with nature, a walking bush Wookiee?

The spam is being cleared within minutes, rather than hours of posting. That's not the issue really. The issue is the fact that the spammers can register and fill the boards up very quickly - which goes back to the original point of this thread - is there any mechanism to vet the new threads created before appearing to the wider masses? I know that other forums have this mechanism - particularly for use of the classifieds/Sales (airgunforums springs to mind - every new sales thread is invisible to everyone until approved by admin). I would rather a new member has a short probationary period, even if that's just a handful of posts to acertain that they are legit airsofters.

Couple of new pieces have turned up. First is my mostly real steel MG3 build. Its off getting HPA'd right now, then back to me for some more airsoft to real steel conversion. Next, my G27K build is pretty much done. Still testing out the new EPM-1S midcaps, but so far 170 rounds in a 417 is so nice. Finally, work on my MG4 is nearing completion. Is anyone else noticing a trend here?... Still working on the custom MG4 optic, but its essentially done - just got to get it printed in a stronger format.

Had to team up with a dude who was rocking Wehrmacht kit with a MG42, while in Tropentarn with my MG3. New vs old at its finest.

Another option is to have more cleaners

So why did you change it? It's probably more to do with the specifics of the barrel and hop rubber than anything else. Joules are joules, FPS is FPS.

Sorry, all this Molle talk got me excited. Still not had a chance to wear this one, but this is Molle and her older sister. In the back is a replica RBA.

^^^This... I've had to make a separate bottle in my kit labelled "aah bollocks, which ones are these again?"

I'd like to do a modern tacticool high-speed m4 setup with my 2nd MWS, but all the real-steel parts are expensive. So instead I decided to use what I already had to do a retro build instead.

It's probably not gonna be helpful but when I ran our work FB page, anyone asking to join was automatically asked to answer a simple work related question, if they didn't or couldn't then they were blocked from joining. Something as simple as this might prevent the spammers being able to join. Newbies to the 'sport' might struggle too tho so it would need to be a very simple question regarding airsoft.

@Shamal works on my mobile... Might be time to upgrade that old Nokia... 😜

I've done 3-4 today I think, the latest a couple of mins ago. Spam mods don't get the reports. If in doubt, tag one of us in the thread and we'll pick it up when we next log in (unfortunately we can't setup email notifications for mentions).

Exactly that... Been there... If all else fails, just become a human moscart and start throwing them by the handful. 😁

Banned as a scammer due to your advert. If you feel this is unjust, please contact the forum admin.

I pinged him a message within the last week, I don't think he's seen it either.

I messaged @proffrinkabout a month ago, asking for an update but it hasnt been read yet.

No matter what you think of his music the guy should be respected. How many other artists have managed to get away with releasing a song like Summer of 69 without anyone realising what it's really about (hint, 69 has nothing to do with the year 😉)

As all the above... Remove BB's from spring mags. (pistols/low caps) Can leave BB's in hi-caps as long as tension is taken off the feed ones. Leave gas mags filled and check them all once a month or so. Don't leave gas mags in guns (pistols or rifles) The rubber outlet router can get deformed and lose a good seal.

I prefer to empty my mags after a game day, I try and release them into a container but at my age they mostly go supersonic all over the floor.

I went from this to this in 7 months.

The gun, right?

Ban the spammer, all the posts go too. It's very easy, just a moments work. You'd think a simple question would be fine to do the job. I'm presuming the spam posts are coming from a bot that only knows what the 'registration' and 'post a thread' pages look like. Any change to the registration page will break the automated script. However, these days you can build or amend a fairly sophisticated app just from a chatgpt session (well CodePilot if you want to be specific), so any sort of simple challenge might get worked around. I can't imagine the spammers are getting many hits from their posts here so hopefully they won't bother taking any further action if the bar is raised even a tiny little bit

There are a lot of factors that have an effect on the physics of a ball being propelled out of a barrel FPS is the velocity in ‘Feet per second’ of the projective, normally measured at the point of exit from the barrel Joules are the measurement of the energy, and are calculated using the velocity and weight of the projectile (Chronographs measure the velocity and particular chronographs can be set to display a joules value based on set weights of BBs Beginning with the initial force imparted in the chamber from the spring and cushion of air, the projectile then accelerates along the barrel but also has friction resistance along the way. It seems to be common sense to assume that as the energy being put into the BB is the same, that a heavier BB would be slower (taking more force to push the heavier weight) and resulting in the same energy coming out - but in reality the combination of everything can vary the results - and ‘joule creep’ becomes a term - that by changing one factor (the BB) can result in a greater resultant energy as the BB exits the barrel ……….. Loose (overbore) / tight (underbore) / matched bores all have their own effect inside the barrel ……. And then even the flight can have different experiences My world is paintball, and we have those who swear by all of over/under/matched bores - and then we have different circumstances on how the paintball itself acts in the barrel - With overbore a paintball could float on a cushion of air or bounce around - some of the air is ‘wasted’ but still contributes to how the ball flies With underbore a paintball could be squashed (and if excessive can break) - when the paintball squeezes its way through the barrel all of the air behind it contributes to the energy imparted ……. No matter whether it’s a plastic BB or a gelatine paintball, the initial muzzle velocity is just the start (and is the metric that complies with the rules) The remaining velocity / energy upon impact varies based on its flight along the way. Which can also depend on how it went through the barrel and anything such as a hop up. The energy could be maintained in flight, or it could quickly drop. Optimum spin could maintain a ‘straight’ flight that hits (almost) where you pointed up to a set range then quickly drop, or you have a predictable curve that you need to compensate for at the targeted range - or it could just spray wildly in various random directions

This fella said to me today: “Are those thick lens glasses you're wearing?” I said: “No, they're mine"

We just need to see one example post to know what they're up to these days. It's all the same shite. I'm banning several a week too. I'm generally reviewing the latest posts from whatever time I wake up to around 8am (I'd be doing that even without the spammers, as I'm the lab rat that keeps pushing the button in the hope of a reward)

"punchy" based on what? Just sound?

Ftfy.

Bit of both. In the UK the extremes of temperature aren't actually that extreme so much like you I've had no need to change rubbers purely because of environmental issues but I have seen a couple of my guns that perform poorly first thing on a winters day after having been packed in the car overnight on account of the rubber stiffening up in the cold. I'd personally say that there's FAR more difference in personal preference as far as the UK goes. If you drastically change the power of the gun or the weight of the BBs then you'll probably see more of a difference with grades of rubber than just the difference of a few degrees between an average winter and summer here (climate change notwithstanding of course) but even then it may just be down to longevity. The very anecdotal nature of airsoft "upgrades" is a problem so I (much like yourself) would love to see an actual, evidence based test much like the AATV style of video that does a back to back of the same three rubbers in the same gun on the same day and then repeated in deep midwinter and the height of summer to see just how much variation there actually is. Of course, as soon as you take the results and apply them to your own gun it all goes out the window (at least to some degree) because your gun ISN'T the gun the test was done with (even if it's the same model and manufacturer).

70° mainly because it can withstand high raters of fire without breakages (lips on the 50 tend to fold at 25ish rps, causing all sorts of bad things to the gearbox and its internals). If semi only is your thing then a 60 should be fine.

Oh wow thanks man. Keep an eye out on 2024 for inner barrels and brushless motors, plus more custom part.

Almost certainly this - you mention you used PTFE - in the past, I have slightly twisted the bucking in the barrel window by pulling it off centre when wrapping the PTFE tape... Presume that you have also given the barrel a good clean to discount that, and are ensuring that the gun is absolutely vertical when you shoot it.

He was online 16 hours ago so we're just being ignored! Cany any mods get involved and, at least, give us an update?

Yes he did. In an interview he said he was pissed as a twat when he recorded it. Plus he was of course in The Damned, it wouldn't be very punk of him not to. The 'official' lyrics have him singing 'cuss' but you can hear a drawn out 'n' and 't' quite clearly. Not bad for a #1 song that got masses of plays is it 🤣

I think law enforcement is fine with the ukara system, it allows those who have a good reason to have airsoft etc to buy have them. Buying second hand ignores the ukara system and may well become problematic in time. Politicians will champion a cause and currently there isn't one, but the legislation they produce is often out of step with the real world. There is weirdness when they are air weapons, even if they look just like known firearms. But air rifles look like guns, as do air pistols and always have. Banning airsoft isn't likely, we allow people to have all sorts of real firearms so banning the toys end of the market doesn't seem possible.

Wow, when did CYMA M.04X get so expensive? That gun, at that price point, I'd be looking for specific reasons not to get the Specna SA-J09 https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/specna-arms-sa-j09-edge-tm-ak-105-aeg-w-gate-aster-tm-mosfet Full pot metal, quick change spring, and a GATE ASTER for £200 is pretty tempting. Orion gearbox is usually a yellow flag, but should be fine in chonky-boi V3 form.

What do you call a spider with 10 eyes? A spiiiiiiiiiider! Sorry

Couple of recent builds, Rossi A2, TM MP5K and WE GLOCK19

If this is the same person I think it might be I'd like to follow this up even though it is a few months ago. Sadly, we/I had to ask this person to leave site after the 2nd game due to them not being able to follow certain safety rules. The rule in question being eye protection being worn at all times outside of the safezone. Our google reply was as follows: "Hi Danu, I’m really, genuinely sorry that we had to end your day and send you home early, but we are very clear that safety is our primary concern at AWA, and we have to send repeat offenders home. You should never, ever, take your eye pro off in the gaming area. You were warned twice personally, and a party to two group warnings as well as the warning in the morning safety briefing. We realise that this opens us up to revenge reviews, but despite our differences, I’d rather send you home early with two working eyes and suffer the bad reviews than the alternative. It’s the number one rule in airsoft, please, if you continue to play in future, at any site, you must take it seriously, you only get one set of eyes Danu, and we want you to keep them."

Outcome unclear: did you died? ... and yet ... Which is a huge failure of foresight, given that people are gunning out of them, or windows will be open. Granted, there are plenty of other "shoulds" in airsoft that can result in injury if not followed, like removing eyepro in game, or lobbing BFGs at head height - which I've been on the receiving end of. What makes TAGs special are that they're always carrying much, much more energy than anything else being shot, and that once you've pulled the trigger, there's plenty of time for things to change at your intended point of impact. I'd nope out of any event that allows them.

Anyone else like Charlie Parr? I love his slide playing.

For those who like folk punky stuff I've been listening to a lot of Ferocious Dog recently. If that video floats your goat they are hoofing live as well.

One of my 'go to' albums.

I’m bored But think I want to build a 9mm AR after looking at this abomination 🥴

TLA - Three Letter Acronym HTH.😉

Pic dump of my latest child. TM MWS in a Fortis receiver with B.A.D & Strike Industries furniture, other than the F1 grip. Last pic was with a Vortex Venom in a Strike Industries REX, but would benefit from a riser. The trigger box pin & anti rotation links weren't installed in that photo. Went a little over budget with this one, a couple of times, but it worked out!

Do we have any update on the patches? I ordered mine back in June (23), but not a peep since. I understand the logic of batch dispatching, but literally how many orders do we need to get to before it's worth the effort? I do like the web patch, but I'd prefer the real thing.