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Nova kit MWS with the fancy rare VFC OPS suppressor, genuine Aimpoint Comp M2 and some other goodies

A couple more Glocks.. Glock 45 with Bomber steel MOS slide, Bomber steel threaded barrel, Pro Arms stainless spring + guide rod, TTI ally CNC hop chamber, Unicorn barrel + bucking, Pro Arms tritium supressor sights, Streamlight TLR-8 clone, Vector Optics red dot sight and a Milspin slide back plate. Glock 17 Gen 5 V2 (front serrations) with Unicorn barrel + bucking, Pro Arms threaded barrel, Pro Arms tritium supressor sights. Maple Leaf hop chamber yet to go in it. Still got more Glocks and parts to arrive.. 😬

My primary (currently only RIF) LCT AIMS with real wood hand guard set. Never used the drum mag in anger, just think it looks cool. Internally just "upgraded" to be reliable/decent performance. No mosfet or electrickery. I also have the LCT AIMS-M4 buffer tube stock adapter, so this is easy to dress up in a tactical look with 1 screw on the stock and a change of the handguards.

Hey Andy, welcome, exactly how "new" to airsoft are you ?, played many games ?, own any guns yet ? The reason I ask is many people like the idea of being a sniper, fueled by movies, YouTube, or video games, but the airsoft reality is very different. For starters, while the fps limits at most sites for snipers are a bit higher than those of regular aeg's, up to 50%, that's not guaranteed out of the box, nor is accuracy & range, sometimes even a reasonable brand needs a bit of time & money invested in it to be worth using. Then there's the style of play, a mix of fieldcraft, patience, & a particular mindset will decide whether sniping is for you. & then, even if you've ticked all those boxes, does where you play lend itself to sniping, plenty of cover with long sight lines etc. All things to consider ? EDIT: in case your not aware, fps in airsoft is a bit like hp in cars, a 50% increase in power doesn't equate to the same percentage increase in performance,far from it, even when harnessed properly.

If you start with Airsoft I would recommend to start with a normal AEG. Probably best to hire one the first few games and see if you really like it. You see too many ‘for sale’ posts here where people bought rifs straight away and then decided airsoft wasn’t for them. If you are over 18 you want to get your UKARA number first anyway. I thought I want to do ‘sniping’ at first as well but I started with an AEG and only after 1 1/2 years decided to get a cheap TAC 41 LS (£200) sniper and I think that was the right decision.

Finalized the handguard. Went back to the thicker suppressor so the side mlok is truly useless now. The price paid for aesthetics.

Asking "what would you buy" is a very subjective question, but I'll answer in the spirit of it (my own answer would be "another KJW m700 because I'm a weirdo who loves gas bolt actions") To answer your question in the spirit that I think you want it answered, I'd go with a Silverback TAC-41 Lite Sport for about £200 and then a stronger spring (maybe a 120nm one? I don't know what would bring it closest to 2.3J) and one or two of the 110rd magazines. Spend the rest on a semi-decent scope like a Victoptics S6 LPVO and some Vector Optics 30mm rings for it. That's probably about £300 - £350 and will probably shoot pretty well, but it's far from perfect. If that isn't to your liking, I'd get a Novritsch SSG10. I think they're about £300 and they're adequate out of the box. Again, won't shoot as well as a properly tuned rifle, but it'll get the job done. Though I will also echo Mr @Tackle. Airsoft sniping is a very different way of playing and it's not always the most interesting and can be really frustrating at times. Often, bolt actions are bought and then people realise that it's really not for them after they get outgunned by AEGs, however that's not all the time. My first airsoft gun was a Well L96 (well, it was a Warrior L96, but they've rebranded since then) and it was awful, however about 19 years later and my collection of airsoft guns is mostly bolt actions and DMRs because I knew what I wanted. The thing I would add to what Tackle said above, is that while a well tuned bolt action at 2.3J will be able to hit 75m accurately, a well tuned 1.14J AEG can also hit 75m, just... not accurately and it'll require a bit of angled shooting (essentially shooting it above the target so the BBs drop down onto it). Sniping in airsoft is mostly about stealth and the precision shooting serves to assist the stealth; if you only have one shot, you want it to hit or they'll know there's a sniper somewhere shooting at them and may be able to deduce roughly where you are and then spray full auto on your position; they may not actually know you're there, but a hit is a hit and I've seen people get lucky by just spraying where they think a sniper is hiding.

If you're new to airsoft (meaning you've not really played much before), i'd recommend not buying a sniper as the videos online you've likely seen are of players with lots of experience and lots of money invested into their rifles - most of the videos i've seen have their snipers running on HPA too. Snipers, especially spring rifles, are 'built not bought' unless you're going to buy someones already built rifle that they're selling on but even then, there's no guarantee of it working as it should <- found this one out from personal experience Turns out the guy had spent ~£40 on a hop unit that just didn't work well with the rifle. It's my understanding that most snipers, out of the box, require extensive upgrades to make them viable (some more than others) and AFAIK they're often sold with a spring inside that only outputs 1 joule. Additionally, accuracy and range on the stock hop units and hop rubbers is poor to questionable. AirsoftCamMan has a good video where he uses a stock CYMA VSR and a stock SSG10A1. This will give you an idea of how they are without upgrades. It's not totally clear if he's put 500fps springs into these guns so take it with a grain of salt. Even when you get to the point of having a well built & tuned sniper rifle, it's still airsoft and you're still shooting plastic BBs that will skew off at times and miss the target even if you do everything right. To answer your question about rifles: the most recommended i've seen is the Tac-41 Lite Sport then the Novritsch offerings.

I've not yet adjusted the hop with the new barrel, but with just changing that it's brought the gun right up to the 1.13J limit. (285FPS on 0.3s.) I've not really used it much, only issue i had is the pin at the bottom of the grip that retains the lanyard loop/hammer spring kept wanting to come out. I gave it a quick knurl and no issues since. It's my favourite pistol, feels so solid and the grip is just perfect. Like you said, very easy to strip down and work on.

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First prototype handguard. Pretty happy with the overall look but ive smoothed out the transition up to the main body of the gun a bit for the next version

Sounds like the valve knocker in the pistol or magazine valve isn’t returning .

Carillion too. We found put the company was going into administration from the bbc news that morning. Strange that all of a sudden the civil service is able to get things done quickly when sensitive sites are about to be unguarded

"HEED MOVE!"

For a split second I thought it was serious. How foolish. Oh well if I can cut some eyes out game on Is there a black camo version ? Can we make a team ? Team stealth.. or team beefhead

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So I really like the look of some of the metal 3d printed flow through suppressors and I needed a longer barrel and handguard setup for the ghm 9 I picked up cheap. As much as the integrally suppresed kit lambda sells does look cool it kinda ruins the gun for me because it makes it so much longer. So this suppressor will be the base for me to make something a little more compact. Starting on the handguard to go over it tonight. This one in particular sleeves over the original barrel. Once I have the design finished I may make one to go on other airsoft guns and slap it up for sale somewhere.