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umm, you know we done got a buying and selling setup on here?

North v South Airsoft Festival 2021 23rd - 25th July 2021 - 3 Days of Epic Airsoft Fun!! MEET : CAMP : PARTY : COSPLAY : COMBAT 700+ Acres of Military Training Ground at DIO Swynnerton ST15 0QN Games on Friday, Friday Evening, Saturday and Sunday! Tickets Available At: https://www.northvsouth.com/airsoft-festival-tickets https://youtu.be/xb3bAayi2B4

Good enough for me then! Heat shrink sorted, soldering iron and accessories sorted and connectors ordered. Bit of pissing about first off to get my hand in (cheers YouTube and memories from my design tech class from 30 years ago!) then I'll go for it.

It's actually pretty simple to wire them up. Don't forget heat shrink, you don't want to accidentally short circuit the battery. 16AWG is what I use. Not all wire of a given gauge can be considered equal though.

Slightly off topic (but what’s new this AFUK !🤦‍♂️) was the guy who proofread Hitlers speeches the first Grammar NAZI ? 🤔 To be honest until I bought a decent soldering iron to do my own I always got them from Fleabay just made sure it was from an electrical hobby seller . Yea 100mm is a bit too short , I always go at least 150 if not 200 my self better to have too much than not enough you can always just tuck the spare out of the way . 👍

Oh yeah 😂

My input, I run it one of 2 ways normally: - Stock with deans + barrel/hop rubber upgrade - "Upper half build" + fet - so piston+head, nozzle, spring guide and spring, bearings, mosfet and barrel+hop. I keep the gears the same until they go bang. I normally take one built rifle with me, plus a stock version so i know that if the upgraded one shits the bed, I can always go with one I know works (touch wood) and have no more drama's.

Hi, ALL! 👋 This weeks video I will be going over Eye Protection! 🔫🤔 What do I think and who can relate? 🤔🤪 Doing the best with what I have, enjoy it for what it is. 🔫😎👍 💷GAMBLE💷

A pink Bizon ! Was going to strip the pink and repaint but once No2 son saw it he said “like f*ck you are ! We’re doing a theme on that to freak out all the Russian kit geardo’s !” I love my son ! 🤣😈🤣😈🤣 PS the seller on these very forum @VonGrimmeven chucked in a free silver PBS suppressor with it and I have to say the quality of his 3D printing skills are amazing !

Stumbled across this by chance and thought I'd share it: https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/19178437.police-called-covid-breach-seven-people-travelled-airsoft-game-beggarwood/ I suppose part of me isn't surprised that there haven't been more reports of similar activity over the course of the successive lockdowns but let's all be honest, it's more negative publicity which the hobby simply doesn't need. For a silver lining, at least the author gave a pretty reasonable, unbiased, description of what airsoft is.

I think this is it! Looks like the bottom type of spring as there is a small knob for it to sit on! Than you again

Thank you both for the replys, Iceni, I'm new to the forum, but have been ti kering with guns for a while. Fully Aware the BBs I used for testing were blaster devil 0.2s. Which was the same ammo I used to validate the spring in masada. Thank you though appreciate the time and and handy chart to use for reference in the future. EDcase, thank you for the warm welcome. You may be on to something here! Regarding a frame spring! I can't see a spring on the hop unit ( other than for the nub). Should there be one over the barrel pushing the hop unit back on to the nozzle? If so I think you might have the answer! I haven't worked on m4s before belive it or not! Thank you!! Edcase, You are right! It's missing a spring pushing the hop unit back into the nozzle! Thank you so much. Just got to find a spring now! Finger crossed that fixes it! Will update when I have found a spring! Thanks again!

A good rule of thumb is if Ruby Rose is in something, avoid it.

Plus two well used discord servers already. Not sure why we need a third

Idiots! They say that no news is good news and thats true but as soon as anything airsoft related hits the papers then it just becomes a big stick to poke us with. Some people can't see further than their noses.😡

Let's just hope people don't jump the gun like these guys and mess it up for others. https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/19178437.police-called-covid-breach-seven-people-travelled-airsoft-game-beggarwood/ I don't know what's worse, breaching lockdown restrictions or playing with just 7 people. 😂

im still trying to work out how they opened the pipeline door from inside with no handles

Please don't watch it but "SAS: Red Notice" had the blades kitted out in reject kit from the local airsoft site rentals bin 🤪 Shockingly bad film with some well known actors in it (who probably got new agents after that 💩show!)

He's got a black 2011 one in that order with my name on it. Probably for my own sake, he didn't get any gold

Thanks

As an ex-Copper and current Military Policeman, I loathe all Police shows as I spend most of my time yelling at the screen 'IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT" or 'YOU WOULDNT DO THAT!"....

Glad you've had a good experience and that looks awesome! I know a few people that have had success lately. Using a courier other than UPS appears to be the magic ingredient.

I don't want to rub salt into the wounds but to give a glimmer of hope that all is not doom and gloom ordering from Europe now. I took a chance and ordered a rare RIF from an unknown site in Italy called TITANO-STORE Ordered: Monday 15th. No confirmation email 🤔 Wed 17th. Asked for update. They replied it would go in afternoon. Not feeling confident Thursday 18th. Got email just with DHL tracking number. Estimated delivery 24th Today 22nd Surprise package arrives 😲 No extra fees to pay!!! So I would recommend Titano-Store from my limited experience. ...and what did I get...? https://www.titano-store.com/en/c/airsoft-c28617/rifles-displayed-by-model-c28842/lr300-c29132/lr300-full-metal-aandk-lr300-p939142 £165 including delivery EDIT: While the delivery was good, the rifle itself is not so good. Looks like someone has been in it and messed up a few screws. I didn't ask for any power adjustment and they didn't mention any so I suspect its a dodgy return they had and passed on to me. Not going to bother returning.

You'll be looking at around £300 for the lower and about another £250 for the upper for CNC billet receivers. The other problem you'll have is that very few companies make them for standard AEGs, they mostly cater for the GBB and PTW markets so none of your internals will fit. You could look at Retro Arms as I believe they do an AEG receiver set but then you'll still have compatibility issues because...Retro Arms. Weirdly, a lot of the plastic receivers out there are sturdier than the cheap cast alloy ones but if you want one that won't break the bank and should fit your Specna internals then take a look at the E&C sets (from @ak2m4 when he gets them in stock) as they are pretty good. I have a couple of builds with them on and they've been rock solid.

3.6/10? Sounds like my kind of movie

@alphabear Grammar Nazi here....its INVASIVE not evasive....thank you

I use red mainly because i like the little bit of extra kick , and it hasn't caused me any issues so far. Tend to run my pistols on it too. Obviously it's better in colder weather anyway. I've got the L85, G36C and my L119 which is based on a WE M4. The Stanags suffer more with cooldown than the G36 ones . I find keeping a hand warmer in the mag pouches helps in cold weather . The 'double' Stanag is quite nice, more rounds and a much bigger gas reserve, however they make the L85 a bit awkward due to the bulpup design. The hop in the L85 and M4 platform is a bit of a faff to adjust but is fine once dialed in. The G36 hop is much easier to adjust. All of mine have an NPAS fitted so I can set the fps on any given day. The bolt stop on the M4 is a bit hit and miss , I'm looking into fitting a real steel one, just waiting for it to arrive. Worth replacing the hop rubber, I use Maple Leaf which I find work well for me. I havn'y had any serious failures with any of them, the usual GBB O ring issues now and then and that's about it. They get striped and serviced regularly which I enjoy . When parts fail I'll take a view on replacing with stock or 'upgraded' parts but so far I've not had to replace anything. I know WE are not everyones cup of tea , but I have the GBBRs and probably half a dozen pistols from them and havn't had any issues with any of them .

Nope. It’s in the buffer tube. Unscrew it. Take the old one out. Put a new one in. Voila. A NGRS gearbox is not like a conventional V2 gearbox.

Hi @MiniLuxy I have the original TM buffer tube and it was still too tight. It does move but not as freely as you would like. The original TM buffer has at least 1mm clearance and in other areas more. It is only the exterior of the end cap that needed some mass removing but it didn’t take long. With a decent diamond file I took the required material off. Cleaned it off and tested it until it moved freely. Once there was enough material off I used 240 grit sandpaper to smooth it. Then 600 to get it smoother still. I then moved to wet and dry with a little gun oil starting at 1000 grit, then 1500 grit, then 2000 grit, finishing with 2500. Make sure to clean off the buffer in between sand papers. It took some time but was worth it. If you don’t feel confident and you can get it to me, I’ll do it for you, I live in Nottingham. If you are happy to do it yourself and want a little more guidance, I’m happy to help with any information you need. Cheers Sean

The lad has a blow back G&G. It's been reliable for a couple of years, but... he dropped it and the front fell off. The G&G 'fet is crap.

Don't worry Chris. As has been said, good eye protection and ankle support boots are the only essentials to worry about. Its great you have all the kit already 👍 It may seem a bit intimidating and confusing at first. Find a place to set up and get your kit sorted. You'll start chatting to people around you who will likely be happy to help you if you have any questions. (If they aren't friendly find a different spot) Listen to the instructions of the organisers/marshals and follow your team to the start point. Then just follow what everyone else is doing 😁 By lunchtime you'll be one of the regulars 😉

I get that feeling and I absolutely have no problem with anyone giving their RIF the "Trigger's broom" treatment. However people spend their money is up to them. If they get enjoyment from it, crack on. I always come back to that; it has to be fun and enjoyable. And I was there for your last "you do you" comment 😆 When I got my M14 upgraded I knew exactly what I wanted; revert it back from the DMR conversion cluster that had happened, replace the Fisher Price-sized Tamiya to Deans and fit a MOSFET (Warfet). It's now incredible. With my TM though, I'm overthinking it, and trying to fix something that doesn't need it. Honestly, if the TM 416s were wired like any normal M4-style AEG, I'd have swapped the stock over and been happy 😂

I've largely given up on trying to figure out where I fall, the NGRS I own has all the bells and whistles in it and I bought it second hand as such (I've used stock ones for a few games, but don't own one so there is a definite degree of hypocrisy on my side). I guess I very much subscribe to 'you do you hun' (though I should be careful throwing that around after what happened last time), and accept that often buying something that simply doesn't improve something and having to swallow the pride and rip it out just comes with the territory. When it comes to buying shit our brains often take over, the reaction generally dictated by subconcious (and occasionally entirely concious) expectations. Which is why it's good to know what it is you actually want to improve, I knew I wanted a MOSFET (happens to be a Titan but that wasn't a specific I was after) because I'm coming back to AEGs from HPA and wanted to keep as close to the instantaneous action as I could. I dare say unless it's a RIF exclusively for CQB ther aren't many that would actively turn down the opportunity for more range, that's just a matter of weighing up what it's costing you (and not in the financial sense). The general concensus seemingly being that reliability/longevity (they seem to be used interchangably in this hobby despite not really meaning the same thing), I'm more than happy to conceed the RIF needing more maintenance/throwing a strop and having to go back in the car on a game day for those improvements. It's all very subjective based on your own list of priorities you want for/from a RIF. Once you've got that list squared away, you're golden .

Welcome to the slippery slippery slope. On what to expect, just be open, call your hits and have fun. You should find airsofters are a friendly lot. I'm staffs based but out with a knee op so I'll see you on the field later in the year.

Welcome .

I'm late to this party, Disney+ is how I finally managed to watch all of CW, i had to pretend not to be too excited when my partner mentioned getting it for the actual Disney stuff for our kid. A complete rewatch of 1-7 + rogue1 with said kid but he still has trouble getting into the 'kids' shows. Rogue 1 and the Mandolorian are the best live action star wars, i'll die on this hill. Looking forward to 2003 CW that was unofficial aaanndd all if the SW content announced recently....

@EDcase Admittedly, I previously owned a Tokyo Marui MWS and parted with it, somewhat reluctantly, for a few different reasons. Admittedly I never found that I suffered against AEG's in terms of volume of fire/rate of fire but I'm perhaps in the minority that runs low/real cap's and tends to favour semi-auto (I do use short bursts depending on the circumstances) over full auto. I was curious as to your position and reasoning on the matter, hence the question, I definitely appreciate your thoughts and feedback. Part of the draw for returning to a GBBR for my primary is that I find the maintenance far easier (and less stressful) than AEG's. @Nick G I'm a bit surprised to hear that you run them on red all year round, out of curiosity why is this? As a further curiosity which three GBBR's do you run from WE? Are there any particular pitfalls (or other quirks/traits) to be aware when venturing into WE's GBBR's?

Ahhhh to upgrade or not to upgrade that’s the question.... the answer fortunately is simple. Do you want to lob that bb an extra 10m to 15m with reasonable right groupings? If so then some simple upgrades are as follows. I’ll categorise these as evasive and non-evasive. Basically evasive means you need to crack open the gearbox. 1. Non evasive - a prommy spring guide ( the one with the bearings). This will bump up your FPS by 5-10 depending on the compression. 2. Prommy tight bore (speaks for itself). FPS bump approx 5-10fps. 3. Prommy purple hop with a soft Prommy nub. I’d flat hop it. Nothing else. Forget about S-hop and all other hops. Waste of time. In fact the prommy purple will lift up to 0.32 standard. in fact don't bother with the flat hopping.... leave the purple as is.. Evasive upgrades. 4. Power spring. Installing this means you need to crack up the gearbox. You have options on how to install the spring. Note the stock spring is attached to the Piston. Check the videos out. 5. I’d change the nozzle for one with an internal o-ring. The stock Marui nozzles don’t have these. Upgrading a NGRS is really a piece of cake. Except when you have to install a Titan and then you need to mill out a bit of the gearbox.

Hi @OldNoob81! 👋 Welcome to the forum, full of advice and like minded players! 🔫🤪👍 Good luck getting started in April, hopefully have a Great time and got some gear! 🔫🤞👍 Shoutout to @Shamal! 🔫😎👍 💷GAMBLE💷

Hi @OldNoob81and welcome to forum. You will find lots of practical advice here. Main thing is to make sure you have some good eye pro and sturdy footwear.try and make sure most of your skin is covered. You probably will go home with wealts and lumps!we all have! Lol. Start out early on the 4th so that you have plenty of time to look around and get organised.sort your gear the night before so that it's all ready to sling in jam jar,do a little check to make sure you have all you need. When you get to site and see all of us nuts in full battle dress with multiple weapons strapped to every limb,don't feel underdressed and keep in mind that all of us started somewhere. Ask questions, aitsofters love to talk! You will probably be hit with more advice than bb's lol. Listen up to any instructions from staff and watch what others are doing. Its an easy learning process really,the hard part is funding it!lol Have fun and let us know how you get on.👍 Ps check out @GAMBLEhe has a tube channel that is worth 👀watching. Regards

I'm keeping it nice and boring. Picked up a bunch of screws and nuts for a couple of 3d printed parts, including my first order

& to be perfectly honest, unless you behave like a total twat, such as brandishing it in public or shooting it at your neighbors pets etc, therefore bringing yourself to the attention of the authorities, no one will ever be any the wiser. But the fact your on here asking the right questions tells me you only have the best intentions with it 😁👍

Thanks fellas. I'll get that JG part Loozart and a spare too I think. You are right Speedbird, in airsoft just because it should, doesn't mean that it will...

Still a work in progress but it's coming along.

Got a wilcox riser clone; Getting a G33 or G43 3x magnifier.

i *may* have had a similar moment, except instead of my pew getting catapulted it went straight for my ribs. fortunately wasnt hard enough to break any bones and surprisingly the gun was just fine too.

Picked up a king arms sig 556 recently. I love how the real rifle looks. Unfortunately the king arms looked like this So I have been spending my time today, grinding and filing down an ics sig folding stock block and its getting there finally. Already swapped out that massive handguard for a rail system.

Yeah just posted about that myself, shame really.