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    BB weights...

    Reducing the amount of hop applied will increase FPS, not lower it.  First time I chronoed an upgraded VSR it was firing at around 510 FPS on 0.2g. Realised the hop was on the lowest setting so dialled it in and it went down to around 490 fps. It would make most guns unusable past around 20-30...
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    Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

    Limited site use due to FPS :P
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    Low power ‘hit’ - bounce or direct hit?

    One of my mates is a sneaky bugger and has caused a few teams to nearly get into big fights over repeated so called friendly fire. Only for a marshal to intervene and suggest that maybe they clear the area better because that isn't friendly fire... At least in those cases the players weren't...
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    Stack up Airsoft

    It was selling, not buying but I've just sold a load of RIFs there today and it was a good experience. I contacted them via WhatsApp and discussed prices and was happy with the prices agreed. To be honest I was a little concerned that I would get there and have to renegotiate prices on...
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    Low power ‘hit’ - bounce or direct hit?

    One of the most frustrating things is seeing players you have flanked not take hits because they assume they are ricochets. Best to take the hit if you aren't sure.
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    Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

    It's reassuring used airsoft don't seem to have any obvious way of reporting dodgy adverts...
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    Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

    This advert is also either making the buyer pay a hidden fee for using PayPal, or breaking their terms of service if the advert is implying to pay cash or bank transfer for collection. PayPal has a no surcharge policy in their terms of service, not that it would really be enforceable. It...
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    Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

    It always reminds me of a TM MP5 I bought not knowing it had been fiddled with. A local tech sorted a wiring issue and fitted a new hop rubber, said it shot really well. Chronoed it at a game and never used it... next time I tried lo and behold it wouldn't fire more than 20 metres, if it even...
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    Round about prices please

    £100 for the p226 is sensible provided the mag holds gas, otherwise you might need to price it a bit lower as they are 25-30 quid each. Not sure about the rest
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    Looking for spring sniper advice.

    The other option would be a gas airsoft pistol as there are better sub £100 options available, but then you have the cost of gas. The ASG Mk23 in two tone is £68 on Patrol Base, and although I've never used one they seem to be well regarded. I'd assume it has the same super long trigger pull...
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    Looking for spring sniper advice.

    I wonder if you would be better off buying a cheap air rifle. Not shot any for years but I'd imagine a sub £100 .177 air rifle is better to shoot than most airsoft guns for that price.
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    TM 417 NGRS pricing advice

    A big factor would be who did the work IMO. You wouldn’t be likely to get anywhere close to that though either way. The problem with messing with recoils is you could make a gun that’s known to be reliable stock much less reliable. ideally it’s done by someone with a good rep and you can get...
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    Woodland AEG / GBBR help

    I still reckon you have dirt in the barrel/hop rubber or need to replace the hop rubber. I wouldn't bother experimenting with BB weights until you check this. If anything you will experience even worse performance by just upping your BB weight. I find the isopropyl wipes used for injections...
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    Woodland AEG / GBBR help

    That's likely to be more down to your hop up and BB weight. Decent pistols have the same range as AEGs - roughly 50 metres. People can probably offer more accurate advice if you specify what your current SMG is and what weight BBs you use as you might be able to get more range out of it without...
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    Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

    "I've had everything replaced feal ques" ?
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