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  • great.

    my hadron short stroke kits have been blocked by customs.

    I bet the officer will tell me they're worth €500 just to charge me an additional €50 or so for "handling"

    Rogerborg
    Rogerborg
    When the Pony Express turns up, please be sure to let us know. :D  

    Skara
    Skara
    False alarm :D

    Tracking committed sudoku.

    I'll still get charged VAT and handling, but at least it's not €15020230230,65

    Skara
    Skara
    @Rogerborg ended up paying €14,13, which corresponds to handling fees (didn't pay any VAT).

    Definitely too much for what I ordered but eh, better than being stung for €50+

    Tfw you replace a 50° rubber with a 70 and you gain 0.2J ?

    bollocks.

    Rogerborg
    Rogerborg
    BuT rEdDiT sAiD...

    Skara
    Skara
    Eh...

    Can't use that gun anyway as the internal suppression thingamajig I made just died and I can't be bothered to rebuild it..

    AEG time tomorrow -.-

    Druid799
    Druid799
    Problem with all this super dooper mega technology is the person operating it , your average thickaspigshit airsofter ? Now we all know soon as you put us lot with something complicated its all gonna end in tears ! ?‍♂️

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    to be fair though, modified guns with fancy electronics aren't generally difficult to use, they're just difficult to build.

    you plug in the battery, pop in the magazine and pull the trigger same as anything else.

    granted when it stops working then there's a problem, but it's not like current aeg's are immune from that anyway.

    ziCk_
    ziCk_
    On one hand you finally have some real innovation entering Airsoft that these days is revolving about repackaging and selling mostly the same stuff in different wrapper... on another said innovation comes under ARES brand... it's a toss-up - either it's gonna be fucking amazing and Ares is gonna rebuild their reputation or it's gonna be made out of cheese and impossible to find parts for because it's Ares... I'm pessimist by nature so not really holding my breath but I will give credits where it's due if it exceeds the expectations. 

    Car-15 style slim handguard yay or nay?

    alxndrhll
    alxndrhll
    Seems like you've answered your own question then (unless cost ends up being prohibative). I hate the look of crane stocks and find them far too wide for my comfort, but appreciate the functional element in terms of battery storage (I prefer sleek/slim stocks, my favourite two being the B5 systems repro CAR stock and the BCM Gunfighter fwiw).

    Again very much an opinion thing, but since using the Unity mount on ARs and the Zenitco B-18 on AKs I'm entirely into jacking those optics up nice and high. So much more comfortable for me, in the not too distant future I'll be looking into having a carry handle transplated onto an MWS upper to do the whole Gordy/Blood Diamond thing. Though much like you, I'm definitely not using an A1/A2 grip with the BCM mod 3 being my preference.

    As always, you do you. As long as it's not landing you in crippling debt you know as well as I do that the moment you're asking this sort of question around here that you're already definitely buying it irrelevent of what gets said ?.

    Druid799
    Druid799
    Saying about wanting a ‘Gordon’ inspired look to an M4 i’ve got a classic army 733 used in BHD , greenzone and possibly blood diamond on its way to me soon . Couple of yrs ago a prop house who supplied these films with most of the guns used was selling off its airsoft inventory , and a friend who does work for the guy who bought a big chunk of the stock is helping him sell them on .

    Skara
    Skara
    Small update, I can't seem to find a good slim handguard in stock (in Europe, that is), so now I am leaning towards a very simple and boring KAC RIS one (cqbr/mk18 mod.0).

    New Perun Hybrid installed.

    Anti retard design: you REALLY need to be special to mess the installation, the hardest part is peeling the selector sticker off the paper.

    Programming isn't super intuitive, but not a big deal, one will eventually get used to it, plus now you have a very convenient set of stickers to attach to a buffer tube/stock for a quick reminder along with the usual card.

    Disabling precocking is hilarious, the gun starts to charge like a laser beam, then fires a shot to release spring tension  :D

    Binary trigger doesn't struggle anymore to read the trigger on a "slow" build like the optical did. If you hold the trigger it cancels the 2nd shot.

    Two stage trigger is super convenient, although it doesn't work when binary trigger is on (I might leave binary off for now).

    Adjustable precocking/ab/trigger sensitivity are a nice feature.

    Rof reduction and dmr delay are two settings I'll never touch, but I get normal people would use them.

    For the price? Gate can go fuck itself.

    You want the absolute maximum freedom of tuning? Can't beat a Titan with Expert firmware, but these two are very different units for very different purposes (imo).

    Overall, worth the wait for me.

    Skara
    Skara
    Haven't played around with it much yesterday, just a couple of shots to check everything was working and a short dive into programming to get the hang of it.

    Will do some more testing tonight (remind me later :P )

    Misery
    Misery
    Misery
    Misery
    that would be a negative but may be diffrent on skara's one due to mine being a pre production unit

    Need suggestions quick!

    A guy bought my MAVs, but now he's having buyer regret.

    On one side, I understand him and might offer a refund.

    On the other hand, though, he was so determined on buying it until this morning.

    Mind you, he already paid and I haven't shipped yet due to this situation.

    What should I do? After all, he had plenty of time to ask for a refund (sent the money on saturday afternoon btw)

    MiK
    MiK
    I’m with GG on this you shake hands then a deal is a deal, but as Hamster says it might go to dispute as he may say it never arrives

    /cynical mode off

    Skara
    Skara
    @GenuineGermanthat's how I do things, once I confirm a purchase, I buy it.

    Speaking of buyer's remorse, yesterday I traded an old gearbox shell with a box new cyma mp5 (the cheap ones, all plastic).

    Should've taken the money instead, but I do live with it and it's now posted on sale at €55 posted to be used as spare parts.

    If I don't manage to shift it, it's on me as I should have been wiser ;)

    Cr0-Magnon
    Cr0-Magnon
    As frustrating as it may be, I'd be inclined to refund minus anything it's already cost you.

    Pdw.

    Bang on. Trigger response is absolutely fantastic.

    But 25 rps are a little bit too much for my taste, I might tone it down somehow.

    Skara
    Skara
    Zci 22tpa, shs 13:1 short stroked by two, 11.1 plugged in.

    Now waiting for the new Peruns (v2 in the pdw, v3 in the ak)

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    do the peruns let you drop the fire rate? might be the easiest way if you're installing them anyway.

    Skara
    Skara
    The new ones seem to have some sort of ROF control.

    But I might ultimately just run it in a 7.4, don't really need more than 20 rps in woodland and this thing does 16/18..

    But hey, now I know it works :D

    €180 disposable income for airsoft.

    To the guys at Perun, please, can you kindly HURRY THE FUCK UP AND RELEASE YOUR FUCKING NEW MOSFETS? I FUCKING NEED TWO YOU CUNTS!

    Will also need a couple of glock triggers :(

    New rig suggestions?

    Ideally something that complements my helikon tmr and smersh.

    No plate carriers, I don't like them.

    Druid799
    Druid799
    Belt order ? 
    not a secondary set up but a proper belt kit , wide padded belt , all the pouches needed and either a yoke or braces to spread the load through your shoulders as well .

    Skara
    Skara
    Mhm, I think it would be redundant with the smersh.

    So, did some troubleshooting.

    The Maxx feed tube is definitely too thick and doesn't insert into my magazines unless it's really forced in.

    The same applies to the knockoff old gen unit.

    Now, do i sand it down?

    Skara
    Skara
    I checked every magazine I have. They all get stuck to the chamber (I'm testing with the units on their own, not inside the gun).

    I have measured the diametre and:

    Maxx ME: 9.25mm

    Maxx TE: 9.25mm

    SHS/Specna chambers: 9.02

    Need to shave off 0.1mm all around the tube, will do it by hand as soon as I find a decent piece of sandpaper (or a very light pass with a dremel at the lowest speed possible with a stoney tool)

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    i'd say sandpaper is gonna be your best bet, trying to get an even surface with a dremel is gonna be a right pain when doing the outside of a circle.

    it's a tricky one, the split feed tube seems kinda weak but also seems to work quite well, when i was running mine it'd feed every last round which was odd at first having to pump a bunch of rounds into the dirt to be sure it was clear.

    Skara
    Skara
    So, ended up using a file in an arcing motion, which didn't turn out too bad.

    I almost royally fucked it up because I went a little bit too deep on the rear part (which engages the bb retainer on the magazine) but I managed to fix that...sort of...

    I'm at 9.08 now, I'll give it another pass at the front and sides (working on the Maxx sport which has a "fixed" tube instead of the leverage thingy, I have also removed the dumb tiny bb retention spring in the process).

    Worst case I'll ask the guys at Maxx to send me another feed tube.

    TM mk23.

    Can't even begin to describe how much better than the ssx23 piece of wank that thing is..

    Skara
    Skara
    For real though.

    I just compared them side by side.

    Why did I buy a ssx back then, I still don't know..

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    Wasnt the whole deal with the ssx that it came with a metal slide?

    Cr0-Magnon
    Cr0-Magnon
    Why don't you try? I'm no Nov fanboy but would disagree. The SSX23 seems like his best offering by far.

    Battleaxe EPM clones, yay or nay?

    alxndrhll
    alxndrhll
    Specna in general is a brand I’ve never had any kit from so I’ve got nothing of use to contribute there I’m afraid. I dare say if you pop up a status like this one regarding them you’ll get plenty of responses. I guess the main thing is if you can get a dimensions comparison, as much as I’d like to assume they use the same shells for both mid’s and hi’s that would be assuming logic from an airsoft manufacturer... something I’ve learned isn’t a trait most tend to have.

    Skara
    Skara
    AAAAAH fuck it.

    Ordered those battleaxe mags, along with a bunch of mp5 high caps and one of those cool looking mp5 midcaps :D

    Cr0-Magnon
    Cr0-Magnon
    I was sceptical due to price etc but the one I have, performs flawlessly.

    Maxx chamber acquired.

    Sport version at my local retailer, I wanted the pro solely for the bb retention thingy (that I can manually unlock), so I guess I'll just knock out the spring from this one.

    Performance wise, it seems to give a much flatter trajectory to them 0.32s compared to the stock specna chamber and the range seems to have increased to just shy of 70 metres (70° MR).

    In the meantime my 933 shat itself -.- it jams in full auto

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    My life is complete now :D

    Skara
    Skara
    Well my barrel doesn't want to move even with both grub screws removed :D

    installing the CU chamber was a twat (especially the c-clip, that part was super annoying)..

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    i'm sure it was a bastard getting it installed in-situ, much easier if you can remove the outer and drop-in the whole inner assembly.

    Skara
    Skara
    Yup, but it's in there now :D

    i just pray nothing happens to it or the rubber/barrel.

    Odin M12 back in stock at my favourite retailer.....

    Placed an order and forgot to put one in the cart -.-

    Skara
    Skara
    Yeah, no biggie...

    Now, for the serious question:

    Red or transparent? :D

    Brophy
    Brophy
    Transparent! Don't want any flashes of red to show in the tree line! :D

    Skara
    Skara
    Ended up with the red one, transparent went out of stock almost immediately -.-

    Aaaand someone just tried to lock me out of my PP account :D

    Do I look like a 12yo?

    ak2m4
    ak2m4
    Oh fuck...Do you have their 2 stage security feature enabled?

    Skara
    Skara
    Yep :P

    i also have just one prepaid card linked to it that is currently empty, the guy could've done fuck all anyway :D

    I've posted about this scam already a while ago.

    essentially what happens is that the buyer sends you a fake screenshot from PP in which a code is required to complete the payment, at the same time you get a legit PP SMS with a security code.

    If one is dumb enough to give that code to the buyer, he gets locked out of his account because said code is used to verify your identity when changing passwords :D

    Unfortunately the average Italian IQ seems to be close to absolute zero because I see at least 2/3 people each day who have been scammed like that.

    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/664236664633425975/827552035091906620/photo_102-04-2021_16-20-39.jpg

    Okay silicone MRs are a big fat nope.

    Maybe on sniper rifles that use AEG barrels, but wouldn't recommend them on proper AEGs.

    Rubber ones are fine though, I'll buy a 70 to try out.

    Steveocee
    Steveocee
    Come and join the PDI W hold cool club ? Granted the only time you tell someone about it is when they struggle with a maple leaf rubber but it's a consistent level of just right.

    Skara
    Skara
    FINE.

    I WILL BUY A W-HOLD.

    So you can shut the fuck up about it :P

    For real though, I'll get one to try out... 70°?

    Btw the rubber.....rubbers are fine :P  it's just the silicone ones being twats

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    pdi W is also my go-to for stuff that doesn't like ml. good for up to the ~.32g range (that's with a 50° on northern temperatures) but can't do the super heavies.

    MAXX unit or no MAXX unit?

    Adolf Hamster
    Adolf Hamster
    in that case you're on the right path :P

    ak2m4
    ak2m4
    I prefer the Retro Arms chamber as it seems to offer slightly better compatibility across the board and about half the price but can be difficult to find.

    Skara
    Skara
    I heff one RA chamber, I bought it 4/5 years ago in and never used it because it didn't fit in Ares/G&G guns. It should be the "newer" gen one, bare metal with a red adjusment ring.

    I installed it yesterday in the Specna but haven't had the chance to test it out yet. Maybe tonight when I get home :D

    EDIT: well fuck me sideways, RA has made another chamber that uses the same exact arms and concave tensioners MAXX uses ? not released yet but looks interesting nonetheless :D

    Okay.

    Combat Union chamber properly fitted (I think), power went up slightly from 0.9 to 0.92/0.93.

    In the meantime, the SHS nozzle in my M4 bought the farm, 0.05J and serious feeding issues, so switched back to the stock one (which is fucking useless as it doesn't seal for shit)..

    One day I'll get good at teching, I promise.

    How the fuck does DHL cover Moscow-NW Italy in 24h, but my postal service needs 4 days to go from here to Pisa (just shy of 80kms apart, 40 minutes drive)?

    padraigthesniper
    padraigthesniper
    24 hour from moscow? thats a madness the delivery guys must be on adderal and caffiene pills

    Skara
    Skara
    Aaand I have just destroyed my nozzle/tappet plate.

    EDIT: I didn't, thank Christ 

    Skara
    Skara
    New nozzle in, 101% air seal, reinstalled everything..

    90 fps on 0.2s....

    Something is definitely not right, but I'm exhausted, will give it a look tomorrow.

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