Got matilda to shoot (yay) but the valve still leaks and fps with 144a gas is 472fps! Oh and I can only get 3 shots out of a mag full of gas. Still it's a sign of improvement 
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I finish work at 1am, I have to fix my rifle (O rings not arrived yet so went to halfords and bought some). Then I have to get all my gear together, get beer and food and catch a train at 2pm to my next WW2 game.
NOOOOooooooooooooooooooooo. Was testing Matilda and she exploded! Pulled back the bolt and the gas release valve blew. Luckily the scope mount deflected the workings of the valve away from my head.
Where can I go airsofting on a Saturday? I have the next 2 Saturdays off and then a WW2 game. I need to put Matilda through her paces before the WW2 game.
Yay finally managed to fix Matilda's gas fill valve! Used an O ring from a disposable lighter
Grr, got a sunday off and its a week where the options are Black ops cribbs or the courthouse. Would bother to get outta bed for Spartan or Black ops portishead.
Preparing to meet up with some WW2 re-enactors tomorrow. Webbing all blanco'd and Brasso'd, boots all polished (as much as they can be). I managed to find Tan Parade gloss polish, the boots look battered but shiney.
Soldier of Fortune order arrived, spent the evening re-blancoing my webbing in Aussie Khaki instead of Late war Green. I also promoted myself to Corporal as I also ordered some stripes
I think I am destined to burn in hell. I just committed the ultimate sin. MY SMLE scope mount arrived and to test it I attached my ACOG to my SMLE! I feel dirty.
woot, look wot I just found for sale in the uk http://www.opticswarehouse.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=Sun_Optics_Lee_Enfield_Mk111_N01_Scope_Mount
managed to find a suitable washer and add extra tension to Matildas firing pin spring. No more misfires and significant improvement in power
Matilda's first test outdoors and she let me down
I think in the heat the gas pressure was higher and the hammer was unable to depress the gas release reliably. It looks possible to increase the spring tension on the firing pin though, which should solve this and make her more powerful.
Ended up staying late at work with nothing to do but wait for someone else to finish something. So I created a guide to WW2 airsoft.
Finally tested Matilda (gas powered SMLE). Coke can test: Goes cleanly through both sides, makes a hole in center of base but doesn't fully penetrate. I guess that makes it about 400-425 fps ish?
Just had my 1st proper accident since starting cycling. Car pulled out of a junction and hit me in the side. I have a tiny graze on my wrist but my handlebars are toast.
Argh, No gas!!!!! All ready to test Matilda out and I have no gas.
Matilda my SMLE has arrived! The red stain on the wood is actually really nice in person and it looks like the internals are not smothered in grease as early ones were so tomorrow I shall try gassing her up and putting some rounds through her
£45 customs cost, plus optional £12 for Saturday delivery. SMLE arrives tomorrow
5 days after leaving the sorting office in LA, I got another update on the tracking for my SMLE. It's in the UK, awaiting customs clearance, Yay! I have decided it will be called Matilda, to go with my Aussie loadout
Had a week off, now I gotta go to work this evening
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