Shizbazki

Does a video of my VSR-10 count? Its still looking pretty stock but has been Mancrafted up.

Are you sure you don't mean KSC and KWA who are two separate companies but practically have the same line up (except for KWA having the Vector)? KSC are Japanese based and do the R&D whilst KWA does the mass selling, both have their guns produced by the same factory but KSC have much better QA, an example of this is the KSC M93R which is a very good GBB Pistol (albeit plastic and with trades) but the KWA M93R is plagued with problems, both are exactly the same but as said the QA requirements are different for both. Try these guys i found that they normally stock some rarer parts and are uk based: http://www.milspecsolutions.co.uk/ Having done some brief research it appears that KWC is a el cheapo GBB pistol brand and TBH whilst i can find the pistol itself available for about £65 the mags are practically none existent. Nonetheless i will refer you to the following HK company: http://www.guns.com.hk/ I used them when i needed to get spare parts for a WE M92 Beretta CO2 Magazine parts, namely the magazine foot plate and BB feeder slide, as it was the CO2 mags and not the normal GBB mags the parts i was after were practically none existant out on the open market. Contacted them ordering 5 of each part for which the quoted me about £50 for all with a promised 2 months lead time. Lo and behold 2 months later the parts dropped though my letter box. I think they must have got the parts from the factory in wherever to send them the parts needed and then forwarded it on to me. Ping them an email and see what they say, ideally state that you have photographs and part numbers would be handy, they normally reply within 48 hours in English, albeit from Cantonese Chinese via Google Translator.

TBH i would have been happy to fill a mag of his, 350 BBs out of 3000 from a single bag isnt going to break the bank, but if the same guy kept coming to me then i might have been a bit pissed.

What makes you think its stolen?? Some background about it might be helpful. Unless of course it was yours and some numpty is trying to sell it?

I suppose it depends as well as who you get at security. An example was: I was recently sent to a call from neighbour of a young lad, the neighbour was panicking because the boy was shooting fully automatic pellet guns in his back garden, knowing that air guns in the UK are very rarely automatic I quickly summed up that it was an airsoft AEG or GBB. He was a nice enough lad when i met and spoke to him, his parents were home too and I didn't disclose immediately that i too was an Airsofter and was lucky that i responded to the call as had it been another officer not in the know of Airsoft the lad would have had the police helicopter, Firearms etc would have bared down on his home address before he knew what had happened. That said several of my team members also play airsoft regularly and our team knows this. Nonetheless he showed me what he had (all within limits) and showed me his setup for chronoing and testing. TBH he had a pretty safe set up to ensure no BBS left his back yard, heck he even showed me his Mancraft SVD Dragunov which got me thinking and i got the Mancraft parts for my TM VSR-10, lol. Spoke to his neighbour and gave him re-assurances and had a hard time trying to explain (might have been a bit patronising to him though) that Airsoft guns are legal even in full auto.

Ok so this thread was never answered specifically and probably never will be, i'll explain why now having done some info dredging for another thread on this here forum. It looks like if the OPs friend picks up a firearm with his ban then he will be contravening Section 21 of the Firearms Act 1968: Possession of firearms by persons previously convicted of crime. This states that anyone sentenced to any form of custodial sentence of three years or more has an automatic firearms ban for life, if he has served 3 months or more but less than 3 years then he is banned from any firearm for 5 years from the date he is released. It can done Trial by Either Way (TEW) so if summary only, max sentence 6 months, if indictable then max is 5 years See below CPS guidance http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/section_21_firearms_act/ HOWEVER there is a bullet point here which says: VCRA provisions re minimum terms in certain circumstances DO NOT apply to this offence but leaves it at that. THEN the Sentencing Guidelines finally makes mention of imitation firearms! So in conclusion, contrary to my first post here your friend is indeed banned from the world of Airsoft as it appears that Section 21 of the Firearm Act 1968 which regards the banning of persons ever owning or using a firearm due to previous conviction also includes imitation firearms as a firearm. I mentioned why it won't be specifically answered though, because UK Law works on tested cases and as to date (via google search), no one has been convicted of having a firearms ban and playing a lawful game of Airsoft. So the advice from all firearms licencing officers were correct and if he wished to err on the side of caution he will never touch anything (assuming he has had a more than 3 year sentence) resembling a firearm. However the real world are shades of grey, not black and white law books. If he did go to a legit Airsoft site, borrowed a gun from the site or friend, enjoyed, behaved himself then went home quietly then who's to know chances are you will find that some players at most Airsoft Sites are police officers themselves (may or may not be firearms officer but just enjoy the sport). As far as they would be aware he is a legit Airsoft Player and they are unlikely to know his personal background unless he starts shouting it out loud or does something really silly. End of the day he is an adult who can make his own decisions, its only if he is caught (doing something silly whilst playing airsoft).

This is a long read (TL:DR) but i am trying to cover as many bases here as possible rather than give you a one liner yes or no. Lets get one thing straight here UKARA is only a database retailers use to verify if you have a legal defence to buy an Airsoft weapon in order for them to comply with the VCRA 2005, it is not in anyway like a firearms licence, you do not need one to own, transport or use an Airsoft weapon. Any persons can own an Airsoft weapon regardless of age however there are certain legal restrictions in their sale between retailers or persons as well as how the can be adapted. Your brother (who is over 18) may purchase any Airsoft gun WITHOUT UKARA so long as the gun is painted in a bright colour which covers more that 51% of the gun. IF he has a UKARA number (NOT LICENCE) then he may purchase any Airsoft gun in any colour he wishes. Your brother can then turn and gift you this gun (regardless of colour) to you to keep, own, transport and use at an approved Airsoft site so long as that Airsoft gun meets that sites rules (ie an AEG no more than 350FPS etc). If it is two toned and you cover it with camo tape for a days play which you then remove after the day has ended, as the camo tape is deemed a temporary modification you have NOT committed any offences. Offences are only committed IF: Your brother purchases the gun (regardless of colour) and gives it to you demanding an exchange of payment (money, goods, etc) then HE (not you) commits the offence of a sale of an Airsoft weapon to a) a person under the age of 18 and b ) if it is of a realistic colour he has not complied with the S.36 Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 by selling an under 18 an Airsoft weapon and ensuring that you have a legal defence to buy the gun from him if it is of a realistic colour. or If you or your brother purchases a two toned Airsoft weapon and then spray paints it a realistic colour the you could be committing the offence of manufacturing or converting an Airsoft weapon to a real fire arm or intend it to look real even if it does not fire lethal projectiles. or Lastly (and this should be a given) you take said Airsoft weapon regardless of colour into any public place (ie somewhere the public have easy access) without a reasonable excuse (such as going directly to or from an Airsoft event) the you commit an offence under Section 19 Firearms Act 1968, if you cause another member of public fear of violence then you will contravene Section 16a Firearms Act 1968. Whilst it may appear that even transporting the gun is illegal so long as you dont draw attention to yourself and are going to or from an Airsoft event then you will be fine. I hope my above explanation answers most of you "What if" questions. I used Google, found and read the following reference material regarding Firearm Offences, mostly from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) who are the ones who do the "pressing charges" and mainly from the Firearms Act 1968, if you are arrested for any of these offences chances are your case will be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service who will then decide your fate, whether it is to no Further Action (NFA), caution, charge and bail, charge and remand to court, bail with or without conditions pending further enquiries. Fun Fact: no one in England or Wales has the right to decide if they want to press charges or not on any offence, its an American (ie US) thing, only the CPS has the right to press charges or not hence why are all cases are Regina (the queen) Vs "insert your surname here" more commonly written as R vs Shizbazki (if i had been naughty). Reference material with annotations bare in mind the below offences are for England and Wales only as Scotland has slightly different laws which i am NOT familiar with. http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/d_to_g/firearms This page more or less tells you what a firearm is deemed as and the differences between a real firearm, a RIF and an IF as well as the part about converting guns (even if to look real and nothing else) The following parts below regard the points to prove for each offence mentioned above as well as the maximum sentence or fine and whether it is a summary only or indictable offence, for most RIF and IFs its is summary only meaning that the maximum prison sentence is only 6 months http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/section_19_firearms_act/ Not having a reasonable excuse to have an Airsoft gun in public, ie just going out with it for s**ts and giggles. Summary only, max sentence 6 months http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/section_16a_firearms_act/ Regards the same as above but this is for intent to cause fear so don't show your Airsoft gun to your mate who you meet down the street on the way back from an air soft game or you take it out for said sh**s and giggles, if someone sees it and thinks its a real gun, fears for their life and calls the police, the offence is complete. Indictable only, max sentence 10 years http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/section_36_violent_crime_reduction_act/ This regards our lovely UKARA, if your brother gets a gun for you and gives it to you but demands payment he commits this offence, it has yet to be tested at court (ie no one has ever been done for it) yet nonetheless it is Summary only with a max sentence of 6 months.

What i have: TM VSR-10 (with Mancraft CO2 gas system) G&G HK 416 Krytac CRB G&G MP5A5 KWA Kriss Vector (modded to look like a carbine) WE M92FS (Samurai Edge (Resident Evil)) KSC M93R G&G G733 Revolver (essentially a re branded ASG Dan Wesson) TM G3 (bone yard gun, its broken but can be fixed) What i had G&G M14 EBR What i want Polar Starred M4 DMR platform (in the process of saving for this) Some sort of 40mm UGL just to launch smoke grenades

Whoops It was late and the real one does, must have been confused lol

L85, FAMAS, SCAR -L, FN2000 and the huge multitude of M4 variants all have one thing in common in the real and Airsoft world. They all use STANAG magazines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STANAG_magazine So yes if your L85 was made by either one of the big brand Airsoft companies chances are its TM compatible so a decent midcap mag from say G&G will fit nicely. see here: http://www.zerooneairsoft.com/product_info.php?cPath=272_327_443&products_id=9153

Nah the SHS blue piston has a full rack of steel teeth. As for motors its something i will look into but for now the current one i have in it is fine and will do for now. Cheers all for the help

Managed to fix it since last post. Looks like the AEG just needed some TLC :s I haven't done any proper maintenance to the AEG since Jan 2015 and since then i have been skirmishing about 9 times since then between Dragons Lair and Billericay Airsoft, mostly on dry days and both of which very dusty safe zones. I realised after i opened it that this was the one AEG i never shimmed (don't know why), shimming by G&G was all over the shop. Nonetheless i have now Swapped out the old steel bearings and replaced them with some MODIFY ceramic bearings Re shimmed the gearbox (properly this time) Used a decent White lithium grease on gears Re did the wiring from the stock 16AWG silicone wires to 16AWG silver wires Made the wires longer so it wasn't an arse taking apart and putting the AEG back together again Re did all the heat shrink at various parts and reinforced them by double heat shrink wrapping Re lubed the cylinder and piston head with silicon grease Switched motors Points to note, the old motor had lots of carbon build up inside it, its still usable but probably needs a whole tear down and maybe some running under water for a bit but can I be arsed? if I need a new one I will probably get my go to favourite the G&P M120 High Speed motor. I will probably have to change the piston at some point, I noted whilst doing the above that the teeth on it looked very worn, almost like a small indent on the first few pick up teeth, i lined it up with the Sector gear and it seems fine, shoots ok but its a point to note, I didn't replace it as I don't have one spare so i have left it as is, if it break it breaks but i will be ordering another piston with metal teeth (SHS blue piston has done me well many times) either today or tomorrow so i should have another spare So after all the above has anything changed? Well the motor does get warm still, I think that down to the active braking as there is some sparking when the motor stops, I might replace the MOSFET in the long run but by then i may have switched to P* The rate of fire has now gone from 16.5 RPS to 21.5 RPS on the same battery, i think thats mostly down to better shimming and better bearings The FPS has gone up from a stable 330FPS to a stable 345FPS (+/- 2FPS)

Sorry dude forgot to mention lol The battery is an 11.1V Lipo rated at 2600mAh at 25C. The gun gets around 18 - 19 rounds per second last i checked, this was before going on Sunday and since then i have made modifications to the motor adjustment so it may be slightly faster. I will give the AEG a few bursts through the chrono to see the RPS again and see how hot it gets and if need be pop down to Airsoft Zone today or tomorrow. that said if something breaks its likley to be the motor and its not a obscenely expensive part

Hi guys, looking for a second opinion Okay over the weekend on Sunday I popped down to Dragons Lair in Essex and play for the day there using mainly my G&G TR4-18 Light (CQB version of HK 416) for those that havn't been there this site is very full auto friendly and one can rinse BBs in that field. I mainly stick to full auto but only fire in bursts of 5 or 10 shots. However probably about the second game in i notice that the pistol grip of my gun was getting very hot, to the point i could feel the heat through my mechanix gloves and touching bare hand or cheek to the pistol grip proved that it was as hot as cup of very warm tea (i guessed it to be about 60 or so celsius), it would have been impossible to hold the grip with bare hands. When i got home i too the motor out of the pistol grip, connected it, held it in my hand and ran it for about 20 seconds and found it got barely warm, however when i pulled and released the trigger several times in quick succession i found the motor got very hot very quickly, BTW it is the stock G&G motor that came with the gun. I think i know what is causing the issue but want a second opinion, the fact that the motor gets very hot even when out of the gearbox means its not a gearbox issue so i have eliminated that, i think the onus falls on my MOSFET, it is a GATE Electronics PICO AAB which has been installed by me correctly, it has ACTIVE BRAKING and i know that this causes heat build up in the motor but seriously this MUCH I have only experienced that much heat on Sunday just gone, previous game days the pistol grip always stayed just warm what could have changed?

Krytac is a nice brand and their CRB and SPRs are good however, when you buy it make sure you buy an after market pistol grip and flash hider as the ones fitted on Krytac's guns are made of cheapo plastic, first things i changed on my Krytac CRB anyway, oh BTW the flash hider is glued in place so even when you remove the grub nut you have to practically destroy it to remove it. On the other hand at the price range you're talking about have you considered G&Gs GT Advance weapons? I have a G&G TR4-18 Light (CQB version of HK416) which has performed well for me and is generally my go to gun, i choose this over my Krytac given the choice but then again it is more modified than the Krytac which i have left practically stock.

TBH guys I haven't really looked into the legality of blank firing guns as i only know mostly about the VCRA in terms of Airsoft like most of you. Now if your asking me to trawl the legal database about this then you will need to seek a lawyer, trust me the database is huge and is never black and white with various laws contradicting each other and amendment after amendment, trust me even most officers struggle to keep up with the changes. That aside I believe that if you wish to purchase a blank firer then you are perfectly entitled to, I don't know if there is a minimum age requirement but would at a guess say that there probably is and that it is set at 18 and above, likelihood is that the blank firer must be of a two tone colour such as bright orange if purchased after the VCRA was put in place, those purchased prior to the VCRA may be of a normal gun colour. An example of the above is the Bruni Gap 8mm blank firing Glock pistols, prior to VCRA they were black but afterwards good luck finding one not fully bright orange, I purchased one many years ago prior to VCRA for Air Training Corps use and it is fully black, though now it never leaves my house. The only blank firer you cannot own is the Bruni Olympic .380 Blank firing revolver as that is readily convertible. Please note guys don't take my word for gospel as like most PCs i only have a working knowledge of the law Lastly don't take and wave any of your guns around blanks or Airsoft ones heck even cap guns and cheapo crappy toy ones for kids, the UK public are so jittery around guns they call us saying shots fired when the likelihood was a car engine misfiring or some boy racers silly exhaust.

I do! and so do several other people on my team at work, but then again i am here and those several other people also make up our fledgling airsoft team.

Hi Try www.thesportsmanguncentre.co.uk for scopes, seems like a very legit shop and they sell a huge variety of Real Steel scopes from Air Rifle Scopes all the way up to desireable Schmidt and Bender or Leupold scopes. I have already pre made a link for you: http://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/category/Optics/Scopes_3/price-0-200/s-priceasc/r-21/ BTW Nikko Stirling seem to be very competatively priced, reading reviews from several real steel forums they seem to state that they are pretty good as starter scopes which means it should be perfect for Airsofting.

Thank you That Vector has been the main gun of this year TBH in terms or time taken to restore it and money poured into it. I got it second hand from ZeroIn Forums and it was a former two tone (in orange) whereby the previous owner just sprayed it black improperly, by the time i got it the paint was flaking off, FPS was very in consistent and hop felt like it did nothing, that said Magazines were in good nick, it came with the heavy recoil set and FPS increasing silencer. Had to strip it down to bits and bolts, clean everything of grease and chipping, flaking paint, bought replacement, spares and upgrade parts from it mostly from Hong Kong since barely any UK stockists for this gun, a load of Grey Primer, Metallic Bronze and Iridescent Black spray paints, spent probably the best part of a week prepping the surfaces, 3 coats of priming followed by 5 coats of paint with up to 24 hours in between each coat to allow drying time (not to mention sanding in between) then 3 coats of lacquer to protect the whole thing. Overall i must say i was very impressed with the final product, that said personally i think it weighs a ton now and looks more like a show gun than something i would skirmish with TBH but i do plan on taking it out to Dragons Lair at some point.

Damn i hope so, London is a nightmare to get parking and i dont fancy hauling guns (in cases) wearing MTP etc in an area that is predominantly multicultural (if you get what i mean) least they get the wrong idea and think that i am part of some far right group.

Sorry if i am late to the party but the one highlighted in bold was the problem i think: I bought one of these once to replace the broken piston in my mates WE SCAR-L and experienced the exact same as you did, gun would fire fine on Semi but on auto a few shots it would lock up and blow the fuse, turns out the Madbull alien pistons are a smidge (i am talking .5mm) too long for most V2 gearboxes, caused me to lose 6 hours of my life trying to figure out why the gearbox kept locking up, replaced it with an SHS blue piston and it worked fine.

Well i suppose i should bust out the guns from the Armoury then: Not shown in the list below is also my Mancraft Powered TM VSR-10, still some stuff to do to that like getting a wooden stock and a proper more secure bipod. WE M9 Beretta in Resident Evil STARS logos etc, have about 3 Gas and 4 CO2 Mags for this thing KSC M93R in all metal construction, have about 4 x 39rds mags for this, looking to get the stock sometime later G&G G733 Revolver, got about 18 shells for this and one speed loader, got for the s**ts and giggles and is only used for back yard plinking as reloading this in a skirmish would be annoying as hell Krytac Trident CRB, just an M4, used mostly as a loan gun to friends and family when they come Airsofting, some cheapo KAC QD Silencer, Clone MAGPUL MBUS Sights and Clone MAGPUL Angled foregrip G&G MP5 A5 modified to have a different RAS Rail at the front with a PEQ box attached, got about 4 mags for this and a clone EoTech 551 holo sight, again another loan gun for friends and family KWA Kriss Vector, a heavily modified Vector, custom spray paint job done by me (and properly too disassembly, primer, paint, lacquer etc etc), got about 7 mags, ModelWorks RAS hand guard, clone SureFire Scout light, 300mm TBB inner barrel with external barrel to go with too, NPAS, Right hand Mag release set G&G TR4-18 (HK 416) This is my gun, the one that will always go with me to games, this nobody borrows, has a Gleissel Rail at the front end, KAC QD Silencer by G&P, front Vertical grip, (not shown) Real steel SureFire Scout Light, Contour ActionCam mount, Real Steel EoTech 552 Holo Sight The future, plan on getting a longer barrelled M4 like weapon using M4 Mags (so that mags can be interchangeable), Polarizing it and using it as a DMR with maybe a real steel Leupold Sights.

Not G&G but it may well fit: http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/element-receiver-lock-pin-set-for-mp5-aeg.html#.VbJj2LNVhBc

Looking very interested in this, widens my choices up even more

My go to Airsoft shop for most Airsoft related stuff. Getting there: about 35 mins from where i live so i never order online just turn up and throw money at them Parking: they have a small (read 3 spaces at most) car park in front of their shop and around the corner is some more Getting in: Some airsoft shops like Pro Airsoft Suuplies staff have to buzz you in but here even though they have a buzzer 9 out of 10 times the door will be freely open so you can just walk in, i think the buzzer is there in case all staff are working in the warehouse Shop size and layout: The shop itself is pretty small probably 24 foot by 12 foot in size but space is well used, they have even managed to fit a small changing room out the back, follow this link to have a look inside: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Airsoft+Zone/@51.583551,0.173606,3a,75y,318.66h,67.08t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sMFE1L-MClFsAAAQJOGnKAw!2e0!3e2!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26output%3Dthumbnail%26thumb%3D2%26panoid%3DMFE1L-MClFsAAAQJOGnKAw%26w%3D124%26h%3D75%26yaw%3D15%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D103%26ll%3D51.583551,0.173606!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x8918b27ce0ee10e3!6m1!1e1?hl=en Stock: Wide variety of stock almost always available, nearly all of what is in stock on the website is also available in store as they seem to aggressively manage their stock numbers so what is sold in the store is reflected on the website, also managed to get some Modify 8mm Ceramic bearings for a decent price. Staff: As we all know staff can make or break a sale and store, and here the staff can only be described as excellent and superb, quick and willing to help but wont press you for a sale, they are all very knowledgeable in the field of Airsoft so can offer technical advice and if its a harder question the resident techie there can often answer it. They will often do quick tech jobs often without extra payment, will get stuff from the warehouse for you to try even if they know you are not purchasing it, will always test guns and gas mags prior to completing the sale. They also somewhat have some trust in their customer base, they are happy to leave you on the shop floor alone whilst they get bits and pieces for you from the warehouse unlike Pro Airsoft Supplies where a staff member practically follows you everywhere which i find very unnerving. That said i turn up so often that staff know me by face and name. Best Experience with them: One Friday I was fixing my G&G MP5 for an upcoming weekend game as it was shooting a low FPS and when i opened it found the gearbox had cracked, as it was one of those blowback ones (and i quite like the blowback on it) i checked their website and found the gearbox shell was in stock, it was about 1720Hrs and they were due to close at 1800Hrs, was driving on the A12 heading towards them and called (using hands free) at 1745Hrs asking if they had the shell which they did and if they close strictly at 1800Hrs which the staff member said they did, i told him of my predicament and he said they he would keep the shop open for me for another 30mins, managed to get their just before 1800Hrs, made the purchase and was very happy with them about that. I will add that they have a very loyal customer base of which i am a member of, at most Airsoft sites around the Essex area you will always find someone sporting the Airsoft Zone PVC Patch.