Jedi_Master

Do not forget gloves. I believe that they are a necessary piece of kit. They protect your hands from knocks and scrapes when moving around, and more importantly help protect (not guaranteed) your hands when hit. This is especially relevant in CQB where contact is close and can be full auto. On Sunday I was in The Mall and had an excellent position covering a corridor, kneeling low and with my body and rifle tight in along the wall, anyone attempting to come around the corner exposed their gun and hands first and were hit at very close range (on semi-auto). No one failed to call their hits; a hand shot really can hurt.

Best M4... possibly the TM HK416D recoil

Love the Surefire flashlight.

No, they will stay in the shadows where those monstrosities cannot be seen! Pulls out the pin and steps back ...

Of course, I would consider this a two-tone gun, or one in desperate need of a paint job

Of course being a fan of Tokyo Marui, I prefer this one:Marui M4 CRW high cycle AEG At £299 http://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/marui-high-cycle-m4-crw-airsoft-gun-aeg

Fire Support have ICS metal SG551 for £298 http://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/ics-metal-sg-551-lb-mrs-airsoft-gun-aeg Yes, Peterborogh based shop. Good customer service.

Welcome to the forum. Your dilemma is a similar one that I had when starting out, I wanted a Heckler & Kock but was not sure which to buy. I have mainly played CQB so needed a compact gun that is easy to carry and move around plus rails on it for attachments. I chose the assault rifle option with short barrel and sliding stock over the SMG, although I will no doubt get one later as a back-up gun. I was also going to buy a pistol straight away but was advised to wait and spend the money on a better primary gun and get an extra battery and magazines instead. I took the advice and bought the pistol a few months later, having changed my choice of pistol in the meantime by seeing what other players used and information from the forum. So many guns and options to choose from

Thanks sp00n, that gave me the information I needed. I am now adding 'grub screw' to my airsoft vocabulary. I have just phoned Fire Support (from where I bought the mount) and they went and checked one of the other packs in stock and explained how it works. I was missing the grub screws which fit into two threaded holes in the mount and push up a small metal plate that locks the mount onto the pistol. Fire Support are now kindly sending me some screws.

I have just purchased a Laylax (Nineball) under mount base v2 for my TM Mk23 Socom pistol. Replacing the LAM unit with under mount that has 20mm RIS rail so that I can use a tactical light. The under mount slides on and off the rails (that the LAM fits in) on the pistol and so needs some retention device. There are 2 small holes in the centre of the mount which I presume are for fixing it into the pistol. The pistol does not have any holes to receive screws. I do not speak Japanese so no idea what the packet says, and there were no screws provided in the packet with the under mount. What type of screws do I need to use. Has anyone had the same issue?

I like the shadow trooper kit:

I still like the Kris. I remember being blown away, metaphorically of course, when I first saw one being put through its paces. It is designed well, fits its mission spec, and whether you find it pretty or not is an impressive weapon. Of course, it will never steal my heart away from the MP5.

Congratulations. I only changed the batteries to 7.4v LiPo with deans connectors, and left the rest as stock. I may upgrade barrel and hop rubber next year but it works well enough and so no point replacing parts this soon. It may not shoot as far or as fast as other guns, but it is a thing of beauty. I have purchased a foregrip, rear sling mount, sling, flashlight, rail covers, scope and scope protector, but apart from that it is just as it came out of the box. Have added one hi-cap and three low-cap magazines, and using Blaster 0.25g BBs.

They all need loving! And if she goes like "a belt fed wombat", then so much the better.

Now somthing else to add to my wish list of items to spend my money on :0

Would recommend getting an Imax B6 battery charger/discharger, it can do many different types of battery. Clever device, and costs around £20. You can Google it to read the details about what it does, or for example look at www.hobbyking.co.uk

Imax B6, recommended by many, and I have one

Are yes, the autumn look. I am favouring some nice russet and plum coloured trousers https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f2/1e/d2/f21ed2d3087156d7973e706ec6d9b8d2.jpg

Caballero, Are these for standard 20mm Picatinny / Ris rails? By cover do you mean the curved solid plastic panel type cover, or the ladder syle that fit into the rails? The rail ladders sold by eBay for about £8 for four and solid covers about £10 pack. These below are tan colour: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-Rubber-Ladder-Rail-Covers-Handguard-17-slots-to-fit-21mm-rail-Airsoft-UK-/151356377436?var=450523083290&hash=item233d8b095c:m:m2SYBQICiFf4lKq927moAFw http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KNIGHT-RIS-rail-panels-covers-set-of-4-Coyote-Tan-/251810417306?hash=item3aa1120a9a:m:m3QaTm4Ru8vpF6QAnb1JhaQ I always start with eBay, and just need to refine seach, then check Amazon, and airsoft sites.

From what forum members have explained is that the gun can get any spring dropped into them in factory, so no set standard, and in the UK different chronographs are used so readings of fps can vary. Even if LWA state 350fps, the site you go to play may get a different chrono reading (and it is their decision whether you can play). Some guns can just have a new spring dropped in, at lower rating to reduce the fps, something the shop will do (for free or at extra charge) or you can fit the spring yourself at home. One of our forum technical gurus will explain all this much better than I can.

One of the things which I do like is that the TM recoil has less of a whine when than many other AEGs, and the recoil does have a nice "thunk" sound when firing. Maybe not a GBB but not a bad sound. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dE9KXFAYoK8

It would be interesting to compare the TM HK416D with the Umarex VFC HK416D. Both being the same model, although the TM one costs about £70 more. Ignore the recoil aspect but focus on quality of the parts (metal and plastic), motor, trigger response, rate of fire, hop, barrel, accuracy, etc.

A bit off topic, but do motorcycle helmets have strong enough (balistic rated) visors so that the helmet could be an all in one face protection. There are some really good looking bike helmets out there. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Masei-610-Motorcycle-Modular-Helmet/dp/B010WIR2J6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1444891230&sr=8-4&keywords=Motorbike+helmets http://www.amazon.co.uk/SHARK-Open-Face-Helmet-BLANK-black/dp/B009YT3RXA/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1444891347&sr=8-24&keywords=Motorbike+helmets This one is like a Tie fighter pilot: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Masei-610-Motorcycle-Modular-Helmet/dp/B0151763EI/ref=pd_sim_sbs_200_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0MEKHNPKN941WHMJGRX6&dpID=51jTnvbap7L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR155%2C160_

Three magazines for my TM Mk23 pistol, so now I have 4 to use in games when I go pistol only. Looking forward to trying it out at The Mall on Sunday.

My TM HK416 is my first airsoft gun, so cannot really compare it to other makes. However, I think it is worth the price; it is well built, feels solid (although some may think it a bit heavy but that is where a sling helps), the recoil is fun and sounds great on full auto. It has plenty of rails for attachments. Whilst the TM recoil magazines only come in two capacities, 82 BB low-cap (can switch them to real-cap 30 BB) or 500 BB high-cap. The 82 BB mags do not let the gun dry fire when empty as they hold the bolt back which is a useful feature. Large enough battery space in the stock, and taking advice I swapped out the sopmod battery for a 7.4V LiPo with deans connectors. If you like the HK trademarks, then some of the TM guns still have them, which is why they are not always advertised in stock. Being 285-295fps means there are no issues with playing at any site, and there are third party parts/suppliers (i.e. Eagle6) to upgrade it. I have my hop set for 0.25g BB and it is accurate but does not have greatest distance. Biggest decision is whether to buy the standard HK416D or the DEVGRU version.