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Love it when I get to see a bit of ankle every now and again.

Sort of gun you wouldn't mind taking out for a walk.

Ebay :D:D Hensoldt model 1, with stanag claw mount, stanag picatiny mount, case and cleaning kit..... boom! @Duff @Trojax88

It's not much heavier than the plastic kit. I'll drop it on the scales and get a measurement for you. And I can get a crane stock 7.4 2000mAh into it without modifying the stock at all. It's tight but there is a battery in, in those images.

I don't like the scope at all, but it's functional until I can get the correct one. I want the claw mount with the z-24 but there pretty hard to get cheap so It'll be a purchase for next year. http://www.augustine-waffenteile.de/shop/MP5-HK94-MP5SD-T94/Optics-and-sights/Hensoldt-Z24-Scope-Optik-Claw-Mount-9mm-Nato-9-x-19::315.html?language=en

@Duff @Trojax88 LCT G3 with wood, Realsteel rear sight drum, Realsteel sling. Cheap 1.5-4x30 scope. Wood foregrip is on the second coat of oil as it was in poor condition on arival, Stock hasn't been touched.

There were 2 options on the stocks. A basic wire one that rotates the wrong way so you can still use the gun with it folded. https://www.evike.com/products/28966/ And a more advanced one that collapses the same way, and has multiple positions. https://www.evike.com/products/29370/ I have the basic one as an original part of the GR300. I wanted it rear wired with the AR stock because the front handguard is really limited in terms of space, especially if you want to run a fet as well. It is possible, I just didn't want the hassle. The front handguard on mine is also pretty loose with age. So it needs the screws in it to stop it sliding about. Originally they just used friction with a couple of the holes been for swivel sling mounts. I use those sling mounts for screws and have the ring at the front so that whole area can be locked down. So If I wanted to use the front I'd need tools to swap batteries. I quite like the AR stock as well.

Mostly working on this this week. It's due a decent paintjob and a few parts. I have the wire stock, but prefer the solid one. It's just a straight swap so no big deal.

I saw one on the classifieds here. He wants £100 for a gun that can be had for £95 new. https://gunfire.pl/product-eng-1152215954-SW-020B-Carbine-Replica-Black.html It's got some funky plastic problem, looks like mould has eaten the stock a little. And it's got a big split on the front end where the upper meets the lower. And I'd be worried that has snapped the airseal nozzle or magwell plate. For a blind buy he'd be lucky if I offered £40. And even then it would be for the spares.

The only paint is the black. The LCT G3 is a steel body, so what you see there is metal with a layer of oil. No plans to do anything to the plastics, They interchange so having an older body with new furniture isn't a problem for the loadout. I may at some point get the wood kit for it as it's a direct replacement and not overly expensive.

LCT G3, Only had 1 skirmish with it, then weathered. Weathering was done with Tamiya 3000 grit sanding sheets, Not cheap, but very fine abrasive. The properties of those sheets allow the paint to be slightly polished or removed depending on the sheet wear and pressure used. https://www.emodels.co.uk/tamiya-sanding-sponge-sheet-3000-grit-87171.html

It's why it went in here and not in the load outs section. I'm not in any kit, Was a cold day so I decided with only 1 mag for that gun I was going to run in my warm jacket with a speedloader in one pocket, and a bottle of ammo in the other. Had I got into kit it would have been DPM since I don't have a German load out for the gun yet, But I can feel a Cold War 1960's kit might be in order. There are plenty of mag pouches up on Zib militaria, So I'll base a kit on what webbing and pouches are available. I'm already thinking about wood furniture for it, Zib Militaria again have a full set for a reasonable price, I think the only modification you have to make is the removal of the steel recoil spring and guide, and a metal buffer. Once those parts are removed the stock is already hollow, and there is a hole that you can put a wire directly through! So it's a very simple conversion. I also want a few more bits for it, The correct leather sling, A reproduction claw mount with something that looks like a Hensoldt Fero Z-24, The sight and claw don't need to be real steel a similar modern equivalent would be fine. I need a couple of high caps, and a couple more mid caps. Performance wise it's a hard comparison to the shelf models. The UK supplier I got mine off had requested a factory downgrade. So it shoots at 300 fps, The regular shipped ones are shooting at 400fps to other markets. The hop looks to be a marui and works well. 6.02 tight bore is standard. Wire is silver plated, and it comes on small tam connectors. 7.4 30c lipo is generating about 15rps. Trigger response is snappy but the trigger pull is quite long. I was able to get .25's to go sailing past the 80 mark on the range... Now what that 80 mark represents is up for debate, the site recon it's meters. Google maps on the other hand has more sensible number upon reflection Using Google I was able to go from the safe zone to bunker hill without a problem, That is 65M/213ft, That was a straight shot and pretty consistent, but without accuracy. 40M/130ft was about where I could land a shot accurately without having to spam a lot of fire. Anything closer than that it was like a laser. As for the collectors comment, I think the other way, this is a gun that can actually take the real abuse you want to give a rifle, Dive for cover with it and it's not going to snap or bend, Clout a tree running again no problem, Drop it you might chip the plastics but otherwise you will be able to pick it up and keep going with it. It's a rifle you can treat like a rifle, Rather than a rifle that you have to be super careful with all the time. In that regard I think it's worth it's price. Collectors will also want them, but I feel it's a wasted investment as you can look at a pot metal gun on a wall and never know it's virtually unusable. You'll also notice I'm holding the mag in the pictures. There is a slight defect on the mid caps. There is a void on the front side of the feed assembly that allows the assembly to rotate slightly, It's enough to rotate the BB catch on the mag out of the hop tube. I've since shimmed the mag internally with a few strips of 6x5mm plastic to stop this. The mag feeds perfectly now (the shims went in the front side of the mag, and I made a small block to prevent it been pushed directly down. It's the only part of the gun I think LCT messed up on. But it's a 5 minute fix so no biggie.

New LCT G3. Pictures at The Grange Coventry, Taken by Airsoft press. https://www.facebook.com/airsoftpress/

It's not the weight that got me today, I shot without gloves, and the thing has a few burrs on the steelwork so my hands look like I've just had a fight with a kitten! The bolt release was particularly vicious with a burr on the catch that has taken it's fair share of blood from me today! I've been sat with a ward file sorting out those edges this evening! Other than a conversion to deans tomorrow I think it's going to get left totally stock. I'm not even going to bother with a fet till it breaks as it's shooting so well! Pictures are done by the Airsoft Press. https://www.facebook.com/airsoftpress/

Went for a shoot today at my local..... Came away a few £ less, but I now have a nice olive LCT G3. Shot it all day with the single mid cap it came with... Getting 90M range by the end of the day on the range. Once the bucking is broken in I think it will be a monster! Edit to this, The site has a range all marked up. 10-90, in what they claim is meters. I did the google maps distance measure on that part of the site and they can't have measured right. The range is about 65M in total length, so that 90 mark is there for no good reason, in fact the whole range is inaccurate!

Yup Falklands Islands Defence Force. FIDF. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands_Defence_Force Going to get some embroidered Falklands islands flag patches as well for the shoulders, Not a uniform part but I think it will look nice. And help people understand the loadout. My friend is doing the same kit with a wood kit SLR. And then there are 2 more in our shooting circle who have L85a1 UK loadouts.

It's in bit's in a drawer ATM lol. I took it to bits last year to do a mosfet/rewire and never got round to putting it back together! The gun itself looks well worn and It's been krylon coated tan. It's nothing special internally. ICS motor, stock gears on bushings, Stock hop and barrel on older king arms V2 shells. It shoots and hops very well when built up. The original motor was robbed by the previous owner, and I'm pretty sure it's in his L85a1, not that it matters as I can drop a decent motor in it for not a lot of investment. When the time comes I'll drop some money onto it and do a full overhaul to bring it up to spec. It's barley a few hours of work to get it running well, motor, o-rings, and probably a new bucking, The mosfet I picked up last year and will give it 3 round burst instead of full auto.

Yeah it's true they get a very mixed response, but I love the format. I have a really nice M4, G&G GR300, full magnesium body, Absolutely gorgeous gun. I think I've taken it shooting once. It's just not an AUG. I might have a problem with them! https://www.evike.com/products/28229/

Just pulled the trigger an a new AUG A1 in olive to go with the AUG A3 I use all the time! It'll complete my Falklands loadout nicely. I also purchased a whole heap of upgrades for it, Bushings, POM head and cylinder head, UK legal spring, Fet, Wire, Motor. I don't even think I'll be shooting a BB through it stock! Can't wait if it turns out like my A3 it'll be a little monster. It's a gunfire GFC model, so a rebrand of an APS, that is a rebrand of a JG, that is a clone of a Marui. Figured it would be a safe buy since pretty much all augs bar the TM HC use identical internals give or take a plastic bushing. https://gunfire.pl/product-eng-1152203544-GFG29-A1-assault-rifle-replica-olive.html