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I managed to find an image of the intial messages exchanged over the whole Milspec thing, I can sympathise to Milspec, times are going to be rough and retail has suffered so clearly wants to get as many sales as possible so the weight of a business will be heavy but if answering benign questions late at night isn't what you want to do then simply don't read the messages or turn off the notifications. Again a plague of this always on world is that people expect immediate answers although the guy who asked did not come across like that, likely Milspec had a bad day and took it out on the wrong prospective customer, a really bad choice/lash out which will have hurt him. I will footnote though that Milspec does need to learn from this, either clean up the responses or don't respond until the next day. I wouldn't wish hardship on anyone but when you are selling luxury items, at least be thankful people choose you as that cah could easily go on so many other things.

@Asomodai Incredible what people will buy to put their mind at ease. Takes less than a minute to take it back down and re-adjust it. It would certainly solve your issues though (or highlight the bad part). At £30 for the alignment tool though it's FAST money so yeah you'd just buy another and keep the first for spares eh?

@Asomodai I've not yet seen one, prioer to that the Stalker Tigra was very intrusive, so much it jammed me on setting 4. https://www.skirmshop.co.uk/srs-tigra-nub.html I use a PDI barrel though so only have a very small hop window comapred to most, a prowler would likely be a better fit for the stock or other barrels. Whats the finish like on the chub? Seen a few reviews that weren't too favourable of it.

Rainbow8 should be very high on your list. In general stay away from Guarder stuff, the fit is just awful. Anything Airsoft Masterpiece, Edge, GunSmith Bros (all same OEM) will be fantastic, CowCow, AIP and DP is also really good. It's a very deep rabbit hole but incredibly fun. For the HPA you can either tap your mags (yuk) or look at a Primary Airsoft adapter which is probably the best avenue to go down.

@Asomodai I always get this problem when I try to use my Faceless Rhop and FOW. I spend far too long trying to realign the 2 parts of the FAST unit onto the barrel with 1 degree turns to try and get it perfect. Funnily enough when you throw a FAST hop with SBA bucking and SBA nub together they tend to sit perfectly. I think you'll find it's just the inner part of the FAST not correctly aligned to the outer (note perfect alignment of the 2 parts doen't correlate to nub being perfect, align on the nub). Sort that and you'll be good to go or just throw in a 60 and hop 0.48's with the SBA nub like we all said 😁

Stainless coated brass barrel sold on a step no other AEG barrel has ever needed? Nah. Maybe if you were thinking of a Lambda, PDI, Laylax or EdGi then yes but not needed, the stock barrel is pretty decent to get going with.

SRS A2 covert .338 suppressor Rapax 2J Silverback FAST hop unit Clean your barrel. ^^^ Would do the job perfectly well. The "new" red piston has a silent head on it so you don't necessarily NEED an airbrake anymore and the variable weight isn't massively needed unless you want to fine tune to the 0.1 of a joule. FAST hop is easier, lifts better and gives you a new SBA 60 bucking with flat nub.

Our little "cohort" is on about doing Gaol next month. We'll have to communicate on that and see if we can't join up.

OP you're probably one of many a day that PB get enquiring about buying a RIF and not having the correct crednetials to do so. I'm sure PB will operate within the guidelines fully as they are a very prominent seller and will likely do "the right thing" which in this case will be declining to sell to you. Also interested to know how you father feels about enabling you in this field as most parents wouldn't understand it and write off little johnny asking for a BB gun.

Disappointingly you can keep the .308 break and use it in the .338 suppressor. The .308 suppressor has slightly shorter internal thread than the .338 so if you had a .338 break and tried to fit a .308 suppressor it just wouldn't screw all the way on. Nothing else different between them (other than .338 suppressor being 25mm longer and having 3 maybe 4 more foam doughnuts in it).

Nope. Longer barrel means easier to get higher FPS. Thats it.

Only just seen this. Sorry to hear that dude. Was a good day. I gave up sniping in the AM as the growth on site was pretty mental. Had an awesome day on the M4 though. So weight... on a 303mm barrel, somewhere around a .45-.48 (on a 430mm a .43 is king) would likely be better as it will match the barrel/piston ratio far better and the efficiency will also quieten the rifle off a touch as well. Weight wise, initially yes it is slower however, a heavier BB carries it's speed better so loses less over time. There is a brilliant app on Android that calculates airsoft trajectories and FPS and it shows you how much energy you lose so yeah whilst it "sounds" better firing at higher rates, the heavier ammo is by far a better solution to shooting further. #lovephysics As for time to target, ideally you're not peaking and ducking with your opponent and most/all snipers don't feel disadvantaged because of the marginally longer travel time.

Interestingly a friend is also having similar issues only he is needing 6 to lift a .43. Advice I gave him was to chuck a couple hundred through it to try and wear the bucking in a bit. Could always drop to a 50shore or change the nub out, something like a tigra(sp?) applies slightly more down the length of the patch.

Skirmshop UK have just restocked the 2J springs. (as a sidenote). That does sound wrong. My FAST with SBA nub and rubber is only about 4 to hop 0.48's, sayin that though I don't like any tail end "lift" on my BB's, I prefer flat then drop so maybe I'm shooting less distance than you. I tend not to try for 100M as it's a rarity I can find a game area to make them and even then I find 500FPS is probably a touch low for that distance.

@Asomodai only just seen your first post. Yeah so keep a few things in mind. The FB SRS group is predominantly EU guys who have higher FPS limits so they will always see us firing "a bit low". Air seal "should" always be great with a SBA rubber and FAST but a touch of PTFE doesnt hurt as you've found. Shoudl be able to cock it, put your thumb over the end, pull the trigger and the piston sit a good way out solidly with no leaking. Your figures now sound really good with what you have, with a fully tuned VMP, Rapax 2J and Mousefart I am about 319 on a 0.48 so you're not missing ut on anything. Only thing I would advise would be to grab yourself a Rapax 2J directly from his website. Easier bolt pull, consistent power and less twang. https://rapaxsprings.com/ Have a look at some dry lube on the outside of your cylinder, again eases the bolt pull even more. Other than that, if it is at the right power and it's working, have fun!

Covert has bull barrel (solid with no spacers as not needed) and muzzle break where sport is hollow outer barrel into 24mm CW with end cap and uses barrel spacers. Covert has metal mag where sport has polymer. Think that's about it tbh, all internals are the same and performance is the same.

It's not my address on the outside of the package lol

I'm same. Not worth my time going to the post office for that much.

Why buy new from HobbyKing for the same if not cheaper when you can have abused?

Gutted, I'm in at MCG on the 11th. Would have been awesome to tie up. NVM maybe next time.

Sell it for more than RRP, just make sure you use the term "fully upgraded" as that triples the price guaranteed. Then buy a VSR.

I like that a lot. I'm in the market for a very slim plate carrier with room for 3 5.56 at the front and this may be it.