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  1. 1 hour ago, Daveoc33 said:

    https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/jing-gong-smg-5-sd-full-stock

     

    Here's the link. I have the sliding stock version of this and it shoots easily as well as my cyma mp5 that cost £200. The only issue is the hop unit is that lever at the rear of the handguard which resets itself when you shoot. An easy fix is to just wedge something in the lever to stop it moving. If these shoot like mine this really is a bargain! 

     

    The hop unit arm moving is the exact reason why I wouldn't buy one again despite being a stonkin' price. 

  2. Hello Folks.
     
    I have an SRS 16" Covert A2.
     
    Current mods are:
     
    Rapax 2J Spring
    Stalker Kraken Ultimate Hop
    60 Degree Kraken Hop rubber
    Maple Leaf 410mm Crazy Jet.
     
    I use .48's only. 490FPS on .2 once conversion takes place. I decided to keep this setup for two years and would start looking at making thing's quieter once the setup either broke or lost enough FPS to take a look at.
     
    I recently cleaned the rifle and replaced standard silicon grease with dry PTFE type lube. This resulted in a much better and smoother bolt pull, but I lost 30-40FPS.
     
    I am looking to regain the lost FPS by installing a weighted piston kit and fine tune with an airbrake to reduce sound.
     
    What are your preferred recommendations for kits?
     
    I can purchase either the Sniper Mechanics W.A.S.P kit or the Scorpion kit...
     
    OR the cheaper original Silverback SRS Variable Mass Piston kit and with the savings I can also grab an SRS Aluminum Spring Guide
     
    What do you think is the best way to go?
  3. 13 minutes ago, Polyscript said:

    @CannonfodderIm not being thin skinned, you weren't being honest or blunt. You were being rude and seeming high and mighty.

     

    All I was wanting was some help with gun recommendations. 

     

    Am i asking for too much? Had i not included the extra information I would have my answer by now, albeit, it seems as though everyone is focused on the less important subject.

     

    So, would anyone be ever so kind as to please advise on some gun recommendations? 

    You have much more research to do before jumping into a "What guns question?"

  4. 3 minutes ago, Ht-airsoft said:

    I was new to airsoft and brought a ver expensive gun, i now have come to realise that i love playing but just do not have time to get out on the field.

    i have tried listing my AEG but had no luck selling it. Is this normal for airsoft guns or have i got the wrong price 

    Basically the average second hand price even in good condition is between 50%-60% of the lowest new price. Modifications and upgrades mean very little to the value. 

     

    If it's highly personalised (an odd look) it goes for even less. 

     

    Tokyo Marui stuff stays around 60/70% of the new price. 

  5. 2 hours ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    Any facebook group can sell patches and claim to be sending emails and monitoring google, but it takes UKAPU to be claiming they "preserve UK airsoft" by sending some claim forms for you and defend airsoft (what even does that mean) with patch sales.

     

    It will take a group of volunteers to begin to think about a new airsoft ruleset, but UKAPU is not it.

     

    You really have a massive beef with UKAPU for some reason. You get the legal help for free with the Bronze Membership. The other things when dealing with the home office etc have helped Airsofter's even if you aren't a member. 

     

    The only difference between a paid member and a non paid member is a patch or two. 

     

    I gave a list of things they have done to preserve and defend Airsoft yet you completely ignore them and keep banging on with your rhetoric. Even if you don't think it doesn't amount to "defending" Airsoft, there is a fund within UKAPU to do just that if legal issues arise (As with VCRA 2016)

     

    Your argument is without merit as you can't even acknowledge the things they have done which is plain to see. 

     

     

  6. What also doesn't help are people who make unsubstantiated and untrue claims about UKAPU. Especially when they have performed little to no research on the subject. Whom when presented with counter evidence chooses to change the subject rather than admit they could be possibly be wrong 😉

     

     

    29 minutes ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    Just brainstorming but are there other airsoft bodies in other countries that are somewhat similar to a regulation body in that country? How are they shaped in relation to the triangle of retailers, site owners, and players?

     

    Because let's say in the far future airsoft develops an international federation of its own, which is required for olympics (https://olympics.com/ioc/international-federations), it might be helpful to learn from other countries and their associations and it's never too early to start I suppose

     

    Back to the UK, I think UKARA at least has a clear purpose and is functional.

     

    It seems UKAPU is at least poised to sit in the players corner.

     

    At the moment the site owners corner is vacant, because ATB/UKAF does not inspire a whole lot of confidence let alone looking competent enough.

     

    I guess in order to research and develop some version of a federation airsoft we will at least need the player's corner and site owner's corner to co-lead the process (probably as a consortium), while having UKARA on the side as support because the growth of the sport also means growth of their profit. Because it needs to be a project that benefits everyone.

     

    And if UKAF is non-functioning, it is all down to UKAPU to step up. But they don't seem to have the resources.

     

    But I don't think the final result should be a governing body (at least not in the beginning), to even to start, we really just need the rules and definitions of the sport written on a piece of paper. It is largely just a white paper.

     

    And the only thing to do afterwards is to wait for fields to adopt and players to adopt and for the hobby to catch up, and hopefully the benefits will be clear enough to become a de-facto adopted format of airsoft, then we can talk about regulating and governing.

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    I think we need AI to do the work

     

    Not sure about Airsoft regulatory bodies overseas myself.

     

    None of what you say above are new ideas. Just that there has been too much mudslinging between the player base to form an effective Union, UKARA vs Non UKARA complaint retailers (The latter of which are growing), and too many site owners who want to do things their own way. 

     

    Our best chance to be unified was during the VCRA, but there was too much infighting. I imagine the next time something threatens airsoft as a whole will be the next best opportunity to unify. 

  7. 8 hours ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    Best you can do is do surveys of the rules of every field and publish a white paper on the findings, then you can think about how to draw similarities and think about pros and cons of unifying which rules at what costs and what impact

     

    Then you can try to come up with one version of a regularised version of airsoft, publish it, and hope the fields will adopt it

     

    the UKARA list of registered fields is a good starting point

     

    You can set up a dedicated forum (somewhere outside facebook)

     

    and then use it as a base of operation, do a program and recruit volunteers to complete chunks of surveys for you

     

    and then have people write the stuff and publish it

     

    But surely that is not part of the UKAPU's mission, they have got enough on their plate

     

    You need a consortium for airsoft regularisation research (come up with a better name), for the sole mission of coming up with one version of a semi-improved airsoft ruleset, or some sort of standard framework for fields to adopt

     

    Later on you can convince some fields for testing and also publish the experiment results and go from there

     

    To do all of the above would take more people and funding that UKAPU currently generates. It's a chicken and egg scenario. UKAPU supports it's members first and have the resources to do so. But are currently not large enough or have the clout to represent the site owners or the commercial interests. 

     

    However attempts have been made in the past to work with organisations like ATB, UKARA and UKPSF who have represented site owners and the commercial arm of Airsoft. 

     

    ATB collapsed due to power struggles/inactivity (And has been reborn as the UKAF under the tutelage of one of the people involved at the time).

     

    UKARA still exists but will only cooperate to further their commercial aims. At one point Frank at FS wanted sole control of ALL of the importation of Airsoft RIFs (Making Fire Support and friends the only game in town) so that the average person and small retailers not a part of UKARA could not import. 

     

    https://airsoftodyssey.blogspot.com/2013/11/vcra-reboot-proposals.html?m=1

     

    UKPSF represents a number of sites that run both Paintball and Airsoft. Whom UKAPU do have communications with. But (This is my own personal guess) UKPSF as the larger organisation tend to only communicate when legal issues threaten both sports. 

     

    There have been many more organisations that have collapsed, mostly due to inactivity and power grabs by individuals. 

     

    As to who should be the governing body of Airsoft? Players? Commercial entities? Sites owners? UKPSF got it right, whereas Airsoft is too fragmented.

     

    Ideally it would be all three, but they tend to be in conflict with each other. (Unless there is a threat on Airsoft as a whole, see VCRA etc)

     

    I tend to side with UKAPU because they at least seem to have a legal head on them and they have AGMs where members voices and suggestions are heard. UKAPU are not perfect and have had a chronic shortage of volunteers to fill committee positions which results in some mistakes, but they do have players interests at heart. 

  8. 11 minutes ago, Tactical Pith Helmet said:

    If airsoft can be classified as a sport, the legal ramifications would be very important.  Funding and grants would eb available and its future would be secured to an extent.

     

    With all such groups, if you want to see them improve, you have to join and carry out the improvement yourself.  

     

    I think one of the biggest issues is that very few sites wants to beholden themselves to someone else calling the shots regarding a set of defined rules on how sites should be run. The idea of self-policing is rife in Airsoft. If the Airsoft community cannot present itself as a unified entity following a basic set of principles to present to the Government, then we will never get recognised as a legitimate activity/sport and be tied down this grey area where we could be considered illegal with the stroke of a pen. 

  9. 10 hours ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    I mean, their claim of "Preservation of UK airsoft" is obviously a lie, because if it is true, they would have at least some evidence to show for it, but there is zero evidence of this. And UK airsoft is not under any threat that needs any entity to work "tirelessly" to preserve. If they work tirelessly, what exactly are they doing tirelessly?

     

    The definition of Preservation is to stop is from decaying or something being eroded. There are instances where BF for example have tried to confiscate RIF's even with a valid Defense. UKAPU has managed to prevent that from happening. It happened to one other lad, whilst they weren't able to get the RIF's back, he did get a full refund. 

     

    Keeping up to date on the relevant legislation but also how government bodies apply that is not exactly easy. UKAPU have recently discovered that BF have started testing RIFs for joule rating and have seized goods to that effect where they didn't before. 
     

    Also discovered is that the new Firearms Act 2023 bill that is in progress could affect the way we use Primers and blank rounds. This is being monitored. 

    UKAPU monitor press articles that mention airsoft and contacted editors and to acquire redactions. (One example being the Plymouth shooting back in 2021)

    UKAPU contacts the home office when in need for clarification of the VCRA.

    The HO took UKAPU's, Tim from ATB and UKARA concerns into account and put an exemption into an amendment through to the House of Lords back in 2016.

     

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    UKAPU have attended meetings with the EAF to foster an shared rules and values between other European Airsofting countries. This could set the groundwork for legitimisation of Airsoft. 

     

    During the pandemic UKAPU were in contact with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in regards to whether Airsoft could be considered for reopening during lockdowns whereas paintball was able to.

    I am sure there are many other things that I am not aware about that UKAPU have done. 

    I would also say at the moment there are no threats to Airsoft as a whole. However this could change with one politicised incident. But if you have an organisation that is on the look out for those threats and ready to jump in, that would be far better than something that is formed ad-hoc. Having UKAPU ready to defend Airsoft at a moments notice (With the funds to back it up), is better than a ragtag group of Airsofter's with no funds only being able to respond reactively. 

    I would suggest the UKAPU is the best and most experienced group to defend Airsoft from a legal position. 

  10. 10 minutes ago, DanBow said:

     

    So you've got first hand experience. Care to elaborate?

     

     

    Border Force confiscated a Real Sword T97B from Greece and marked it for destruction despite having a UKARA number on the package. It was one of the first instances of that happening (With a valid UKARA on the package). David at UKAPU advised me on what to do in terms of chasing up, the wording I should and (Crucially) should not use in my communications. I managed to eventually get my T97B. If I didn't follow the advice given it would either have taken me longer or the T97B could have been destroyed. 

     

    More detail on what happened here. 

     

     

  11. 15 minutes ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    lol so it's true they do absolutely nothing and then lie about it on their page to lure people to donate?

     

    that is fraud, you know

     

    I feel your bias against UKAPU means that regardless what I say that is positive, wouldn't make a lick of difference to your opinion. I see nothing that they are lying about on their page. People ask for help and UKAPU give it. You're seeing what you want to see. 

     

    UKAPU helped me when I had my own problems with Border Force, hence why I joined and pay for a membership. I couldn't comment on anyone else's experiences.

  12. 41 minutes ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    I was referencing the membership "donation" and to their claimed purpose of "Preservation of UK airsoft" and "worked tirelessly to protect UK airsoft form various attempts to ban or overly restrict airsoft by the government and police" which frankly is pure horseshit, excuse my language

     

    If I say I "work all day and night keeping bad juju at bay so the world is safe for everybody to live in" and ask people to setup standing orders to give me £3 a year they'd put me away

     

    There is an argument to be had that proactively trying to protect airsoft by getting it fully recognised as a sport/hobby (A-la paintball) Can also lead to the downfall of Airsoft (Peeking up above the legal parapet). Many Airsofter's prefer to just deal with legal issues as and when they arise so UKAPU has more often than not been reactive rather than proactive. When a problem has presented itself that UKAPU can solve, they have worked to deal with it.

     

    Also I would like you to correct the "Monthly fee" as it is categorically false. 

  13. 7 hours ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    My opinion has not changed about UKAPU, functionally they are a facebook group that does nothing other than holding AGMs and charging people monthly fee in preparation for a mythical prophecy that one day some legal apocalypse might happen that is when they will save the day.

     

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    If one were to go back to the drawing board, and think of what an actually useful organisation would do, their mission would include fundamentally three things:

     

    1. Represent and Promote
    2. Regulate and Enhance
    3. Organise and Facilitate

     

    1. Represent and Promote: is basically PR activities (and lobbying, if necessary) for the hobby


    2. Regulate and Enhance: is R&D into the nature and rules of the hobby, and developing best practices and codes and so on, to improve safety and fun


    3. Organise and Facilitate: is basically running forums, or running events, that can benefit the hobby as a whole

     

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    If we judge UKAPU by these measurements, I don't think they are too effective in any of these

     

     

     

    Out of interest, what is this monthly fee you speak of?

     

    Bronze membership is free, silver and gold has a small yearly fee.

  14. 5 minutes ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    What specifically is the legal help? It says it only deals with border force seized goods and issues with police, so what exactly do you do to help? Do you submit notice of claim for the person and follow up? And what do you do with the police exactly?

     

    The help is directly to the person, I couldn't say if any contact was made directly to a lawyer, BF or to the police from UKAPU

     

    I think an offer has been made to contact a solicitor directly but it was not taken up by the person who's solicitor it was. 

     

     

  15. 2 hours ago, DanBow said:

     

    Can you link to, or back up that?


    It's not public information unless the person who had the problem gives permission for it to be posted (When the issue has concluded). 

  16. 9 minutes ago, Colin Allen said:

    I suspect they would struggle to provide legal representation in court if requested.

     

    Quite possibly. No one in UKAPU is a lawyer and being in the committee is completely voluntary. But I would suggest that UKAPU; considering they have decent legal texts, are probably better suited to dish out advice on a voluntary basis than the UK Airsoft Federation. UKAF appear to be more about what they want to be, but have little about how. 

     

     

    5 hours ago, DanBow said:

    United Kingdom Airsoft Federation, https://ukairsoftfederation.co.uk/index.html

     

    Thoughts on this one, by it's own admission, it's new. I for one hope that it (and this thread) don't turn into a shit show!

     

    Ian Lawrence was one of the guys behind the defunct ATB. He has said multiple times that he want's UKAF to be Governing Body of Airsoft. 

  17. 2 hours ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    @Asomodai how does it work? do they give expert witness or something? or do they help finding lawyers etc

     

    and how does it work in terms of liability, since UKAPU is not a legal entity, would it be down to the assigned (?) volunteer (?) for each case?

     

    Depends what you mean by case (Court, Importation, Police). Legal representation in court has not been provided (Haven't been asked/not been needed). However UKAPU has helped guide people through first steps through importation/travel/police issues. Including when to go to a lawyer and to provide direction for the lawyer.

     

    In fact UKAPU have a form you can fill out. 

     

    Ask for legal help — UKAPU

     

  18. 52 minutes ago, Pseudotectonic said:

    @DanBow

     

    And if you are just talking about individual cases, I think UKAPU has a few blog posts explaining the law, but that's it, I don't think they provide direct support to any actual case.

     

    They do support actual cases. 

  19. Hey all. 

     

    How much would you appraise these two?

     

    The Xcortech is in good working order with some minor rubbing and scratches on the casing. 

     

    The ICS is an ex Transparant M4 with metal gearbox that people used to use for sleeper builds. It's been painted and appears to be bone stock otherwise. FPS is around the 310/315 mark. 

     

    Cheers!

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  20. On 06/02/2024 at 17:24, EvilMonkee said:

    The RPD isnt broken, it probably just needs a new hop rubber. The AIMS is a standard AK one just with a folding stock and East German furniture, £150 is roughly what I was thinking

     

    It's broken to the potential buyer if it doesn't work properly. 

     

    Also, is the AIMS a Gen 2? If an essential or Gen 1 then that will also lower the value. 

  21. 6 minutes ago, Egon_247 said:

    I know they probably used stock photos but that's a v2 box. 🤣🤔.  

    Is yours a TM or cybergnu?

     

    Mines a TM. 

    Also there is a design flaw with the AEG Famas with the hop unit. It has a characteristic with bb's heavier then .25/.28 (Dependent on individual example) Where the BB will not travel in a straight line, but rather has a "Lobbing" characteristic. There is no known fix for this. The hop design was literally the first mass produced popular hop unit equipped Airsoft Rifle, so it does have intricacies! 

  22. Or you can just stop your worrying and buy a Prometheus for Fa-mas nozzle at Fire Support. Mine has one and works like a... nozzle! 

     

    Prometheus Air Jet Nozzle for FA-MAS Series - Airsoft Shop, Airsoft Guns, Sniper rifles, Airsoft pistols, parts and bbs by FireSupport (fire-support.co.uk)

    2 hours ago, Egon_247 said:

    "do you know what nemesis means?"

     

    Yup. 

     

    So I bought an old TM famas off a chap on here as I love the famas and it's Lego esque looks. 

    I've worked on all my pews, v2, v3, v6 & v7 gearboxes and now I'm onto a v1.

    Now the guy I bought it from didn't touch it from the day he bought it 2nd hand, but someone has been in there as there was a few things different from the Oem TM spec.

    Got it all swinging pistons but the balls just fall about 8 feet away.

    New maple leaf+nub in the hop, barrel spotless but the nozzle is perplexing me. 

    The v1 TM box is an oddball with not many parts out there in internetland. 

    The nozzle is a 20.7 BUT has a 9mm base onto the tappet plate (which is huge! I'm going to measure it and see if I can 3d print a spare as this could be a show stopper if it breaks!😱).

    Now I'm sure there's some guys on here that have played with them before but am I screaming into a bucket here with this one?

    (No, I'm not going to hpa it 🤣🤣)

    Taaa.

     

    Pic, cos you know, lego. 😁

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  23. It's well worth fixing the LCT RPD considering how much they cost new. Even if you get a professional to do it. Otherwise it will be boneyard price vs premium rare second hand price. 

     

    E&L Aims in abused condition, Maybe £140? Need pics. Also depends if its the short barrel no stock version, the short barrel stock version or the long barrel stock version. 

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