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Yeah, I had a TM 226 for a bit and it did look (and shoot) great but if you fondle it (as OP wants to do on special occasions 😁) there's no way a TM will feel better than a metal replica. The importance of trades is a different matter and up to the OP of course.

Its said that for the last couple of months. They 'tested' a UPS service but encountered problems so deliveries are cancelled for now. It says you can order through Patrol Base but I spoke to them last week and they said they stopped doing TG orders a few weeks ago

Welcome Its a mock 'forward assist' from the real rifle. It has no function in the airsoft version. Read up on cleaning the barrel as its recommended with a new pew.

Considering the OP just wants it for a display and occasional fondle I don't see any reason to consider a plastic version. So you're worried about the gold paint coming off? Just touch it up with a gold felt pen and when dry put some nail varnish on top. It'll look great and feel much better than a plastic replica. Those are beautiful @enzo47 @Shamal Yeah, I love my WE M9A2 v2 Action is sooooooo smoooooth

Welcome Baptimus_Prime Echoing what's already been said really. Sounds like that site isn't the best run or they had an 'off' day. Even with well run sites it is common to have differing experiences on various days usually dependant on the players. Have a look here and see if there's another site near you: PlayAirsoft — UK Airsoft Sites: Skirmish, Mil-sim, CQB and more Give it a few more tries at least to get your UKARA membership registered.

Yeah, I guess you're right. I wonder how many staff they have and if they're always busy.... I don't want a job where I have to deal with the public 🤣

I assume (PB) are already set up to receive stock from European suppliers and deal with paperwork so they could take orders from TG and ship when they have enough to fill a pallet. I would be happy to wait extra time for them to get enough orders in for the bulk delivery but I guess there isn't enough profit as you said.

You do have to factor 20% VAT + courier + import duty on top of the displayed price but yes, even with those costs it usually worked out cheaper than UK To add insult to injury they have a RIF I want at a very good price that isn't available anywhere else 😭

Taiwangun was a great place to buy before Brexshit but its no longer an option unless they sort out a new courier in future.

Edit: Patrolbase are supposedly taking TG orders but they're woefully unorganised and unmotivated.

Also consider 'Specna Arms' if you see one you like. They have produced good rifles in the past but some people have reported poor quality which may be down to recent lower quality, a bad batch or just people with failures shouting louder. When you get a new rifle always clean the barrel carefully and test thoroughly in case it needs to go back.

Anything by CYMA, JG, G&G, Double Eagle

Yeah, sounds like its been 'tinkered' with which probably means it won't last long. You can buy a better gun with £250

Yeah, I think that would be fine to use. (I'll probably get some next time I need)

The built-in system is quite good. You can set the advert to 'Pending' to let people know and stops them making offers but you can turn it back again if it falls through. When I want to sell something I'll start with the highest price I think is reasonable given the rarity, scarcity, condition, performance etc to see if someone is keen enough to buy at that price. If it doesn't sell I'll lower the price after some time depending how fast I need to shift it. If it still doesn't sell at the lower price then I'll keep it 😁

Wow, and that's still not enough!?!?! You might want to analyse your play style 😄

If you want fast trigger response then your best option is to use an 11.1v

Apparently the Orions are already factory radiused

The gearbox is a system which was designed to work within a set of performance parameters ie speed & power. If you change components which alter the working parameters to increase the stresses in operation then you have to upgrade parts which deal with those extra stresses. The gearbox shell is too weak to deal with any increased stresses so that needs to be upgraded...

Its simple to prevent that kind of problem: Don't use high speed gears Don't use overpowered spring Don't use 11.1v Li-Po 😁

Yes, sending to someone else who is registered with UKARA is a good option too. Make sure you send to their address otherwise it won't match the UKARA registration info and will be seized. Sorry, no idea on shipping declarations. We usually put them down as 'sports equipment' for posting nationally but don't know if that's officially correct.

Always funny to hear people try to 'dispute' physics 😁