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Oh no, why do you want to fiddle with a perfectly good purchase straight away? 🙄 After all that, assuming it actually works, how will you even know if you've improved it or not? 🤨 If you really want advice then just clean the barrel as our Stew said and enjoy it. Its good out of the box unless you got a lemon. Think about upgrading if something goes wrong or definitely needs improving after using it and getting to know the sport. ...and really appreciate your wife 😁

I'll guess next year February at the earliest

You don't need to worry Zedward. As long as no public see it then you won't have a problem with the police. If neighbours might possibly see it then let them know beforehand that its just a toy. If you use your airguns in the garden then they'll likely be used to seeing gun shapes things. I'm sure many here would still sell you a RIF if you explain the situation.

Hi and welcome Yes, you can legally buy second hand RIFs without having UKARA or any other VCRA defence. Its up to the seller to take the risk that you might do something illegal with it which could possibly have repercussions for them.

You have to put this in Classifieds Good luck selling in one

Yeah, they mark items as 'in stock' when they aren't

I can't remember which retailer it came from but I did receive a hot RiF once. Came without a problem and I just moded it as soon as it arrived.

Yeah, I've ordered a few times from KY including parts and RiFs and got them without issue. (Of course its always possible for things to go wrong) You do have to be prepared to wait as it can take up to a month to get to your door.

Yeah, its fine to use a higher 'C' rated battery. In fact its better because lower 'C' might make the battery heat up. The 'C' rating is a multiple of its overall capacity and indicates the maximum current draw the battery can deliver. A motor will take the power it needs from the battery. If the motor needs a lot of power and the battery has a low 'C' it may struggle to provide that power and get stressed. A battery getting hot indicates its stressed.

👍 Let us know if that fixed the problem

Just to note, there still might be a problem with the pistol itself so be careful in case you do need to return it after all.

Do a search on YouTube for 'Gas magazine leak' Because there are so many types of magazine watch a few of them to get a good idea what to do.

Can hear the magazine is leaking. Its not difficult to fix but since its new you can return it.

Sounds like it has to go back but I'd be curious to see a video of the problem because I can't imagine a situation where it fires OK then stops feeding with gas still in the mag. Could be worth doing a purge on the mag:

I have a suspicion the battery wasn't fully charged when tested. It should produce enough power to cycle properly if only for a short time.

Talk to the shop to see what they say. Make a video to show what its doing. Are you filling properly with the gas bottle pointing down?

What about this one? https://www.vapextech.co.uk/airsoft-7-4v-1300mah-30c-lipo-battery-vapextech-lp301 What charger do you have? (You should really change the connectors to Deans)

A good 7.4v LiPo will deliver as much or more power to the motor than the 8.4v NiMh As @Shamal said, the MilliAmp Hour (mAh) is how much electrical power the battery can deliver in one hour. (Basically how much it can store) You'll need one bigger than 600mAh. (1300mAh or larger) You also need to look at the 'C' rating. This indicates the maximum power delivery and should be as high as you can get. 20C is standard 25C is better. This should do the trick but check the size fits Make sure to get a decent charger to keep it in good condition and fire free 😉

Several days is fine. Not weeks

They are strong enough but personally I wouldn't use them because they're not sealed around the edges so a BB can get underneath from certain angles.

Agreed. FatBoy40, better to have a bearing on the spring guide only. The piston head should be as light as possible to reduce impact forces on the gearbox shell.

Yeah, 22rps is plenty. A box mag will enable the suppressive effect but as TacticalPith mentioned, its a bit less practical in general skirmish games. Anyone who wants to play as LMG can just use a drum mag with a HoneyBadger or MP5. I think some sites do restrict that which is good.

Yeah TNLoki, return it if you can. Avoid wasting your money and the grief when it fails during a game day. If you want M4 style THIS or THIS CYMA will be far better.