Rogerborg

Could be, if it was even the BBs at all. Given the lack of any nozzle or tappet damage, and running at quite a snappy ROF, I'd assume AOE or premature engagement and my luck running out. It's just with two going in the same way, on the same day, after a switch to Rebels, with one definitely jammed in the hop, and seeing two other players experiencing barrel jams that day (no idea if they were the site Rebels though), it's got me wondering. Thanks for the info though, I won't be put off the brand, I'll just bin the rest of this bottle on the slight chance that there are some rogues in there.

Anecdote, not evidence, but I switched to a bottle of "Rebel" brand 0.28g BBs (BZ Tactical) last game day, and subsequently experienced... this... To snap one piston, Mister Borg, may be regarded as misfortune. To snap two looks like shenanigans. On disassembly, both barrels had 2 BBs roll out, which makes me suspect that one was stuck in the hop. Of course this could just be an AOE problem, and those are well used cheap JG / CSI plastic pistons being smashed by Big Dragon M140s on 11.1V, and it might very well be entirely unrelated to the BBs, but I'll be binning the Rebels and switching to something else out of an abundance of caution. Aside, this is why I prefer plastic pistons, because they're the cheapest part to replace, and everything else is intact in both boxes. Sadly, it looks like all aftermarket pistons are steel racked now, so I'll be reluctantly "upgrading".

Yup, I've bought a couple, they're daftly cheap if you can wait a week or so.

I guess the question is: why? Any piece of plastic will offer about as much effective protection, so the only reason to spend more than the bare minimum is to get a very specific look. That's a generic FAST helmet and cover, and while OneTigris is a decent brand, I'd rather spend the difference elsewhere (e.g. on the anti-fog blower that you might need if you're running a lid).

Treating perfectly normal boyish hobbies as the pretext for a Kafkaesque "disprove our secret evidence" process seems like a pretty effective way to radicalise someone.

What is he flogging? "Air soft rifle" isn't much help. Red sticker, windowed magazine, I'm guessing some sort of SRC/"Bulldog" or NURPOL vendor trash.

Must be SAS (Special Airsoft Services) then, if you're not allowed to tell us. 🙄 Please understand that we get posts like this regularly, and they generally turn out to be from dreamers and/or students. We generally just have a laugh with them, until evidence of ability to deliver is produced.

Ahoy and welcome. The EP-01 will be fine, they're not going to break from airsoft energy impacts, although I'd agree that pretty much anything from the Bollé range can be trusted. You may have issues with fogging though, it's the bane of many an airsofter. I like dual-pane lenses like the Pyramex I-Force. You'll have to find out for yourself if you're a fogging victim. If you are, having a pair of mesh goggles in your bag can save your day. Lower face, a mix of mesh and fabric gives you a good balance of protection and cheek-weldability. The original brand of these is OneTigris, but there are cheaper equivalents now.

Hmm, with something like 350,000 made in total, I wonder what the definition of "holds" is, and what happened to the rest. Ah! I didn't imagine the imminent replacement of the L85, it's just that the "imminency" has been kicked down the road again.

Knife kills for the rest of the day?

That's what I was wondering, as it sounds like the real goal is to have people picking their shots. I mean, if you welcome the glorious HPA master race, why not dirty AEG peasants? Any mid-cap can be loaded with 30 rounds, it comes down to whether you trust the players to stick to the spirit of it.

Yup, sounds fun, good luck with it. It seems that your rules could be boiled down to: No AEGs of any sort. Near-real capacity magazines, and none over 50 rounds.

You're right to be suspicious, airsoft for-sales adverts are prime targets for scammers. It's got nothing to do with the site, and there's no way for them to stop it. Targeting sellers is a new twist though.