Rogerborg

Many such example, I measured my EDGE 1 mags and found they were an outlier among my STANAGs. You can generally make mags fit and feed with some filing or shimming.

For the avoidance of doubt, that's the valve on the rear of the magazine near the top. And since nothing is working anyway, I'd go ahead and press that firmly in - the mag should vent all of its gas in a way that would normally make you swear like a wounded pirate. But you'll need to check that it's working.

True, but true of most hobby forums too. Any new wunderforum should also welcome retirees as well as starry eyed fantasists, as it's all content to the mill.

You're getting defensive for no reason. Anyway, congratulations on your Usenet prize.

The trolley is disengaging, which looks fine. It won't reset until the trigger returns, I think that's the problem you'll want to address. Sight unseen (or unfelt) I'm guessing that the trigger is rubbing slightly on the switch in a way that it wasn't doing before. V3 two part triggers can be a little fussy, I like to keep them well lubed, and airsoft parts often need a kiss with a file or some sandpaper. Worst case, you could try another trigger spring, or bend/unwind the end of the stock one to put more pressure on the trigger. It's also easy enough to wind a new trigger spring out of springier wire, if you have a bits box to dive into.

Yarp, the only ones I've had problem with were some 0.43g bios that I found after at least a year (maybe two) in an opened bag in the garage, that had started to craze slightly on the surface. I shot some at 2.3J to see what would happen and did get wild fliers and some fragments in the barrel, but that's an extreme example.

Now closing in on Double Eagle M9XX or Edge 2.0 prices for old tech. They work well, but I really couldn't justify the price for the features - I wouldn't buy an M4 without a QC spring now.

Pretty much. Like a stranger walking into a pub and saying "Hey new besties, this place sucks, come and help me build a rival wine bar next door. Why? Well, it'll be better because it'll be better." Cool story, good luck, I'll love you when you win.

The UK limits for an airgun to be classed as non-firearm airsoft gun are 2.5 Joules for single / semi guns, and 1.3 Joules for auto-capable guns. I'm sorry that we can't say anything with certainty, but every case of individual importation seems to be a little different, depending on where the RIFs (or parts) are spotted, and by who. We've seen everything from them sailing through, to being asked to fill in a declaration, to being asked for a UKARA number, to the police showing up at people's door long after the import in order to check on it. It's a complete lottery.

You generally want to aim for 60-70% of new price for a used airsoft gun in decent condition, if you can find one. Sellers will always ask more and claim that their shagged out bag of loose bolts is "basically new" or "just test fired once", while buyers are always looking for a bargain. If you're after a specific model, you can always stick an ad in the wanted section here - https://airsoft-forums.uk/classifieds/category/17-guns-wanted/ - but you'll need to be very careful about scammers claiming to have just what you want, when all they have is a stolen stock image. Buying used is always a risk, and it's something I'd only encourage if you're willing to work on the gun yourself to remedy whatever it is that's prompted the owner to sell it. Buying in person and testing it first is a better idea, and it's worth asking around at your local site(s) to see what people have for sale. Clean the barrel, dial the hop in, and feed it the heaviest BBs that it will hop and that your wallet can stand (I tend to use 0.28g, other people go heavier), and you'll be competitive with anything else out there.

Ahoy and welcome. We'll see if anyone chimes in, but the great thing about airsoft is that it's a very welcoming hobby. It's absolutely fine to rent and show up alone, and super easy to get talking to people. Just ask anyone about their gun or the site and see if you can get them to shut up.

Tested, or told? I've not noticed anything unusual using a variety of weights and makes, but then I do clean my barrels.

I'm charitably assuming that was deliberate, to invite that reply.

Ahoy and welcome. The Specna is a decent enough choice, there's not much that they want doing to them - maybe a Maple Leaf hop rubber and nub, and an XT or ZCI barrel, although the stock stuff works fine, if you keep the barrel and hop clean. Ah, fog, the bane of our airsoft lives. I run various fan bodges myself, either 5015 based, or small fans on the goggles. Dual pane also really helps, e.g. Pyramex i-Force, or paintball style masks like the Valken MI-3. However, I'm not aware of any eyepro that would strap over a helmet and yet still give anything like a decent seal. One reason I mention the MI-3 (or fancier Dye equivalents) is that the mask itself covers your ears, so should retain, rather than dislodge, your cyborg tech. That would solve one problem, at the cost of creating another, getting a sight picture - I've lopped the bottom quadrant clean off my MI-3 to achieve that. Much of airsoft is try-it-and-see, although at the cost of lost hearing aids, I can see why you'd want to get it right first time. Worst case, can you pop a bit of tape or a plaster over them to keep them in?

Indeed, it's a question often asked and rarely answered. Border Force and the couriers seem have cracked down on this recently and there's a real risk that anything remotely gun-shaped will be seized and destroyed. If you have someone in Canadia who can post them on once you can adduce a solid defence, that's one option. The other gamble is to bring them in person (getting them on the flight is an exercise for the reader) and bring a fat folio of evidence that you have been, and will be, airsofting, i.e. booking information for events in Canada and the UK. Maybe even join the Shooters' Rights Association and wave the public liability insurance documents at them confidently - meaningless, really, but it's a process of convincing them that you're a good egg.