Rogerborg

Caveat emptor ubes alles. Every transaction here is consensual, and some people are clearly happy paying a premium for not having to do even a few minutes of research. Folk are funny like that. Speaking of funny though, it might be a laugh to add Google and/or https://www.airsoftdb.com/ searches or links to ads, based on the title.

Bolt actions generally aim for close to the site limit, which tends to be 2.3J (to keep well under the legal limit of 2.5J). That said, there is an argument to be made for a lighter pull and lower energy as you can only make effective use of the extra range if the gun is very consistent. Some people even have fun running bolt actions at regular rifle/pistol energy (1.13 - 1.2J, depending on site) so that they don't need to worry about minimum engagement distances. There's no wrong way to play, and given the cheap cost of springs compared to just about anything else in airsoft, I think it makes sense to try out a few to see what you prefer.

"£250 Paypal fees and postage included" "Shipment cost 5 GBP" It might be fun to embed the results of a Google or airsoftdb search into listings... https://www.airsoftdb.com/search/?q=Glock+17+Gen5+MOS+Umarex+GHK&s=t&r=uk

"Just don't aim them directly at people and you'll be fine."

Damn, you're taking this seriously. Good call on the D30, and the 5150 fan. Mine's round the back, and I'm forever trying to find a ducting solution that works reliably. Having it on the front and blowing straight down is a great idea.

"Nutropol", as used by the International Dietetics Police.

I'd be minded to agree, except that active braking isn't sorting it. Is there anything sorcerous about brushless motors that might be in play there?

Reply from Amazon about the RIF gel blaster. I've escalated it with citations directly to section 38 and 36 of the VCRA, and to the Bri'ish Toy and Hobby Association code of practice. https://new.btha.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Toy-Gun-Code-Jan-2019.pdf I'm frankly astonished that they rejected it: even eBay takes down anything remotely assault-toy related.

Huh, thanks, I had no recollection of even posting that!

Ah, that makes more sense. I was indeed being uncharitable, and got it bass ackwards. Mea culpa. Well, good luck to them. Better to own the brand than be the whipping boys for someone else.

Oof. Case law uber alles. Do you happen to know the case?

I read it as "Too many problems, too much time and money spent on global support, best of luck. PS, buy our new brand, we promise to support it this time!" Perhaps I'm being uncharitable.

Oof, sorry to hear that. Warnings aside, an M105 is nothing, I suspect there was something hooky inside the box to begin with given the low power. Fingers crossed that it's a cheap fix, if you don't want to dive in there yourself.

I believe they're basically airsoft gearboxes, but a lot of plastic rather than Chinesium, no hop unit, and tin foil barrels.

Likely, but they're still clearly RIFs, and I see RIF paintball "markers" are also freely available for sale. Yarp, it's utterly ridiculous, and it seems that we're now the only RIF-based hobby that self-polices in any way. Australia are all gel-blasters now after even airsoft guns fell foul of their fun-sponges. My real concern is that some Minster looking for a quick headline "discovers" all the various RIFs for sale, and yells "Ban 'em! Ban 'em all! And ban private possession as well!" We should enjoy it while it lasts, I guess.

Prompted by the lad asking about how to get an airsoft gat for playing in a field, I was going to suggest gel blasters as I'd seen dayglo / stickerbomb ones for sale. But, well, well, well, looks like they've gone full RIF. For example https://gelweapons.co.uk/collections/gel-blasters/ You can even find them for sale on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blaster-Goggles-Upgrade-Version-Backyard/dp/B0DFP99WQY (I've reported that one to see if they care). These are quite obviously RIFs. They're not airsoft guns, and they can't claim our defence. They seem to be over 1J, so would notionally be "lethal barrelled" air guns (just because they're intended to shoot gel balls doesn't mean you couldn't drop steel BBs in). They might even need an air gun licence in Scotshire. Heck, full auto and "lethal barrelled"... I'm assuming that the sellers and owners are just getting away with it because, well, nobody cares. Just pure disinterest from the police and trading standards. At this point, I rather suspect that having a defence and a defined non-firearm category is the only thing that's making airsoft retailers ask for a defence.

To cover the insurance that won't pay out anyway if he declares it honestly.

Aside, are there any aftermarket realism mods for airsoft P320s that make them go off for, like, no reason?

The AAP-01C "Shinobi" is actually slightly heavier than the standard one, despite being a shortboi. You're using the translucent silicon MR hop? What colour?

Taking his impression kit a bit far?

My AEP is in its component pieces, awaiting yet another Quixotic attempt to make it usable. As stock, they're all about 0.4J / 200fps with 0.2g, maybe a fraction more. As noted, the semi auto trigger response is poor, even when running them on lipo. The cheaper ones that come with nimh batteries have truly dreadful semi response, and given that they're only really usable in CQB due to the low energy, you'll always be at a big disadvantage in any snap-shot duel. They do work, after a fashion, but you'll always be disappointed with them.

/thread Mine works fine for CQB or for funsies in woodland. If you want to drop money, buy a second one and dual wield?

Airsoft sites assume a certain amount of knowledge (although they shouldn't). Anything capable of over 1.3J (with any ammo, not just what you choose to use) must be single shot, as a matter of law, not site rules. Over 1.3J and auto is (legally speaking) a Section 5 firearm, not an airsoft gun, and notionally has the same penalty as being caught with a real firearm. If you want a DMR (over 1.3J by law, or over the 1.13-1.2J site limit for AEGs) , it must be limited to single shot in some way - it's up to sites to decide what methods they'll accept.

Ahoy and welcome. "Best" in airsoft is a loaded question. Best for what? CQB? Woodland? Best effective range? Best reliability? Best semi auto trigger response? Best rate of fire? Best satisfaction per trigger pull (GBB or EBB)? Have you played at all? What did you like or not like about the guns that you've already used? All that said, you've listed decent choices, there's no reason not to get them.

It's entirely up to the site(s), you'll have to look into that. Some fire control systems actually let you program in a DMR delay to limit the rate of fire. There's a significant degree of trust involved in DMRs given the minimum engagement distance, and the potential for abusing them by spamming. One of my locals just disallows them completely (everything has to either be <1.2J or bolt action), and frankly I agree with them given how hard it is to marshal DMRs. HPA makes Baby Jesus cry.