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By which I mean, 75 m/s / 250 fps. Sure, that's hucking a massive steel cylinder slug (63% more bullet per bullet), but it's under 350fps so that's site legal, Reddit said so. Ian McCollum / Gun Jesus has been having a play. Bit of a chat about them: And at the (point-blank) range. A lot of the fun is playing the game of "Well, if I made one, and I could, I'd make it better in this, that and the other ways...". Since they're smoothbores, not spinning the slugs, and there seems to be a hard 75m/s limit on the velocity, using steel BBs than tumbling cylinders seems like an obvious tweak. One interesting point from the chat is that the "barrel" is just there to stop the slugs from smashing into the coils, so arguably you could fling 100J of undersized "unbarreled" steel while saying "not a firearm". 🤔

Huh, tracers in 1989, I had no idea. Any idea how they worked then? I'm guessing always-on UV rather than the modern solution of sensors, capacitors and UV LEDs, but... TM magic.

And I stress the "asking", don't just sneak on there out of hours. I mention this because a chap got bagged and tagged, and had his guns seized when he thought it would be a good idea to drive out to a local CQB site and test fire in the car park last year. It's on a fairly remote and partially abandoned industrial estate, and actually quite well secluded, but not well enough. A dog walker, estate rent-a-cops, or similar called it in, and the blue fury of ScotPlod descended. I don't know whether the chap tried to wiggle out by claiming that he had permission to be there, but the site made it very clear on Facebook that he absolutely did not, that he was banned for life, and that they'd not be putting in a single word in support of anyone else who tries a similar wheeze.

But... it "lifts 0.4s through the wind 100M to the target!" Curious that the chrono figure given is for 0.3g, but presumably it applies the TM magic equally strongly to any BB blessed enough to be shot from it.

Two-tone is irrelevant to the offence. It's Firearms Act 1968, Section 19: "A person commits an offence if, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse (the proof whereof lies on him) he has with him in a public place [...] an imitation firearm." Note: not realistic imitation. Here's an example of a conviction for simple possession of a bright orange springer pistol which even the arresting officer conceded was a "toy". Per the Sheriff's comments, the bar for what constitutes a reasonable excuse is set low in principle. In practice, it's a complete lottery and you may find yourself in front of anti-gun (or poorly advised) judiciary who aren't minded to think that your excuse - of "want to" - is reasonable. You may get away with "boys will be boys", or you may be looking at 6 months / £400 and a criminal record with a big red "FIREARMS" trigger-word in it. Also bear in mind that the interpretation of "in a public place" is very broad: “"public place” includes any highway, road within the meaning of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and any other premises or place to which at the material time the public have or are permitted to have access, whether on payment or otherwise". The chap above was on the steps of the bank, technically on their private property, but considered public due to the general right of access. I've seen arguments made that the direct route from a property boundary or gate to domestic front doors is also public for this purpose, absent signage withdrawing the implied right of access. tl;dr - don't. Entirely on secure and ideally secluded unambiguously private land only, with the land-owner's permission. If you're travelling somewhere to shoot (on private land) then be prepared to show evidence of that.

It's just a curious position to ban two-tones because you don't want to invite unwanted attention to the hobby, while at the same time flogging stolen MOD kit. 🤔 I can see why it made sense in 2006 before the VCRA kinks had been worked out, but in CURRENT_YEAR, when just about every site welcome IFs, it's rather Quixotic. I'd wonder what the position is on other non-RIFs like the APS UAR, or Pulse Rifles. Respectfully, I have to disagree, that's a great way to highlight that none of the "rules" actually matter. I'd far rather see sites make clear distinctions between recommendation ("should") and rules ("must"). It's cringe standing through a non-brief briefing being read the riot act pre-emptively, knowing that most of what's being said is a literal waste of everybody's time because it's not going to be enforced.

Eh. Specna quality is all over the place. I bought an Edge last year and it's been fine, but others haven't been so lucky. The Specna feature list is decent, although the X-ASR mosfet is a gimmick and does nothing but cause trouble if you go to a high-draw motor. It'll protect your trigger contacts if you use 11.1V, but then you'll get overspin and double-shots on semi, so, meh. CYMA and G&G meet the "decent straight from the box" criteria, but are mostly plastic bodied at that price point. That's not necessarily a bad thing, as decent plastic will stand up as well or better than Chinesium pot metal. Are you dead set on metal bodied? Do you want that short PDW length? Are there any specific features that are must-haves for you?

Truth to tell I've been asked not to do it, face to face, at a local site. I'm happy to comply with any reasonable request from a marshal, but in this case I politely pointed out that BFGs had been repeatedly stolen at another local CQB site, and there was no way I was leaving it there. Shrug from the marshal, so I waited for a gap in the action and went in, gun slung, shouts of "Dead man", lots of hand-waving. In that case, I picked up the BFG then tailed on the end of a queue of their own dead players heading towards their respawn, before going the long way back to mine. Reasonable people can find reasonable ways of doing things. Alternatively, I'm also happy to just stand there and get shot indefinitely in order to keep an eye on pyro. Unless the site is fine with paying for losses that can be attributed to their own policy then, no, I'm not leaving BFGs lying around.

Great to hear it. Can I ask what the value was, and whether there was any indication that they'd charged you UK rather than French VAT at source, or on the package? There's no reason that they can't do that, and they have to (or should) for values under £135 anyway.

The fact that it's been customised means that you can't reject it for no reason, but being non-functional is a pretty good reason. Since they've already attempted and failed at one effort to repair, you have two rights under Consumer Rights Act 2015 section 24. 1) The right to an "appropriate" price reduction, i.e. the price of a new magazine, or them sending you one - it sounds like that's all that's wrong, unless gluing the stock plate on has affected the functionality. 2) A final right to reject, in which case they must refund the full amount that you paid, without reduction since it's within 6 months, and they must cover the costs of returning the goods to them. They don't publish an email address, but you can screenshot the contact form, or text them to get a written record. Mention the failed attempt to repair, and be clear what remedy you want. Don't mention that it's been two toned, or get in a debate over it, that's not relevant. When they tell you to do one, or ignore you, instruct your payment processor (credit / debit card or PayPal) to start a chargeback. Don't tell them that story above, or give any more than the bare minimum of information, they won't care. I wouldn't even say "airsoft gun" in case they get into a flap. Call it an item, or equipment, which it is. Just "ordered it, didn't work, was repaired but still doesn't work, seller won't refund, chargeback please and thank you". Best of luck.

Exactly, and it'll vary from shop to shop, and whether they're making their money on flogging many small items, or a few bigguns. It's annoying to have a range of prices, but that's how free markets should and do work.

They've had since 2007 (when the definition was clarified) to come around, like absolutely everybody else (outside of milsim) has. Points for stubbornness, I guess. They also still think that 0.2g BBs are a thing, and that Joule creep isn't. I do actually really like that they post their risk assessment (although I can see some issues) and PLI details. I'd like all sites to do this -there's no reason not to, and or else how would you know that they're actually indemnified if the worst happens? However, this is a deal breaker for me: "Players are not to retrieve BFG’s until end of game or area is captured" Nope, they can and do get pocketed. Given that they reserve the right to bill customers for damage, I'd reserve the right to bill them for lost pyro. That cuts both ways.

This, by the way, explains the... robustness... of many of my questions and comments to people excitedly sharing their awesome new ideas or inventions. Some of us exist in a binary world where "Very nearly right" is synonymous with "completely wrong". And further, have learned that it's more efficient to get things right first time than to fudge it then fix it later. You never get a second chance to make either a first impression, or a live update rollout.

"Previously-living puppies for sale".

We don't know what was in the mind of the person that wrote '"modern firearm” means any firearm other than one the appearance of which would tend to identify it as having a design and mechanism of a sort first dating from before the year 1870.' They doubtless had some distinctive feature in mind that they think only appeared in 1870 and not before then. It might very well be metal cartridges, or some other thing that they're wrong about. You can. Nothing is stopping you buying. This is an issue for sellers - they're the one committing an offence. I emphasise this because you'll have to ask them. I'd expect that it's nothing beyond erring on the side of caution, given the vagueness of the offence and interpretation. Decent rant though, 8/10, big bonus for the lack of paragraphs or periods. 👍

Looks more like it was "foot carved". I mean, points for effort, but if I was going to buy something like that, for that money, I'd commission it from someone who can actually do decent work.

Looks like this EBB variant, which is, surprise surprise, out of stock. I've come round to accepting that the prices of things that aren't in stock just aren't that meaningful, because it's not like we're just waiting a few days or weeks for a restock. To be clear, I think he's a dreamer, especially for not listing any details. But there's no right or wrong price for it, just optimistic ones.

It's always risky tinkering with a sole gun, given the potential to make it worse, or unusable. The basic non-ETU G&Gs are solid candidates for clean-it-then-leave-it-alone reliable workhorses. They don't come with a big list of trick parts like a Specna or Lancer Tactical, but if you get a good one, they can work very well indeed. I agree with @Speedbird_666 that the stock motors aren't great, and that's an easy enough swap, as above (I like the value proposition of Big Dragon M140 motors bought direct from AliExpress, to chisel every penny, but there's more of a risk and a wait with them). Electrics can be a bit trickier, but the Perun ETU++ does take the worry out of that. It's telling that Perun have come up with a mosfet specifically to sort the notorious issues with the G&G ETU. If you want to fling more money at it, you can look at the parts in front of the gearbox. ZCI and AOLS barrels tend to be pretty decent for not a lot of money, but as always with Chinesium parts its entirely down to the example you receive. ZCI plastic rotary hop units work well, as do Maple Leaf hop rubbers and Maple Leaf (or clone) Omega nubs. There's always a danger of introducing misfeeding or an air leak when fiddling with the hop and rubber, and they can be very frustrating to diagnose or fix as they only need a fraction of a mm misadjustment either way to manifest. That risk can be ameliorated if you replace the barrel, hop unit and rubber as one, keeping the original G&G assembly aside and untouched. If you do have problems on game day, it's literally a couple of minutes to swap the original back in. Just please be aware that "upgrading" an airsoft gun can make it worse, or no better than the original parts, which are all designed to work together. It's great fun to tinker, but generally after you have a spare to hand.

Here's a video from Perun showing why using a battery that's unable to meet the motor's current draw is a bad idea.

Ah, here we go: a phone app is already available. Worth a try at the price (free). https://www.ares-alpha.com/ https://www.ares-alpha.com/tutorials

That's a great idea, and there's a lot to be said for exercise that you can do casually. Everything (that doesn't kill you) makes you stronger.

So... just like a brand new Tokyo Marui? OK, honest answer, I don't know, I only play with vendor-trash guns. From what I've gleaned by anecdote, CYMAs and similar are inspired by TMs, but with some exceptions (AEPs, which seem to be a straight clone) they're engineered to be a bit more... agricultural. Given that stock CYMAs tend to shoot at 1.5J (400fps) and stock TMs at 0.72J (280fps) you can see why just dropping a bigger spring into a TM might not work out too well. I'll await the word from the TM massive, but personally I'd start with just lubing the heck out of the o-rings, shim and lube the gears, and maybe switch to an o-ring nozzle if it doesn't have one. Oh, and a Maple Leaf bucking, but that won't help with muzzle energy. That said, I'd be surprised and disappointed if (e.g.) an M100 spring could wreck a V3 style gearbox, they've got a bit more meat on them than V2s.

Well... I took my Perun out of the box. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I couldn't sustain the lie. I didn't. I took the Perun box out of the shipping box. Soon though. Probably not soon though.

Hmm, well, I have the box for an M160, and it's not in the DMR where I had it last, so it's got to be around here somewhere. [Looks at "work area", shudders].

Fair point, and well made. Does that apply to airsoft retailers though? Do they get enough repeat business to make purchasing goodwill worthwhile? I honestly don't know. Me, I have little retailer loyalty, and will price compare down to the penny - although I will check ak2m4 and Bullseye first for parts. At the other extreme, there was a chap who used to go to Depot 1.0 who'd was constantly buying more and more new stuff from the local retailer, like pairs of multiple new pistols each game day. He was constantly bemoaning that his new toys were crapping out before he'd even got to use them, or died during the day, and was never happy with what he had. But back he went, again and again, because he felt he had some sort of relationship with them. That's one data point each way.