Rogerborg

Er, well, yes. They're chronoing in Joules, but living in denial. There's a practical argument about it being slightly quicker, maybe, to cross reference an fps number on a chart than to change the setting on the chrono, especially if someone is using an unusual weight. My main issue is with still thinking and talking in terms of 0.2g and 350fps as a default, which is now an edge case for woodland. Thinking about it, the one weight that you probably don't need on a chrono for woodland is 0.2g. Really, how many people are still shooting that?

If the spring is loose on the guide, some heat-shrink can snug it up.

Unlikely, since I run a 1.8J DMR myself. What I'm more concerned about are people taking point blank shots with guns over (potentially way over) 1.3J because they've got it in their heads that "under 350fps" means that it's fine whether they're shooting 0.2g or 0.48g. Good. The sooner sites stop thinking and talking in term of fps, the sooner we can put this all behind us. All airsoft chronos show a Joules value. You don't need to work anything out, you just set your BB weight and look at that number. For example, I can tell you that my new TAC-41 boltie shoots at 1.8J with 0.43g BBs with the stock spring, and 2.27J with 0.43g with a 100N spring (minus 4 coils). I didn't even look at the fps value, and nor could I tell you what it might shoot at with 0.2g because it'll never, ever have anything that light in it. It's time to move on from 0.2g and fps. Join us in the future, we have flying cars and rocket boots and all sorts.

Ahoy and welcome.

Beat me to it. We need a holy war to convert fps heretics on pain of being point blanked with 0.48g from a Joule-creeping sniper that's "Only 500fps with twos, mate."

Was that not a warning sign to begin with? Seems a little "I've started dating a redheaded stripper called Tiffanii, hopefully she won't be crazy."

It should be usable enough with the stock M90 and 0.28g. The Specna rotary hop unit is pretty decent, so its effective range won't be much short of anything else out there. It just won't reach out quite as far as something tuned for bang on the site limit. However, at that extra 5-10m you're rarely going to get hits anyway. I'd run it as stock at least once to get a baseline in performance and see what the site chronograph says, then make a spring change decision based on that. It's always better to come out 0.1J under than any amount over.

If he could be turned, he would be a powerful ally.

Ahoy and welcome. Specna Arms guns typically come with 2 springs, an M90 and an M120. The M120 is too hot for a UK AEG (unless you seriously short stroke it or otherwise reduce the cylinder volume). The M90 will notionally give you ~295fps with a 0.2g BB or 0.8J, fine for CQB but well under the 1.13J limit at most sites. However, it's all down to air seal and in practice they tend to come out a bit higher, I was seeing more like 0.9J with the M90 (and with spot-on air-seal and a tightbore barrel you can get >1.1J out of an M90). A M100 spring is likely to get you closer to most UK outdoor site limits, but it's not an exact science and having a chronograph at home can avoid disappointment on site. Back to the battery. With an 11.1V and the stock motor and M90 spring in an Edge, I was getting regular double-shots on semi. The basic mosfet in the Edge guns does nothing to prevent this, it's just there for trigger protection. With the same battery and beefier motors (Big Dragon M140s) I was getting the same double shots in another M4 (M90) and a G36 (M100) This is always a risk with 11.1V and if it happens there's not much you can do except fit a half decent mosfet with active braking and/or precock. You might get lucky, you might not. tl;dr version - you probably want 7.4V, and an M100 spring.

It's nice to get answers rather than questions though. Sure, if you get a decent Specna, they're fine. Mine's been... OK, although the trigger takes a sulk sometimes. I really couldn't recommend them now.

Pedants built the internet! Well, the pedantic parts of it, anyway.

It's more than either. ETU just means a microswitch to turn the trigger circuit on and off. MOSFET really just means a relay to allow higher current flow - you can get mosfets that do only that, like the Gate X-ASR or basic Perun. However, most airsoft "MOSFETS" do more, and the DE system is quite well featured with burst modes and a wanker-gun binary triggers. That's my knowledge of it tapped out, I'm not sure if it does pre-cocking or not, which is more of a CQB concern. It's pretty good for the price, is the take-away point, and cheaper than adding something equivalent like a Perun AB++ to pretty much any stock gun. You have to go up to a Specna Arms Edge 2.0 and its optical Gate Aster control system to get (maybe) a little get more bang, for a bit more buck. That's a very specific question which can only be answered by someone who has an example of each. I have no robustness concerns about any of my "polymer" guns, from a JG G36 with moderately decent plastic, to bargain basement CYMA M4 and Galaxy MP5K with quite toyish shells. My Specna Edge alloy receiver does feel a little more tacticool, but it's very subjective. G&G Raider plastic guns, for example, also feel pretty nice in the hand. Hopefully someone will speak up about how the DE plastic measures up, but ultimately it'll come down to how much it tickles your digits. I wouldn't rule out polymer guns, at least until you've compared and contrasted personally.

All very sage. If possible, buy in person after trying. No swaps, no PayPal Friends and Family. Be aware that while you're legally OK to buy or try and buy a RIF without a defence, the sort of person that you'll want to buy from is also the sort of person who might ask to see some form of defence for selling it to you. You'll often find folk at your local site with stuff to sell, which ticks most of the boxes above (in person, try-before-buy, and they know what you'll be using it for). One of the most annoying things about Facebook is that it cracks down on any hint of "want 2 buy" remotely related to toy guns, so you may have to actually ask around on site.

Have you heard the good news, friend? The M90XY range all look to have the same internals, i.e. gearbox, fire control system, rotary hop and quick change spring. The differences are in the stock, the barrel length, and the construction materials, with alloy receivers or handguards adding more cost and a bit more weight. That won't effect the performance one whit - the BB really doesn't know or care, absent some arguments about barrel stabilisation that are more of a concern for long barrelled DMR builds. For a UK spec 1.1J AEG, barrel length isn't that important, and anything over 6" is just bragging. Decent polymer can be tougher than ropey Chinesium pot metal, so don't let that put you off either. Given the parlous stock situation at the moment, it's really a question of finding the one that'll give you the hardest PP when shooting a BB, that's in budget and in stock.

Your observations of reality have no bearing on our predictions of inevitable doom. It's airsoft, it's a miracle when anything works at all. I wouldn't worry about it until something (else) breaks.

IT'S NOT A DEFENCE, IT'S A LICEN- Oh, no, wait, as you were. Ahoy and welcome. Sounds like you'll get on fine, and you've already found that airsofters are a welcoming lot. There's no right or wrong way to get into it, just whatever works for you. Renting is perfectly sensible, and lets you find out if you actually enjoy the process of playing. Some people love the toys, but hate being shot, while others run around with a springer pistol moaning and shuddering in pleasure. Blag a go on a variety of toys to see what you prefer, and if you crack and decide that you really don't want to wait 8 weeks, well, paint comes off.

I strongly suspect that's the magic phrase. Stuff bought from AliExpress claims it too. Not that I have any real belief that it's actually being paid, but the incantation is there on the package.

Petty minds think alike: I was scrolling down to post the exact same thing. I was even hearing the "splat" sound in my head. I sometimes wonder whether WuTube videos get more people into the hobby long term, or if they mostly just result in "bargain" packages like this cluttering up the classifieds. Good news for manufacturers and retailers either way, which is doubtless why they sponsor "influencers".

At this point I'm starting to question my own existence. This right here is why I don't Facebook.

TAC-41, and I'd rather buy new since I'm spending someone else's money. Althouuuuuugh... 🤔 [EDIT] @Skullchewer very selfishly flogged his SRS to some chancer who turned up with cash today, so I've pulled the fully adjustable trigger on a new TAC-41 from Skirmshop. While I like the bullpup form factor, the TAC-41 gets lots of love, rotary TDC hop looks like the future, plus that bolt and spring change!

Should be fine in CQB, although loading and unloading to show clear might get a bit old. I'd be tempted to run them all on bits of paracord tacticool lanyards, and just drop them while on an epic killstreak rather than reholstering or even fumbling for a dump-pouch.

After a funding call with my backer, I'll be pulling the fully-adjustable trigger on a purchase tomorrow after a call to ask about wut spring 4 unlimated powah. One one hand, I appreciate that Silverback quote their springs in Newtons, and I understand that Joule creep is a very real thing. It does make it somewhat of a guess to know what to chuck in there though. 100N or M140, could go either way.

I am properly sorry to hear that. I sort-of know-them feels after I gave up swords-and-axes historic reenactment a decade or so ago, before I got injured doing it - and I've still got a loft full of steel, wood and wool that I've been unable to bear to part with. 🙄 Now I'm onto airsoft, and then there will be something after that. So I'm sure you'll find something rewarding too. Fishing, extreme ironing, whatever floats your boat. Best of luck with the sales, I'm sure plenty of us will be watching like hawks feathered avians.

Oh, now that I think about it, I hit a problem with the aftermarket barrel and Maple Leaf hop rubber not going deep enough into the hop unit. It was a real struggle to get it in deep enough to get the C-clip on, and the barrel was straining to escape. Eventually I ran a drill bit into the hop unit from the front and (by hand and very carefully) relieved it by half a mm or so. That made all the difference, and now it's sealed like a champ.