Rogerborg

The amazing part is that it didn't spontaneously combust. I'd fully expect to have to use an acid etch primer on whatever random monkey-metal any airsoft toy has been made from.

For mini-Tamiya connectors, yes. Standard/RC mini-Tamiya is positive/red to the square connector, negative/black to the round: Whereas airsoft mini-Tamiya is wired negative/black to square, and positive/red to round: Don't cross the streams wires! The best way to rewire mini-Tamiya is to cut it off, throw it as far away as you can and solder on Deans (or XT60 or XT30) on both ends. If you want to retain the mini-Tamiya and swap the wires over (on the charger connector!), you can extract them by pushing a small flat bladed screwdriver down each side of the connector, squishing in the tabs that hold it in place, then withdrawing the wire and pin. Bend the tabs back out slightly before re-insertion. I've just tested that theory myself, it's easy enough to do, no "biro hacks" or special tools required.

Perhaps because airsofters are absolute mugs for "u get wut u pai 4". When you rarely get more, but you can very easily get less. Another airsoft habit is conflating age vs "use" (being carried and maybe shooting a half a mag per day) vs actual use in terms of rounds through it. Then we love to fisherman-tale our estimates of range, accuracy, and shots fired. I reckon I've probably shot somewhere in the region of 40 to 80 mags (~1200-2400 rounds) though my sub-£60 Army Armament R17. That's over several years of CQB use and an occasional mag in woodland plus some garage plinking, and even that may be an over-estimate based on how much I'm remembering waggling it around versus it actually going off in my hand. I shouldn't be surprised that it's been trouble free, with its stock mag or WEs, and always run on ASG Ultrair, but that may actually be pretty good going for an airsoft GBB.

It's very unlikely that it will ever be an issue for them, even though "for export" is not a defence. My real problem is that they either don't know, or don't care, what the law is. It's not a secret and it takes literally seconds to look up. And if they know and don't care, then it looks like they're thumbing their nose at it. I just hope they don't have any disgruntled customers out there who are aware, given that it only takes a few minutes to make a report to Crimestoppers, and that some forces have a rager for anything they can record as a Firearms offence. Recall the poor chap in Stirling who got an ARV response, arrest and prosecution because he posted images of his airsoft gun, in an airsoft Facebook group.

It's 2021, you don't have to pretend any more. Nobody will judge you for proudly declaring that you love P90s. I will judge you.

I understand it peaks about now thanks to Wintervalmass. And as above , this is exactly when I wouldn't want to risk trying a new, unknown courier. Although even if DHL just lose or scrap half the shipments out of hand... is that worse than UPS? I wonder if that's specifically from the Orient, or if they're not wanting to touch EU to UK either. Hopefully Taiwan Gun are being honest in the declarations. We've seen examples of Border Farce getting their handbags in a twist over mis-declared RIFs, which is something that we've got no control over.

That's the baffling bit, it's not like it's difficult to do that yourself. And viewed holistically, every owner with a working gun who takes up Luke's time with a strip-and-lube stops him fixing someone else's VFC.

Qualified good news, they could set up a trebuchet at Zeebrugge and it would still be a better bet than UPS. I'm minded to still not risk it though until they're charging VAT and duty at source so that we can see and pay the whole cost up front, and not risk it languishing in Customs while the biggest mob in town decides what protection money they want paying. With Wintervalmass coming up, this might become more of a consideration, rather than less.

Nah, that'll deflect breath upwards into the goggl- ohhhh, right.

Agreed, after even a couple of days without light, regular exercise I start to get a bit creaky. Use it or lose it.

Hmm, no, and the foam on mine is also in a bit of a "well weathered" state - I've already had to stick it back down. On a casual search, I didn't find anything equivalent with adhesive on one side, although any thin strip of closed-cell foam (EVA craft supplies, perhaps) plus some impact adhesive should do the trick. I've temporarily taken them out of rotation though, in favour of either a Valken MI-7 with some small fans added, or another random unbranded set of goggles with DIY dual pane and a bigger blower round the back with the air piped in. The FMA's sort of work, is the best I'll say about them.

Yes. FA 5 (2A) criminalises both manufacture, and also possession with intent to sell - and it doesn't say to whom. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/27/section/5 I've "kindly" let them know. Honest to God, cluelessness like this from airsoft professionals seems like a bigger threat to us than chavs and neds larking around with RIFs. If the very people who should be trusted to know and follow the specific exemption that we got aren't doing so, that's a strong argument for removing it.

We're - respectfully, based on the examples that we have to hand - disagreeing. The TB-FMA example that I have seems fine, and I'm happy with the lens thickness and the protection offered. I've been point-blanked in these over and over with no concerns. My issue is that the fan is inadequate running off of the suggested 1.5V AA, and I put a lot more push behind it.

I'd certainly hope it's not "plexi" given that "plexiglass" is acrylic rather than polycarbonate. Examples doubtless vary, but my side vented model is 2mm of what I'm certain is polycarbonate given the number of point blank and sniper hits that it's shrugged off without any issues.

Is the second picture him using it to try and rob an airsoft shop? "I can let you have it for £1500, today, mate, cash only deal. Yeah, fUlLy UpGrAdEd, mate."

Kudos to TM for even admitting to it, although I wouldn't expect too much from UK retailers.

What's the construction like? It's surprising that something covered in fabric can be more breathable than mesh. I'm not questioning it, just wondering how they've managed it.

Huh, so they are. Mock-Glock 17 with some rando light for me. https://www.tactical-kit.co.uk/fobus-glock-17-light-bearing-holster-rbt17-12799-p.asp or possibly https://www.tactical-clothing.co.uk/bags-c390/holsters-c396/fobus-tactical-holster-kit-for-glock-17-22-31-with-lighthouse-ii-iii-p11384 Paddles though, all the tacticool kids use molle.

I would, and I did. Not great, but bin off the single 1.5V AA that they're designed (or "designed") to run on and fit a lithium 14500 and you can get a fair bit of whizz out of them.

Mmm, plenty of airsoft guns come with trademarks, properly licensed or otherwise (Army Armament used to put on dodgy trades until they got Glock-blocked), but it doesn't mean much. It's pretty annoying, as it makes it harder to work out who made them, or determine compatibility. I don't think we're going to be able to determine what that is unless someone happens to have a collection of Mac-11s to hand and can spot any small significant features. Have you tried asking at your local site(s) if anyone has a candidate magazine tucked away that you could try out?

Huh, at least they got it more-or-less on the gears rather than just spunking it randomly inside the shell. It does make me laugh when folk ask "wut am best loob?" when the answer versus factory snot is just about anything that you have to hand.

Dammit, now I'm wanting a hard shell / retentiony holster that can take a generic flashlight too. I'm seeing Fobus holsters: And OWB: But have no idea how well they work, and I'm not going to take a punt on trying to order from Murca. UK sellers from stock, AliExpress and wait, or GTFO.

Agreed, you might as well just buy FMA fan goggles for a fraction of that price.

Yes. By which I mean: sweatband. Fan solution (Ex-Fog or DIY). Dual pane (commercial or DIY). And Revision wipes. That combination just about works for me, most of the time. I should really just order some HeroSharks though, shouldn't I?

That's a reasonable point, although V3 is already pretty chonky, and Specna Arms (for example) are pre-radiusing their V2s. Not that it stops them breaking, mind. Actually, having an (actual) tech pre-fix / pre-upgrade something like a VFC MP7, M249 or other trick or fragile gearbox might be an idea. It's also a good sign that you should avoid them though.