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It is a peculiar choice, but only stylistically. They're just toys, you can make most things work, and you don't even need a particularly long barrel to get the energy up. Stock CYMAs come in at 1-4/1.5J, even the carbines. Stick a barrel extension on, a longer inner barrel, and see what you get. Hopefully the fire selector on the "v2.5" gearbox works like a standard v2/v3 and you can just nibble off a little bit to lock it to semi. The one thing I'd note is that the standard magazine is pretty long which can limit your sneaking around options.
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Countering bush wookies Like Kicking Mustang?
Rogerborg replied to AirsoftNewb's topic in General Discussion
This is a Flicking Bustard thread. Staying very still. Point taken that if you don't move then you'll be nailed down eventually, but I'd emphasise the other points that most airsofters are lemmings and will queue up to be shot in the same place in the same way, over and over again. And in the unlikely event that two or three of them do actually talk to each other and coordinate to find you, then you're tying up two or three players. Back when I used to watch sniper videos, I noticed that most of Spliffing Duster's video start with him already set up and the opposition coming to him (because he goes out and does that before the game starts), while Novritsch does a lot more of sprinting from a spawn to reach a good position, and pushing. I'm quite serious that the secret to spotting the former players is to play with the same degree of sportsmanship they do. I'm not advocating it, just pointing it out. -
Shop upgraded my G&G M4 and messed it up
Rogerborg replied to AndyKnoxville's topic in Electric Guns
Er, that's a surprisingly good sign. It's currently hosed, I'd give them a chance to sort it, especially if it's stripped any internals. -
What guns are banned or over powered.
Rogerborg replied to AirsoftNewb's topic in General Discussion
I'm not a huge advocate either, but it was a pragmatic decision made by a busy site with a lot of players. I'm sure the culprits were dealt with too, but after you've caught two or three examples of the same gun being abused in the same way in game, it becomes a question of whether you want to keep catching them, or try and stop them getting out there in the first place. -
Urine was traditionally used to produce ammonia which can be used for softening leather. However, just peeing on your feet sounds more like a prank played on the new squaddies.
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What guns are banned or over powered.
Rogerborg replied to AirsoftNewb's topic in General Discussion
https://www.popularairsoft.com/airsoft-innovations-finally-reveal-flak-10-flak-5-gas-powered-airsoft-super-shotguns I'll cheerfully pre-empt the pre-emptive backlash to say that if I were King of Airsoft I'd blanket ban anything made by Airsoft Innovations, purely based on their choice to market the 40-Mike to sociopaths using that "Pain Train" campaign. That wasn't accidental, it was deliberate and cynical, and actions should have consequences. -
Agreed, I've given up trying for RIFs, annoying as it is to look at the prices on GunFire and TaiwanGun knowing that the only thing stopping them getting to us are a cluster of jobsworths and incompetents. I've had a bipod and some motors come through from Ali Express, but an M4 solid stock didn't even make it out of Chinaland.
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I thought Canuckistan was planning to ban all transactions involving assault-style toys and essentially kill airsoft? It does seem to be somewhat of a lottery regarding importation, and something to bear in mind that is UKARA (and similar schemes) provide a defence to the offence of trying to import. They are not a licence to do so, although Border Farce have historically chosen to treat them as one - but are under no obligation to do so. Another fun twist is that Border Force do not even hold figures on how often they check defences for importation of RIFs! So I'd follow @Mr. No_Face's advice and declare, declare, declare. If you can adduce evidence that you are an active airsofter in Canada, that can't hurt, and if you can book ahead at an airsoft site in the UK for soon after your arrival, I'd go ahead and do that too. But there's always going to be a risk that you run into a jobsworth who (sadly but correctly) knows that a defence is not a licence and that they're under no obligation to let the killer death toys in.
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Shop upgraded my G&G M4 and messed it up
Rogerborg replied to AndyKnoxville's topic in Electric Guns
If it's the rotary Nuprol it's likely better than the stock dial unit (but the ZCI is much cheaper). I wouldn't consider any dial unit to be an upgrade. It's not the plastic-vs-metal body that's the issue, it's the free play between the multiple gears on any dial unit. It's the nature of these toys that things go wrong, and we're talking fractions of a mm of clearance between perfect feeding and airseal, versus jamming in one direction or air leak in the other. I don't particularly blame the tech for getting it wrong, it's just that you paid them to get it right. If they had any concerns, they could have put the stock parts back in. I'm just thinking: What Would Luke At Negative Do? -
Has Km Cheated the Chrono at Anzio?
Rogerborg replied to Cromulon1994's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
Then I'm back to approving again. -
Countering bush wookies Like Kicking Mustang?
Rogerborg replied to AirsoftNewb's topic in General Discussion
Recommended at the price, I got a cheap monocular for airsoft and general spying larks, and they do help, depending on the field. To combat Licking Custard specifically you should go out onto the field before the game actually starts, find a likely bush that's of bounds, and spot him when he hides himself in it. -
Yup, that's the correct course of action. Sucks for sellers, and it'll end up with them not risking sending anything to the UK - as TaiwanGun have already done - but we shouldn't ask individual airsofters to just write off purchases in order to protect the collective. Oh, I've just seen someone on Failbook say that UPS are demanding that he complete a firearms declaration for a grenade launcher that he ordered last year and which has been in his hands for 6 months or so. Yes, you're righting that read, it's already long since been delivered, and only now are they realising that they should have appeased Border Farce.
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What guns are banned or over powered.
Rogerborg replied to AirsoftNewb's topic in General Discussion
100%, or at least just do one as a rental. It's not really extra cost, it can save you from a costly mistake. Well, a valid defence, there are plenty available. Many private sellers don't check, and there are also several retails who accept bogus defences. I know that's not how it should be, but it's how it be. Bristol prison/courthouse don't list any, but it can vary and it's always worth asking your site before a purchase of anything unusual. The late lamented Depot had a blanket prohibition on Dan Wesson style shell loading revolvers, Mk23s with silencers/barrel extensions, and all grenade launchers/shells, due to repeated abuse of them. Anything full auto and capable of over 1.3J (and yes, you can buy a few examples from UK retailers) isn't an airsoft gun, it's (by default) a Section 5 prohibited firearm. That shouldn't be an issue for anything site legal though. Exactly. Second hand purchases are what you make when you know what you're doing. As a first purchase, it's a great way to end up with an unusable money pit. Especially in semi-auto CQB. Pre-cock might be one exception, but I'll cheerfully pit any gas pistol or shotgun against that. -
Has Km Cheated the Chrono at Anzio?
Rogerborg replied to Cromulon1994's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
I'd leapt and bounded to the conclusion that not "proving" you'd passed chrono means that they have chronos available for those with the wit and inclination to use them, rather than them putting on the safety theatre performance of pretending that everybody has done so. If that's wrong and they don't have chronos available before play then I'll cheerfully reverse direction and shout "Boo, burn the witches!" -
Oh, that is a real consideration, especially given that the hop ups on these like to go off unless you tighten the screws right up. I'd recommend rear-wiring them though, there's room to run thick wiring behind the gearbox and up to the top tube - you can even squeeze a small mosfet into the tube along with a 7..4V lipo.
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Shop upgraded my G&G M4 and messed it up
Rogerborg replied to AndyKnoxville's topic in Electric Guns
Agreed, Nuprol to me just means the cheapest, nastiest part they could find, at a mark-up. It's either the scruffy looking pot-metal dial unit (which I wouldn't consider an upgrade), or the £17 plastic rotary unit that's a knock-off of the £9 ZCI unit. In either case, it's clearly misfeeding and double-feeding, the screeching noise is a bad sign (don't use it!) and the damage may already be done in terms of a stripped piston or gears, or mullered tappet plate. I'm really sorry, it gives me no pleasure to say this, but I fully expect the "professional" who has broken your gun to shrug it off as "Owner abuse mate, that's clearly had market stall BBs through it." I very much hope to be wrong about that, but I'd go in prepared to be calm but firm and patient. Bring along the BBs, mags and battery that you've been using and make it clear that what you paid for labour on top of those parts[*] was supposed to buy the expertise to avoid exactly this situation. Oh, and I'd get a record of it in writing as soon as possible in case it ends up in a spat. This is why I break my own toys rather than paying anyone else to do it. [*] £45.50 for equal-or-better equivalents from AK2M4 -
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What guns are banned or over powered.
Rogerborg replied to AirsoftNewb's topic in General Discussion
Oh, that's an ace site. Just be aware that CQB is intense compared to woodland., with a faster pace and stingier hits. Yes, you'd be fine with select fire. I'd also expect them to be fine with tri-shot shotguns - but would verify that - and those can actually be effective in CQB, since it can come down to reaction time. "Green gas" pistols are also usable and great fun, but then you're looking at buying extra magazines and gas. Electric pistols are usable, but insipid and have a poor trigger response. Most gas (or electric) pistols will come in under their 1.07J / 340fps on 0.2g limit, but I'd stay away from CO2 as they can come in much hotter, and can also rack up quite the cost in CO2 bulbs. Likewise, tri-shots will come in lower (they may not even bother chronoing them), and most (but not all) AEGs that you're likely to buy in the UK should be under that limit. Although with some sites allowing up to 1.2J (360fps on 0.2g) it's not guaranteed, especially on a used purchase which is always a gamble. I notice that they require full seal eye protection, so no DIY glasses held on with a rubber band. And given that it's £30 for an evening game rental package that includes unlimited ammo, and rental of a carbine (and support for it) and a full face mask, I'd again point at that as the best and cheapest route to try it out. It'll give you an opportunity to see (and feel) if you enjoy it, and to check out what everyone else is using. You won't be outgunned or have any worries about failing chrono or running into technical issues with a used purchase. -
That's a decent background, I used to do steel reenactment, and have made quite a few frocks. My point is that we often get people dropping by with huge and detailed plans about how they're going to play airsoft that never get beyond the planning stage. While dress-up is fun, playing in an almost literal bush-wookie suit is the last thing I'd do: you'd be sweating and steaming up enough wearing a mankini in summer, particularly on your first day. You'll probably be good if you've done any sort of combat sport and don't mind a very minor ouchie or two, but I'd again re-iterate that renting for at least one game is the cheapest and fastest option to find out if you'll actually enjoy it. The £10-£15 on top of the green fees and what you'd pay for BBs anyway is less than you'll lose on any two tone, and you'll be fairly competitive with a rental AEG, (as long as the barrel is clean and the hop is set correctly, and folk on site will be happy to help with those).
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That would certainly solve the cut-off lever issue.
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What Have You Learned About Airsoft Recently?
Rogerborg replied to Cr0-Magnon's topic in General Discussion
An over-volumed AEG can do a bit of snap, crackle, and pop, but we're talking PDW length barrels, 110mm or thereabouts. I'd hazard that in most cases you'd be better off just running a longer barrel inside the silencer. -
What Have You Learned About Airsoft Recently?
Rogerborg replied to Cr0-Magnon's topic in General Discussion
That's ackchyually as intended. Silencers work by diverting the gasses off the to side. You're better with a series of thin baffles with spaces between than filling the whole thing with foam. -
£5 says this chap will never actually play. I'll be happy to lose that bet, but I bet I won't.
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Has Km Cheated the Chrono at Anzio?
Rogerborg replied to Cromulon1994's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
That's the correct way to do it. But you actually have to do it, not talk a good game. You either assume that everybody is honest and informed, or you assume that there's a Licking Custard out there, and you need to chrono and test shot absolutely everything and everybody, on the field, early and often. If you're going to half-arse it, you might as well not be arsed at all.