Rogerborg

If that's 287fps with 0.4g, then it's 1.52J. Which is why it's long past time that we started talking in terms of Joules.

Eh, they were decent value for money a few years back, but they're not brilliant guns, just a pleasant surprise given the price. And, yes, "best" is entirely subjective. A reasonable rule of thumb is to find a CYMA model at the price that you want to pay, and then look for reasons to get anything else for that money.

Six of one, half a dozen of the other. They're both basic, robust, V3 gearboxed guns with medium quality plastic bodies, decent rotary hops, no frills, and no weak points. The JG used to come with a spring pre-tensioner but they look to have dropped that now, so I don't think there's anything specific to recommend one over the other. It's a decent platform and they'll both take upgrades well if you're that way inclined, so I'd just go with whichever one you can find in stock and in budget.

Ah, gotchya. As @Sewdhull says, 8mm is likely, but not guaranteed. Are you sure that your shell isn't coming with bushings? To be honest, I wouldn't care to guess, as the one consistent thing about airsoft is the inconsistency, even within brands (or rebrands, in Nuprol's case). I'd wait-and-see if it comes with them, and if not, measure up the shell rather than trusting a listing, even if it's for that exact item.

Ahoy and welcome. Yes, it's quite the rush, isn't it? I normally say "Don't blow mortgage money until you've got your UKARA!" but I guess it's bit late for that.

Yes, in the sense of what we actually have now, rather than what was proposed in 2006/2007. It's a very peculiar situation where we have an entire industry dependent on committing crimes, then arguing that each and every sale has its own defence. Nobody can sell RIFs, and yet everybody can sell RIFs. Eh, it's worked out OK, although it's rather surprising that they didn't just lump RIFs in with (other) air guns and only allow them to be sold by registered firearms dealers.

That, really. Flip your thinking around, it's got nothing to do with purchase or your use of it. You're not committing any offence by buying or attempting to buy a RIF, the onus is entirely on the seller to provide a defence for their behaviour if prosecuted. But I've been unable to find any instances of airsoft retailers being prosecuted for selling RIFs, so we don't know what evidence would actually be required. It's not spelled out in the law itself. A site-membership / UKARA-like scheme is suggested in a Home Office circular, but the other defences have no such specificity or scheme and would rely on individual and ad-hoc evidence (or a simple declaration). As @Tommikka notes, some retailers openly claim to be adducing an entirely bogus non-defence, and zero figs are given. One ex-retailer (Fat Bobs) simply had a checkbox to declare your intent. I have no idea whether or how retailers record their defence for each sale, or even if they bother with it on an individual basis. RIF retailers are in the business of selling RIFs. Unless three little kids in a trenchcoat totter in wearing a false moustache and squeak "Hello, we - I mean, I am an adult who wishes to purchase your very best stick-'em-up shooter, mister" they're going to make the sale.

Do eeet and film eeeeeet.

I'd go with that as a working assumption, or the PTFE shenanigans has skewed it. Pull it apart and put it back together before assuming anything is seriously wrong.

You've got me second-guessing myself, but IIRC there's a single spring in the ASG tri-shots, driving three pistons. That's how the CYMA tri-shots work (which I also have and wouldn't recommend disassembling!) - or rather two concentric springs. So, yes, which one would you "upgrade", and to what? Dunno about other brands, but everything's just a clone of a clone of a clone, innit.

Lulz it is then. Do eeeeet.

I now find it "necessary" to invite Major Move-Up to lead by example.

Upgraded to what? Chronoing at what? Given the number of screws buzzed straight into fragile plastic holding these things together, I wouldn't want one that's been apart once, let alone enough times to find a spring that actually works better than the stock one. I could be wrong, but that looks more shiny than my ASG Franchi.

Be the change you want to see, and move. I tend to alternate between sniping at the back, and pulling the MP5K for a Leeeeeroy Jennnnkins run when things bog down. Exceptions exist, but airsoft "suppression" isn't all that at a typical woodland site. Most people prefer shooting to moving so the sound of brrrting is pretty much constant. Folk often don't even know that they're being shot at unless they're behind hard cover and hearing the tappy-taps. Even then, it doesn't have a literal-life-or-death deterrence effect, particularly as some folk are going to "not feel" their hits anyway. The main reason to try and co-ordinate is because it's fun, and you can build a narrative around it. Much of what we're doing is telling ourselves stories.

Nope, but I'm interested in what problem this would be solving that isn't already solved by 11.1V. At UK power levels, with sub £30 Chinesium motors, 11.1V spins my toys as fast as the mags can feed. Are you chasing ultimate trigger response for a 1.8J DMR? (I'd note that the time to target will dwarf the difference in response). Wankergunning? (Boo, hiss) Just for the pure lulz of it?

I'll echo the above. My JG G36 is running: Big Dragon M140 motor from Ali Express, these are decent value for money. 11.1V lipo I can't recall the spring, it may be stock. Either way, it's running at 1.1J with 0.28g Perun AB++ with pre-cock, active brake to deal with over-spin, 3-round burst, and a touch of ROF reduction as it was running very slighty faster than the mags wanted to feed. A zoomier motor and a 9.9V LiFe might be the sweet spot for snappy-brrrting without overspin, on a budget.

One of the many great things about the Depot 1.0 site (really must try 2.0) is that the direction of their "down the middle" slice changed from day to day: horizontal, vertical, or one time along a diagonal. It's a small thing, but it demonstrates that they weren't just doing things by rote over and over.

Yup, looks like Lancer Tactical. I'd be fascinated to see a comprehensive family tree / tangled shrub of airsoft OEMs, branders, and re-branders. We get to hear it in dribs and drabs, but I'm not aware of anyone who keeps a full genealogy for the industry.

I'm minded to agree, that's why I'm suggesting asking more - it's finding that person that will be key. Slapping it on every classifieds site will help. Best of luck.

If you're going to stick to collection only, I'd ask a bit more than that, or a bit less. Why? Because the key issue is whether there's a collector nearby who's interested in them as historical pieces. If there is, then they might pay more. And if there isn't, then you're only going to get sweetie-money offers for them anyway. Posting (and splitting) will significantly increase the chance of finding that collector.

Yup, the Galaxy G5K performs a bit better than you'd expect for the bargain £70 price a few years back, but that's all, they're not magic. The plastic is fragile and they're easily damaged (as per the advertised one). The only real selling point is [EDIT: was] the low price, they're not collector's pieces.

It is, it's a question of how quickly. I'd seen tens of years, but that could be for big lumps of the stuff, not ickle balls. It's heartening to hear that people are seeing it break down already, I'll have a closer look next time I'm on site.

I may be self-reporting for deviancy here, but the only thing I really hanker after is... [looks around guiltily]... a P-90. Definitely a self-report here: whenever an armed Tricia Helfer is on screen, all I can focus on is her super-strict discipline.

Hmm, interesting. I've not seen swollen BBs at my local "bio" sites, I wonder if there's specific environmental or brand issues at play. Previous research (it's on here somewhere, I can't find the magic search phrase) suggests that PLA will completely break down in an industrial composter in about 6 months, but out in the open, we're talking hundreds of years (rather than thousands for ABS). Granted, small spheres with a large surface area should help, but posters here reported no appreciable degrading over months in plant-pot experiments. I've had 0.43g BBs just start to crack on the surface under pressure after 2 years of garage storage. Something I'd note is that 5.95mm of pure PLA would mass about 0.2g. Anything heavier must be adulterated with something else, e.g. ceramic or metal. When you get into 0.4g and above, the claim that we're slinging "plastic" starts to become rather suspect.

I think my favourite part is "Cyma AK47 with extras", and then "the extras are extra".