Rogerborg

Yup, it's a common issue. Airsoft "STANAG" mags can have significant differences in dimensions, particularly the location of the feed. For example, one of my Specna mags vs the 'Nam style shortie mags that I use when I'm DMRing. Knowing this, I determined that I needed to add 1mm on the front of the shortie mag with tape/velcro, and as a consequence, shave 0.5mm off the back. Notice that the Specna also has a conical feed lip, while the shortie has a vertical one, so I also gave mine a slight bevel with a dremel. Observe, measure, and modify.

What did the marshals say when you told them about that?

Just buy a TM recoil and replace all the parts!

A relaxed, good natured, Semi-Auto Sunday at Area-66. Not packed out as they had a regular day on Saturday, which tends to split the playerbase up a bit. So more opportunities to push and flank without getting lit up by half a dozen people, a welcome change on a smallish site. Some minor drama when the lasgun started double-shooting on 11.1V (after a rebuild/shim/lube), something that two marshals immediately pounced on - exactly what you want at a site. Dropping to 7.4V sorted it out, and it was all smiles and dying for the Emperor from there.

I worked for a company that did it at least 4 times, until I lost count. Once, they reversed the company name, then started a new company with the old name the next day. The director was eventually banned, at which point he just used his brother-in-law as a catspaw.

His goggles were knocked off his face or smashed, as I recall. EN166F glasses (which may be another argument, given that they're not even rated for sniper energy BBs) would have no chance. Why wait to learn from your own injuries when someone else has already bled for the lesson? 🤷‍♂️

Caveat emptor ubes alles. Every transaction here is consensual, and some people are clearly happy paying a premium for not having to do even a few minutes of research. Folk are funny like that. Speaking of funny though, it might be a laugh to add Google and/or https://www.airsoftdb.com/ searches or links to ads, based on the title.

Bolt actions generally aim for close to the site limit, which tends to be 2.3J (to keep well under the legal limit of 2.5J). That said, there is an argument to be made for a lighter pull and lower energy as you can only make effective use of the extra range if the gun is very consistent. Some people even have fun running bolt actions at regular rifle/pistol energy (1.13 - 1.2J, depending on site) so that they don't need to worry about minimum engagement distances. There's no wrong way to play, and given the cheap cost of springs compared to just about anything else in airsoft, I think it makes sense to try out a few to see what you prefer.

"£250 Paypal fees and postage included" "Shipment cost 5 GBP" It might be fun to embed the results of a Google or airsoftdb search into listings... https://www.airsoftdb.com/search/?q=Glock+17+Gen5+MOS+Umarex+GHK&s=t&r=uk

"Just don't aim them directly at people and you'll be fine."

Damn, you're taking this seriously. Good call on the D30, and the 5150 fan. Mine's round the back, and I'm forever trying to find a ducting solution that works reliably. Having it on the front and blowing straight down is a great idea.

"Nutropol", as used by the International Dietetics Police.

I'd be minded to agree, except that active braking isn't sorting it. Is there anything sorcerous about brushless motors that might be in play there?

Reply from Amazon about the RIF gel blaster. I've escalated it with citations directly to section 38 and 36 of the VCRA, and to the Bri'ish Toy and Hobby Association code of practice. https://new.btha.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Toy-Gun-Code-Jan-2019.pdf I'm frankly astonished that they rejected it: even eBay takes down anything remotely assault-toy related.

Huh, thanks, I had no recollection of even posting that!

Ah, that makes more sense. I was indeed being uncharitable, and got it bass ackwards. Mea culpa. Well, good luck to them. Better to own the brand than be the whipping boys for someone else.

Oof. Case law uber alles. Do you happen to know the case?

I read it as "Too many problems, too much time and money spent on global support, best of luck. PS, buy our new brand, we promise to support it this time!" Perhaps I'm being uncharitable.

Oof, sorry to hear that. Warnings aside, an M105 is nothing, I suspect there was something hooky inside the box to begin with given the low power. Fingers crossed that it's a cheap fix, if you don't want to dive in there yourself.

I believe they're basically airsoft gearboxes, but a lot of plastic rather than Chinesium, no hop unit, and tin foil barrels.

Likely, but they're still clearly RIFs, and I see RIF paintball "markers" are also freely available for sale. Yarp, it's utterly ridiculous, and it seems that we're now the only RIF-based hobby that self-polices in any way. Australia are all gel-blasters now after even airsoft guns fell foul of their fun-sponges. My real concern is that some Minster looking for a quick headline "discovers" all the various RIFs for sale, and yells "Ban 'em! Ban 'em all! And ban private possession as well!" We should enjoy it while it lasts, I guess.

Prompted by the lad asking about how to get an airsoft gat for playing in a field, I was going to suggest gel blasters as I'd seen dayglo / stickerbomb ones for sale. But, well, well, well, looks like they've gone full RIF. For example https://gelweapons.co.uk/collections/gel-blasters/ You can even find them for sale on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blaster-Goggles-Upgrade-Version-Backyard/dp/B0DFP99WQY (I've reported that one to see if they care). These are quite obviously RIFs. They're not airsoft guns, and they can't claim our defence. They seem to be over 1J, so would notionally be "lethal barrelled" air guns (just because they're intended to shoot gel balls doesn't mean you couldn't drop steel BBs in). They might even need an air gun licence in Scotshire. Heck, full auto and "lethal barrelled"... I'm assuming that the sellers and owners are just getting away with it because, well, nobody cares. Just pure disinterest from the police and trading standards. At this point, I rather suspect that having a defence and a defined non-firearm category is the only thing that's making airsoft retailers ask for a defence.

To cover the insurance that won't pay out anyway if he declares it honestly.

Aside, are there any aftermarket realism mods for airsoft P320s that make them go off for, like, no reason?

The AAP-01C "Shinobi" is actually slightly heavier than the standard one, despite being a shortboi. You're using the translucent silicon MR hop? What colour?