Rogerborg

I can't imagine a practical way to measure or enforce that, which is why I suggested a ballistic lob, spray, and pray. Heh, good spot, I hadn't even noticed that. Well, now it makes "sense", although I'm surprised Novritsch hasn't got in on it.

Hmm. I'd wonder whether "matte blue" even meets the "bright blue" requirement for an IF. If you do want to match it, well, you'll need to match it, which means DIYing it as you're unlikely to find a pre-painted muzzle device of any sort in any colour other than black or brown, let alone your shade of blue. Bear in mind that we've already explained why you don't need to paint it, so this is has to be about aesthetics, right?

As above, and don't sweat it. It's a cheap part made of whatever recycled milk cartons and dildos got thrown into the melting pot that day, and subject to a lot of stress and flexing. I've not had one go yet, but I'd consider them consumables.

Great news. Nah, you're fine. As above, as long as over half of it is "bright blue" (and there's no definition of what constitutes bright) then it's still not a realistic imitation firearm. If you want to check the laws yourself: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/38 - "[the] principal colour", i.e. over half. On a strict reading, something that's 34% orange, 33% black and 33% grey would meet that definition, but I wouldn't try to get cute about it. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2606/regulation/7/made - non-realistic colours, including "bright blue". That's really all we've got to go on, and bear in mind that a lot of the "two tones" sold by retailers don't actually meet that definition, either on coverage, or on the brightness of the paint. Not a problem for us, the offence is committed by the seller. Not really a problem for you either as long as you're transporting it to or from an airsoft site, or using it there. It just won't be an issue. But please do be aware that public possession of any imitation firearm, whether realistic or a scaled down orange toy springer, is an offence under Firearms Act 1968 Section 19, and requires a positive defence of a "reasonable excuse" - i.e. taking it to or from airsoft.

That's for pulling a heavier spring. At UK AEG power levels, you won't need that, so I'd go high speed instead. I haven't used SHS stuff, I chisel every penny and use Big Dragon M140s. Optical is great if you want to set up a short pull trigger, but you've got gearbox issues as above. A Perun AB++ living outside the gearbox will give you everything else including pre-cock, burst modes and ROF limiting if you overcook it.

Nah, Roger was talking about Roger in the 3rd person, like the athletes and rappers do. Heheh. Roger... I mean I assumed the same thing the first time, and packed silicone grease under mine. It was only after thinking "Wait, what are those holes for" that I figured it out - oops. You can even drill some more if you're feeling frisky. Now I stretch o-rings over the outside of the cylinder, and heat them gently, specifically to make them loose. It's a bit hit-and-miss but now that same CYMA that I messed up has rock solid air-seal and hit 1.3J on an M100 spring using the stock CYMA gearbox and no-O-ring nozzle (and some aftermarket bits downstream of that). No need to resist, it takes most of the guesswork out of it - although guns can of course run hot and cold on the day.

Good on you for asking, but as above, you're fine to do it - and practically speaking, as long as you use it sensibly, it'll never be an issue anyway. Sorry to hear that the flash hider is glued on. You can generally use heat to deal with that, if you can get the plastic handguard away from the metal bits. Also, have you checked that it's not a grub screw holding it on? They can be hard to spot.

I've checked with him, and he says it's not a "good" way, just a way. He reckons he mostly did it because it would make Skylaar on Reddit go shouty-crackers, but it hasn't caused any problems. Any fairly heavy oil should do, through any holes that give you access to the gears, used sparingly - he just had some low fling chainsaw oil to hand.

Congrats on the working gun. You are now over qualified to post on Reddit. Hard to tell from a video, but I'd have a fiddle with the motor height and see if it'll hush down even more.

That's a tricky one, as if you luck out and get one from a decent production run at the right OEM, they can be fine, and have reasonable features for the price. But the fact that they change OEMs, QC, and their product lines more than a typical airsofter washes their socks does put a huge question mark over them. I'd say they're still worth a punt at the low end, but they can forget any aspirations of going up-market while they're pulling bait-and-switches.

Ahoy, welcome, and great choice of gun. What Lozart said, but how much is it off, and in which direction? Apologies if this is "Bro, I know" territory, but is the hop dialled in? An unhopped BB will drop rapidly, and an over-hopped one can go whanging off into the sky. MP5K hops with the forward-backwards slide adjuster can have a very small sweet spot that's hard to hit and hold. So you'll want to get the hop dialled in before even thinking about the sights. This will require a 50m+ range - not the local dogging woods! - and ideally someone to stand off to the side and observe the bb trajectory.

Er, but if you read the T&Cs of any other courier except for ParcelForce 48, you'll find the same prohibition and similar terms. I'm not sure who's being scammed here. Stuff tends to get through anyway, couriers don't seem that bothered. If your sender has been unlucky, well, that's luck, not a pattern.

So... yes, then?

Only if you contact him on Facebook to offer him the lift that he's oh-so-subtly asking for...

To be fair, I had a RIF delivery refused at the local UPS pick-up simply for being too big. These points tend to have very limited storage.

I've been pleasantly surprised by a Valken Annex MI-7 mask. The plastic and padding isn't as comfy as the Dyes, but the dual pane lens is decent and - in conjunction with Revision wipes - I've not managed to fog it up - and I'm very good at fogging up eyepro. Or you cut out the bottom quarter of the plastic.

OK, but we need to know what's wrong with it now. What weight of BBs are you using? What energy is it shooting them at? Are they sufficiently hopped? BB trajectories can be tricky to see when looking down the gun, it helps to have an observer look at them from the side. Opinions vary wildly on the ideal trajectory, but I like to see flat, then a little lift at the end, and a sharp drop - this indicates that there's sufficient hop on it. If you go for flat and then drop without a rise, you'll never be sure that you've got enough hop on. This is what I go for: Then there's consistency. Where are the BBs going? Ideally you'll test this by strapping the thing on a bench and taking the human out of the equation. Just shoot a bunch of BBs in exactly the same direction, and see where they hit a target. The answer to those questions will lead to useful suggestions for what needs changing.

Eventually, arguing the toss all the way. And first you'd have to get a refund from JD based on UPS saying "We did so deliver it". It's not far off the point where a video doorbell of some sort is a necessity to not get nobbled by this sort of shenanigans.

Insufficient custard.

What they said. That's properly buggered, you'll have to get the gearbox apart and see what's grenaded.

Jeepers, so he was. Fuck 'em then, running, and sideways: counterfeit eyepro is unforgivable. https://team-black-sheep.com/2017/02/04/lancer-tactical-boss-arrested-at-shotshow/

Urgh, airsoft. UKARA is meant to record site membership, as per the 2007 defence memorandum, and it's a site number that's assigned. But there's nothing stopping sites from having multiple types of "membership". It's entirely up to the boss geezer. Best of luck.

Yes, there's a post in the Supporters forum about it. If you know anyone who knows PHP and has the time to dig in, @proffrinkwould like to hear from you.