Rogerborg

Good work, and actually that's what you want to happen: better that a plastic piston rack strips than one of the gears grenades itself.

I'll hold off on battery recommendations in favour of someone who's got that exact model. Charger, we're liking the SkyRC S65, which is overkill for airsoft, but there's not much between that and the sub-£20 "smart" (i.e. dumb) chargers that are rolling dice with your batteries and fire insurance. There's enough room on the 906C to add a grip, torch, PEQ box, and all the other stuff that you don't need. If you end up with length anxiety, you can sling a silencer or tracer-silencer on. That said, life should be lived without regrets, and if you fancy the aesthetics of any of the longer ones, they'll all work. Follow your heart, and all that hippy jazz.

Maybe down to £5.51 if you add to basket and wait 24 hours to be sent a 5% discount code. It's not guaranteed, but I usually get sent some kind of discount if I'm patient.

Ahoy and welcome. I'd avoid the sub-£100 CYMA CM5XX M4 series. The internals are fine, but the plastic on that range is very cheap and toyish, and that's the part that you can't upgrade. The G36C would be my choice from those three, I rate them as a platform. I think the CYMA G36s have better plastic than their cheapest M4s, but would welcome confirmation. The internals should be fine. I'd echo that the battery and charger that come with it are technically functional, but weedy and unlikely to last a day. I'd get straight onto lithium batteries rather than spending another penny on nimh technology. I'd suggest something like 2 of these or equivalent (although I'd measure the supplied battery and ensure that these will fit in the stock). Note that the CYMA comes with a mini (aka small) Tamiya connector, and that means you'll need airsoft specific batteries (RC vehicle Tamiya battery connectors have different polarity). https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-nano-tech-1500mah-2s-20-40c-lipo-airsoft-pack.html And a SkyRC S65 charger from wherever you can find it cheapest. This looks like a significant added cost, but it's really not worth cheaping out on chargers given the potential for things to go catastrophically wrong. Oh, if you're not in a hurry, and intending to buy from bbguns4less, then put your order together, leave it in your basket for 24 hours and you may get sent a 5% discount code. Enjoy the time and money sink.

Depends how compact we're talking. As far as I can see, the shortest green gas HFC is the HG-132 4". And unless the "B" version has actually started adding the listed (but non existent) hop, it's suitable only for point-blank humiliation kills in the closest of CQB. There's a superb, enthralling, flawless review of it here.

Yup. It's tragic that so many buyers keep falling for his fantasy pricing, and thanking him for it.

Only if bustin' makes you feel good.

I'm not super paranoid about lipos, but I do pop them into a ceramic Explosion Containment Pie Dish while charging.

Custard and Haribo are traditional. The Omnissiah welcomes Tangfastics.

Ahoy, and welcome. You've rather spoiled our fun, as now we can't belittle and mock your choice and say "Just get a Double Eagle M9XX!". Well, it's solid advice. They'll all perform much the same (don't make me break out the meme...) so there are few technical considerations other than battery space (but that's just a case of buying more and smaller rather than fewer and bigger) or the AK mags on the M918G. You can make anything work. Whatever gives you hardest PP when you think about slinging BB really is the right choice for you. Have you had a chance to handle both plastic and metal bodied guns? Oh, top tip, if do go with BBgnuz4less, put whatever you want in your basket, then leave it for 24 hours and you might get sent a 5% discount code.

I don't think it's super secret that you make a slam-fire shotgun from two toobs and a nail. It would be interesting to see the process of making something that's not that.

We'd need to know the Ah to work out A = Ah x C. THERE IS AS YET INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER.

I do too. But does that mean that well under 10% (and maybe down to 4%) of the energy from the battery is actually making it out the muzzle? Please check my working: 7.4V x 1.3 Ah x 3600 (seconds in an hour) = 34,682J If you get 1,300J out of the muzzle (1,300 shots at about 1J per BB), where's the rest of the energy going? Am I off by an order of magnitude? Have I carried the derp?

Pfft, Reddit. Simple UK Light? You're fine, and if you magdumped at any UK site you'd hit a dozen folk running Baofengs on PMR frequencies without a loicence. And while I wouldn't advocate that, I wouldn't not advocate it either. The consideration is that if you don't know what you're doing, then sticking to PMR frequencies means that you won't interfere with anyone who actually matters. It's not like the wild day of CB with folk running Thunderpole masts tall enough to be an air traffic hazard trying to yell at each other from half way across the country.

Outstanding! Is there a build thread coming for that?

I have actually "asked"[*] them to stop spamming this tosh here, noting that they'll never get any business from it, on the basis that it can't make it any worse. [*] Being as polite as their conduct deserves.

I assume it's a fishing expedition to see if: 1) The forum allows and then doesn't delete it sharpish (ruh roh) 2) Any gangsta geezas are daft enough to bite on that bait. Bad news either way, if the steely eye of the State is turning towards our toys. I've used the contact form to flag it.

I can see the glow on that from orbit.

Oh, I know that it's a common bodge, but it's the wrong bodge (unless your intent is to sacrifice batteries rather than fitting a more appropriate motor / gearing / spring). I'm literally shakening to see a tech suggest it.

See, this is why we need to make the <blink> tag great again.

It is commendably detailed, and actually sensible - I'm just very surprised to see that they're applying magical thinking to the electrics.

And painted two-tones, peculiar choice for a site.

Crikey, those have had a hard life. Still, honestly described and realistically priced.