Rogerborg

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.

Are Lancer Tactical that bad for the price? Do we know of any specific issues with them?

Isn't that £30 for membership (which is all UKARA really records), which gives you a £5 a day discount and access to night games and other stuff? https://skirmishwycombeairsoft.com/prices/

Everything is now your fault, forever. When are you going to sort my leaking bathroom tap, you slacker?

The bonus is making it HPA which is likely to make it "capable" of over 1.3J on auto, i.e. an actual Section 5 firearm inside a de-ac Section 5 firearm. Eh, it'll probably be fine, it's not we even get chronoed at some sites, let alone regular forensic examinations by tools of the State.

Hmm, DefCon does "recommend" 11.1V. I "quote" that as it's still fairly unusual. You're fine to try it, plenty of folk do.

Agreed, I'd only use 11.1V on something that I didn't mind rebuilding. With even a moderately uPgRaDeD motor, I'm at the limit (or beyond) of what the mags can feed, and it's really a question of when rather than if something goes KERUNCH.

You know the old saying: if you can't spot the sucker at the poker table, then it's you. I suspect that can be generalised to wankers and airsoft.

That unboxing buzz sure is addictive. It's great to hear that you're out of the hole now though, and helping your sons to avoid falling in it. Goddamn Klarna at every checkout. Can't afford it now? No problems, just pay it off later! No interest, no fees, no catch! Unless, you know, you can't afford it later either. Then they'll be happy to turn your payment into a loan at 19%. Can't pay that off? Then they'll turn it over to Big Baz at their debt collection arm and start piling on the fees and valuing your furniture. It's predatory behaviour: their entire business model is based on pushing people into the debt pit.

It's well intentioned, and we're not judging or criticising your collection (plenty of us have bought lemons), just being honest. The KWA and Lancer are perfectly reasonable choices, and I'm genuinely interested in hearing how they're performing. The Ravens, well, they'll work fine until they don't - most pistols don't get a lot of use. It's also honest that there are very few airsoft techs who are worth paying, and there's no simple answer to your question as asked. We all know a guy who knows a guy, and retailers might have a tech who mostly just switches out shagged VFC gears but reckons he can have a go at anything else. But diligent professionals who will take a vague remit of "adjustments" and produce anything better than what you sent them are few and far between. Thus the question about what exactly you want done. If you're sending your guns in rather than visiting the nearest tech in person, the only ones that I personally would use, in this order, are: https://negativeairsoft.com/ https://www.kingdomofairsoft.com/ Both of them will charge in the region of £45 an hour for labour, plus a markup on parts, which is why you'll want to be clear about what they should be doing with that time. Anyone charging less isn't doing it for a living. I'll be fair and say that Eagle6 will probably not make anything worse, but I personally wouldn't use them for ethical reasons. If you're not bothered by that, they'll be happy to charge you £100 for tipping the internals out then putting them back.

Seems to me that it's an airsoft event for people who don't really like playing airsoft. So, basically a bunch of sweaty middle aged men desperate to hang out with other sweaty middle aged men, dress up in overpriced fetish gear, and compare piston sizes. I'll stick to motorcycle meets for that, thanks.

Ahoy, Timbo, welcome to AFUK, and sorry that you're licking the fuzzy end of the airsoft lollipop. That's the tri-shot, right? I have one, it's... well, mine feeds reliably. The lack of any hop makes it usable only at very short range in CQB though. I've not had cause to take the ASG apart, but having been inside a CYMA tri-shot that was mis-feeding, I'd say: get it back to the dealer on Monday, and tell them that you've done nothing to it. I understand the urge to get it working ASAP, but there's nothing user-serviceable in there, and a lot of small screws self-tapped into plastic. They're harder to take apart and put back together than an AEG. Just out of interest, does it take considerable effort to cock (it should)? And are you pulling the pump all the way back, and then is it free to go all the way forward again? I don't think there's anything useful we can diagnose, as it sounds like an issue with the trigger, not the pump action.

Mmm, Lancer are known for their budget (but decent enough) M4s. That Lancer ARP-9-a-like is a bit more upmarket than their usual fare, I'd be interested to know if it justifies the price.