Skara

For high caps buy Lonex Flash mags. Best high capacity M4 magazine out there, fits and feeds on most M4s even at 30+ RPS, pulling the cord makes more noise than winding the wheel but you only need to do it once, maybe twice, for the whole 360 rounds. Midcaps are okay if you don't use full auto (or can't due to site rules) but generally they end up being more expensive, especially when you look into quality mags and a proper Odin speedloader. I almost exclusively run the aforementioned Lonex high caps, have yet to hear the infamous battle rattle unless I'm vigorously shaking the gun or I'm tumbling down a hill like a sack of shit (thankfully the latter hasn't happened.....yet), also if I'm sprinting somewhere it means that stealth has already gone to hell and the tiny bit of extra noise isn't going to make things any worse. But I do understand the "realism" aspect of changing magazines more often. Also keep in mind that 200+ round midcaps require a REALLY good speedloader (genuine Odin, or one of those newer electric ones) and that once you get past the 150rnd mark you start experiencing heavy midcap syndrome.

Very good day. 13 people on the field, which allowed for the short-type tournament setup (8 attackers, 5 defenders). Games went smooth until the last second where supposedly some blatant cheating happened, but I wasn't there to confirm and all I got were reports from a couple of people. The thundercunt in question is not new to cheating, our MO when dealing with this behaviour is to first have a chat with the person in private, then have a "public" chat in front of everyone and the third and final step is to kick said person out. We've already gone through steps one and two, I will have a final chat with him tonight because I believe in 2nd chances and should he resort to this shitty behaviour again, well, he knows where the door is. But anyway, tested the new perun speeder V2 and I definitely have set it way too sensitive, i must have shimmed the trigger too tight as well because it wasn't always properly resetting. Nonetheless the "touch screen" trigger is very, very fun to use. Adjusting it is not a quick "do it on the field" job, none of the adjustments can be done with a fully assembled gun and at a bare minimum the gearbox needs to come out of the receiver. I don't mind because I needed to check a few things anyway. Also need to service my 9yo battered Lonex mags, they are finally starting to fail after being neglected on purpose. Kit wise, Mayflower Gen 4 still remains the king of chest rigs, plenty of space and the padded MissionSpec straps are a godsend.

Very good! Added a flat 6x3 admin pouch to the front so I can have my phone, leatherman and game documents at hand. Was considering a small dangler too but I'm going to wait for now, don't want to have too much capacity and overload it. The only pic I have of the full kit (yes it's a Decathlon skate helmet, I have a rather substantial noggin and I can't fit it in 99% of the Airsoft helmets out there). Also yes I'm fat.

1st place out of 15 teams at yesterday's CQB tournament (not speedsoft).. An environment we are definitely not used to, but I guess breaching rooms and storming in like animals paid off. 5 objectives in 5 buildings with rooms, stairs, long hallways, people complimented on how much covering fire we laid down while advancing and how violent we were in pushing. Hit calling was good for the most part, only had one instance where I got taken out by a defender after hitting him repeatedly in the face (saw BBs bouncing off his eye pro) but hey, ref wasn't there to confirm so nothing I could do about it (crying about hit calling during tournaments usually ends badly with a ton of points lost). Another odd occurrence in the last objective, shot a guy from almost point blank in semi, as he turned around to shoot back at me I flicked to binary and well.. we traded.. let's just say he wasn't too happy about my gun's performance 😂😂 Kit used: DSG speedwanker gun AAP01 (never used) F9 Ammo Hub FRV belt w/ DC holster Pentagon flat pack clone Really enjoyed how comfortable the drop stock is, coupled with the very low weight of the rifle. Also happy with battery efficiency on semi, used about 50% of a 7.4v 1800mAh 50/100c while firing about 2100 BBs (6x360) in semi/binary. Unfortunately my M600 repro torch decided to fuck itself almost instantly but I can't blame it, the thing soldiered through years of abuse and shit weather. I have an AliExpress OKW clone coming in now, thing is marketed as "tight spotlight beam". Overall a surprisingly fun day.

All "intelligent" FCUs are on 100% of the time so they have a very slight battery draining effect. In practice the effect is negligible and there shouldn't be such a massive drop in battery "life". There is definitely something off in that RIF, could be the Aster (not the best Gate FCU to be fair), could be the shimming (iirc you had issues with it), could be the motor height (goes in pair with shimming) or it could be the motor that's about to die (something I've seen fairly often lately, only with G&G motors). Also, for the love of God stop buying such tiny batteries. They don't provide nowhere near enough amps to let the motor do its thing and because of that they get stressed A LOT. If your RIF can't accomodate bigger batteries, get a buttstock that can fit them.

Keep the EVO and have fun, no point in downgrading to a G&G. Specna FX-01 is okay for the cost but it does surely need tuning to make it cqb worthy. Not to the extent I have gone for (brushless DSG build that pumps out 42 RPS on a 11.1v 1450mAh 30c), but certainly needs a new motor, FCU and compression set. Maybe a set of 13:1s.

I'm in their discord server, they seem to care a lot about QC and performance... Shame that they're not available in Europe..

Piston mass has an impact on JC too. I run pretty heavy piston assemblies in my guns (even in DSGs) and the increment in energy when running 0.3/0.32s, especially when applying hop, is enough to get laughed at when I chrono at tournaments.. on 0.2s, with hop off (as per rule set) all my guns chrono at roughly 0.75/0.8J, but then on "game setup" I'm pretty damn close to the 1J limit I have, sometimes even too close... But hey, rules are rules huh? Also yes it's pointless to use 0.2s even indoors, 0.25 is the absolute lightest I use, with 0.28/0.30/0.32 being the most common bb weight I run. Better trajectory, better effective range, less spread way over there.

if you own a wider/slightly shorter inner barrel you could temporarily swap it until the energy stabilizes.

IPSC game today. Cracked out the Glock for its first outing (had it since 2021 or so) and it broke almost immediately, hammer is not resetting properly anymore and I need to take it apart. AAP on hpa is cracked, EPM-1S mags feed great in the monk adapter, definitely put a grin on my face. Gucci DSG M4 needs shimming revisited, sounds a touch scratchy but nothing major. I thought I could get away with iron sights but I was wrong, still need a red dot on it. As for the game, it was a IPSC style training day with a small course built in the woods, targets are A4 sized steel plates put at various distances and the vegetation allowed for tricky shots and weird firing stances. I recommend it to everyone, especially those who always complain about hit calling at range, you'll be surprised by how many people just can't shoot for shit, even with highly tuned guns.

Unfortunately without having the gearbox at hand it's impossible. Every gun wants its own setup. Adolf's guide is pretty good, you can also watch a couple of videos from YouTube (Paragon Armory one being particularly detailed). Being just 5 shims you luckily only have a "reduced" amount of possible combinations. Follow the guides and find the combination with the least drag between gears while still allowing free spin.

New handguard from MAC Airsoft. Not finished because we're waiting for a pic rail to go on top and the end caps for a small red suppressor. Next will be a set of fibre optic iron sights and a way to attach a two points sling, but I may already know how.

I have 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5 mm shims, less wasted thinner ones to achieve the desired result. On a side note, 0.5mm doesn't always equal 0.2+0.2+0.1 or 0.3+0.2 or 5x0.1. Most likely the stack will be quite a bit thicker than a single 0.5 due to tolerances so there is that too to consider when shimming.

Remember that the mk23 is the size of a small SMG, especially with the suppressor on. This makes it not ideal for mounting on a belt, drop leg holsters are a no go because you'll be burying the front end into the ground every time you take a knee unless you are very tall. So you're left with chest/armpit holsters and there aren't many options available that don't involve modification. Regarding the pistol, TM is the way to go, all you need to add is a tdc cover, tensioner and hop rubber of choice, that's it. Stock gun can somehow lift up to 0.28s but can't go heavier, which is where the pistol truly shines as a pocket sniper rifle. A TDC will get 0.48s going for very silly ranges and being a NBB, once you get past the horrible trigger, means you'll be consistently hitting people at ranges above what a 1.13J AEG can reach. Magazine wise, I found TM mags to be the overall best, but I've been told the new gen 3 Nov mags are also very good, so next time I'm shopping for gbb parts I may get a few of those and transfer the TM internals (routers, feed lips, follower and springs) into them.

Not really. I can easily reach the first one on the right without too much trouble and it's generally the first magazine used unless I'm in the middle of a firefight, where I draw the two on the left first. 2nd mag on the right is definitely harder to reach but again, if I have time I don't mind faffing around a little bit to get it. Having all 4 mags on the left would be more convenient for reloads, but it would totally throw off the weight distribution, especially when I don't need to have a lot of stuff on me. This way I can keep things balanced and, most importantly, at hand. Except for the GPS, but that thing never comes out of its pouch when shooty shoot is expected and when I need to use it, it's clipped to the right suspender. For the record, in those flat utility pouches I have a multitool + screwdriver and bits on the right, notepad + map reading stuff (ruler, protractor, map) on the left, plus spare room for my vape + liquid and smaller bits and bobs, while food goes in the slightly larger pouch at the back. Mirror to the GPS pouch is a flapped double mag pouch for my radio and the wiring to my earpiece is threaded and taped to the left suspender, again I don't need to switch channels during a firefight. (Also didn't realise how grey my hair became 🥺😭)