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I say stock is pretty efficient compared to the majority of GBBs (except TM, because fairy dust). I think you can tune the valve to make it more efficient (i.e. pump out only the gas needed to achieve the required energy output and cycle the bolt), a lightweight bolt might help but at the same time I'd be careful with going too lightweight or you may end up with cycling issues like our friend above, especially if you use stiff recoil springs. Afaik the CowCow nozzle is a bit shit, don't know about others (I don't even know if other nozzles exist!)

Buy a new gun, it's all I can tell you. Gearbox casing is proprietary, gears are proprietary, FCU is proprietary, all the standard parts (compression set, motor, bushings) are of abysmal quality. There is, imo, no need to own an Ares in 2023 when Cyma and Dboys (Specna/Evolution/Saigo) are a thing. But, if you're dead set on your Ares, I'd replace the stock aluminium bushings for proper steel ones, tappet plate, the whole compression set, motor and hop rubber. The barrel is decent, 6.03 aluminium does its job, hop unit could be better but on mine it was actually consistent. I've had the same gun for about 4 years and it kept shitting itself, every two weeks or so one part would randomly decide to commit sudoku and I've spent far too much money on it just to make it work.

While I wait for my new rig to arrive: - G&G ARP-9 handguard for the AAP (pics will follow); - Specna polymer upper receiver; - Random 128x32mm suppressor, building a lighter, more modern upper for my 933 specifically for tournaments (pics will follow)

Same site as the last time?

You may need an I-Key or similar. Both the Autobot and Decepticon rubbers will fit narrow windows, it's the MRs and other R-Hop shaped patches that won't.

These are all imperial threaded barrel nuts, made for real AR15s (and probably GBBs), when they were available on AliExpress you could choose an Airsoft spec (metric) barrel nut. Maybe they have it somewhere on the website.

A few things. For me: F9 Gear Ammo Hub in RG (thanks for making them available in Europe @TheFull9, won't be here before two weeks tho); Templar's Gear Harness in Ranger Green for my rifle belt; 2x WE valves for my AA glock mags; 3x Glock ranger plates, I keep breaking them -.- For friends: 2x WE Glock mag; 1x AAP charging ring; 1x TTI AAP Magwell; 2x WE valves; 1x Maple Leaf 60° Decepticon; 3x Glock ranger plates.

Nice bait. It's not the gun, it's the player, give a cunt an AEG/GBB/BA/£10 springer and he'll still be a cunt. Also you should look for other sites

First game of the year was a short, wet cqb session at the abandoned fort. 8 people, we played a few 4v4s with pistols, which gave me the chance to finally use my TTI AAP carbine. I definitely need higher sights as the Evo ones I bought for it are way, way too low. And maybe a torch.

I'd go shotgun shell because it's less cumbersome but you don't get as many rounds as with an M4 mag.

If you only play WZ/DMZ then you don't need to buy the game, unless you want to grind guns/attachments/camos/ranks beforehand.

Isn't warzone free on consoles as well?

Though I have sold a lot of stuff on Telegram groups, and got a few bargains in return (mostly from people who had no idea and no, I don't feel bad about it).

Good ole CTRG

Numbers are low these days, but we finally managed to have a day out shooting. I managed to "fix" my AK, when I plugged the battery in, though, the nozzle decided to leak like crazy which made the gun unusable.. So back to ol' reliable (KA PDW). Games went well, we had a few people who were trying out Airsoft for the first time and overall a fun, cold day. Also had the chance to share some of my teching knowledge with a couple of people, so hopefully they won't make silly purchases based on YouTube reviews

Scammers, usually

E&L has a very slight difference in quotes, but it's enough to make externals NOT compatible with LCT/Cyma and vice versa. I've had an E&L, nice gun but the receiver was slightly off spec and it caused the gearbox shell to break, so I just replaced the whole gun with a Cyma. Aesthetically though, they're fucking beautiful. TL;DR can't go wrong with Cyma (VFC clones), they're solid guns at decent prices. LCT and E&L have better quality externals but their QC isn't the best. LCT in particular is overpriced.

Can't speak for the Revenger, but I have had their Predator pants (mk1) for about 6 years and they're still holding up fine, no major cuts or anything, no discoloration, just the stretchy parts around the knees that lost some of their elasticity.

It's still weak, maybe not as weak as the original black one, but not ideal for prolonged use. I've already seen a few shanked ones at my local retailer (the owners probably abused full auto from the get go)

Just wait for schools to be over

Might be the feed lip being too short, so when the nozzle goes into battery (fully forward), it doesn't seal anymore against said lip. The opposite issue (lip being too long) is common on Maple Leaf rubbers, which causes feeding issues. (it's why we have 450 thousand different nozzle lengths to choose from btw)

Safariland 579 if you aren't running a torch/tracer/optic. Failing that, Waldo Customs has a universal kydex holster, or Deadly Customs may make you one. Blackhawk Omnivore maybe?

Oh, wasn't taking a punt at you, but rather at those retailers/manufacturers who state it on their websites just to increase sales.

Hello, 1) Depending on which flavour of MOSFET/FCU you buy, it does much more than simply prolonging the trigger contacts life. Most notable features are cycle detection and active brake, they make sure the gearbox stops its cycle in the same spot every time and mitigates lockups; More "high end" units will have precocking, binary fire, adjustable levels on both AB/Precocking, adjustable trigger sensitivity, but these functions are mostly for hardcore CQB use 2) Generally, yes, except for ARES guns, they're shit and their EFCS is equally as bad, avoid. Depends on where you play though, if you only play at woodland sites in full auto, an FCU isn't strictly necessary but still nice to have, even if you're a beginner; 3) Definitely, avoid shady stuff like KWA, Ares, weird shaped guns with non standard gearboxes (Cyma SVD and VFC MP7 come to mind). Every gun will break at some point, tolerances and quality of parts matter but it's still a question of "when", not "if"; 4) "upgraded out of the box" doesn't really make any sense. Parts that the manufacturer installs in the factory, even if fancy, don't count as "upgrades". Also most "upgrades" are shit anyway because bad quality - bad installation - bad QC so you may end up replacing them anyway. To answer your specific question, a VFC based Cyma AK will be an inexpensive gun that you can upgrade (for real) later on. I'd also stay clear of anything with a barrel length greater than 10/12" since this parameter matters sod all in airsoft, in some cases a longer inner barrel gives nothing but troubles; 5) it's just as easy as your average M4, once you accept the fact that AK magazines are shit (regardless of the brand) and won't feed on high RPM builds.. don't ask how I know . Externals are heavier and generally require a hammer + dremel combo to properly fit, but look infinitely better than the average instagram operator M4.

But then I'd need a Matrice drone Problem is, that's even more expensive at 9k base (this one was 5k base + 4k accessories)