Skara

The spring has always gone in the same way, the more tightly would coils at the spring guide end.

 

I heard about this theory, but when I tested it (with both springs) the results were the same.

1.05/100, 0.64/90

 

The gun could be creeping a bit, haven't chronoed on 0.2s to be fair.

Specs change but SP90 seems irregular at one end...

 

slightly tighter at one end than the other

so you "should" have got some difference

 

compared to a regular spring...

(which should be same either way round)

 

Some other irregular springs are tighter in middle

AND one of the ends are tighter than the other...

Honestly the way the spring is fitted can make a difference

(as said I've flipped a spring to squeeze another 10fps more than once)

 

The SP90 or SP100 should just be tighter at one end

so should have made some slight difference

BUT like I said specs can change and be a different spring

or most likely just them qwirky airsoft gremlins

 

as said these spring/power stuff doesn't always follow logic

Probably why Mr Spock doesn't do airsoft

(his ears would be stinging as easy big target)

 

you got it sorted & that's all that matters

Yep, I am definitely gonna experiment more with this irregular spring theory. I've heard it in the past but never got to "play" with it.

 

SP100 is done but I still have the SP90 and I can always buy another SP100  after all it's €7.50, won't lose my sleep over that amount, plus having an extra spring in my spare parts drawer is always nice.

 

i just thought it was funny to cut a spring and gain power

Now I can SlAy ChEeTaHs on Sunday

When it is 30 degrees C at night you get used to it, relishing the coolness from the daytime temperature.

When I used to airsoft in Spain, I'd usually wear nothing more than a pair of trousers, belt kit and a lightweight t-shirt or one of those nice 5.11 lightweight short sleeved shirts.

 

But yeah, as has also been said... Water is key. Drink absolutely loads of it.

Be a cool customer under the line of fire of bb's......oh and water!

The sheer brutality of 1J builds. 😢

I had something similar happen, the screw on the piston head came loose and the attached bearings spilled out and jammed the piston.

 

made a sound like a wailing cat 😂

Mine was working fine! Except that there was no air coming out of the barrel..

 

I got very lucky the screw didn't make its way into the gears!

MONSTER!!

Yeah thats about all you can do with the e&l original bolt, surprised its managed to fail.

 

Sadly cant really advise on the shells, all me e&l's were running original casings although one would presume your standard cyma pattern wouldnt be too far off (subject to usual airsoft compatibility)

Yeah, but heh, it's dead now.

 

At this point I am considering a Retro Arms gearbox, once I am sure it'll fit 

hard to say really.

 

the only work i've done with a non-standard shell in an e&l body was installing a v3 fusion engine, which took a little fettling.

 

i have worked on a retro arms box, although that was in an lct body, can't say i was particularly impressed with it, shiny yes but didn't seem to be practically any better than a stock casing.

When the Pony Express turns up, please be sure to let us know.  

False alarm

Tracking committed sudoku.

 

I'll still get charged VAT and handling, but at least it's not €15020230230,65

@Rogerborg ended up paying €14,13, which corresponds to handling fees (didn't pay any VAT).

Definitely too much for what I ordered but eh, better than being stung for €50+

zib-militaria.de

 

Seem to have some stock but haven't bought from them in a while so not sure how they are doing with shipping etc

Hi @Skara! 👋

I can name a few in the UK, that I have used so far and did some Great deals, depending on what you look for? 🤔👍

Last night was looking abroad at surplus gear, cheap.... but shipping prices, have hit hard for the UK! 😮👎

Buy abroad be prepared.... 💷

💷GAMBLE💷

It's about this thread, I need a small 5/10l backpack that holds a 3L bladder and is cheap enough to not feel bad when spraying and gluing/tying all sorts of crap onto

Sounds like my wife....

 

@PT247 it's on the italian forums, guy was asking what was a good GBBP, told him TM or gtfo (with a very detailed explanation too), he chose gtfo.

Can't wait for him to come back and cry because his gbb can't dump a mag

Jealous, but have fun!

In theory sports can't be practiced unless they are of national relevance, we (federation) just engineered a workaround

Airsoft per se isn't a sport, Practical Shooting with an airsoft gun is and has national relevance for some shady reason.

So we had to register our competitions under practical shooting, since it's of national relevance we are allowed to train and travel unless we are in a tier 3 region. As of now Italy is just tier 1 and 2.

In theory we have a tier 0 zone where most of the stuff is open and only a mask is required but no region has gone tier 0 yet (and it's unlikely to happen since the parameters to get in there are pretty much pre covid)..

Either way I'll bring the wanker M4s to try out  kinda want to snipe but the part of the filed we are playing in sucks for sniping as anything longer than a 10" M4 gets tangled everywhere.

Just to make you more jealous, we had a blast today!

Played in the new area that we cleared before Christmas, gun behaved extremely well apart from a really bad scratch in my zci tightbore (throws off some shots), ended up being soaking wet but with a huge smile on my face

 

Next Sunday, sniper time.

Airbrake? Won't get piston slap if the piston doesn't reach the end at full speed 🙂

No aribraked piston available, no updates on the Wasp and the SAP is apparently shit (the non nemo version for the standard cylinders).

 

The platform has potential, but everyone turned their attention to the SRS.

Sad, really.

HPA? You're limited to 1J aren't you so you'd get a day out of a 12G CO2 cartridge lol.

The SRS platform is well worth the input though 😉 (I'm not biased at all).

Ive always wondered about the psychology of the cheater.

 

It is somewhat soul crushing especially if you've put a decent amount of effort and skill into a good clean shot only for it to be wasted.

This whole concept of "club" play bothers me.  Any group of humans will divide the world into Us (all that is good and pure and holy) and Them (all that is evil and corrupt), until it ends in zealous bloodshed.  This is why decent sites will split up large groups - better to have you shooting at the person that's giving you a ride home.

it's how airsoft works here. Can't really do much about it.

Little Miss Gulag-Chan, I guess some people like them strict and unhinged.

 

Bit late on this one Skara, her time came and went...but yeah, would bang.

 

There's some sexy bikini pics out there of her somewhere.

YouTube recommendations, you know..

ahh you mean the mtr stock??

 

I need this.

only one I found was this but fuck knows about compatibility and it's a whole buttstock

 

https://www.cavmfg.com/C1-Buttstock-C1.htm

I get that it's cheap Chinese crap, but we had to use all the provided stickers AND the leftover stickers from my mate's titan before realizing where it fucking needed to be.

Zero explanations from the manual nor the horrible qr code link.

Like, the manual literally says "disassemble gearbox, install DTU, assemble gearbox".

 

Installed, plugged the battery (7.4v) and attempted to do the usual 1st time calibration just like every other optical unit.

At that point it died.

No beeps, no boops, no anything.

After hours of testing we installed the 2nd unit, which fired a whopping ONE round before frying itself.

 

Went and installed the jefftron copy (small board integrated in a regular trigger switch).

This one works fine in full auto, but for some reason when you switch to semi the trigger jams itself into something (and no it's not the COL).

 

Yeah I'm not into optical stuff

seen there is facebook page a few days when debating all options

 

callsign professor on youtube

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/232633248186859/?ref=share

 

but not on FB anymore

think bloke is in Netherlands and is trying to help out with issues

 

he & another gelblaster bloke Aussie 

Hiroshima Screamer on youtube

 

there is a fail rate with them

but then there has been lemon Titan's Jerfftron & Perun's too

though yes I expect at least 1 of the three I ordered to fail out of box

 

Also ordered some cheap shit 141 barrels

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001298008413.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.170b4c4d6fTLsI

 

The FH is 121, so another 20mm should just still sit inside the duck flash hider before showing vividly

The Top Tech FH shoots rather well

but the std FH is not so great so fuck it

bought a few for FH's and/or a MP5k

not expecting a prommy for like under £7

expect a bit of finishing too but wtf

 

with regards to the T238 - it's shits n giggles

understand stuff like optical mosfets have issues

like need to put in pin to v2 or cover tiny hole

else it won't fire due to light confusing sensors

(when testing box & motor outside receiver)

 

sometimes people spray inside of box black to avoid light confusing sensors or reflecting on inside case

 

and bits of tape under trigger to avoid firing at will in direct sunlight - though gotta really go some for this to fire

 

probably risky to have one of them skeleton receivers

where loads of swiss cheese on receiver allows more light to shine on box externally, risking seepage to confuse some pcb/sensors

 

use COL rest postion to help align sticker

& depending on selector plate colour - go nuts with black marker on say a blue or white selector plate etc...

to ensure you have definative BLACK / WHITE for sensors to pick up

 

plus the usual checking clearances inside box where switch went on some boxes needing some work especially reinforced ones

though G&G's are not reinforced & quite "empty" inside like SA boxes

 

Oh yes - it will be a wank & a ball ache I'm expecting

with hit n miss quality on T238's

(more miss than hit I expect)

 

but if I take extra care, I'm slightly hopeful at least one might work out to use the fuck pig DSG with no semi cam

I've got some aols 6.01 inner barrels coming soon, great quality from my test of them. Some real nice parts.

A g19 would've been better (more compact) but hey.

 

I'll try to fix the mag tonight and see what happens.

Made a thread about it, so I can figure out what needs to be done

 

I can do whatever I want with the gun even if I haven't bought it yet!

I was going to ask but you've already answered. Are we talking bearing the weight of kit or are we talking the weight of say a struggling adult that you've bound and are using buckles to secure?

If option a, should be absolutely fine. If option b, structural integrity reigns supreme, you don't want to chance people getting loose and making authorities aware of your misdemeanours.

I have industrial grade, 8mm thick zip ties and plenty of gorilla tape for that.

Also can't break free if you're unconscio......what the fuck?

😂

 

Worst case I'll zip tie the shoulder straps to the rig with the ones mentioned above.

Tried filing the buckles, didn't work.

 

Ended up zip tying them

You're not exactly missing out on much.  Retailers jacking up their prices so they can make "massive" reductions that are ultimately maybe a couple of pounds cheaper than normal or in some cases more expensive than other retailer's normal pricing.  No thanks. 

at least you have something.

 

I was going to write an awfully long post ranting about my former roommates not paying the rent on time, but I was getting too tilted (at one point I was about to cry) while typing.

 

 

@djben9 I wasn't going to buy anything anyway, the things I need are not on discount or haven't been released yet

I totally agree, bad weather days always provide the most fun. No idea why though.

Maybe it's because we get only 6 to 10 people, the ones that play together all the time, so we're ultra chilled and just want to have a good time.

i think it's because if you're dedicated enough to the sport to stay out in shitty weather then you're more likely to be the type to play properly.

Totally agree with the above comments. It was raining on and off Saturday and I had one of the best days 'pewing' in a long time! Surrounded by a bunch of like minded people (decent players that took their hits) End of the day, we're all running around at the weekend playing 'army' why does bad weather have to stop that? Combat clothing etc drys out very quickly! 

Yes xcortech 301 is pretty good and also the wosport spitfire especially effective when used with gas guns.

As @strykerlessays the xcortech has a long lasting battery.

 

I'm looking at something cost effective, I'm not going to use it that much to be fair, especially since 0.30g tracers are stupidly expensive and almost impossible to find.

 

Maybe a Brighter C?

@Skara The brighter C is a very cost effective unit if you plan on "only" throwing greens. It's more or less the smallest on the market, is one of the brightest ones and has a nice auto off feature.

 

I'm a little biased as mine has been amazing for the last year.

Mhm, lost faith in G&Gs, after taking apart my specnas I realized there is much more value in those.

Message the person who bought your ARP9 and offer it to them. Cheeky but it might shift it for you.

Nop, when I sold the gun he told me he was going to fit a Titan in.

 

No biggie though

I'd like a bit of variety in my airsoft clothing choices.

M81 is bae, A-Tacs FG works great in my area (along with RG) but a more "civilian" looking kit wouldn't be bad to have. Maybe with a ranger green shirt thrown in.

Maybe just a pair of builders trousers? Civ look but eminently practical

I wear my bike jeans (Rokker Revolutions), which have concealed D3O pads in the knees and hips and are also waterproof. Highly recommended, if a bit pricey.

Be honest and tell him, at the end of the day business is business.. 

He may be able to match the price, or help you in the future. 

But if hes a business man he would understand!!

 

If you buy it and he sees it in the future he will know you didnt buy from him, so better to be upfront about it now to save any awkwardness.

Talked to him earlier as I bought a bag of bbs from him.

 

Apparently he's forced to buy this kind of items from abroad and he has to pay a lot for them in the first place..

 

On the other hand I don't have the resources to afford paying more.

 

I'll tell him I found a better deal, maybe I'll embellish it (saying I found an used one + spare mag + upgrades)..

 

This guy has a few things i'm probably going to buy anyway, I guess he won't take it personally if I don't buy the gun from him

Sometimes it takes more than 24h from the moment she pays..

If she pays on Thursday I see the money on Monday or Tuesday..

Idk what's wrong with her bank, when my mom sends me money even if it's Saturday I have to wait 5 minutes tops..

Oh wait, you're in Italy. Sorry, FPI is a British thing. I shoulda checked that first!

Also you might want to look into something like Revolut or Monzo (Monzo might be UK only but Revolut is all of EU) as both allow user-to-user- transfers and support SEPA etc. for cross-country stuff. Neither charge for their basic service either and are excellent for current accounts. Both take about 10 minutes to set up too.

Yeah I use some of their kit for hiking, as it is good quality for the price.

Mostly tees and trousers, I have a couple of small backpacks and stuff like towels. Been using them for years and I'm still impressed by the material resistance!

 

I'll report back when I get my hands on them.

Bought the majority of this last season's hunting gear from Decathlon, brilliant stuff and stupid cheap.

Now that I think about it, I'll pick up a pair of waterproof trousers as well.