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  1. Today was fun. As per my status update, my M4 decided to be a cunt and jam bbs, so I ended up playing with a teammate's backup gun. Which didn't like Lonex flash mags. But heh. At least it somehow worked. But anyway, short session today as the weather was crap, I went with a slightly lighter loadout (more speedsofty, my belt + a chest rig with just 3 single mag pouches) which worked really well. We had a new player who was at his first game, he quickly gained the nickname "fisherman's friend" because he literally showed up dressed like a fisherman (rubber boots, weird blue boonie and a green pvc parka). Wore mesh goggles because glasses kept steaming up, not a smart idea considering that I took a bb shard to the eye. Luckily it didn't do any damage but for half a second I got scared as I've witnessed some nasty shit with cheap bbs and mesh goggles. Oh, and it was probably the last game for a while, the expected rise in new rona cases during the autumn/winter season somehow caught our government by surprise, so we are most likely shutting down sports tomorrow (but not parties, silly country).
  2. I fucking love when your gun is fucking spot on at home (even after fucking extensive testing), but then on the field it does whatever the fuck it wants.

     

    Fuck off, really..

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    2. Shamal

      Shamal

      Catcrap is amazing. I don't fog up any more

       

      umm I think I will go with Rogerborgs suggestions.

      thanks anyway. 🥴

    3. Impulse

      Impulse

      Just google it. Catcrap antifog. It changed my perspective on antifog.

    4. Sitting Duck

      Sitting Duck

      If your gun works at home perfectly

      but screws up on site

       

      make your own CQB site in your house

      never have an issue with your gun again

       

      might have buy a new TV, mirrors, lights etc...

      but your gun will thank you for it

  3. Barrel diametre doesn't affect consistency as much as you'd think. First make sure the air seal is spot on (from the piston down to the hop rubber). As for the wobble, either what Adolf said or you can glue a thin rubber pad directly onto the stock/receiver.
  4. Yep, but only with the AA mag, the WE mags I'm using are fine. Also CO2 makes the gun run super hot for my 1J limit lo
  5. Why would you use CO2 in the first place?
  6. Very kind of you, but don't worry. I'm just gonna sit here and bitch until I can find one in Italy or Europe
  7. HOLYFUCKINGSHIT. €25 postage to Italy. Fuck that. Seriously.
  8. Where did you find that stock? ffs.
  9. Does anyone have any experience with Perun Optical mosfets?

  10. By the way I'm going to remove the trigger safety on mine. It kept being a bitch yesterday.
  11. I'm cursed with everything airsoft related, really
  12. I got a lemon then, because mine was really inconsistent.
  13. Which is stupid, because you NEED that ring to mount the stock 😕
  14. HOLY FUCKING SHIT I'M SO HAPPY! Fucking finally found a stubby M4 fixed stock with the fucking door! €24 posted from a San Marino retailer! Now, onto yet another handguard for the ARP-9...
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    2. ak2m4

      ak2m4

      For 19 euros it's a steal.  I purchased the metal version a while back from AE but it didn't fit on any of the uppers 😞

       

    3. ziCk_

      ziCk_

      I mean go for it but why making ARP9 longer than it has to be? 

      As for delivery, don't worry - pretty much all of my AliExpress orders over last 6 months were delivered within 1 week, bar couple exceptions taking almost three.

    4. Skara

      Skara

      Because a 5" carbine is called a pistol.

      Also my ARP already has a 9" front end.

  15. Nowhere I'm afraid, I ordered it directly from Airtech (paid €18 including postage to Italy)
  16. Quickie before I place an order. What's the difference between TYPE 1 and TYPE 2 AEG pistons?
  17. I would avoid those BFG ten speed style pouches. Just because being elastic they tend to lose strength over time, especially the cheaper ones from FMA/Emerson/Viper/Whatever.
  18. SHS set from Pete acquired, now I can turn my ARP-9 into a proper wanker gun ❤️ In addition, I just bought an Airtech Studios hair trigger thingamajig for the G&G ETU which shortens the wank pull from the current 65 light years to roughly 2mm. Next is a drop stock.
  19. I feel you. But outdoors they aren't an issue at all for me.. It's when the fuckers decide to take a peak in my living room that I go batshit crazy
  20. My dad's knee looks the same, although he crashed while we were on a motorcycle trip. At first we thought the ligaments were gone, but the X-rays showed they're intact. Go get checked mate, hope it's nothing serious
  21. I had really bad luck today. Woke up at 5 AM (slept 2 hours because reasons), met with my teammates and we drove 2 hours near Genoa for a "huge" game with all the clubs from the region. Super hyped, I took 5 guns with me: Specna M4, Ares Honey Badger, Ares Striker, Mk23 and AAP01. We arrive at the site, get dressed and line up for temperature test and chrono. 34.5° body temperature, apparently I'm a zombie or something but whatever. I notice something's off: the chrono the hosting team was using is an absolute piece of inaccurate shit. Tested the Striker: 1 reading at 1.00J, not allowed.. Shit, okay, Specna next. Same, 1 reading at 1.03J, not allowed. I know for sure that they both are well within the 1J limit, but heh, let's try the Amoeba, 0.96J.. Then my teammate who has a stock TM HC M4, 1st 5 readings were between 1 and 0.95J, he passed (lmao). At this point I'm getting tilted, I offer to use my chrono instead but they refuse. FINE, let's play with the honey badger. Pistols, though, weren't chronoed and I was literally the only one not running CO2. I'll let you guess how many people ended up bleeding because of that. We are divided in two large teams, each team has a base and a flag to defend, if one team snags the enemy flag, brings it back to its base and holds it for 20 minutes while still having its own flag, that team wins. Terrain is rough, steep climb for us to get to their base while the enemy has all the advantage in this world (guess where the hosting team was? Lol). Back to us, the game starts, I spot a column of reds who are trying to flank us, I switch to full, pull the trigger and suddenly hear the horrifying sound of a metal rack being chewed to shit. Cool, I get hit, go back to our base, ditch the rifle and spend the rest of the day sniping people with a mk23, with the AAP for close up full auto bukkakes.. Throughout the day I only managed to get a handful of kills, mostly because the people I shot with the mk23 (bar one, who called the hit on a clearly dry magazine), since they didn't hear gearbox winding or piston slapping, decided to NOT call those hits, despite visibly flinching when hit. We eventually manage to steal the enemy flag but the game ends right after. Overall it could have been a really fun day if they had a good chrono. Plugged the battery back in the specna, it clocks in at 95 m/s on 0.2s consistently 😕
  22. Ares motor died, finally, after 4 years..

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      I lied.

      The gun somehow came back to life on its own 😕

       

      i suspect a jam, because when I took the barrel out there was a BB stuck inside.

       

      Gonna take it apart nonetheless to check for actual damage, at worst a new tappet plate and piston (which I already have).

      If the sector is damaged I'll just swap the whole set with the stock gears from the specna.

       

      Also installed the SHS HT into the ARP and my club's tech suggested to run the gun as it is until it dies and only then open it up to install the 13:1 set.

      I'm also turning off active braking because it heats up the motor like.....a motorfucker (yay I'm funneeee)..

    3. Sitting Duck

      Sitting Duck

      If the other gears are OK then just try replacing the sector only

      & see how it rolls/spins/meshes perhaps

       

      Std sectors are usually compatible - just if they mesh smoothly

      If the bevel/spur are OK, shimmed OK & meshing nicely

      eg: bevel to pinion, then just look to change sector

      (or as little as possible)

       

      Also some have said the std SA gears are not that robust

      BUT I don't own one or a SA set myself

       

      Yes AB is all well & good but heat can increase

      on a ferrite motor, the motor continues to spin - a lot

      Where as on a neodym motor, the strong magnets slow th

       motor much quicker than a ferrite motor

       

      On "the bench" the ferrite motor spins a lot longer

      The neodym motor slows much much much quicker

      In reality though the spring starting to compress slows them both

      But I feel the neodym motor overspins slightly less in the box

      So on a neodym motor AB is not needed perhaps

       

      A clip showing AB on & the AB off with a neodym motor

       

       

      YES with AB off the motor spins more

      BUT no where as much as std ferrite motor does

      This is a SHS High Speed so it is spinning faster

      But doesn't carry on spinning like a std motor would

       

      Now as said, ON THE BENCH

      In a gun, in actual use, the spring would slow a weak ferrite easily

      So it is debatable just how big the overspin difference really is

      between neodym/ferrite motors in a working gun perhaps

       

      But I feel neodym motors only need very very slight/light AB

      to stop them and even without AB they still overspin less

       

      AB imho should be used to accurately stop the cycle on pre-cock

      or when trying prevent double firing when a gun is cycling too quickly

       

      When people use AB to prevent double firing it can be a sign of sticking switch, worn COL or most commonly just taking the piss rof

       

      If your gun does really need AB (for set pre-cocking)

      then don't or at least try not use it, or only very soft AB

       

      I don't use AB, so any motor heat is purely down to the build itself

      (than reversing the polarity at the motor)

       

      TLDR again - yeah turn off AB if you can 

    4. Skara

      Skara

      Yep, already did that on every gun I own bar the Ares as the EFCS allows for fuck all customization. I rarely use semi auto anyway and when I do it takes seconds to turn it back on (at least on the ARP)

       

      Regarding the Ares gearbox, I have yet to open it. I might do it this Saturday, so I can also figure out a way to rewire the thing to the front. Will make a new status update once I see what's gone and what's still useable.

       

      Thanks for the help mate!

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