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  1. Having unspent monies can lead to terrible things :(

    1. Cr0-Magnon

      Cr0-Magnon

      Remove the temptation, send it to me!

    2. Skara

      Skara

      They're all gone in taxes already -.-

  2. So.

     

    A 15 yo tried to rob an off duty cop and his gf with a toy gun (doesn't specify if airsoft or IF), got schwacked pretty hard as he took one to the face, 2 to the chest and one in the arm, then got carried to the hospital where he later died.

     

    The boy already had troubles with the law, as did his father and one of his brothers. This episode happened in Naples, which is the same as Marseille but they all speak Italian.

     

    When the family heard about the boy's death, they literally destroyed the hospital's ER causing harm to personnel and other "guests".

     

    Now the mother is complaining that the cop, with an alleged firearm aimed at him, should have:

    1) recognized it was a toy gun, even if there was no red tip or anything, at 3 AM in what appears to be a rather dark street

    2) shoot the kid in the legs because of course he's gonna carefully aim at the kid's feet instead of putting as many shots as possible to neutralize the threat.

     

    Also her later in the news, when asked about her family being a bunch of criminals:

    "committing a crime or two is ok"

     

     

    This country is fucking beautiful xD

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    2. Rogerborg

      Rogerborg

      "Seemed to remember it being a woman and in a video clip."

       

      Full disclosure, I know full well which one you mean, but I loves me a good debunking.

       

      This 'un is real:

       

      https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/armed-robber-shot-and-killed-family-blames-the-clerk-saying-he-shouldnt-have-had-a-weapon-at-work/

       

      See also:

       

      https://www.ammoland.com/2018/02/mother-dead-armed-robber-wants-sons-shooter-jailed/

    3. Skara

      Skara

      This is how deep down the drain we have gone as a civilization.

    4. djben9

      djben9

      i dont think some of us can see the light anymore! :lol:

  3. Had a chance to try the TM scorpion (the modern design one) yesterday, a teammate bought it because apparently he didn't have enough TM stuff (he owns at least 5 recoils and he's been playing for less than a year).

     

     

    I'll be honest.

    It's utter shit.

    It really needed to be a GBBR and not a fucking AEP. Especially for the price.

     

    HPA could be the only way to fix it.

    1. Rogerborg

      Rogerborg

      What specifically was wrong with it?

       

      Was he running it on nimh or lipo?

    2. Skara

      Skara

      Overall performance wasn't impressive.

       

      Range was the main issue, I know it's an AEP and that the box has some quirks because of that. But having to overhop rather heavily to reach 30 metres seems a little excessive to me. I know it's meant to be a fancy electric pistol, but come on.

      Also because of the tiny cylinder 0.20s were as slow as the 0.4s I load in my Striker (1J build, you get the idea)

       

      I think he was using a LiPo because the trigger was rather snappy for an aep box and the rof was actually decent, not sure though, I'll ask.

       

      I love the looks, but it doesn't justify the €300ish price tag.

       

      the box has some evident limitations, so why an AEP instead of a GBB?

      You get a much snappier trigger, you can actually use a decent bb weight and you have the fun factor of the recoil impulse. Plus the huge magazines help a lot with gas efficiency...

       

      I have also just watched a p*'d skorpion m video. That's what the stock one should perform like.

    3. Rogerborg

      Rogerborg

      Thanks.  And I agree that it's a CQB gun: using it at range is a bit Quixotic.

  4. TM G17, 2nd hand with a leaky mag and the BBU seems to return to battery a tad slow.

     

    yay or nay?

    Can probably snag it for less than €50

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    2. Skara

      Skara

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

       

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

    3. Skara

      Skara

      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!

  5. How much would you pay for a 2nd hand Ares CCR? considering they can be bought new for €130 ish

     

     

    Thinking of starting a Noisy Cricket project. Short gun but L O U D, so loud it'd scare the living fuck out of people.

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      Mhm.

      Tested it, it's kind of shit and I'm pretty sure it needs a new motor.

      I think I'll pass and save some more for a brand new one.

    3. Steveocee

      Steveocee

      Do you know what FPS it's shooting at? I don't know how valid this information is as you're 1J only aren't you? In my CCP when I had it it needed about an M120 to make 320fps. Really calmed down and sounded less strained when I dropped in an M100.

    4. Skara

      Skara

      I have no clue. Will chrono both (his CCR and my frankengun) on Saturday. And yes, 1J limit

       

      It could be a big ass spring, could also be years of negligence, overall the CCR is pretty battered

       

      There is another possibility though, IF this guy wants to sell it anyway, I could swap boxes+motors (my good one goes into the CCR and his bad shit goes into my 009), so now he has a 009 to sell and I have a nice CCR with a perfectly functional and smooth internals.

       

      The only problem I can see with this option is the wire lenght. My box is rear wired, his is front wired. While for me it's not really a problem as I can easily cut down the wires, He needs some longer ones or a small extension.

       

      If that happens then I'm only paying idk, €30 for the body swap.

       

      And if the battery compartment can be detached (haven't tried yet) I could totally fit the ICS front end I have.

  6. Give me one reason to not buy a Visionking 1.25-5x26 scope!

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    2. Lozart

      Lozart

      GPWM.

       

      I stand by the 1-4 being better though. And the Victoptics is FFP not SFP like the VK.

    3. Skara

      Skara

      Heh, I see :)

      FFP/SFP doesn't really matter to me. After all these devices won't make one shoot more accurately.

      I have found the Vict Optics you mentioned for €40ish, I guess I can give that one a try too!

       

      anyway, I have just found a €30 2x20 optic that could go on my mk23...

       

      Shit, I'm draining my bank account once again :(

    4. EvilMonkee

      EvilMonkee

      Visionking is excellent I have one as well

  7. Is it me or eBay prices have skyrocketed?

    Plus many items I was following can't be shipped to Italy anymore.

    The fock's happening?

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      All the US based items can't be shipped anymore, UK based items went from €15~ shipping to 40+

      And all the Chinese shit I had in my watching list now cost as much as buying them locally.

      I am tempted to buy from Aliexpress but I have no idea how good of a website it is.

    3. MILITATED

      MILITATED

      Bought a few things from Aliexpress & DHGate, haven't had any issues with my orders. Even asked to cancel an order & refund once, it was done quite promptly. Stick with the larger sellers with actual reviews and you should be fine 

    4. Stoker

      Stoker

      right now might not be the best time to order, might get huge delays, ive been waiting for batteries for a month now and theyve still not touched down in UK

  8. Got paid.

    Looking at airsoft retailer website 

    <oh-shit-here-we-go-again.gif>

    1. strykerles

      strykerles

      do it, you know you want to..............

    2. Skara

      Skara

      Luckily the stuff I was looking at is out of stock (TM GBBs).

      I hope AA releases the AAP01 soon so I can decide which one to buy.

    3. AK47frizzle

      AK47frizzle

      holy shit i just the aap01 vids on facebook. that is defo going to be my staple side arm 1000000%

  9. So.

    Today's episode of Skara's office adventures.

     

    Client unexpectedly shows up, a woman in her late 40s but looks like mid 60s, dumb as fuck with a lower IQ than a shattered brick.

    She took some pictures of a room in her building that we needed, but being dumb as hell she can't send them via mail, asked me if I could download them manually via USB

     

    Plugged her phone on my pc and browsed for the right folder.

    Obviously it takes some time because there are about 70 million pictures.

    Meanwhile said folder is absolutely crammed with really unsettling half nude pics of her, that unfortunately I cannot unsee now.

     

    So, the folder is loaded, I'm about to download those 3 pictures she took but suddenly she grabs the phone and unplugs it, telling me that she'll get her husband to send them via mail and left.

     

    I am now left here, severely brain damaged, waiting for that fucking mail.

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    2. hitmanNo2

      hitmanNo2

      Ah.  Fair enough.  I worked in a small surveyors office too.  Boss was very old school.  I don't think he even had a PC and got his secretary to type all his shit for him.  No firewall blocking airsoft stuff on my PC heh. It was great.

    3. EvilMonkee

      EvilMonkee

      No way in hell I would let anyone plug anything into my PC, even if they are dumb as shit....or appear to be.....all sorts you can pull off a work PC.

    4. Steveocee

      Steveocee

      Still waiting to see these semi-nudes that @Skara ninja copied for us.

  10. Is Maple Airsoft still alive?

     

    Been looking for some gen 2 SuperFeed springs but they seem to be out of stock pretty much everywhere bar Amped and a couple of canoodian shops.

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      Out of stock in Belgium.

      I will order directly from them, it's 50 odd yuros for 4 packs and shipping.

    3. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      Yeah my bad, had 9 m4 mags to do...

    4. Skara

      Skara

      I have 6 M4 mags, 3 ARP9 mags and I'll keep a spare set for when I get more ARP midcaps.

  11. Checked my order's tracking.

     

    "failed delivery attempt"

     

    Haven't left the office (ground floor btw) since 8:30 AM and I'm literally next to the door.

     

    What the fuck..

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      It seems 7:00PM is the delivery time for the postal service in this area, at least that's what the postman told me...

       

      Private couriers pass around 11ish AM instead 

    3. Rogerborg

      Rogerborg

      Workmate was on the phone half the day yesterday with DPD trying to work out WTF they'd done with his Espresso machine, and why they'd tried to deliver it to the wrong place, on the wrong day, despite copious assurances to the contrary.

       

      All postal delivery systems are clearly not fit for purpose - it's a wonder that they actually manage to deliver anything at all.

    4. Skara

      Skara

      Fun (and sad) fact.

      Private couriers are cheaper than the Postal Service, yet they offer a much better service.

  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFvMyssgdNI

     

    Just a reminder that throwing a bunch of cash at a problem won't automatically solve it.

    1. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      I think what he's trying to point out is that the titan is a tool designed for a very specific task and it's reliant on the rest of the system performing to a certain standard.

       

      But if done right it does give you functionality that nothing else does, at least nothing without an air line going into it.

  13. Belt on delivery next week :D

  14. Turns out the Ares M-Lok rail comes with 6 shit screws that are too short, they only engage the barrel nut threads by idk, not even a full rotation.

    Luckily I had some steel ones, same size, but a mm longer.

  15. FRV has just shipped my order.

    Which I made yesterday.

    What the fuck?

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      "lead time is 5 - 15 days"

      -FRV 2k20

       

      I guess no LEO or serving Military ordered anything these days, afaik they get the priority over us bb slingers

    3. Steveocee

      Steveocee

      Guess not. Great times eh?

    4. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      maybe someone cancelled an order that happened to be the same as what you wanted?

  16. Which colour for a FRV belt?

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      https://frvtailoring.co.uk/collections/shooters-belt

       

      Those are the ones without the D-ring (which I honestly don't need).

      Colour choice will be hard (or not), because I actually mix match my stuff.

      I mostly wear green bottoms and A-Tacs FG top for tournaments and M81 or whatever is clean when playing regular skirmishes.

       

      Nylon is almost always A-Tacs iX + either a OD or genuine MC pack.

      The pouches that will go on the belt are in genuine MC.

    3. Steveocee

      Steveocee

      Green every time for me then. It just tends to go with "everything" best and will never look out of place.

      https://frvtailoring.co.uk/collections/shooters-belt/products/frv-tailoring-green-shooters-belt

    4. Skara

      Skara

      They also have a 20% off for the whole month.

       

      2020 is definitely off for a good start, not much for my wallet tho :P

  17. Just knocked out a tooth filling with a fucking Pringles chip.

    Fuck me.

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    2. ak2m4

      ak2m4

      Stick to Quavers or monster munch, or just pasta in your case ?

    3. Steveocee

      Steveocee

      Filling? Just get them to pull the tooth. No issues with fillings going forwards.

  18. > be me

    > have some spare cash

    > have no fucking idea what to get for Christmas

     

    :wacko:

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      Postage will fuck me over though :(

       

      https://atrg.blog/2019/02/13/replica-review-cyma-cm-045a-aks74u/

       

      I am getting more and more intrigued by this review, I think I have read it 6 or 7 times already.

      I think I can get it for relatively cheap, and for sure it'll make for a somewhat nice variation to the standard, boring m4.

    3. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

      ahh yes, forgot you were in italy.

       

      that's the same style as my jg, very handy little gun.

       

      cyma's ak's are good, i certainly wouldnt call it a bad choice (they're the rental gun of choice round here and they seem to hold up to that abuse just fine). of course lct/e&l's exteriors are in a different league but they don't shoot much different.

       

      i'd say go for it, side rail mount with a simple tube optic and a bit of scrim net taped round the stock for padding it's just grand.

    4. Lozart

      Lozart

      As per my comment on the ATRG review, I had that exact model and it was a beast of a weapon. Needs a few internal bits to improve it but it's built like a tank and is well worth dropping the cash on if it's the kind of thing you're after.

       

      I only got rid of mine because I preferred my SCAR and M4's.

  19. Opinions on LBX?

    Quality for the price?

    Utter bollox?

    1. Ewan_Vs_Pigeon

      Ewan_Vs_Pigeon

      Ive had multiple pairs of Assaulter Trousers from them before. Peruvian I believe.

       

      Good quality - better than you'll need in airsoft.

      Stitching good, pattern correct, feel good to wear.

       

      They do come a bit small in length if its trousers you're going for.

    2. Skara

      Skara

      I was looking at their Assaulter Belt, I know the Armatus II is a great bit of kit but I can't find any info on the belt.

  20. Absolutely retarded idea, but.

     

    What if I mod a pair of jeans to accept Crye style knee pads?

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      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.

    3. Adolf Hamster

      Adolf Hamster

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

    4. PureSilver

      PureSilver

      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.

  21. Ares airsoft.

    FUCK.

    YOU.

     

    You useless piece of trash company.

     

    Can't even make a proper fucking handguard.

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    2. Skara

      Skara

      Oh, don't worry. I won't. Lesson learned.

    3. AK47frizzle

      AK47frizzle

      have you tried barrel nut shims or thread lock?

    4. Skara

      Skara

      shims are useless (at least in my case). Thread lock would be an option but I haven't got any atm.

       

      I mean, those small pieces of plastic are fine, they do their job and they're free, but I know it's not a definitive solution.

  22. That feeling when the person you asked a small technical question to is deliberately ignoring you.

    1. Skara

      Skara

      Yeah.

      I just want to know the inner diameter of a M-Lok handguard. Takes literally 30 seconds to unpack one, measure it and put it back in the box.

  23. Yo @Steveocee, you just ended up on Instagram in a KM name and shame post.

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    2. Rogerborg

      Rogerborg

      "I'm surprised at the response, feels very forceful when he could have ignored me."

       

      It's his new double-hard-bastard persona that he's trying to monetise.  I pity him, really, but the sooner he's banned from every site in the UK the better.

    3. Steveocee

      Steveocee

      Who uses Twitter over Instagram? People who read books with words not pictures ?.

       

      If you have a privileged place on a platform, inspire people and you'll equally lift yourself as you lift others. Troll followers will turn on troll leaders in time as a newer more toxic troll emerges. This clickbait will dry out as each video becomes more indistinguishable from the last.

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