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i think most airsofter never bother to set their guns or clean them. 20 mins at a range with a few different weight of BBs to set the hop and most stock guns will shoot 50m. though legitimately CYMA M14 will out range most guns out the box

Hate being a TM fan boy but where are you getting this from? i have ran an H Scar, L Scar and currently run a 416 which were all stock other than changing out the battery connector they could all get accurate consistent hits a 60m on .28g BBs. most of my team mates run stock M4s with similar results. hell i could get 40ish metres with my AA-12 how is that not skirmish standard? i play wood lands most engagement distances are sub 40m. 23 years of playing I have run stock guns until till they broke (general sold them as bone yard rather fix them and bought something new and shiny) and being out ranged is rarely the reason i get taken out. Are TM expensive yes are there guns with better externals yes are there guns that offer the same functionality as a NRG with the same QC and reliability? i can't think of any LTC no VFC no.

No out the box the cyma m14 out ranges most stock guns. If you want cheap range m14 us the one to go for

what have you gone for/ all the links i posted were UK based

a good option would be a deployment bag they can be had from military surplus shops relatively cheaply and will fit pretty much all your gear. hard cases offer more protection to riff but have limited storage space. thinking about it go to sports direct and pick up a hard suit case. that will fit multipole guns and gear and won't look weird if you use public transport.

Ah my info was out of date

they all hold by friction and can be tightened or loosed. i would generally recomend having your holster set only a few degrees off vertical.

covid is still a shit storm in china. also there is a trade imbalance full boats leave china empty boats go back there for more expensive and boats take longer as they have to find other trade ports to take goods to.

what are you willing to spend? https://eagle6.co.uk/shop/catalog/product/view/id/7005/s/battle-style-desert-eagle-kydex-holsters-left-handed/ https://www.tactical-clothing.co.uk/bags-c390/holsters-c396/laylax-desert-eagle-kydex-holster-left-hand-p12268 https://deadlycustoms.co.uk/product/desert-eagle-kydex-universal-dc1-series-holster-black/ these were the 1st 3 results on google

I have just checked my ICS MP5 against my TM 416 the grip angle is the same. if you want to change the shape of the grip you might want to start with a rubber grip sleeve rather than physically altering your grip as you'll have to get a whole new lower if it doesn't work out.

should have implied with flat lacking trip hazards or sinking in something. regards gear. light gun ( i have soft spots for p90 MP5) run high caps so you only need one or two so all you need is belt,mag pouchs, dump pouch and make sure you get good boots with ankle support

I would consider CQB over wood and. flat stable ground, smaller playing area with shorter games. i eco the light gear something polymer body possibly a bullpup

you are more likely going to get help on an airgun forum there may be only be slight difference but the likelyhood some one here is familiarly with the gun is not high

4.5mm? is this actually an airsoft gun?

308 is not really helpful what manufacturer made the gun? It maybe proprietary.

if you can get try and get it ranged before you do anything. On full auto power limits you should be able to get accurate fire out to 50/55 metres and lobbing 60ish metres (only full auto AEG i have seen shoot further is an M14). so if your gun is getting that sort of range there is not much more to squeeze out of it range wise.

Have you measured what range you are getting? Have you tried a few different weights of BBs. You may end up spending money to only get a few extra metres in range

if it's a stainless barrel definitely not stock the NRGs come with brass barrels. the fairy dusty falls out when you change parts. I was out this weekend with 1 degree temp i could get out to the 60m targets on the range with 0.28g in stock NRG 416.

The TM glock 26 was the 1st TM glock(kjw is a clone). So 1st iteration of the design and they decided they wanted more realistic(ie trigger didn't return untill cocked). Trying to remember if the 18c or 17 was next.

The 45 is a good choice I have the tatactial as my primary secondary. Mainly for the ambi controls. It's a comfortable gun and with the interchangeable grips will fit different sized hands.

£200 for a WE Browning https://prefired.co.uk/ads/browning-hi-power-2/

can not find anyone that stocks a tappet plate for an ares MK43 gearbox, does anyone know if any other tappet plate will fit. A&K ones for their M60 gear box definitely will not,

ICS hop unit is proprietary no one appears to make an after market unit. unless the gun is currently not shooting accurately and least 50ish metres there is not much point changing barrel/ hop rubber.

that's a nicad battery. it certainly needs re wiring as the connector is missing. you need a female mini tamiya connector to fix that. now the battery is out dated tech as is the tamiya connector and the way to go would be to rewire the gun to use Deans connectors and buy a 7.4volt lipo battery of at least 1400mha capacity of roughly the same dimensions as the nicad battery. Down side of this you need to be able to solder (not that difficult but will require a soldering iron) and you will need a new smart charger for the lipo (battery and charger going to be minimum £40.00) . best option to start with is to spend a couple of quid get a female tamyia connector, fit it to the battery and charge it and see if it can still hold a charge.