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Not VFC then don't go krytac, Ares or ICS they tend to have proprietary parts. If you are set on a specific build don't go TM recoil you'll just spend a lot of money to make it worse than stock. other than that internally pretty much all m4 platforms are the same inside just varying levels of quality. I would consider the cyma platinum series as a good starting place if it has to be an M4. If you can go off script CYMA M14 is everything you want it's cheap new so plenty of money for parts. It performs great out the box. It's easy to disassemble the gear box is easy to work on. Look up negative Airsofts latest you tube video he does a quick M14 personal build fitting a MOSFET. If you can get to a shop definitely do that have a feel of the guns even with M4s slight changes can make guns more or less comfortable to use. If it is a project gun second hand is definitely worth consideration especially if you are planning to upgrade. Airsoft warranties are Sketchy at best and if you open the gun at all even just to change the hop rubber your warranty could be void. Hope that help. Sorry for intial harsh response we get to many post for new people who go "I have bought this gun is it any good? I have never used it what should I change as I want to shoot midges at half a km" So us old timers get just a bit cynical. Also be aware it's good you have actually thought through in what you want to build but even a good build will be inherently more unreliable make sure you have a bone stock back up for when your build shits it's self mid game.

a proper Odin speed loader is exspensive but worth it compared to the knock offs. Mag wise it's generally better to stick to the same brand as the gun but with Airsoft that's not a guarantee. Generally MAG mid caps have a relatively high capacity and are more likely to feed fine than other brands. You take commissions for printing might pay the next gun?

whats your budget and why do you want good internals if you are just going to up grade everything? you might as well get what ever gun you like the external look of. Going to be rude here and ask have you any experience working on guns or you just watched a bunch of you tube vids that say you have to up grade straight away. Have you actually played airsoft? Off the top of my head G&G, CYMA, specna arms make good m4 guns for reasonable money. VFC make expensive guns that look great but have shit internals, Tokyo Marui are the dad of all modern airsoft and their recoil range is really good and you do not need to up grade them at all. You can get a decent gun for the cost of a gate titan it has a lot of functions most people wont use why do you feel you need it? Rate of fire isn't really important anything out the box is fine if you go for a high rate of fire you run the risk of spamming other players. Accuracy comes from good quality BBs, cleaning your barrel and taking the time and using a range to set your hop right for the weight of BBs you are going to use. range wise most airsoft guns shoot accurately at around 45 to 55ish meters. Unless you go to a DMR or bolt action you are not going to see a massive increase by up grading gears/motor/piston/hop/barrel how much money are you willing to spend for an extra 5/10m range. Basically any gun over £100 is likely to perform decently enough and you can spend a lot of money chasing performance with little to show for it and you may end up making your gun unreliable.

Why do you want to change anything? have you used the gun? if so have you chrono'd it have you set the hop for the bbs you want to use? have you check the range(if you are getting 50ms you'll be putting in a lot of effort for not massive returns) other than give the barrel a clean unless you have specific goals in mind just leave it alone, especially if you only have one gun you really don't want to start upgrading a gun unless you have a back up.

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New Generally don't buy used pistols. I want to used them as bases for para ordances as they are double stacks.

So has anyone with a new generation Glock actually managed to make it fire this way?

Can't get a TM 5.1 hi capa for anything other than stupid money people need to stop recommending them I am not paying over £300 for a pair of stainless 5.1s

May we always be clued up and find the best price and never ever get ripped off. Or least have the sense to accept your lose.

Some retailers are selling those things for close to £180.00. i had one briefly that I got for £60 posted from gunfire in The distant time of 2019. Looking at the package two extra mags and another battery if the OP went to the wrong shop this could have been over £200 new.

Blasters have been banned from a few sites because inregular shapes and a habit of shattering if you used them exclusively I think they're what caused your issues rather than the gun it's self.

Acetech produce a 220mm suppressor just for that purpose think I saw it last on Amazon.

Only airsofters could derail a topic so much. Anyway my second car was an 82 trans am it had character. it however was a steaming pile of shit. My current work 1ltr civic is faster and much more fun to drive. Still miss my Pontiac. Oh and the dream is to eventual build an electric 68 dodge charger that is stupidly quick. Back on topic TMs are well built and will last for years if you leave them alone.

Maybe Ptf tape maybe get seal kit

Most of these are going to cost more to post than you'll get. I would just have a bring and buy sale the next time you are at your site. 10/15 quid each for everything but the sling which you may struggle to give away.

I ran .25s in mine (it will hop .28s but it's a support gun so why wasn't money on heavy BBs?), it takes AAAs to run the mag 4 I think( they will last more than a game day). It has 3 individual hops, it can be accurate to 40ish metres, it can lob over 50 metres just don't expect to hit what you are aiming for. Down sides it's complex and the gearbox casing is a weak point so don't abuse it( parts are almost impossible to get unless you speak Japanese. unless they hurry up and release the Chinese clone), do not run anything over a 7.4v lipo battery, the drum is well built and reliable but it's not auto wind so you need to remember to hit the wind button after long bursts (unless you fancy some electronics work). After all that yes they are really fun and I regret selling mine.

Early 40s medically obese. You can play at what ever pace you want. Till he moved down south there was a regular player that played on crutches on a wood land site.

It doesn't need to be square but TM OEM ones are. Options are if it's leaking from the base plate is to soak the rubber in silicon oil it should swell up to give you a seal. If that doesn't work Google Tokyo Marui/WE Glock rebuild kit. If that don't work your mag casing maybe warped and it maybe case of Ptf tape or worst case it's beyond repair. The other thing to think about is a rebuild kit is 10 to 14 quid that will give you enough seals to fix multiple mags or a TM mag can be got new for £25 WE for £22.

it's not rocket science and there are many many gearbox building tutorials on youtube. just make sure you have a back gun before you take anything apart.

Cyma is pretty much the biggest game in town these days and have been constantly upping their game for the last 10 years or so.

Gone completely the other way got sick of overly heavy belt rigs and switched to drum mags.

I should maybe re phrase that a 30/40 FPS increase will give a small increase in range that is not worth the money/effort if you are getting 50m accuracy out the box.

If your looking at a 7.62mm Cyma do several SR-25s which some come factory locked to single shot. For a bit left field there are single shot AEG draganovs available. I personally don't like loosing full auto capability so can recommend a CYMA M14 great range out the box looks like a DMR but no lose of full auto, no minimum engagement distance so no need for a secondary weapon.

As has been said chrono it when it is set for actually use. Also more power doesn't mean greater range. Set your hop use your site range and if you can regularly hit centre mass at 50m your not going to see a noticeable difference by upping power.

This is why cardboard is getting exspensive.