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I was looking through the web page of one of the UK's top retailers. The number of guns and magazines that are sold out was striking. And it has been that way for months. So I tried another top retailer and it was the same story. And another. And so on. Of course I know the reason for this, but it got me thinking. Will they ever be able to restock? Will they even be able to continue trading if this lack of product continues. I know most airsoft stuff is produced in China, but there appear to be serious shortages of stuff from Taiwan too.

Thanks for posting that. As you say it seems like an older design. The parts diagram at this site at the bottom of the page when you scroll down, shows the KJWorks version follows the real steal arrangement. Part 61 is the part I was referring to. There appears to be no equivalent on either the WE or TM parts diagrams. The screw and strut are shown but not the housing the screw goes into. https://www.greekairsoft.gr/manuals/manual.asp?Manufacturer=KJWORKS&Filename=KJW+P226+KP01+Manual.pdf

Thanks for the reply. I am referring to the airsoft variety which I imagined mimics the real steal. However, looking at this WE F series parts diagram I cannot see how the hammer spring is held captive. There should be a piece that fits into the bottom of the grip frame to locate the spring, but it doesn't show in this one from WE. https://www.kyairsoft.com/parts/we-pistols-gbbp/f-series-mk-25-p226/f226-s-56-gbbp.html However in the real steel the part I am talking about is number 36 in the diagram below. https://www.gunpartscorp.com/gun-manufacturer/sig-sauer/auto-pistols-sig/226-sig/parts-list-p226 The enhanced grip also has a spring base but it is smaller. This Guarder enhanced grip is shown with the smaller part needed to change from normal to enhanced. https://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/guarder-e2-enhanced-grip-for-marui--kj--we-p226-black Sorry if it isn't clear but I have found it very difficult to get better parts diagrams.

I've tried getting answers to this on several forums , including this one in the quick answers for quick questions section , but without success. Even Reddit Airsoft which normally moves pretty quickly has failed to get me even one response. So I decided to come back here and give it one last try. Can the E2 grips on an airsoft Sig P226 be replaced by the original E1 grips. The E1 hammer spring base is pretty substantial, too big for the E2 grips to clear it. But the E2 hammer spring base is much smaller and the E1 grips are bigger. So am I right in thinking that the E1 grips are a straight fit to a gun purchased with an E2 grip? Or can the E1 grips only be attached if there is an E1 hammer spring base behind the grip frame? Most people prefer the E2 grips but I am an exception. I bought a Sig with E2 grips and now wish I had bought one with the original E1 grips. is there anything I can do about it, other than sell the E2 and buy an E1 gun?

Are the lower frames for the E2 and E1 versions of the Sig P226 identical ie. are the grips interchangeable? I imagine they are not interchangeable but just wanted to check.

Do you think the pot metal in TM rifles is any better in quality and sturdiness than that used in Chinese and Taiwanese guns? Or is all airsoft pot metal crap?

Is it an aeg or one of the new Lonex gbbrs?

I would buy a WE Glock over a VFC any day. In fact I did.

WE gbbrs at great prices from Taiwan Gun Co. Scar L for about £226 G36c for only £146 Sometimes I wish we were still in the EU. But then sanity quickly returns.

My WE G34 in tan with magwell and thumb rest. My last and favourite rifle: an LCT LCK 106. Neither of these guns has ever been skirmished.

Thanks.

My LCT AK S74 UN, and better photos of my TM M9A1 IMG_3018.HEIC IMG_2989.HEIC IMG_3015.HEIC Don't know why I can't post the pictures directly. Never had problems before. IMG_2988.HEIC

Thanks for all the replies. My position remains as follows: I am unable to skirmish again, so I no longer need my guns. They are simply taking up space. However I am not desperate for money. I am losing a lot just by selling as new items at a fraction of their cost. I would like to recoup some of the money to use on other things, but I am prepared to hang on to my guns if necessary. I have no way of knowing that a person without a current UKARA is a skirmisher. I know hardly anybody in the airsoft community. People can say anything on the phone. For all I know a caller wants to buy my stuff because it is cheap and sell it on to somebody else. Call me timid by all means but I am not prepared to be a test case. People have had their lives ruined because of ill thought out laws in our stupidly governed country. My prices are very good. My condition of sale is clear.

My two TM pistols.

I know that UKARA is not a legal requirement for buying a rif.. But when a seller is dealing with somebody he doesn't know, it is the only form of proof of defence that can be relied on, and probably the only one that would stand up in court of law. And yet, when I advertise rifs and make clear that I will sell only to those with a current UKARA, I am contacted by people who know full well their UKARA has expired. After the correspondence, exchange of details etc, I check with Fire Support and end up stopping the sale. I know the law is stupid, but there is nothing I can do about it. Selling to those without a defence is a criminal offence, and I am not prepared to risk having a criminal record, which is a serious thing, and all for the sake of a hundred and fifty quid. How would I explain to my daughter who lives in America that I could not get a visa to visit her? In future when I am selling a rif, I will insist that prospective buyers give me their full name, UKARA number and postal code, before I respond to them in any way. I am tired of wasting my time. My own UKARA has expired and I have come to terms with the fact that I will not be able to buy another rif unless I once again go through the whole procedure of playing three game in just over two month. Fair enough. There must be lots of skirmishers out there in the same position. But they shouldn't be trying to buy guns on the sales section.

You do like your Glocks. So do I. Info on the bottom right 34 please?

Thanks for the reply. I suppose it worked out as pretty good value for two years' heavy use.

How did your first one meet its demise? 2 years doesn't seem very long for a TM.

Thanks. Not really what I was looking for.

Does anybody know if there are any practical pistol clubs in the north west? I haven't been able to find any.

I don't know why airsofters bother with CO2.

Glad you got that sorted. Lovely gun.

Very fetching.

Use Google translate. I have bought stuff from Germany using it.

Can anyone tell me the maximum temperature a soldering iron should be heated to for stippling of plastic pistol grips? TM and/or WE.