Adolf Hamster

it's when you have a whole box dedicated to wiring lol.

 

i feel a bit like professor farnsworth sometimes:

 

haha nah as wiring scares me looool!! thats why ive went down the prewired mosfet route lol

You could play airsoft......

 

 

OH.

WAIT.

 

You can't

possibly, i can't decide between old school akm, ak74u with folding stock and big can, or going dmr with a gbb dragonuv.

 

either way the most modern thing i'd put on an ak is a red dot, and that's only because red dots rule

You could get a PK-AS sight for it

possibly, i'll likely run with irons for a while then make my mind up.

 

although i tend to find any gun running irons i tend to revert to just watching bb impacts, whereas a well zeroed red dot has me actually aiming with it.

It came with a wee ir spotlight but its not working, either the electrics are gone or the bulb needs changed. Is there anything you'd reccommend if i cant fix it? I've heard a lot of "ir" torches put out a red glow which sounds like it might attract bb's....

The surefire vampire series of IR torches are very good weapon lights they pop up on real steel facebook groups every now and then. The head rotates between a white LED and an IR LED so it is basically 2 in 1 the IR signature to the naked eye is very low from those lights aswell. if you want some vids i can get some tonight for you?

Thanks man, i'll have a look.

 

Pulled the original illuminator apart but it seems its something electronic has gone on it, nothing i can visually see.

 

I have plenty of normal weapon lights so i'm not too fussed about it being switchable, but it sounds cool.

lol, i've just had to completely re-do the wiring and it's still not working, so maybe i shouldn't mess with these things

Echoing my own thoughts.

indeed, always the way- gun doesnt work, you fix it, gun does work you try to improve it and end up breaking it.

 

and the cycle continues....

sadly i suspect there's not just going to be me running about with 40 mikes, i've also heard there's enough tag rounds to equip the us army going as well

Oh lawrd, this will be an interesting day of airsoft

it's gonna be madness if they don't open up more area, first time i went there was about 100 folk and i've heard sunday's more likely to be around 200.

after todays performance i quite believe it, although admittedly part of that is because i screwed up and got caught by the ol' v2 eating it's own wires mistake.

It sucks when that happens V3 boxes are so much better.

lol, i'll bear that in mind for when this decides it isn't going to run any more, although i need to stop spending money on airsoft for the time being.

 

i think it's just my curse, as soon as i get a gun running sweet i feel the need to mess with it and end up breaking something. plan was the mosfet that was in there was going into the mg but i think i'll hold off on that until after sunday

Sounds like you've had a similar experience like mine!

 

The cherry on the cake though, was when it finally cleared customs and went 'out for delivery' they shipped it to the wrong warehouse! So I had to wait another day for it to arrive...

i'm not in a massive rush, it's more the pain in the ass for something so small.

Yeah you're probably right, it is quite a 'load bearing' part, especially at the point at which the clutch essentially disengages when the magazine is full. Having said that, in this design you probably want these replaceable weak points to be able to break, so that you can easily and functionally replace them when need be.

Been thinking about purchasing a 3d printer actually, not really looked into it in much detail or know where to start and at what kinda price point. 

tbf that is what the slipper clutch is for, reckon i had mine just set too tight.

 

tbh my experience with the home 3d printers is especially the pla stuff isn't the greatest, but then i'm looking at it compared to the proper industrial grade stuff.

 

Right, so my brother works at a place which used to be the UKs biggest rapid prototyping / industrial scale 3d printing labs...  technically not anymore as they have been taken over by Siemens, so I guess their German now 😅.
They can print with powders of pretty much any material you want, both metals and polymers. Big massive rapid prototypers half the size of rooms. So yeah anything I suggest to him, he throws some elitist shade at . 

Just one? I have an original red one too...

If you were/are running a PDI I honestly wouldn't be considering a CJ. I would say at best it would be a sidegrade and an FPS drop.

They are popular(ish) with the Mk23 owners (they're cheap and available) and some VSR users swear by them. The marginally wider bore helps with over volumed RIFs so helps balance things up a bit.

They are sold on a lot of bluster about the end providing a vortex or whatever it is, there is rarely a mention that they are a brass barrel and nothing about the internal finish.

fair enough, i'm not so worried about voluming/fps issues as it's hpa so i can set to whatever's necessary.

 

might stick to what i know then and get another pdi.

well there's really only 2 things i can put down that a bolty will do that my current stock can't:

quietness- i do miss the hpa silence some times

works in winter- i do have aeg's, but the dragonuv does not like the cold

 

i'll maybe mull it over a while, have a krink build planned atm so that should keep my mind occupied and bank balance low for a while.

I recently picked up a VSR to replace the SRS I sold (because there aren't enough good woodland sites local to me to justify having such an expensive bolty). I'd find it hard to not have at least one bolty on deck. It'll never be as quiet as the SRS was, but it was also about a 3rd of the price of the SRS (at least, how I had my SRS set up).

 

A Krink project involving some certain repro Zenitco furniture per chance? Words cannot describe how much I regret selling on the contents of that Gunfire order. Ohh the nightmare I'm having obtaining it all again 😂🤦‍♂️

oh yeah that was you i bought that handguard set off.

 

yes it does involve those, and yes it really has taken me this long to get around to it

 

have it setup nicely with a 2dp and plan is imma hang that monster of a pbs4 on the end and run tracers in daylight like a madman.....

 

plans are mainly internal, gonna do a dsg build for no other reason than i'm bored and i've never seriously tried putting one together before.

True.

I was basing myself on the end cap, which could be way thicker than the actual wall.

yeah.

 

ahh well, was a fun idea. the makarov seemed like an ideal candidate what with the way the barrel is setup, but i don't like the look of those tracer units as-is. too stubby.

You could get a shell milled though, same diametre as the tracer but much longer so you can stuff it with foam.

win-win-win-lose, you get the look you want, you get the tracer and you get some level of sound suppression too, but obviously your wallet will suffer more

@Rogerborg the Titan and Warfet are very different beasts.

The Warfet relies on timing and power control where the Titan runs optical sensors. Mechanical reliability is about the same as I have seen both units fail regardless of age or usage.

 

Although the warfet precocking works ok the Titans will be better as it counts gear teeth which is more reliable. Also the titans trigger sensor is something the warfet can match as it is just a plug in unit.

 

The only thing I will say is if it fails the warfet is easier to replace so for none tech minded it is easier and cheaper. For competent people the titan is easy as takes less than an hour to fit to most gearboxes.

 

Other than that sorry got to disagree with Luke as would pick Titan everytime.

 

 

 

^ pretty much my feelings only i didnt bother with the detail.

 

Ofc the other downside to the titan is it doesnt fit some of the more niche boxes, im still hoping they'll figure out a v6 version.

multi-bore barrel

@lozart i tried, but the perfectionist in me is too strong, it's all about the accuracy.....

You don't - buy heavier and better ammo, improve your hop unit.

 

If you really want look at hunterseekerarmouries and buy a lapping kit to get a ridiculously smooth finish on your barrel.

Nooooooooo I know the feeling half my stuff arrives when I am at school and my brother sends me pictures of him playing with it 😭

I heard the man knocking and had to lie there helpless as he either left it outside or took it back to the depot.

 

Ahh well, i suppose its no worse than being at work and missing a parcel.

Except it could be sitting down there waiting to be used 

I was thinking real sword or e&l, the little jg aksu is a lovely shooter but something truly ak like is my dream

Oh thats just begging to be sanded down maybe some Annie Sloan chalk paint,I'm thinking a nice paris grey then a antique white gently sanded in places to allow the grey to come trough and finally lime waxed to finish? 

RS and E&AK are very nice BUT if you get a cyma you’ll have the money to get a metal body kit as well ?😉

sweet, you take bitcoin?

I wear knee supports when playing to keep everything where it should be 

AH lets just say the cartel does you a favour and maybe someday you do the cartel a favour....Hows your rectal passage for space?

Oh I forgot to say assembly will be your responsibility and as per the law that only applies to airsoft your order will take much longer than anticipated and will meet with countless delays only to be the wrong size/make or just plain shite when you finally receive it (unfortunately this part isnt the joke)

Cheers Amigo!!!

look, it's easier to have them sitting around in case i get something new, or i'm working on a mates gun and i've got something good to throw in there.....

I managed to get my omega nub for my VSR just before they went out of stock everywhere 😅

got plenty of official Maple Leaf ones and the clone hard and soft packs...when I spoke to AST though they said they were having a hard time getting them produced at the moment

not any more, the free upgrade has ended.

Why would anyone want W10?

 

 

Why didn't you go with W7u?

 

because it wasn't that bad before i installed the iso, didn't pester me constantly and was relatively stable

tis the advanced edition, didn't see anything the one above had apart from rankings?

From what I can see in the GCS you can set the cycle detection to manual for both semi and auto.

But I don't think it's worth the extra penny they ask for the expert.

yeah, of course i don't wanna override the cycle detection cos otherwise what's the point of having a titan in there in the first place

 

i'll strip the box later just check everything's running ok.

 

in other news the warhead motor is an interesting beast, doesn't "feel" like it should be as torquey as it is but goddamn if it doesn't have insane pickup speed.

 

this thing has the semi response of a 40rps gun in one that's only actually doing 18, which tbf was sort of what i was aiming for.

well, thanks to the relaxation managed to give this thing a few rounds and can confirm whilst it's not as pretty as the MAXX hop unit it is just as good at ensuring bb's go in the correct direction.

That's good to hear. Nice to have a high quality AK hop unit available. On the subject of MAXX see that they planned at one stage or another to release a G36 unit, no mention of AKs though. 

 

Might have to give the combat union a go in the future. 

Yeah, means i have a second gun that can lob .48's should the need arise.

 

The only real downside is it's a bastard to adjust, you either gotta have tiny fingers or open the top cover, so not as amenable to "on the fly" adjustment as a standard hop

i'll still be surprised, but it'll be a pleasant surprise.

What style of lowa boot would you guys recommend?

I’ve two pairs of the Elite desert boot , they are ‘big and clumpy’ but once there on and done up properly I genuinely can wear them all day with out any problems at all .

Sometimes having a decent back up pistol is handy, for those "just in case" moments, or hell just for fun 😝

lol, fortunately pistols is one area i'm well furnished, given that i had the mighty makarov stuffed in a pocket for those moments when they're too far away for the vsr to engage

well, the f2000 straight up busted the rear tooth off the piston, dunno what brand the piston was but it's had an shs dropped in and the angle of engagement tweaked so fingers crossed it might last this time.

Every cloud hasa a silver lining 😂

Well i've heard theres going to be enough tag rounds to make even the americans say "hang on a minute" turning up, plus ofc i'm surely not the only nutter who's bringing a 40 mike

Hopefully I can get a shot of the 40 Mike going off

Do we have a  "WHAT HAVE YOU BROKEN/LOST THREAD"? if not we should... I feel I would be able to keep it going every time I play !!

Feels like a thing we had for a while, dunno if thats just memory playing tricks though.

 

Suppose i've been lucky, been a good few months since i had a proper casualty.

Yeah it rings a bell, but I looked and ran a search but couldn’t find it..

I might start one next time I break something/next game!

You've not kidding...

 

@Rogerborg yep that pretty much sums it up perfectly.

 

i suppose at least my total ammo capacity of 160 rounds isn't that bad to fill up one by one.....