Adolf Hamster

tbf, i've had some loose rotaries that could unwind and i've had/bodged conventional units to not unwind.

when he's not intentionally trolling with the sneaky internet "facts", he does know his stuff. certainly he's on a short list of names that'd add value if i saw it in a classified ad. it's worth remembering though that his approach to certain topics is that of a professional tech, someone who's being paid to put in a better standard of work than most folk could do at home. for example his stance on ptfe tape to seal cylinder heads is based on it being messy and unprofessional. this is true, and you'd expect a professional to do a proper job. but if it's your own gun and you're not worried about the next guy who has to work on it then it's one of those bodges that does actually work.

it wasn't one of those non-maple leaf omega nubs? i've had a couple of those that weren't all that square. aye the R-block works just fine with the ml buckings. tbh the flat/rhop type hops do tend to be a lot more sensitive in terms of a sweet spot, just how they are, which is where the proliferation of rotary hops comes from.

They can be finnicky in some recievers, and theyre a lot more expensive for not a lot more bb lobbing performance compared to the zci's But if it sits nice in your gun, and you're the type to care about climbing that diminishing returns curve/the shiny extras, then they are good units.

Eh, in the platforms it fits the maxx isnt a bad unit, some regard it as overpriced which is a fair assessment, but not bad. Certainly not wanker grade.

also useful when prone etc for an easier field of vision without straining your neck.

I counted 3 during my time, one rando and 2 battle buddies. Never got me to wear face pro, although i did tend to be concientious about keeping me gob shut if i was ever getting close to folk. To be clear that isnt because i'm some kinda tough guy, it's because i hated being both uncomfortable and blind when wearing it and i aint a fan of mesh. This is one of the reasons unnessecary headshots are a dick move, yes yes those of us who choose not to wear face pro do have to accept the risks involved, but that doesn't mean it's ok to intentionally increase that chance just for the sake of some bullshit sense of leetness.

Fps creep could be improved sealing, the ml buckings tend to have slightly longer feedlips which are great if they dont cause misfeeding. There's also the larger contact patch which on paper should be able to spin up with less pressure, although some folks have reported the opposite (i think thats just the silicone based ml buckings). Tbh, i just view them as the same effect as an rhop but infinitely easier to install properly.

Without clicking the link i'm guessing from the context someone was trying to organise some "karma" for km for a percieved slight at naf, even though km wasnt there?

if the ad says "completed" then the item is no longer for sale (ie sold, or withdrawn etc) if the ad says "uncompleted" then the ad is technically still live and the owner hasn't bumped it, but equally they may have simply not updated it after selling/withdrawing from sale. if the ad says "for sale" then it's been recently posted/bumped, and odds are good the seller is active and still trying to sell the item. worth bearing in mind not every user is going to be visiting here regularly every day, let alone more often than that, so 9 hours before a response isn't anything to cause alarm.

that looks like it'd be an awesome airsoft field. although presumably there's gonna be some barrier to fun in the way of actually using it

well this seems to have escalated........

even if we discount the amount of editing in the videos, there's going to be varying levels of response to a given hit from different players. different pain responses (eg if someone's used to paintball), different experience (eg a newer player who doesn't know how much a given bb hit should or should not sting) and different encounters (eg if they mistake it for a much closer player, although in fairness that argument applies to any sniper) it is true that a-holes gonna a-hole, but we could do without our *shudder* "ambassadors" *shudder* painting a picture of airsoft as a sport that encourages some of the stuff he does. as always we must factor in every denominator; sure if you're an experienced player with an established sense of sportsmanship then yes you could watch hyped up clickbait knowing full well it's not representative of the reality of the game, but imagine little timmy asks his mum if he can go airsofting, who then goes on the facetubes to see what the deal is only to presented with "airsoft cheetar shot in the balls with 500fps sniper rifle [super painful][instant karma] [he regretted it]"? to put it another way, enough people are influenced by this sort of thing to keep the classifieds well stocked with whatever novritches latest product is, and those cost actual money......

and those of the folk who follow his example which imo is the bigger issue, setting a bad precedent for folk who otherwise have no reference frame for how to approach the sport.

tbf, isn't that pretty much standard for any secondhand sale? realising the irony that i tend not to haggle often, but then i don't make offers unless i'm happy with the price as listed.....

without the context of the actual messages [and i'm not suggesting that should be posted], from the external view it seems to be a case of he said/she said. sounds to me like both sides shoulda just left this in the pm chain, there's always gonna be another buyer, and there's always gonna be someone else selling the shiny.

in my defence, i did warn you you get used to it eventually, but it is annoying. on my jg i drilled a tiny hold in one side of the trigger bar and fitted a screw to stop it jumping free, although that risks weakening the pin and it then snapping (which i've had happen) on a box that isn't too worn they usually stay put once you've got them in properly.

added some reports for the hacked ad and account. probably unnecessary, but here's hoping you get it sorted soon.

Yeah i've always ran the macaron+omega combo with the combat unions and they've had no issue with regular ammo or even the heavies, bearing in mind my concept of "normal" weights starts at 0.3g 😛

Ahh yes, the ol' jg earwax "grease" Sounds like the selector teeth jumped a couple of positions on reassembly, the joys of getting a v3 box into a reciever. Best method is to lie it on its side so gravity hopefully holds it in place for you. Whilst i realise it's a contraversial opinion, i'm really not a fan of the prommy purple, it's ok as "standard" rubbers go but not anything special imo. If you're running a unit as good as the cu then i'd be strongly suggesting the maple leaf macaron+omega nub combo, that'll have no trouble lifting the heavies.

The ones i used were sprung one direction against the adjustment screw, so you could bump them and they's sorta stick in a different position. Not too hard to push it back against the stops and it'd be close enough for airsoft work but that usually happens after you've missed and the other guy has tagged you.

Oh it doesnt kill the electrics, just makes the dot turn into an amorphous blob that ye cant aim with. Ofc not a problem if you're playing indoors. I do like the style, although the cheap clone versions havent got the greatest zero holding can easily be knocked off.

Except when it rains and a droplet gets on the emitter kiss the dot goodbye

tbf, you can take that argument right to its logical conclusion that you can get decent hits just by aiming along the barrel/top of the reciever, ie any and all optics are practically pointless. but so are having airsoft guns that look like guns, as our speedsofter brethren have so profoundly proven, and we tend not to listen to them

That white peice slides forwards off the gearbox same way the sheet metal retainer does.