Adolf Hamster

hop fully on isn't a great way to test, many a pew can have low fps to the point of even being incapable of firing with a full hop applied. the main thing is that with the hop set to an appropriate in-game level, that the fps is reasonable, fully on or fully off then things get weird. if you want a ballpark measurement, without needing a range to set properly, then ~0.5mm of protrusion into the barrel will be at least in the same postcode.

if your goal is to play cqb then frankly any modifications tailored towards range are usually irrelevant. that means fps and for the most part hop/ammo upgrades won't really net you anything that's really useful. unless you're shooting comically low you're probably going to get more out of more games with more experience than from spending money on parts that won't help you.

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Worth trying it with some lower pressure gas, i found anything stronger than nuprol 2.0 the mag just ain't fond of.

Are you sure it's the valve? I found the base seal of the mag really doesnt like handling anything stronger than nuprol 2.0

this is a fair point. i do occasionally get pm's asking about long expired ads, and i can certainly see how for those with a more expansive classifieds history that could start getting annoying. probably a balance to be struck, yeet ads after a year's inactivity or such.

Think the main motivation is to keep ads up as a sort of reference library for sales prices

Do this. Heavier ammo will require the hop to be turned up a bit, but if you can't turn the hop up enough to get it shooting flat before it starts having issues (eg misfeeding or failing to fire) then move on to the second paragraph. Barrel cleaning is something you should get into the habit of doing, at least before every game day.

Its always possible that something has changed, but i never had issues with the stock e&l hop with the good ol' macaron omega combo. Although tbf my base ammo weight was .32's at 1j so usually my priority was getting more lift.

Tbh, i found the e&l standard units to be pretty decent, i wouldnt say changing it out is strictly necessary

pic #3 looks to be off-centered although that shouldn't be the cause of an fps variation, it's more a curving you're only going to notice on shooting.

Yeah i was talking more generally, not just ak's.

yeah that's the right sort of thing. i did try an xt one a while back and found it to be a tad unsquare, so if you find curving to be an issue worth checking, sample size of one though so not concrete. in some pews the feed lip length can be problematic, but i wouldn't say a stock e&l is one of them.

you using an omega nub with it? the macaron is a great bucking, but does need the nub to be shaped accordingly. if you're getting decent energy and consistency in the range of hop adjustment that you're using in-game, then i wouldn't worry too much. hop fully off you can sometimes get an energy drop, i suspect it's because there needs to be some resistance delaying the bb's start whilst the pressure builds up. likewise hop fully on you can get energy drops, and even a second sweet spot where the bb is sapped of so much energy, but also sufficiently over-spun to fly at that low energy, always better to start hop off and increment when setting to avoid this.

You do, backwards is hop fully on

it's the same as plugging in a usb you'd think you'd get it lined up right at least 50% of the time, and that it's literally impossible to try it both ways and it doesn't plug in. yet every goddamn time.......

Fostering community spirit locally, nationally and internationally is certainly a noble objective. But i'm not sure how forcing teenagers to be shouted at for a year is supposed to acheive that. Sure you might introduce a few to the military career path that might not otherwise have chosen it, but most folk will be keeping their heads down and coasting through as best they can. And i refuse to see any value to the national defence resulting from this, no war that threatens our homeland will be stopped by any amount of cannon fodder. So as far as i can see the only thing this policy could result in is an increased youth turnout at the polls, which ironically might serve the original objective quite well.

As above, the density means they have to be mixed with something. Iron dust would make sense being relatively dense, safe and cheap

^ pretty much the above

I've met a couple of folk who use that style, usually they speak of modding them to get them to work. But the odin and its clones are a better design

extra points if it's coated in green slime that makes it slippier than ice at the merest hint of moisture

Worn off anodisation? Assuming the box was bone dry with no grease to catch it

pfft, real pro's put it back together with more screws than came out of it during dissassembly

As tackle says the main reason i can think is simply stereotypes. Practically what matters for an med is that the bb has some time to drop in owchiness, so it should on paper be only the energy level that counts regardless of the pew type. But on the ground, i can see many an argument being levied of "oi sniper that's not 30m", so maybe easier to just to limit everything people think is going to be an med gun regardless of it's actual power level.

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