Adolf Hamster

can we get a second for that? preferably from someone weilding the banhammer. don't wanna go full frankie boyle and end up getting yeeted.....

only because you didn't immediately call for banning after me last one. if we're doing jokes do we have any limit as to how dark/offensive/filthy they get or is it a case of let her rip?

so a man decides to go for a sunday afternoon drive. as he's driving along down a windy country road enjoying the scenery a rabbit suddenly darts out of the hedge just ahead of him. he's not daydreaming so much as to take his eyes off the road he spots it and swerves to avoid hitting it, but alas it's too late and he feels the thump thump as his car hits the animal. he slams on the brakes in shock screeching to a halt while his mind catches up with events. he gets out of the car, and being an animal lover he's horrified to see the twisted body of the rabbit lying a few dozen yards back in the road. he approaches slowly, realizing there is nothing he can do for the poor animal he breaks out in tears, his afternoon ruined. then another car comes around the corner, a low-slung sports car. seeing him in the road the driver stops and gets out- a beautiful young woman with long blonde hair "whatever's the matter" she asks him, her voice laced with concern. "it's all my fault, i'm a horrible person, i killed the rabbit" the man mutters through his sobbing. the woman looks around, now spotting the mangled ex-rabbit in the road "don't worry" she says comfortingly, reaching into her handbag and pulling out a spray can. she then proceeds to spray the entire contents of the can onto the hare. to the mans shock the rabbit twists and contorts back into a lifelike shape, suddenly springing up full of life. the rabbit raises a paw in the air almost like it was waving at the pair of them. the rabbit then hops off, apparently unfazed by it's recent ordeal, every few yards it stops and raises its paw as before as if to wave goodbye. it keeps doing this until finally it crests a nearby hillock and dissappears reality descends again and the man turns to the woman in confusion "what the hell was that you just did?" he asked, incredulous at this miraculous turn of events. the woman simply hands him the empty can, he takes it and glances at the label which reads: "hair spray- restores life to dead hair and adds wave" plz no ban.....

went to the optician the other day. been a while thanks to lockdown. ran through the usual tests but he seemed increasingly concerned as it went on. eventually when it was done he simply sighed. "what's wrong?" i asked "bad news i'm afraid" he replied "oh dear, can i see the results?" i asked with increasing concern in my voice he answered "i don't think so".....

*shudders* a note for new players- most folks won't judge you for having a 2-toned gun, it's a necessary evil and we get not everyone wants to serve their time renting. an orange m4, ak, g36 or mb01 isn't going to raise any eyebrows. but 2-tone something rare and shiny and it's a different story.....

[negative airsoft] so installs the gate control software except it didn't, won't install again and windows be like "nope, no software here" fuuuuuuu so installs the beta software this actually works, yay installs usb drivers updates firmware sets up gun, calibrating sensors n shit plugs in battery motor moves about half a mm "beeeep" fu titan plugs back into pc no sector gear and over current [/negative airsoft] considering i knew this shit was coming, someone wanna remind me exactly why i thought this was a good idea? sorted now, it was just too impatient to wait for the sector to do a full rotation apparently.....

urgh, now i remember why i'm not a fan of the titan. may be great when it's up and working but man that's a lot of cashmonies sitting very close to a lot of things that need *ahem* persuasion to get sat in. it does, although tbh trigger pull in and of itself isn't really the problem i'm wanting to solve.

shouldn't be getting semi lockup on a warfet? main reason i'm doing it, as frivolous as it sounds, is literally because when you fire a burst in auto, switch back to semi and it doesn't have precock...... well, that and i'm extraordinarily bored. yep, because i missed the feeling of being "that guy" now i don't run hpa any more.....

Speaking of heresy, beep beep.....

nope that is the seal. the concept is the shape of it mushrooms out a bit when the gas pressure hits it sealing it up against the walls, although they do seem to be somewhat sensitive and easily worn. it should have a very light fit to the nozzle going the whole way down, if the nozzle is bulged it might seem a nice fit at the end but not once it's all the way in. you can get aftermarket styles that look almost like a miniature aeg piston head with a seperate o-ring. maybe a grub screw or a pin? can't really tell from the pic. in theory anything behind the piston head *shouldn't* matter for air seal so unless it's loose/wobbling then might not be an issue. as @Alimcd sayd if you're replacing the bbu might as well change the nozzle as well, just in case it's scored/bulged/had the rocket valve spring snipped.

sticking is good, should mean it's not leaking too bad there. if you're wanting to blast some heavier ammo then the ml autobot/decepticon is my go-to for pistols with the vsr type bucking. i'm pretty sure it is, but there might be some proprietary stuff mixed in. hmm, unless all 3 mags are short then sounds like that's not the issue. if it's still chucking out a lot of gas from the slide rather than the barrel i'm still thinking it's a leak somewhere around the nozzle, maybe the piston head is worn/loose. or maybe a problem with the float valve. tbh my gbb knowledge isn't massive so hopefully others might be able to chime in with more specific suggestions.

so there are a couple of places you could be getting gas leaks. the easiest to check is the hop-nozzle, if you pull the mag and very gently draw the slide back the nozzle should "stick" in the hop for a bit (although not to the point where you can lock the slide all the way back and it still sticks) aftermarket hop rubbers like the maple leaf autobot/decepticon have a little metal c-clip around one end to give a bit more pressure when sticking to the nozzle which can work a treat (although there is such a thing as too tight) the second 2 aren't so easy. first is the piston head which depends on the manufacturer, some use o-rings others use shaped pads and sometimes it's a mini piston head similar to an aeg, this could be worn. if the gun's spend a lot of time firing heavy ammo on high pressure gas there could also be a bulge in the nozzle cylinder which could mess things up as well. iirc (read: citation needed) the combat master is cloned tm internals so shouldn't be too hard to find a suitable replacement. second is the mag-nozzle interface, this is a tricky one to really measure as it's not possible to really observe too well with the gun dissassembled. one thing to check is that the mag catch isn't worn as the mag sitting slightly lower down than normal means that gap will be giving a leak. if holding the magazine up into the gun cures the gas venting then this might be your problem. there are aftermarket gas routers by the likes of 9-ball although which exact version you want to use i'm not sure. this is assuming the hammer spring isn't too weak as has been mentioned, and there's no dirt/grit blocking the system that would give a light strike. the other possibility is the float valve has a weak spring to it, closing too fast. however given the thing is spewing gas i'd check the seals first and see what that does.

Guess it depends on the scenario but the theme with most post apocalyptic stuff is keeping something operational with limited to no manufacturer spares and stacking repairs on top of repairs because you havent a hope of replacing it.

mp5? opens up the backstory to police armouries as well as military.

it's cool, that other thread doesn't get much traffic often ends up hidden a couple pages back. tbh i've only ever had 2 optics get shot out and only one irreperably, was interesting playing out the day on irons lol. but each to their own, must admit that's some fine 3-d printing as the standards of these things go.

iirc we have a thread for making stuff if you wanna go there specifically. that looks pretty good, and that's coming from someone who abhors lens protectors so much i refuse to use them on anything no matter how cheap or expensive the optic is.

little acheivement get sign. although cue the spamming of the classifieds with overpriced stuff just to get the badge

hey it's cool. this thread works both ways and you've been thoroughly vindicated. probably a limited market as you say but we got all sorts on here.

kind of agree with that, nothing like being able to hold the thing in your hands and get that "ooh shiny" vibe to pull you over that hill of spending a lot of money to start up a hobby. i mean i'd been airsofting a good decade before i started buying gats online, up until that point it was impulse buys at the brick and mortar and secondhand.

Lozart's original guidance in the appraisals thread to the seller was for a £1400 rrp and 8-900 secondhand, seems the seller went for the lower end of that bracket. i assume someone with the cash and desire for such a thing probably has a good idea wether or not it's worth it (at least i'd hope anyone dropping that kind of cash on a rig has done some research)

you can work around it depending on what kind of draw speed you want, just run the mag seperate and load the gun when you're gonna use it. of course this is just another reason why the mighty makarov with its infallable heel release is the greatest pistol ever made

^be warned, soft fabric style holsters + thumb button mag release=click of doom + hours of searching for a dropped mag.

that's, umm, that's definately something......

i mean that is the one thing every WE i've met is incapable of......

i don't bulk buy, but i do keep a stock of them around. but then i keep stock of just about everything these days.....