sonofsammo

One of the main USPs (pun intended) of the HK45 tactical is the threaded outer barrel. And he's got rid of it. and you can't have the silencer. I just bought a brand new HK45 from skirmshop (with an 8% off code), delivered for £151.94, with a warranty. If it comes with an extra mag, then there's an extra £30 I guess - but even so, it's basically - buy at full retail and Ill take away your threaded barrel and silencer and give you a mag. And just because I love it.... here's my new HK45:

How airsoft makes you poor. So I started out wanting a holster so I could use my HK45 tactical when I'm wearing a ghillie... However, then someone was talking about little pistols and I started thinking the same. I thought...Oooooooh! I could just get a little pistol and put it in my pocket. So I looked at the G26, the Detonics and then, finally realised it was the USP Compact. But then I thought - shame it doesn't have a threaded barrel, cos then that would be a perfect left hand gun for CQB. Then I started looking at the HK45 tactical and thinking - it's got a threaded barrel, so it's perfect for CQB as I'll have two. So into the cart it went - woohooo! Problem solved! Not. Because I still don't have a holster that fits an HK45. So today, I bought the WAS universal holster. It's possibly the most expensive holster I have ever, ever bought in my life. But at least it came with a free pistol ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-MK23-Desert-Eagle-Tactical-Dropleg-Waist-Pistol-Holster-OD-Green-Airsoft/173875892456?hash=item287bcf90e8:g:Zo4AAOSw5P1ctzEI Seller's logic must go like this: £23.50 + £5 postage + £1.14 (ish) = £29.64 Then round up to sale price of £30. Seems perfectly reasonable to me... ? (Or you could just buy direct, get a new one and save £6.50...)

Took my MWS in its HPA drum mag glory for the first time on Sunday - it's a beast and I beast I like very much. BUT I loathe and detest the stock handguard. I find it really uncomfortable - so it's gone! It's a shame the tan doesn't match - but that's what happens when America meets Germany.. I'm gonna just run a single point sling, so I don't have to sully the handguard. The fit is utterly solid and no PTS ring needed. I absolutely love it to bits.

Well - I'm with the sport tbh - cos the extra £130 doesn't buy you much extra. I do remember the trigger is different, but I can't find a reference to how it's different. All I can say is that I've never had a problem with the one on the sport. You get one of those rails with the sport and just choose where you want it. I can't get at my SRS at the moment, but iirc you can put the rail pieces on any of the three sides the main rail is not. The package you're suggesting would be a much, much better gun from the off than the covert. You might want to look at an m140 or m150 spring too...

Well in that case, say fuck it and get one! The reason I did is because you never know how long it's going to be before more come in. And one thing is - it definitely works better than the stock piston. Add in an air brake as well and your golden ?

I bought the vmp, as the WASP wasn't available (I couldn't be bothered to queue when patience was handed out). It helped a great deal, but the trajectory wasn't as flat as the WASP. I got the WASP as soon as it was in stock and have stayed with it. It seems to work better for my set up. That being said - I think it all depends on your barrel/bucking/nub/hop unit set up...

I can't comment on out of the box performance, as I never shot it stock. First thing I did was put an m150 spring in it. As such, it was a good fun rifle, accurate as hell, but you had to be a bit sneaky so you could get in range for the shots. There are a few reasons you would go for the 22/26: You need the rail space You want the outer barrel fitted to the inner (i.e. no requirement for barrel spacers) You want a monopod You need the rail space The difference in price between the Sport and the Covert is around £130 last time I looked. And tbh, I bought the sport cos I couldn't see where the money went and spent it on internals instead. I wanted FDE, but got Black cos I'm an impatient fucker and the OD was out of stock lol. The advantage of the shorter barrelled versions is that it' easier for you to hide in smaller spaces, without the need for more of your rifle sticking out...

MWS, the mojo swoptops of Airsoft...

Whilst thinking about getting an MP7, I was reminded that I had some things lying around.... So put this together. It's a WE 18c, with CJ barrel, ML bucking and ML hop unit. APS carbine kit and cheap RDS from ebay. I was actually pleasantly surprised when I fired it. So much so am toying with either drum or extended mag...

It happened to me all the time - which is why my mk23 would always be out and in reach. My record in such encounters is 50/50, but by God I always went down fighting lol

Ah - that makes sense. When I've used it as an assault rifle, I generally get through six mags in around half an hour. I then hide to reload em all! lol

Many thanks. And holy crap, surely not for a normal skirmish??? I used to have 224 rounds across 7 mags. And it was a ballache when going up against hicap AEGs. However, thanks to the wonderful magic of @rocketdogbert I know have a custom made AW drum mag for it... And I'm so excited at the prospect of being uber competitive against everyone, without having to be particularly sneaky ?

I'm getting there. Finally. After tweaking the NPAS, it's sitting nicely at around 1.4J - site limit for DMR is 1.49J. Am using a 350 round HPA tapped drum mag. Now I just need to test it to get it firing straight and we're good to go. I probably won't use that scope in the end - will probably put the vortex diamondback on it. But either way, I'm getting excited I might actually, finally, be able to field it!

When you hook the pad into place, there's a latch at the bottom you need to check is engaged. Sometimes just needs an extra push.

Cool. Makes sense - I dont' suppose you could link me to one by any chance please? Because I'm starting to lose my sanity going through TM parts! And I'd probably end up ordering the wrong one ?

What's the benefit of the stiffer recoil buffer spring? Also - what sort of FPs variation do you all get? I switched the drum mag over to HPA and got crazy results - which made me think something was up with the NPAS. Took the NPAS out and replaced it with the original part. Retested. Pretty much the same. Tested with std mag and red gas and got these: 230.9 217.4 230.1 227.8 235.8 252.6 249.9 240.9 236.8 235 251.3 263.7 251.7 259.7 240 226.1 243.6 219.3 259.4 That's with .36s. Site limit with them is 260. That's a huge variation, which makes me think that there's something awry inside. I'm going to get a new piston head rubber and change out an o-ring on the firing pin (as they're both a bit slack). Other than that, I have no idea what it could be. Any helpful suggestions or guidance would be much appreciated! TIA ?

Either the WASP kit or the variable mass piston with an air brake can help with adjusting fps.

I might be being dim here - but why useful? Is it so that the mag's not damaged when you drop it? Or is it so that you can do this:

This is page 404. Yet I found it. How peculiar...

This is entirely @rocketdogbert's fault. And it's lovely...

I had the same problems until my current set up: CJ barrel / super bucking FAST hop chamber with the nub that came with the kit. Lifting .48s on setting 4 (ish) The standard hop unit I couldn't get to lift anything beyond .4's.

This is a pic of the 60m target. Which the SRS was hitting straight and true 95/100. I also had a target set up at 90m, which the SRS was hitting, with a slight uptick and drop over the last 20m 90/100. I asked the team mate I was with to shoot me whilst stood at the 90m target. I wanted to get an idea of how hard the hit was and if it would be hard enough to be felt. The answer is an unequivocal yes - a nice sharp snap sound as it hit my jeans, combined with a little pain from the hit. It gives me confidence that even if I hit someone's PC they'll know they've been hit. Can't believe I don't get to skirmish it til weekend after this....But it'll be worth the wait! ?

Yesterday I cracked on and put the original barrel and bucking back. First shot jammed. Took it to bits and rebuilt it again. First shot jammed. Took it to bits and decided to video taking to bits to send to @rocketdogbert to see if he could tell me what I had done wrong. However, making the video, I realised.... well, you can listen to the penny drop here for yourselves: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OV8e07r5o3jUdpRgKu4yj2QXxw-zKW4- Anyway - after that total cock up, I reinstalled the CJ barrel and Super nub (which is a bit worse for wear and need replacing) and changed the nub back to the original FAST nub. It was firing at a consistent 2.2J on .48s, giving 315fps with a 1-2 fps deviation per shot. Today is the real test though, as I'm taking it for range and accuracy testing. Fingers crossed!