Nick G

And checked which way the thread is , CW or CCW . We've all tightened instead of loosened !

Wait, we're supposed to take playing dress up and running around with toy guns seriously ? ?

Played at Survival yesterday. Combination of weather and recent road closures which had only just been re opened kept numbers down . About 28 of us, but what a great day ! . Now i Iove low number days 'cos it's way more tactical , add in a decent number of first timers and no snipers and it was bloody great. The rental guys all got stuck in and played well. Proper hit calling all round and fair play from everyone. We wone the first 3 games, and although we did probably work better as a team, the other team never gave up , none of that 'we're going to lose so meh' attitde, they kept coming right till game over. Pacey games using only part of the field each time , teritory game, raise / lower the flag in the village and get the barrel from the centre start point as close to the other teams HQ as poss. That one involved running into a hail of BBs ! Game 4 was interesting . I was made team leader (probably based on age ?) and got to pick 4 other guys. We then had to rescue a casualty ( manakin on a stretcher) from the medic station and get him back to our start point. Other team of everyone else were already spread out covering th earea when we started. We seriously didn't think we'd do it, the casualty was so well covered, but a concerted push just before the end got him out with 2 of our guys running him back up the hill to base . At that stage i was completely soaked as it had rained pretty steadily most of the day and various body parts were complaining, so I called it a day. Ran my L119 A2 and G3 GBBR's , they both got stashed in the airing cupboard over night to dry them off before a strip and clean today.

It's quite simple GBBR's are just so much better ??

Most of my GBBRs are WE and I cant fault them, although I haven't tried their AK . A mate has the GHK one and seems to have gotten lucky with it. He hasn't had any issues with it yet that I'm aware of.

They will almost certainly have to be KWA GBBR mag cross compatability is very limited.

It's the valve knocker that fails, especially if you insert a mag without cocking the gun first. Slide doesn't need to be locked back, just cocked. TBH it's so easy to replace that It's not a big issue, A mate and I have been experimenting with a fix involving using a steel pin to replace the post the knocker 'spring' fits on ( thats the bit that snaps) Too early yet to know if it's a perminant fix. I run mine regularly and have actually had very few failures of the knocker, it lifts .30's happily and is a hoot to use.

1911's seem bad for this. It's usually the follower spring not having the strength to push the take down lever up . I've found on one or two where I've removed the detent pin that preses against the take down lever that sorts it. However the little spring that pushes on the detent also pushes the safety lever detent so a bit of fettling is sometimes required.

I just carry the spare mags in STANAG pouches. Mine are surpless ones so have a flap with velcro to close them. Rather than carry a second box mag ( I've never emptied one in an hour game ) why not just carry a bottle of gas ? Probably quicker to top off the mag rather than trying to swap them in a game.

It's a strange one, I know that lots of folk havn't had an issue with it. But mine did from day one with the box mag block. Always been fine with the STANAG though. Was your box mag gas block popping out , or are you taking preventative measures ?

I seem to recal that there is a small 'E' clip on the shaft that needs to be removed first. Yep, just checked mine. The clip is between the 'front' hinge tube of the cover and the tube on the mag feed port.

The Specnas use a better hop unit than the A&K, uses a proper nub in the correct orientation rather than the verticle one in the A&K

This is the likely culprit. You could take the spring out and stretch it a tad. The kick of the slide moving back when fired is probably enough to jolt the follower up to lock it back.

My WE 226 is great. Usual M/L rubber , I key and hop wheel fitted, but I do that on all my pistols.

It's the Magazine port door that some of us have had a problem with. Locks the mag or gas block into place. Some of them seem to alow the gas block for the box mag to pop free. Mine hasn't done it since I fitted the dna part and It's getting alot of use ! The ejection port cover that is fitted is completely fine .

Thanks, I'll have another go. Feels like I might need to drift it out with a punch and hammer ! Lol, yes definitly not cocked

I got one of these a couple of weeks ago. Remarkably snappy if not up to GBB standards, but I'm planning to use it in the winter . Seems to shoot well, the hop adjustment is fantastic. However, has anyone taken the slide off ? if so is there a knack to getting the take down lever out ? Mine doesn't want to push through.

Has a gauge on it , but seems to be preset. The gun itself does have a release valve built in if pressure gets too high. I'd say that power wise it was about the same as on green, but snappier. Mine has always been pretty much on the site limit for where I play, I've finally got round to putting the NPAS in it today to give me a bit more headroom .

The cherry Epi is lovely, and out of the box much better than the Gibson. That had an action you could get a bus under and took lots of setting up. To the extent that I wouldn't buy another Gibson, my Les Paul is also and Epiphone, but running a very nice pair of Bare knucke pickups.

PRS make some stunning guitars., and thats a beute ! I'm an SG fan mainly. Hugely into Sabbath, here are my main 2. The Gibo has 2 Iommi custom pickups and the Epi has the same in the bridge. I have got a Jaydee Oldboy on order, build slot is about 12 months away yet ! Copy of Iommi's main guitar , made by the same people that make his , can't wait ! It'll be a trip up to Birmingham to collect it and have a look around the workshop.

O M G !!! if I may borrow the current vernacular , the CO2 mag was an absolute scream to use. Played 4 games today , 3 of them with the 249 and the 2 88g bulbs lasted the three games . I gassed out with about 5 minutes to go in the last one. Wasn't holding back either, much longer bursts then when I use the green gas mag. I recon I went through about 1500 rounds in total. If i use the co2 regularly I'll need more BB mags as I did run out in one game due to longer bursts and playing an offensive game. Otherwise , the range on the thing continues to amaze me , and the sound ! They'll ban 'em eventually 'cos they are too much fun !

Taking mine tomorrow with the CO2 mag. Hopefullt it'll chrono ok. I can however confirm that my modded box mag will take the adaptor fitted with 2 x 88g capsules ?

I did similar with a set that I was replacing. Point blank with my sniper at the full 2.3 J and not so much as a mark on them.

The point at which the hose goes into the connector block that then fits into the magwell ? If so, then , no, not had any issues there. I did have the other end of that hose pop out of the push fit connector on top of the gas tank a few times early on. I cant remember if I cured that by shortening the pipe and cutting it properly square or if I replaced the fitting on the tank, but it doesn't do it now . I've never had the block apart so i'm not rure of exactly how it's sealed. If it were me I would considder having a word with the retailer you got it from , or email VFC .

Anyone gamed the CO2 mag yet ? If so how did it perform ? I'm playing on the 28th, so mine will get a try then.