Nick G

I always find it's better to ring Patrol base rather than email. Unusual to not get the confirmation of order email though, have you checked 'your orders' on their site to see if it actually went through ?

I just use the normal pistol size loader with my WE STANAGs. Find them easy enough to load, you do need the loader at the correct angle though, but seems second nature now. 5 Mags and the loader and I'm sorted for a game

The mounting bolt spacing on a doctor sight is different to the usual red dot spacing ont the base plate. Probably need a specific one.

I've got a bunch of the Nuprol 30 round ones. They work fine in my spring and gas shotties.

Because all airsoft youtubers are total wankpuffins who should have been strangled at birth .

Many retailers are a bit crap on emails tbh. Have you checked to see if their web page says they are open today ? Quite a few retailers do give everyone an extra day (or even 2) off between christmas and new year. Just looked on their FB page and it lists opening for today untill 14.00. They may just have not got to the phone I'd try ringing again tomorrow.

A light coat of silicone will help with sliding the bucking into the hop unit if it's a tight fit. Stops the bucking distorting or tearing.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164737094336?epid=1519641833&hash=item265b1892c0:g:I4YAAOSw61Jj30CE&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwO3MrPj1cTvpIaJhCiwgqAJYlLM7cAa5Ncoe1h%2FpCEcApm1rSWHKTEAsLMa4URMQXohfmZdUGRxg74Ky48EvKWjjV9lrs4tO09lyBrUiU0yDDyv%2BwgvF755qowt9BudFCcm3BdDmNQiEtNuIh06BXKIyAgGvsWEgR68h%2FojwxIquavXvppQsR%2BJPLWkaN%2FrgLXT9qb2WCT%2FzHj2ZRXprQV2XyIwHDIfC%2BYl96vZOKL0PR4ZgRsAZb4AyuYdW3XaslQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABlBMUMqC6KaVYw I just use one of these with the adaptor super glued on . Takes a little practice to get the angle onto the feed lips right, but then it's quick and easy to reload. And there are enough BBs in it to refill 5 mags if needed.

A mate has one, and his generally seems sound. Only issue so far has been the pin that secures the mag release being a bit sloppy. He may have got lucky by the looks of the video.

Get the VFC, it's full size unlike the TM . Love mine, shoots well is accurate and I never feel out gunned when I run it as a primary .

Cant comment on the VFC M4 platform, but the WE XM177 is basically the same as my WE based builds and I'm more than happy with performance of them . Spares are also easy to get , not that I've needed any for mine.

The GBB M249 is probably lighter than an aeg version . It's all machined aluminium and certainly no heavier than my polymer one

I'm an avid GBBR user, took an aeg to the last game day as an extra back up as the weather was looking cold. Used the aeg for about half a game before I got bored of it and switched over to the L85 that ran faultlessly for the rest of the day Lol The MWS does seem to have a devoted following, and I'm sure it is an amazing platform, however most of mine are WE. I run an L119 A1 and an A2 , the L85 G36 and G3 all WE , The L85 was the first , an airsoft jumble purchase that I rebuilt, so when I started on the 119's it made sense to stick with WE for mag compataility. My take on the WE platforms is that the M4 platform is excellent, mine get a M/L rubber and Omega nub and one has a crazy jet barrel. They have proved to be completely reliable and have been my main go to guns for two or three years now. Setting the hop is a bit of a faff due to it's location, although my patented hop adjusting tool makes it easier, but once set, the hop is stable and rarely needs another tweak. I'm running .30's in all by GBBRs which are a good compromise, but they will easily lift heavier. As well as mine I have also built 2 other 119's for mates on WE base. The only failure across all of them is on one of those and is due to operator error, somw numpty charged it whilst on safe and caused some damage to the trigger box . In that case I dropped in an RA tec trigger box as I had one in my spares stash which I had never bothered to fit to mine. Spares if required are cheap and easy to get , other than an NPAS and the rubber / nub I wouldn't bother 'upgrading' anything untill something breaks. Lots of real steal parts fit straight on. The L85 is a little more tempremental, but the main issue of bolt damage has been cured in the later ones with a strengthening plate. Again , easy to strip and work on, same hop unit as the M4. Mine was running like a train last time out in single didget temperatures on red gas. The G36 is now mainly a loaner if anyone wants to tra GBBR, it needs a go through having been on loan for over a year, but it's a good platform, easy to work on , hop is easy to adjust. I dont run it 'cos the mags are a pain in the arse to fit in pouches. The G3 is a beast, it's the fully trade marked version, is running totally stock except for an NPAS and will easily over hop my standard .30's . Makes a very distinctive crack when firing, hop easy to adjust , always catches me out with the dead man's click on empty as I am so used to the 119's locking back ! My other two are the Umarex MP7 ( full size unlike the TM) totally stock and an absolute scream to use . Then there is the VFC M249, Oh My ! It's so much fun to use, I load my mags to 120 rounds , fill the gas tank in the box mag and just have a blast. The noise is incredible, one game I saw people from the other team stand up and run the other way when I opened up. One of them came and found me later and said ' that thing sounds terifying ' 🤣 A mate has the WE SCAR H and it is very nice, but we did end up using an after market hop unit to get it shooting consistantly. I never feel out gunned with any of them, they all have as much range as any other non dmr / sniper airsoft gun and accuracy on most is excellent. I've spent plenty of time dialing the sights I use on each and allow for recoil when I fire. The 249 has more of a shotgun effect, but I'm happy enough with that in a support weapon. Mags wise I generally carry 5 for the 119's , 85 and G3 plus a speed loader. I recon on 2.5 BB loads to a gas fill, so have about 300 rounds for a game. 4 mags for the MP7 but they are 40 rounds . Mags are in pouches on a plate carrier . I make sure to use the mag that has been closest to my body first from each pouch, moving the outer one in when I put the empty into the pouch. I tend to run hot when I excersise and find the mags are happy with this system. Sorry, long post, but hopefully helpful.

Maybe the sites in question are just hoping the daft twat falls out and breaks his neck

Harder is subjective. Those of us who run GBBR's pretty much exclusivly find all of this second nature and it adds to the enjoyment . But for alot of players it definitly comes under the harder heading. Get into a good position and take selective semi shots ? so much harder than dumping 40 rounds a second into a bush . Strip and clean your gun after a game day ? so much harder then shove it in the cupboard untill next game day , It's all subjective. By the sound of it your play style is heading towards something where GBBRs will suit you.

As above, GBBRs demand a different play style. Getting into position and picking shots, as well as being aware of round count . No spray and pray antics for us , even when using my GBB M249 it's bursts not hosing. Being aware of mag temperature in cold weather etc. I find my GBBRs are every bit as reliable as my aeg's , which I very rarely use anymore, but are so much more fun, mag changes , recoil , noise and tactical play ! Oh My ! They don't suit everyone, I know plenty of playerrs who have no concept of self control when it comes to slinging BBs , GBBRs wouldn't suit them 😂

It's certainly worth having a session on the range to fine tune everything.

It's totally on them , not on you. I think most sites know that us GBBR users are sensible with our limited ammo and mag cool down , lets face it we are never going to go 'full wanker' with a GBBR 😂 May well be that they have allowed for cooldown or alow a margin on the chrono. How was the performance in the colder weather ? I've run my WE based L119's down to 4 or 5 degrees with red or black gas, Colder than that and I'm not playing !

320 on .30's is 1.42j So over power limits for the UK , assuming its not semi locked as a DMR, Surprised the site alowed it to be used.

Stock broker, so he's a double cunt then !

IIRC the double feed issue which is not uncommon on MK23's is to do with the mag lips. From memory nobitch released some replacement ones after his attempt to persuade everyone that the double feeding was down to how they were pulling the trigger 🤣

I have reason to believe a gas shottie may be under the tree 😁

Everything about them is wrong ! want a 9MM pdw, buy a fecking MP5 !

Last weekend, just went with the Black mtp as I hadn't used it this year. The WE L85 also hasn't seen much use this year. I serviced it the week before and fitted a crazy jet barrel that I had spare, and it ran very well and chalked up some nice kills.

I'm now looking at my GBBR G3 and begining to wonder ........