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Had some unpleasant experiences with some hop up units in the past. Lonex AK hop unit that required filing and cutting to fit together. Required modification to assemble it and attach it to the barrel. Did fit in a Galil that was quite picky with hop chambers. Then there was a LCT HK33 which I tried three aftermarket hop units. One wouldn't fit at all. The second fit the AEG but after assembly wouldn't allow a magazine to lock in. The third did but just wouldn't feed. One of the units was a Retro arms and the other a G&G, going off memory. Eventually just put the stock unit back in and sold it at a heavy loss to a local at a site.

G&G had a RK replica in the past, so there might be hope with the various Scandi adoptions. A Sako or something like an IWI Arad would be a nice new replica. Scratch the AR but not quite itch.

We will have nice functioning MCX and KS-1 replicas. Then Project GrayBurn will decide to go with the Beretta or Sako offering.

Correct, it's described in the email as a "commercial decision" to discontinue their lines. If I wanted to be charitable, most of the offerings weren't on that home office list. However a certain design based on an Italian firm's products was included in the ban list, was among the offerings of the sale (Both in black and blue). Not very good behavior.

One thing for a display piece, another for a skirmish. If the latter would definitely go for the aluminum model. Will be curious to see opinions, particularly on the box mag.

That email from a retailer announcing a blank pistol clearance sale last month, makes a lot more sense now.

Was it a hop up unit you were looking for? They seem very rare these days. A couple of places have the box mag inserts at least.

Land Warrior seem to have some available on their website, the aluminum version coming in under the 1K mark and the steel above it. https://www.landwarriorairsoft.com/product/lct-m60e4-6061-aluminium-electric-airsoft-rifle-215289 https://www.landwarriorairsoft.com/product/lct-m60e4-steel-electric-airsoft-rifle-215288

That would be swell. LCT does a nice job on the externals. Hope you do a good variety of models similar to some of the other ranges. That's a good point. Forgot about the various inconsistencies of the mags. Last time I played around with a MP5 was a loaned Classic Army B&T a decade plus back.

Looks promising. Hopefully the mags are more reliable than their other HK magazines. Would be too easy for them to be cross compatible with another brand.

Reminds me of Hot Fuzz.

To each their own. Personally I tend towards Echo for the brush cutter/ trimmer and Husqvarna for saws. Will say the Ms500i is a cracker though.

As an aside, that's a nice looking brushcutter. Might be a Shindaiwa.

Had a tangent sight WE quite a few years back. Worked okayish as a holster filler but you're quite right, matter of when it would give up the ghost. TM P320 seems to be making progress (ignoring real steel problem), so we might get a Browning at some stage.

It's amazing the way it already starting to clog up the results page. Top ten/five videos featuring computer generated voices and nothing but stock footage. Not exactly hoverboards and flying cars. Still at some stage we might get a Tokyo Marui GBB Hi Power. Which would go nicely with an Iranian Embassy loadout.

Give it another decade and we will all be nostalgic about the ten minute video format. TikTok historian is quite a monstrous concept.

Now everyone can see my expensive CNC hop unit, finally.

Sometimes it helps to very gently press back on the air nozzle when closing the gearbox shell. It's hard to make out in the photo but the spring in your trigger might be causing an issue. Here is a video which I found useful.

Pistol grip would have the AEG's motor inside and the stock is where the battery is typically stored on these models. To be blunt, it wouldn't be the model I would go for. Something like an AK-74S based replica might be an easier choice. Would just be the handguard then to do.

Had a persistently stubborn pinion before. Ended up using a butane torch on it. Heated it for about two minutes to get the Threadlock off. It can be a very annoying process.

If it has an aftermarket barrel clamp and wire guard it might boost the value. Otherwise would put it around 250. As above, there are considerable more alternatives than when these first came on the market. Be it GBBRs or Aegs.

So it appears next month will be the E4 release date. Imagine we will see them on WGC shop etc. first. Will get an idea of the pricing if nothing else.

Cool. Been severely tempted to pick one up over the years. If nothing else the FAL offerings on the airsoft market are expanding, which is nice.

Understood. The L1A1 is an Ares model?

Could work for for a Rhodie FAL or a Lone Survivor style SPR. The parts that are frequently handled would possible wear, although that may add to the character. For a Wall hanger it might be an ideal prospect. Food for thought, all the same. If you do indulge, some feedback would be terrific. Torn between this and waiting to see how long LCT's version will take to get to market.