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It cost me $15 USD, the postage was $6.89 but it was litterally two bits of very light rubber.

I cant remember off the top of my head, but it did look nice. That was in a random hobbby shop in Osaka, they had a very long wall full of guns and racks and racks of upgrade parts. The exchange rate is very good at the moment and you could pick a bargin, especially if you get it tax free. I got a load of good quality fishing gear and saved myself a few quid.

Just got back from Japan and you were right, it's was over 30C every day, phew. As for airsoft, I didn't buy anything because I couldn't be bothered with the messing about if bringing a rid home. However, there were loads of shops and airsoft cafes to visit.

I go them from https://kicbbgun.com.tw/en/index.php They have loads of VFC parts so if you need something, they might have it.

Some rubber gaskets for my leaking mag. Hope this will finally solve it.

My missus watches SWAT (it's awful). I think they use VFC airsoft guns as they all look very realistic. Although they are pretty good at disguising the weapons as reals ones, you can tell they are not shooting blank firers during the actions scenes.

By the time this comes out, I might have the money saved up yo buy one.

They look alright

I am off to Japan in a few weeks and will have a few days in Osaka. I am planning on buying a load of swanky fishing gear when I am over there, as they love fishing over there. However, my hotel in Osaka looks to be a 10 min walk from Gurkha and a few other shops so I will take a look when there. I doubt I will be buying any rifs, but I might try and pick up something Japanesey to show off when I get back home.

I have a CM040 and can confirm that it is a solid gun that you can use straight out of the box. I run mine on 7.4v lipos and it is reasonably snappy. I use mid cap mags which you can find dirt cheap at various airsoft dealers.

Thought I would treat myself to a new optic for the HK 416a5

Yeh, the G36 runs crazy hot and is a difficult beast to tame. I use an ra-tech NPAS and nuprol 1.0 gas (in a white can) to get mine under 350fps. Even then, when its very warm, it can still shoot over 350fps. However, when you can get it running it's a great gun to play with.

You need to stop touching stuff.

Played on Sunday just gone. I had six mags on me, all leak free. That is until I topped one mag up, then I could hear it starting to leak! Still I had a great day and was just about able to compete with the AEG guys with my five working mags. I decided for the final game to give my CYMA AK47 AEG a run out as we usually finish off with a very quick capture the village style game. My AK is a good gun but it really felt like a toy compared to the 416 as the lack of recoil really stood out after a day on the GBB.

Just an update on the new mags being a tight squeeze. I found that if the top two screws that attach the plastic top to the mag body are too tight, it will deform the plastic part a little and will result in the mag needing to be forced into the mag well.

There is this guy with the TNT hop unit and barrel hitting 50m targets with no problem. He is using 0.4g bbs and a higher fps than we can have over here, but it seems to be the real deal. I will have a go with heavier bbs first to see how I get on. I have already spent a small fortune on the gun and mags so I don't wanty to keep spending money on it, although I probably will anyway.

They are very simple to take apart. Just need a few allen keys and screwdrivers. Took me about ten mins to oils each mag. Mine are still holding gas from when I did it yesterday.

I am running mine stock at the moment. I only had Geoffs 0.3g and 0.32g bbs when I played last and it seemed to be decent with them. I have since picked up some Geoffs 0.36g and 0.40g and will give these a run out over the weekend. So far I am happy with the performance but will see if the heavier bbs are any better before messing with any upgrades. I was having a look at the TNT drop in hop unit and barrel but it isn't cheap and I don't know if it would be an upgrade that would justify the cost https://www.davescustomairsoft.co.uk/complete-hop-up-chamber-with-6-03mm-275mm-barrel-for-vfc-hk416a5-replicas

It's weird that the mags I got from Patrol Base slide in with no effort and will fall out under gravity, where as these magss need to forced or pulled. They all work as they should. Rather than doing the sensible thing and sending them back, I decided to take mine apart and probably voiding any warranty in case the mags were truely fucked. I just gave all the rubber bits a liberal coating of silicon oild before re-assembling the mag. Id steer clear of a sealant as it might gum the mag up and make it unusable. I would be very interested in what LandWarrior say if you manage to get hold of them. Keep me updated.

Funny you should say that. I got two mags from the very same company today. Oddly, both mags seem to be a little bit more snug in my mag well and I have to force them in, in order to lock them into place. I have to pull them out when I press the mag release as they don't fall out like my other four mags. Are yours the same? Also, they were both leaking. I stripped the both down, re-lubed (using ptfe oil) all the rubber o-rings and the large gasket and ensured that all the screws were tight. They now seem to be holding gas as they should. Mine were leaking out of the large gasket that separate the main body of the mag and the valve unit. I followed this vid as a guide

They have two left as I have just ordered a couple.

I am running four mags with my VFC 416a5 and it's just about enough in a skirmish but I still might need to hide behind a bush to reload my mags in game. I need another two to let me be a bit more trigger happy. But, the old rule of airsoft is that when you have the money and really really want something, it's out of stock everywhere.

It was a cheapo one I got for £80, it does the job though. Shame the real ones cost insanity money.

I have just got mine today. A gen 3 model. It's a beauty. Rock solid build, no wobble and all the trades. It makes some of my aegs feel like toys. The recoil is amazing and much stronger than my we g39. I have a load of different weight bbs so will spend a bit of time of dailing it in before I take to it's first game in a few weeks.

The nice man from UPS has just dropped this little beauty off. The VFC 416 a5 gbb. It's lovely!