Jaylordofwaargh

Wait, so. Not headed to start location for the turn around gaining an unfair advantage against an advancing team... Clarify this one for me, please.... Glad you are having fun You need to hydrate more....not to be preachy but the chances are you were underwatered and didn't replace electrolytes/salts. It is one of the biggest reasons for that "knackered" feeling.

So, due to boredom, I clicked "Satellite" And it's so much worse, there isn't even a sheep track but does appear to have a couple of "businesses" registered to the address

Think we are missing a prime contender, a gun that was cursed from design through real world application and Airsoft Folks, I present the (Ares) L85..... No I will not apologise for uncropped screen shots

That is great to hear that you had fab weekend and are looking forward to the next. I do like Alpha as a site, need to get back there soon.... Anxiety and that little voice can so so much damage some times. Glad to hear the ticker is sorted. Dare I ask what the brand and issues with the 1911 are? That pistol platform is on the "list" (but quite far down)

Words and thoughts to live by.

Wouldn't know if video was any good, lost me with the self sales pitch..... I'll just trust the copy paste from legislation that you good folks do already....

If true that it has "never been skirmished" then they could be using the retailer "check" / "sign off", where bulldog .12's were used Still for £100, is this Mack's worthy?... (Not actually aware yet of "new" price so this may not age well....

Ok, so here is where I currently am with it. It looks and sounds (?) Like it is not completing a cycle each trigger pull, and then on some pulls the motor still doesn't spin. The trigger unit itself seems fine and has solid connections so..... Thoughts? VID_20230601_093713.mp4

So it was indeed the tappet plate not engaged with the nozzle correctly... The time constraints I have mean I only get 20/30min slots to do the the work. Yesterdays work included watching one of @Luke NegAir vids of a V2 which was eye opening as to the shimming process, and now I need a bag of shims.... I do need to pick up a long shafted screwdriver at some point, using a butter knife is just getting tedious for the buffer tube

I get enough of that from work! It's a broken camera and it's on the replace once pew is working, maybe.... "Did you put the Tappet plate spring back properly?" Yes...? ...but I am now also going to track down your V2 adventure thread. The trickiest part of getting my box back together was not have the tappet plate slip up on to the gear so it could actually close

I'll hold up on the offerings, the fecker doesn't feed properly! So, is it a case of fiddling with the hop unit to get it in the right place or is there more to it than that? I'm off to find threads about this very subject now.....

Ok. So. Looking for suitable offerings for the Machine Spirit of my 1st gun. It came apart, each piece looks as it should (minor) wear as expected. I (finally) test the motor separately...and it spins.... I put it all together again, not as much cussing as I thought there would be And it cycles....I can hear each part...work. Hardest part of reassembly was getting the hop unit to align and get the upper back on, well, and getting the wires into the upper/handguard Only thing to check is feeding and once I get a crono power out put. So offerings, what's suitable

Going to give this a go and get some items into a basket with ak2m4's shop (not tagged as website is not taking orders for a few more days)

So, maybe I should have actually checked this... *insert Acme "clang"* Ok so, first off thank you all for the hints and tips so far! Next, my Google history is going to be "where does this spring go" "If it came out, does it need to go back in?" "How different can trigger units be?" So inside the box I have Nothing that fits this description.... What I do have is a couple of bits I need to find homes for. 1. A good solid air seal 2. Greased gears that turn (each in turn, as I would expect gears to turn) 3. Clear, consistent colour on contacts... 4. A growing certainty that I just needed a new motor 5. An excellent Opportunity to learn how to put a gear box back together! Going to find some trigger diagrams, back soon....

Right, so the motor is completely blank - no mention anywhere of torque, or power or speed or branding. The joining gear, has wear but not mangled...might be usable. Next up then is the gear box disassembly to have a look at the trigger contacts and the gears them selves. Before I do this, is the reversal latch a likely cause or is it more likely the trigger contacts (for now) as the mother doesn't even spin? It may be tonight of it may be later in the week this happens

Not a lot was happening when trigger was pulled, not convinced the motor is cycling, there is no noise from motor. So either the motor is dead or the contacts have gone on the trigger. But it is a good chance to get my hands inside and learning this so I can build confidence on the next one. I mean the worst that can happen is I take a box of bits to Wolf Armouries and smile sweetly. For ref re kings arms, this gun was bought as a CAA asg M4 for £75.... So I didn't expect a half decent gearbox to be holding it together. I can also find the budget for replacement parts easily enough.

Thanks for that one gents, grip is now off. The box it's self slid out as if lubed. Cool story time: my gear box is stamped with "KINGS ARMS" My reading time tonight will be dedicated to threads and videos with titles such as - "So your aeg is broken, how to check each part" "Is my gearbox worth the scrap price" "Where does this spring go" (yes I have been paying attention to where they all come from) And why does this rattle? And finally kings arms, are they any good?

But how many tea breaks did you have? I'm still salty about that one time I went in the rain, a good gameplay with far too much break time and not enough shooting time....

So, this thread will chronicle all the dumb ass mistakes I make whilst trying to repair my "currently not working" bb slinger. Still in take down and take apart phase and would you believe it, I'm stuck! I have removed all bolts, nuts and other connections I can find but the gear box is just not moving from its shell! Any hints tips and ideas appreciated, I figure it must be related to the fire selector as it seems to be the only moving part on the system at the moment. So, moving on, I found the next screw! Here of all places

Experience of this, you have? This would be interesting to hear comparables.

So I have a how it started Vs how is it going post. I recently picked up a sportsline is (thanks @HuttArmouries) so, being a shiny new toy I loaded it up with attachments and took it to a game. Crono was, disappointing coming in lower than expected. No drama I thought and for tacticool reasons I left them on for the first game. Soon discovered that is a lot of extra weight! So at the first break it all comes off in exchange for the hand rail irons. And I folded the stock... But all is good, once I have figured out how my nonworking on comes apart (well, finding a small enough hex key) get it back together and working, this one will also come apart and I shall "trouble shoot" Had a lot of fun with it and I'm even considering taking the stock off all together

Good for you, what platform did you go for in the end?

Often find that on any given day there is about 30/40 mins missed gameplay for either late starts, slow bomb up, lethargy after lunch and general dicking about. But yes, it does always seem to be slow start and prompt finish.... I guess there is the extra bs that sites need to do after we leave for the day. Glad you had a fun day, those are the ones to be cherished.

Other than tacticoolness? The extra materials used will (let's pretend) be an additional cost. As to the longer barrel improving range and accuracy....that's a physics question I'm not qualified for but if you have a good look around here you you are likely to find a couple of threads that answer this question

How to use a search function on a forum..... may or may not be a place to start.... Instantaneous joint mock posting! With @Smiling-Dutchman