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That would be amazing if you could. Sent you a DM!

Any site that chronos on .2s is asking for trouble. Every site I go to chronos on the weight you intend on using in game as it gives the most accurate depiction of the gun's power. If you're chronoing on .2s when you intend on using heavier BBs, I'd class that as cheating and potentially dangerous. Pretty sure if I got my m700s firing 500fps on .2s, they'd end up being over 3J, possible over 3.5J, on .48s because of massive joule creep. Springers don't joule creep as much as gas, but you'd still probably creep up and be over the limit.

Unfortunately the bolts are pretty different. Can't use an m700 bolt or that's what I would do Got 4 m700s myself

Got a bit of a quandary and wanted to get some extra opinions on this. It's an important one because not only is it an incredibly rare piece, but it also holds sentimental value for its owner. I've recently been given a friend's pre-ban Tanaka Kar98k G33/40 to work on (the short, mountain trooper version; it's lovely!), as it's very inconsistent and while I'm not a "tech" as such, I have a reputation of knowing a lot about these Tanaka rifles and their clones since I've worked on several of my own, so he has given it to me to look at. The cause of the inconsistency is very easy to identify, but not easy to solve. The old Tanaka rifles had awfully short nozzles that didn't go into the hop unit properly, meaning it didn't push the BB into the right place and you can even hear it rattling around if you load it and then shake it around a bit. This picture shows what I mean (taken from the m700 owners facebook group): The nozzle is definitely too short in his kar98k. I removed the bolt from my PPS Kar98k, which is a clone of the Tanaka, and the comparison is obvious. Insert joke of "you vs the guy she tells you not to worry about". First pic is the Tanaka, second pic is the PPS The issue I'm having is I can't just replace the nozzle easily. His Tanaka is a pre-ban, so the inside of it is threaded so that he can fit small restrictors to limit the power. This is how the really old pre-ban Tanaka Kar98k rifles did their power adjustments. The PPS bolt has a grub screw on the inside, accessible with a thin screwdriver through the nozzle, that regulates the power that is super easy to adjust; you can see it in my picture through the intake rubber because I was using it 1.1J in very warm weather last time I used it, so I had to have it almost all the way out. If I simply removed the Tanaka nozzle for a standard, but longer nozzle like I would on an m700 (they adjust power differently), then he'd have no way to regulate the power outside of using different gases, which isn't good enough and he'd struggle to keep it below 1.1J during the warmer months even on 144a due to these rifles having fairly long inner barrels and gas guns joule creeping to hell. Plus it's not possible to fine tune there and you will come up against situations where green gas might be 1.3J, but 144a is only 0.8J. This is how the power adjustment is done on his pre-ban Tanaka Kar98k (he has three different inserts of different sizes): So, at the end of all this I have come up with two potential solutions: 1. Replace the entire bolt, or at least the front end, with a PPS Kar98k bolt, as it is a clone. This will have an extended nozzle and an easy to adjust grub screw to regulate the power; all the owner would need would be a long, thin screwdriver, but those are incredibly cheap to pick up and he may even already have one. The downside of this is that nowhere even has a PPS Kar98k bolt listed on their shop, outside of Tiger111hk and they're out of stock and who knows when they'd be back in stock. Furthermore, from what I can test with my bolt, it doesn't quite fit in properly so I think I'd probably have to get a fresh bolt and then modify it somehow to fit. I am not 100% sure yet whether it's the nozzle width or the dead of the bolt that doesn't fit, and honestly I don't really have the tools for this. I have sent airsoftworld an email asking if they can directly order a bolt from PPS, as they stock the Kar98k itself (out of stock) and will still experiment because I'm not 100% sure if my bolt is stock, but if it doesn't fit I'd just keep it as a spare for mine. 2. Get someone to CNC machine a custom nozzle for the Tanaka bolt. Obviously this is going to require some pretty precise machining, especially since it would need to have the threaded inside for the restrictor valves. The upside of this is that I can get the ideal nozzle made, with the same restrictor valves to regulate power. The downside of this is that I have no idea how much this custom work would cost, nor do I know anyone who could do it. So... what are your thoughts on all this? I'm thinking that it's probably going to have to be a CNC job for a custom nozzle, as the PPS bolt option seems like it's actually more trouble than it's worth. Does anyone know or can recommend a good person or company I could contact for a custom job like this?

Welcome! I put all my AEGs away a while ago because of a similar experience. Picked up a TM AKM, squeezed off a mag on the range and immediately was like "I'm never using AEGs again" 🤣

First game day of 2025, first time I dug out my thermals, after being cold in the last game of 2024. Went to Worthing Airsoft yesterday for a quiet game day, as only about 35 players were there. It was pretty cold, but saved by the fact that it was dry with no wind or mist, so it actually felt warmer than last game day (though it's hard to quantify as I was wearing thermals this time!). I decided to try something new and took my HPA m21 build with me, as I have recently put a new hop rubber in and sorted the jamming issue, so I wanted to see how it would shoot. Brought the SRS as a backup gun though, because you always bring a backup! Used the mk23 as a pistol, because it's cold and GBBs aren't as happy in this weather, where the mk23 being an NBB doesn't have the same struggles. So first game was simple. Three fuel cans were in the Tower base. One side painted blue, one side painted yellow. I was on blue team and we had to get the cans so they were blue side up, yellow team had to make sure they were yellow side up. I went to my usual spot by the flank of the Tower base with the m21 and it was shooting fine. I'm not going to say it was shooting amazingly, as I feel like it was maybe a bit cold for the 4UAD hop rubber as I don't believe they are made of silicone, but it was shooting fine. I spent the whole game there, getting a weapon hit from the side because the m21 with the suppressor on it is a long gun and was poking out a bit too much but getting someone to essentially use my medic life to get the gun back in play. However, after the first game I decided to head back to the safe zone and swap to my SRS. The m21 wasn't shooting amazingly well, but there were two main annoyances. The bottle + regulator was quite high up, so when I was prone the regulator was jamming into the back of my head and lifting my ghillie up in a weird way. Secondly, with the line threaded through my left side, I couldn't sling the gun properly on my right, which is where my muscle memory is at and it was very annoying. So I missed the 2nd game (same as the first, but swapped ends) and got back out for the 3rd game which took us through to lunch. It was essentially a game of hangman, where a marshall was sat in an open area with a whiteboard and a bunch of objectives. One player at a time could go up to him and guess a letter; if you were right, he gave you an objective to take back to your base, if you were wrong, he started blasting at anyone nearby. If you guessed the word correctly, you got two objectives to take back, same punishment if you were wrong. We got hammered in this one and lost handily, but it was still great fun. I got into a spot fairly nearby to the hangman board, to the point where I got my rangefinder out to see if it was going to be a mk23 spot or if I could use my SRS, but my distance to the marshall was 32m and they were all approaching from the other side, so I was good to use the SRS. Managed to take out a lot of enemy players as they tried getting to the marshall or tried getting objectives away, but was eventually taken out as our team got pushed hard. Traded with the guy who got me, but it was much easier for him to get medic'd back in and I just went back to my respawn. I got back there when I got back in play, but it didn't take long for the yellow team to get the remaining objectives. I then fell back and took a position near our base while most of the team tried attacking yellow base (and failed ), as I wanted to make sure we didn't get absolutely wrecked. One of our team was also in the top of the base and there were another two guys behind me who had absolutely no idea I was lying prone about 5m in front of one of them. Right at the end of the game, a bunch of sneaky yellow players managed to get in behind and took out the other two guys behind me, but didn't spot me as they tried to enter our base. With me hidden and the other blue player in the top of the base with the objectives, there was no way they were getting in and I took them all out with the mk23 while one of the marshalls had a giggle, as they had absolutely no idea I was there. I just use a ghillie cape (no hood) and a crafted boonie hat, so it just goes to show that you don't need these all-over bush suits to remain hidden even with people right behind and next to you. After lunch we were down a bunch of players who left at lunch. We played a very fun and very silly game where there were 12 barrels (6 with yellow lines and 6 with blue lines) near a marshall and each team had to stack them up as tall as possible, with the tallest stack winning. The player stacking the barrels was invincible as long as they had a hand on a barrel (though they could still be shot at) and neither team could flank past the barrels. I took up a spot that my friend usually takes, lying on top of a fallen tree with some great lines of sight and great camo as I'd find out as enemy players looked directly at me, but didn't actually spot me. SRS was still shooting really well and I got some cracking shots. The first game ended in a tie with some barrel shenanigans that were rather amusing to watch, but when we swapped ends our team absolutely smashed the yellow team. I got into a spot where I was prone behind a tree, with a barricade to my left and a large puddle to my right and a great view down a path that would lead to their spawn. I was waaaaaaaaay too far to spawn camp, but anyone who came through this way got taken out by me with some lovely 72 - 80m shots (confirmed with my rangefinder). After this game I called it. Next game was a timed attack on some bunkers, but I had 1 mag left which was nowhere near enough and so I headed back to the safe zone to pack up. All in all it was a great day. I think the lower numbers led to some really good gameplay, the games themselves were great fun and the weather, while cold, was pretty good for airsoft as it was dry and not very windy. I'm also starting to feel the benefits of my exercise I started last month, as while I'm still carrying far too much weight, I found it far easier to move about and don't even ache today. Already looking forward to next game day!

Grey is the kicker. Most of my guns are .308s and I use these pouches on my rigs and belts for all my mags and they're fantastic, however they don't come in grey. Black or multicam black is probably closest https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/8fields-tactical-308-rifle-double-magazine-pouch?fv=20495 https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/8fields-tactical-sniper-rifle-7-62-mag-pouch?fv=17591

There are definitely people who have prejudices in the hobby. I've seen and I've met people who uhhhhh... dislike all HPA players due to the actions of some. Same with ghillie snipers, but even though I am one myself I actually get this one with the behaviour of some ghillie snipers out there (some of which I've seen first hand with my own two eyes) making us all look bad that I assume is thanks to certain social media personalities But yeah, generally people don't care what you're using or how you're playing, as long as you're not breaking any rules or cheating. I've always been that way, ever since I was a teenager and it is 100% a healthier way to live. So many of my peers I see moaning and complaining about stuff and acting very "grown up" all the time. Being a grown up is boring and sucks (work, taxes, bills etc. are all not enjoyable aspects of life!), so why the hell anyone would want to act like one during their free time is beyond me 😂

Ah, welcome to the madhouse! As @Emergencychimps said above, we're a bunch of adults dressed up and playing BB wars in the woods or in a CQB venue. For the most part, at least. There are some people who take it way too seriously, but they're easy to avoid because they also tend to stick to their cliques. I think the more you go, the more you'll start to feel comfortable; you'll see the same regular faces and eventually you will get chatting. My main advice when starting out is don't ignore your local surplus shop. There's loads of retailers online that will sell the same kind of gear, but you can usually get better for cheaper at your local army surplus shop, and sometimes you'll get unique stuff or proper bargains as well.

I am indeed! The m24, that is! Sent you a DM

Haha, I assumed as much. @Colin Allen's range approximation sounds more accurate to me, however it's still absolutely phenomenal for a £25 pew. I get similar range with my Cyma tri-shot which cost me about £60 with extra shells and a molle shell holder from pre-Brexit Taiwangun and I'm constantly amazed at how that performs so well. Some springers are wank, but some really are hidden gems.

I might've believed you if you said 50-60m. Good to know we're talking in airsoft metres though 😂

I can't say for sure because I've never worked on a VFC SR25 myself, but could it be that the sears aren't engaging properly?

Asking "what would you buy" is a very subjective question, but I'll answer in the spirit of it (my own answer would be "another KJW m700 because I'm a weirdo who loves gas bolt actions") To answer your question in the spirit that I think you want it answered, I'd go with a Silverback TAC-41 Lite Sport for about £200 and then a stronger spring (maybe a 120nm one? I don't know what would bring it closest to 2.3J) and one or two of the 110rd magazines. Spend the rest on a semi-decent scope like a Victoptics S6 LPVO and some Vector Optics 30mm rings for it. That's probably about £300 - £350 and will probably shoot pretty well, but it's far from perfect. If that isn't to your liking, I'd get a Novritsch SSG10. I think they're about £300 and they're adequate out of the box. Again, won't shoot as well as a properly tuned rifle, but it'll get the job done. Though I will also echo Mr @Tackle. Airsoft sniping is a very different way of playing and it's not always the most interesting and can be really frustrating at times. Often, bolt actions are bought and then people realise that it's really not for them after they get outgunned by AEGs, however that's not all the time. My first airsoft gun was a Well L96 (well, it was a Warrior L96, but they've rebranded since then) and it was awful, however about 19 years later and my collection of airsoft guns is mostly bolt actions and DMRs because I knew what I wanted. The thing I would add to what Tackle said above, is that while a well tuned bolt action at 2.3J will be able to hit 75m accurately, a well tuned 1.14J AEG can also hit 75m, just... not accurately and it'll require a bit of angled shooting (essentially shooting it above the target so the BBs drop down onto it). Sniping in airsoft is mostly about stealth and the precision shooting serves to assist the stealth; if you only have one shot, you want it to hit or they'll know there's a sniper somewhere shooting at them and may be able to deduce roughly where you are and then spray full auto on your position; they may not actually know you're there, but a hit is a hit and I've seen people get lucky by just spraying where they think a sniper is hiding.

The talk of m14s in the recent thread about DMRs made me get mine out. Replaced the ML macaron hop rubber and omega nub with a 4UAD friction pro hop rubber and the nub that comes with it and it solved the weird issue where sometimes it would jam the HPA engine open on either an empty mag or removing the mag and clearing the chamber. Seems to have solved it and will give it a run out next game day at DMR power (1.88J at my local site and will be putting .43s through it) to see how it's shooting with the new setup.

I'd love to use an m14 as a DMR and they're fantastically easy to convert to semi only (literally just disconnect the selector bar, it's a < 5 mins job), but the regular AEG gearbox air volume isn't enough for a 500mm inner barrel and the gearbox itself is fiendishly hard to work on, so if you wanted to use it at sites with different DMR limits it's going to be annoying. I think I'd only use an m14 as a DMR if it was either HPA (like my OD TM version, but I hate the line and tank so it doesn't get much use) or a WE GBBR version, but I don't want to spend £1500 on the setup as I've heard that you basically need to swap everything out internally to get them shooting well and reliably, and then there's the GBBR magazine tax on top of that 😢

Gas DMRs are... not for everyone. You lose the consistency of an HPA or AEG setup (and consistency is really important for a DMR), but it's not unusable and is way more fun. My favourite DMR is built on an MWS platform and is really, really good. During good weather on propane, mine tends to chrono between 1.8 and 1.86J, so a variance of about 0.06J which is easily consistent enough for a DMR (and anyone who says it isn't just needs to learn to shoot). However, the downside is that I can't use it during the winter as the variance increases to a whopping 0.3J (tested it today in 3 celcius with heavy mists sapping any warmth from the magazines further, plus I left the magazines out all morning so they were very, very cold!), which isn't consistent enough as that starts affecting how well it hops the BBs. When it comes to AR-15 based DMRs, you can get away with a mk12 like I have at sites that require it to be a real DMR platform, as while it's technically an SPR, it's usually an exception to the "must be .308" rule for airsoft DMRs. In case it isn't obvious, my DMR is the top one 😂

Just got home after one of the special themed story games at Worthing Airsoft and it was pretty great; it was fully booked so it was very busy! Weather was at least not windy, but it was foggy and very cold, and that mist absolutely sapped any warmth all day. I decided to use my SRS today, with my hi-capa as a sidearm and it was fine. It was lucky I didn't have to use my pistol much because the hi-capa, even with the specifically designed super lightweight winter upper it was really struggling on propane as the magazines were just little icicles all day. The SRS performed really well though, however the 70 degree hop rubber had some minor issues with the cold temperatures; however it wasn't too bad and still shot well enough. In the morning we headed out and had no idea what each other's objectives were. We knew some areas were not able to be shot in or shoot out of, but we didn't know what those areas were for or what the other team needed to do. I headed up to one of the bases to get eyes on and we found out that the other team had to get into one of the buildings with a silver case, grab a gold bar and put it in the case, and then take it to another base. We managed to get them to drop the silver case and then I pushed up to a barricade ahead of it and stayed there all morning. They didn't manage to retrieve it all morning and so we absolutely smashed them. I had two rentals just behind me and I got them to cover the angle I couldn't cover, so we managed to hold there all morning. I think I got over 100 kills in the morning as I was constantly taking people out and got back for lunch with 2 BBs left out of the 150 I went out with, most of my shots being hits as well. It's been a long time since I've had a game like this. Hit taking was also really good, and the only real ones where I wasn't sure about them were either rentals, or a guy who did take it, but he dropped since the shot was right on his forehead and rattled him, then didn't call back in when he got mediced, so that was just a misunderstanding; the rest were just rentals occasionally being rentals, but most of the rentals were pretty good on their hit taking too. Afternoon I went out a bit late because I had to test some stuff (lightweight VSR I build out of spares is now set up and shot amazingly, and the MWSs managed to cycle through magazines with relatively consistent power even though the magazines were basically frozen!), but I went out again to find the other team pushed up quite far up. I managed to get into a good concealed position and picked a few people off, but eventually they got all their gold bars and pulled back, so I pushed up. I managed to get into another really good spot, but eventually ran out of ammo trying to keep what felt like the entire yellow team pinned at a pair of bunkers (kept seeing people I hit get dragged behind them to get mediced). In the last 5 minutes I ran out of ammo in the SRS, so I just tucked in with the hi-capa to stop them counter-pushing, but then the game ended. All in all it was a really good day. The mist I think really helped the gameplay as people were more willing to play aggressively so it didn't get bogged down as people cowering behind barricades. People moved, people pushed objectives and that allowed me to properly play the sniper role, relaying information on enemy movements and positions and picking enemies off, or denying areas of ingress. It was a really fun day, but... can it be March/April already? 😂

I mount my mk23 on a mid-ride platform and being 6'5" this allows it to not dig into the dirt. However if I was much shorter, it would dig into the mud whenever I take a knee. I don't run anything heavier than .32s in mine though because when using it alongside a bolt action or DMR it's mostly used for MED shooting, so 30m or less, and getting whacked by a .48 up close really sucks and I am a firm believer that we should consider the experiences of other players in our choices. It's nice being able to hit out to 45 - 50m accurately for a bit of flexibility (which .32s will do), but if I'm shooting at 50m or more... well, that's what the bolt action or DMR is very good at. And the Nov gen 3 mags are really good. I bought 5 of them for my mk23 and they're all amazing (I like having 5 pistol mags because MED means I use my pistols a lot); the screw in the baseplate for maintenance is so much better than the pin design that most pistol mags tend to have, and mine have all been gas tight since day one, even with me using propane through them. All I swapped was the gas routers for the Nineball purple ones I had in my other mags, but the feed lips work really well with my TM mk23 And this is a really nice idea. Might try putting something similar together with one of my spare thigh panels as while the holster I have works great with the mp9, mp7 and mac11 (magazines in the pistol grip) it doesn't work for the mp5k so that is relegated to shoulder rig if I want to use it.

Oh I'm guilty as well, but the only gun (out of literally dozens I've tinkered with) I've made worse by my tinkering also happened to be my most expensive build in my MTW, and I'm still salty about that being the one that decided to buck the trend; I've sent it off to get essentially factory reset and will be a lot more careful this time around. However I will agree. For what most people want their guns to do and how well most guns perform out of the box nowadays, there isn't much need to upgrade anyway. Only reason I tweaked my MWS setups was because one is a DMR and the others I wanted to use .32s as that's my go-to 1.1J weight (and owning 3 MWSs I'm pretty good on tweaking them...), but out of the box on .28s they perform pretty well and shouldn't run hot unless you put gas in them that will cause the parts to shatter anyway.

All of my AEGs are in boxes since I moved to GBBRs; if I'm not using a bolt action, I'm using a GBBR. Never regretted the move myself as I love the realism and manual of arms. Then again, I am the type of player who puts weighted plates in their plate carrier because immersion (my weighted plates weigh roughly mid way between level III and IV UHMWPE plates at 2.1kg each) and then also sticks heavy GBBR mags into said carrier. I have 3x MWSs, 2x KWA mp9s, a TM AKM and a KWA mac11 and they're all fantastic. Moving to a GBBR you will be outgunned because a 300rd high cap in a full auto AEG is a lot more pew than a 35rd GBBR magazine that weighs a lot more and gets very inconsistent with too much fun switch, especially in winter. You will run out of ammo and have to reload mid firefight. People will push you while you're reloading. However, this is all part of the reason why I enjoy it so much. It's an added challenge, but it's that similar feeling as when I'm using a bolt action; every hit you get feels so much more fulfilling than with an AEG because of these limitations you're dealing with, and the recoil does feel fun and always makes me smile. Also, hitting a "switching to your pistol is faster than reloading" kill when you're being pushed during a rifle reload feels great and makes you feel like you're the main character of an action film. I am biased. Embrace GBBR.

Welcome back! Good that everything was working well when you got it out, as I know that not everyone is that lucky, especially reading some of these other posts... 😂

Definitely something to be said on this and it's why I run a symmetrical setup on my belt kit. It allows me to have both pistol mags and rifle mags in places that aren't too awkward to reach, as if they're too far back it is very awkward and the movement can easily give away your position And as has been said already, split rigs are also really useful, especially since it sounds like your playstyle is similar to mine. Those are the chest rigs I use with my MWSs, because it allows me to unclip the front and push it aside so I can still get low to the ground. I have the Condor Ronin chest rig and the hydro harness and it works really nicely.

I use just a belt kit for most of my setups, but I have a proper harness for it so it's like a webbing kit; it's the Warrior Assault Systems PLB belt with the molle harness. It's all molle (and it is ALL FILLED, Mr. @Tackle, because that is the law), but I can still carry everything I need on it. For me, this is 2x double pistol mag pouches, 2x double .308 mag pouches, two medium vertical utility pouches and a medium horizontal utility pouch, all arranged symmetrically for weight distribution, with a water bottle pouch (for HPA tank or gas bottle) and radio pouch on the back and my antenna, headset, PTT and HPA line if applicable all threaded through the back molle and shoulder straps. It lets me go prone, crawl around and get nice and low to the ground which is very useful for sniping, but I still have plenty of space for everything I need on it. The only guns I use a chest rig these days with is my MWSs, because while I can carry 6x MWS mags in those two double .308 mag pouches, plus 4 spare pistol mags in the two double pistol mag pouches, that much weight all on the belt kit around my waist is a bit rubbish and moves about more than I'd like.

I have plenty of AEGs! They're all in boxes because I don't like using them. Ideally, I'd use gas guns all year round, but gas powered bolt actions and DMRs don't have the consistency for it when it's really cold