Impulse

I'd probably ask for a partial refund before leaving negative feedback.

In terms of upgrades, Maple Leaf autobot rubber, Hadron H-arm, Hadron TDC and a tightbore of your choice (I like Maple Leaf or Nineball) are my go-to upgrades for any mk23 build.

Cyma for m14s, mp5s and AKs. £150ish for a really solid platform

@MusicaAAP has blowback. Typically anything non-blowback will have a mushy trigger pull.

A lot of people like HPA-ing their AAPs. With the right mods you can get great range, a snappy trigger and a horrendously evil brrrrrrrrt that won't explode itself

That's their website, yeah. It's not amazingly set up, but you can see their events at their sites (Book here at the top right)

I really love Gunman for historical and filmsim stuff. Josh runs some really great games!

Honestly, part of the reason for the consideration is because my HPA m14 has been a disappointment. It likes to jam itself open when I take the mag out and fire it to clear it which is a pain in the arse. I have a 2nd m14 and already had most of what I needed for a good build with it, so figured I may as well.

@Adolf Hamsterit's more for the noise reduction and less for aoe (though that is part of it), and I'd rather not be covering the vents on my piston head if possible.

Sold out already. £700 is ridiculous though, my latest project is cheaper than that with all aftermarket parts included

I know what you like @Rogerborg 😚

If you've worked out in the past and work hard, yes. At least for me, the weights I'm lifting have gone up fairly rapidly so far (though I know it'll start plateauing, it's inevitable) and the difference this skirmish day was noticeable. Started MMA and BJJ as well as the gym about a month ago, so I'm feeling a lot better.

You're not wrong there. The number of times I see pyro "fails" where they throw it into a tree, or try to post it into a 1st floor window only to miss and have it bounce back, killing them all... Priceless

I can count the amount of pyro I've thrown in this game on one hand, and I've been playing for almost 17 years now. I just don't like it, though if I was going to a more serious event I'd probably just pack lots of smokes. Smokes can be really, really helpful as a sniper for disengaging.

Personally, I love my GBBRs, but the way I play I don't shoot that much (coming from that sniper role I'm used to not shooting much). I've converted one of my friends to GBBRs, but he's like me and doesn't run into ammo problems. It's very dependent on what you want to get out of the game. Mid-fight reloads, pistol transitions and ammo tracking are something I enjoy and I'll often be switching between my mags to make sure the freshest is available at all times, adding a fun element to the game for me, but it's very much not for everyone. Also, I love how it feels to shoot, as you get more of a kick than with a NGRS, and knew that I was going to convert to GBBRs as soon as I fired off my first mag from my AKM on the range.

However, if you want to play airsoft with the focus on shooting at other players and getting kills and doing objectives and winning games, GBBRs are not the way to go. For the price of a MWS plus mags, you could get a pretty nice NGRS build with all the bells and whistles and a rig full of EPM mid caps and probably still have change left over.

It's probably one of those things where everyone gets one because they're cool and in vogue, then people realise that 35rd magazines that weigh a lot aren't very practical when they get outgunned by a trigger-happy rental.

Thanks. Now I am adding it to the "I want one" list instead of the maybe list. I think if I was going to do a build I'd want a proper wooden stock for it. My HPA m21 I have already is silent and tactical, this build would be LOUD and PROUD!

Yeahhhhh, they look like so much fun and I'd totally tweak mine if I did get one (as I do with all my guns). DO I think it'll shoot as well as my HPA m21? No. Not in the slightest. It'll be loud, inconsistent and temperature dependent, but maaaaaaaaan would it be a fun gun to use.

But yeah, it's also a WE... I've seen a lot more WEs fail spectacularly than work spectacularly. 🤔

Welcome to my world of guns. I think I only have a single gun that is stock and it's an AEP. Blame it on me doing sniping for 16 years where the mentality is "change all the things!"  

Though considering I do want to build 3 more upper receivers for it (CQBR, M16A4 and XM177), this is only the beginning! 

@Rogerborgwell, they let me in so I'd say rice-hats filmsim
 

@Asomodai It was at Gunman Eversley Alpha. There's another one June 11th - 12th which is only £55 for the whole weekend if you come along as VC/PAVN. While I could only do Saturday of this one (Worthing game day on Sunday and one of the guys in our group is staff at Worthing), I'll be doing the whole weekend for the one in June! https://filmsim.co.uk/event/vietnam-june22/

@Cr0-Magnon I'm pretty sure I could buy a Hi-Point YEET Cannon for less than a TM pistol😆

I bought something from them with no issue. Can't remember exactly what; it was some hard-to-get piece that was out of stock everywhere. However, it literally arrived in a week, so I'm more than happy to order from them in the future.

@strykerlesYeah, I'm typically a belt kit user as a sniper, but for my CQB loadout I'm going plate carrier, helmet, lower face, everything! Partially so when I inevitably get lit up nice and close, it'll only hurt in certain areas (I can deal with arm and leg pain )

Partially because I like playing dress up and want to try something different.