Impulse

Another chilly, but dry day means it was a good day for me today. M700 is still shooting really, really nicely and I got a LOT of people as it was a pretty target rich environment with 90 players on site. First two games were brilliant, with me finding a few new angles to exploit with the sniper rifle, but by the end of the 2nd game I could see people getting frustrated. What this translated to was a snowball on both teams of absolutely laughable hit taking up to and after lunch. There was one guy who I kept picking off in the 2nd game, but after lunch I was watching my .48s bounce off him and he just ignored them, even after recoiling from the hit after I sent one into his cheek. Took cover behind the tree again and then started spraying around the corner. When you have days with hit taking like that, you've got to laugh it off; letting it get to you just ruins your day, so I don't let it get to me and just laugh at the ridiculousness of it. Also spent a little time setting up my SR-25, but while it was 1.17J with the hop off, when I applied enough to properly hop .32s the power was down to 0.63J (though it was floating the BBs out to a 50m target without issue), so I'll be sticking a bigger spring in it to get the power up to where it should be. Thankfully it's a quick change spring, so it's pretty easy to tweak. However, I wasn't feeling the mp7 today. It's an AEP, so it works in all weathers, but I just prefer pistols (including the NBB mk23) or GBB SMGs. I can't explain it, I just prefer pistols and they're a bit more manoeuvrable. That said, I didn't need to use the mp7 in game once today. Nobody got within my MED as when they pushed up I elected to bug out instead of staying and fighting. Falling back to another position and hitting them again is far more useful than staying in position and letting them swarm all over you, but it definitely takes it out of you. Just glad my fitness routine is paying off now as I'm able to play a bit more mobile (which is usually for falling back because if I'm advancing it's usually a slow crawl instead). Very much enjoying the m700 though. Definitely my favourite gun at the moment because it's silent, it feels like a real rifle as opposed to my VSR which definitely feels like a toy gun, and I can run it at either 2.3J or 1.1J and it works well at both powers (obviously with some hop adjustment). Roll on next game day, though what I'm really looking forward to is the first Vietnam game at Eversley in April!!!

All this said, I'm probably going to get myself one of these at some point too. I like my AEP one for winter months, but I really love my KWA mp9 GBBR and I love the mp7. Plus, from what I can see the TM mp7 uses VSR rubbers which encourages me to do silly things ?

Indeed. I know my local site, which is a woodland site and therefore there is much full-autoing, states no full auto under 10m and some game types or actions they restrict to semi-auto only. Also, I know at some other events (AI500 and some Vietnam games) I've been to have stipulated semi-auto only unless you're a support gunner with a proper support gun, which is a rule I quite like!

Hey! AEPs are great and I won't stand idle while they're slandered! There are two ways I've got to charge my AEP batteries (I have the TM MP7 AEP and it's a lovely little gat, especially for people who think "he's a sniper, just rush as he won't have full auto!"). First way is that I have is using the TM AEP battery adapter thingy that the MP7 uses an combine it with a adapter to plug it into my smart charger. Second way I have is a custom job that I got from a friend who knows a guy who knows how to do wires that basically I plug the balance lead into and it has a balance lead and deans connector out, again so I can plug it into my smart charger. If you're using NiMH batteries you don't have to worry about it. Just plug them in for a while and they'll be fine. My lipos generally take about 40 mins from storage voltage (whatever that is)

The best all self-contained platform is the Wolverine MTW. With the aero stock, you basically have a 13ci tank as your stock somewhat similar to a less than lethal platform that law enforcement use. However, it looks like you're after a specific look with the M82? I'm pretty sure you will be able to route the tube from any v2 HPA engine out the back to the gearbox instead of the stock, though you may need to dremel parts of the gearbox out and also widen the hole in the back where the spring guide usually slots into, both very easy modifications to do. In terms of fitting a bottle in the stock, I'm not sure even a 13ci would fit into the stock of an M82 without poking out the sides a bit so it wouldn't be hidden out of sight and in my opinion would look bad; you'd need to modify the stock to accommodate it plus the regulator and the tank would poke out the sides and look weird. A CO2 adapter will fit in the stock though and it's how I ran my VSR when I first converted it to HPA, however the issue with using CO2 is that it's reliably inconsistent. What I mean by that is that the first few shots will be higher power and then the power will slowly decrease as you shoot over the contents of the CO2 bulb, whereas a HPA bottle will be consistent all the way until it runs out.

+1 for ant supplies. Bought a m4 carry handle rail and it arrived super quick and was pretty affordable.

I don't know, I think their AEGs are not worth the money, I just love their gas guns

I would go with the TM G17 because I'm a massive TM shill when it comes to anything gas blowback. All of my TM pistols are great, my MWS is great and my AKM is great. I will be doing a G17 build myself at some point that is going to cost me a bunch, so it's low on the priority list but my friend has a TM G17 and he sings its praises.

I personally wouldn't run a one point sling since I ran a one point sling with my Cyma mp5k and it snapped off as soon as I started running and it bounced around a bit. Can't say for sure on your one, but the mp5k rear sling loop is awful.

I'm not much a fan of multicam or multicam adjacent camos (sorry, the super-duper-serious-business milsim crowd ruined it), but I love the desert MARPAT. Good to see someone else rocking it!

Had another great day at Worthing today. It was pretty chilly, but it was dry so I could actually use my m700! People always say gas rifles are crap in the cold, but today I had to put a smaller gas router into the bolt as it was chronoing a bit hot on green gas! Ended up on red gas with a narrower router and it was between 2 - 2.2J, so exactly where I needed it. I was fortunate enough not to run into too many cheaters which was nice, but my friends said there were a few out there I also contributed to someone throwing their toys out of the proverbial pram. They kept coming back to the same spot and I kept on sniping them every single time they went there and they had no idea where I was due to my ghillie and good choice of firing position combined with the fact the gas m700 makes basically no noise whatsover. They then got angry, blindfired around a corner... right into a marshall's face, who then had a good stern word with them while they had a temper tantrum. I was watching the whole thing through my scope The fact that it was dry all day until a brief shower in the afternoon meant it was a fantastic day for me. It has been really wet the past few game days, and the game days before that I was either injured (inflamed nerve in my head giving me a headache as soon as I did anything mildly active, followed by a strained foot after I took a tumble on my daily run) or still working out the m700 setup I want. Today was the first day I had the m700 where I wanted it and also was able to play the whole day and I'm super happy that I did. Roll on next game day!

Whichever one you like the look of most. There are some that are very specialised, for example the mk23 is great for silence, range, accuracy, gas efficiency and reliability thanks to the NBB nature, but the trigger pull absolutely sucks which means you won't make the most out of that accuracy unless you manually pull back the hammer yourself every time. Suffice to say, this sucks for fast shooting and mine only comes out when it's both very cold and wet; if it's only very cold or only wet I have other options that I immediately go for. Also, the 1911 has tiny magazines and I've heard the m9 models can be a bit crap, but outside of that TM pistols are generally created equally and are all fantastic. My favourite is my HK45 because I like .45 calibre pistols and the HK45 feels great in my hands. Plus it has a suppressor, and I like putting suppressors on everything!

My friend has one and hates the magazines, but otherwise the gun seems great. Just pray the magazines don't spring any leaks as from what I've heard they're as bad as the mk23 magazines to work on.

I was digging around to get my TM 1911 out as I will want to do some work on it before 'Namsoft season starts again and decided to pull out my other 1911, from a time when trademarks in airsoft were slapped on literally everything without a second thought; bought my Bell 1911 back in 2008 in Spain as it was a project gun that the shop built and then the person didn't want it, so I bought it for a decent price. It feels so nice to hold being full metal and I think I may give it a tune up with CowCow parts if they work well in my TM 1911 and run it on red gas or something due to the heavy metal slide not wanting to move on green gas in the UK climate (though not sure if TM magazines will handle red gas without blowing up like mk23 mags do, so might need some Bell 1911 magazines...). Managed to get the stock magazine gas-tight at least It's entirely possible this gun has been in airsoft longer than you have ?

Wolverine have a decent 12 month warranty on their stuff, but I personally don't know of anyone else who offers a lifetime warranty as good as Vortex

I can't tell you what they are, but I can confirm they are definitely NOT TM mags, since that's the GBBR AK I have and my mags don't look at all like that.

TM Hi-capa is one of the best GBBs on the market, honestly. They're super upgradeable if you want to go down that route, but it's entirely unnecessary as TM pistols perform really well out of the box, even in low temperatures. The upgradeability is just doubly useful because it means that if something does go wrong and break (my Hi-Capa is still working perfectly after years), you can easily get replacement parts.

2nd post in a row with a hard-on for hating HPA players and blaming them for everything. Will your next post also blame them for world hunger? ? @Skara has the right of it, it's the player, not the gun, and dickheads will be dickheads regardless what they're using. Though it is very easy to build a wankergun with HPA, not all HPA are wankerguns and not all wankerguns are HPA. I don't think I've ever had any issues with the HPA regulars at my local site, and we have some pretty dedicated HPA players. Also, not all HPA systems are spammy; my HPA m21 really, really hates it if I try to spam the trigger as firstly the mags can't keep up and will stop feeding well and becomes inconsistent, inaccurate and generally just bad if I spam. The only issue people have had with me running my HPA m21 is the classic "that's a bit close for a sniper isn't it?" because it looks like a sniper, sounds like a sniper and I'm dressed like a bush like a sniper, but it's 1.1J and I have the same issue with my m700 when I run that lower power as well. Also, again, as Skara said... Sounds like you need to find a new site

Played a half day today at a private game with the staff and a few of the long-time regulars at my local airsoft site. My only gripe is that I didn't bring the m700 as the forecast was "it will piss it down all day" and sniping in the rain is just an awful experience. Wanted to run my GBBR AKM, but I felt it was just a bit too nippy for that too, so I chose to run the m21 (the AEG one, not the HPA one that jams). We played until about 1pm and it was really mild. Strong winds meant shots did veer off to one side quite often, but it was a very enjoyable day of 10v10 where everyone involved was experienced and knew the site. I was expecting to remove the scope mount from my m21 early on as soon as the rain started, but the rain didn't come and I got some cracking shots with it. However, I definitely prefer my bolt action, since I found that while the m21 is quiet for an AEG, as soon as I pulled the trigger people on the other team immediately had a rough idea where I was, where if I use my m700 they have no idea at all. It started pissing it down as we were finishing lunch and we all decided to call it there Was good to get out and I'm looking forward to a normal skirmish day next week, as long as the weather is either dry or not freezing cold. I don't mind wet as I can use my GBBRs, I don't mind cold as I can use my m700 in all temperatures, I really dislike wet and cold because it means I have to use my only AEG (which is still a sniper rifle, just I have to run it with iron sights) as I can't use my GBBRs or any of my scoped rifles

Figured I'd echo what has been said, though I haven't even got a nozzle return spring for mine and it's still going strong. It's such a great platform out of the box and really requires the most minimal of internal upgrades. Externals however... I do plan on shoving a bunch of real-steel parts onto mine

The springs in the SR-25 are cut as they come out of the box at 460fps, so the springs get clipped when they're imported.

No option for gas NBB! I feel marginalised ? In ideal conditions (basically as long as it's not chucking it down with rain), my main gun is a gas sniper rifle that I run at either 1.1J or 2.3J depending on the time of the year and thickness of the foliage at my local site as I have setups for both powers. Alongside this I will usually run a GBB mp9 or my HK45 in a leg holster and I want to get a TM LCP to run in a shoulder holster, but make do with a mk23 for now for silent close range pews. My main regular rifleman style rifles are a TM MWS and AKM, so both GBBRs and I have SR-25 and m21 AEGs and a mp7 AEP for when conditions get craptastic for any of the aforementioned. GBBRs are way less practical in airsoft, with the heavy mags that only hold 35 BBs each, but I absolutely love how they feel to shoot and love the immersive aspect of actually having to reload and make sure the bolt is cocked for them to shoot. If I could get GBB versions of my SR-25 and m21 (that don't suck) I totally would, but the VFC SR-25 was a limited run and the WE m14 has issues (though I still might get one...) However, I'll choose GBB as it's the closest option (and is pretty close all things considered). I used to be all about HPA but the line and tank annoyed me and my setups decided to have issues recently so am angy with them. Plus, I think my gas m700 performs better than my HPA VSR, though it takes a lot more work and tweaking on the day to make sure it's firing where I want it to.

TM one is in stock in several places and will fit as it's what I've got on mine, but holy hell is it expensive for what it is! Cheapest I found was £40 on airsoftworld.net, which is a pretty extortionate price and I doubt I paid that much for mine! (I got both of mine years and years ago...) Unfortunately, the Laylax one doesn't fit, which is a shame as it's my favourite and I haven't tried the G&P one on my Cyma. The Laylax one doesn't mesh properly with the Cyma receiver and goes on at a slight angle meaning you'll never get it horizontally zeroed.

I have a very large Nuprol bag and it's fine. Not the best, but does the job well enough and actually fits my rifles, although the front SMG pocket is falling apart so I don't use that any more; inside of the bag is absolutely fine and lets me carry two long guns with ease. I have the 46" version: https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/nuprol-mp-pmc-deluxe-soft-rifle-bag That said, at some point in the future I want to get hard cases for all of my guns. Not a cheap endeavour though...

I bought some small parts from them about a year ago and they came through fairly quickly with no customs charges. I probably wouldn't risk buying something like a RIF from them, but I always source my weird, niche parts from Hong Kong as they tend to have better stock availability