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You really can't improve the performance, other than perhaps different hop rubber and inner barrel. A stronger spring will reduce gas efficiency and a metal slide will do the same plus make the slide cycle slower. TM know how to make a pistol, if you start messing with the balance of that, you'll end up regretting it.

The spring is the same for both the Gen.3 19 and Gen.4 17. If you REALLY need another one, they can be purchased from Fire Support as part of the full spring set (linked below). https://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/guarder-frame-spring-set-for-marui-g17-gen4

Wanna buy my car? It works perfectly....just not as a means of transport.

I'm really confused by this statement: "It works however it doesn't function at all"

A bit long-winded for an April fools and it reads like the English came through Google translate. Nice pics though 4/10.

Are we going to compile these and make an AFUK cover version of this?

For me it would have been to stockpile RIF's from Taiwangun pre-BREXIT. Of course that doesn't apply to anyone coming in to the hobby now. I would advise to quickly get it into your head, that what @Rogerborg says about all AEG's essentially doing the same thing is true and if you play mostly woodland, you're not going to get that much use out of a pistol. So when you get your defence, start with a budget to mid-range AEG, replace the inner barrel and hop rubber (learn how to do this yourself!) Use that until you've been around a while and if at that point you're really craving the newest/best AEG that's fine, but keep your old one as a backup. For a sidearm, just get a mid-sized TM and don't pay it much mind after that. That being said, it's also fine to get something for "the collection" but do it with acceptance that it's a luxury, don't try to convince yourself that you "need" it.

£410 for a used "short-stroked" (can be done with a few quids worth of buffers) WE Hi-Capa and 2x drum mags. The latter are "worth £300 alone" - if you find literally the most expensive place online and value used magazines at full-price.. So the RIF is worth around £75, say £80 each for the mags (even that's not factoring in any reduction for buying as a bundle)....just add £175 for a used red dot and mount...bargain!

If I need to fire off some shots at someone darting out of a small space, which material the slide is made of, is literally the last thing on my mind.

Do you have the pistol box but yes, it's either version of the above named pistol from John Wick 3.

I shortened it a smidge, so it sits literally flush to the back of the clip. Think that'll do. Now all I need to figure out is how to keep the motor connectors on this ERG 🤔....the positive keeps popping off.

You made a long post about the least popular type of gun, the AEP. People just don't feel strongly enough about them, as they're such a limited platform. My understanding is that the SSE18 is a tad snappier due to MOSFET and better bearings, but I'm pretty sure it's still going to shoot 220 on a 0.20g, just like all the rest. If you're having fun fiddling with them, crack on. That's 65% of the hobby anyway.

The elite of us upgrade our pistols until they become too nice to use, so we can justify buying another (stock) model.

OK, cool. Cheers guys.

I'm not actually using a Maxx hop unit but this is the only pic I could find with a notch where the barrel clip goes. Anyway, when fitting a hop rubber I can still see it through this notch, does it need to be trimmed a little bit until I can't see it at all?

I've just picked one of these up second-hand and would like to bump the power up by about 30 - 40 FPS. I've accessed the spring but it's much shorter than standard AEG's (around 125mm). Can I use standard length or do I need to order a special KWA one/cut down a standard? If it's the latter, that's going to make working out which spring to use, a serious case of trial and error!

This isn't correct. Yes the BBU and size are different between TM's G17 Gen.3 & Gen.4 but both the G19 Gen.3 & Gen.4 are the newer style. I can't however speak on the exact parts compatibility of G19 Gen.3 & Gen.4's as I have no experience with the latter.

Really depends what you want to achieve. You don't need to do anything until something breaks, but as you say it's a massive rabbit hole and ends up being far from an £80 pistol. If you want to make a start with some solid basics, I would recommend changing the hop rubber (I like 50 degree flamingos) and some kind of short-stroking. Waldo Customs do a pretty good spring and buffer set for this, but there plenty of others around. Oh and you may want to install a flat/adjustable trigger if the long pull bothers you. I've done all of this plus added a 150mm maple leaf crazy jet inner barrel, Black Mamba upper receiver, AA rotary hop unit and CNC magwell. I can now hop whichever weight of BB I want at 1.1J.

I understand torches in darkened CQB hallways etc (even then power should be restricted), but intentionally dazzling people in woodland games is considered airsoft now?

Does anyone know if they're OK to use with standard nubs? I know they're usually paired with omegas but in my KWA ERG hop chamber, the pressure applied seems to over-hop 0.28's with no hop applied. If not, which other nub works well with them?

Depends on your preferred ergonomics too, as they're due to release a Gen5 MOS version.

Fully custom = changing the hop rubber and nub? 🤔