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Saw the price and assumed this would be "fully-upgraded"...turns out it's stock. I then tried to count how many optics and tracer units it came with, but kept running out of fingers and toes....

Again, I guess someone is paying the asking price eventually, but....second-hand and non functional, save a whole £55 off the brand new & working price: Evolution Airsoft BY-101963 - E-416 10" CQB AEG w/ETS. III (patrolbase.co.uk)

PB's boneyard section always makes me chuckle. £340 + postage for a non functional BOLT, anyone? https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/bolt-by-101080-br47-mk18-mod-1-b-r-s-s-aeg You could pair it with this broken clone of a clone "Glock" for "just" £90. https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/evolution-airsoft-by-101769-e017-warrior-gas-blowback-pistol

For not a lot more, the TM version would be infinitely better.

As someone who's sold a lot on here, it's like an episode of Wheelers Dealers sometimes. If this one was listed for £80, they'd still get chancers messaging saying "Can you do £50 all incl'!?"

Yeah, who'd pay that!? I mean it's only custom, it's not even fully-upgraded!

I don't want to be a Negative Nancy but you're the one who posted non airsoft stuff on an airsoft thread, so.... Any hearing pro for the dog? Also is there any ecological benefit to "hunting" rabbits and pigeons in a field, or is it just for kicks?

I can't imagine anything that would take you to £3k's worth of upgrades. I had a "fully upgraded" SCAR NGR's with a Titan, Prometheus Gears, inner barrel....basically all that was left TM was the body, hop unit and trigger. That brought it up to a £1200 build (including cost of the RIF). I've just double-checked and Eagle 6 will sell you a brand new, maxed out 416 for £1450. Anyway, I sold mine for £590. Bearing in mind I was the first owner and could list all the parts, plus demonstrate the work had been done by one of the leading NGRS techs. None of which applies in your case, so I certainly don't think you'd be "selling yourself short" if you were even in the same ballpark. Especially as people are staring to realise a "Fully Upgraded" NGRS does little more than a RIF costing a quarter of the price. There's nothing stopping you listing it for something like £500 and then you can drop as your need to sell increases.

There's definitely a direct correlation between not knowing the history of a RIF and taking a photo of it on your duvet.

Yes a BB could definitely get through the M-Lok slots but of course more likely straight down the centre of the handguard, which is wide open. It's a shame, I only tested it briefly in the garden but it sounds really "clean" - like it's well shimmed etc out of the box. Also there was zero FPS drop when I set the hop for 0.28's, unlike some of my other AEG's which can lose loads. This is the A2 variant which has an M4 mag adapter pre-installed, but does anyone know if G36 mags fit in M4 mag pouches?

Not as far as I can see...call me weird but I think there's a chance I might point it down at some point, haha. Not my style.

Surely I'm not supposed to skirmish it with the battery sitting in an open handguard like this!? ?

Possibly some of the Armorer Works Hi Capa's, I have UKARA and even I was tempted by one of these: https://www.defconairsoft.co.uk/product/armorer-works-custom-hi-capa-gbbp-full-blue-slide-red-barrel-aw-hx1105/ It's all subjective of course.

I've just remembered these are a thing, they were seeming a fairly popular RIF at one point (maybe 4-5 years ago?). Now I never even hear anyone mention them. Any owners on the board still enjoying theirs?

It's only been two days, are we really so entitled now? Have you tried calling them?

Bloody HPA users.

All jokes aside about that one (broken gun definitely not worth £1100), the picture of him with it is at Dogtag Airsoft in Crawley. So collection from Croydon (although Lahore is probably safer ?) seems legit. Those location maps on the ads never seem accurate, I'm not sure why you'd want it to pinpoint where you are!?

It's not the firmest. Annoyingly I've got both the Maple Leaf and Guarder Hop units and neither quite fit. Don't get me wrong, even stock it'll hop a 0.20 25M, which realistically is fine for most pistol type situations.

At the very least I'd recommend the newer "Cybergun" (Armorer Works). Unlike the KWC version you can get gas mags and fill them with powerful gas in the winter. The hop arm is made of something akin to tin foil though, so you'll need to play around with various options to get it to do what you want. This is the one I went for: https://www.bullseyecountrysport.co.uk/cybergun-armorer-works-colt-1911-full-trademarks-2020-ver-airsoft-pistol-co2-version-41065-p.asp

Is it the KWC or newer Armorer Works one? I've had both and while they look the part and felt great in the hand, performance was somewhat lack-luster and the CO2 mags will leak sooner rather than later. Like anything though, depends on your expectations/requirements? Are you after a CQBeast or just a belt trinket?

They see it as giving more ground to people who aren't really seeking gun registration, but whose end goal is eventually banning all private firearm ownership.

Appreciate you taking it in the good humour it was intended.

Rate your sidearm? I think you have us confused with Reddit.

Why would they need to be two toned to skirmish with?