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Has anyone had worn feed lips on a mag cause bbs to roll out the barrel when they are chambered? Only seems to be one mag doing it! Manually charging the bolt is fine, but after it shoots and cycles the next BB just rolls out the barrel. Hop is on (4-5clicks) and hop rubber is pretty new (certainly less than 1500rds) BBs are Warhead. Happens with 110% and 130% buffer springs. Nozzle is in good condition and feeding fine otherwise. This wasn’t an issue with mag #7 and #2 used in the shots-per-gas-fill test I did a couple of days ago. Only mag #5 ☹️

I have tried Nuprol “white” gas (their low powered one, probably close to 144a) and only found a ~20fps drop (305 > 285ish) Tempted to get some bottles of the 6kg / 8kg / 12kg gas - can’t remember the brand but having named steps might make it easier to guesstimate!

Geoffs 0.32g gave the best groupings in my testing with the MWS but since they have been so scarce I gave Warhead 0.32g a try - similar grouping (thumbnail sized at 10m) so I grabbed a kilo of them and I have been happy with them. Zero splits or misfeeds. The 0.28g are the favourite food for the TM M733 AEG and give better results than Longbow, Geoffs and Guarder.

I have run the stock TM barrel and a CrazyJet one. Both were 250mm but the CrazyJet pushed the fps up by 15fps give or take. Grouping at 10m clamped was slightly tighter with the CrazyJet but there wasn’t much in it. Accuracy is fine for most ranges you might encounter and torso shots out to 60m with good conditions are possible. Sniping peeking elbows and knees at 20-30m is also fun 😈 If you are going to run a 370mm you will defiantly need an NPAS of some kind.

I have had the chance to try out the Angry Gun 110% and 130% buffer springs for the MWS. I am running a stock TM bolt with Hao steel bolt end and AG alu buffer for reference. The 110% worked the same as a stock / the G&P it replaced. Will keep this one for winter or use with the DP lightweight bolt. The stronger one certainly speeds up the bolt return and rate of fire. Not had a chance to check shots-per-gas-fill but will probably be a little less than the ~120 I was getting before but if you are running this sort of bolt/buffer it isn’t about maximum efficiency 😂 UPDATE: I have since run a shot test and in 25degC heat, 0.28g and ASG Ultrair. I got 65 shots from 12g gas in a v3 TM mag (no mods) So just shy of 2 mags worth. The v2 mag with trimmed fill tube gave 105 shots from 26g gas and dropped from 290fps down to 272fps over the course of 3 mags (one shot every second, holding the mag to maintain temp)

Also switch out the Cyma nozzle as they are usually leaky as hell 😂 AK2M4 should have a suitable o-ring nozzle (measure up the length with calipers to be sure!) and replace while the gearbox is open.

I have a BFG holder from them and it is a nice bit of kit and order was sorted and posted with no problems. Not tried their mag pouches so can’t speak to them specifically.

10mm ID X 1mm thick for big one on the brass part. 4mm ID x 1.5mm thick for the front one. You’re welcome 🙏

Hi, I am trying to sort a leaking output valve on a friends Webley CO2 pistol (might be a Well?) and despite greasing the orings and threads and doing the valve up tight it is still leaking when a bulb is fitted. Are o-rings for CO2 different to green gas use? Possibly due to higher pressure and lower temperature. Any ideas on sizes, if anyone has done this before?

While FREC guidelines are just compressions, but a BVM or O2 (15L/m) are helpful 🤙🏻 While the BeeGees “Stayin’ alive” is the right rhythm so is Queen’s “Another one bites the dust” - just sing it in your head 😂

So I broke out the spray paint and started blasting… TM M733 also painted but didn’t take a photo of that one.

Nah, wife likes it too as I was a bike mechanic when we first met so it reminds her of when I was slim and handsome 😂

I was told when training to FREC3 that as long as you didn’t go beyond your training (start trying open heart surgery in the safe zone) you would be safe. Basic life saving training is great as is noting down time of incident, what the incident was (fell from X meters / hit by car approx 20mph / fat sod tried running for the flag 😂), last intake (food/drink) and output, take the pulse every 5mins and note down with time. Plus any medical history, medication, etc. When the grown ups arrive tell them you have info to hand over and go through the details. Can save a lot of time and prevent duplication. Training over gear most of the time…or you end up with a pack like this (everything except an AED!) GoRuck GR1 plus admin pocket and side pockets!

Yes, a small one in an LBX pouch. I have even sewn the top bellows part closed on the pouch to stop it flopping about - this would all fit in a combat trouser pocket easy. Plasters Compeed Paracetamol x4 Nurofen x4 Asprin x1 Immodium x4 Saline wash pods x2 4” burn dressing Eye dressing x2 Z-fold gauze Tweezers Tick Key Gloves 4” Israeli bandage, outer removed (still in inner vacpac - can use for chest seal) External: Shears Roll of electrical tape Enough to treat the main ailments - hangover, dodgy footware and under cooked burgers 🤢 Burnshield dressing for pyro users not good at the counting… Gauze can be used to pack serious wounds, at junctions and on limbs - much more useful than a TQ. You just need to poke it in with a finger 😳 One plea from me: get some basic training (FA at Work, StJohns, Red ross) and DON’T BUY FAKE TORNIQUETS FROM EBAY!!!! 😂

Seriously tempted to paint the handguard and stock on my two retro builds (TM M733 and neo-retro-ish MWS)

Pretty happy with this setup, has been several years in the making and refinement. TM MWS, a few minor changes to make it ambi and loft 0.32g BBs. TacBelts paracord ends for the Slingster keep it quiet and the Brownells forend keeps it old school. Waiting on a carry handle as they are like Unity Mounts but prettier. Spiritus Mk5 for 3 rifle mags and a pistol speed loader in a Esstac Kywi (kydex trimmed to allow the feeder lips to protrude…Matron!) I can top off 3 mags from this to save carrying extra weight. IFAK with actual kit I or others might need (make use of my FREC3 qualification somehow) FRV belt (back before they stopped actually supplying customers) with USP holster and TM USP, Direct Action dump pouch holding an M4 kywi for slick reloads and an added elastic leg strap a la TrexArms. Kydex Kustoms holder for the AlphaTex BFG. This set up is plenty for the usual skirmish and if I am really lazy I can run just the chest rig and Mk5 pyro on the elastic strap on the side. The coyote brown goes with most things, even the slightly faded SADF M83, and either civvy or Ranger Green gear.

My XM177 is front wired AB++ with 2mm banana plugs for the power and signal cables. Colour code the heat shrink AND reverse the +ve and -ve connectors (female / male) so you can't accidentally get them the wrong way round!!!! Cracking little unit even if it doesn't play nice with my Warhead motor (2rd burst would have been a nice option but they just argue and fail to cycle properly 🤣)

Went to fit the Bavtac spring and this happened! Guess I will run it as-is until the nozzle or nozzle spring fail then chop it up to get the useable parts out! Have some 1.5mm lefthand drill bits coming so will try and back out the remaining stub but not too worried. Need a few spare screws like that - seem to be M2 screws with button head. Having replaced the the selector (LH lever fell off - was AG one and threads shallow / sloppy) and hammer roller (WiiTech polymer one cracked, replaced with TM steel one) I could do with out any more dramas 🤣

Bolle Cobra provide certified safety lenses with good coverage, have angle adjustable arms and come in different colours and Ultra Clear. Use an anti fog wipe at the start if each day and you will be sorted. Cost is between £12 and £14 from safety wear companies. I got clear, yellow and smoke, big zip case and antifog wipe for about £40.

Double gap pistol kywi became two pistol mag holders. One had the kydex insert trimmed to allow a speedloader to sit fully in the pouch. Added the modded one to the side of the Spiritus MkV to allow me to reload 3 MWS mags on the go. Saves lugging another 1.5kg of mags around 😁

Sounds like an Angry Gun adjustable nozzle / valve. Is it a dark grey plastic? Probably not needed on an HPA set up as you can adjust the power on the regulator?

Congratulation on the purchase! That isn't the nozzle, it is the end stop of the nozzle return spring. Top one looks like the regular TM one, bottom threaded one....not sure. They both do the same job. Any difference in performance (FPS, etc...) will be to do with the plastic nozzle at the front of the bolt and the little valve & spring inside it (look into the hole in the underside of the nozzle)

I would guess the grub screw is a pretty big % of the weight of the NPAS and without it the valve is much quicker to close even though it is basically fully open? What NPAS is it?

Weak tappet plate spring not moving the nozzle forward consistently? Mid-cap syndrome where the mag spring pushed the BBs hard against the nozzle causing it to sit at and angle and leak air? Did you change the nozzle? Sometimes square ended or tapered ones can play up with the bucking if they are different from stock. Or mixed BB weights 😂