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Ok. I got hold of a voltage tester. Here's the results from my 3 batteries. 1st - 11.1v Nuprol - a few weeks old 2nd - 7.4v Nuprol - as above 3rd - 7.4v WE - came with the gun so age unknown All charged a couple of days ago. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OuesPFSrccG1qF5GG6GUcfNKx4wV6QFP/view?usp=sharing The tester has an adjustable low voltage alarm so I'll find a way to leave it attached to the 11.1 when it's in the gun at least until I get an idea of how long it should last. If that goes off by my ear I will definitely hear it. Just hope it doesn't happen when I'm sneaking up on someone.

I was happy to wait for a bargain as I wasn't in a hurry. I could have had a 10 gun for £150 but decided I didn't need that much space. Like you I found the cost of storage cabinets to be surprisingly high. If my collection grows a lot more I might look at something like this in the future:- https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3913062612063139/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3A311c4b8d-cd74-49f0-a8a6-bceab69f0b49

I shopped around for lockable cabinet on FB marketplace for a while and ended up with a 7 gun 'real gun' cabinet for £100. A bit over the top for what's needed really but it's big enough for me and a reasonable price for the size. Seriously heavy though.

Thanks for the info. I didn't know such things existed. I'm tempted to see if it's possible to fit one on the gun to monitor the battery until I get used to it.

This. Probably 10 years old but was a decent one at the time for my RC helicopter. Should I get a newer one? I've got a multimeter kicking around somewhere. Would that do?

As far as I can tell there is no option to set the battery voltage. Found this:- and I've also read that damage occurs to a LiPo at 2.5v/cell So..... Really bad to run a 3cell 11.1v LiPo down to 6 volts where the mosfet cuts out but how the heck are you supposed to feel vibrations from the mosfet with everything else going on? It appears I shouldn't run an 11.1 down below 9volts. Certainly not to 6v.??? It would appear to be only really safe for 7.4's which don't seem to last. I'm now wondering if I've done something that has massively ramped up the current draw. I'd probably gone through about 15 midcaps by the time the 11.1 stopped working. Anyone know how long a 7.4v LiPo could be expected to last?

I was very happy yesterday with my full head protection. Helmet, goggles, face mask + earpro. Took a few pings to the helmet so worth the extra bit of sweating. And it kept the sun off.😄

As far as I can tell the low voltage setting is fixed at 6 volts but I don't have a manual to be sure. I had charged the batteries a couple of days before and I'd used the 7.4 to chrono around 25-30 shots. I wouldn't have expected the voltage of the 7.4 to drop that much over 100 or so shots. Does the duration of the 11.1v 1100mah battery at about 1700-1800 shots seem about right?

Definitely one on the spring guide and I think I remember one on the piston. Thanks for the info and your help.

My Double Eagle M904g had it's first game today. Started off with my 1100mah 11.1v 20 battery which ran perfectly. Decided to swap to my 1100mah 7.4v 20c at lunchtime which is where the problem started 50-100 shots into the first game after lunch and the gun stopped! No reaction from the trigger I didn't hear any sound from the mosfet but it's very quiet. Swapped back to the 11.1 and all fine except that the mosfet had lost it's programmed single/3 shot burst and defaulted to single/full-auto. Carried on with the 11.1 until the late afternoon until (after around 2000 shots) that stopped too. I hadn't expected the 11.1 to last the whole day so it was kind of expected to die but the 7.4 should have been fine. I've used the 7.4 several times before but only with a handful of shots. I'm going to get another 11.1 as the obvious solution but the gun has (and is meant to) work with 7.4's. Just wondering if anyone can shed any light on this? Both batteries are new Nuprols. Thanks Rob

A little update. Had my first game today at Skirmish Exeter and thoroughly enjoyed myself. The sunshine helped but the heat got to people and by the end we'd lost half the players. Lessons learned My helmet setup worked well. The Bolle X800's didn't fog even with sweat dripping down the inside. I'm really glad I got back into running a few months ago. If I hadn't I think today would have killed me. I need a sight riser. Watch out for people lurking in shadows Eyes in the sides and back of my head would be helpful. I wish I'd had the chance to zero my sight after the spring change Need a better dump pouch The Double Eagle performed well. Got enough kills to make me happy. Just a strange battery problem which lost me the last hour of the day. Great bunch of players. The day felt friendly, well organised and run. All in a great day.

My grateful thanks go to AK2M4 for getting the new spring to me on Saturday morning and saving my day today. M95 spring (rated 310 fps) brought my gun down from 375 to 338-340 with 0.2's No idea why I get 340 from a 310 spring but it passed chrono today. That'll do for me.

That's great. Thank you. I'll keep everything crossed.

Thanks all. I would prefer to change the spring. I just had no idea what to go for. I'm happy to go with the Gearparts M95 from AK2M4. That's where all the other parts come from. Obviously the problem is I need it for Sunday.😒 I'll order one now and maybe just have a go at cutting the existing one for a temporary fix until it turns up. Spring ordered from ak2m4. Many thanks Rob

Hi All I've got a Double Eagle M904G which I've upgraded and is running very nicely, accurately and consistently around 375fps with .2's. I need to reduce the spring power and need to know how to go about it. The current spring is 1.3mm diameter, 160mm free length, 23 coils. Does anyone know the rating of the standard spring in the DE M904G? Can I just trim coils of to suit (refinishing as necessary) ? Can anyone recommend a spring that I could try? TIA Rob

Same for me. Load from the bottom with a speedloader, just pushing one BB at a time and tilting the mag a little each time to get the alternating sides. My Hi Capa doesn't seem to mind if the stack isn't perfect. I haven't shot the XP-19 enough to be sure yet.

I'm not sure if I'm glad I asked now or not. Thanks for everyone's input. What I have gathered is: Clean your barrel when you feel you need or want to. Neither alcohol nor silicon lube cause any significant harm in most cases Take care to avoid physical damage Try a variety of techniques and see which works best for you and your gun Different guns may need different methods Test power and accuracy after cleaning.

Hi All I read a suggestion (on FB I think) of using cigarette filter tips for barrel cleaning. Just wondering what people think of the idea? I tried a 'slim' which fitted nicely, not tight, pushed through easily, and came out quite dirty from one of my pistols. They are apparently made of cellulose acetate. Not sure how that affects the barrel or hop rubber if at all. Dipped in surgical spirit should give a good clean. Has anyone else tried this? Good idea? Terrible idea?

I've been told that BB's will work their way through a mesh. We tried fine builders mesh and it didn't even slow them down. I've tried light cotton dust sheets but even doubled up I got full penetration at 3m. The only thing I've found to work so far is plastic backed heavy duty cotton dust sheet doubled up over a line. I got penetration of the first layer and stopped by the second layer at 3m. The layers are more effective if hanging loose in a pleated way rather than flat. I haven' yet tried non plastic backed dust sheets which may be more effective as they are lighter and able to move more. I'm willing to give the cotton bedsheet idea a try as lighter weight material may be able to absorb energy better. We need to protect the walls in our range so we have to contain the BB's fired at very close ranges. If anyone does have any cheap effective methods I'd love to hear them too.

Load out pretty much ready for my first game. Was due to be the 4th but looks like not now. Still undecided about knee pads or a sidearm though. I'm taking a pistol as backup in case the Double Eagle misbehaves but probably won't carry it.

As someone who is on both sides I can understand why IPSC shooters want to be able to acquire RIF's. We don't 'need' a black gun but we do like our guns to be aesthetically pleasing to us and there are I think few people who would consider the average two toned pistol to be attractive. My IPSC Open class pistol ( red trigger going in today😄) I feel I am lucky that Hi-Capa's have plenty of choice of colourful bits (as long as you throw money at them) and I could buy one like this just for IPSC shooting. I can understand shooters being a bit miffed that they need to pay an extra £100 at least on top of the cost of a gun just to get a good quality paint job. Some people prefer black guns but I only 'need' a black gun for skirmishing, I like colourful guns otherwise. The purpose of the VCRA is to prevent the criminal use of RIF's. Whether the purchase of a RIF by a member of the UKPSA who would be fully insured for any IPSC shooting activities was felt to be within the 'spirit' of the VCRA will never be known until it's tested in court. Personally I prefer not to take chances. Can't wait for my first game on the 4th.🤞

Yep, something like that but I'm on a DPM/woodland load out. I'd prefer not to go multicam just for the lid.

Looking at that top picture I now know what the swivel clips for arc rails are for😁 I like the popper idea. Not having to put tension on the mask would be more comfortable . i think I'm going to run into problems when I've fitted the ear pro adapters which will take up a big chunk of rail space. Anyone know where I can get this style of helmet cover for an airframe?

Neck protection is one of the things I'm working on. Any tips? That's definitely neater. Did you cut the original strap to fix it like that? I'm still deciding if I want fix the goggles there or the mask. I like the idea of keeping the mask separate from the goggles and using the rail clips to fix the mask so that the mask can be unclipped on one side and swung out of the way. Attaching the mask and goggles together and just a single strap to the rail like yours is so much neater though. I'm a bit reluctant to cut the goggle strap until I'm sure. It looks like I should be able to change the strap loops on the goggles to replace the strap but I haven't seen that yet.

Still a work in progress but it's coming along.