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Wolverine MTW - Any one in the UK own one?
alxndrhll replied to sjhirst's topic in High Pressure Air
Aye, never seem to answer the phone and I think I've tried every form of text based communication to get in touch with them... all fruitless. I begrudge giving them my hobby pennies truth be told... but I'm yet to find any other options over here. The line only tended to bother me because I don't tend to use slings because I like to have full freedom of movement and the ability to quickly lean my rif up against a tree/walk if I want to dash round a corner with my pistol, or pass it to a team mate when clambering through windows so on and so forth. Likely because I don't use slings even having played with a line for a few years I still forgot to disconnect it on ocassion. As I said in my intial post, not a deal breaker... but felt worthwhile exploring the options that are there. Unless others chime in I may well go with the CO2 stock for starters, with plans of grabbing the aero when the new version releases. I can also switch back to the line if I'm struggling to get the CO2 running as hoped! Though as mentioned at the top of this post, I'm someone reluctant to leave not a small amount of money with a company that can't really be arsed with customer service... doesn't build a huge amount of confidence that I'd be keep up to date with what going on. -
Wolverine MTW - Any one in the UK own one?
alxndrhll replied to sjhirst's topic in High Pressure Air
Much appreciated, I'd suspected as much in terms of them making some tweaks because it's been forever since it'd be in stock on the Wolverine website. As for the CO2, the main 'issue' I've seen is from people using the 12g version and just not setting the puncture depth correctly with other issues seeming to stem from incorrect installation or just a lack of understanding of what CO2 is and isn't capable of doing consistently.\ Fortunately(?) I'm not in a mad rush, given where I'm located and the fact it looks like national lockdown mk2 is upon us I imagine I'm largely done with attending games for the rest of the year so I guess I'll set my sights on getting an order in (I imagine through High Pressure Airsoft, though I've been less than impressed by there correspondence or lack there of) so I'm at least in the queue. I guess that's the benefit of having somewhat of a monopoly on the HPA market over here as far as I can tell. Cheers, Alex -
Wolverine MTW - Any one in the UK own one?
alxndrhll replied to sjhirst's topic in High Pressure Air
Hi folks, No idea if anyone will be able to assist, mainly looking for opinions. The TLDR is I'm picking one of these puppies up shortly so I have a nice quiet, reliable option to play more aggressively with while dressed as a bush. I don't use full auto, but this won't be set up as a DMR... very much a 'I can't be bothered with minimum engagement distances today' set up. Likely going with the Inferno Gen 2 as the engine. I'm not new to HPA, it's pretty much all I've run for the past few years (mainly using Polarstar systems) but something I hadn't looked into before was ridding myself of the tank and line.. or the very least the line. Though certainly not a deal breaker, if I could remove the line from the equation I'd be pretty happy about it. So that leaves me looking at the CO2 wraith stocks (preference being the 33g, but if there is a notable reason to go with 12g I'm open to it) or the AERO stock. From what I can gather CO2 would require a bit more maintainence (I'm assuming keeping o-rings in shape would be it for the most part), and if you go with the 12g version you need to be sure you know what you're doing when setting depth. The 33g is essentially just acting as a small tank which simply screws into the regulator which is built into the stock. The AERO appears to essentially be just a regulator with shroud designed around it to take 13ci tanks, with the main downside being the looks (which I'm not particularly against, most of my stuff gets painted and covered in tape/scraps of material anyway). Does anyone have experiences with either, know of any notable additional pros/cons or have a personal preference either way? Really struggling to make a choice between the two, and wouldn't be shocked if I end up with both eventually. Just canvasing for opinions as there doesn't seem to be a large amount of information out there, especially in the case of the AERO... or I'm just not looking in the right places. Truth be told the post in here by @lukeB is probably the most useful information I've seen to date! Cheers, Alex -
The 'What have you just bought' Thread
alxndrhll replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
I design board games for a living, so suffice to say the dictionary definitions of words often get muddled up with ones I’ve defined in rulebooks to mean something else from time to time! Momentum is very much one of the worst offenders in this case. -
Has anyone else been seeing a noticeable increase in delays using Royal Mail? Had a few bits (incoming and outgoing) taking significantly longer to arrive than the name of the service used would imply, entirely understandable with everything going on. I've had a look around and just can't find any obvious reason outside of the very obvious one (COVID) for the sudden spike in delays. Asking purely so I can be sure to set expectations on arrival times where they should be.
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The 'What have you just bought' Thread
alxndrhll replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
That's the one! Seems entirely reasonable, I imagine it'd carry a bit nicer on an AK SU (apologies if this incurs the wrath of the AK Gods, I'm not really an 'AK guy') of some description but a glorious looking chunk of steel for sure. -
The 'What have you just bought' Thread
alxndrhll replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
Aye, those thicc boys really throw the balance off when you're adding a heap of weight that far from the natural 'pivot point' (there is probably an actual term for what I'm trying to say) when handling the RIF. I've found a noticeable difference in how unwieldly the DTSS suppressors feel when used with the G-Spec length barrel versus the 16" and 22" outer barrels. Pretty crazy how the same amount of weight can carry so differently depending on how far from your grip they are. -
The 'What have you just bought' Thread
alxndrhll replied to Cameron364's topic in Guns, Gear & Loadouts
In my case it would see more use at the very least. Lovely looking bit of kit bud! That the one with the tracer unit in it? -
Hahaha, preeeeeach! I’ve found the best way of clearing out those bits and bobs (outside of offering them up during a game day) is slinging them in as freebies to folks that purchase something similar/related from me. Bought some mag pouches? Take a free ‘cheapo’ utility pouch. Bought some mags? Take a free speedloader. So on and so forth, I’d much rather things get used than sit gathering dust until they go thrown out and end up in a land fill.
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I'm much the same, I've been through the 'trying to replicate actual military personel' thing carrying a whole heap of extra weight and had a great time while doing so... but as I've got older the less I'm carrying on me the better. Going back to basics, so to speak, while having enough playing experience to know what I do and don't want to be lugging around all day has definitely made me enjoy the game more. Not to say there is a right way to do it, but that's the right way for me.
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I think it's a problem born by folks feeling they can't turn up looking like they're new to the hobby (there is certainly a weird stigma around rentals), and feel it's much better to show up 'all gear, no idea'. The cost can ramp up so quickly, especially if you start to go outside of the things you actually need. I think we're all aware that the return on our investments won't tend to be great, two tone only exaggerates that further. It's an easy to hobby to get carried away with and end up some real financial problems from if you're not careful, listings like that one are a pretty painful reminder. If Mr Horus happens to read this, I suspect you'd be lucky to get half of what you paid for everything back... but your best bet of being able to clear the lot would be individual listings. At the very least separating out the RIF and the gear.
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Glad for your sake that it's turned out to be a decent optic, but these high quality clones definitely make me less and less likely to purchase second hand optics! Feels like it's getting so much easier to get caught out if you're not 100% certain on what you're looking for to verify authenticity.
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Ares Amoeba Striker AS-01/AS-02 Owners Thread
alxndrhll replied to Solly4568's topic in Single Action Guns
The short answer is because airsoft manufacturers don't tend to (mass) produce replicas with optimisation in mind. Very much a case of 'which inner barrel fits in the outer barrel' rather than 'which inner barrel works the best with our cylinder size'. -
I guess the point I was trying to make and having read my post back managed to entirely miss, was my suspicion the root of the disappoint that I feel leads to a lot of these sorts of sales. Using a rif stock should act as your ‘control’ when playing around with putting aftermarket parts in something. Not having that benchmark to gauge the potential improvements from feels like a big miss, and a very easy way to wind up disappointed with your results. Apologies, I suspect I’ve caused this to deviate away from where the topic was.
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For Sale - A mistake shaped like a TM NGRS Delta - £900 Feel like this should be in that airsoft fallacies thread, I beg one day that the general airsoft player base realises that ‘aftermarket’ ≠ ‘upgrade’. Granted that leads to a longer thought pattern of what ‘upgrade’ actually means. Many are seemingly happy in winning a gucci point pissing contest than they are having a nicely performing rif, and if that’s what you’re after then I guess it is upgraded for the intended purpose. The only ‘actual’ reasons I can think of for selling a rif before skirmishing it that doesn’t ultimately lead me to suspicions of it not performing very well are: 1) Unexpected financial difficulties. 2) Ergonomically uncomfortable for the user (be that too long, too heavy, too much like a P90). 3) Too loud for intended purpose.* *This is only here so I can use it as a justification if I sell my MWS. Gotta think ahead so I don’t look like a hypocrite later down the line ?. I’m all for putting fancy stuff in and on my rifs, but am very aware that much of it gives little to no improvement over what was already in/on there. Which is largely why installing aftermarket parts on brand new rifs makes my head spin, what is the improvement from the ‘upgrade’ being judged against?
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Realistically I don’t think boots are too much of an issue, that photo probably makes things look more obvious than it felt while playing. Though I very much appreciate the feedback and suggestions. That’s probably the only time I was prone all day, I found it was much more effective to make a little hide in a bush and crouch. Means I’m concealed from most angles and have much better ability to manoeuvre without having to make large movements, especially with the SRS I found racking the bolt while prone to be a fairly exaggerated movement. The best crafted camo on the planet won’t keep you hidden if you’re flapping around all over the place! They’re certainly not cheap boots but I’m not against spraying them, but I am going to hold off until they’re a little more worn in. This was my first outing in them so they very much have that fresh boot look about them, a few more days out and I suspect nature will take care of much of it for me! Learning where you are and aren’t best concealed is definitely a ‘skill’ that I’ll need to work on, very much a new thing to me but it’s all part of the fun. Certainly not expecting to be mastering anything over night, but it’s added a whole new dimension to the game for me which has definitely brought a elevated level of enjoyment to the game for me.
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Haha, much appreciated! I’m in a toss up at the moment of whether to bother with the leaf suit bottoms of not. I can see the merits in some situations, and negatives in others. Very much a case of figuring out how my play style is adapting as I fall deeper down the rabbit hole of ‘sniping’ and if I feel like my legs are consistently the thing giving my position away. Definitely feel like I need a few more games with things as they are before I can work that one out!
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Had an amazing time at Dagger Woods on Saturday, one of my favourite days airsofting in a long ol’ time. Gave the ghillie bits their first proper run out, can definitely see it being more effective once I’m more familiar with the sites I use it at. Fortunately a chap grabbed a photo so I can see where needs some work, namely the boots... and the Mk23 will be making it’s way back onto the chest rig. (Would loved to have seen how it looked front on, but this photo is useful to see for improvements to make nevertheless) Had some lovely ambushes and some great long range shots. Everything performed up to or past expectations and the staff and players were fantastic. Such a welcoming atmosphere from the moment I arrived at the site, as someone that suffers with a lot of social anxiety I can’t understate how much this set the day up to be a good one. Superb sportsmanship from start to finish, I don’t think I have anything negative to say at all. Just one of those days you have every now and then that reminds you exactly why it’s all so worth it.
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No idea if it's of any use (depends what sling you're using and how you're attaching it I guess) but I've just purchase this lot because I needed some of the fittings etc. If that sling plate will be sufficient for your needs send me your address in a PM and I'll send it out to you once I receive it as it's surplus to my requirements.
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Apologies for putting it here and not as a wanted in the classifieds, here just makes more sense to me! Don't suppose any of you fine folks have a stock trigger (part number MGG2-44) and/or trigger guard pin (part number MGG2-145) going spare that you'd consider selling? In the process of taking the GRY kit off mine and have found out the seller opted to not include a majority of the fittings or the stock trigger which was a LOVELY surprise. Not spotting the trigger wasn't there is admittedly my fault for missing something so obvious, and I'd foolishly assumed all the fittings were in the box of bits... silly me. PIcked up a few bits from the classifieds on here and was going to order these two parts from Eagle6 (both in stock this afternoon), only to find out the hammer unit is now out of stock. Another lovely surprise. On the verge of assuming this RIF is cursed and chucking it in the cupboard for the foreseeable future! Links to the two parts I'm looking for are below, Impulse101 is the other option but I imagine I'm looking at a fair old wait for that to arrive so figured I'd chance it! https://eagle6.co.uk/shop/catalog/product/view/id/2576/s/tokyo-marui-m4a1-mws-hammer-unit-trigger-for-m4-gbbr-series/# https://eagle6.co.uk/shop/catalog/product/view/id/3037/s/tokyo-marui-m4a1-mws-lower-frame-trigger-guard-pin-for-m4-gbbr-series/ (Yes, that's £6 for a bloody pin... but none of the ones in my box of tricks fit) An another note, has anyone used the UAC Steel Hammer set? I've had to open the hammer unit as is and have one of these sets. Weighing up if it's worth throwing it in there while I've got it in bits.
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I certainly got caught in the 'buying things to try and make me happy' throughout the early stages of the COVID situation. Fortunately that led me down a path which has made me fall in love with the game all over again, but it's also left me with a very expensive MWS build that I should absolutely sell on but am in denial about doing so. Selling a RIF before I've skirmished it atleast once is something I've never done, and never thought I would do... but after some frivolous spending to try and put a smile on my face I can absolutely see how it happens.
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Eye pro redone, much happier with it this time. More comfortable and overall a better blend with everything else. Definitely feels like a lesson in less is more sometimes.
Hoping to get some quick field tests in at the weekend, and perhaps a maiden voyage for the finished suit and SRS as it is now on the 31st depending on how things are with various restrictions and how comfortable I feel with the whole situation.
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Aye, fortunately the vast majority of my crafting is cable ties so super quick and easy to adjust as needed. Did a quick field test while out with the dog this morning, really happy with the colours just need to have a play around with the right side of the balaclava and the raffia to make sure it’s not hindering the use of my scope. I’ve intentionally done less crafting on the right side with that in mind as is, so hopefully not too much tweaking needed.
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My Quietwear order appeared 2 weeks earlier than expected, excited to add the finishing touches to the rig, redo my eye pro and crack on with rifle/pistol wraps ?.
Also summoned up the motivation to get the backpack done last night.
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Put in a bunch of work over the last few evenings to get the autumn suit and balaclava ready, decided to start again on the eye pro as I wasn’t happy with the blend with the balaclava. Greens will gradually be removed as we transition into winter and replaced with the cloth I dyed over the weekend. Will be paired with some Phantomleaf z2 KSK trousers.
(Blacked out the area my eye pro will be covering, partly to remove how distracting the skin tone is... partly because I had very derpy eyes. Waiting on the delivery of some Quietwear to cover the AAP grip, happy with the overall blend on the chest rig.)
(Backpack still needs crafting, wanted to finish the back of the suit first to set myself up for a decent blend.)
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I’ve done a mixture of onsite crafting, and crafting at home using reference photos. I agree to a point, which is why there is plenty of space to add natural vegetation on the day of. But have found natural greens need supporting with artificial ones (be that haloscreen or artificial leaves, or a mix of the two which is the route I took), natural greens have a habit of not staying very green for long!
Thats a great thing as we move deeper into autumn and winter because it adds to your variety of brown tones, but it’s a pain when you wanted some vibrant greens!
As with anything to do with ghillie crafting it entirely depends on where you’re playing, I certainly wouldn’t expect this to perform well in a pine forest for instance.
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Some more crafting prep work ahead of the change in season, waiting on some different dyes to arrive before finishing up but I’m satisfied with the initial results! It’s intentionally dyed poorly, the ‘patchy’ look is exactly what I was shooting for.
