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Haha, fair. My brain always seems to attach 'something to mess around with' as 'something to tinker on while we can't play'.
 
TLDR - Performance wise the MTW is the best RIF I've ever used, maintaince is very easy, but the tank and line will be an issue for some... alongside the price of both getting a HPA setup and the cost of the RIFs themselves.
 
I'll breakdown the engines first:
Inferno Gen 2 - Controlled by an FCU so needs a battery, programmable in terms of dwell, rate of fire. Operating pressure is 60-140 PSI. Reaper Gen 2 - Being honest, I have no idea about the details of this engine. I personally see it as a choice between the Reaper M and the Inferno Gen 2 so have never looked into what the Reaper Gen 2 actually offers. Reaper M - Mechanical so no battery needed, semi only. Operating pressure of 80-140 PSI.
They have 3 versions available:
'Cheapest' The 'Billet series' which is the OG one, upper receiver is pretty much naked on the right hand side so no forward assist or dust cover. Comes with an M-lok rail (7", 10 and 13/14" options available), can be fitted with a variety of the engines and runs on the Spartan board (you adjust your FCU settings using the trigger). Comes with the original plastic black hop unit, engine retention clip and feed tube. 'Middle Ground' The 'Milspec series' new release toward the tail end of last year. Conventional AR receivers so has the forward assist and dust cover (worth noting the dust cover doesn't close without modification).  Comes with a quad rail (10" only I believe)  and the Reaper M engine. Comes with the fancy Phoenix hop unit and an updated engine retention clip/feedtube (tldr, people kept breaking the old design of feedtube so they changed it on the new models, the Billet still uses the old one). 'Big Bucks' The 'Forged series' new release toward the end of last year. Conventional AR receivers so has the forward assist and dust cover (worth noting the dust cover doesn't close without modification).  Comes with an M-lok rail (10" and 14" versions available) and the Inferno Gen 2 engine, runs on the Premium FCU board so a separate board with it's own buttons rather than having to program the FCU with the trigger. Comes with the fancy Phoenix hop unit and an updated engine retention clip/feedtube.  
I've only used the Inferno Gen 2 personally, largely due to operating pressures and the fact I run mine at the standard limits rather than as a DMR (turns out I hate minimum engagement distances). On the various groups surrounding the platform I see far more issues with the Reaper engines than the Inferno ones, how much of that is user error and lack of research versus issues with the engines themselves I have no idea. I'll leave a chart below regard AEG/real steel parts compatibility. All this is very much a brief overview.
 

 
Worth noting that a variety of hop units can be installed on it, but require some modification to fit and hinder the ability to strip the RIF quickly. Entirely not worth it in my eyes, the stock plastic unit is fantastic. I haven't been able to test the Phoenix but reports seem to be that it's very good once you've taken the time to tune it properly.
 
I've tried to be as concise as I can, but realistically you're best off doing some research of your own because trying to cover entire product lines via a forum post is... challenging haha.

Ignore influencers.

Just had the PTW back from having a service and the finishing touches completed on a second upper. You might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
 

 

Just had the PTW back from having a service and the finishing touches completed on a second upper. You might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
 

 

Just had the PTW back from having a service and the finishing touches completed on a second upper. You might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
 

 

Just had the PTW back from having a service and the finishing touches completed on a second upper. You might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
 

 

This has pretty much become my go to nowadays. Thought I keeping swapping between the SPUD and a tall KYWI on the left hand side. I think the KYWI is winning that battle as it stands.
 

This has pretty much become my go to nowadays. Thought I keeping swapping between the SPUD and a tall KYWI on the left hand side. I think the KYWI is winning that battle as it stands.
 

I’d argue the second half of this is pretty disingenuous, the value of what he’s selling is in the £170 range excluding postage. So £40-£50 additional to get it new, not an extra £10. It’s very easy to tailor how you deliver information to make it match your narrative, but that doesn’t necessarily make it accurate. 

Best part about moving back to Midlands? Enough sites within a reasonable distance to get this shit back out again.
 

 

The full NGRS line up, the L119 needs some firming up and a once over internally but externally happy. Super pleased with the longer modern upper, nice to have an AR setup where an LPVO doesn’t look out of place.
 

A bit more bush larp from the weekend just gone.
 

 

Glamour shots of the AK, the Scalarworks mount really finished it off imo.
 

Best part about moving back to Midlands? Enough sites within a reasonable distance to get this shit back out again.
 

 

Best part about moving back to Midlands? Enough sites within a reasonable distance to get this shit back out again.
 

 

Best part about moving back to Midlands? Enough sites within a reasonable distance to get this shit back out again.
 

 

Desert Night Camo, or DNC for short.

Desert Night Camo, or DNC for short.

Desert Night Camo, or DNC for short.

They’re not the same thing bud. You’re linking EPMs, commonly available and still in production. They’re selling Pmags, absolute hens teeth and long since discontinued.

Would love to see the source for where you’re finding these new and in stock at that price.
 
Are these a little overpriced at the going rate? Probably. Enough to be in Mack’s? Probably not.

Yep just realised that feel a bit of a tit now. Still over priced but I suppose sellers market sine you can't buy them

Ignore influencers.

Worth doing further research on it but I used this during my flirt with magnifiers and was fairly impressed in combination with an FTC mount (my main issue with magnifiers prior to that being flip to side mounts).
 
Ultimately landed on where I do with most things, that being I'd rather have specific tools for specific things, so ended up with a longer railed/outer barrel upper (purely for aesthetic reasons) with a perfectly serviceable LPVO (a Vector Optics Forrester if memory serves, a Vortex 1-6 clone which was about £70 when I picked it up).
 
I have no doubt my astigmatism plays a part, but magnifying an already blurry red dot was zero help meaning the only time I actually got use out of it was if I turned the red dot off and used it purely for spotting/walking others shots in for them.
 
For airsoft use I've found LPVOs work best for the woods, largely because the eye relief/eye boxes lend themselves better to the restrictions eye/face pro can put upon you versus a magnifier. With a 2 MOA dot being king anytime you don't feel mag is required... or you simply can't be bothered of the additional weight glass (and the mounts) bring with them.

Zero to 100 in record time on this one. Am I very much aware that it hurts resale value in most cases? Yes. Do I care? No.
 
Before:

 
After (less than an hour from it arriving 👀😞