Spartan09

found an action army hammer in stock with tango down airsoft and ordered it. hopefully it will be here by the end of the week so i can rebuilt it ready for the weekend.

looking to sell my first pistol, the WE glock 26 advance. pistol was used in three games, had less than 200 rounds fired through it both in game and at home. i test fired it last week at the shop i bought it from using a borrowed gen5 glock mag, and it functions perfectly in both semi and full auto. completely unmolested (stock hop, stock barrel, stock everything else) , and comes with one brand new gen5 glock magazine (never been filled with gas or bbs) the original magazine leaks like a sieve, and was engraved with my phone number in case i lost it, hence me supplying with a brand new magazine. thinking of asking £110

thank you. hopefully the parts should arrive by wednesday, and i should have the pistol operational again by friday

Awesome, thank you paul. I have ordered the parts from bespoke airsoft along with a spring for the pins. A friend invited me to a game next weekend, so i need the pistol back in action, and with shipping delays, i doubt i would get a replacement part from evike in time. Worst case, if evike DO send out a part under warranty, i will have a spare in case it breaks again in the future. Another stupid question.. which way round do the pins go? Is it the bigger one facing the safety, and smaller one towards the slide catch? Or the other way around?

Also.. forgot to upload pics of the damage done to the blowback unit.. not sure if this will be serviceable with a new hammer, or if it will also need replacement..

just looked at that one. it says its for the AAP AND glock 18... does anyone know if this is a straight drop in, or will it require fettling like some of the other "dual-fitment" hammers that have been for sale before?

hi guys, doing some maintenance on my airsoft guns today, and found that one side of the frame safety on my EMG John wick Hi-capa has broken off and gone missing along with the tiny detent in the frame (left side of the frame) im looking at various places to possibly source a replacement, andd am awaiting a reply from Evike in case i can get it under warranty (unlikely, but worth a punt), but in case the evike route doesnt work out, i was wondering if anyone knows what parts would be compatible with this particular brand, or are all parts like the safety pretty universal. if anyone has a link to an exact replacement here in UK, i would be grateful

Just looked.. airsoftworld are out of stock for the hammer... The search goes on... (though im in no rush as i wont be going airsoft for a couple of months so i can save some money)

ran the aap01 today at AI500, and it was performing beautifully, easily outranging most of the AEGs onsite.... until it wasnt was popping a few shots (semi-auto only) and the bolt jammed half way back. tried recocking the gun as my first thought was that it had cooled down too much on green gas, but it was jammed solid, so was put back into my box and i grabbed my tippmann to finish the day... just stripped it down and found the hammer has broken, a piece of it lodged under the fire selector switch, and it appears to have gouged the bolt carrier.. no pics at the moment as phone just died on me, but will be updated shortly

i was also at the AI500 on the Tan team. met a few new people down there and got chatting, before we ended up putting up our camping gear next to one another so we could have a few drinks and some banter on friday night. as @Impulse stated, there were quite a few issues that need sorting out for future events, however he neglected to mention the big red flag.... there was no chronoing of weapons before anyone went out to play, and the marshalls said they would be spot checking in game and banning anyone found running a hot gun.... i didnt see anyone getting spot checked, nor did several other players i spoke with. i had assumed chrono would be done after the game brief as everyone headed to their CP or at the CP, so when they called game on i was pretty shocked, and i had to insist the marshals brought a chrono to the tan team command post to chrono my weapons before i would go off to play, but it still took them 10 or 15 mins to get there. after the marshall arrived a few other tan chronoed their guns too. saturday was going well, until the bad weather rolled in... the gale force winds made it almost impossible to hit anyone outside the buildings, and by the end of the day everyone looked (and felt) like drowned rats. the winds also demolished almost everyones tents on the camp grounds as they were set on high ground. a few people (including myself) had set their tents on a patch off ground between several buildings so we survived the worst of the storm. the organisers got the site owner to open up several buildings beside the campsite so people could move inside, an offer which everyone that stayed accepted so we had some shelter overnight and could get some semi-decent rest. this morning started off well, despite having to use damp gear from the day before, but after an hour or so the sun came out and the weather stayed warm for the rest of the day. Tans made a great push and managed to push greens back almost to their command post. unfortunately tempers began flaring on both sides, so a lunch break was called to allow everyone to cool down a bit before we all went back out, and greens made a slightly better push than the morning and came close to our command post. there was also a big issue caused inside a building known as "vipers nest", a 3 floor cell block. the rules stated that all mesh railings/fences etc on site were to be considered hard cover (no shooting through, no grenades through or over etc), and this included the anti-suicide nets strung across the cell block, onto which several camo sheets were placed. unfortunately one green player tried dropping a grenade through the anti-suicide net and setting one of the camo sheets on fire. after seeing this and calling for a cease fire i tried to summon a marshal, shouting that there was a fire, but it took a couple of minutes for the marshals to react, as there werent any inside the building. after the fire was put out and game resumed, the marshals declared no pyro in the building, but the message wasnt relayed evenly as several players still set off pyro in the building. saturdays game was called off early for safety reasons, but not before one of the tans slipped and injured themselves pretty bad (not sure what the injury was as there were several rumors doing the rounds). today also saw a green player dislocate their shoulder. both serious injuries and i hope they both recover quickly. as for the guns i was running; -my main rifle was my tippmann M4, and was running ok, but its still bedding in the new posiedon barrel an madbull red shark hop rubber, so not performing at its best -my main pistol was my EMG John Wick hi-capa. It was shooting hot on CO2, so i ran it on gas, but found that it didnt want to cycle at all on green gas on saturday or this morning, but worked well on red gas. i swapped back to green one the temperature started to rise, but only used it for a couple of shots in the afternoon - i ran my Northeast Sten MkII this morning, but only had a few mags. while i had ammo it was running well, but the game was too fast paced for me to spend ages at CP reloading mags, so i swapped it out for the AAP-01. the Sten was shooting well and i really wish i could have run it for longer. - i ran my AAP-01 with a drum mag, and just like Impulse, it was outranging most AEGs on site and firing laser straight... at least until i took a shot and the slide/bold jammed solid half open.. about to strip it now, and will post the results in the aap owners thread, but i suspect it has broken its hammer there was a lot of pyro thrown around, but i have to say that both sides were equally as guilty. plus in many instances a grenade was the only way to deal with a dug in enemy player (or several)

hey... nothing wrong with a p90 in fact... *Note to self* Pack P90 for the AI500 next weekend i have heard great things about this site... definately on my list of "sites i want to play at" alas, may not be till the new year now, as finances are getting a bit tight, so i am going to cut back on airsoft for a bit.

all my MOSCARTs (the ones that dont leak like a sieve) are all CO2 powered. but word of warning... dont try filling one with CO2 if your moscart isnt listed as being suitable for CO2 or if you are unsure of compatability.

Well.... IIRC, they did also try an escape attempt at colditz by carving a pistol out of bars of soap and painting it with paint stolen from the theatre... And then dressing in stolen german uniforms and trying to walk out of the front gate...

guessing you are referring to On Target at the back of Brackmills industrial estate? its a shame they wont allow airsoft, as it would be ideal to get an idea of what our guns are doing and tweak them at medium range... not many ranges i have spoken to will allow airsoft.. but there is a range between Milton Keynes and Leighton Buzzard that has said as a member i am free to use the outdoor range when they are quiet, but i must switch to an air rifle or leave the range if someone else comes along to use it for air rifles, which is fair enough... but after all the lockdowns, they have been pretty busy so i haven't been able to use their range (even for air rifles) not really a Glock fan either. i did start with a WE G26c Advance, but i MUCH prefer the EMG John Wick Hicapa that was my second pistol... Glocks are OK, but not my cup of tea... talking of which... im thirsty *heads off to make a cup of tea*

Greetings fellow northampton denizen, and welcome to the forum. And sounds like you are pretty lucky with your alley/range... my "range" is my back garden, and its nowhere near long enough. (I did make a bb catcher to minimise ricochets and damage to the fencing panels when target shooting over lockdowns) If you want to get out to a game day, the nearest site is RIFT comms site 3 in chipping warden, approx. 30 mins drive away (but they are temporarily running reduced number games due to disruption caused by HS2 works)

Any time. Keep the website bookmarked, as they always have the marshals taking pics at every game, and the photos are almost always uploaded to the website by tuesday lunchtime after a game day. And there have been a couple of games that i have managed to camera dodge too.. No comment.. lol Looking at those pics, i notice the writing on your mags, and i think we may have bumped into each other at one point at respawn

nice. i was also on red team both days. the tank graveyard and echo base (the base inside the big mounds beside the range) are two of my favourites too. in case you aren't aware, there are pics on their website from the weekender at www.riftairsoft.com . some of the pics have got mixed up, so check out the albums for both days and play "spot yourself in among the bushes" XD found some pics of me... hopefully playing this weekend hasn't aggravated your injury too much there are quite a few structures to explore, and some brick trenches to use for cover. "pumphouse" is my favourite area of comms 3, but i will let you have fun exploring the whole site 😃

what team were you on at the RIFT weekender? i was there both days on red team and camped over. hope you recovered from the thigh strain though. comms site 3 is a great site, and chould be pretty enjoyable for you. havent been there for a couple of months now though, and i know the original safezone area has been taken by HS2 (booo!!) and they are getting a new safezone area made up. as for the game zone, they have made a number of improvements to structures etc during the quiet times over lockdowns ouch... that sucks. and definately a wise move on the throat protection

I would go the opposite... get the rifle first and only get a pistol afterwards. But before you buy anything, play three games within 2 months to qualify for UKARA as well as getting to know wether the sport is for you or not. Dont be aftraid to ask questions at sites, we are all a friendly and approachable bunch, and will be happy to show off our various toys 😃

Thanks sneaky. Have given the moscarts a clean and replaced o rings on the valves, hopefully that fixes the issue there. But they are just normal o rings i got from work, designed for engine work.. not sure if they can cope with CO2 though. I tried tightening the pistol valves, with no effect. The outer seals look good, but they seem to be leaking from the centre of the valve itself. Have tried cleaning and lubing the valve as best i can, but aside from 1, they are all still leaking. Definately think i need to replace the valves, but i need to know what type of valve they use before i order them. This website lists different valves for TM, ASG, APS, WE etc... but i dont know which ones i need to work with my mags. https://www.bullseyecountrysport.co.uk/valves-343-c.asp

Welcome to the forums, and i hope you enjoy your first steps into Airsoft. Definately look at decent face protection, as the "cheapest-of-the-cheap" stuff may not hold up under fire (im talking mainly about ebay specials... if you buy from a reputable airsoft shop you shouldnt need to worry too much) Also, many sites insurance will not cover your teeth, so full face is highly recommended. For your first gun, unless it is a pistol, then avoid GBB due to the issues mentioned above by Edcase. But there is no requirement for you to run a pistol unless you have a DMR or a bolt action sniper rifle. Another issue to add to the list is regarding the NE Sten... unlike an m4 or ak mag, you cant get an adapter for a speed loader to load the mags easily. The only way i can load my sten mags is to place a finger and thumb either side of the feed lips and force bbs straight down into the mag... its doable, but bloody awkward. That said, the quality of the build is superb. You mention that you want something that is not m4 related. With that in mind, as well as recommending AEG as a starter, and other mentions of AKs.. the consensus is that Cyma AKs are the best balance of affordability and quality. Plus they are a base from which you can upgrade gradually over time. Another option i can suggest for your consideration is a TM P90. I own one, and it performs great. With .25g bbs and 100% stock internally, it shoots laser straight and with decent range.

as the title suggests, i have some questions regarding fill valves on some of my kit. i have the following leaking gear: - 3 x Vorsk hicapa mags that are leaking from the fill valves, one also leaking through the outlet valve, - 1 x original magazine for the EMG John Wick Hicapa - 5x MAG POM CO2 moscarts (3 leaking from oring on the threads, 2 from the valve inner o ring) when looking for replacement fill valves and o-ring kits, i see numerous different options and i dont want to buy the wrong parts. so my question is, does anyone know what type of valves i need to buy (TM/WE/AGM etc) , and for the MOSCARTS, is there a specific material O ring i need to buy for CO2?

Just found this thread last night, so i will share my most recent experience from last weekend, attending one of my regular sites, RIFT Redcon 2. arrived on site in good time, signed in etc then moved through to the on site shops.. Only airsoft to collect some bits i ordered on friday and asked to be brought to site as i wouldnt get to their shop in stevenage before game day, then RIFTs own on site shop to buy smoke grenades and co2 capsules. Went back to my car to get loaded up ready for chrono while chatting to some friends... heres where things went wonky... Attached my HPA tank to my Osprey vest, and one of the poppers on a strap btoke off, fortunately threading it through the MOLLE and using a small cable tie i found in my car held it for the day, but i need a new carry pouch. moved onto my MOSCARTS... filled them from a CO2 fist device... all but 2 leaking like sieves. Nothing i can do onsite, but pray the others dont start leaking. Got my rifle mags and one pistol mag loaded and went to chrono before the main rush, passed chrono, but the pistol mag started leaking slightly from outlet. Back to car and no amount of fiddling would stop the leak, and i realised i had left valve key at home... no issue, i will just run 3 pistol mags instead of 4... went to gas the other mags... all leaking.. FUCK Ran back to onlyairsoft, praying they had mags, they only had 2 green gas and one CO2 Raven hicapa mags... no choice, i bought them then ran back to the car to load them before running back for the briefing and team armbands. I was pleasantly surprised to be issued not only a team armband, but also a medic armband... not seen the medic rule before at RIFT due to the pandemic, but this would be a lifesaver on the 70 acre site. Game rules: total war all day, swapping sides after lunch. One team had objective of recovering "flight recorders" to HQ, while other team had to find numbered poles and connect them at their HQ to make radio aerials. Locations of teams objectives marked on a map at their main spawn, plus 4 capturable forward respawn points. Morning game, not much to report, got a few kills, got killed a lot more but the medic rule helped keep me in the fight a bit longer. Helped capture one forward respawn. Attacking a group of containers (one of which held a pole the enemy needed) We came under fire from enemies hidden in the bushes. Popped a smoke and charged one of 3 gaps in the bushes that the enemy were firing through, got a trade off kill on one of the enemy. Respawned (as had alredy used my medic life) and returned. Identified where one ARP user was shooting from and popped a TAG AFG6 grenade into the bushes... 2 enemy KIA. Team mate behind me pissing himself laughing. Initially he thought the grenade had gone off as i threw it, but was just the igniter as the spoon flew off. Next thing.. BOOM followed by one of the enemy players shouting "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!? HITTT!!" team mate then asked me where he could buy the grenades from. Break for lunch, i didnt buy food on site, just a cup of tea to refresh while reloading. Also took my tippmann to the range to adjust the hop. After lunch, quick briefing and raffle from only airsoft (didnt win, gutted as prize was a TM M870 Gas shotgun) and off to respawn. Afternoon had proceeded well, team captured all 6 poles (though one seemed to go missing on its way to our HQ, so we only ended up with 5 =/ ) I normally play on my own, floating around the site and supporting any firefights i come across, while also trying to sneak behind enemy lines to harrass them.. but as the afternoon wore on i hooked up with several other lone wolves, and ended up part of a 6 man squad. Then it happened, i encountered a cheater... As a squad we moved across the land, securing a forward respawn, confirming one of our objectives (pole) had been captured and then seen that 3 of our team mates had captured the enemy HQ, making their score zero as long as they held the HQ to ENDEX. We then moved towards the "container yard" to check if the pole there had been captured yet. As we approached there was heavy fire coming from a container on top of the hill down towards the 3 lower containers that our team was trying to assault. With the enemy focussed on our team mates the squad split up, with me moving towards the upper container, one squad member trying to move around to flank the container (but got trade off kill with enemy coming out of the woodland before he was in position) and the other 4 trying to sneak into the container yard from the opposite side to the rest of our team. I approached the upper container, drawing my pistol, and saw 2 enemies with their backs to me through the window cut into the container. A third entered the container through the container doors and i saw him pause to look at me, trying to work out if i was friendly or not. No choice but to shoot him, then his team mates before they could react. Enemy that saw me took his hit, as did enemy 3, but enemy 2 decided to tuck himself into a corner, but his leg was still exposed.. i shot him again and he moved his leg. I asked him if he was going to take his hit, and he started gesturing to another enemy in the back of the container i couldnt see. I shot him in the hand, as evidenced by him shaking it in pain... still no hit call. I shifted angle slightly so that his pouches and stomach were exposed and i shot 4 times, seeing the flaps of his pouches moving, at least one hit the side of his stomach. Still no hit call. Then he shouts "NOW" and bomb-bursts out the container doors to shoot at me full auto while his team mate popped forward into the window to shoot me. I ignored cheater and tried to get his team mate, but was too slow and taken out. Cue cheater then shouting at me to stop cheating and take my hits, at which point i asked him when he intended to take the 6 or 7 hits i landed on him. He tried denying i hit him but eventually relented when one of the other enemies i had shot (and loitered in the container to avoid getting hit again) backed me up, and so he sloped off to respawn. As i headed to my respawn i had a word with one of the marshals about cheater, and was told that i was the second person to complain about him and they would be dealt with. I dont know the outcome of that, but i didnt notice him again (not really surprising on a large site) After respawn i went back to the container yard to find my team had pushed the enemy back, so i checked for the pole to find it had been taken already. By this point a large group of enemy had respawned and were advancing on the containers. I was pinned where i was and couldnt leave without being hit, so i decided to try and get as many enemy at range as i could. Got 3, possibly 4 at range, but then enemies got into the containers. Dropping to pistol i got 2, a third rushed the container i was in but his shot missed me by milimetres (heard it whizz past my ear) enemy 4 got into a neighboring container and tried to get a shot on me from his window through the door of my container, managed to get a snap shot which i thought had missed as i didnt hear a hit call but he pulled back. Enemy 5 tried rushing to post a grenade, but got shot before they could throw. After a pause, another enemy threw a smoke grenade into the container then tried to medic enemy 5.. he didnt make it. Next thing i hear a voice shout "do you want to surrender? Or are we coming in there to get you?" I shouted back "you are welcome to try" just as a BFG got thrown in through the door. Came out with hand raised to see 10 enemies with their guns all pointed at the door. We all fist bumped and commented "well played" before i headed to respawn. Enemy 4 had reappeared by this point and confirmed that i had indeed got a headshot on him. I apologised for headshot and shook his hand but he was cool with it. Respawned and headed to defend our hq for the last 15 mins of the game. End of the day and im packing my kit away, thinking to myself that it was a good day, despite the gear malfunctions and the cheater incident, only to then realise that at some point, i had lost my Runcam Scopecam somewhere on the land... Overall a good day, but severely annoyed at losing the runcam =/