Cannonfodder

Weirdly when I looked on component shop's website I couldn't find these but they do sell them via Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361450598112?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5339017890&toolid=10049&customid=Cj0KCQjwrKu2BhDkARIsAD7GBosh3ZxPy5l6GLyHGQatX96_4GFOdXIvxwbeiCk0_VDC4jq6_LP9yfMaAiECEALw_wcB&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrKu2BhDkARIsAD7GBosh3ZxPy5l6GLyHGQatX96_4GFOdXIvxwbeiCk0_VDC4jq6_LP9yfMaAiECEALw_wcB

So rare and vintage they're still for sale on Maglite's website https://maglite.com/collections/keychain-light

Definitely a scammer. This is what a Google search of that e mail address brings up To me if a username has a name in it and that name isn't in the e mail address that's a massive red flag

You're spot on about gas guns. I guess the effect isn't as obvious as muzzle energies are lower in full auto AEGs, rather than the method the bb is fired. After all the only difference between a spring powered bolt action and AEG is that one is manually cycled and the other uses gears and a motor

If that's how they react then fuck them off and find another site, preferably one who they know what they're doing and don't throw a tantrum when questioned

Anyone want a used clone shotgun in day glo blue for the same price as new?

A combination of that and laziness. Even if you don't want to mess about with changing settings on the chrono it only takes a few seconds to look at a chart like the one posted by ButcherBill

Sounds to me like the site owner either doesn't understand joule creep isn't a constant which affects all guns in the same way or is just too lazy to chrono properly. Yes it may take a little longer to get everyone sorted when chronoing with whatever ammo is used in game, but many other sites do it without a problem so it's obviously not impossible.

The instructions on my new deodorant says remove cap and push up bottom I'm not sure how taking my hat off will help but here goes nothing

And now for something a little more current

This. The real TM website is here https://www.tokyo-marui.co.jp/ While there are prices in the product catalogue section these are the RRP and there's no buy now button

As it was happening before the parts were changed it could be that you just need to dial the hop down a bit. Most GBBRs perform best with heavier ammo so if the previous owner left the hop up set for their preferred weight .2s will go skyward. Unless you play at a site with restrictions on bb weight then for best performance I recommend trying heavier bbs as GBBRs tend to give better performance but, as already posted, watch out for joule creep

Tbh I hadn't even considered the voodoo witch doctor stuff as to me that's more of an annoyance as it's pretty obvious they're bullshit and they usually just spam all sections rather than sticking to the classifieds. Admin do a pretty good of removing them quickly too but if they're unable to spam the forum anyway then that can only be a good thing. I agree that any approach needs to be multi layered and there's no 1 magic solution. As I've posted before the best deterrent to scammers is for all users to use common sense, stay vigilant and, possibly most importantly, call it out when they smell bullshit.

With VPNs being so common would country or region specific bans actually do anything?

Agreed. In the past viper kit was considered pretty crap but they've improved alot over the years. While it may not be up there with the real steel gucci gear it's certainly good enough for a sunday skirmish

Edit: nevrmind

Bloody hell that's ugly I agree that the price is a bit much, especially as other guns with all those features are available for less

First of all apologies for the necropost but I figured it's not worth starting a whole new thread. After my OCD got the better of me I decided I need a green holster to go with the rest if my kit and as the ammomax P99 bolsters only come in black I decided to paint mine. Unfortunately it looks like halfords have discontinued their camouflage spray paints as they're nowhere to be found on their website, so after searching Google I found this https://www.sprayster.com/product/warehouse-soiled-can-maston-camouflage-spray-paint-ultra-matt-reed-green-ral6013-400ml/ I'd never heard of the brand Maston before, but as it was on offer I decided to bite the bullet and try it out. It went on well and dries to the touch in about 10 to 15 minutes. Colourwise this looks more brown when it goes on but the green comes though as it dries. Edit: here's another pic which gives a better idea of the colour

Very nice. I've got a couple of airfix kits I've had for years that I never seem to get round to starting

I've been playing for 20 years now and I agree. AEGs have certainly come along way in terms of performance in that time. I think alot of the changes have happened as a result of airsoft becoming less of a niche hobby, whether those changes are positive or negative can and will be debated till the cows come home. For example youtubers are loved and despised in equal amounts but there's no denying they've brought new people into the game and I'd even say they're probably part of the reason so many newbies want to but sniper rifles. Combined with the rise in online gaming many get the false impression sniping is just putting the cross hairs on the target and pulling the trigger. It's a similar situation with ghillie suits, people buy them thinking they'll become invisible and forget about fieldcraft. The thing is though, for an average sunday skirmish everyone has paid the same green fees and so are free to play how they want (within site rules obviously). Mind you I'd rather be surrounded by M4 wielding Bush wookies than speed softers with their day glo drum fed hi cappas

Unfortunately there's not much that can be done to make sure the forum is completely free of scammers, just do enough to put them off. I like the idea of having a post count before getting access to the classifieds. Sure this might put off people who only want to buy/sell but if they're not engaging with the rest of the forum are they going to be missed? Imo the most effective way of staying on top of any scammers is to have admin who are quick to deal with any who rear their ugly heads and a community who look out for each other and aren't afraid to call out bullshit. Fortunately this place is pretty good at that, especially compared to other forums or social media platforms

No worries, it's better than getting ripped off. It might just be old age and cynicism but I tend to think if something looks too good to be true it usually is

Sorry but a TM glock 17 posted from the far east to the UK for £89 posted? There's no way that's legitimate. Also, as posted earlier, the company details don't match up to those of TM (who are famous for not giving 2 shits about the market outside of Japan). Checking the shop's details against Google maps shows that the address listed is a block of flats and the location marked on the map is a fashion store

Are you sure that's really their site? It's very different to their official site Bigstew posted and tbh I'd expect TM to have a site that looks like it was made later than 1998. Have you considered to postage cost? This often brings the total cost up to similar to UK prices

It'd be a shame if someone was to add the dickhead's e mail to a particularly dodgy mailing list