Lex Dangler

Hello peops, I have someone in Poland who would like me to send them some parts, m4 receiver set, outer barrel, handguard, mags and a couple of less conspicuous parts. I wondered whether anybody had any experience or information about whether I can do this and if so, how I should go about doing it. Legality, risks, services to use etc? I'm struggling to find any information about it online. I hope someone can help. Many thanks in advance 🙏

Ooh, ol' painless! 😍 Looks perfect for cqb! Wonder if you could dual wield 🤔

Yeah, a bit excessive 😁

I see your point re hpa vs gbb but I'd opt for an electric smg over both, for a primary anyway Ahh, all this talk is making me itch for some action!

Only difference is that the proton packs are cool! 👻 Ooh, that's an idea! Make an airsoft proton pack! 🤔

Each to their own I guess. In my mind it's making a pistol, that's not supposed to be cumbersome, cumbersome. Being tethered by the hose and with that fat mag it alters the balance and freedom of movement somewhat. Plus it looks like shite 💩 I suppose it depends on your play style and the situation but personally it's not for me

Ha! Okay, duly noted 👍 It does look f@cking ridiculous! I've seen so many god awful looking hicapas that the owners seem to be proud of for some reason 🤷‍♂️

Yeah I watched negs vid on hk45ct too. So maybe tm isn't the most gas efficient platform after all!? 🤷‍♂️ Anyone else have good things to say about umarex pistols? Or comparisons vs tm etc?

Yeah that seems odd, did you use the same mag in both?

Cheers for the info 👍 I'm not so keen on the aesthetics of the aap. It won't be my first pistol, I've had several over the years but I've been out of the sport for a while, it must be 20 years since I last skirmished! TM was always king back then and I wondered whether that was still the case as there have been a lot of developments and new brands since... Apparently so! 👑 I said I wasn't keen on the aesthetics but now I'm not so sure! Out of curiosity, what other brands make plastic pistols?

No way! That's the colour you get when you mix all your play doh together. It's gotta be black!

I'm on it dude! I think my decision has been made, just got to sell a few bits and bobs and I'll be getting one, in black of course, that's a no brainer 🤷‍♂️ I'm with you on that awful tan colour! I will report back with my thoughts on it and I'll let you know IF I get bored of it 👍

How do they compare otherwise? Ha, I'm surprised no one mentioned sooner! That trigger pull though!

I didnt shortstroke on the 13:1 or 12:1, I checked all teeth are present and correct which is more than can be said for my own! Checked bevel teeth too, both have 10. I considered that maybe could be an issue with the u22000, it looks legit unless guts had been swapped so also tried the jg blue with the 12:1 for comparison and got the same rof. I wasn't expecting a dramatic gain in rps but a gain nonetheless. Certainly not a drop! It was as much to experiment and learn than anything else. I appreciate that the fet might skim a little but then it would have done the same with the 13:1, so I still would have expected a slight climb in rps. One thing I had considered was the motor is struggling more to pull the spring (pdi 150) with the 12s than with the 13s? But had read that the u22000, and the jg blue for that matter are more than capable of pulling that load with both set ups? And yes, rof is set to 100%, that was one of the first things I checked when I was trouble shooting. Is there a particular affordable amp meter you would recommend? I'm confident that the shimming is good, I used half shell to perfect bevel to pinion/get motor height bang on then went from there. I tightened the gearbox properly (finger tight then just a tweak more every time on every screw) and ensured movement was still fluid and still some play, then checked there was still some play after greased (superlube silicon grease, not too much or little) and fully built with cylinder set etc. In fact, when I shimmed originally with 13:1 there was NO play yet that build achieved higher rof than 12:1 with play 🤷‍♂️ I also checked bevel and pinion meshed well with both motors and they both did perfectly at 90degrees. I shimmed several times in fact, varying my method each time in case I was at fault but rps was the same each time. This is one thing I have noticed! The motor terminals have become slightly loose since everything has been taken apart and rebuilt so many times now, so I will crimp the connections a bit and give it a whirl, hopefully that's the problem, I can't think of anything else it could be. I will post results when I've done it. Just to note, all the wiring is in very good condition otherwise and I have ground down the nubs on the gearbox so there are no pinch points. Thank you for your suggestions duck, you've been a great help 👍

15.6 rps now 🤷‍♂️ I'm giving up for the night. I think I might revert back to 13:1 🙄

Okay, I think I've found the culprit! Shimming seems bang on until I pop the cylinder set in, the Tappet plate presses against the sector gear, I'm assuming that with the gearbox closed it's squeezing against the sector and creating drag, there are marks on the Tappet to suggest this. It also explains why there is some deliberate play in the sector gear until I complete the gearbox fully then none at all. I've tweaked the shimming all round to allow the tiniest amount of clearance and still maintain good meshing, sector and spur are as close as can be without touching and bevel is still bang on for pinion height. Gears have .05mm of play except sector which has a minute amount if any, it can't move in either direction or it will bind against either the Tappet or the spur 😬 If you hear loud shrieking hopefully it's me with joy rather than my gearbox imploding!🤞

Thanks, I'm opening it back up! I'll take another .05 off each gear and give it a whirl 😬

Since the screen shot, temps have risen to mid 20s

When I shimmed I had the tiniest amount of play on each gear, less than .05mm (I thought it would allow for them to roll a little better) I noticed that after putting the gearbox together completely, there was zero play with the sector. I don't know if that might flag anything? Okay, update, freshly charged 1450mah 30c 7.4. Rps up to 16, still not as much as I was getting with 13.1 and the jg blue 🤷‍♂️ Amp draw seems quite high? I've attached a screenshot with the details...

Thanks for your response dude. The battery seemed good, around 7.9v but I'm charging it fully as we speak, I did try two, both almost full and got the same result. Spring is the same, I've not checked fps, the gearbox is only in the lower at the moment. I didn't count all teeth, the bevel has 10 and sector has 16

Good afternoon fabulous people! So, I have just finished finished tweaking my gun, I changed out the jg blue for the usg 22000 and shs 13:1 for shs 12:1, I was expecting a very slight increase in rof however it's actually dropped from around 17 to 13rps!? I have carefully reshimmed, everything else is as it was, no aeo correction was needed, im using a decent spec 7.4. My mosfet is telling me the amp draw on semi is around 22 and auto around 16 which seems okay? I can't for the life of me figure out what might have gone wrong. Might anyone have any ideas?