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Yeah cus I’m Rick James bitch.

@Mr. No_Face I take it your name is relating to the fact you’ve had yours stoved one too many times…. in security? Insecurity more like…

Who’s the fucking dunce now boy?

But I thought you said you gotta headbutt them? i mean don’t get me wrong I’m from the south and enjoy the odd butt, but make your mind up young man. Please.

Internet warriors are mint.

Have you tried lube the slide lugs?

Blank gun?

Holy warrior t2 mate. No problem on a gbbr so far. Probably the most accurate copy too. Although the trades are kinda engraved not embossed. Well priced from wgc shop.

Wish I had for thumbs for them titties….” I’m Rick James bitch!”

Does being shot in the face that many times constitute assault though? most briefings these days, your are asked not to shoot at the head. think the moral of the story is don’t shoot burly milsimmers in the face 10 times and you won’t get your head kicked in. And it’s definitely a bloke, albeit a little twat of a bloke.

Nothing wrong with WE rifles bud. I have two that I skirmish with. Every gbbr has issues that need addressing. The ghk needs fps taming like WE..I’ve had to take a hammer to ghk bolt stop mech to make it work. Bolt deforms and needs re surfacing too. Unlike a WE. Buffer tubes and receivers crack unlike WE. Even TM mws need tweaking. And vfc, not exactly good to go out of box. So….

Unfortunately no one knows everything about anything. Fix it and tell yer mate to move on. There is a saying “ don’t mix business with pleasure” and in airsoft this definitely applies. I know.

Well that’s quite an easy fix I believe. You said the bolt catch isn’t working? The WE bolt catch always fails. The easiest and most probable fix is to put the thinnest aeg gearbox shim either side of the bolt lock pin!! remove the pin, put a small amount of grease either side of the hole on the bolt lock place a shim each side over the hole, and carefully slide the bolt catch back into position then simply slide the pin back in. Job done. the shims stop lateral movement making the bolt catch only move up and down. This is a must mod on ALL WE m4 style platforms. the shop probably didn’t know this. If the catch is broke then a new one is like £15 or summit from milspec solutions dude.

Can I ask which rif is it in question? Maybe there is a community solution to this?

Yeah the boys got a l119 rail on it which makes it even more of a ball ache. It was choice between maple leaf dual adjustment or the ghk; ghk being a good stock component hence the logic of sticking with oem

Installed one of these on someone’s gnu the other week.. plastic nozzle with steel pawls. Seems stable enough. This has just arrived from wgc shop…… duh dum, duuuuh dum, dum dum dum dum dum dum…. Will be teching this weekend and let peeps know how it pans out…

M4/16 tech tip. Even though there are a few vids on YouTube regarding this, I just wanted to put this up as a short cut for anyone who needs it… Bolt stop function. probably the most ( and generally only) disappointing thing about the m4 platform for me was the quickly deteriorating bolt stop function. I scratched my head and tried several mods to improve this; adding material to the underside of the bolt stop arm, removing material from the lug on the side of the bolt stop arm, even removing the spring behind the bolt stop. then I found a YouTube channel which explained that if you bought some aeg gear box shims, and placed one either side of the bolt stop, held in with the pin, this solves the issue by stopping the bolt stop from moving laterally, taking any play out. to my surprise and joy, this solved it immediately, resulting in 100% bolt lock on empty. so , don’t despair. There is a simple fix that anyone can do in less than five minutes!!

@Nick G love the a1. Classic. The new “long” has yet to grow on me.

@JimFromHorsham you sir have an amazing collection and also a great eye for detail. Looking forward to hearing more on the project. I have posted pics on here in the past, so one final time…. the short “A2” has stock hop chamber with silicone maple leaf 60* autobot rubber which hops beautifully. Stock inner cqb length barrel and an angry gun MPA nozzle set to 300 fps on .25g using Nuprol 3.0 red. Suits cqb great. long “A1” stock chamber again with silicone maple leaf 60* autobot rubber in a RA tech 370mm 6.01 inner barrel. Power is controlled using a white fh airsoft LFS restrictor disc, at around 300 fps on .25g? Again using Nuprol 3.0 red gas. I have replaced a trigger box a few years ago, in another defunct M4 and replaced a broken valve locker, but I find as I use semi only, these can go on for a good long while with minimal maintenance. When I’ve got time I’ll try put a small list of rs parts I’ve used at various times ( Which can make the WE experience that little bit more special ) so newcomers can dip straight in!

@JimFromHorsham great story, great tips and fantastic looking rifs dude.

Okay, I know these are quite an old and established brand now,with varying opinions on quality and usability, but I’ve searched the archives and can’t find anything meaningful. So here goes… I am starting this thread as there seems to be a flurry of interest in the WE gbbr platforms recently. Whether you are interested, or own an m4/16, AK derivative, M14, G36, G3, SM8/ Mp7 etc (no pistols please), this is your opportunity to show boat your builds!! External upgrades, or more importantly internal upgrades; if you would like to post what works for you, or what hasn’t worked for you? How did you get yours to be reliably skirmishable? Best hop upgrades, inner barrels? What’s your maintenance regime? What breaks or what haven’t you needed to change? Everything is on the table! it would be nice to make this thread a source of valuable information for old hands as well as new owners to what I’ve always believed ( since 2007 and my closed bolt M4 cqb) is a great and realistic brand to own for both collectors and players alike. so fire away; let’s see your pics and tech tips please!

Can we change this thread to the WE gbbr thread ? Might be useful hub for sources?

I run two WE rifles and love them. I really don’t maintain them much. Most important thing in my opinion is to keep gas in the mags at all times. The msk mags are the best as the don’t suffer cool down as much as steel shell mags. get a decent 60* hop rubber, and angry gun mpa to control the fps (although I had to swap out the o ring for a stock WE one) and just use semi. skirmish wise, unless you go somewhere like ground zero, most sites run hour ish max games, and I find 5 mags and a pistol plenty, spesh for cqb. so as everyone else has said, go for it. Maybe buy a open bolt conversion kit for spares or buy the ra tech trigger box. But I’ve found they last due to just using semi (most cqb sites require this anyhow) they do take effort to tune; hop, bb weight and fps, but once dialled, it’s worth it!!