IFartedOnTheWayHere

Good evening, Went to clean and lube my TM XDM after yesterday's game day and found two (presumably linked?) issues. At first, pulling the trigger had no effect, in that the hammer wouldn't fire when the trigger was pulled. This eventually corrected itself. Fine, I thought, so I inserted a mag, only for the gas to vent as soon as the mag was inserted. Weird. Tried it with my other two mags and it happened again. The pistol was bought brand new in June, has been used during about eight or nine skirmishes. I use green gas and various brands of .25s. The pistol has been regularly cleaned and relubed. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

hadn't thought of that! I'm heading to the MAW in Melton Mowbray a week Sunday, so that might be a good opportunity...

sadly not - I rang Patrol Base and they won't do it, as they've had to two-tone the gun.

tbh I genuinely thought the value would drop catastrophically, so that doesn't sound too bad. can you recommend a good way of removing the paint without melting the plastic?

Impulse bought myself a pew pew before deciding I wanted to renew my UKARA. Couldn't cancel the order, and I'm looking to lose as little money as possible... Soooo, what could I get for a brand new JG G36C? Standard variant with handguard, stock and magwell in two-tone blue. Will include 9.6 NiMH battery and 470rd hicap mag. Will have never been fired. Paid £120 from Patrol Base.

it's my turn! I want a go! started out in my family's runabout - '09 Toyota Yaris with the 1.0 Aygo engine. very practical and sipped fuel, but had less pulling power than a bluebottle fly. as you'll see, I'm a sucker for cheap black VWs. bought myself an '05 Golf TDI for cheap, cleaned it up, changed the coil springs and drop links, and sold it for double what I paid for it. currently on Polly, my '06 Polo 12V. bought her for cheap as an MOT failure, fixed and cleaned her up, now looking to do a few upgrades - 16" alloys, nicer steering wheel, dent delete, scratch delete... would love a Mk6 Golf TSI/TDI in the future.

If this is in the wrong place, please let me know and I'll move it. I'm planning on buying a bog-standard G36C as my new main arm, with the intention of making it a bit more..."tactical". New stock, STANAG magwell adapter, railed handguard, that sort of thing. I'm torn between the JG G36C (https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/jing-gong-g608-ar36-railed-handle-w-folding-stock?pv=5357) and the more expensive, but much nicer, G&G G36C (https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/g-and-g-armament-ar36-assault-rifle?pv=5647), and currently deciding between the two. The JG seems like the more cost-effective option - I know that they're reliable and durable, hence they're often used as site rental guns, and I know that mag compatibility and parts compatibility won't be an issue. However, I'm worried that it'll feel a bit more toy-like, and I don't know what the longevity will be like. The G&G is a big step up in terms of build quality and materials quality, the performance looks a lot more consistent without internal upgrades, and generally seems like the more solid rifle. I am, however, concerned about parts compatibility - I want to fit a JG rail system and magwell adapter, and I don't know if these would work or fit with the G&G rifle. Any advice on/experience with these two guns and mods would be very helpful!