Fatboy40

One to add to the book of challenging wanks 🍆

So, progress is being made. I bought a used DE M904E, which was in a worse state than I'd assumed, but it had its stock gears replaced with 13:1 SHS ones (short stroked by two teeth, I'd rather they had been as is) so there's one less thing to buy. I'd spent far more than I wanted to, but the inside of the gearbox was a bit of a shit show, and remaining parts will arrive soon for me to crack on and hopefully get it running ready for the Red Alert Battlesim Lite next weekend. My attempts with painting / rattle cans continues...

Thanks (after doing it I thought a dash of tan would have been good as well)

I've some time on my hands at the moment so thought I'd play around with some posh spray paints and templates, a few shots of todays results, and I very much welcome contructive criticism...

Putting WD-40 DRY PTFE on the outside of your cylinder...

They really don't like active braking, they can stutter etc., and pretty much handle stopping themselves using their own circuitry / speed controller. As the Perun AB++ is an inline MOSFET, it's not an optical controller, it's not smart enough to monitor the cycle of the sector gear. I'd bet an "optical controller" would immediately resolve this, telling the motor to stop at exactly the right time to prevent overspin. I'd try a slower / brushed motor first if one's available, and if all is then good consider your options.

Reading all of this a few months back, all the back story, it was better than Coronation Street 🤣 In a perfect world we'd just have AK2M4 and Negative Airsoft working together to make the pinnacle of UK pro-Airsoft manufacturers / retailers 😎

The biggest improvement for me came from the bucking, not so much range but a massive improvement in grouping. The silicone Maple Leaf bucking's have worked really well in it, they're incredibly "grippy" so they're terrible in AEG's, but I've a feeling that with the slight amount of oil in "green gas" they come into their own. Like others have said replacing parts in my AAP-01 has been disappointing, with inner barrels really making little difference to FPS / range / accuracy. These though have probably been the upgrade that I've been most happy with... https://www.ctmtac.com/en/product/182 ... in that you get a few more BB's to each mag / can drop to a lower pressure gas / the added weight just makes the AAP-01 feel more satisfying to handle.

"AEP's" with the Tokyo Marui "CMG" gearbox in them, so the MP7's / MAC 10's, can have work done on them to make them damned good (Kingdom of Airsoft in Scotland can do this / sell parts, but is it worth buying a £200 AEP and spending another £200 or so on it?). My son's has a CYMA AEP with a MOSFET in it and my God the trigger response was still terrible, it was the first airsoft item he ever sold on. @Twist under very specific circumstances an AEP can be used in a skirmish, if you're well hidden so see the enemy first and they can't see you, but the real downside is the awful trigger response so you'll never win in a one to one firefight (the AEP trigger delay is enough for a good GBBP player to fire and duck a little).

Worthwhile loading them up with cheap 0.20g BB's fully first and leaving them loaded for a week or so (taking a little tension away from the spring).

No "counter" but a good alternative... https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/emg-230rnd-daniel-defense-mid-cap-magazine-for-m4-ar-15-6-pack ... but to honest the orange counter in the EPM1 is really only for guidance as it's (edit) inaccurate. I'd say overall the updated PTS EPM1 is still king for me. (Editing coz I can't spell / am stoopid)

It's easy peasy, it's only held in with one screw (sometimes there's a little hot glue holding its wiring in place inside the gearbox shell). Also you should only have to swap it in, the existing sticker on the selector plate should be fine. Also the Falcon has an always only light level of active braking, so you'll also need to enable this, but only a slight amount.

I agree that it sounds like the Falcon is dead, however the GATE Titan II is an exact fit and 100% works with the stock trigger (the Falcon is basically a cheap GATE Titan II clone with a lot of the configuration abilities / features not present)

A handbag... https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/funny-meme-purse-shooting-star-gif-8129324360720612487

There's zero chance that at £489.99 the PTS AEG is substantially better than say a £319.99 Novritsch SSR4 MK2. Is PTS's "magic faery dust" genuinely worth £170? I'd rather buy a £180 DE M900 and spend £80 on replacing it's weaker parts.