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MK18 arrived last week and I love it already! NPAS fitted over the weekend and she's reliably doing around 335fps on 0.2s at room temperature, which is a shade over 1J and about where I want it to be. Was surprised how easy it was to fit, what took the time was adjusting it to get the power I wanted - was it clockwise or anti-clockwise to reduce the power? most of the time I did the opposite of what I wanted 😂 Ordered mags from Japan on Friday, just had a notification they'll be delivered on Thursday, if that happens I'll be massively impressed!

There’s got to be something said about (legally) shooting someone (while playing Airsoft) as being good for your wellbeing. Lost count of the times I wished I had my pistol in my desk!! 😂 Wish I had enough space somewhere for a range, would be great to have somewhere local to go and plink for a bit. Maybe we need to tack them on to the side of driving ranges?

I take it you're driving there, so if there's boot space then take it all and then decide when you get there. That's what I do anyway.

TM MK18 MWS arrived this week, it’s been on the want list for ages and I ran out of restraint when Fire Support were down to one left 😂 Also got a Magpul CTR stock for it as I prefer it. Extra mags ordered from Japan as they seem to be hen’s teeth right now. Next up … accessories!!

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Fire Support have 40 of them. Might hold fire for some TM ones as I’ve got 4 already and if I have different types it might annoy me. Next MWS noob question … the stock tube is milspec right? Gonna get a Magpul CTR for it.

Took delivery of my MK18 today so am looking for accessories and mags. MWS mags seem to a rare thing nowadays, what’s the hive’s thoughts on the 46 round G&P mags? Or should I just be patient and wait for the TM ones. Also (and more generally) anyone used a red dot / flip-to-side magnifier combo? Only used dots so far but thinking of expanding my horizons.

Hello & welcome. Never converted anything but I bet if you started a thread detailing what you're up to it'd be followed with interest.

This is actually a pretty good idea, it'd certainly rule out ambiguity as to whether someone's been hit or not although the new version of cheating the chrono will be installing a military grade laser 🤣. Side benefits are that not using a projectile will also appease a lot of the haters and it'd also mean that all the sellers in Mack's whose pew 'shoots like a laser' will finally be correct. Of course the major barrier is that it's a global sport so you'd either need everyone to swap at the same time or more realistically develop some kind of retro-fit device to turn dry fire into a laser beam.

I wouldn’t say Airsoft is expensive, how much would a day or organised activity normally cost? As for buying your own kit then, every budget is catered for, we’re all guilty of wanting/buying the best we can afford but in reality all you need is a good pair of boots, eyepro and a pew you can pick up for as little as £100. Comparable to a low end bike. People don’t like guns in the UK, so socially Airsoft is off to a bad start and it seems to be a bit like fight club - no-one talks about it. I started playing and suddenly found out a load of the people I work with play too - bit of a result for me but I hadn’t a clue beforehand. Paintball/splatmaster parties for the kids helps get them interested. My two have been and loved it, it’s also an Airsoft site so they naturally see players and see Airsoft as progression from their kid-friendly version.

Oooh, I like that! Don't suppose it's got a threaded barrel? Or do you need an aftermarket one to fit a tracer?

Just reading the post makes my head hurt. I think it's a crappy ad for a website trying to sell stuff, by the look of the OPs loadouts they think this is an airgun forum as 70 Joules is a tad spicy for airsoft 😂

My wife and I are a match made in heaven .... I have a 9" penis and she doesn't know how to use a ruler.

Is it just a case of having to get something specific like the Bavtac tool then? i.e suck up the additional expense rather than bodge it on the cheap.

While I love my AEG, have really got the GBB bug so am putting some cash aside to add another rifle to the collection. I like the MK18 but understand there's some weird goings on with the rail nut which has put me off a bit and I don't want to jump straight into getting an M4A1 and then taking it to bits to turn it into a MK18. Which leads me to the URG-I which is the successor to the MK18, but my question for all you knowledgeable people is that does it have the same rail nut issues? (thinking those clamp bolts under the rail may be a clue here). Thanks.

Firstly, welcome back! Hope it's not another six years till your next game. The predator's a nice unit, weighty but nice. I briefly had one but had to return it due to tracer unit issues, ended up with a bi-frost in the end. Sounds like you'll be on the look out for another pistol, when you're looking for a tracer for it I've found the Xcortech XT301 mk2 to be good, with the bonus that it plays well with my holster too. Eyepro's a personal choice, but I use Bolle X800's as they have plenty of air flow. Can see why you'd be thinking of the Dye as that's what a lot of the staff use at Z-mart. Aliexpress seems to have plenty of cheap sights, just got a Romeo 8T from there and it arrived pretty quick and actually works - even got it zero'd - am yet to use it in anger so we'll see what the longevity is like. Might see you at Z-mart sometime too 👍

Pistol kills are great and I love using them so tend to use mine a few times a game - it's also quicker to switch to in the middle of a firefight than reload. Just ventured into shottie ownership so looking forward to messing about with that - just to stay on topic I'll probably run 0.2's through that due to only using it indoors (probably).

0.2's indoors 'cos I've a ton of them I want to use up and 0.25's outdoors. When the 0.2's run out I'll just use 0.25's in everything, everywhere. At the distances I'm usually using a pistol I could pretty much use any BBs and the differences would be negligible.

😂 at least he didn’t buy a nuprol

Not been on the receiving end of a grenade yet but it’s only a matter of time. Saw there’s an M20T version of the Earmor’s and am wondering if there’s such a thing as a Bluetooth ptt module to use them with my Boafeng UV-5R?

It might be out of the Land Warrior warranty but if they're a proper dealer then they can liaise with Umarex as any 12 month warranty would be with them rather than LWA. Standard procedure for a lot of consumer goods. Would be good to know what this mysterious product is though.

I've got TM red, white & green shells and as far as I'm aware the differences are cosmetic only - which is why I got them in the first place - they're gasless mags so no reason why they'd influence anything other than feeding. Got mine from Fire Support. Sometimes it's better the devil you know.

Looks to me that the MP7 mag is a TM one, if you clean up the stamped writing above that 'belt' it looks like the first line says Tokyo Marui. No idea on the other one.