RostokMcSpoons

I bought an Airtac adapter, and with a simple twist of the regulator knob on the air tank, I made something inside my beloved VFC HK416 perform a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly. It went from 'sluggish' to 'busted' with one ill-judged moment. A bit of metal broke off, not sure if it's from the bolt carrier or the trigger assembly, but the whole thing is jammed together and I've not been able to separate the upper from lower receiver (though I've not tried very hard yet). So what ever you do, take note of my hard won words of wisdom / caution: 1. Ensure your RIF is well lubed and shooting nicely at room temp from gas, so there's no internal stickiness to overcome. 2. Dial the air pressure in slowly (starting at 'way too low'), in small increments. The adapter will add a lot to the effective length of the mag well, so maybe invest in some VN mags for AR's, or short MP5 mags, as appropriate?

I bought a cheapo Rossi VSR clone for £100 off a boneyard sale. I've had some good fun with that. It's definitely more accurate than all but one of my AEGs so if you want to do some garden target shooting, then something similar should do you well. When I took it to the field i got 3 kills with my first 3 shots! The ratio fell away quite spectacularly after that, but i still got quite a bit of enjoyment from it, it's only at the lower end of the power range, so the only real thing in it favour is the extra accuracy at 50m over an AEG, and the inherent stealthier aspect of a single shot rifle. On the downside, it's easy to fall foul of the minimum engagement distance as the enemy closes in, and end up with a pistol in your hand. Adds to the adrenaline though!

Well, I had to drag that image out of the history folder, for old time's sake Got me seriously interested in one of those as I enjoyed playing at The Fireplace. And I've always fancied a pump action just for the giggles. Available in black https://bbguns4less.co.uk/products/double-eagle-m58b-tactical-airsoft-shotgun-in-black.html And with a stock (which I'm perhaps more tempted by): https://bbguns4less.co.uk/products/double-eagle-m58a-tactical-bb-shotgun-m500-in-black.html Are the tri-shot versions equally as impressive, or is the single-shot the one to go for? (I am on hiatus again though, after returning from a lengthy layoff due to bad knees (and bad finances): I had a friendly-fire blank grenade land next to me in a confined space and I've got a bad case of tinnitus in my left ear. It's easing off a bit after a couple of months, but it's been a bit scary. I can't play airsoft again without some sort of ear pro)

I think that might count as a Lesser-Spotted Single Entendre

Annoyingly it's AWOL but you can save a bookmark for it... https://airsoft-forums.uk/classifieds/wishlist (And annoyingly you still can't delete completed ads from it either)

Make sure the barrel is properly clean, I've had some subtle curving deviation caused by blobs of crap stick in the barrel near the breech

Is there a decent cheap sling that can be recommended for the full stock version? All my slings are single point or won't fit the sling loop... My polymer gun is light but i still like to go 'hands free' easily.

Sorry yes, I do mean the .209, same as I have in my 'nade. I saw him loading it (and complaining about how a batch of his seem not to work at all). Yup, I've got foam plugs, and also the Army ones (forget the make). I have got a snood-style mask somewhere, but that's not really enough protection given the close ranges involved - my torso looks like I rolled around in a bee's nest after Wednesday! It just seems a shame to have good ear pro and not use it, if there's something halfway between a snood with a mouth guard, and the mesh masks Oh yeah, to those of you with active ear-pro... my only testing with the Howard Leights so far is clapping loudly while I've got them on: the first clap I hear mostly(?) unimpeded via the pass-through capability - it's only on successive claps that the active side kicks in and really dulls it down. Are they broken, or is that expected? It's not like I'm trying to protect my hearing from a second grenade! Are my claps not loud enough to demonstrate the actual usage?

Wednesday evening was a thoroughly enjoyable event at Special Ops' "The Fireplace" CQB environment. Plenty of amusing gameplay, all worthy of a write-up by someone who reports such things better than me... but I'm here to ask about protection. I was taking refuge in a tight corridor when someone (turned out to be a teammate) lobbed a (12-bore primer) grenade at my feet. Damn, it was loud. I've already got fecked hearing so it was less than ideal to be in such a confined space with no where for the sound to go but at me. Towards the end of evening, I pretty much returned the favour except my 'nade didn't go off. He'd have been kneeling next to it in a similar confined space, so a blessing tbh. Anyway, I wished I'd had my Howard Leight active ear pro on, but the darned things don't fit with my One Tigris mesh mask. I value my teeth and face too, so I've always chosen the mask over the earpro, but this has convinced me I need both! So - any good suggestions for face masks that are compatible with wearing ear defenders? (My usual mask is the one with the integrated ear guards, but I've tried the version without and that still has strapping and buckles that get in the way of the ear cups)

I've just become a member of the MP5 Owner's Club, so here's my rather dull pic of my gat. It's purchased from the Classified's at a sensible price for a Secutor (which is probably an Ares under the skin, but I've seen that different manufacturers do different models, so this might actually be something else. One crosses one's fingers, doesn't one?) The externals are pretty good for a full polymer RIF, and it's wanged some BB's to the end of the garden quite accurately, so happy with it so far! Setup - Acetech Blaster C for tonight's CQB shenanigans, and with a Cyma fixed stock and old school foregrip supplied with the gnu. It'll be enough for me to see how I get on with the MP5 scenario in the field... as long-term I'll be looking for a Classic Army full-metal, or maybe a TM or a VFC GBB variant. It certainly feels very handy, and I'm already enjoying the Die Hard vibes very muchly. The decent news for any wannabe MP5 owners is that two mags sit very nicely in my polymer shell M4 mag holders (hence the inclusion in the pic). So I don't currently feel the need to invest in a new chest rig or alternative belt setup.

I got an email today, Novritsch have updated their M4 with some small improvements... https://eu.novritsch.com/product/ssr4-automatic-electric-gun-aeg/ Note that the lighter (cheaper) polymer is only 100g lighter than the metal variant. Only the difference in the bank balance after purchase would be noticeable 🤗

I have managed to be very frugal over the years, but I think the amount of time I've actually spent playing means it works out as tremendously expensive. I've got much better value for money from my two £400-500 guitars than I have with any of my boneyard specials. However, I get a certain level of intangible joy from having toy guns knocking around... I was running around my garden with cheapo plastic guns at an embarrassing late stage of my teenage years, and now I get to do it all over again with much higher quality and more fun versions of the same thing

Interesting you should say that about the Well gun, as this one was linked in a promo email I got a couple of days ago... https://www.socomtactical.net/well-we09k-ak-12-aeg-assault-rifle/ And I have to say it looks rather good! If the internals are up to snuff, it's maybe a decent option to cover the AK side of the equation

The Specna Prime's look very interesting... A decent base gun with a brushless motor and a higher-end control unit. I've loved my Double Eagle M906C but given i had an overheating issue when spamming semi auto, to the point the Falcon fire control failed, then I'm slightly more reticent about recommending it. Currently it's not quite set up correctly, sounds a bit shrieky and still prone to getting toasty, but when i lend it to people to try they're still really impressed with it, it's the most accurate gun I've got, and honestly that's just such an important attribute. One make that's been left out of the suggestions so far is Novritsch. They seem to be solid even if the branding carries it's own peculiar baggage.