RostokMcSpoons

Nice scrim net paint job there. But that's not a style I'll be doing again. However I'm very interested in the rifle, how is that running for you?

Yes yes yes Jim 👌👍👏👏👏👏👏👏 Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and more pics etc

I watched parts of that video when it first came out, and to be honest I didn't pay full attention to it at the time, but if remember it correctly the thrust of his post-experiment findings was that the motor does not draw 'just the energy it needs', it can draw too much and the excess turns to heat I'll have to watch it again.

Now I'm on the cusp of swapping motor in my DE 906C because the stock motor is getting super hot... And I found the Classic Army 16TPA motor I dropped in was too hot as well. So the thing I'm most interested in is how hot your pistol grip gets, especially when spamming semi auto. As it stands you look to have a great gat there 😎

I had an interest in the Vorticism movement back when I was at school studying History Of Art, it definitely reminds me of that...

I'll have to experiment with the vinyl I've got - it'll be considered 'permanent' stickiness, and it might lift the base coat off. I can buy low-tack vinyl specifically for paint masking though, £15 for a roll. This should be a fun little project though, thanks for the ideas 👍

Yes, I've actually already got some in the garage from when I covered my kitchen cabinet doors (too lazy to repaint them), so that's a great shout! I can print out some camo stencils or even just free-hand cut some splotchy shapes - job should then be a good 'un! I'll experiment on the M16's stock which is already ready for a repaint Edit: maybe I'll save myself from some curvy-cutting, and go for a take on the geometrical styling of Swedish M90 camo (already one of my faves)

I've looked on Amazon, the stencil sets seem to typically go for around £20, is that about right? Is that a sensible place to get them, or is a craft / hobby shop a better bet?

Nice paint jobs! @JimFromHorsham I'm particularly impressed how you seem to get such nice clean edges on your stencil work... Are they paper stencils or stuck to the gun somehow? What's the methodology?

As I'm never ever ever ever ever going to sell my Double Eagle M906C, I think I might spray it. I did have a Novritsch 'leafy' gun camo cover on it, but I do prefer the gun 'naked' because ... it looks cooler when it doesn't seem to have had a bit of salad wrapped around it...? Some of you with long memories might remember I've sprayed a couple of guns before: The F2000 was a bit of a homage to my favoured camo in Battlefield 4, but to be honest whilst it was fun to do, the results aren't brilliant close-up... the green painters masking tape I used didn't always make clean edges. The M16 did come out quite well with the scrim, but unfortunately I tried to fix a couple of areas that didn't look so good, and ended up making a pig's ear of it. I'm going to start from scratch on this, maybe with the same pattern as I do for the DE. After all that I have a decent collection of camo spray paints, but I don't just to do a vanilla brown / green / black splotchy effect, and neither do I want to use the scrim net effect again - I want something a little bit bolder so that 1) it looks interesting and 2) the camo actually does break up the the outline of the gun. Y'know, camo that actually camouflages I'm therefore prepared to include a bit of white, bright green, or a bit of dark red (as I've already got those) into the pattern (sparingly though, probably) I'd prefer something I can do 'freehand' with the spray cans, rather than having to use stencils or masking tape, but for the right result I could do that. So if any of you have have some good camo jobs, please share them to give me some inspiration!

Patrolbase seem to be an obvious choice... £150 seems a sensible price for a plastic bodied gnu https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/jing-gong-jg082-s-552-commando-aeg Might be able to find it cheaper elsewhere, I just checked a couple of places off a google search. I wish I'd taken a pic of my gun before the damage occurred - it looked really, really nice with the suppressor, a foregrip, and an Eotech stuck on it I've got the die on order, if I can manage to get a working thread on the barrel and can set it up again, I'll post one here

Actually Ultrair has some lubricant in it, according to the product details I last looked up. Abbey Sniper Brut gas seems to be the most easily available properly dry gas around. Abbey Predator contains lubricant, but when I asked in the Comments on one of the negative airsoft videos why Luke uses that (and therefore will get through to the hop rubber), he replied that the amount is small and he doesn't worry about it.

Any chance you can accidentally order another and send it to me? VFC seem to do a pretty good job of building gas guns, well, by version 2 anyway. What else is on their horizon?

While it is a good idea to run around with a few lo cap mags to see what the downside is like, make sure you do try the GBBR's to experience the upside. Otherwise it's not fair 🤣

Yup, it's this I think I paid a fiver for a pair? Here you go... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Breakaway-Tackle-Development-Co-Ltd/dp/B006SIBGL0/ref=asc_df_B006SIBGL0/ There are nice aluminium zoom levers for not that much more cash, but this works great BTW - has your TNT barrel/hop kit arrived yet? Keen to hear how you get on with that!

The TMs seem to be the most consistent, accurate and gas efficient guns. But the key thing is their resistance to cold weather, which also makes them the least affected by cool down effects. If you have to 'mag dump' then they won't be chugging as much when you're getting to the last few shots from the mag. That also aids snappiness in semi auto. (My VFC 416 is great, I love it, and I've never actually felt the need to mag dump, so maybe it's not the defining feature!)

Great fun, the recoil and general theatre of something that feels like 'real steel' makes firing every shot so much more exciting than pinging away with an AEG (though of course that has its own charms) Just be aware that it's a very different game play experience, it's more like sniping as you'll be conserving ammo and probably be sticking to semi auto. The mags cost a lot and the loadout will be heavier. The gun probably won't be as accurate, it's louder so the enemy will know just where you're coming from... So trade-offs, but definitely worth it 🤗 I'd go with the MWS, not that I've used one yet, but the reviews make it clear it's a brilliant gun. Definitely on my shopping list (if I don't go with the Double Eagle clone)

Sorry to hear that. On reflection those HPA guns might not have been shooting hot, but they might have been throwing some heavy BBs. Whatever the reason its not great when the end result is an unhappy player who won't take up the sport. With regards to 'being crap'.. what do you mean? In my book the crap people are the ones who are at the back of the field cowering in cover and occasionally pinging shots that will fall 20m short of the enemy. Anyone who gets killed a lot trying to push up or get in range to add their weight of fire to the front line is doing a great job 👍

Well, all rather gutting that when I wanted to use the SIG, an accident got in the way and it ended up back in the gun bag... the end of the outer barrel + suppressor got snapped off at Spec Ops yesterday. This is what it looks like now... it is at least just a cosmetic problem, the gun does still seem to shoot straight The photo doesn't do a good job of showing it, but that's the 14mm CCW threaded part of the outer barrel that snapped off (quite cleanly on the gun side, but the broken piece has crumbled on one half, as can be seen above) I guess there's just about enough left of the outer barrel to try to tap it again so I can still fit the suppressor (it really makes it look good), I certainly want to get a flash hider on there again at the least. I don't think the outer barrel is a separate piece, I think it's part of the sight / gas block, but having removed one pin and the gas regulator, I can't see how it disassembles any further. Replacing the whole part might be a bit pricey for this rescued boneyard gat. Edit (to remove confusing bad info / question, and to link to bestest ebay item) I need a 'left hand' 14mm with a 1mm pitch. Which are 'unusual', but there's one on eBay for bugger-all money. I'll probably give it a shot if you guys give it a thumbs-up! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290721694064

How's that running for you? I had a chance to buy one a while back (before I bought the 5.1 DOR) and kind of regretted not getting it, the looks have really grown on me

A mixed (but mostly good) day at Spec Ops... Took a few guns with me (as per usual), though the preferred VFC HK416 GBBR is out of commission until the replacement body pin comes from Taiwan * Double Eagle M906C (natch) * TM AUG High Cycle * JG SIG S-552 Commando * G&G G36C * TM 5.1 D.O.R Hi-Capa I decided to run the DE with a bunch of mid-caps instead of the usual Lonex flash-mags, just to make things a little more 'interesting' in terms of ammo management, and also stuck the recently acquired (used) Titan 7.4v Li-Ion stick in there, to keep the pistol grip from melting Unfortunately right from the off the teams looked unbalanced. A team of HPA'ers on one side, and us mere mortals on the other. Yeah, right from the first game it felt wrong. Credit to them, it was as much their squad play as much as the weight and range of fire that meant they knocked us on to the back foot from the off. But as the morning went on, it wasn't enormously fun. Luckily at lunchtime, Carlos and the marshals took the chance to swap a few people around, and the afternoon was much more competitive. I had some fun'n'games on the gun front: In the morning I took the DE and the SIG. The 3000mAH battery died just before lunch. Obviously it shouldn't do that after such a small volume of shots - it's not charging properly (it went from 75% to full suspiciously quickly) When I went to the tech trailer to retrieve my SIG I was told there'd been an accident - the cover on the trailer had dropped and snapped the outer barrel where the silencer was screwed on. Bugger. I'll need some advice on that - will post pics later. Lunch time intervened. Two tasty burgers, the option of chicken and salad too. I was going to run my G36 in the afternoon but discovered I hadn't brought the right battery for it, so went with the AUG instead. A good choice as it turned out. I also grabbed my 11.1v LiPo for the DE. First game after lunch I used the DE but damn, it gets hot quickly. Maybe the motor height needs some more tweaking, but really I need to order a new motor for it (the 22TPA with a fan from AK2M4) I decided to go with the AUG for the afternoon instead. The gun isn't as good as the DE when it comes to semi-auto, so I just leaned in to what it's built for - 20-25rps of bullet-hosing The damn thing is fantastic at suppression. The highlight of my day was the final round where we were playing an 'escort the VIP with a bomb' mission. We were tied up in the BBC base, with the bomb sitting just outside. I got a decent couple of kills on two enemies just outside the base, so thought 'sod it' and sprinted out to the best cover. Me and the VIP then pepper-potted down to the church, with me giving suppressive fire while the VIP carried the bomb. I got zapped between the Church and Ping Ping, but by then we'd all pushed on and the final step (getting the bomb to the tank) was inevitable. The heaviest rain came down after the game-play had finished. Thankfully. Even the medium shower that happened early afternoon was enough to get everyone fogging up. So bad news, I've got a dud battery and a cosmetically broken gnu, but on the positive side the hit taking was really pretty good (well, I had no definite problems, and I only heard a couple of comments across the entire day, which was massively better than last time). Damn, I wish Lonex made AUG flash mags. I'd buy a set, given how much I enjoyed using the gnu, and how much I don't care for winding high caps ;/ Now time for the unpopular opinion... As much as everyone might pile on to AirsoftSniper, I have to say I have concerns about HPA too... The previous game day I came back with just a couple of small ping marks on me. After playing against multiple HPA'ers yesterday, I came back looking like I'd walked into a wasp nest. At one point I got hit on my mesh face mask by an HPA guy at close-ish range and I felt the whole mask jump off my face. Hey, that might be the difference between running at bang-on the site limit, where as most AEGs are probably running at 300-330 / 0.20g, but Spec Ops only zip-tied the regulators for a game or two, they're not doing it now. Cheat-mode can be engaged with a twist of a knob, and I suspect the temptation is too much for some of them. Putting that suspicion aside, their extended range and volume of fire from just a few players can unbalance the game-play. however much they might want to stick together, it's best to distribute them across the two teams. That certainly prevents any grumbles and mutterings!

Barrel length doesn't matter so much as it does for the real thing, but if you're looking at maybe an AUG you'd get that for 'free' anyway. I have the TM high cycle variant which is very compact but still has a decent barrel length within it. It's a great little thing, always gets a lot of positive comments when I use it ☺️. Given the low power output of your typical TM AEG, it still still gets out-ranged by other guns, so maybe one of the other manufacturer's ones will suit you better. Given you've also mentioned FAMAS as well I suspect you're one of us (has a bullpup link!). So L85 etc also a possibility? The problem with those is they all seem to have their foibles, but I think they're damned cool all the same.

Actual Brens. This was back at the end of the 80 's. I think we had 2 or 3 but they never really got touched and maybe they weren't there for long. Certainly never fired, and I can only remember one training session (field strip) with a Bren. It was a big armoury... There were a lot of Lee Enfield no4's in .303", some of which were set up as target rifles with Parker Hale diopter sights. We later got a number of 'proper' target rifles chambered in 7.62mm. not sure what their designation was. And a bunch of the Lee Enfield .22" cadet target rifles. The full bore stuff got used at Bisley for competitions, and taken to various army camps occasionally, and we had a small bore rifle range on the school site. Which was nice.

Just as an aside, the VFC pin is 22mm wide. Turns out that's quite narrow. The pin from my CA Scarab and my CA M16A3 are both different and wider. So buying the oem one is very much the safest bet It's the VFC stock rubber, I just thought it would be good to have as spare new one, given it was so little extra on the order.