RostokMcSpoons

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I would have said the same except the idea of 20 round mags make this 'tricky' as a skirmish weapon. Realistic and all, but enough to give me pause (and perhaps save the wallet from being emptied until bigger capacity mags are available) I do like the look of that Uzi an awful lot too.

I read an interesting treatise on infantry combat recently, which concentrated on lessons learned from Afghanistan and Iraq. It may have formed (or coincided with) the the thinking that drove the move to the new calibre. Basically (and I'm paraphrasing my crappy memory), engagement distances were found to be noticeably longer than expected for much of the time, and an increase in both long-range stopping power and accuracy were required. Special mention was made of how 5.56mm squad weapons delivering high-volume but low accuracy fire at range were ineffective at providing suppression at the longer ranges the combat typically occurred at. A DMR rifle firing at a steady rhythm was much more effective at that than a SAW. No doubt they could have reverted back to the 7.62mm, but the weight of ammo and heavy recoil still count against that calibre. So the consequence is an intermediate calibre plus improved optics to improve the number of lethal rounds on target.

I think he means these...

That's useful info, as I'm just up the road in MK, and will eventually fancy a change of scenery from Spec Ops My arthritic knees, chocolate ankles and tiny lungs might not appreciate the steep gradients though!

Ah that's a shame. That makes the value proposition of the 908 that bit less attractive. I think I paid about the same for my 906, £170 or £180 at the start of November So that really leaves the 904g at £145 as the best deal. Its so cheap I'm almost tempted to buy one for myself as my backup backup 😋

If you like the feel of metal in your hands, then go for the more expensive one, I don't think the weight difference is very much. Personally, I've got mine covered in a Novritsch camo cover at the moment, and have a stubby grip mounted, so I'm rarely touching the metal, but I do like it very much - the m-lok handguard is very nice, and the metal looks good to my eyes, and it does feel very solid. My local site has a few 904's and I've been impressed with them too... but I'd probably still spring the extra cash for metal, if I had to buy another as my primary or main backup. It depends how much. Before Xmas, the metal vs polymer had a £20 difference in price, now it seems that has grown a lot... PatrolBase now has stock of 904's. The cheapest, the 904G is £145. That is such a bargain. https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/double-eagle-m904g-honey-badger-w-fire-control-system-edition?pv=13406 BBGuns4Less has the 906C (my metal version) at £190. Ouch-y... £45 extra for metal. I suggest that if you do want full metal, go the whole hog and get the 908. It has the metal parts, long barrel, and most importantly a PTS EPS style stock that will take nunchuck batteries. I don't know if it's as good as the EPS, but that's a £50 item. https://bbguns4less.co.uk/products/double-eagle-m908a-ar15-rifle-with-falcon-system-in-black.html

Won't that make it harder to move the piston when your cocking the gun? That's the whole point of the o ring system as it is now. And you think the bolt pull is stiff already... 🫣

Well that's a question I should have asked as I had poor compression with my new silent piston head, then had the piston head come away from the piston (hadn't loctited it) and so put a standard piston and head in to the gun. Which then promptly ate the piston. So I'm going to say yes, my personal experience is that using mismatched heads fucks up the AoE. It might not be that... But it seems likely

I used to be the guy looking over the top of my red dot to watch the BB flight, but with the DE m906 its accurate enough to aim for first shot kills.. so I do. Now I use the sight all the time... And last weekend i was using the one off the Tippmann on the DE Sights do have to be properly zeroed otherwise they are just a distraction

Yes a v2. Very solid, it's a nice bit of kit! It was a bit more than you paid, but on top of the line and small tank I also got a hard case, a suppressor, long metal m-lok handguard, a stubby grip, an angled grip, a Walther red dot sight, and most importantly a small scuba tank with heavy duty line to resupply my air from. But sadly all the extras in the world don't quite make up for the fact the gun isn't shooting correctly, so I've not used it on the field yet. I'm really looking forward to getting it sorted though!

You'll love shooting the Tippmann, it's got a nice recoil and plenty of sound to it, it's a world away from the typical HPA gun. On the downside, personally, my (second hand) gun is not running properly at the moment - the muzzle velocity is way too variable. I'd be really interested to hear how a new gun shoots - so can I ask you chrono it to see how stable the muzzle velocity is, and what sort of groupings and range you can get? Just so I have a baseline for mine to compare with. Cheers

Damn it, I've got a mountain of White Lightning cans, no Stella

So short story shorter, I'm buggered. Cos there's no way I'm touching the internals of my DE or TM AUG HC, because I want them to carry on working like they do now. So cylinder swaps are out of the question. I will try it on the aug tomorrow, just in case that works better, but I can't imagine it's over-volumed either. Ah well. £12 poorly spent but not the end of the world. I'm having a clear out sale of kit soon, it'll be in there!

This is sort-of harking back to that brilliant "show me where the G&G Firehawk touched you" pic/meme, I would have posted to that thread if I could find it... but it was pretty good timing as I just received a King Arms sound amplifier that I bought from Socom Tactical's boneyard section. I have to say I'm a disappointed. Basically it sounds no different to having nothing on the gun at all (I tested with my Double Eagle M906, 0.20g BBs at ~330fps I think) Whereas the Firehawk is a head-turning 'crack' with every shot. My plan was to get something similar to to aid in suppressing when I'm running at the enemy - where have I gone wrong? Is the King Arms amp in the boneyard because it's... rubbish? Is the Sound Hog on eBay worth a go? Are all amplifiers rubbish - except the one fitted on the Firehawk (and presumably tuned to the barrel length, air volume etc)...? (And why do all videos of amps - even the Firehawk - make them all sound weedy... is it video encoding / compression / Youtube protecting our delicate lug-holes? It makes reviews of amps a bit pointless)

Yes, but it's been done with class, people usually name-drop Hitler rather than Pliny when doing it on other forums 😄

Yup, here you go...

Not seen anyone else complaining of that issue on any gun tbh Have you taken it apart to see what's happened? Have you cleaned the barrel recently, is there any chance you did that with hop applied, and it's split the rubber?

Oh damn it, another gun I 'must' have.

Initial tests of the Lonex flash mags that arrived this morning are... good! They fit and feed fine in the Tippmann, they're a little tight in the Double Eagle (but that has a velcro shim to make my cheap old high caps fit nicely) but shoot perfectly, and they fit fine in the F2000 and the L85 as well... (though I can't test those as neither of them can actually pew at the moment)

Four Lonex 360rd flash mags just arrived.... But there have been a few other recent purchases in the last month-and-a-bit that are knocking about now... Yeah, I may be showing signs of addiction

Well that's got to be good news for me! I did order the STANAGs, so fingers-crossed I can add Tippmann, Double Eagle, Cybergun, Classic Army and Army Armaments to your list

Well I can't rationalise it but I went on the Lonex website last night and ordered 4 flash mags. They're on special offer, but 4 is at a tiny discount compared to the other options, so I bought 3 + 1 (only to realise afterwards 2 x 2 is slightly cheaper still) I'll try one. If it doesn't work nicely with at least the DE and the Tippmann, I'll at least be able to return the other 3 and I can sell the 'used' one on. Oh yeah, there's another gun arriving soon that these ought to fit... Edit: another gun has just arrived... and unexpected items in bagging area: with 2 more hi cap magazines! One standard size Battleaxe, one longer G&G. It'll be interesting to test those two later. (This gun doesn't fire at the moment, its a boneyard so it'll most likely stay as a wall-hanger, to satisfy the SA80 itch I've always had. But I'll have a go at fixing it)

I'm not fussed about covering them in tape, I think it's the opposite problem where they are too tight or the damned things don't sit high enough. Ah damn it. I'll buy a bunch of mags and send them back under Distance Selling regs if need be

I lost a mag at the skirmish site on Saturday, so I bought another. Does it work? Does it buggery. And I'm talking about two different AR's I tried it in. The common theme seems to be the standard short 300-330 round high high caps will work fine in my Double Eagle M906, my Classic Army AR15, and my Tippmann M4... and even my F2000 (back in the distant past when it actually fired) But the longer mags seem to cause problems (excepting the F2000 which came with one of them) - the other guns instantly become (as my step mother says) "Fussy whiskers". Either they won't accept the mag nicely into the mag well, or they don't feed consistently. So what's the story with M4 mags? And should I abort my intended purchase of Lonex flash mags, because I suspect they'll be the same form?