RostokMcSpoons

I'm early in my tech'ing journey. First attempt was a bit of a disaster, but I've tried again. And after quite a few painful hours I've learned a lot. I might not be doing it right yet (time and a few thousand BBs will tell), but it's interesting and fun, and gives me something to obsess over that's cheaper than looking for and buying whole new guns I recommend you pick your least-used gun and give it a go!

"Saw this, thought of you ..."

Great! I'll pm my details That's a pricey way around the issue, but definitely an option - thanks!

I take your bit of cable, and raise you with... some O-rings! Ahem. Yeah well they came as a freebie from Ant Supplies... Here's my actual haul... A Bulldog MOLLE Mk4 tactical belt, with Karrimor SF Predator Under Armour Yoke. Still have holster and more mag pouches etc to fit... This replaces my Viper tac belt where the MOLLE section of the belt didn't get far enough around my expanded waistline Red dot lens protector (as seen earlier in this thread) RIS Riser rail (quick release, adjustable height) RIS rail (for my F2000 BF4 build) 2x Stubby grips New toy on the way tomorrow...!

Well I pulled the trigger on it... Defconairsoft selling at £135 plus next day delivery at £6. Also bought a couple of cans of gas as well, one mini for my belt pouch, one full size but low power for indoor plinking. Got some abbey ultra and sniper already knocking around for the next skirmish, if it's below 10C Now I did mention I was interested in the px4. Specifically because @Farapollo has a nearly new one for sale, with a spare mag included for around the £100 mark. And I twice contacted him about it. First I changed my mind and bought my F2000 for Xmas, and now this. Sorry Farapollo! So if anyone reading this thread has a hankering for a modern TM pistol, but thinks £135 plus another £30 for a spare mag is off-putting, I recommend you consider his package instead. It was such a great value proposition I still feel a bit silly for going for a pistol I slightly prefer the aesthetics of, but it's costing me so much extra cash.

I'll have to order up some more popcorn with all those extra upgrades going in...

Special Ops is just off J14 of the M1... is that any use? It hasn't re-opened just yet though... had a game cancelled - end of the month probably https://www.specialopshq.co.uk/

As someone quite new to tech'ing, I'd question whether the selector gears / plate were correctly positioned - but as you've been taking it all apart and putting it back together then I'd say that's unlikely. *Unless* you've been putting it back together exactly as 'the lads' had done...? In which case they may have got it wrong and you're keeping it the same?

Cheers, good info! I'll be ordering one this week on the basis of your recommendation. I've got large hands so no problem there. (T'wife might be tempted to kill me, told her of course I'm not looking at buying another gun already, when she caught me looking at prices!) As far as the holster goes, I'm currently running a Kombat UK universal holster. It's a reasonably snug fit and I'll keep the retention strap in place until I need the gun. There's no chance of it jumping out with that in place In the longer term I would like a plastic holster with a thumb button release for a faster draw... So maybe this one Orpaz 1911 Holster Fits Colt 1911 Kimber 1911 Sig Sauer 1911 and Springfield 1911 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MD1D9LI/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_NDMVGMQA6SPWY8ZH5GP5

Oh that's cool... I think everything on the lower is the same except for the extended slide release catch and different trigger. So there's a fairly good chance it'd fit. Bit pricey though, and as you say - out of stock.

Awwwww crap. ?

A quick supplementary question... Does it have a lanyard loop at the base of the backstrap? (I'm haunted by the poor chap at my site losing his gold hi-capa, I'd definitely want it on a leash ;))

30 pistols!!! Wow, I don't think I'd still be married if my obsession enjoyment of airsoft went that far Well that's great to hear its so immediately impressive How is the red dot sight? I had no real intention to buy one to go with it, as £60 seemed a bit steep for a polymer body sight, but I did notice the spec says the lens is bb-proof (300fps is quoted, I guess that means with 0.20g), which is pretty useful. So never say never...

I'm looking again for a pistol to replace my HFC M9 that's not running very well... My current preferred option is some sort of TM hi capa, and the D.O.R. looks to be the best, I like the looks, and it has an improved hop up unit and the 15mm BBU. There's a downside that the usual hi capa upgrade parts within the slide aren't compatible, but I'm not intending to change the internals. The alternatives are the standard black hi capa, and the px4 (which gets great reviews but I'm not so sold on the looks) I know at least a couple of people here ( @The captain@Musica ) have owned the D.O.R. I'd just like to hear if it has been reliable and accurate, and for bonus points, if it's actually usable in our cold months?

There's a little bit of sick in my mouth. Glocks aren't all that handsome at the best of times, that one is wilfully ugly

Yeah really it depends on whether you've got a tight bore barrel on there. Have you upgraded the hop unit and bucking? What sort of rate of fire is it getting, I would have to factor in the price of a new motor probably. And definitely need to buy a couple of cans of paint, looks like someone has scribbled on it, needs a touch-up £100 all in? ??? that's a really cool thing, hope you get a good price

Where can I buy the circular button to unluck the folding stock on my TM AK-47S? The button fell off at my last skirmish.. I've searched a lot but nobody seems to sell this particular part, it's not even showing as out of stock anywhere. @ak2m4 Do you ever see them anywhere? (Alternatively, if I could swap the under folder for a side folder I'd be interested in that, but unsure if it's even possible on a plastic body TM AK)

Well, buying an airsoft gun is very much like making love to a beautiful woman...

Yeah, well having just bought a car that is at 70k miles, and that's not had the work done - but was a great price, then I understand you entirely. I would've have paid a bit extra if the next car on the showroom floor had been attended to. So we'll agree to differ on that ! Oh my word that would be a great discussion to have! Absolutely true, but yet you know what human psychology is like, remembering the times you got out-ranged by a gun in a straight one on one shoot out tends to get the credit card info action later... ? Yeah there is an assumption on my part that Dave's custom shop knows what they're doing and aren't out to fool anyone. I'm trusting shops I've heard of already. Maybe I shouldn't ?. But you wouldn't walk into say Singers custom cars and demand they prove they fitted the parts they say have into their restomod Porsches. At some point a company gets a reputation sufficient that you can trust them. It's a question of where you draw the line

I think this has gotten away a little from the point I was trying to make (but to other interesting points worthy of their own discussion....) And that point is really that in some cases the time spent / paid for carries its own residual value. Perhaps what I didn't make clear is I acknowledge that there's plenty that don't. So the timing chain example. Most of that work is labour. There's a risk in a car when that expense hasn't made and the car reaches a certain mileage that if the belt snaps through wear then the engine can seize, and you need a new engine for £2-3K. So a reasonably savvy buyer looks out for whether the work has been done, and is willing to pay something of a premium for it. Sure there'll be buyers who don't know, and some buyers who could try to do the job themselves, but most will be in the middle - I'd say once you're in a market for a used car with > 60-70k miles on the clock and you've watched a YT buyers guide, you'll know about it to at least ask if it's been done and factor that in to your purchasing decision. (I've just been there, done that, but ran out of money for the t-shirt) However with that same car, stuff like brake pads, oil changes etc ... they carry their own labour charges. Is that likely to hold much sway in my buying decision? Probably not. If the previous owner has spent a hundred hours tuning his car so it's perfect, will I pay extra for his labour(s)? Nah. Dave's custom stuff comes with a clear shopping list of components, and as a level 3 upgrade basically seems to touch every component then again a reasonably savvy buyer might well be willing to pay above the going rate for a 'shop done' upgrade, rather than having some unknown part-timer meddle with the innards. I'd consider the Dave's custom work to be very much an outlier because the work's been done to a fresh gun, out the shop. I'm in that area though where it seems to have value to me but I don't know how real that value actually is. TL;DR: Present me with the option to buy one of two guns - one upgraded at a shop I'd already heard of, versus one upgraded with the same parts, by Mr X at a game site. I would be prepared to pay more for the shop gun. If it's Mr X versus Mr Y doing the upgrades, I'm not going to be considering their labour to have any particular intrinsic / residual value.

I was near a Halfords last night so I called in to see what they had in stock... ended up buying what they had - a can of Khaki and a can of Black. So that leaves me picking another 6 from this short-list from the matte Mtn94 range... I'll probably pick the light and dark green, the two browns, the claret and the off-white. Should be able to produce some interesting patterns with all that lot!

Pics or it didn't happen

Cyma Tactical grip and handguard for my aged TM AK47-S £25 https://www.actionhobbies.co.uk/products/cyma-ak-tactical-grip-front-end/ It fitted ok, needed some not-so-gentle persuasion but I think that added to the solidity of the fitment - it's a gazillion times better than the original TM creaky faux wood. I've got a stubby grip on order for it to complete the look. I tried my Kobra on the RIS rail - it still has too high an eye-line. Even my cheapo small red dot sits a little higher than I'd ideally like. So I'll stick with the iron sights.

It's an interesting question. When it comes to cars, getting a timing belt replaced can be a major job where the belt costs sod-all, but the engine-out nature of the work adds up to a lot of man-hours and a big expense. So having that work already done on an older car is definitely a selling point that adds to the price. Of course in the car world cosmetic mods usually add feck-all value (and can even detract) whereas in airsoft the bling often gets the bucks So not necessarily comparable. Especially as many of us will be willing to give anything a go ourselves. I would say the Dave's custom packages have a clearly defined, easy to understand set of parts, which in turn makes that labour charge more understandable... plus Dave's upgrades are pretty expensive. So to me I can understand why this chap is trying to punt at a high price. Someone uncomfortable with doing their own tech and who doesn't trust other bedroom techs to do a good job might find this appealing - and worth the outlay. That might be a very small target audience - but he only needs one...!