The_Lord_Poncho

Very nice, and at £160, that looks a bargain. If i wasn't waiting for the new line of Cyma platinum AKs to arrive, I’d be all over one of these.

Judging by the references in some of the product descriptions, 'BBguns4less' have bought the name. (or there is some very lazy copy paste from competitors websites...) Edited to say - both websites reference a business address in Takeley, so yes - same outfit.

yep, fair enough!

I love that sound-byte. A career on North Norfolk Digital beckons!

That baofeng should never have a range that short - it's either defective, or (more likely) the frequencies aren't programmed in correctly. If that is the case, then you will be getting very short range comms still with bleed through. I've had clear as a bell comms with identical spec baofeng at 6km in undulating woodland. Even dense urban, on uhf, should give you a reliable 500m or so. Got to say, when I used the real harris radios, the range wasn't really any better (but obviously so much better in terms of quality and feature set).

I spent most of yesterday chasing the same problem - built a MK12 from parts, but enormous fluctuation in power levels. I tried three different buckings, three different hop units (and combinations thereof), before eventually spotting white BB residue on the (metal) gearbox nozzle. I've now popped a different gearbox (extracted from a cheap Specna AR9) in there for the time being, and its sorted it. In due course I'll strip the original gearbox down and have a play around with different length nozzles.

I have the same issue - I actually have a spirit level bubble in the rear of my scope mount on a few rifles, albeit remembering to crane my head and check it is a rarity....

Hmm - the below is the parts diagram for the equivalent TM model (which I presume the Cyma is largely/entirely based upon). It's rather difficult to fathom out - is it part M14-2 ? But - I’ve just had a look at my (assembled) CM032 - that whole part you circle is made of metal. From your original photo, it looks like the part that has snapped is plastic? If so, it is simply the feed tube that is part of the hop unit passing through a hole in that plate. It's a while since I had mine apart so i can't say for certain, but if you are able to ascertain the snapped part on yours is plastic, that’s a good clue that it is the hop unit that needs replacing only.

A good counter if they try to pull that one on you though would be "You sold it to me as a V2, and the process of setting the hop on a V2 requires slide removal."

As another option, some green gas pistols can work in winter too - non blow backs like the MK23 (if you can stand the firm and mushy trigger), or those that have little recoiling mass - like the AAP. If you have struggled with GBB pistols in the winter but haven’t yet tried an AAP, that might be worth a try. I run mine on MAPP gas in the winter, and as a secondary, it's been spot on down to zero degrees and a little below. Caveated to say - that's use as a secondary - i.e. 5 quick shots every now and then to get me out of trouble when people are in my MED. I suspect use as a primary in the dead of winter, it would still be sub par.

Looks like it to me too. Take it slow and methodical to get the M14 apart, and take an especial note of how the fake bolt mechanism comes apart/goes back together as you do it - M14s can be a bit frustrating, and to swap the Hop out, there is a fair bit of disassembly to do. Worth the effort though, just take a few photos as you take it apart as an aide memoir (assuming you haven’t done it before of course!).

I haven’t found one in stock for a couple of years now - if you find a source, let me know!

I've never been, but have meant to get over and try it out. I suppose with DriverWood so close to where I am based, I've got a little lazy. However, now that Driverwood has hoovered up a lot of Dogtag's previous custom it is getting pretty congested (i.e. apparently 160 there last Sunday), so even more impetus to try out Invicta before it closes. They run a tight ship at their Blacksite venue, so I imagine the general marshalling and organisation for the woodland site will be much the same high standard? Fingers crossed for the Yalding site - actually a little closer to home than Invicta Woodland, and Yalding has a train station for those with no car (Asomodai)...

Blue 70 degree silicon autobot in my one (and indeed in most of my pistols) seems to work very well. I took the view that with the extra grippiness of the silicone, a 70 degree is about the equivalent of the 50 degree in old money. No idea if it really aligns like that, but the results seem to bear that theory out.

I heard the guy at Driver Wood tried to get rights to run the site after Dogtag closed, but it's a landowner thing - the ultimate landowner wanted to use their land for other purposes.