The_Lord_Poncho

Here's another one to throw into the mix.... https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/specna-arms-magnus-tm-tdc-rotary-chamber-for-ak-aegs

Watching with interest - I had exactly the same thought when these flashed up in the new products part of the Patrolbase website!

I was about to meaningfully respond to this, before my Bot senses kicked in...!

I'd second this. In fact, it's exactly what I did (albeit with a maple leaf rubber). No need to take it to a tech to semi lock though - the Cyma SR25 is about as easy as it gets to semi-lock - you simply need to put a couple of washers onto the rear body pin, such that they are sandwiched between the inner face of the receiver and the outer face (left hand side) of the gearbox. This is enough to stop the rearward movement of the selector plate so that it can't move into the full auto position. SR25 mags are cheap, and easy to get. The Battleaxe ones with the fake bullet window work excellently in the Cyma SR25, and hold an obscene number of BBs.

A slack handful of everything I need to build an m733 turned up this afternoon from 18airsoft. Superb service as ever -order placed with them Thursday afternoon last week , with the cheapest postage option selected. 4 calendar days to my door.... Quite pleased to have found a Lonestar style grip made by 'armyforce' for only a fiver....

What do we think- v7 gearbox, shifted forward, with a trigger linkage, or could a V3 be squeezed in there? Or something completely proprietary?

This is a hugely enjoyable thread. My sincere thanks to the OP for conceiving such an interesting discussion! Absolute legend.

I can confirm, you are not! The wife objects to me referring to it as such when we have guests staying though!

Good luck! The other advantage going down the M14 route is the opportunity to trick it out and give it the classic Black Hawk Down look. Do beware though that stripping them down to upgrade is a bit of a pain if you are tempted to go down that route. Be good to report back how you find the Ruger - a quirky gun for sure, but super cheap! If you get good results, I might be tempted to try one out myself for something a little different.

Awesome, top stuff - thanks!

Yep, and a load of them follow around behind a 60 degree maple leaf, wherever it goes!

I have had the SSX303 for around 3 years I think. My first game with it was in temperatures around 10C (i.e. not really cold, but not hot either), and I found it horribly inconsistent due to cool down of the mags. I then purchased a shot shell HPA magazine adapter from Airtac, a tank, regulator, and line (the aliexpress regulators+ lines are cheap and fine) - all in it probably added another £130 to the purchase price of the gun or so (and I use the HPA kit now with lots of other guns). That instantly solved the consistency issue. I have a cheap foam filled suppressor that I use with it - this is essential really if you want to make the most out of the gun - they are super quiet with one. Accuracy wise, I originally found it only 'average' - I added a tridos cnc hop arm and mini DC thumb screw which solved that. I now have a super quiet semi auto gun, that is accurate out to a good range, and I can perfectly tune to be bang on the sites DMR power limit. It's a really fun alternative to AEG's/Sniper rifles to choose for the odd game, and the quietness is a nice dimension that occasionally can be devastatingly useful.

Yep - no difference for me either - I can see a wealth of airsoft stuff there. Are you sure that the app hasn't logged you out, or changed your country? Not being able to see your order history perhaps suggest the former....

Echoing the above, I would think that studs/cleats a sensible option to play in - transitioning from muddy areas to hard ground, crossing tree roots, heading into buildings, crossing bridges, entering any kind of man made structure, moving over improved path surfaces - in all of these scenarios, having studs/cleats on your boots is downright dangerous. Boots with a deep, self cleaning tread+ a softish flexible sole that allows you some feel through them is the way forward. Big clompy military boots (at least the genuine issue ones) which are mostly made as a compromise to allow the carrying of significant weight will mostly fail the latter criteria.

You won't know without trying the gate - its a super quick exercise in an M4 - try it out, try it with a combination of any other bucklings that you have laying about.