The_Lord_Poncho

Very impressive. I see that the price of thermal kit is dropping like a stone these days to a point that i am almost tempted by one of the aliexpress offerings. I believe that most of the cheaper ones can't be used as a sight however - which presumably is your plan?

Bet he'd be sh*t company though. Absolute zero banter.

A rather nice set of combats in a Chinese Type 81 camo pattern - 'Tactical Toms' - the quality seems excellent, and the sizing is rather European which caught me out a little. Should be pretty good for lush summer woodland. Quite a fun pattern which I understand was inspired by British DPM originally when it first appeared in the very late 1970's/early 1980's. Oh, and a cheeky Cyma MP5SD. I've plans to pop a Mancraft inside it that is currently unused within one of my M4s, and put a full stock on to turn it into the SD5 version. I must say, out of the box it seems superb, one of the quietest running gearboxes I've encountered and very snappy for a non-mosfet gun.

Looks to my like it is this part - sold for the Cyma CM028 (TM clone) fixed stock AK: https://www.18airsoft.com/products/cyma-cyma-ak-stock-metal-adapter-cy-0040

Sounds like you are suffering from the same issue that the SA80 (A1) was plagued with (amongst many, many, many others of course). A simple metal fence welded on solved that. Possibly a 3d printed plastic equivalent superglued/epoxied on would assist your situation? Looks like a chap has knocked out a file for the SA80 version that might be able to be modded/sanded/cut to fit? https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4321243

...includes an underground shooting range.... And a load of old ammo crates stacked next to the Rolls in the massive garage - looks more than a coincidence. Maybe there is a healthy profit margin in plastic gearbox two tones!

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.

As I usually use something with a MED quite a lot, I tend to use my pistol quite a lot. In many cases i could probably retire a few meters and use the DMR/bolt action/or leave the task to my AEG toting brethren - but you are right - a bold pistol charge is a lot of fun!

I use a variety of DMRs - AEG, and gas. I have the SSX303 - out the box I quickly found it totally uplayable due to wild inconsistency and rapid drop off in power with cool-down of the mags. Now I have an Airtac shotgun shell HPA adapter in it+ a tridos hop arm to tighten up the accuracy, and it is really superb. Almost silent with a silencer on it too. But - I have just as much fun with an AEG DMR. With the Cyma SR25 it is extremely easy to mechanically semi lock it by adding a large washer between the gearbox and the receiver, held in place by sliding the rear body pin through it. it works by restricting the movement of the selector plate, and is 100% reversible too. Its a long heavy beast though....

If you are have a UKARA number (hopefully if you have played three times as indicated you will have?), you can get the E&C glocks from Hong Kong for about £45. I've had one for a while, and they are pretty good. Spare mags for £13. Postage will add to the cost, but if I'm guessing, you could probably get a pistol, spare mag, and get it posted to you for £80-90. 18 Airsoft is a good shop, postage usually less that two weeks. https://www.18airsoft.com/collections/gbb-pistol Cans of gas can often be cheaper to buy from sites, but if you aren’t using a pistol much, you shouldn't get through much. Just make sure that you write your UKARA number next to your name when you type in your address to minimise the likelihood of customs issues.

It's very good isn't it - I must head back there some time, I haven’t been for ages. I take it that the developers still haven’t got to the part of the building where the games are played then! they have been dancing around the edges for years now!