Pseudotectonic

Correct me if wrong, but I think blank-firing imitation firearms (meeting the specifications in the regulations) are not firearms, and are subject to VCRA the same way as airsoft RIFs and IFs, the same set of defence apply, including UKARA.

I subscribe to the school of thought of wider barrel has a better buffer zone for "more dampening of oscillations", and in the real life environment because of dust or other minute imperfections of the BB or vibrations or other factors I think the wider bore is more capable of better consistency, because the same speck of dust might have affected the tight bore more than a wider bore. And I think the inside surface finish (factory finish vs mirror polished) is probably going to have a bigger impact on the aerodynamics (thus consistency/accuracy) than say the nominal diameter.

If you have the space, you can make it angled so it sort of works like a real steel bullet trap Some pictures here, they are quite self explanatory: https://vanandelarenagrandrapidsmi.blogspot.com/2022/07/homemade-bullet-trap-design.html

Dry fire upside down and without mags, can you see the nozzle moving normally? And what mags are you using?

ok, where can i get an airsoft KS1?

lol none of these are usable in SE/London

shop discounts when?

In terms of how much customisation one can do in actual military, I guess it really depends on the unit, but I also think changing the rail would be closer to the rare end of the spectrum. It may be possible somewhere, but not very probable. If there is no evidence, then probably not. You can theorise whether the non-standard rail can be "clone correct", but unless your everything else is also clone correct I wouldn't be bothered too much. It also depends on your definition of "realism", I would say since the parts exist for real steel, I would say it is as real as any because it is entirely possible it is used somewhere. But if you are going for "clone correctness" then maybe you want to find a source to clone it from, or use more standard parts. I would say 14.5 in CQB is doable, but obviously not as easy as shorter ones.

That is just measuring the zero load amp draw which doesn't really say anything, there is another guy measuring the amps in actual use and shows that the T238 actually has about same or even higher draw than the Warheads (depending on model), so there is really no efficiency advantage here whatsoever. And the sound is really subjective, to me it sounds like the T238 has more mechanical resistance and a rougher waveform than the Warhead, so to me the Warhead sounds better and quieter and feels like the better built of the two.

for 10 quid more definitely get the Warhead although you will need more short stroke because the 35k will be too fast (the 27k is more in line with your setup)

May be able to get away with Rit Dye Someone dyed their polymer magazine pink It might not be as bright pink as the TM, but might get it close enough for your own satisfaction

Like is it generally frowned upon if you get too close to enemy spawn because it is spawn camping? Should you call hits if your own team shot you? Does ricochet count as hits? How do you execute a knife kill, and does it only count if the enemy hasn't noticed you and if you do it , or can you engage a enemy around a corner and try to land a stab as they try to shoot you or is this not allowed?

defo a antique collectors piece

you are a gymnastic person

imma tell ur mom u say bad words

I think maple leaf macron will be enough for both, because they are not super heavy BBs

wdym? is it hopping left right and centre?

fuse?

For the hop rubber you want to control two things, the area coverage or geometry, and the shore hardness of the material, and more is not better because there is a thing as too much hop, especially for middle weight BBs, because for example if you put in an R-hop it is usually too much for say sub-0.3s. The silicone moulding method will definitely give you similar coverage and geometry with any other R-hop, and maybe if you know the specs of your silicone you can control the shore hardness. If done right I can see this performing on par with R-hop, but probably not better, and it is only really useful for heavier BBs, just like R-hop. The only advantage is perhaps better air seal, but silicone applied on regular rubbers (outside) will achieve the air seal also so this is not a big deal. So my opinion is, this seems too much work for little to no real performance gain, but maybe your testing will prove otherwise.

PME is your limit here solution is short stroke or lower your ROF

If we can get AttackSense to sponsor this and maybe G&G to provide some competition grade airsoft for the game and for the prize, then why the heck not

There is the piston going back and forth making whatever vibration from the gears pretty much meaningless, assuming that is your concern There is not much mechanical difference in terms of the force being applied on the bearings or bushings because the majority of that force is from the transferring of power from the motor to the piston pulling back a spring, your gear doing a little shake is going to be a negligible in comparison

Join my club for £3 a year, I do everything UKAPU does without going behind the scene 1. Join games without the need of facebook account 2. A legal blog 3. Discounts (currently in negotiations) 4. Email address you can send emails to

Indeed the recent Bill C-21 from Canada and the CPSC-2023-0021 from the US are both excellent case studies. Both did not have any existing airsoft association or things of that nature, but both "communities" organised and mobilised themselves to do the lobbying. The retailers and field owners and players got together to achieve one goal, and they were effective at it and they succeeded. Youtube undoubtedly played a key role in both cases (especially for the US) because of how easy it is to have someone clearly explain a cause, and to have the link easily copy pastable, so words can spread quickly. Both are precisely the sort of threats we think about when we say airsoft needs protection. If something very similar were to happen in the UK, say some sort of bill being proposed affecting airsoft in some way, do we as a community have the resources for ad hoc organisation? In fact, isn't UKARA already doing all the behind-the-scene stuff? Heck, UKARA itself appears to be a very product of past lobbying that became quasi-official regulatory body if there is one. Which again brings the question of why would we need a "peacetime" airsoft association in the first place. It would seem evident that its entire raison d'être can be better served by a bunch of youtubers. What is it different about UK airsoft that we need something the Canadians and Americans don't?

I wonder if a newer airsoft standard (or any "definition") can be useful and to what extent. There is already a set of de facto standard, which is the legal joule limits for the RIFs, requirements for eye protection (probably required by insurance), and sites having third party liability insurance being a legal requirement (in order to count as VCRA permitted activities). One can argue any more regulation than that is not really necessary and is just going to limit the open-ended nature of the hobby. One can even argue airsoft is not a sport because it is too open-ended. Therefore any new standard can only become one variant of airsoft, but not the entire hobby. And if it proves to be more accessible to beginners and more fun to play and more safe to play and therefore more profitable to run, then nobody will need to enforce it because fields will be adopting it automatically. So the question becomes, what could be a more popular, more fun, more fair, more safe, and more profitable form of airsoft? Or is it all external factors like cultural perception of guns for example? Then the question becomes, shouldn't this be left to market competition between airsoft fields to figure out? Then the question becomes, isn't the internet forums already playing the role of think tank? What can a bunch of committee do better than the internet? Then the question becomes, is the idea of an airsoft association even useful, and what is it that only a bunch of committee can do and nobody else can? Is it mainly an ambassador or representation type of role? Or a journalist? Then the question becomes, should it rather be a youtube channel or a magazine or something? Then the question becomes, should it rather be a business who get sponsorships from sporting or tactical clothing companies or things of that nature and produce entertainment content about airsoft, like famous guntubers like Matt from Evike? (That was a joke) Then the question becomes, shouldn't a UKARA clone be promoting the sport? After all retailers are the biggest players in the airsoft economy, aren't they? Then the question becomes, what does a player union even do? Lobbying group? Lobbying for what? What bargaining power does it have? What is there to lobby that the free market is not able to invent? Maybe acting as market research agency working with UKARA and field owners and players and sponsors and insurance brokers? Or is it merely a symbol for the fragmented nature of the airsoft hobby? In fact don't we already have a model for this? SpeedQB has their own version of airsoft and is doing great!