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It doesn't matter which, because "pistol" is a category of actual modern firearms which, even though they include firearms of different makes or models (whether existing or discontinued) or both, all have the same or a similar appearance. As long as something looks like it belongs to the pistol category, it already ticks the box. Anything that can be described as a pistol shaped object (with non unrealistic colour) would tick the box. VCRA is written so it doesn't have to list out every single type of actual firearms that was ever invented and those yet to be invented in the future. If tomorrow someone invents a type of firearm that is a bucket shaped object you wear on your head with a cylinder sticking out in front, and call it a Headcannon™, it would automatically become a new category of RIF that new replicas can realistically imitate.

Generally we want to attract new people and retain them, maybe improve their beginner experience, and help them to get over the learning curve Shops can set up shooting ranges or micro CQB corners / cubicle for testing and attract curious people to try playing with RIFs, this can be a hook to lure people in and give them a first taste of what it is like playing Fields can make it more beginner friendly by having actually good rental gears that actually give them an advantage rather than disadvantage, and generally level the playing field and make sure teams are balanced Youtubers can make it more beginner friendly by having better intros and explanations of the gameplay Memento Mori, Memento the newbie

Could it be the surface finish is different so your hop setting needed to be different?

It needs to be read in full: (don't just highlight some words and ignore the rest😂) 1. something falling within a description That means something that can be described in a certain way... 2. which could be used for identifying, by reference to their appearance, ...by their appearance, that can point out... 3. the firearms falling within a category of actual modern firearms which, ...a type of modern firearm (e.g. pistols) that... 4. even though they include firearms of different makes or models (whether existing or discontinued) or both, all have the same or a similar appearance. ...can include different brands (e.g. Berretta or Sig or Glock) but looks the same or similar (i.e. a pistol). So for example, a sci-fi video game pistol (e.g. from video game Doom), even though is definitely not an actual firearm, its appearance can still fall within a general description of a pistol, therefore it would be an RIF. Another example, a fictional pistol (e.g. AI generated image) that has half a slide from a Glock and half a slide from Sig and a body style of a Berretta, it is definitely fictional, and certainly not any actual firearm brand or model, but because its appearance, again, fits the description of a pistol, it would be an RIF. Same logic with the pulse rifle, because it has the general appearance of a real rifle, someone who is not a sci-fi fan and firearm expert won't be able to tell whether it is fictional or actual but certainly it will still look like a rifle, therefore can still be frightened into submission for example in a robbery, which is the whole intent of VCRA is to try to stop these RIFs from becoming tools of crime. (Whether the law is effective is a totally different topic) So the law is actually (a) actual firearm or (b) looks like some sort of actual firearm.

Yeah the battery rated output is a maximum (and often incorrect, only way to know is testing), the actual current is determined by how much load the motor is under. If there is no load (i.e. motor is outside of the gearbox by itself) it will draw a few amps. Even a battery with 9000000 C will only output a few amps in this situation. If there is infinite load (e.g. clamped in a vice so the motor cannot turn) it will draw infinite amp (or shorted), figuratively speaking. A 1000 mAh battery with 10 C will be able to theoretically output 10 A and all of which is turned into pure heat in the motor and very quickly overheat.

I guess it is a SOT-553, ROHM EMY1 https://fscdn.rohm.com/en/products/databook/datasheet/discrete/transistor/bipolar/emy1t2r-e.pdf (fake?): http://www.1688eric.com/product.aspx?id=360852

I guess you don't need anything for it to work, I mean it will work just fine, but if it is too fast you might want to watch out for PME but that is another topic, but there is nothing that is really needed with what is essentially just a better motor

If it is SSG trigger response built, maybe you can try put in a mosfet with precocking, which makes it really snappy And then if you upgrade the hop rubber and do barrel shimming etc it will shoot very straight and accurate You might not need to upgrade FPS because you might be at the FPS limit already

There is a picture of the king holding up a paintball gun... at an army recruitment event? I was just gonna say maybe the army can run their own flavour of milsim events as some sort of recruitment drive or PR, but I'm not sure what political implications there might be and whether it could actually harm the hobby, "Rory you're not allowed to play airsoft because you're gonna get drafted by the army and sent somewhere and die!!!" Anyways I think we need a celeb or some sort of next gen airsoft content creator who can generate talks and clicks and actually help push the airsoft culture to be more appealing and accessible, we need more mascot(s) who can represent

RIF under VCRA actually has to look like a "modern firearm", "[...] “modern firearm” means any firearm other than one the appearance of which would tend to identify it as having a design and mechanism of a sort first dating from before the year 1870." So if it looks like something that could have been plausibly produced after 1870 it would count as RIF (including sci-fi or video game or other fictional gun shaped objects that, basically, looks like a gun)

Are there any celebs who play airsoft? Partly because the airsoft media space is rather vacuum in my opinion

OP? DSG

@Tommikka very informative post Airsoft Olympics vs Airsoft I would argue airsoft does not have to lose anything, because the format and ruleset for Airsoft Olympics will necessarily be something new, it is yet to be invented, but of course those international tournaments will be good references. Airsoft vs Paintball Airsoft has advantages over paintball being a less messy and arguably more scalable and accessible, and with an improved ruleset (including mandating a certain player to ref ratio, for example, to minimize cheating) I think airsoft has a better potential than paintball at growing. Delta Force had a valid vision but wrongly executed. UKPSF is perhaps halfway there, airsoft just need to surpass it. PR Department Yes health benefits + social media campaign is a good idea. We need to make some social media accounts and start posting positive stuff. Perhaps we need a mascot.

Yeah even with something advanced with actual IR lasers (like an actual "straight line" laser) and not the laser tag LEDs you still get a whole different set of issues... (some already mentioned) - You can get people cheating with multiple emitters with omnidirectional lens with 1000 RPS and infinite ammo and infinite range - Plus risks of eye damage, but the source is now invisible so you can't detect a risk before it is too late - Mirrors and reflective surfaces = infinite ricochet? - No sound when hitting covers and barricades, so you can't tell if you are getting pinned, and you can't suppress enemy with the same

I was just comparing the XT's specs with Chihai's 2 brushless models and here are my findings: 1. Torque vs RPM is also a thing in brushless too, because Chihai's 39k has higher torque (starting torque per amp) than their 48k model by a rather large margin (say about 28% more) 2. Converting the numbers between N.m and kg/cm, XT's actually has a slightly higher torque than Chihai's 39k by about 6%, but of course the RPM is lower 3. Otherwise the spec looks pretty proportional to Chihai's 39k, nothing seems dramatically different 4. However Chihai is using UH grade magnets which I think is rated for 180 Celsius, compared to normal grade (?) of 80 Celsius, which should make it more reliable and stable in game, although this may be a moot point (if there is a mosfet there will be some current protection to prevent overheating in the first place) 5. Personal opinion, Chihai's toggle switch between two speed settings is much more fool proof than XT's fiddly method of switching

We have shooting sports in Olympics, we have team sports in Olympics, there is really no reason why a gunfighting team sport cannot exist in Olympics, if it can be done safely, and fairly

PPS This will be a new sport, there will be new ways to play, to dress, and to customise your airsoft, there will be newly designed airsoft fields that is more fun and accessible, it will develop its own aesthetics and culture (just as speedsoft did, but differently of course), and potentially an expanded hobby and market to the benefit of the entire industry and supply chain and ultimately more options, and fun, for the players

Why the heck not, it is not milsim, it is not speedsoft, I guess in principle any clothing/equipments 1. should not impede hit detection and 2. should also be safe, so a suit might be appropriate, while a plate carrier is not because of excessive padding So there might be a "Goldilocks zone" of a clothing regime that is balanced between feedback (feeling hits) and safety (protection from welts), perhaps we will need experiments, we need a list of example clothing that you can reliably feel a hit through it but not get a bruise from it... we need some volunteers, some basic testing protocols, and some pen and paper... and a fashion designer to collaborate with PS In fact, we need to first decide the joule levels that is legal in most countries so we can have a realistic prospect of going international

How about we talk about inventing a ruleset for new airsoft sport (Neosoft?): 1. A presentable version of airsoft that highlights sportsmanship and benefits of being the safest gun sport available 2. Long term goal to becoming an international sport federation recognised by IOC so we can have gunfighting Olympics

@ak2m4 Winding count: I don't know how much exactly but I would imagine this is similarly balanced between torque and max RPM, what is the highest winding you can get for a say max 30k RPM? Because it seems to me 30k is high enough even for high ROF builds before you run into problem with other things not catching up Magnets: it seems Chihai is moving towards higher grades with higher temperature ratings which makes sense, so ideally you want highest grade with highest temperature rating, but I imagine this is only limited by cost. What are price differences of say N35/N52/N35H/N45SH/N45UH? Bearings: I think if you have an integrated CNC tower like what Chihai is doing, you can probably copy their three bearing config (like this), I don't imagine more bearings are automatically better and I think the three bearing might already be optimal Electronics/firmware: for airsoft it might actually be better to have a "dumb" motor that only has basic current limit, because of mosfet compatibility, I think the trend of putting more features into the motors might not be sustainable because there are only more and more ETUs in airsoft The bells and whistles would only make sense if people are using brushless without mosfet, but more often than not that is not the case To be "dumb" I mean 1. it needs to pass some current at rest so it is visible to the mosfet when plugged in (not sure about this) 2. work with lower range voltages because of voltage sag in airsoft batteries 3. able to work with reverse polarity 4. able to work with PWM input 5. able to work with 3+4 6. no startup delay, not sure how to achieve this, you want to keep the controller powered at rest so it doesn't need time to wake up, maybe with a capacitor as suggested 7. I don't really see the use case for speed control, if it is not using the maximum speed the magnet and winding can output maybe it has room to put in more winding for more torque, and if you have different speed models you can individually tweak this, and probably sell more (like Warhead), and arguably speed control should be something done at ETU level, the motor should be dumb and just let ETU do its job, the motor should just be responsible for spinning and IMO the electronic should mimic the behaviour of a brushed motor as much as possible

Just wondering how much of customization can you do with your OEM, can you specify the firmware features and even how to implement the variable speed change? Maybe magnet types and winding counts and number and positions of bearings?

(Just my rule of thumb) anything above 28 RPS is at risk of PME so will need short stroking You can calculate your paper ROF and see if it is over 28 e.g. say the 22 TPA is 25000 RPM, at 9.9 V this is 25000 x 9.9/11.1 = ~22300k 22300 / 60 / 18 = ~21 RPS so should be very safe in terms of PME This did not take into account efficiency loss which will make the number smaller

cool project although it seems highly event specific maybe you can complete the "package" so fields can adopt this as a valid game mechanic if I understand correctly you just need some disposable RFID elements to scan and give out to players, and give this device to a medic, and you will have accurate counting of number of heals although, it seems the same function can be fulfilled by people simply remembering how many times they died, or watching a watch for countdowns and this "high tech solution" will require training and extra workload and budget and problems mainly from all the RFIDs you are giving out, they can be lost in-game etc

If it is this same model then two beeps means voltage problem, it says operation voltage 6 to 14 V so it could very well be the battery cannot maintain 6 V, maybe the current was too much amps so the battery Vdrop in protest, maybe the gearbox was not shimmed well so there is extra resistance, maybe the spring and gear ratio combo represent too much torque requirement etc...

I won't talk about UKAPU here I think in order to represent something you need to first have a clear definition of that something And airsoft is a very broad and nebulous cluster of activities generally revolving around "RIFs" and "skirmishing" as defined in law, but really there is no single way of playing or enjoying the hobby, in other words it is very open for interpretation, and my opinion is that this open nature is something quite quintessential at the core of airsoft, that there is a spirit of play and discovery and fun within what can perhaps be called a sandbox You can invent your own subset of airsoft (e.g. speedsoft) and make some official rules for it and call it speedsoft, or slowsoft if you prefer, but I don't think anyone can possible claim authority to define, hence represent, the bigger airsoft as a whole