MrTea

For context; i'm changing my bucking/nub to a maple leaf macaron 60 degree bucking and omega nub. I'm hoping for more accurate and consistent shots at 'max' range. I was advised that I might as well change my barrel when doing so as the stock ones (apparently) aren't fantastic and i'd likely benefit from a 6.03mm bore. I'm looking at getting a new/upgraded barrel when I change my bucking/nub however i've only found Prometheus barrels are made to the exact length of the stock inner barrel. The closest alternative i've found is a PDI 6.03mm that measures 375mm in length, the stock barrel measures 387.5mm. Is it okay to have a inner barrel that's slightly shorter than the stock barrel? Will this cause an issues like BBs striking the outer barrel or should I just stick with the Prometheus option?

No worries, thanks for the input anyway. I think i'll just keep running it and see if I can remedy any issues down the line. It seems to be getting better with more use.

Well that's not good to hear. Can you describe your issue in more detail and exactly what you did to make it "usable" by your standards? Jamming once per mag is annoying but not what i'd call unusable.

Took my new CZ Shadow 2 CO2 pistol to a game the other day and was testing it at the little range to find that randomly, the slide would stick to the rear but it wasn't locking open like it was empty, the slide release didn't do anything. The slide was getting stuck on the return journey to pick up a new BB. I had to force the slide forward. When checking the ejection port, I could see a BB seated at the top of the magazine, ready to be fed. It did this on both magazines I was using which were on fresh bulbs so lack of gas/pressure wasn't the issue. I opted to not run the pistol that day due to the issues. I got it back out today and tried running it some more to see if it was just a case of "breaking in". The problem happened once per magazine today which is significantly less but strange it's happening all the same. Has anyone else had experience with this kind of thing?

Understandable Tackle. I totally get where you're coming from and have edited my earlier post to name the site.

I'm not going to name & shame just yet. I've had good days there on previous occasions and the site staff are usually very good. They will get another chance before I say which site it was. I don't mind losing as long as the day is fun but today was just a streamroll and completely out of character in comparison to previous game days.

Played again today. Walked off site a few hours early. From the first game to the moment we walked off, lots of issues. One game, we were getting shot in spawn while we we're discussing our plan of attack. We shouted towards the guy that we're in spawn and it's a safe zone. He replies that we should leave spawn then. The marshall quickly scattered the guy. We go to leave our spawn to find that the enemy have effectively hemmed us in and as soon as we leave we get hit. Note; we can't shoot the enemy from spawn. Getting shot in spawn was a recurring issue all day. Throughout the day there was talk within our team of the opposite blatantly not taking hits en masse minus the few good regular players being fair. Personally I didnt experience this until the last game before we left. The guy shook off a headshot, called out my position and stayed in the fight. The marshall I spoke with said they're doing what they can but as soon as they see a marshall close or honesty test them, they call hits. When the marshall leaves, they revert to their earlier behaviour. Fair play to that marshall, they can't be everywhere at once. Due to the imbalance of teams, the cheating and the reluctance of marshalls to rebalance teams, four or so of our team packed up at lunch and left. The teams were only balanced by numbers and not scrambling which would have went a long way to making the day more enjoyable/fair. Post lunch, we played a gamemode of staged fallback. We defended with one life for each fallback and the attackers got unlimited lives. We got hammered as expected. After we got pushed all the way to the last defence and the whole team died we were asked to attack the last objective that we had just lost. Our attack stalled because players ran out of ammo and we weren't offered a chance to refill. At this point the cheating reached its peak with a teammate stating that he dumped half a mag into two guys running cover to cover and neither called their hits. Apparently he even saw them flinch when he hit them. After this, mid game, a group of four walked out, our sniper team of two walked out. Myself and another also walked out. The site staff lied to the rentals there saying people had to leave for work etc. (to be fair to the person who said this, they aren't marshalling the game, they're taking care of the shop and rental gear etc.) They only rebalanced the teams after the walkouts, two to three hours before the end of the day. It's the rentals I feel sorry for paying all that cash for such a piss poor experience. I'll probably be trying a new field soon as the whole day felt disorganised, rushed and the gamemodes half-baked/not well thought out. The site was NorthEast Tactical Action Centre (NTAC). Apologies for the rant.

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Thanks for the suggestions. I already had the Viper Tactical gloves which are very similar to the Mechanix ones. I got shot a fair few times in the hands/fingers resulting in a few "ah ufck me" and other choice words.

Played for the first time yesterday. The day was fun but spoilt partially by some seasoned players (who appear to have came as a group) clearly not calling some/most of their hits. Our team got rolled all day until the last game where we pulled off a win in a hostage game. Glad I bought a helmet/goggles/mask setup because I took a fair few BBs to the head. In other news, does anyone have recommendations for armoured gloves as my hands also took a beating from BBs.

Powerair6 were good for me when I ordered my goggles from them. Took about 4 days from dispatch to receiving them.

I did look at the Double Eagle range but couldn't find any in stock that had metal handguard and receivers so passed on them. I believe some exist that are full metal but I struggled to find any in stock.

Thanks for the info on the X-ASR. I have stumbled on the same MK18 from Specna but it comes with their Gate Aster and it's only a tad more expensive bringing it in line with the SA-H20. There's plenty of them kicking around in the EU but the places that will ship an AEG to the UK are few and far between.

Hi everyone. New player here who is going to be acquiring their UKARA soon as was hoping for some input on a shortlist of AEGs that I had put together. I'm looking for a metal receiver and handguard/rail system as well as a MOSFET. Performance wise, I want something that is consistent in terms of accuracy. It doesn't need crazy high ROF or the ability to hit someone across the airsoft site, I just want the BBs to be accurate and consistent if this makes sense. Specna Arms SA-H20 Edge V2.0 - I prefer the look of this rifle especially over the SA-H21 as the barrel on that one just looks too long. A full metal receiver + handguard is what I was looking for alongside a MOSFET. I've read mixed reviews on Specnas Edge V2.0 MOSFETs causing misfiring issues and getting stuck on full auto, however recent opinion seems to have shifted to saying that these issues have been sorted for the most part. I have found this rifle for £270. One con of this rifle is that it has a rear "drum" sight for it's iron sights which cannot be folded down. Specna Arms MK18 SA-E19 Edge V1.0 - An older generation of the Edge series but it's the fully licensed Daniel Defence MK18 using the GateX-ASR MOSFET. Full metal again receiver and handguard too but I really like the full length quad RIS rail system. I have found this rifle for £250. It also comes in a very nice bronze/tan version plus it has flip up/down sights for it's front/rear iron sights. G&G GC16 Predator - Again this rifle is full metal, has a MOSFET but the styling is the most unique of the lot. The stock is visually (to me) more appealing, a moulded pistol grip plus the design of the handguard at the end. I did find this rifle for £260 however it's now out of stock at that retailer. I've found another retailer that has it at £340-£360. G&G Armament GC16 Warthog 12" - Much like the Predator, it's an all metal receiver + handguard. Same stock, same pistol grip, same (IIRC) internals but without the styling of the Predator handguard. Found these for around £310. CYMA CM.097A - If I was going to chase the G&G Predator & Warthog for the amount of cash that people are asking for, wouldn't I be better off diverting that money towards this AEG? I've heard good things about the CYMA Platinum line. These are readily available for £320. Any opinions and/or suggestions on this list? Personally i'm leaning towards the MK18 SA-E19 due to the price point. It's massively cheaper than the others, meets my requirements and leaves cash spare if needed for performance upgrades like hop rubber, bucking and barrel etc. if I feel it needs it. Thanks in advance.