MrTea

Hello also from the North East. Where are you booked onto? Lots of great sites around the area

Noise is the biggest turn off for me - I may take a punt on payday. For reference; my Exfog is in a pouch, velcro'd to my helmet, and my hearing protection picks up a noticeable constant vibration/low humming noise from the fan running. I can't imagine running anything that's much louder than what I use now. For those not using active hearing protection, could be worth a chance.

Try getting in touch with TheCageAirsoft. They'll let you post in your RIF and their prices are good when I used them last in 2023 - they only charged me £67 labour for what amounted to a complete overhaul of my stock MP5 - I provided the majority of parts required. Nothing wrong with shopping around for better quotes.

For a AEG, do a lot of research before buying. You can pick up a RIF that will last you for years. For gear, go cheap (or surplus) at first and find out what does and doesn't work for you (what you need more of and what you need less of) and from here you can work out what you'd like to run in the future before you dedicate serious money into your kit.

I'd say the main 'gatekeeping' factor for people moving into any kind of 'primary' GBB RIF is the cost of magazines. Most M4 gas mags are ~£50 per mag and some specialised mags like the MP7 can be listed for £70+ at UK retailers which can scare off a lot of people from going to gas (yes I know you can get them from retailers in Asia for a fraction but that's besides the point). Personally, i've only ever ran my gas MP9 & MP7 at my CQB place as it's semi-only and levels the playing field in terms of ammo count and rate of fire. For outdoors, i've always used an AEG however i'm starting to move into a VSR for bigger sites and a different style of play. I have recently stumbled into owning a GBBR M4 and like my other gas 'primary' RIFs, I like being able to manipulate a weapon that's capapble outside 30m - I just need to find mags on the cheap(ish)

For CQB, I stick to 1x optics that I can comfortably run with both eyes open - I've used XPS3, EXPS3 and 552 holo replicas all from different brands in totally different price brackets. When outdoors, I started to attach a 3x magnifier but found it pointless in most situations unless spotting at the longest ranges of the site which, at that point, my AEG couldn't even hit. I have a 4x ACOG + RMR on my L85A2 but even then, the 4x is super overkill and the RMR is used 90% of the time. As you're new to airsoft you'll be surprised (even outdoors) how well your 1x red dot optic works unless you're in a site that offers long sight lines. IMO the only people who end up (really) needing any stronger optics are spotters or snipers.

Depends on where i'm playing and, sometimes, the RIF i'm using. I've found that i'm much more comfortable with a belt & yoke setup when playing outdoors as it lets me get flatter while not obscuring magazines for a reload but dislike the extra width when playing indoors CQB so I run a chest rig for that instead. After selling my last webbing setup, i've wanted another so i've been building a new one in MC Tropic ready for when I can get back outdoors next. Just need to find some MC Tropic M4 pouches. As for RIF, the only comfortable way i've found to store P90 mags is in the specific pouches that Viper make from a belt setup. The mags do fit in a chest rig but the length means i'm close to hitting myself in the chin with the mag.

Might as well go with TM tbh. You know they're going to work and you get a good foam filled suppressor included with it. I've read that the ASG magazines are the best of the lot however I would definitely suggest getting 'low profile' magazine followers as this allows and extra 4-8 BBs per mag (depending on brand) and they're super cheap without causing feeding issues.

Anyone able to test print some Kar98K shells for me from this STL? Bonus points if the person printing it can make sure it'll accept the o-rings as they're required for a useable FPS.

Taken from: https://snipermechanics.com/tanaka-m700-old-faithful/ "You’ll often hear of people saying PCS or pre ban, this essentially means rifles that come with a bolt which allows for quick FPS/Air volume adjustment. Later rifles were changed due to local laws and come with a standard bolt."

A MP7 holster does exist.

Polenar Tactical also have been showing a belt/QLS mounted MP5 holster if anyone's interested. It's kinda goofy but I like it.

TM Mk23. There's a reason so many people suggest this one. Your MED with a sniper is 30m so you really only need something effective within the 0-30m range which is almost any pistol in airsoft. I personally use one just because of the range, accuracy and consistency it gets. With a Hadron TDC plate and Flamingo 60 degree (or your preferred) hop rubber you can throw BBs for miles (not literally but you get the idea) as well as being one of the quietest pistols on the market. You should ask: what's wrong with your current TM HK45? Is it too loud? Inaccurate? Unreliable?

Surprised it hasn't been taken down by the new rules in classifieds... yet. I wonder what what price it will reappear at. Also wondering if "dec 24" is a sufficient date as per requirements.

You need to go here -> https://airsoft-forums.uk/classifieds/ Then post an ad. You got the part about including a piece of paper with your username and the date but got the wrong section.

Do you get much co-witness with the ACOG and A2 front post? What happened to that "handguard AEG store" on Aliexpress? They used to have lots of items with line-drawings of the handguards plus pictured reviews but now there's almost nothing. Did it get purged? Any other places to browse handguards/rails?

Picked up a boneyard WE GBBR for something to tinker with over the winter... only to find it wasn't actually broken unless i'm yet to stumble over the real issue. I was told that the nozzle return spring was broke and there 'may be more wrong with it'. The mag has a tiny tiny tiny leak but that likely just needs seals lubing. First attempt at testing it was a dud - it sounded like the hammer dropped but it didnt actually fire. I split the receiver to find a BB was stuck between the hammer and mechanism housing so it was releasing the hammer which then jammed on the BB so it wouldn't shoot. Second attempt at testing worked fine - made it through a whole mag no issue and the bolt held open when empty. I removed the bolt and disassembled it - the stock nozzle spring is totally fine. If anything it's a little weak which could have lead to the incorrect diagnosis(?) so I replaced it with a £10 AngryGun replacement i'd already bought. This spring is a bit twangy so I may go back in and give it a light coating of grease as i've read that's a good way of damping noise. Regardless, I tested it again and it's running totally fine and at the start of the mag it chrono's at 345fps on .20g. Not a big fan of the KAC handguard or the A2 front sight post/gas block setup or the standard stock. Not sure what i'm going to do with it aesthetically - might have to go back through the M4 picture thread and take inspiration from there. Good thing about the way it's made is that the outer barrel is threaded just after the A2 front sight post so I can turn it into a shorter barrel setup really easily.

And there's me thinking that a pump action that could throw 6 BBs was more than enough but these guys thought it was a good idea to make it semi-auto with almost no delay between shots? Yea, na. That's actually insane. The accuracy in that video is strange though because there's some shots I saw with a HUGE spread of BBs even at close range so it's going to be effective in CQB only which is going to suck to get hit by.

As @Nick G has said, you can't go wrong with the bundles on MilSpec. I used the ML hop unit and I-key in mine but I used a Flamingo 60 degree hop rubber rather than the included one. For ~£50 it's a good deal tbh. Always ran mine on .28s and it was perfect at my CQB site.

You are correct. Anything over £300 is £20.45 unless it requires the "large" service but most airsoft RIFs wont. TBH I dont think i've sold anything over £200.

IMO painting the RIF (unless it's still flawless) lowers value as well. The fact it's painted will turn people away. It'll turn even more away that the paint is pretty scuffed up. I'd expect it to be priced accordingly - i'd be surprised if this sold in it's current condition though they could be pricing it highly and being open to offers so they get better offers? I think insured postage from PF48hour is ~£13 or something?

I have also acquired one of these and like everyone else has said, this thing rips. Could you fit a standard peq box battery inside the stock handguard or do you need an extended one like yours?

Sold all my pistols except the Mk23 and was going to buy a TM 1911 but heard that with the mags being small, they couldn't hold much gas. I started looking for a CO2 version (I also have a lot of bulbs left over from having a CZ Shadow 2) and was going to get a KJW KP-07 but stumbled on the Secutor Rudis 'Acta Non Verba' in this really nice stonewashed gray. A week later I found a TM Goldmatch for a price I simply couldn't turn down. Both shoot really nice and the TM has nice snappy recoil but I'm just wondering how long the plastic slide is going to last.

Jesus, I can't believe how long that list is.

What a piece of shit. Well, his face is out there now so it's only a matter of time.