Colin Allen
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On 10/02/2025 at 22:14, Zarrin said:
@Cooperman26hmm best of luck getting that through mate ?
Indeed; trying to import a RIF using anything except UKARA as a defence is risky.
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3 hours ago, Jaylordofwaargh said:
I know this is normally a private dreamers thread but I think this chap needs a special mention
Crikey! That is a price!
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15 hours ago, Mik3F said:
Actual 5 minutes, or at least by my watch anyway
That is impressive!
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3 hours ago, HmblSqd-Luke said:
Hi all
new to the sport and i have a tokyomarui 416 and i love it mostly but it has this weird issue where BBs will randomly drop out of the barrel when i'm running
i'm using 0.20g and a 7.4 battery that was recommended
this isn't normal right?
That isn't normal; BBs should not be able to roll out of the barrel as the pressure from the hop rubber should hold them in place. How long have you had the gun? Have you adjusted the hop to give good flight?
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52 minutes ago, RebelScum said:Not happened yet. I'm wondering what the secret of @Barry Sayer is... ?
He threatened to get his brother Leo to sing to him.
- Barry Sayer, Rogerborg, RebelScum and 2 others
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I ended up putting a Perun in mine.
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50 minutes ago, DerDer said:
Now the $64000 question, go for the King Arms or wait for the LCT version? Curious as to how long they take to get the KA out to retailers.
The idea of LCT making mags for the FAL worries me after their issues with G3 mags.
- EvilMonkee and DerDer
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1 hour ago, ButcherBill said:
Now THAT's team thinking.
is a bandolier a bit kitsch or a necessity?
A bandolier seems sensible and is probably a necessity. What about drop leg mag pouches as well? A couple on each leg would be useful.
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7 minutes ago, ButcherBill said:
In that case we should double down... 16 & a mahoosive chest rig to carry them.
And a few on the back for his or her buddies to grab if they need them; that should get it up to at least 20, which sounds like a decent number.
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That is a decision that only you can make. Was your post a question, a statement or a really bad attempt at haiku?
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14 minutes ago, ButcherBill said:
Very nice, good details on it.
All matching serial numbers as well.
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57 minutes ago, ButcherBill said:
This MAS36 arrived today courtesy of Lofty, When I first saw it advertised I thought it was interesting but only because I'd never seen one before, when I saw it relisted in the classifieds I decided it would look good in my 'retro' collection (it does). after some negotiation with the seller a deal was made. I'd like to thank Lofty as I'm pretty sure he didn't want to part with it. I'm also pretty sure I'll never see another one so I'm glad i have it.
I should have known it was you who bought it. The Lad has this MAS36 and I was considering making an offer for that one.
- Rogerborg, DJsnipe and ButcherBill
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Today I went to that curate's egg of a site, Splatoon in Essex. My main reason for going was to set up three newly acquired and upgraded guns on their well marked out and very clear 50m range. More about one of these later.
With this done and the safety briefing out of the way, followed by the briefing for the first game, we set out to play fallback through the barrel yard, the barricades and the two parts of the container field; after the attackers had cleared each area, there was a reset before they could attack the next. As the defenders, we had one life in each area, while the attackers had infinite regens on a marshal. This was a reasonably hard fought game and we were slowly pushed out of the first two areas; after we had set up in the first half of the container field, the enemy began their assault on that. I was positioned in the pallet pile; four enemy players ran past me and positioned themselves on the back of a structure about 15-20m from me. I had a perfect line of sight to them and put a couple of rounds into each of them; two of them took the hits, while the other two turned around and returned fire! I had already shifted position and flicked to three round burst, which they took.
Our defence collapsed pretty quickly in both parts of the container field; the attackers completed their mission in 42 minutes.
When the game was turned around, our assault was noticeably slower; a few of us tried to keep the momentum going but most of the team seemed unwilling to press forward. We ran out of time after an hour, while we were still clearing the final area. By then, about half our team had already gone back to the safe zone; a few left at lunchtime.After lunch, we set off for a game called Smokes. Starting at opposite ends of the container field, each team had to collect three smoke grenades of their colour (purple for us and yellow for the other team) from a marshal who was at the far end of the site, bring them back and set them off in three locations in the container field. We split into two groups, one of which would get the smoke grenades, while the rest of us attempted to secure the locations; this resulted in some good fights, during which I got some lovely kills, including one from a couple of nicely aimed shots under a car. However, one enemy player located behind a door was blind firing around it by shoving his gun around the edge of it and firing wildly. A few of us shouted at him, pointing out that he was blind firing, but he persisted, so a few three round bursts aimed at his hand were deemed necessary. The enemy won this game 3-0.
When we returned to the safe zone, more players disappeared.
The final pair of games involved transporting a VIP in the form of a very large stuffed toy zebra from the lower end of the field to either of the helicopters in the container field. Our much diminished team made a decent attempt at preventing the enemy from doing so, but were overwhelmed while trying to split our limited resources defending two locations.
When the game was reversed, we failed to break into the container field, while the chap carrying the VIP ran around in multiple directions. I got a number of nice kills on players in the upper levels of the container village and around some of the structures, but it was all somewhat frustrating.
Thus ended a somewhat average day of airsoft.
Weapons used:
JG FN FAL (SA58)
ASG XP18 Commander (CO2)
Classic Army ISSC Mk22 (An Austrian designed .22 version of the SCAR, because clearly the world needs such a thing!): it only lasted for a very short time before the extremely torquey brushless motor destroyed the CA spur gear, which appears to have been made from the most brittle material possible. I had suspected that this might happen, but it was interesting to see.
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On 31/01/2025 at 17:01, thewalkerdead said:
2 questions about this specific rif
1. want to know what kind of hop unit I can use with this, the gearbox has had a titan put into it and I changed the motor myself. Any upgrades I can do would be good to know as well.
2. Why are my epm 1 mags not feeding correctly into it? Is it something me (or the tech who’s worked on it) has done internally?
1. A plastic ZCI rotary hop with a Maple Leaf Macaron and red nub and a 6.02mm XT barrel from AK2M4 will make a considerable difference.
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3 hours ago, Lozart said:
The selector plate just has a more extreme profile cam to drive it back and forth in a SCAR. The gearbox itself is still just V2.
Cool; it should work then!
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1 minute ago, Zarrin said:
The CA scar does use a version two gearbox, I have worked on a few, mostly older M15 ones but also my brothers Nemesis, and the switch assembly location is pretty standard... No obvious reason it would not work.
Perun have assured me that it will work; I was mostly concerned about the limited selector switch travel but, having had the gearbox out, I think that the selector plate travel is ok.
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Has anyone here fitted a Perun Hybrid V2 in a Classic Army Scar or know of it being done successfully?
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39 minutes ago, ButcherBill said:
First skirmish of the year for me, Yellow team (us) were tasked with attacking the ammo dump & lobbing a bomb in to win... yellows were made up of the usual diehards and slowpokes (mainly me) & a couple of friendly renters. Yellow won but IMO reds played a cracking game, they really took the 'best form of defence is attack' ideology to heart, after yellows took the main bunker one sneaky red calmly knived about 3 or 4 of us from behind and shot another couple from right in the middle of our group, to be fair (and in his own words) he then got LIT UP, this seemed to form the reds whole gameplay as at least 5 or 6 would try to flank us but we got wise, they did get a couple of us but on the whole were repelled, I got a couple before getting teamkilled & had to watch a red walk right past me as I waited my 3mins (no chance of a medic).
Game 2, yellows were to defend the bank full of gold, if the reds captured it yellows were then on the attack to try and recapture it. I set up camp in a bunker knowing the attackers often swarm from that side & swarm they did. I only got 1 before taking a hit so off to the spawn point I went, I returned to another bunker at the side of the game area but a red with great range caught me & as I headed back to the spawn I decided to head home, not gonna lie but my boot full of bog water & mud was bugging me a lot, I'm fat lad and enjoy the site on a dryish day but adding another couple of kg's to my footwear broke my fun button.
I took the HK416A5 (used for game 1) which performed very well but would benefit from a stronger spring (might try a bigger battery first). My L85A1 was used in game 2 but as I was removing the sling the reds attacked & I panicked, threw it at my feet & started pewing in their direction, I remembered about the sling as I headed to the spawn point but TBH decided the trip back wasn't worth the effort so told one of the renters where it was & that he (Ross) was welcome to it.
I had the T3 MC51 in the car as a backup, a Browning Hi-power & P38 as sidearms but they never left the boot of my car.
On the whole I enjoyed my games right up to when I went knee deep into a bog, POW is my usual site and I'd recommend it to any players close enough to travel to it.
p.s. this was waiting at the door for me so just as well I'd left early.
Everyone needs an LR300 in their life, although not with a carry handle.
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After an utter debacle last Sunday, when I spent most of the day attempting to fix the lad's new G36K so that he could use it before returning to the urban wasteland that is Stoke, I was supposed to be at a private invitation game at Airsoft Plantation today. Unfortunately, they had to cancel it, so I fitted a Perun Hybrid to my new JG FN FAL instead.
Unfortunately, I cannot make the rearranged date as I am going to "tanz mit Laibach" the night before and will not be in any state to get up early the next morning.- ButcherBill and Tackle
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Happy early birthday to it! It is an interesting piece of kit.
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17 hours ago, TheFull9 said:
I'm very close to Ace; wouldn't avoid it like the plague but wouldn't rush to it on one of the few days I can get to a game either tbh.
Had a much better time at Anzio myself overall.
Thank you; I read your report at the time but had forgotten about it. There does seem to be a dearth of good sites in the area, which is probably true of most parts of the UK.
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I think there is a problem of definitions as to what is, or is not, a futures trader. The short sterling future market is about betting on short term interest rates, not exchange rates.
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Welcome to the hobby; playing with your kids is great. Mine started when they were 10 and 12; the eldest gave up years ago but the youngest still plays regularly when he is down from university.
Well done on buying a sensible first gun; play with it a few times to see what you think needs improving (range, accuracy, rate of fire, trigger response etc) and then start looking at upgrades. The Advice and Technical Help section of the forum is a great place to get advice and guidance on upgrades from some very knowledgeable folk.
One thing I would recommend if you do not already have them is a good pair of solid boots that support your ankles; surplus boots are excellent for this and quite cheap.
As for a pistol, I would highly recommend the CO2 powered ASG XP18 commander. My son and I have been using them for a while and have found them to be solid, reliable and consistent; CO2 is also more reliable than airsoft gas in cold weather, although they struggled at -6 degrees a couple of weeks ago.
Enjoy this silly hobby!
CYMA PLATINUM MP5 7.4v or 11.1v
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The weight of BBs used will not have any impact on the longevity of the trigger unit.