Colin Allen

That is the best thing to do; stick a decent motor in there and see how it goes. If you changed the spring to a stronger one, that could explain the reduced ROF.

If the power is ok and it sounds reasonable, why open it up?

Indeed; it all comes down to how it is run and how well they manage to keep it interesting.

If the information on their website is accurate, this is a small site.

I am not complaining about them having all that money, other than it apparently having been in a rather vulnerable PayPal account. What I was wondering is what an organisation that seems to do virtually nothing to support airsoft as a hobby plans to do with that money. I completely agree that £20k is nothing for a nation wide representative body. However, UKAPU is not functioning as a a nation wide representative body, as can be seen by reading through through the AGM and Management Meeting minutes. Would airsoft in the UK be any different if UKAPU did not exist? I suspect that the answer to that is no.

This one in the USA has it in stock; no idea about postage though: https://www.classic-airsoft.com/vfc-selector-switch-assembly-for-417-series-airsoft-aeg-rifles-products2677647.html

Thank you for the update. That is all very nice, but what is UKAPU for? What is its purpose? What does it do to represent or promote UK airsoft? Does it still have in excess of £18k sitting in a PayPal account? When will the minutes of the 2022 AGM and the associated accounts be published?

Hong Kong dollars can be rather frightening.

What is the the capacity of the battery (mAh) and what amperage are you charging at? Charging at 1C or less will massively improve the life of batteries.

I am not sure why one would really need UKAPU. Are there any known cases where their intervention has saved an airsofter from potential imprisonment or similar? Have they ever influenced legislation or government policy?

I agree; however, they seem to be sitting on a relatively large amount of money, most of it possibly still in a rather vulnerable PayPal account, that does not seem to be being used in any constructive way to benefit either airsoft or UKAPU members. I cancelled my annual donation this morning, mainly because I have no idea what UKAPU does that benefits the hobby.

UKAPU seems to make a decent surplus; are they saving for a rainy day or building up funds in case there is an attempt to ban airsoft? £18,412.55 as a Paypal Balance????? An interesting set of questions for the AGM, when it eventually happens.

https://www.wgcshop.com/products/vfc-original-parts-ccw-steel-selector-plate-for-hk417-aeg About £16 posted.

Bye.

Did the UKAPU meeting take place? Are members going to be notified of the outcome at any point? Do we need to leave our airsoft sites and march on wherever they are based?

Thank you, kind sir.

Oh, her! Give someone a little bit of power and see what happens!

Forget who?

Plug, plug here as well; they are excellent springs. They are consistent across batches and maintain their boinginess very well.

Really? I never knew that, he wrote ironically. Did you not read my statement "...assuming that the spring strength remains constant."? Did you not realise that my comment was made in the context of this thread in order to demonstrate that, except where there is premature engagement, motor speed does not affect the power output? Look, I get that you are an utter twat; why don't you do this forum a favour and fuck off to reddit or FB, where your inaccurate teching advice would fit in really well?

It sounds like it is the same gun under a different name. A short length of spring glued into the hop unit so that one end pushes on the wheel stops the bugger moving.

The same hop arm problem as the KWC version...hmm. Is the hop wheel very loose as well?

I shall keep the hot air balloon and the blancmange flinger to hand as I will encounter Roger the Welshman several times over the summer at various festivals, although I may be rather too busy running a lightshow and keeping the band in some sort of order to engage in mortal combat.

I have one of those; there are far too many proprietary parts, including the hop unit and the hop rubber. Airsoft Surgeon does an upgrade rubber but it is not particularly great. The hop design is very poor and requires regular fettling to get it to hop BBs properly. In the UK, they are generally branded as Cybergun and Milbro. I would not recommend them.

Excellent! No need for a duel then? That was a very good price!