Colin Allen

Yes, the slider style hop units in particular tend to have a significant impact on velocity; more hop = less velocity.

They did indeed, which is what led me to email them. Hopefully, this will be the year that they actually deliver.

Bought a few weeks ago; mosfet now fitted and shooting beautifully.

They have a site in Chislehurst as well; it is on Foxbury Avenue, off the A222.

https://www.red1airsoft.com Their online presence is minimalist.

That really sucks. I hope that it does not end up as you fear.

I have the Ares, which is why I want the King Arms one. 😀

I have used 2.8mm spade connectors for signal wires.

On one occasion at Red 1 Chislehurst, we finished a game and were about 10 to 15 minutes into the next game when we came under fire from one of the villages, which was not in play in the current game but had been the objective in the previous game. The marshals had not told the few players still defending the objective that the previous game had ended. After a few poor experiences, including excessive waiting around, marshals not knowing the rules for a game, the site owner failing to take action after a player shooting at wildlife threatened me for reporting him after he refused to stop doing it (it was clearly stated as being a serious offence in the brief), we finally walked out on a day when a group of players, including my son, reported a player for repeated non hit taking from grenades and BBs. Junior marshal called in the boss marshal who aggressively bollocked the complaining players for not taking their hits and refused to listen as they tried to tell him that they were the ones who had reported the non hit taking. It may have improved; hopefully it has as it is a cracking little site. My eldest son worked at Bunker 51 for a while; it is/was a literal death trap.

It sounds like you had a great day. From your report, it seems that things might have improved at Red 1 Chislehurst. I have not been there for a while but words such as "organised" and "fair" are not ones I would have chosen to describe the marshalling there.

Indeed; we will see what happens.

A few days ago I emailed King Arms about a possible release date for their L1A1. Their response is: "L1A1 will be restock about the end of 2023." Hopefully, this will actually happen.

They are nice little chrono's. I keep one in my game day bag for quick checks.

I run a Hurricane SR47, but I don't like the look of this thing. However, I do rather fancy a Double Eagle.

If you want to improve the range, one option would be to fit a Maple Leaf Macaron 60 degree hop rubber and the slightly softer nub from AK2M4: https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/internal-parts/hop-up-buckings-nubs/maple-leaf-macaron-60-nub The CYMA hop unit is rather decent but, if you want greater consistency and possibly a few extra FPS, you could fit either a Begadi or Combat Union hop unit; however, if you buy the latter you are contributing a few pounds to Putler's war in Ukraine; also, the newer ones are not as good as the earlier ones.

I am not sure whether to admire it or find a convenient road roller to drive over it. I guess it might be possible to do both.

Strangely enough, I had a package delivered by them today; it was left on the doorstep in full view of everyone, despite the sign on the door requesting that packages not be left outside. Needless to say, it was not there when I got home.

My SRC MP5 is the stamped steel one. The externals are great, but the internals were absolute and utter shite; they went in the bin.

I have a Lancer Tactical LT12 that I bought to find out for myself just how bad they are. The answer is that it is not too bad at all, once you get over everything being just a little bit off spec. After much fiddling around, I ended up putting the original gearbox and hop back in as nothing else seemed to fit or work in it. Fortunately, the QC gearbox and rotary hop are pretty decent; not great but decent. The biggest issue that I have found is that it is VERY picky about magazines; it only seems to like Magpul PTS PMAGs and some other mags that I have modified to fit. The hop seems to have a very short feed tube. It is currently the test bed for a CHiLUN mosfet. It happened; what they were doing, and are still doing, is unforgivable.

I actually have an SRC MP5. Well, the externals are SRC; everything else has been changed.

You forgot to feed the gearbox pixies, didn't you?

SRC.

Gate Nano ASR.

That sounds like a Gate serial number. Do you have a photo of the mosfet?

Indeed; unsurprisingly, real steel M4s do not rely on tiny screws to keep the mag release in place :). You can get a clip that will hold the ARL in place while you reassemble; https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/internal-parts/gearbox-tools/gearbox-installation-hands-kit