Galvatron

Welcome! I use airsoft as a way to fight my way through depression (plus being neurospicy) it has definitely helped so hearing your story of getting immersed despite your anxiety is great to hear, like another member here whose health and wellbeing have improved from playing. A lot of us are now at an age that we don't have to care about being perceived as being daft. I would rather be daft and have fun than join the company of a miserable, joyless git with a holier-than-thou maturity complex.

From his last video, he expected a tough few months ahead as he said he'd be on an aggressive round of chemo.

New Year dreamer https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/rif-s/custom-built-m4-series-for-beginners_i72785 £350 for a two-tone beginner "custom built M4" without giving details on what is custom built apart from slapping on a red dot sight and a mock suppressor. It also comes with an "auto loader". Curious because that loader looks you have to crank it manually to load BBs into your magazine. I suspect this could be a scammer winging what he sees in the photos.

As they say, no good deed goes unpunished.

https://www.airsoft-hub.com/item/35827-sa-core Has the seller not given the model name to avoid being transparent about how overpriced a used, half-assembled Specna Arms Core series AR-15-based RIF is at £250? I don't see the extra mags, the torch or RDS pushing the value up that much. If he serviced his own gun, how does he not have the tools to reassemble it? 🤔

How do you mean "perform better"? If you just mean perform more consistently than 144a or green gas in the winter, you genuinely don't have to do any upgrades at all on a TM Hi-Capa to run it on HPA with as long as you keep your pressures down. As it's your first attempt at running a pistol on HPA, it may be worth seeing how you find the performance with the Hi-Capa running stock at ~80psi before looking at any other upgrades. If you run a shorter stroke, you'll want to look at upgrading your recoil & hammer springs for example at which point you may want to do your nozzle also so you can run a slightly higher pressure. By the time you get to ~90psi, the plastic slide will be a major limitation so that will need to be replaced with a metal one. You can also look at a new hop unit and inner barrel for improved range and accuracy.

https://www.airsoft-hub.com/item/35788-jg801-mp5-strike-red-dot "I prefer pistols personally so please buy my unwanted two-tone (and an unremarkable, 13-in-a-dozen RDS) for more than the RIF brand new." https://www.socomtactical.net/products/jg-mp5-navy-ii-aeg-with-ris-and-retractable-stock https://www.bespokeairsoft.co.uk/jg-swat-a3-aeg-ras-tactical-extended-stock-inc-battery-and-charger-black-801

https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/custom-equipment/airsoft-package_i72404 Best case scenario: The seller is lazy and hasn't bothered to name the airsoft guns properly and establish why they're worth £860 with the case and mags. Worst case scenario: It's a scam where the scammer is winging the description just from what they see in the pictures

I would have thought most sites would have done their "New Year" games this weekend or they'll be doing them on the 4th/5th. I'm not saying there aren't any sites playing on New Year's Day though I would question how many sites have enough available marshals, mid-week on a bank holiday and have enough demand from players to make hosting worth it.

https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/two-tone-replicas/gas-powered_2/ap-001_i72389 Ambitious asking for 75% on retail for a two-tone but this guy needs a clip round his ear for appearing to open-carry an airsoft gun.

https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/custom-equipment/new-aap01-upper-hop-unit-barrel_i72206 https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/custom-equipment/aap01-lower-frame-only_i72207 https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/custom-equipment/new-aap01-trigger-mechanism_i72210 AAP-01 Upper, hop unit, inner barrel, trigger and lower frame for £90 or you can spend £80 and get the damn thing brand new, complete with a magazine. https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/action-army-aap-01-assassin-gbb-pistol?fv=14745

https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/rif-s/ssrp90-smg_i72150 Another "fully upgraded" but not specified job, for 400 of your Sterlings. I'm not saying it couldn't possibly be worth it though I'm curious what parts were upgraded. Are most of the mags the sought-after Krytac 50/200-round magazines or are they those terrible high-caps? I can only tell the one with the faux rounds looks like the 64-round mag.

https://www.airsoft-hub.com/item/35679-fully-upgraded-ares-honey-badg "It's fully upgraded internally the downside is I can't remember with what as I bought it like that" But you still want 500 smackeroonies without us knowing what is inside it and therefore whether it's "fully upgraded" and worth the parts?

@Yashy Jokes aside, Hudson's advice may be obvious but he's spot-on. Most staff at airsoft shops are approachable and happy to help - I only know of one where the owner is said to be a knob (I don't recall the name of the business). It's easy to get caught in the convenience of buying online but nothing beats the hands-on experience in an airsoft store.

Is there a reason why you seem to have abandoned your recent topic asking for advice on a suitable battery? Hudson's advice in the first reply to that topic looked to be very close to the mark as this battery appears just slim enough to fit in the buffer tube. https://www.bztactical.co.uk/rebel-battery-1450mah-lipo-11-1v-30c-stick-deans Do you not have a tape measure or a ruler where you can get a rough measurement?

If anyone needs an example why new players should consider rental, borrowing a friend's RIF or buying used gear, all to avoid buying a two-tone, this is it. https://www.airsoft-hub.com/item/35658-valken-asl-tango-series-swap For just £15 more, you can get the RIF brand new, with retailer peace of mind and without the utter pig's ear of a green paint removal. https://airsoftdirect.uk.com/product/valken-asl-series-m4-airsoft-rifle-aeg-6mm-rifle-tango-eu/

Fair point. His account is less than a day old so I suspect he was a bit overzealous with the "Post" button. At a closer look, the images are lifted off Used Airsoft, which led me to this: https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/rif-s/electric-powered/bulldog-m4pi-two-tone-blue_i71672

I suspect the OP follows the YouTube channel and has fallen to Jake's hype that having an "insane" custom AEG does you the business, instead of understanding he who wields is more important than what is wielded. Each to their own indeed but I hope he understands there is a massive sunk cost that could have been reduced considerably had he commissioned a domestic UK tech to build for him.

https://www.airsoft-hub.com/item/35661-bulldog-m4pi-two-tone-blue Currently £120. "Never been used" That doesn't make it worth more than its bloody retail value! https://www.justbbguns.co.uk/bulldog-m4pi-ris-cqb-airsoft-gun/

https://www.usedairsoft.co.uk/rif-s/gas-powered_1/tokyo-marui-g18c-fully-upgraded_i63929 "Fully upgraded", apparently. No mention of the recoil and hammer spring upgrades No mention of the outer barrel being threaded for tracer units No mention of the nozzle or trigger assemblies Just one brand mentioned in the upgrades (Maple Leaf for the inner barrel, hop unit and presumably bucking) "NO TIME WASTERS OR DREAMERS." Righto. You want £450 but you have wasted time not itemising the upgrades to warrant that price?

Welcome back!

70% of current retail is the going rate so that sets the starting point of ~£280 for the base gun, using £400 as the current retail price. The aftermarket handguard, stock and top rail won't preserve quite as much value and the mags will likely be the biggest negotiating point. With all this kit (including the case), I'll give a conservative price around £400. That being said, I can see lowball offers coming in from those who may only be interested in the original TM stock, handguard and/or top rail or one permutation of the original and aftermarket said parts.

Assuming that the buffer tube is the standard length for an AR-based rifle, most stick batteries should fit, as The_Lord_Poncho alluded to. In all the marketing guff on that link, they didn't actually bother to specify the battery connector explicitly though since a Perun MOSFET is mentioned, I'll assume it's a Deans "T" connector, in which the battery Hudson originally suggested should be the Deans version, not the mini Tamiya.

Welcome back!