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Cor drilling and tapping the receiver precisely is going to be a very hard job. The basic tools needed would either be a specialist jig that centres and aligns everything, or the ability to lock the rifle into a fixture on a mill that allows you to centre and true everything, then traverse the bed to keep everything in line. Personally, I would only take this to an armourer - I wouldn't fancy my own abilities to do this on a mill and I've got a rough idea of what I'm doing with precision tools 🤣 A bit of consideration needs to be given to the thickness of the receiver in the points you want to drill and tap. There needs to be quite a lot of spare material to be able to screw the mounts down tight without interferring with the bolt/breech area. Basically what I'm saying is, if you don't care about accuracy get the Bad Ace mount.

Had a fun day at Imperium yesterday, involving possibly my finest airsoft moment of all time. The two teams were set up at opposing sides of the lower half of the site. The task was to secure the APC, and transport your teams jerry cans to the APC. Once one team had done that, they had to move the APC to another location, put the VIPs inside the APC and extract. Either team could secure the APC to begin with but once it had been secured by one team, it was theirs for the rest of the game and it was up to the other team to disable it/prevent extraction. The morning started off with a few scraps but my team (blues) managed to secure the APC. Unfortunately reds came in force and took us off the APC before we were able to transport all our jerry cans to it. Further scrapping ensued but the reds got all their jerry cans there and it was theres. We were then instructed to set up an ambush between the APC start point and the VIP location. Various groups set off, but I spied a nice little dead end in the long grass. I laid down and stayed silent/totally still. Despite just being in ODs, the enemy team walked right by me within 10 or 15 feet. I waited a minute or two longer until their team was completely facing away, then popped up and moved forward elminating the entire force guarding the APC. I moved up, waited for the APC doors to open and tapped the reds in there too. A couple more reinforcements bagged before I was shot by a sniper. Quick tally put it around 15 players elminated, or half their entire team. They fought back well but their momentum was lost and they failed to extract the VIP. In the afternoon, the reds started with the APC on the comms tower. It was our task to assault the tower and disable the APC within an hour, but if we failed to do that we had a secondary task of capturing the intel in the FOB, which would reveal the location of some missles. If we got those back to our regen, they could be fired at the APC from a distance winning the game. I decided to leave my GBLS in the boot and roll out with the Tanaka. By the afternoon the wind had picked up and even with 0.45s it was tough to make any accurate hits beyond 50m, so I mostly stuck to harrassing the reds. 0.45s pinging off metal sheets does tend to keep people's heads down. I did have a few issues with rentals not taking hits, I watched a few bounce off them but I always see that as one of the expected downsides of long range sniping. Even so, I scored a good five or six hits with my pistol. In the end we never captured the comms tower, but we did get the intel from the FOB and managed to get the missles back to our regen with seconds to spare.

It’s got quite a bit better of late - last month was 30 odd. Not huge numbers compared to some sites but more than enough for plenty of action. *Full disclosure I’ve been helping out Val building new structures on site.

I just saw this - really surprised as that place is a 120-200 a day site, running eight days a month. EDIT: Just read on Facebook the owner is saying he's 'poorly' and taking some time off, so they'll be back soon. But they're insolvent. Something doesn't add up eh.

Ha! Genuinely what is their plan here?

On the off chance anyone stumbles across this thread via google, it's a relatively easy job. If you need one making, slide into my DMs...

Another day, another nozzle for a Tanaka - this time a set of three for @Impulse The Kar98k nozzle was a little different, in that it needed a thread running through it internally for a power restrictor.

As much as I love my 1911, I really wanted something with a double stack magazine as they seem to run much better in the cold. Add in a polymer frame and you've got something that should run year round. Really pleased with this VFC/Cybergun FNX but my oh my is it a big boy.

I'll be there - not sure if that's a plus... 🤣

He was a futures trader. If he set himself up well when he did that, I imagine he can live off his YouTube revenue now.

What’s the story here then? Can’t count or was he first through the window of the embassy?

All fair enough!

I always thought Op Tac's Kingdom site looked like a good location, although never played myself. Appreciate again it has associations with KM. What was your issue with Anzio? I've not been for a long time but always enjoyed playing there.

Hey @Impulse I recently made a new longer nozzle for my Tanaka for the same reason. It was pretty simple really. If you post me his bolt so I can measure it up (don't fancy the gamble it's the same ID/OD), I'll make him an extended nozzle with a thread for those restrictors. Won't take me long at all.

Sigh. Couldn’t not could I?

Aaaand it's gone.

All three of my local-ish site do this: Gunman, Imperium and UCAP. If you want to go gas DMR, I’d recommend a SCAR H, either WE or VFC. Mine was lovely, shot very well, just wasn’t really my style of play.

I'd agree with @Enid_Puceflange. I adore my GBBRs, I just find them so much more satisfying to use. I had a day at UCAP earlier this year when I peaked a few corners with one shot, one hits. However you do really have to keep on top of maintenance otherwise they can be a nightmare. I'd say if you're not comfortable 'teching' on them yourself, then be prepared for them to be pretty expensive ownership experiences.

All good points. A TM with some hop bits it is!

I've been thinking about picking up a Mk23 for a while - interested in thoughts on whether it's worth the extra for the TM or just pick up an ASG/STTI? Or god help me, the Novi clone.

Well one of the reasons I got my recent Tanaka was that is had a Spartan hop but for some reason, the standard nozzle. This meant it didn’t seal well with the Spartan hop, with inconsistent fps. Long out of production, someone sent me the correct length of the Spartan unit. Measured the Tanaka stocker, then whizzed this up on my lathe in 20 mins. Let’s see how it tests!

Yeah that needs stripping back and fixing eh! There’s some other little bits and pieces that need sorting - a random variety of nuts/bolts has been collected over the last 20 odd years. I’ll pick up a couple of long mags for it but the plan is to just leave it on propane and save it for Sunday best.

There’s a thumbwheel in the bolt to adjust the power (it’s secured with a grub screw). Whizzed out to 100% with high pressure gas and they’ll do big numbers.