Ian_Gere

I can't bring myself to recommend a BWKK. They are very complicated to change settings and not reliable as far as i can tell. It's also damn difficult to know if it has broken or if you have fucked up the settings. Plus the entire concept of plug'n'play MOSFETs is bollocks. 1/2 the point is to streamline the circuit so it is low resistance - if you just plug the thing in between the battery and trigger, you don't gain anything other than the bells and whistles the programming allows. But BWKK's can be wired properly. I spose that if you don't mess with it much, just wire it with a 3rd wire to the trigger and set your burst control to 1, then it may well be ok. Seriously though, don't mess with it's more complex functions and don't ever swap out a low charge LiPo (when the LiPo alarm signal sounds) for a NiMh with a higher voltage, because doing that freaks it out so badly that the factory reset procedure no longer works...

BTW, did you catch a film called "The Devil's Rock"(2011) t'other day on Horror channel (149 on Virgin, 'kknows on Ski or whatever)? Some good WW2 Brit Commando Loadout-age on the 2 (Kiwi) main protagonists. And it's a giggle as a film too. Edit: and you've got to get one of those suppressors with the canvas collar-thingy. They look even cooler than an MP5 SD, and let's be fair, that isn't so easy.

2nd hand: G&P AK Tracer Mag & British Issue OD Drop Leg Pistol Holster New: 5m x 8mm Khaki cotton webbing strap & 10 x 8mm silicone wristbands w/ metal buckles (turned out to be the cheapest way to get enough thin strap plus 2 buckles to make a Soviet GP7 gas mask bag into a drop leg dump pouch which doesn't look out of place with other Soviet gear) - £5.85 posted, in total. + a couple of plastic lobster clips for a new rattle free coiled lanyard to attach lighters to my person whilst skirmishing (because losing a lighter or having one {intentionally or not} stolen runs the risk of leaving me unable to smoke and that could result in a jail sentence) - £2.09 posted. Ticket to CIA Zombie Experience 22/03/14 - £30 (Non Members)

You're right, Russ. Somebody must have discovered a stash of them lurking in some MOD cellar somewhere recently!

Yeah SFrankish, that's the geezer. I like little touches for authenticity, thats why. I've got no skirmish-y need for the whole decon kit that ought to be carried with an S10 and MK4 NBC suit, the various bits just make good toys

^^that's got it!

I know. Bellenditis has struck me down... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW2-ISSUE-BRITISH-ARMY-GAS-MASK-BAG-mk1-1943-1944-/121275890412 for the love of all that's perforated, please let this work!

Hmm... me too. Bloody phone interface! On it. http://ebay.co.uk/itm/121275890412

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121275890412?roken=SgFUnS'>WW2 British Gas Mask - cheap as.

Oh shit, not "It ain't half hot Mum"! I remember that from my childhood... Like much of the 70's I had hoped it had faded into the dim and distant!

Agreed, it does. Bloody horrible! I've got net though. If I was gonna wear a helmet I'd wear one of my 44 Pattern turtleshells and say i was one of the lads tasked to prove them in combat BTW, 1 of 'em is for sale

I wouldn't be expecting much TBH. As long as it could get through a weekender without giving up the ghost then with the sten, a ticket, transport, food and BB's that's about £235-40 for a WW2 bash = doable / and still have a boss all steel gun to fuck about with... weld a mount on the side of the receiver and fit a PSO-1 scope and a barrel mounted bipod maybe - go the whole hog and slap a crane stock on it too!

I'm tempted!

I take it you know that soldiers kill their superiors when they don't like them, right?

There, fixed that for ya.

Turns out I had got the gist, but I just didn't understand what the question marks and "profits" was about. Cheers then

wtf?

Back in camp, where a Colonel or Brigadier might happen along and poke his nose into company level business, yeah NCO's and junior officers would stop private soldiers from carrying non-issue kit, or they themselves could easily find themselves in the shit. But regardless of the written regs and apparent chain of command, any body of armed men with live ammunition is governed very much by consent. When the main threat to discipline arises from the actions of the enemy, NCO's and Lieutenants have got bigger fish to fry than non-regulation kit. You'll be telling us there was no rape and plundering next! Last month I was talking with an ex RM sergeant - he was telling us that he used to leave kit behind so he could carry an extra 120 rounds in mags and about 200 loose in his pack. And a non-issue yank S&W 40 in a drop leg. I have no reason to doubt his word.

Q. Why would you want to lug around a shotgun? A. A classic bank robbing shotgun doesn't take much lugging. I'd want one for close quarters, where the length of a Lee Enfield No.4 could be a significant disadvantage. Also for situations where a position I was detailed to defend was in danger of being rushed - take it out and place it handy so that when I've fired my 11 shots, if I'm about to be bayoneted before I can reload, I have 2 persuasive arguments. Plus, loaded with rock salt & rice, it would be very good for prisoner taking raids. Q. Where would you get it? A. Wearing a uniform does not make soldiers law abiding citizens. In fact, back in the days when a Magistrate's Court was called a "Police Court" and the only chance of a "not guilty" verdict was if a copper had recently offended the magistrate, it was common for the 'defendant' to be offered the army as an alternative to jail. It was also much more common for townies to go poaching than it is now - Tis my delight on a Friday night... to get the hacksaw out of the shed. Q. Where would you get the ammo? A. I refer you to the above answer, but also consider that those at home are generally well disposed towards serving soldiers, but back in WW2 far more so, because, for most people, the conflict was morally & politically unambiguous, since the threat was of occupation by a foreign power. What's a box 12g 00 buckshot for Mrs. Jones' eldest about to be shipped off who knows where? Q. Why would you want to lug around all that extra weight and use up space in your pack? For the same reasons our modern soldiers dump plenty of their issue kit so they can carry more 5.56mm ammo now - you can survive being hungry, dirty, and cold a lot better than you can survive taking a knife to a gunfight.

You never hear it talked about but I'll bet that some soldiers carried sawnoff shotguns in their packs. I mean, if you had one, you would, wouldn't you?

I would have said the same before new year, but now I'm lusting after a tactical SA Vz58. With an AK side mount and Elcan... naturally

Brass knuckledusters for authenticity I dunno if they would still be illegal if made of FIMO with that fine powdered metal pressed into the surface and buffed up - I mean, a non-working facsimile of a banned weapon and all... an RIE - Realistic Imitation Enoch* *Enoch? Enoch yer fuckin block off.

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