Ian_Gere

I like the look of the plce shoulder holster rig, but the holster itself looks like some kind of bird or squirrel feeder... Anyway, just received from Action Hobbies: 590mm x 6.01mm Madbull Ultimate TBB - £42.98 King Arms 0.30g BB's (2000) - £13.98 APS V3 Gearbox Spring Set - £3.98 Shipping - £8.99 So that's my SVD ready for its rebuild and, no doubt, its opportunity to do my fcuking head in!

Oh i've spent 2 new ones worth on my CYMA probably, but it's my ICS one that i'm sorting out at the mo - it died mid game. This is the first time i've done anything to it other than soldering a battery connector. I couldn't break it down before, because I mistakenly assumed that nobody would design an AEG so that the only way to get the barrel assembly off the receiver is by using a right angled posi screwdriver. The money spent on Sabine was worth it for the knowledge of how AEG's work.

LONEX SELECTOR PLATE LEVER SAFETY SET SWITCH AK - £17.95 + £2.95 P&P ~ Helmet World

PM me that list too, Nick, if you don't mind. I'm after some variation in my OD kit.

Camma time! I've got the 2 piece set. If I can get my Dragunov and Krinkov working well enough in time, I may take it to NAE13. Just got another payout from topcashback £14 this time so I used 9 of it to buy one of these: Army Tactical Phone Cover Belt Bag Camera Pocket Utility Pouch MOLLE System Olive by Mil-Tec - £4.95 + £3.99 P&P - I've got one of these in black and it's great; perfect size and shape for my phone, the recharger pack I use, and a radio handset. This one is to go on my OD PLCE webbing.

Oops! Posted in the wrong thread. This is the pic I meant to post here: I probly should have brushed that velcro before taking this, but hey ho...

Is that the sniper onesy or the VDV kecks & hoodie?

You're right Sam. Just checked mine. For some reason I'd misremembered UTJ's as having a brass buckle. Doh!

The buckle doesn't look like the 58 pattern stuff i've got. It looks more like Austrian Army buckles I've seen.

Had to get: 1 x ICS AK/IK Hop Chamber (ICS-MK-12) @ £17.99 each from Action Hobbies. Total payable: £21.98. This includes a Shipping charge of £3.99. - finally managed to get my IKS-74U into bits, woohoo! Amongst other problems, the hop unit is broken - it seems like the plastic has suffered some kind of fatigue b/c bits that were already only held in place by the barrel & clip crumbled into smaller bits as I dismantled it all. Of course, ICS have to make their AK hop units different to everyone else and Fire Support don't have any in stock so I've had to pay more to get it from AH Still, at least I can fit the 6.02mm TBB and Systema hop rubber I've had lurking around for this gun for ages. I just hope that I can get it back together, b/c i had to use a right angle screwdriver to get it apart

Just spanked the last of an Amazon gift card I've had lurking for a while: CONDOR MA38-001 Drop Leg Dump Pouch OD - £26 & Free Postage from Military 1st - last one available - I suspect it's a bit overpriced TBH, but it does look to be the dogs' bollocks of dump pouches. I also got 2X BRAND NEW BRITISH ARMY FASTENER FOR PLCE WEBBING - £6.99 delivered from fleabay - got these so I can wear my PLCE Medic Pouch on my right hip and swap the ammo pouches over by the left ones. Just need an OD phone/radio pouch and maybe a drop leg holster to complete my OD rig, but I'll have to stick with my cheapo DPM one for the time being or I'll never have enough money to fcuking skirmish!

They are plastic AK74 mags. I bought some. Dunno what they're on about re "All Metal Housing". I haven't actually taken any of 'em to bits, but the only metal I can see on the outside is a couple of tiny flaps that I spose are the other end of the spring.

I can vouch for these and it's about the best deal going for new ones. Probably best to try a few of other peoples' to see if any don't work.

Looking good, Nick. Does it take standard AK mags?

Hmmm... Masada/AR = also share magwell, position and shape of fire selector (ok it's ambidextrous, but that doesn't help me, because i want it higher up and bigger like a H&K, or right angled like an L1A1), position of trigger relative to pistol grip (too close)...

I like the look of the Masada, even though it's an AR derivative. For that reason though it wouldn't fit my body shape and hands, so not for me. I'd also want a vertical or angled foregrip. You might want to think about getting any accessories you think you'll want soon, b/c the entire Magpul PTS product line has just been discontinued... Glock... schmock little girly guns for little girly hands

Thanks Nick. None for fat bastards unfortunately

If it was a milsurp supplier, pls drop the linky

Where did you get them from, Nick?

Yeah, I first thought of it a while ago when I was considering making a sheath for my sh!tty shotty, but I didn't think of moulding it with hot water until I started this. I first thought that if I folded the plastic back on its curve that it would form the shape I wanted on its own, once the two cut edges were rejoined. In practice I think that would have been fine for a real machete, but would have soon taken the paint off this one. Anyway, its not hard to do. You just have to spread it out flat on the bottom of a bath and put a plate on top to keep it in position. Start with small splashes on the corners and wear gloves so you can use your fingers to guide the plastic, as it has a tendency to curl up. I suspect that it could be formed around metal items like Kydex; you'd just have to be patient with it.

Harsh. If I hadn't sworn off funerals in general, i would

Put a spoiler tag on that in case AKfrizzle comes along...

I think it was Mike I was talking to about plastic machete's. Anywho, that gave me the idea. It cost £3.99 inc P&P from fleabay and comes with an all shiny silver 'blade', unlike the photo in the listing. That would never do so I taped off the 'edge' and sprayed the blade black. I then removed the tape to see how it looked, decided it looked far too pristine and distressed it. I then sprayed it with Clear Coat, like a pillock forgetting what this would do to the shiny edge - I then had to take the varnish off the edge with thinners, which has taken a bit of silver with it ho hum... I also wrapped the hilt in the trad Japanese manner, using an extra long bootlace I had knocking about. Not too bad looking I think. Then I needed a sheath. It's surprisingly difficult to find them for reasonable money, so I made my own. I started with two sparkling water bottles and shaped them around a couple of bits of wood by pouring boiling water onto them: I then sewed a DPM cover for it and glued it in place: The webbing straps are stitched to the cover and form a belt loop with velcro. It's designed to be carried on a shoulder strap, as above, or looped over the inside of a PLCE belt like this:

I mean for the holster from USA. Is that being imported by a UK shop too?

The ones the spetnaz sharpen up and throw at people, UTJ? I would love one of them