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the tunnels are huge, the airsoft section is only a small bit of the whole network so there's no worry about bumping into a bunch of ghost hunters... one thing I will advise though is taking a torch because it's FUCKING DARK down there.

Also not a sub machine gun, nice try though flex. I had a go on a G&G MP5 a few months back, very solid little gun for £130, definitely worth a look.

It'll cost you way more than £1000 to pursue a civil claim, a solicitor will charge you more than that just to file the appropriate paperwork and represent you for a couple of hours. Just take it on the chin, accept that you aren't getting them back and that you'd still have them if you hadn't been a very silly boy by getting caught growing cannabis.

No, just the extra weight of the metal slide, 144a isn't as powerful as green/propane (by that I mean it doesn't boil as quickly). People tend to prefer 144a for plastic slide guns because it is weaker so won't (shouldn't ;-) ) damage the slide/frame and also because it compresses more than green or propane so you actually get more shots per mag from it.

go play enough games to get onto the UKARA database, then buy the pistol as it should be. easy.

or just paint over the markings? you're polishing a turd anyway!

with a metal slide you'll HAVE to use green gas/propane, abbey 144A probably won't have the grunt to cycle it properly.

yeah, the internals from the plastic slide will come out no problems, does your metal slide come with a metal outer barrel too? If not, get one ASAP, the metal slide will destroy a plastic outer barrel in no time at all. as for affecting the performance of the gun... yeah, it'll have a negative effect on blowback speed and gas efficiency, no way round it sadly, you're moving a bigger weight so it takes more energy (therefore, more gas) to do it. If you get it running really smooth you'll still be able to empty a magazine of BBs on one fill of gas, but maybe not when it's really cold.

ooh, yes it has, I'll write up a review ASAP.

as an ex squaddie I think you already know that a beret is not exactly practical!

With the amount it'd cost to take your dad to civil court and sue him for the value of the guns it'd be cheaper to go to three skirmishes and buy new ones.

you can get coleman gas cheap ish in go-outdoors with the discount card.

Jeans and tee shirt is fine, no need for a puffa jacket! Also, bulldog BBs are dogshit, you might as well put gravel in your mags. ASG Blasters are cheap and good quality.

If you're just after props for cosplay then the ASG is perfectly fine, no point paying a premium for the marui when you're only after the looks anyway!

although, realistically it just sounds like either the motor pinion or piston is stripped. £10 to replace.

I have a HSGI 'bleeder' pouch on my plate carrier with a fully stocked first aid kit... Not quite as comprehensive as Ian's but it's got bandages, ZOT, gauze, first field dressing, normasol, shears, haemostatic agent, sticky plasters, paracetamol, ibuprofen, and some antihistamines. Covers me for everything from a boo-boo on a finger to a pretty heavy duty laceration.

Spartan Airsoft is just round the corner from you! It's next to Bristol Airport: http://spartanairsoft.co.uk/ Failing that, you've got Black Ops Cribbs: http://www.blackopscribbs.co.uk/

Invisiblesight AN/PEQ15, bank manager not happy! the IR laser is like a lightsaber when viewed through NVG though... so it's kinda worth it

yeah, bit too much bulk for it to look 'right', I'd go short EOTech (551/XPS) or Aimpoint T1

pedant mode: on. backup iron sights are wrong too, you've got the rearsight at the front, and the front sight at the rear!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2054897.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xpropane+refill+adapter&_nkw=propane+refill+adapter&_sacat=0

They have excellent customer service if you're in Japan. But their official level of support for the rest of the world is zero, nothing, nada. The reason they're still so highly regarded is because by and large their shit doesn't need repairs.

It's weird indeed, the gun SHOULD have been able to take 144a as it's pretty much the weakest gas you can buy and a direct replacement for 134a which is what Marui recommend. UK retailers have no contact with TM as a company, they buy all their stuff through Japanese wholesalers as TM do not export. The only place that realistically would have been able to help you was http://pulse-japan.jp/index.php?sl=EN unfortunately they're closing down (which is a real worry for me, since I use them to get a lot of TM spares!) so you're probably pretty stuffed for getting a replacement plastic slide new. Would be worth putting up a wanted ad on a few forums though, someone out there must have swapped out their plastic slide for a metal one and be willing to sell you their spare

If you just buy the disposable coleman cans then yeah, it's not much cheaper... if however you get a 20Kg cylinder and refill your coleman cans from it the price becomes much more manageable. The initial outlay is larger obviously, but once you're all set you're looking at much less than a penny per gram of propane (typically between 0.2p and 0.3p per gram, depending on where you buy the gas).