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1 hour ago, DerDer said:
In fairness to the company, their FN FAL seems to have had good reports for the first batch.
G3 superb , BCM superb , M733 superb , FAL superb , XM177 superb , APFG MCX again superb but people like to harp on about older gen stuff or repeat things like "GBBs don't work in winter" or "TM never have QC" issues . The earlier VFC GBBs for sure had some issues and especially the gen 1 M4 but most others are blown out of proportion . The AEGs on the other hand ..... Bit more of a lottery
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On 14/05/2023 at 13:53, EvilMonkee said:
Just buy the VFC FAL, its superb
I agree
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On 11/05/2023 at 17:37, Colin Allen said:
If you don't currently have a permanent airsoft repair bench, set one up before you get the Ares version. However, I do have to say that Negative Luke is overly critical of it and, in some areas, wrong.
In fairness to Luke he plays to his audience. He swears and exaggerates things in a way that appeals to his main demographic of younger teens
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3 hours ago, Armo1000 said:
Also sent them an email yesterday and got this reply.“Due to schedule delay , FAL/L1A1 still haven’t restock yet. We don’t have any production time in this moment, sorry.”
So yeah as per most of the last decade at this point, I wouldn’t rely on this showing up again any time soon….
It's like Real Sword except King Arms do still make something at least
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On 24/04/2023 at 21:00, Super64 said:
Yes mate, it looks awesome and can’t wait to get one to go with my MP5.
I’m a big fan of VFC’s GBB’s even though they had a bit of a poor reputation in the past. They’ve definitely got a decent variety of products, a lot of which other manufacturers don’t do. I’m especially looking forward to their GBB M249, hopefully coming out in a few months. I just hope U.K. stores are willing to stock them.
Lots of UK shops have placed pre orders for the M249. The HK53 on the other hand might take a while as it's umarex so has to go through their channels in UK and Europe
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On 31/03/2023 at 06:46, AaronAsh said:
Have they talked at all about doing a para/folding stock version?
Not as yet but the carrier is set up ready for it so never say never
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11 hours ago, EvilMonkee said:
Well if you fancy a trip down to Peterborough I can look at it for you. Otherwise, there are a load of pinned threads on the Heavy Recoil GBBR GHK AK Tech Tips page giving examples of the QC issues you need to look out for. Noone knows why but GHK QC has gone to rats the last 2 years.
People do know why
The Ak issue is because LCT no longer supply the AK kits so they are bought from China
The M4 is because the mold for the normal cast M4 reciever is worn out
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2 hours ago, Alexdima579 said:
Cheers man!
I was wondering if there would be a release date as I heard that they're gonna be releasing the LAR steel deluxe version
Yeah the Steel version should follow in the next couple of months
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2 hours ago, rj1986 said:
On paper, these do look like a winner.
Reviews are that Lambda externals are great, but that the internals are made of babybel's. So add a V2 gearbox, a semi normal hop and you should be laughing.
Shame none come with the rail and heat shield as i really like that look. Not that I'd buy one off pre-order 1st batch.
They seem to be using an M249 type gearbox so you will not be able to drop in a V2 and tbh the M249 gearbox design is better for sustained fire
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There will not be another "release date"as such it's just another production run.
They are expected back into UK stock in the next couple of weeks depending on shipment clearance etc
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I still have one of the original batch from 2008 . King arms have been promising a re-release every year since
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Many of those old products simply aren't made anymore .
TM still do quite a few of the old series but with current Japanese pricing and shipping they are really not worth the money.
CA still do some of the older models but very few people carry them now
G&P stopped doing almost all of the proper replicas and decent models in favour of doing made up shit . The Stoners series is about the best you can get from G&P now
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2 hours ago, DerDer said:
Think you might be right unfortunately. Might have to be more realistic with the choices in the new year. Been waiting since 2018 at this stage.
Yeah sadly they took over the meme of vaporware from real sword once RS finally got exposed
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On 04/12/2022 at 14:13, Super64 said:
We just need to get some U.K. stores to start stocking them and we’re laughing. I’m really impressed with VFC’s product range, both current and future, but I don’t know if it’s a production issue or import problems, but there’s never anything in stock. No G3’s available all year, still no Fal’s available and M110’s have always been very difficult to get.UK Retailers are going to be given a pre order option for the M249 and I know of at least one that has already asked for them. Not to be released until Q3 2023 though
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10 hours ago, Rogerborg said:
[*] With the exception of Tokyo Marui, but you're not trying or lying to sell us Tokyo Marui.
Even a lot of TM parts were made in China. With noting however that Taiwanese made brands are more often than not actually manufactured and assembled in Taiwan. Hong Kong brands are usually only assembled in Hong Kong from parts made in either Taiwan or mainland China
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13 hours ago, Shamal said:
Just been looking at the g&g armament SGR 556 with g3 gearbox. Don't know how to post links but can be found on the tube.
I'm impressed not that that means much lol but some interesting little features in it.
did you post on the wrong thread ? lol
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18 minutes ago, Enid_Puceflange said:
Your right, I was think of the AUG when typing 🤦♂️
in fairness the AUG is awesome
VFC HK53 GBB Pre-Orders?
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It's the same design as the G3 . Just one guy who hadn't used one before refused to read an instruction manual before uploading to YouTube. I'll do an in depth review and update over the years like i did with the G3