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The first thing that concerns me is you say the barrel is 'from a sniper rifle' - you realise a lot of sniper rifles use a VSR cut (i.e. no bridge on the barrel and no hop window) so the buckings and hop unit they require are distinctly different to those of an AEG. This could be the source of some issues. As you're going to have to take it apart anyway (or get it sent off), take the hop unit out and send us some photos of the barrel and bucking.

You didn't saw through the inner barrel did you?

Also man, if you just bought that gun and it's not working then send it back. Don't disassemble it and void the warranty.

They're very unique - I quite like mine. I have three grips though (and they're big ones): It leaks - the stock reservoirs leak, the internals leak at times. It really can be a bit of a bitch at times The loading arms are terrible and will break at some point (upgrading to the Wiitech ones isn't too much money though) It feels a bit flimsy and does bend a little after time. It's all plastic, so this can be expected but I get the feeling like if I fell on it it would just break in two immediately All in all they're quite unique and certainly novel for CQB. It doesn't feel like cheap plastic though, that's for sure - the receiver is full metal for one. Skirmish-wise it's much more competitive then a springer - 3/6 shot modes, decent Marui hop (though fixed), quicker and easier operation than a springer. Buy some re-enforced reservoirs or HPA tap it though.

I see.

Tell that to Jerry Miculek.

Assume he means reloading.

Ah, from the same retailer I got mine, but I bought their unbranded stuff - works out at £17.99 posted. They're quite good. Any idea if the Umarex stuff is dry or not?

LayLax, First Factory, Nineball and Prometheus are all the same company.

Where did you get your CO2 from? I'm still hunting for the cheapest deal on ones without lube.

Pyro Ok so it's almost the end of January which means I'll be submitting the order to the retailer on Monday evening so we can get invoiced. If you've not paid yet then that's still no issue - still only looking to get payments by the 11th, but if you want to change quantities or have not yet stated whether or not you want any thunderflashes then please let me know over the weekend so I can get the final number to them. Thanks.

Well a lot of places are just supplementing paintball with airsoft (like this chap here). If these sites get the attention they need to stay afloat then what's the issue? Airsoft is still growing steadily in the UK.

I'd be interested to know how you get on. Should be shooting around 230fps with those.

.40s or .30s? .40s are gunna be super slow at 1.1J.

It's actually alright so long as you use more than 3 characters. Make sure you don't have it set to search 'this topic' (common problem people have).

We recently had a similar thread that's worth a look (if you've not already): http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/29709-hertfordshire-potential-new-site-market-research/ A lot of it is general stuff that carries over from paintball though. Good thing about airsoft is cover doesn't need to be particularly good to stop a BB so there's more potential for site owners to be creative.

That's very cheap for Flyye - was it new?

Patrol Base will sort you out then - their support is good.

Don't cut coils - it massively degrades the life of the spring. It's a temporary fix, so if you have the time then pick up a new spring (though I suppose it doesn't matter much if you're buying a new spring anyway at some point). Also, if this was bought new in the UK you should absolutely take this up with the retailer and ask why it wasn't downgraded. They're well aware of the site limits.

Well judging from that website they're also stocking ASG and others so there's no reason to - especially when some of the Nuprol BBs work out at a higher cost per 1000 than even the Blaster Devils.

Yeh, I grabbed a couple of the new EPMs as backups for the M249 and they feed really well. The base plates are what kind of give them away as not being EMAG, so I switched those out for some of the old PTS ones and now they look pretty close to the real thing again (not that I really minded the look, but those rubberised base plate thingies were way too bulky). Also having that coloured follower that shows you when you're 50% and 100% full is great. It's a shame Magpul pulled their licensing, but given how people were buying 'fake' airsoft stuff and sticking it on real steel then complaining when it wasn't up to scratch or appeared slightly different you can see why they would. Their real steel accessories are obviously where the vast majority of their income was coming from. Seen quite a few smaller real steel companies teaming up with PTS though, and some interesting designs for flash hiders and charging handles are knocking about these days.

Oh, that sucks. Is there no way you can get component shop to make you one in the correct dimensions?

Not that much? That's 30% more dear - .30g Blaster Devils are already considered expensive by some. And yeh, I am throwing 4000 down range because I'm running them in an M249 I used to use Bastards in my DMR until I sold it and will continue to use them in my pistols (got loads left over) plus anything with a lower rate of fire, but I've not observed a difference significant enough over shorter ranges to justify that 30% mark-up. Also, you're*

Redwolf do them I think.