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Love the very early MP5 with the slimline handguard:).

It was a bit surprising, but it was in a very remote area that gets very few people passing through it, so I guess they left it for 48 hours until the training area was closed to the public again.

We had a good look at it, just in case it was a nice, harmless solid shot that could have come home with us. The rear fuse put an end to that idea so we wandered off to higher ground to get a signal and phoned the range office. We were rather disappointed that they decided not to come out to dispose of it.

I used it to report an unexploded and rather corroded shell on Dartmoor in the summer.

It is called momentum. A moving object will not stop dead unless a brake is applied to it; it will come to a halt once it has been slowed sufficiently by friction or another form of resistance. It does not have a name in airsoft; it is just something that happens.

I had a similar problem which I suspected was due to the nozzle being marginally too long. I slightly filed down the right angle just above the blue blob in your sketch; it seemed to give just enough room to enable the BBs to enter the hop unit without interfering with the nozzle. However, you seem to be using a Maple Leaf Macaron; the feed lips on these are marginally too long for some hop units, which can cause a similar problem to the one you are describing. Gently sanding them down a bit at a time and constantly checking tends to cure the problem.

It should be just loose enough to move freely.

Is it possible that the sector gear is shimmed too high so is not engaging the cutoff lever?

Err..ok, right; it was probably a conspiracy.

That would seem to be a reasonable decision; however, the double o ring nozzles can be a bit sticky. Single ones usually work fine.

Err..measure the existing one? Alternatively, if you want to take a punt, it is an M4, so a standard 21.4mm M4 nozzle should do the trick.

Yes, if it will fit. It is not that different from a LiPo. The space in the stock is rather limited. I have a Valken stick 7.4v 2500mAh Li Ion which is about 4mm too long.

I ordered from them several years ago (pre-Brexit); service was good and delivery was rapid.

Only if it has a G&G ETU trigger unit fitted. You are going to need a stand-alone mosfet such as a Gate Nano AAB or ASR, or a Perun AB++ or Mosfet.

Only if you completely rebuild the mosfet; the Hybrid is produced for V2 and V3 gearboxes, which are not what the R85 has as it is a bespoke gearbox.

Yes, the Acts themselves were not the issue. It just led me to wonder how many sites were potentially invalidating their insurance by selling pyro.

Going back through our insurance documents, there is no mention of CO2. One clause that did always intrigue me was this one in one of the documents: 11) any site storing, issuing or selling pyrotechnics must have a current “Registered Premises Licence” issued under the requirements of the Explosives Act, 1875 and 1923.

So, nothing to do with finding the best site (in anyone's opinion) in the UK then?

True; however, that is for the site to deal with.

CO2 weapons have been banned at Ace Combat for years, due to concerns about the potential for them to be overpowered on the first shot or two from a fresh bulb and about the potential for a gun suddenly going hot due to system problems. Are those reasonable concerns? Discuss. I cannot think why anyone would play there; it is a small, flat, boring site. That is an argument for proper chronoing of CO2 pistols, not for banning them.

This seems pretty pointless; most players only have experience of a very limited number of sites so cannot meaningfully vote for the best site in the UK. I know which site I would vote for; I would vote for it because it is the best site that I have been to. However, is it better than a site I have not been to? I have no idea.

https://www.davescustomairsoft.co.uk/pre-order-expected-jan-feb-2022-lct-steel-dragunov-svd-with-real-wood-furniture Ouch!

Constructing fictions and accumulated unspoken inconsistencies is what humans do; we create our own versions of events and our needs according to our own perceptions, biases, interpretations, needs, culture, whatever in order to support our inner narrative. That is reflected in your point that, at least until very recently, we generally regard ourselves as never having been better off despite the spiralling cost of both rented and owned housing, which is putting the possibility of owning their own home beyond the capability of many people. It is also intrinsic to how political and other organisations appeal to people; if they can understand what people feel is of value to them, whether materially, in terms of their self-perception and with regard to their perception of the world external to them, they can get their support, whether in terms of votes or donations to a cause. I take your point on tax and spend now that you have expanded on it. Taxation is a curious tool in that it can have unforeseen impacts on revenue; the same does apply to a large extent to government spending where the impact is often not what was expected. However, I am not quite convinced that the finances of a state do not resemble those of a household, at least not in all cases given how many households are funded by virtually unrepayable debt. This could, of course, lead into an interesting discussion about fiat money and whether it really is credit money or whether there is no real difference between the two.

Cancel culture?

That's good; pearls before swine and all that.