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That would explain it!  That piece pushes the tappet plate back, allowing a BB to feed.

It is indeed the sector gear, but you would probably be best advised to buy a whole new 16:1 gearset from someone like AK2M4 (allegedly, other purveyors of airsoft bits and pieces do exist), along with a delayer chip to ensure that the tappet plate stays back long enough.

Whatever you do, you are going to have to do some shimming to ensure that the gears are spaced properly.  There are some very good guides to this online.

They are most likely 18:1; you can check the ratio by counting the teeth on each one and working out the ratio that way.

Wear good boots and eyepro that you trust, take your hits, talk to other players in the safe zone and, most of all, enjoy yourself!

Free advice; it is worth what it cost you.

Ahh yes, the ol' jg earwax "grease"
 
 
Sounds like the selector teeth jumped a couple of positions on reassembly, the joys of getting a v3 box into a reciever. Best method is to lie it on its side so gravity hopefully holds it in place for you.
 
 
Whilst i realise it's a contraversial opinion, i'm really not a fan of the prommy purple, it's ok as "standard" rubbers go but not anything special imo.
 
If you're running a unit as good as the cu then i'd be strongly suggesting the maple leaf macaron+omega nub combo, that'll have no trouble lifting the heavies.

I use the AKU pilgrims as everyday footwear when I am not wearing a suit.  They are great boots, very comfortable, reasonably sturdy and probably ideal for indoor CQB.  However, I would not trust them very far over rough or difficult ground.

The only thing that a couple of us have found with them is that the insoles seem to be designed for people with supinated (high) arches and can be uncomfortable for those with neutral or hyperpronated arches.  However, insoles are easy to change.

For light use, I would also recommend looking at the Iturri patrol boots.

It’d probably be a lot more fun if we all were 

My guy... I don't think people are going to pay £600-800 for a custom slide when they can go on raindow8 and buy something like this for a fraction of that. Not even steel slides, or entire steel pistols for that matter, cost what you are asking for.

Agree with the man above, & Tbh the client base for this stuff is limited, at your projected prices it'll be almost non-existant. 
Plus you need to establish yourself before anyone's likely to buy, that means getting a couple of freebie examples of your work out there in the hands of "respected" (lol) players with a high social media/YouTube profile who will hopefully sing your praises of your products. 
Good luck with that😏

It is indeed Patrol Base.

Exactly; that is what I find hard to understand.  "Normal" players are supposed to wear their armband where it is clearly visible, whereas, in many cases, it is ok to conceal it once you start dressing as a shrubbery.

Exactly; that is what I find hard to understand.  "Normal" players are supposed to wear their armband where it is clearly visible, whereas, in many cases, it is ok to conceal it once you start dressing as a shrubbery.

Exactly; that is what I find hard to understand.  "Normal" players are supposed to wear their armband where it is clearly visible, whereas, in many cases, it is ok to conceal it once you start dressing as a shrubbery.

Given an overheard conversation about how he enjoyed bouncing BBs off people's heads, I suspect that he may have been an acolyte of that particular twat.
I don't quite buy the 'super sneaky ghillie wearers should be allowed to conceal their armband as much as possible' viewpoint.  As someone who is sneaky and who tries to match camo to the site, the weather and the time of year (except for the Mimetico Deserto!), I have to put up with having a brightly coloured armband that sometimes gives my position and team away.  I don't try to hide it because I consider that to be unsporting and ungentlemanly.

It seems to be an example of what might be termed 'ghillie exceptionalism' to argue that the clear wearing of the team armband should not necessarily apply to folk who want to dress like a bush (not Kate, George or George W).

 

As a bush, I say the rules apply to all. If I can wear it on my ankle, the non bushes can too. If I can hide it with my gear, they can too. Then it's a personal choice with its consequences.
I never wear it on my ankle, I'd get friendly fired too much, but I do prefer blue over red.
I do see it too many times that it is explicitly said to be an armband and non ghillies wear it on the front of their vest's shoulder strap. It's not about being in ghillie, it's about being a certain type of person.

Sorry but if you put it on your ankle then your trying to hide it , which in my book = cheating .
Unless your playing on a tennis court 75% of the time it’s going to be concealed by the general plant life on site when your moving around , and unless your chosen shooting style is that of rifleman Plunkett shooting General Colbert during the retreat to Corunna then your legs will DEFINITELY be out of sight when your shooting from under cover .

What say you?

At a recent game, I encountered a ghillied-up sniper towards the rear of our position, facing towards the building we were defending and any flanking enemy.  I looked at his right arm, no armband; I then moved to look at his left arm and he shot me with his pistol.  It turned out that he was on the other team and had his armband pretty much hidden around his ankle.

Given an overheard conversation about how he enjoyed bouncing BBs off people's heads, I suspect that he may have been an acolyte of that particular twat.
I don't quite buy the 'super sneaky ghillie wearers should be allowed to conceal their armband as much as possible' viewpoint.  As someone who is sneaky and who tries to match camo to the site, the weather and the time of year (except for the Mimetico Deserto!), I have to put up with having a brightly coloured armband that sometimes gives my position and team away.  I don't try to hide it because I consider that to be unsporting and ungentlemanly.

It seems to be an example of what might be termed 'ghillie exceptionalism' to argue that the clear wearing of the team armband should not necessarily apply to folk who want to dress like a bush (not Kate, George or George W).

 

I generally find gillihie suit wearers complain about getting shot by there own team alot for that reason.  My opinion is team tape should not be hidden and if you can't see it shoot them. 

Given an overheard conversation about how he enjoyed bouncing BBs off people's heads, I suspect that he may have been an acolyte of that particular twat.
I don't quite buy the 'super sneaky ghillie wearers should be allowed to conceal their armband as much as possible' viewpoint.  As someone who is sneaky and who tries to match camo to the site, the weather and the time of year (except for the Mimetico Deserto!), I have to put up with having a brightly coloured armband that sometimes gives my position and team away.  I don't try to hide it because I consider that to be unsporting and ungentlemanly.

It seems to be an example of what might be termed 'ghillie exceptionalism' to argue that the clear wearing of the team armband should not necessarily apply to folk who want to dress like a bush (not Kate, George or George W).

 

I have seen it happen from time to time and have heard complaints of it happening far more often than it has happened.  Some players just seem to be unable to accept that they are not elite Squeal Team Six operators who should win every time.

I have seen it happen from time to time and have heard complaints of it happening far more often than it has happened.  Some players just seem to be unable to accept that they are not elite Squeal Team Six operators who should win every time.

True enough!  I had to admire him for getting where he had so quickly but the whole idea of clearly displayed armbands is to enable players to identify who is on which side.

I have seen it happen from time to time and have heard complaints of it happening far more often than it has happened.  Some players just seem to be unable to accept that they are not elite Squeal Team Six operators who should win every time.

Today was another trip to Tower Airsoft in Essex; for those who don't know it, this is a small, wooded site with a castle, a church, a village and a bridge complex.

Last time I was there, 150 players turned up, which was a few too many for the site, resulting in the gameplay being rather constrained; this was due to Airsoft Plantation, which is run by the same company, being closed that weekend.  Today, around 40 players attended, which meant there was much more room for manoeuvre and sneakiness.  It was a great day of airsoft, played in a positive spirit with no arguments or allegations of non-hit taking.  It was good to run into the Reaper Ops guys for the first time in several years; the last time was when I was marshalling at Battle Lakes.
 
My personal high point was an epic last stand in the castle; a young lad and I were the last players there and held off the attackers for a considerable time.  Not long before that, I had been in the woods, working with others to stop the other team, who were the attackers, crossing the track.  A BB hit me very firmly in the back, so I shouted "Hit", stuck my hand up and started walking back to the castle, passing the player who had shot me; I raised my thumb to him to acknowledge his skill in sneaking round us and into a position behind us.  At that point, we both noticed that we were both wearing blue armbands!
 
The low point was my VZ58 eating its piston; however, it is an Ares and their pistons seem to be designed to fail.  It needed opening up anyway as the power was low; those wonderful Ares compression parts!
 
I need to decide where to go next weekend now.

I feel fine 🥴