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I seem to recall people saying much the same about the TM recoils when they came on the market.

I think I can honestly say that in the heat of raining plastic death, a little bit of stock wobble hasn't bothered me one iota.

Not if you break it into upper and lower.

Yup.

The film prop was a 37mm flare launcher. Fun fact, it's the exact same prop gun that Arnie uses in Predator. Also - the M16 front on the M4 receiver gives me Forrest Whittaker eye.

You'd certainly get some odd looks, but outside of doing some star jumps in your own home I'd have thought that as long as you're well off the beaten track away from Joe Public you'd be OK. I'd certainly suggest finding some weights other than mags and grenades though. Bags of sand or something?

The JG is a TM clone (same as the Cyma) so as far as internals go, standard hop rubber should fit fine but be aware that ones with a longer feed lip (like the Maple Leaf ones) may protrude into the feed tube a bit. As for barrels, just make sure it has both sets of grooves in the side of the barrel, the hop unit clip goes in a different place than on an M4. ZCI ones will work, or if you want to spunk a bunch more cash, Prometheus do an M14 specific one. You're looking for something around 420mm length. Worth mentioning though that if the cylinder is the same sort of size as a TM or Cyma, changing to a tighter bore will push your FPS up a not inconsiderable amount!

Thanks all, I'll get to hiding them then. An odd choice of nomenclature all in all. Why not just call it "delete ad"?

How can I actually delete an advert? I have a bunch of old completed ones but the only option I can find is to "Hide" it.

Blimey, an old Aria! That's a blast from the past! Honestly, I'm a bit out of touch with guitar prices. I was amazed to see how much a new Explorer is now given that the woods are arguably inferior to mine that I bought for a sniff under £500 in '91!

They're spendy! Shame about the bridge going out of production.

OK, where do I get one of those then....?

Looking at the gas tube, I'd say yes. BUT...this is airsoft, so your mileage may vary. Why not just go for an AKMSU?

The cardboard bit is only a sleeve around the actual ammo holder, though, not like it's structural or anything.

I'll just leave this here.

I bought my P90 from them, and it has been one of the most hassle-free overseas purchases I've ever made. When I saw UPS on the courier thing I panicked a bit, but they handled all the paperwork and it was absolutely fine!

30 seconds on Google found this... https://bullseye-dropship-warehouse.co.uk/products/we-we19-etched-metal-version-gbb-ivory

This guy was pretty decent https://www.youtube.com/@GunfatherMilsim He's an active-duty SWAT officer in the US who also plays airsoft, so he put together some of the more relevant techniques in some videos. He's gone back to just real steel stuff now, but his old stuff is still up.

I have the upgrade version of the C2 with the steel bits. Is nice.

When I was doing my due diligence before buying mine, it seems this was a known weak point.

East Crane/E&C make some decent kit. They were the original OEM for Specna Arms and are still OEM for a number of manufacturers, as well as their own stuff. As far as DMR mods go, the reason why most people suggest an SR25 or similar is that they have a V2.5/"V2 long" gearbox - ie one with a longer piston stroke, which means they can cope with the volume requirements of a longer barrel. With more modern hop designs the reliance on long barrels for accuracy has diminished somewhat so the two E&C guns you've listed start to come into their own, despite only having a standard V2 gearbox. I personally have a MK12 which runs around 420fps with an E&C gearbox perfectly fine. This is the usual resource for advice on building an AEG DMR https://www.airsoftsniperforum.com/threads/the-holy-grail-of-building-your-dmr-aeg.892/ so go have a read.

How was it? I couldn't get a trade ticket without having to pay for the exorbitant meeting booking service thing.

Story of my life.