Lozart

I have an A&K M249 para, it certainly attracts some sideways glances and many will tell you that an M4 with a high cap is just as good at suppression BUT the 2500 round magazine and just the pure intimidation factor of a support gun is worth the effort! Most people are fine with it as long as you're not holding the loud button down for ages.

Serious point to be made here though. Not directed at you specifically SD but to all and sundry that pile on in these things - When a new member comes to the forum and asks for advice, how about we keep the ming mong ping pong to a minimum and stick to actual, helpful suggestions instead?

Depending on the site and whether or not one of you wants to lug it about all day you could also consider a support weapon!

Ignore the ladies flapping handbags at each other. We would recommend: Fire Support, Zero One, Pro Airsoft, Land Warrior, Socom Tactical (in no particular order). What are you looking to buy and does it need to be two tone? Also - take a look in the "Places to buy" thread as there are many reviews of shops (both online and bricks and mortar) which may help your decision.

Semi Auto ONLY or semi AND full auto? Any modern assault rifle style weapon will do both, if you really only want semi auto then you could lock the gearbox and enter the realms of DMR territory which puts you back to things like the VFC MK20 SSR, the M14 and EBR variants etc etc.

So why not get an L85? Airsoft Ed is the man who knows all but I believe the ICS one is supposed to be pretty good. http://www.proairsoftsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/ics.html

ICS Galil, LST VSS (might be out of your price range and rare as hens teeth).

Ok, at that budget the world is pretty much your oyster. Anything in that price range will have a decent metal gearbox so that's not an issue (bearing in mind that it will have a plastic nozzle/piston/piston head but that is not necessarily a bad thing). G&G - any of the top tech range which will have a metal receiver and barrel so it's purely down to looks and practicality (an M4 will be more maneuverable, an M14 EBR Long is about the same weight as Guildford etc) G&P - again pretty much any of them will be pretty decent. A lot of their range comes will extras thrown in (for example they do an M16 with M203 launcher, a Masterkey M4 with an underbarrel shotgun etc) Tokyo Marui - any of their standard range plus maybe the low end of the Recoil range. Don't be put off by their low FPS. CYMA - any of the AKs with model numbers CM040 or above (below this they will be TM clones and have more plastic bits) or the M14 range but definitely not any of their M4s. Have a gander at www.proairsoft.com as they have a pretty decent range of guns (although many of them ARE out of stock it will at least give you indication of price and looks/parts etc). Just out of interest, what are the "specific set of requirements" you have that are driving you along this path? Many of the fibre re-inforced polymer receivers on the market are stronger and lighter than the metal ones they're competing with!

OK - by "a few hundred" you're covering a whole load of bases from mid range G&Gs right up to top of the line Tokyo Marui Recoils. There is a massive jump in price from that up to PTWs so are we talking "up to £500" or "up to £300"? Sorry for being picky - just trying to get the details right so we don't start recommending completely the wrong thing!

Try warming the mags up in your pockets first. Could just be the gas is too cold.

Actually - having said all that, sounds to me like you need an AK. Maybe this one: http://www.taiwangun.com/en/cm-048m-cm?from=listing&campaign-id=19

Budget? Also - most sites won't let you use a full auto capable AEG over 350FPS so you'll need to change your expectations there. Most AEGs will have some plastic. Be it the pistol grip, the stock or the handguard it's very unlikely that you will find something that is ALL metal. Mostly due to the fact that most real assault rifles aren't ALL metal anyway. Apart from AKs of course.

I've had a good look about and I don't think you can easily buy the thread adaptor on its own unless someone has one second hand.

Right - you're definitely missing a part. There should be a threaded adaptor ring that is 14mm CCW internally and 22mm CW externally. This: http://aegcartasia.com/fh07.html is the D-Boys flash hider WITH the threaded adaptor you need. This is the CYMA version of the same thing which will also fit http://www.rsov.com/product.php?langId=1&currencyId=4&manufacturerId=10&prodId=17039&cateId=70

Unfortunately that is still sold by Fireforce USA using Amazon as a store front.

Rsov.com is your friend...

The only similar thing I could find in the UK is this: http://ant-supplies.co.uk/Pages/NeopreneButtstockShellHolders.aspx which might work with a bit of modification. Unfortunately nobody seems to want to ship the Fire Force one outside the US.

Depends what batteries you want to run it with and how the Mosfet was wired in to begin with. Personally I'd say whip out the knackered module and replace it with a Gate Pico AAB. They're good, they're cheap and they're reliable.

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No it'll increase the rate of fire and introduce a whole host of other issues. Better to either cut down your spring a bit or change it for a lower powered one.

Hhnnnngg...... Want.

Yes. Unless you like buying batteries of course. In that case - as you were :-)

DO NOT TRICKLE CHARGE LiPo BATTERIES. You will fuck them up. If you have a 1300mAh LiPo battery for example you should charge it at 1.3A. Most LiPo batteries will state 1C charge rate although some can be fast charged at 5C (I have a 2600mAh one that can fast charge at 5C - just not so happy with charging it at 13A! )

This makes more of a difference than many people realise. Also - looking at the places you play at I'd go with the M90 spring.

Really? I'm hearing they tend to shake themselves apart...