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WTF? (he's talking about the stock/carry handle ads)

Why do you say it's massive? If it's longer than the original spring, that's not unusual! Aftermarket springs are quite often longer than the original ones - this is not a problem.

Everyone loves the idea of it until they actually try it. Fun parallels with MTBs - I used to be a pretty keen MTBer until I developed "downhill specific geometry" if you see what I mean. Now, when I started doing it vaguely regularly I picked a decent starter bike at the time (a KHS if I recall). Nothing fancy, Shimano STX groupset, butted steel frame etc. By about 6 months in it had titanium skewers, V brakes, a mix of XT and LX parts and a new triple butted frame that weighed less than my right nut. Did it need it? Not really. Did it make me a better rider? God, no. Was it unnecessarily expensive? Absolutely. Just like airsoft. I still wear my old Endura Humvee top for airsoft when it gets really warm!

My X300U came with a screw fitting to permanently attach it, might give that a try first.

I have the same type of holster, the one piece of advice I would give is that while it has been generally good, just make sure that your Surefire clone fits the rail on your pistol properly. Last couple of times out using my TM M9A1 the torch has separated from the pistol rail and the pistol has come out of the holster while I was running. Currently looking at resurrecting my old Safariland clone for that one.

Yeah, I wasn't planning on getting divorced this month.

Monolithic upper for the win!

This might explain it a bit https://readingplastic.com/self-lubricating-plastic/ To be honest it's all bit beyond my own personal ken, but it comes up quite a lot in the kind of work we do (automation, machine control etc).

That's not really how self lubricating plastic works.

Hey, it's a perfectly adequate size.

Yes and no. Some companies do this, most just release a shit product and when the customers complain they shrug their shoulders and say "meh, got your money now, don't care".

TLD;DR They were shit, people complained, it got changed.

I've not heard good things about them but to be fair, I may be working with out of date info. I believe they were improved at some point.

1 it's basically an M4 so any M4 hop unit should work. 2 EPM1, that's why.

The selector plate just has a more extreme profile cam to drive it back and forth in a SCAR. The gearbox itself is still just V2.

From the vernacular in use I'm going to guess OP is in the US.

Finished my MC51SD build last night!

I used the sticker with the thickest black line lined right up tight to the left side of the metal bit.

FIXED! After consulting the great and wise oracle (Negative Luke), fitted a Guarder selector plate and that's sorted it. So yeah, if anyone else has that issue - Guarder selector plate.

*walks off whistling*

I think it's more of an issue with footfall in bricks and mortar stores, people generally having less expendable income etc. Plus I'm sure in the case of A2 at least, business rates are probably horrific being in Reading!

Depends how much you want to spend but these https://www.tactical-kit.co.uk/spiritus-systems-spud-pouch-48453-p.asp come in Wolf Grey and will definitely hold two M14 mags. There are of course innumerable copies on AliExpress. The bonus for these of course is that you won't need different pouches to hold M4 type mags.