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No idea if it's any good but at that price it's worth a punt.

Link?

They're both in the wrong in terms of gameplay but yeah, that's video evidence of felony assault (seeing as it's US based). Pretty disappointed in the guy filming that let it go on for a while before rather limply pulling the bloke away. Also not convinced that the "woman" isn't actually a dude (who could well have been doing this to all and sundry all day).

Fair enough, I guess you'd have to use some pretty heavy BBs at those ranges to be anywhere near 1j on impact and I daresay they be so slow you could send written notice of them!

If you're up for it, Den Trinity has the CASV handguard kit in stock and on offer: Item number COK150BBKX https://www.dentrinityshop.com/den_special.jsp?pg=7&rpp=50 (you may have to scroll down a bit to see it, their website is shite).

Given that I've not been to a site with less than 20m MED for DMRs (30 for BASRs) I'd assume that would comfortably cover any worst case scenarios as far as ludicrously heavy BBs goes?

It entirely depends on the type of connectors you're using. As you say it depends on the type of connectors, my personal experience has always been that the type of pliers you've linked there are hit and miss at best. AMP type connectors (with the moulded on insulation) are best done with an AMP specific tool that has the correct indent on one half so the two prongs of the crimp itself are pushed in evenly. I've just picked up a set of these https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09DCCB9DB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and they seem to be pretty decent (I've been using them for the uninsulated motor connector types). Unless you're spending proper money on professional quality crimping tools, £20-£25 budget is going to be the decider rather than brand, as has been mentioned already at that price point you're mostly looking at rebranded imports anyway.

Fair points, well made. To be honest I hadn't actually thought about that last point.

Absolutely. Equally, if we're talking about a full auto RIF (for the sake of example) then 0.4s is getting a bit overkill for my tastes (regardless of the cost). If it's for a DMR then 100% go for it, it makes sense to make the most of the few(er) shots you have. Kind of reminds me of the "I don't want to build a wanker gun, but I want a massive ROF to be a pain hose when people don't take their hits" argument.

I was pushing more towards the "you don't need more range, you need to get closer" angle...

Yes, it's doable. But you will need a hot shot type bucking to make it fit the hop unit properly. I'd suggest that the macaron route with a decent barrel is easier and will most likely get you as close to R-Hop performance as you'll need any way. Although part of me wonders why you want to be firing 0.4's out of an AEG (unless you're building a DMR maybe)?

Do you have a spare motor you can do the same test with? Or another gun you can borrow one out of?

Shame their PTFE stuff is so expensive these days, I used to love that stuff! But yeah, paying £30 for a reel or £4 for a metre it's a no brainer.

Nice! I've just ordered two reels of EcoWire from them, didn't even realise they had a minimum order (or do you mean minimum for free shipping?)

Two pairs of cutters? Wouldn't that somewhat contradict the "dura" part of the name?

BZ Tactical have them in stock https://www.bztactical.co.uk/airtech-advanced-hop-up-chamber-inner-barrel-locking-ring-universal Worth a try but be aware that it may need some "fitting". I needed a bit of kinetic engineering on mine!

Appears they also do a universal version! https://www.airtechstudios.com/fr/collections/g-g-cm16-gc-predator/products/universal-advanced-hop-up-chamber-inner-barrel-ring

True, but the ridges around the rubber are designed to combat that very issue. The C-Clip is a crap design though, some sniper rifle hops already have grub screws for centring the barrel so yes it could work but you are introducing an additional point of endless fiddling to get things lined up properly. If the hop unit is made well then a tapered collet would probably work (you can get 3D printed ones for the Maxx hop units which would probably work for other hops too). I have one of these in one of my Maxx units and it seems to hold everything properly steady (although it can be a bit of a pig to get in properly depending on your inner barrel sizes) https://www.airtechstudios.com/products/maxx-advanced-hop-up-chamber-inner-barrel-ring

IF (big IF - see what I did there?) the original hop is rubbish (not consistent, wonky shots etc etc) then yes, there is an advantage to using the ZCI hop unit. If the original works well and shoots straight then no, there isn't. No idea on the rubber as they usually go straight in the spares bin and I fit Maple Leaf or Prometheus rubbers instead.

Hi, So first off, it's not a 6mm phono plug. Z-Tactical make loads of different options but you could do worse than a throat mic version: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Z-TAC-Tactical-Military-Bodyguard-Headphone/dp/B07BJ3SQPH/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=ZTAC&qid=1654612010&sr=8-10

https://www.moaitoys.com/shop/index.php/cyma-handguard-cap-for-ak74u-black.html There's a few different ones here too: https://airsoft.tiger111hk.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=ak hand&count=not&currency=ZAR&languag=

ZCI do a 494mm that is in stock at @ak2m4 https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/internal-parts/inner-barrels/zci-inner-barrel-494mm That would be my choice.