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There's only one that will fire unless you turn the gun upside down. Once the mag is out there's no spring pressure to feed BBs into the hop unit. Originally they all had a BB latch, they now do two versions - Sport and Pro. The Sport (on the right) has no latch so it behaves like a normal hop unit, the Pro has the latch on the bottom of the feed tube to stop BBs falling out. To clear the gun properly you just poke your finger up the magwell to release it. Mags with followers won't feed the very last round unless they're the ones with the ridiculously long follower that sticks right out the top of the mag and they have their own issues. To be fair, I'm not so tight that loosing a couple of BBs bothers me it's just a nice to have. The tracer function is good but depending on which version you get it might stop you using a MOSFET. The earlier models are powered from the balance lead on your battery, the later ones have connections to the motor terminals and that screws up the fancier mosfets like Titans etc. Luke at Negative Airsoft is running a business and needs reliable parts that work predictably. The Maxx units can be finicky to fit (some receivers just won't work with them but they are expanding their range to allow for more fitments) and some QA issues on the redesigned ones (when they started coming in gold instead of red) means that they have gotten a reputation for being inconsistent. Pretty sure those issues have been addressed now. They ARE expensive for what they are ie a hop unit, when something like a plastic ZCI rotary can do the job just as well in most cases. However, you are paying for the adaptability and wider range of function that the Maxx offers, even if you don't need that function yourself. They come with two different arms (one for standard hop nubs, one for flat/r-hop, two different length flat/r-hop concave nubs (both of which effectively give you TDC hop adjustment) and all the retaining and positioning springs you could hope for. Like all things airsoft, it's only as good as the rest of the gun and the person installing it getting it right. I have no doubt that Luke could fit them if he wanted to but when he can get a box full of ZCI plastic ones for less money and they do a perfectly good job for most builds, why would he? They're NOT the answer to everything, they're NOT a guarantee of increased performance and they probably won't help you get laid. As a company they have a pretty decent reputation in the RC car world and are clearly happy to keep trying to innovate. Their triggers work well with Gate mosfets too so that's a plus point for me and Airtech have a range of parts to tweak and improve them if you're into that kind of thing. Luke is a top bloke, got to know him from the days of playing at The Mall when he used to be the shop tech for A2 Supplies (before they moved to Reading). His views on a lot of the "latest thing" type upgrades etc are generally based on a LOT of experience over a long time of airsoft guns and a quite frankly VAST collection (go take a look at his gun room videos on his YT channel). He can definitely rub people up the wrong way because he's happy to tell them they're wrong. We've recently had a bit of a disagreement about why he can never get an airbrush to work for more than 5 minutes. He says it's because they're all the same and crap, I say it's just him but there you go. You could do a LOT worse than paying him to fix/mod/upgrade your gun for you.

Best reason to do anything.

I have Maxx hops in my two main guns. They work well for me, I bought my first one when they were still red because they came with built in tracer function and it also happens to be a really good hop unit. The second one was among the original run of the gold coloured ones (more by luck than judgement) and it too works just fine. Could I have achieved similar performance with a cheaper unit? Possibly. Would I have built in tracer function? No. Would I have a funky little clip thing that stops me dropping BBs all over the place when I change mags? No. Do I care that they're more expensive than a plastic ZCI rotary? Not really. Much like all things airsoft, around 20% of what you hear is valid, the rest is noise and hearsay.

You're right, "as was" it'll be fine, over volumed it won't.

I'd say that if your cylinder is unported then you're almost certainly WAY over volume if the new piston seals that much better. As you surmise, the shitty piston was doing such a bad job that you effectively have a ported cylinder. If your way over volume the BB will be leaving the barrel before the piston has completed its travel which is also a sure fire way to wreck your gearbox. Swap the cylinder out for a ported one.

Still not tooled up. Yeah, scratch that. I assume you mean in a Gene Hunt big fuck off revolver way then? Do you have a Quattro or an old Cortina to go with it?

Pretty much, yes. So obviously Names Nicco wants to play the hard man and "take him out"!

An IF maybe, not a RIF. The comment was made in reference to it being bright orange and obviously made of plastic.

It's about KM allegedly doing bad things at NAF despite allegedly not actually being there. The video is from a Twitch stream that Twitch have since taken down for threatening behaviour.

Well no, but... There's the rub.

His mates are bellends too... https://fb.watch/fhuSEZxxYA/

Fairly sure those have now been superseded by the "Boost" range of motors. The M120-M140 would suggest to me it's a high torque motor but beyond that I can find no info.

F&O The Base CQC from the 21st

That's the thing though, they were probably weird conspiracy theorist nutjobs WITHOUT the weed. It doesn't magically make you into one, the same way that coke doesn't automatically make you Tony Montana. Equally alcohol doesn't make you a violent knuckle dragger, but it does lower the inhibitions of the average knuckle dragger to the point that they are happy to get violent. Of course, booze is socially acceptable but recreational pharmaceuticals aren't so we have to demonise them and the ones that partake. Personally, I'd far rather be camped next to a bunch of stoners than a group of piss heads.

Remember? I WAS that soldier! Still got the OPS combat shirt but the Emerson trousers have long since been binned off for being "sort of blackish grey" after a few washes!

Plenty of people do it, ATACs/Kryptec et al are all over the show but if it doesn't get picked up for a government contract or just happen to catch the imagination of the hunting crowd, it'll just disappear off the shelves. I thought LBX were still doing Taipan stuff though to be honest.

Something worth remembering when spending money on real steel optics - airsoft rails are not always in spec so the real steel optics may just not grip properly so holding zero may be a bit pot luck regardless of how expensive your optics are!

Hah ha! Yes! Not sure if anywhere in the UK actually allows it though.

I know you didn't, I was asking a question.

Better than an EoTech? Which are still sub £600 new from Tactical Kit...

That's kind of the point though, surely?

Something I always remember from the days of The Mall was that Luke et al would be more harsh with the regulars and "friends" because showing favourites is a dick move.

There are cheaper ones available though.

And that's different to any other campsite, how? (Apart from the guns - plenty of mischief can be had without those).

Like I said: Which is entirely down to the site to police properly. If they don't, then you won't catch me near the place anyway (I have no intention of going as it happens - I hate camping).