Lozart
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1 hour ago, awrightdude said:
CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND A COMPATIBLE SPRING FOR MY SA10? I've tried Patrol base similar sites and and all I get are suggestions for different makes OR spring powered sniper rifles! As I'm new to working on the internals I want to get it right. I hastily bought an m100 spring from eBay but it's massive and it didn't mention if it was compatible!
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.
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7 hours ago, WillMidz said:
yeah I can see me ending up down the sniping route. I’ve always loved the idea of a sniper.
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!
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2 hours ago, TheFull9 said:
Edit quote - @Lozart"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."
After what happened at my last game I wonder a little if that might be a TM M9A1 issue specifically, the rail on that frame doesn't quite look like proper spec picatinny to me.
My X300U came with a screw fitting to permanently attach it, might give that a try first.
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12 hours ago, Galvatron said:
For my Hi-Capa, I use a Deadly Customs Surefire retention holster so that holds on to the Surefire X300 torch and its clones. I attach it to a QLS adapter whose receiver plate goes on my mid-ride mount and leg strap.
4 hours ago, Matt.2504 said:How do you find the retention?
Is the passive retention enough or do you feel active retention ie strap/ hood or button release would make it more secure?
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.
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14 hours ago, Jez_Armstrong said:
Guns 🤷
Monolithic upper for the win!
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12 minutes ago, Cannonfodder said:
Fair enough. How do they work without leaving anything behind?
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).
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1 hour ago, Cannonfodder said:
In that case I'd be worried about the lubricating stuff leaving a residue inside the channel which can get transferred to the bbs next time the mag is filled causing problems with hop up
That's not really how self lubricating plastic works.
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52 minutes ago, Cannonfodder said:
If they dont fit then maybe pts should just make them the right size
Hey, it's a perfectly adequate size.
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20 hours ago, Cannonfodder said:
This is what really gets me about airsoft manufacturers. Anyone who buys a 1st gen gun is essentially paying hundreds of pounds just to be a glorified beta tester
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".
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18 hours ago, thewalkerdead said:
whats wrong with EPM1s? They work well in my other rifs
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.
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21 hours ago, Colin Allen said:
Perun have assured me that it will work; I was mostly concerned about the limited selector switch travel but, having had the gearbox out, I think that the selector plate travel is ok.
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.
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From the vernacular in use I'm going to guess OP is in the US.
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Finished my MC51SD build last night!
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22 hours ago, Colin Allen said:
Any tips about the location of the sticker?
I used the sticker with the thickest black line lined right up tight to the left side of the metal bit.
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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.
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*walks off whistling*
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16 minutes ago, Hami said:
Shame
is Airsoft in the uk generally getting less popular? It’s already very niche
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!
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On 10/01/2025 at 09:41, Valhir said:
i just recently picked up a cyma m14 and realised that the mags do not fit in my invader gear direct action mseries pouches does anybody know any that will fit on my invadergear reaper QRB that is also in wolf grey?
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.
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The selector plate has a black plastic overhang and is driven by a weird cam so there's every possibility of mechanical slop I guess..
2 minutes ago, Adolf Hamster said:I have a memory of calibrating for that, but that would have been a titan so maybe the adter doesnt have a calibration for it?
Possible. I'll have a look in the Titan menus to see if there's a difference.
There's a lot of mention around G26 fire selectors in the V3 manual but nothing for G3 in the V2.
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1 hour ago, DerDer said:
Haven't much experience with JGs but quick question, what colour is the selector plate? Some of the ETUs can be temperamental with different colours.
It's black plastic with a metal contact plate. I've got the stickers on it anyway so shouldn't be an issue.
59 minutes ago, Adolf Hamster said:Backlash?
That's what I'm staring to think. Not exactly a precision instrument after all!
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I have a JG G3 in the works at the minute, I've fitted and Aster SX V2 to it and it's doing a weird thing on the fire selector. I'm sure it's related to the sticker positioning on the selector plate but here it is:
Safe to Semi OK, Semi to Auto, OK, Auto to Semi - stays in Auto, Auto to safe flicks briefly through Semi and straight to safe. It's almost like the physical position for Semi shifts slightly in the reverse direction if that makes sense?
Any ideas? (other than put in a Perun)
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(he's talking about the stock/carry handle ads)