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These ones are pretty decent https://essr.co.uk/collections/holographic-sights/products/holographic-red-dot-sight-nv-green-dot-xps3-558-airsoft-scope-qr-desert

Thing is, it's such a tricky question to answer that a crystal ball is pretty much your best bet. What with Brexit, the pandemic and assorted other excuses the supply chain is well and truly fucked and most likely will be for at least the next 3-6 months. I'm already being quoted 17-20 week lead times on stuff for work that used to be next working day. Maybe if you could be a bit more specific with what you're waiting for then you'd get a better answer.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you have to. If you spend the money on consistency and accuracy instead of chasing the FPS then you don't need to be shooting half bricks to get the range.

I drive a Mazda because it starts when I want it to start and it's comfortable. Plus it has a cavernous boot that I can fit as many airsoft pews into as I could ever want! I've had shit, old cars and it's not "character", that's just a thing we say to make up for it being shit.

Given the cost of it I would tend to agree but that's for the OP to take up with Roman.

Hang on, let me check

I agree, he should have at least sent a picture of the available material but if that's all he can get then it's probably what he assumes everything on the market is like. Might be worth the OP posting in the Lindnerhof group on Facebook to see if anyone else has the same issue https://www.facebook.com/groups/807151342686715 Probably, but where does Roman source his materials? Probably not AliExpress.

I second that! With a few minor tweaks you can be knocking on the door of DMR range AND still have full auto. I mean...I have three Cyma M14s so I may be a bit biased but even my M14 Socom gets comments like "is that DMR'd" and "that thing throws them way out there, doesn't it!". I also have a DMR'd MK12 but the range isn't that much more for a lot more hassle in building it (although mine was built from scratch).

It's a bit low but within the tolerance of what is quoted on their listing (330fps +/- 10%). A tightbore barrel will probably bring it up a bit but it's fine to use as is for now. Run it for a couple of games and decide what it lacks then.

The modern stuff is just easier to get hold of so he has more choice I guess. I mean... it still looks good, just not "parade square fresh" if you will.

Well...that's a bit disappointing. I know it's not what you want to hear but it sounds like you're a bit stuck here. Without asking to see a sample of the fabric he intended to use before he started it's pretty much up to him to use what he has/can get hold of. It IS a British DPM pattern material, it just looks a bit faded. All I can suggest is pursuing him along the lines of it not being what you were expecting but I think that caveat emptor will be the overriding guidance in this case.

It does look a bit "washed out", at the risk of sounding facetious - what was the description when you bought it and have you tried contacting Roman about this?

Forget the TMC stuff and get the FFI ones from JK Army. A little bit more money but WAY better quality https://shop.jkarmy.com/ffi-tiger-stripe-camo-gen3-combat-set-black-edition-2021-ver-g3-gen-3.html That's what I have, XL means XL too so they're what you might call "USA/EU" sizing (although to be fair I think I could have been a bit more honest with myself on the waist sizing).

Yay for Tigerstripe! As for the kneepads, try crossing the straps over behind your knee. Or do what I did and get G3 style tigerstripe

Yes, the DOR version is the one with the 15mm BBU. The one thing to bear in mind is that the vast majority of aftermarket slides are for the OLD style BBU. HiCapas do not suffer from the same horrific lack of gas capacity that the standard 1911's do though so any HiCapa will be absolutely fine. That said, the DOR is £129 on Fire Support right now https://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/tokyo-marui-gas-blowback-hicapa-dor-dor-pistol

By "the 2011-1911" do you mean the M45A1? Because that's not the same internally. It has a 15mm BBU to address the exact problem I was talking about.

Ah yes, the insignia of the HK Owners Club!

Protection for your eyes, yes they'll be fine but make sure you have some anti fog treatment with you too. Also - you WILL need full face protection if you're under 18 (some sites are under 16). If you're going with glasses then make sure you get a lower face mask too.

Reliable spring testing? https://www.ametektest.com/materials/spring-testing-solutions Actual, real world spring testing? Buy a chrono and get used to swapping out springs. Unfortunately, an M140 spring from one manufacturer can have different gauges of wire, different tempering, different materials etc so there really isn't any hard and fast rule that you can apply to all of them to tell you what your spring is. What FPS are you getting with the stock spring? I'm pretty sure these are supposed to do 485-500FPS out of the box so you could just cock it and leave it that way for a week. Depends on how low you want the FPS to be.

Have a look on Etsy for "cosplay Armour" There's loads of stuff on there like this: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/615391652/apex-mk4-upper-armour-combo-sci-fi-armor?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=cosplay+armor&ref=sr_gallery-2-7&col=1

To be fair, they are pretty good until they go wrong. Then there's a lot of proprietary parts, issues with the receiver cracking and supply problems through Shield Sights.

That^^^^ Plus the Chinese brands all tend to be sized around a SMALL SAPI plate so bear that in mind too.

A stock will help with aiming but again...shotgun. It's got reasonable range I suppose but I only really intend on keeping for..close encounters

Horses for courses, dude. If he wants £200 worth of 3D printed fancy stuff, let him crack on. "Better" is very subjective.

Not had any issues so far but I've not actually used it that much. As for "optimal range" - it's a short barreled gas shotgun not a sniper rifle, how much range do you want? It's still green gas, no plans to fit mag adaptors or HPA.