Airsoft_Mr B

Kit
Adventure Tech reversible night parker
Ferro Concepts Slickster
Ferro Concepts Slingster
Spritus Systems Chest Rig
FFI 2015 Us woodland set
HW custom kydex Glock 17 Holster
TM NGRS M4 Sopmod
Baofeng UV-5R with Toy Soldier antenna
 

It arrived!
The newly released 7075 aluminium AAC forged receiver for my GHK M4! 
Absolutely stunning. Time to put my M4 back together.
 

Just brought this little beauty to take me and my armoury skirmishing.....
 

 

 
 

 
 
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1829778020617639&id=1661172140811562
 
There is a video of it running.
 
Picking it up tomorrow I hope!
 
I also brought some Lowa jungle boots for skirmishing, they are awesome.

I sold this army detonics to a mate a while ago but he got out of airsoft now.
He only wanted £20
 




 

changed it a bit, still need a flash hider and then it's done.

This thread is under construction. Probably worth reading, but it's not comprehensive.

Welcome to the High Pressure Air (HPA) FAQ. Here we'll be covering the basics of what HPA is, what it's advantages are, how to find out if HPA is for you and how to shop for HPA products. If you're wondering about getting into HPA for airsoft then please read the entire FAQ before asking questions - this will save yourself and other forum members a lot of time and effort. At the bottom of this post you will see when the FAQ was last updated.

What is 'High Pressure Air' (HPA)?

Introduction
In a nutshell, HPA works through the controlled release of compressed air. In an AEG you can expect a gearbox to actuate a piston which in turn compresses air that's released down the barrel to project your BB. In a green gas, duster or CO2 airsoft gun this gas is stored in a compressed state within a vessel and expelled down the barrel to project your BB. In a spring airsoft gun the potential is stored in a spring that actuates a piston, compresses the air inside the cylinder that's in turn pushed down the barrel to project your BB.

In HPA the concepts are very much the same: Like green gas, duster or CO2 the gas is stored pre-compressed and many pneumatic HPA engines function very similarly to gas blow back rifles - indeed, in many cases HPA can be used to power a lot of existing GBB and GBBRs (more on that later).

Table of contents
1. Power sources
2. Your HPA 'rig'
3. 'Kits'/'Engines', 'Guns' and 'HPA Tapped'


 
1. Power sources
To understand what HPA is, you must first know how 99% of guns in airsoft are powered so that you know what HPA is not:

Electric
AEGs (Automatic Electric Gun)
AEPs (Automatic Electric Pistols)
Green gas, duster and CO2
GBB or GBBPs (Gas Blow Back pistols)
GBBRs (Gas Blow Back rifles)
NBB (Non Blow Back)
Spring

HPA
Electric solenoid engine
Pneumatic engine

 
2. Your HPA 'rig'
As we've already covered, HPA is compressed air that's released in a controlled fashion to propel your BB. Think of it as the power source for your gun, but not what's inside the gun itself. It's akin to a battery (like an AEG) or a magazine full of green/duster gas (GBBP/GBBR). A typical HPA rig (i.e. all the functional exterior parts that a user needs to combine for their HPA powered gun to work) is comprised of three separate parts: The 'bottle', the 'regulator' and the 'line'. Not all HPA setups work with identical rigs, but this will become apparent later. For now, here's a nice picture of a typical HPA rig:



Bottle
This is where the air is store in a highly compressed state. There are two different types of bottles that you can buy, rated for two different pressures: 3000 psi (pounds per square inch) (206 bar) and 4500 psi (310 bar). 3000 psi bottles tend to be made from aluminium whilst 4500 psi bottles are almost always made from carbon fibre. Generally the shape of a bottle gives away its pressure rating as the more rounded corners of the 4500 psi bottles have a distinctive silhouette versus the more square edges of a 3000 psi bottle. Airsoft HPA bottles are identical to paintball HPA bottles.

Every tank also has a 'bottle regulator' that comes with the bottle and steps down the output of the bottle so that the actual regulator can deal with the incoming flow. This generates some complex issues that will be revealed later on as some bottles output at what is called 'Super Low Pressure' (SLP) (approximately 300 psi) whilst the rest tend to output from 450 psi to 950 psi. Different regulators work with different input pressures, so not all are happy with receiving the lower pressures from SLP bottle regulators.

Bottle size is measured in ci (cubic inches). Bottles range from 13ci to 100ci, though most bottles sit around the 40ci to 70ci mark. Obviously a bottle at 4500 psi will go for longer than a 3000 psi bottle of the same size/internal volume.

The bottle regulator also has three key features: The first is that it has an interface with what is called the ASA on the regulator or line (if you're using a 3000 psi rated line) - these threads on the top of the regulator also have one of two seals at the top to ensure a proper air-tight system. The second feature is refilling: A standard paintball fill nipple is present on most regulators and can interact with the machines in paintball and dive shops as well as with 'fill stations' (more on fill stations later). The third and final feature of most good bottle regulators is burst disks: Burst disks are a key safety feature that allow the tank to do an emergency, controlled venting of air if it's overfilled or there's a failure in the bottle regulator causing too high a pressure to be sent to the rest of the HPA system.
HP burst disk: A higher rated burst disk that blows if the tank is overfilled. 3000 psi and 4500 psi tanks tend to use 5000 psi and 7500 psi HP burst disks respectively. LP burst disk: A lower rated burst disk that blows if the tank is outputting a pressure higher than it should be that would otherwise damage your gun or regulator. In both cases the burst disks aims to safely vent the air rather than the tank or entire hpa rig just continuing to fill with air that it's not built to handle and exploding.

Click the spoiler to see some pictures of bottles and bottle regulators



Regulator
The regulator has two main functions: To further step down the pressure of the air to a usable psi and to do so in a way that means - during intense use - the gun doesn't get 'starved' for air. This latter point is sometimes called 'refresh'. Regulators with a higher refresh rate are more desirable as they can power air-hungry guns that would be otherwise starved by lower refresh rates.

The regulator also acts as a hub for the line. Some regulators only have one possible output, whilst others have many. Some have the capacity for QDs (quick disconnects) which allow the user to rapidly disconnect the line for freedom of movement or modularity without compromising the pressure inside the regulator. Almost all HPA rigs have one or two QDs (usually one at each end of the line).

Most regulators are easily adjustable between a range of outputs. This varies depending on the make of the regulator, but most airsoft regulators are designed to work between 30 psi to 160 psi.

Click the spoiler to see some pictures of regulators



Line
The line is an air hose that connects the gun to the regulator. These come in many different forms, but most are between 24" (50cm) to 46" (116cm) long and have varying inner diameters between 3mm to 6mm. Most airsoft lines are rated for use up to 200 psi though some can handle up to 3000 psi. This is because some guns use an internal regulator and so the air hasn't been de-pressurised. More on this later.

Some lines are coiled, some are braided and others are just normal looking rubber tubing.

The most typical airsoft line will be 36" (91cm) long, have an inner diameter of 6mm, can withstand up to 200 psi and will be braided.

Click the spoiler to see some pictures of lines




3. 'Kits'/'Engines', 'Guns' and 'HPA Tapped'
Now that you know how HPA is 'powered', you must understand what this means on the gun side. How do we turn that air into propulsion for the BB? The following table of brands/products is more of a glossary to help you understand what people are talking about when they refer to the various HPA setups and we'll go into each one next. Note that 'Kits' and 'Engines' tend to be interchangeable vocabulary in most settings:

Kits/Engines
Electric solenoid
Wolverine (Inferno, Hydra, Bolt etc.)
Polarstar (F1, F2, Fusion etc.)
ProTech (Mk1, Mk2 etc.)
Fully pneumatic
Daytona Gun
Escort
Sun Project
'Guns'
Tippmann
'HPA Tapped'
Due to the nature of this category, there are no specific brands/products related to it but we'll come to that

You may remember in section 1. seeing 'electric solenoid' and 'fully pneumatic'. These are generally both referred to as 'conversion kits', 'engines' or simply 'kits' as both are drop-in replacements that require a 'donor gun' (i.e. an existing AEG or GBBR that one strips out and replaces the internals of) whereas 'guns' I'm here using to encompass the Tippmann M4 as - at the time of writing - it's the only HPA-specific gun that requires no additional modification to run on HPA. It has some rather specific quirks as well so I've given it its own section.

TM MP7 GBB  + 8 Mags
MP7 FMA Rail adapter
 

Stuff that's shown up in the last 6 months (minus review items), there's a couple of parcels still in transit right now but they probably won't show until after christmas leave so I had to have a certain cut-off. 99% probability this will be the largest amount I ever post in one go, short of winning the lottery. Camo shiz makes for the most volume per £ spent as it were and I'm switching to buying different sorts of gear next year (no more hanging rail space).
 

 
Top row:
Patches Crye(/Drifire) G3 Combat shirts x 6 - AOR1, AOR2, Multicam, MC Tropic Crye AC Combat shirt - Flecktarn Rasputin Item Combat shirt - Pencott Sandstorm Arc'teryx Recce shirt AR - Multicam Arc'teryx Assault shirt AR - Ranger Green Patagonia L9 Combat shirt - AOR1 Vertx Combat shirt - Typhon Plat-A-Tac CUT Shirt - Nomad Claw Gear Mk3 Combat shirt - Coyote brown Beyond Clothing Krios pullover fleece, Brokk softshell shirt, Alpha jacket LBT 6094A x 2 Tyr Tac shirt Bottom row:
Crye(/Drifire) G3 Combat trousers x 3 Crye UK Custom Combats - Multicam Crye G3 Fields - Ranger Green Arc'teryx Sphinx softshell trousers - Some bullshit made-up colour name Patagonia old gen L9s - AOR1 Plat-A-Tac Tac Dax Mk2 - Nomad Hard Yakka Aus issue combats Leo Kohler Defender 2.0s - Pencott Greenzone, Explorer trousers - ATACS iX More crye stuff in bags 'cause it's just gonna get sold FirstSpear helmet hut Ops-Core FAST Carbon Wilcox L4G24 mount Wilcox J Arm PVS-14 LIF Filter Butler Creek flip caps and ballistic protective lenses front and back Tyr Tactical Zip-on hydro back panel, Gunfighter belt, Combat adjustable mag pouches x 2 HSGI TACO LT - Wolf Magpul M-LOK Cover panels, Types 1 and 2 Griffin Armament M-LOK Covers/hand stop PTS Battle Arms Development AEG ambi selectors - Black and Tan Crye G3 Combat knee pad sets x 5, AC Combat knee pads sets x 3, AC Combat elbow pads CAT and RATS Tourniquets 3M Peltor ARC Adapters UR-Tac helmet cover - Sandstorm Not pictured:
Crye AC Combat knee pads x 2 TMC 'PDW' Mesh mask (really sweet option for helmet mounting if anyone's not seen it) TMC Patagonia knee pad clones Tyr tac stiffended velcro inner belt 7.4v 950mah lil' brick LiPo Gunfire.pl calendar Probably missed something, but that'll do...

Been on the spend again, this time we have.....
 
A-Tacs AU Warrior DCS 5.56 Plate Carrier & Warrior Ricas Plate Carrier with full compliment of pouches
A-Tacs AU balaclava
New set of desert combat boots - having to retire my current set!
 
Should have my loadout of A-TACS AU finalised for the New Year, just waiting on a few Xmas pressies to be finalised!!

I've just cobbled this together.
 

Not 'bought' exactly, but newest arrivals for reviewing and T&E.
 

 
-FirstSpear Vertical Envelopment Pack
-FirstSpear Modular Fight Strap
-Blue Force Gear 'Uber Loops' x 2 (the other one's on a sling right now)
-BCB FireDragon fuel and field cooker
 
Apparently this stuff from BCB is replacing the current issued cooker and hexi blocks in service, so I'm hoping it works well when I try it out.

More to the point, 'you haven't played a game' then what valid defence did you use to procure said RIF?

"Only £160" - Must be an airsofter.

G&P with some stuff.
 

 

Just purchased this KWA RM4 ERG - Lovely bit of kit

Ordered the following yesterday.
Ghk M4 12.5
3 x M4 mags didn't have any G5s in stock but will get some.
Adjustable nozzle
Maintenance gas
Green Gas
Neuprol BBC
Sling
 
Still lots to buy including kit lol.

FMA Maritime Fast helmet (really surprised about how good it is.)
Large Kombat Molle pouch for my Belt kit and an olive Surplus windbreaker.

finally finished !! .. well these guns that is
 


 
TM VSR G-SPEC
Airsoft Pro 90 Degree Trigger
Mancraft SDIK
AA Hop unit
Maple leaf 70 degree hop rubber
PDI 6.05 430mm barrel
Spartan Doctrine 40x335mm Light weight Silencer
Custom barrel to silencer mount
Custom 3d printed LRB holder
Custom 3d printed silencer foam spacers
Jack pyke English oak tape
Jack pyke LLCS leaves
4-16x50 scope with sun shade
 
 

 
WE MP5SD3
TM Claw Mount
40mm Red/Green reflex Dot Scope
 
(edited to remove silly text height)

What was the £30 fee for? The courier charge is only £12.50 over £100 IIRC.

One of my Loadouts, inspired by the series of pictures showing two SAS lads training in the Brecon Beacons, 1970... Just in case youre not familiar with these, this might help put it in context...

 
Kit List: Norwegian army field cap Scrim net scarf 59 Pattern Denison smock WW2 Camouflage Windproof Smock (dated 1943) 50 Pattern (1953) jungle trousers (trousers drill green) Roll pin belt Altimeter pouch (with prismatic compass) Armalite AR-15 'drop loop' pouch 44 Pattern water bottle pouch (with later WB) Escape & Evasion (E&E) pouch Early 58 pattern WB pouch Modified DMS boots Armalite AR-15 (G&P M16vn) These featured in AI last year...

Maybe they need two different methods for deciding titles, time and post count. I would consider a veteran to be someone who has been part of the forum for years whereas an addict is someone who justs posts a lot. Some long term or early joiners have very low post counts as infrequent contributers and some newer members are very prolific in posts. None of the titles are really indictive of quality; some members cannot be bothered to use the edit button and just keep posting, others can have a long stream of chat in a thread bumping up their post count, and for some it is just care in the airsoft community
 
Think that Regular is given at 100 posts. I have only just realised that (at 839) I am now a vet!
 
And do not forget to Like this post, need to get my count up some more to win the fluffy pink unicorn prize at 2000 likes

Revision Desert Locust Fan Goggle from tactical-kit.co.uk.

Even worse if they follow UN rules of engagement and can only return fire once fired upon. They could just camp out around the safe zone or set up a checkpoint and then surrender when challenged.

Finally got the DCS set up. It is my intention to leave it as it is..........yeah yeah I know!
 

 

 

Gotta respect a man who is willing to appolafise for a mistake.
 
But have to agree that with more general forum posting and comment you would recive a much greater posative response when you post links for reviews.