CaptainSwoop

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I would think though on an M4 with the sights off at an angle it would be best to tilt the gun so the sights are vertical, you will get a better sight picture and the fall of shot will be in line with the sight.

See in this picture they are off to the left of the gun

Yup, keeps the rain off and protects your head plus you can stick branches and leaves in the loops.

A Bag of Skittles and some orange juice.

That's how a Bren Gun sights worked, the vertical magazine on a Bren means the sights have to be off to the side.

Here is some DPM for you Me and my son Tim in our DMP

Yup, it's the best

With a hood around the torch end it would stop 'overspill' even more.

JUst got a Stock Tube with a standard adjustable stock on it for £!! of the Internet to go on to the M15 I am refurbing.

Kill it!! With Fire!!

Nice one!

Magpul Handguard and Stock ready to go n refurbed M15A1

Silicon Grease is generic name for a wide range of synthetic products. I have a little tub of 'Silocon Grease' I use for sealing the backs of Watches with screw down backs and Crown. It retains a thick consistency. I also have a tube of 'Silicon Grease' that is nice and slippery for bearings etc. Important thing about it is it doesn't thin when it gets warm or thicken in the cold

Gearbox re-assembled wih nice new silicon grease and new parts to replace the worn bits. All the other parts paint stripped, washed and de-greased ready for a nice new coat of paint tomorrow.

Pictures!! This thread is nothing without Pictures!!!

Thanks for that info. As I am putting a Magpul hand guard on the front the battery will go inside it so don't have to worrky about the wiring in the stock.

If you use a Vest or Plate Carrier attach it to that.

Lou Reed - Perfect Day RIP

Indeed. They had half a dozen CA guns. I got two of the older ones as I want to throw away some of the parts so wasn't bothered about the stocks for example. Both of the ones I have got split along their top seams of the stock where they have been stood or fallen on. Both of them are about 3 years old and they have been used by heavy handed youngsters and novice AIrsofters. Thedu have mud dried in the pistol grip, end of the stock in the magazine openin gand inthe flash hider. I went for this pair because Tim and myself have used them on 3 Skirmishes without a problerm so I knew they were more or less OK. They have been running them on LiPo batteries that weren't included in the sale. My mate with a lathe is going to shorten the barral on one of them and turn it in to a CQB for us.

Thanks for that, this is why I like this forum! Makes good sense, best failure mode is to sacrifice the cheapest component to protect the system.

I got a pair of Classic Army M15A1s last Sunday for £25 on the final day of Gun Ho. They sold off their rental gear at the end of the day. They have had a hard life but apart from a bit of corrosion and some scratches and cracks in the stocks they shoot all day. ANyway I have started rebuilding one of them. This one in fact. It will be for my Son Tim. He wants Magpul hardware so the stock and handguard will be replaced. ANyway I have stripped it down to it's bare components. I was surprised to see that apart from some wear on the piston teeth it was all in good nick with no slop in the plastic bushings or damage on the gears. Gearbox stripped, cleaned and laid out I am planning to replace the plastic Bushes with Steel and also plan on replacing the Piston with an alloy one with alloy head and steel teeth. I am going to put in an alloy Nozzle with an O Ring. I am also going to put in a Mosfet Any advice is very welcome.

What are the paint make and colours you have used?

They had 8 or 9 for sale some newer some older.Those that were in better cosmetic condition went for more. As I was tearing them down and scrapping the stocks etc I went for the fixed stock older examples