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I also have an old SA-A03, they were OEM'd by E&C so their receivers should fit ok. https://www.firesupport.uk/replacement-parts.html?manufacturer=943&product_types=755

I'm sure I have a spare E&C upper brand new around, yours for £20 if I can find it and if you want it?

Obliterated, available on Netflix.
 
The premise: a super-special-spy-forces team catches a badman with a suitcase nuke in Las Vegas, goes partying to celebrate, then are suddenly called back on duty when it turns out the real snuke is still out there.
 
The execution: balls-and-cocks-and-boobs to the wall gloriously unapologetic drink-and-drug fuelled amoral uncensored scatological fun that has a great time playing with the genre tropes and character archetypes, edging fnar on parody.  I mean, main guy is called "Chad McNight", and their inexperienced Tech Girl is "Maya Lerner".  I put off watching this for ages because it looked so dumb that I assumed I'd hate it, but it turns out that "Don't think about it, just crack open a beer or four and enjoy it with us" is the whole point.
 
Does it make sense? Not a bit. Is it funny?  Eh, sort of. Can the cast act?  Just barely, but wow, they're committed to it, and easy on the eye. Is the gunplay or fighting realistic in any way?  Oh, no, not at all.
 
But if sub-plots like "We need to find some hookers, because they'll have meth to wake up Bomb Guy from a ketamine coma" appeals, fill your boobs. I mean, boots.
 

You can't buy from them direct I know, but they were awesome. 
 
I lost the magnet holder for my p90 perun mosfet. I couldn't find the part at a retailer so I contacted them directly. They sent me a magnet holder out free of charge. The first attempt was blocked by border force but it got to me on the 2nd attempt. They were very helpful and friendly throughout and they really didn't need to send me anything FOC. It was really nice of them I thought. 

I ran into the same problem when I was working on an updated website earlier this year.  It's perfectly doable, just need extra time that's all.  Maybe FS didn't want to pay for the export/import work, but for me carrying over that kind of information is quite important.  If they couldn't do that at least leave the old website up in read-only format so customers can check past orders.

Unfortunately, airsoft is an inexact beast at the best of times. Throw into the mix a chrono that is very possibly not terribly accurate or consistent in and of itself and you're on a hiding to nothing. Having been down the rabbit hole of diminishing returns myself, unless you're going to spend the money on a proper calibrated unit like a Skan or something similar then as long as your flyers are within the limits when tested on the site chrono, I'd take the win and leave it at that.

a little bit more complicated than that.  most made from a mold then need to be polished internally to get somewhere near the right advertised inner diameter.  in fact quite tricky for large production if looking for around £20'ish retail

@Rogerborg 100% correct, no real benefit from going past 300mm certainly within the UK.  I did try opening up the end of a XT 6.00mm to around 6.03mm, but found unless I could re-polish to a really high-level I found I just introduced more issues.  It's a shame, I wish I had access to a high-end polishing machine,

Hey guys! I'm new to this forum, not new to airsoft! I first started playing around 2004, ended up amassing quite the collection of airsoft replicas that I eventually sold off when the VCRA came in in 2007, and then didn't really carry on playing.
 
Major life changes in recent months have made me want to get back into it, so I've been to a couple of games at HC2 (West Midlands Airsoft) in the past couple of months, my second game being today. It's good to be playing again, even if I am much older and nowhere near as fit!
 
I'll hopefully be playing again there within the next month or so, getting my UKARA membership and then I can look to get some more modern gear (I'm playing with my very old replicas, which the guys at WMA are servicing for me over time) and then I can look to get to a few other different sites too.

yep Guarder certainly caught out a few people with their springs.  Funny enough when I initially started selling them I emailed the manufacturer many times asking if they could confirm what BB weight they rated their spring with, they said to me 0.2g which didn't make sense.   After coming across way too many stories of broken springs and people with the same issue as yourself I ended up getting my own springs made.
 
 

You often get strange BB's acting different, it's not an accurate science as many variables.  I'm certainly in the "don't overthink it" camp. 
 
You're flying close to the sun there though.  A Guarder sp100 spring is roughly equivalent to a M110.  As @Cannonfodder says try another chrono and see.  You can spend ££ trying to eliminate the odd inconsistency however often better to just leave it alone and enjoy.

You often get strange BB's acting different, it's not an accurate science as many variables.  I'm certainly in the "don't overthink it" camp. 
 
You're flying close to the sun there though.  A Guarder sp100 spring is roughly equivalent to a M110.  As @Cannonfodder says try another chrono and see.  You can spend ££ trying to eliminate the odd inconsistency however often better to just leave it alone and enjoy.

Close to the sun indeed, didn’t realise at the time just how close to the limit the Guarder 100 would take me. I’ve kept the factory spring in my game day kit so I can do a quick change should I fail chrono. 
 
Oh I’ve no plans to try and chase any more consistency, it shoots fine irrespective of the numbers. This thread is really just for curiosity sake, the result of a quiet afternoon when I probably should have been fixing my garden fence but instead decided to play with my toys.
 

I am yes, as you say shifting the muzzle around can make quite a difference so for each group of shots I keep it pretty much static. 

You often get strange BB's acting different, it's not an accurate science as many variables.  I'm certainly in the "don't overthink it" camp. 
 
You're flying close to the sun there though.  A Guarder sp100 spring is roughly equivalent to a M110.  As @Cannonfodder says try another chrono and see.  You can spend ££ trying to eliminate the odd inconsistency however often better to just leave it alone and enjoy.

You often get strange BB's acting different, it's not an accurate science as many variables.  I'm certainly in the "don't overthink it" camp. 
 
You're flying close to the sun there though.  A Guarder sp100 spring is roughly equivalent to a M110.  As @Cannonfodder says try another chrono and see.  You can spend ££ trying to eliminate the odd inconsistency however often better to just leave it alone and enjoy.

a little bit more complicated than that.  most made from a mold then need to be polished internally to get somewhere near the right advertised inner diameter.  in fact quite tricky for large production if looking for around £20'ish retail

@Rogerborg 100% correct, no real benefit from going past 300mm certainly within the UK.  I did try opening up the end of a XT 6.00mm to around 6.03mm, but found unless I could re-polish to a really high-level I found I just introduced more issues.  It's a shame, I wish I had access to a high-end polishing machine,

a little bit more complicated than that.  most made from a mold then need to be polished internally to get somewhere near the right advertised inner diameter.  in fact quite tricky for large production if looking for around £20'ish retail

@Rogerborg 100% correct, no real benefit from going past 300mm certainly within the UK.  I did try opening up the end of a XT 6.00mm to around 6.03mm, but found unless I could re-polish to a really high-level I found I just introduced more issues.  It's a shame, I wish I had access to a high-end polishing machine,

It's 190mm. @ak2m4 might be able to help you out with everything you need!

Ahoy and welcome.  Barrel and bucking is a perfectly sensible place to start tinkering.  The issue with BBs clipping your suppressor may just be down to shooter's-droop, with the suppressor slightly misaligned. I've certainly had that on an MP5K where the front end isn't very secure.  Once you have a longer inner barrel in there, you can pack it out with rubber rings, tape, stiff foam, whatever you like, to help support the suppressor and keep everything aligned.
 
Huh, I'm seeing both 190mm and 210mm listed for the SA-12. Either way, it's the extra length of the suppressor, and how far down you want it to go, that really matters.  AK2M4 would get a hearty recommendation, but inner barrels are a bit thin on the ground at the moment: https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/internal-parts/inner-barrels The XT 6.02mm is decent enough. Going too tight can lead to issues, I'm getting a few wild fliers out of an XT 6.00mm barrel, even with the end opened up with a deburring tool.  Sight unseen, a 260mm or 285mm is probably what you want, pending measuring.
 
Bucking and nubs, my default is Maple Leaf and omega-style nubs.  Religious wars have been fought over the exact model and hardness, but you won't go far wrong with a 60 degree Macarona and an omega: https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/internal-parts/hop-up-buckings-nubs/maple-leaf-macaron-60-nub
 
Macarons works and feed fine with every M4 hop and nozzle that I've used them with, and specifically the Specna Arms blue rotary hop, which is a decent enough unit.
 
If you do come out a bit over power, the spring change on the Specnas is easy enough, and you can cut off a coil, or just heat and squish the end coil, to cool it down a little.

Have you got your new inner barrel?  If so test it first, chrono and bb flight.  Just in case it affects the fps too much. 

Have you got your new inner barrel?  If so test it first, chrono and bb flight.  Just in case it affects the fps too much. 

Yup. Just finished raging and looking at other solutions 

Urgh, tell me about it, by the time I pulled the trigger on buying an XR-5, I could only find it in DayGlo Blue, and the paint and varnish keeps wearing through on the rub points. I'll likely just start taping over it.
 
Thomas, the legal position is that it's a strict liability offence to modify a non-realistic imitation firearm into a realistic imitation firearm, even temporarily, in private: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/36
 
However, it's a defence to do so for the purposes of playing airsoft at a site with 3rd party liability insurance: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/38/section/37 as amended by https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-violent-crime-reduction-act-2006-commencement-no-3-order-2007-firearms-measures
 
There's no age limit on the defence, or particular criteria to claim it. The UKARA-style 3-games-over-8-weeks scheme providing the level of evidence that retailers considered necessary. You can make your own decision on it.
 
Practically speaking, it's only going to come to the attention of the state if you do something silly with the gun out in public. At that point, Firearms Act 1968 Section 19 applies, and it doesn't matter if it's a realistic imitation or not. Since you already have the gun, and haven't gone on a rampage with it, I think you can be trusted not to do so if it happens to get blacked out.
 
However, I'd agree that the lowest risk option, particularly while you're under 18, is to use sniper tape, which comes in solid colours or camos. If you tape up on site then remove it at the end of the day, then you're satisfying the letter and the spirit of the law.

That would be fine as the tape is temporary, I'd recommend the self adhesive stuff as it won't leave a sticky residue when removed. Something like this 
https://www.military1st.co.uk/28301b-mfh-fabric-self-adhesive-camo-tape-5cm-x-4-5m-od-green.html?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwydSzBhBOEiwAj0XN4F76tE9X9PqYJAF1BRYZY-iqKCJ2CljeG7VIk4CILjWGaylylL3iqRoCumAQAvD_BwE
 
Personally I wouldn't paint the parts as the blue will start to show though when the painted parts get dinged and scratched through normal use

Welcome to the forum
 
Nobody has a ukara licence, they don't exist. Now I've got that out of the way on to your question.
 
By cover the blue do you mean temporarily while playing or permanently? The former is absolutely fine and can easily be done with a roll of sniper tape. If you mean permanently then IIRC it's technically illegal but if you can show you're using it for playing airsoft (at a proper site, not dicking about in a mate's garden) and don't do anything stupid with it you'll be fine

Because they're stupid?
 
Don't assume that anyone that worked on your gun before you knew what they were doing!