Sitting Duck

efficiency - suppose if ya that worried get a non-blowback or simply - don't use it so much yes TM are more plastic and they say they may be less prone to freezing but valves n stuff are still metal.... WE Glock 18 when used on full auto the mags come out freezing but still seem to work ok But not gone through a winter yet with it and as we are both down south we may not see ridiculous ultra sub zero temps like North Scotland (Basically - if its that friggin' cold I am staying in doors - big girls blouse I am) Really cold spells is where cyma AEP's come in handy, yes only 200fps but often you may find indoor cqb is more cosy to play so up close firefights 200fps ain't a bad thing I guess If I find my WE G18 plays up this winter I'll let ya know but as weather has been mild so far no probs - yet

dunno but if you place an order at airsoft gi you can choose the option to pay taxes upfront..... worth noting most stuff from US has a good chance of getting stopped/charged compared to Hong Kong having a good chance on small-medium parcels getting through without duty (depends on parcel size and a bit of luck but often modest stuff from HK gets through (slowly) ok) check out a similar sort of item on AirSoft GI site, do some calculations in basket and see what's the worst damage you might get hit for???

green gas - 300fps co2 - 450+ and won't be allowed (actually can be over 1,200fps on a fresh bulb for a few shots) "some" co2 guns can be used or tweaked to scrape under 330-350fps but green gas - can use propane so think Green Gas pistols are what most use I bought a co2 pistol and can't really use it = ornament for playing airsoft

Think the SR range appeals to many at £180 coz of the sexy new CM receiver well no big white CM on side, the newer crane stock plus it has a mosfet fitted - hmm how great remains to see but also has a 3 round burst on some for £180 that is a good offering and I was very very tempted to get a SRS today with LWA's 10% off plus had some e-funds in my wallet at LWA so could of got a SRS for just over £150 delivered This however would of meant my testicles becoming detatched by Mrs Duck so after careful consideration I did not proceed with the bargain purchase, as I would spent far more in reconstructive surgery later on I personally am not a great fan of many G&G Top Tech's being blowback either and when spending £250+ I think other guns maybe like Krytac well these other guns need careful consideration I will admit I like the cheapo G&G's but not so keen or see exactly where another £70 - £100 is going on higher end G&G's that is just my take on it - no offense to anybody and their guns what ever floats ya boat and couldn't really care - I like my stuff and if you like your toy guns then that is all that matters (hopefully that should stop any my gun is better than your gun world war 3 rows n all that)

Krytac are put together with a bit more care n attention to detail I would say. The hogs n sr range of G&G guns - you are paying £60 + for a metal receiver which is not always the be all n end all. Budget wise sr range would be a good choice and you could upgrade at later date some bits inside to get close to a Krytac. Or out of box £300 Krytac is an option if you can afford it Depends on bidget -lol soz being silly, budget

Think so

GC16 revised range is probably the new style METAL receiver CM16 SR range is new style polymer receiver and been out for 6 months with elect trigger and 3 round burst well that is my gut feeling coz the "hogs" are about £250 and a polymer cm16 srl is £189 ish

its usually the spare mags ya carrying that burst into a samba de amigo routine get a single 450rnd M4 and you can still be quite stealthy, hey and no spare mags to lose either eventually if like me you go a bit nutz or the game turns into a long drawn out firefight you might run out of ammo but in the dead/safe zone refilling ya mag(s) you and ya team of hi cappers can burst into song again: yeah not very stealthy but wtf - if ya get owned - then get down on ya bad self and shake it baby (never managed to get them rare hen's teeth Dreamcast bad boys though) Damn it - now I wanna go off and look for a patch of that retro mofo now

pah - auto sniping, where is the fun in that...... the adrenalin all pumped up as you prepare your bid with seconds to go One shot at it (usually), sort out your max max bid, plus say a price of stamp on top in case £35 + £5 post = £40 very likely a few people may have chosen £40 as the max bid.... so £40.27 is hovering waiting to be clicked not too soon - not too late how late depends on your connection and if your pc is running sluggish/reboot needed etc..... (often 5 to 10 secs) Whack it in - boom, if you win it if you don't then you made sure the winner didn't quite get the "bargain" they was hoping for Interesting to point out - many many moons ago on Yahoo Auctions that was a serious competitor for ebay You could not snipe as often if last second bids came in the time counter was adjusted back a minute or two So if anybody tried to snipe in last 5 secs, the time would increase to say 90 seconds left to run Not good for buyers but for seller you could easily end up getting 10% to 20% more as buyers started a last minute bidding war Yahoo was free for sellers - Alas Ebay bought Yahoo and closed it - w@nkers Thus eliminating their nearest rival and continued with world domination for shafting sellers and promoting f*ckwits and scammers Yeah - ok if something ends at 03:37am maybe auto sniping but never used it myself I'll just whack in a bid, and make the mofo pay more if they want it more than me Best bargains used to found searching with wild cards or looking for spelling mistakes eg: " dragunov " could be mispelt to draganof or something so search for " drag " + " * " = " drag* " so searches would include sales from thicko sellers tucked away not always showing up BUT ebay stopped allowing you to include wild card searches - jeeez plus about 2 yrs ago they restricted other stuff like looking at a timewaster/scammer's buying history over last 30 days Ebay has changed a lot over the years n years I have been on there only thing that remains - they bolt you up for selling good sellers have lost out more from clued up scamming buyers that know how to play the game think approved sales are no more and you can't block any brand new accounts just created - zero feedback (scammers do this all the time - bad old feedback, no probs open another account and scam some more) Ebay do f*ck all about this, despite being told of this, hence I stopped selling - not worth hassle Soz for rant - uhm yeah bought some airsoft bits that I shouldn't of or don't really really need (but told missus its a bargain - what about all the other bargains lying around you had to have she said - ahh usual stuff in duck household)

In "theory" the longer barrel "should" be more accurate as it "should" stabilise the bb flight but a crap long barrel is worse as it can have an opposite effect on accuracy Smaller barrels tend to need a very slightly higher spring than longer barrels (eg: mp5 vs ak47) Ultra short barrels may lack the accuracy but can still have good range (mp5k or M4 stubby/pistol) (this is taking it like for like eg: perfect true lapped & polished barrel on long M4 & stubby cqb M4) Now obviously a well setup cqb gun can surpass a crap M16/AK47 But my understanding at some point there is little real trade off in most areas going longer/shorter With that in mind - there seems to be a happy medium barrel length perhaps 250mm to 350mm (my own aprox preference is about 275-300mm as a good all rounder barrel length for most situations) The Myth is that longer is better or more accurate does not always apply A lot of the range and accuracy is not down to barrel itself but the hop/bucking This is where the spin/magnus is created to help maintain flight for range and if created correctly and applied accurately is the foundation for accuracy as it starts its journey down the barrel (hopefully a good clean/polished quality barrel) if hop is not applying the pressure correctly/evenly then the bb will fall short or swerve or hook/slice if you like golf Now to get and improve your gun's accuracy is in fact down more to hop than barrel (other factors come into play - lapped/polished barrel, choice of bb's, tight bore does not always mean best barrel etc...) imho - 275-300 decent barrel, experiment with hop/bucking - flat hop or R hop system are 2 popular options used decent seemless quality 0.25gm bb's, keep barrel clean etc...... barrels on their do nigh on jack $hit - most is just down to personal pref quick run through of some guns/barrel G&G Raider Short - 233 Raider Long - 357 or most m4 carbines are about that 357 to 363 is norm M4 Commando - 300mm CM18 - think that is 275 GC16 - think that is 330 Firehawk - 110-120 - jeez can't remember but about same as a mp5k others.... AK74 - 229 aprox G36c - 250 aprox AK47 - usually 455 - but can vary a little depending on exact model/make ahhh crap - the other models L85 - 509 but again not all - there are different models like not all G36's are 250mm G36c (same goes for mp5's or M4's or AK's) ahh sod it - check the gun/model specs on a few sights as they don't always get posted 101% accurately just don't just assume the longer barrel mofo's must be more accurate (I got a couple of longer barrel guns that at the moment are just $hit - looks accurate but couldn't hit a barn door in reality)

Part of the joy I'm afraid Main spring would make no difference to feeding Weak tappet springs though can contribute to feed problems at higher speeds Many may use aluminium nozzles as they are a bit more robust, though some say at higher speeds they may mark the bb as it loads into hop. Me personally think a metal nozzle is fine unless you are maybe going insane rof. What you need to get is a nozzle as close as damn it to your old nozzle in length or you may need to mod it slightly A nozzle too long may give feed trouble A nozzle too short may not seal correctly against hop See herehttp://www.clandestineairsoft.com/nozzles-c-1_6_14/?page=2&sort=20a&zenid=dff4e7702c19551ac222deb388c7ecc6 Nozzles can vary from just over 21.17 to 21.50 But there are shorter ones like a Lonex m16 x 2 20.69 or 21.26 Same as AK nozzles there are long n short ones So try to get a replacement same size or a half a hairline over - you can file/sand it down a tiny bit but only if you are sure. Check everything against old / new The end don't matter too much, well it shouldn't but check nozzle slides into hop OK and don't snag The actual nozzle tip don't matter too much, they probably won't have tiny slits at the end, this is mainly for longer full stroke full cylinders to help avoid bb suck Your m4's cylinder should have a port on it so it will easily draw in air should there be any slight bb suck. Yes these toys do go pear shape I'm afraid edit - early morning reply from me on my fone = the odd mistake here n there

If them bastid m4 roadworks ease up Yeah wtf I could make a trip to Mall

I can be a bit of a tart sometimes And shoot/squeal like a girl Does that count?

BIG WORD OF CAUTION - soz for shouting..... Try a 2 cell 7.4v lipo first !!!!! 3 cell 11.1v might be a bit too much especially if you strap some 11.1v 35c+ bastid to ya gun run it on 7.4v - see how quick she fires, expect to see 50% again with extra cell if you are getting 20rps on 7.4v then you may be getting 30rps on 11.1v 30rps may not be wise on a stock gun - Pre Engagement may happen if heavy piston and light spring in any case the piston's pick up tooth may just snap off soon if Angle of Engagement not done (I know this coz snapped a couple of pistons by chucking in fast motors and more juice - yeah that didn't last too long) just go easy - 20 should be ok for stock gun 25rps and she may double fire 30 risk of PE "may" appear test on 7.4v first and get an idea - you will probably be ok if motor is not too mental but a few people have boned their guns from going nutz on the juice out of the box

Be careful if buying cheapo adapters from overseas..... CHECK THE POLARITY or pinouts of them coz a few of us had had to correct them in the past..... For some bizzare reason the large and small tamiya connectors can be reversed ??? LARGE TAMIYA - red posi lead has a SQUARE tamiya plug connector SMALL TAMIYA - red posi lead has a ROUND tamiya plug connector on airsoft stuff But when I've got large tamiya or XT60 to small tamiya adapters in past the small tamiya red posi wire was on a SQUARE connector wondered why gun won't fire - polarity is reversed and luckily AR latch is stopping gun running in reverse it is weird thing I recently found out the red posi connector is a different shape on Large/Small tamiya's - jeeez so just double check the polarity is 101% correct when using any adapters is a wise thing

nobody in UK got that ?? thought a place like componentshop could supply one you not checked on fleabay and clicked UK only ??? knock one up yourself or failing that fit deans to gun & battery and get better response will these work ??? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TaskForce-Mini-Tamiya-Male-to-Deans-Female-/171980012213?hash=item280acebab5:g:~MMAAOSwT5tWLlCi http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airsoft-Battery-Charging-Adapter-Harness-4mm-Banana-to-Deans-Tamiya-Mini-Tamiya-/231732481312?hash=item35f4550d20:g:BDgAAOSwiCRUgc2s check the connectors are exactly correct in case I've got it wrong but something like that is perhaps what ya seek

cqb - hope he got the short one rather than long raider..... (actually you can use almost anything most of the time except for ultra confined spaces) tbh, the crane stock don't stick out that much - get a pistol for them really tight spots (close up it should be semi only) failing that M4 pistol but perhaps mp5k, but even then a pistol or heck shotgun gets used for tight room clearing (well bfg's too - but just sticking to ya gun choices atm)

Christ n1ckh, you have had some crap thrown at ya m8 when you read stuff like yours n others, it makes us think wtf am I moaning about I know us blokes bottle crap up - which certainly don't help Best wishes to all of you going through tougher times & hang in there chaps

Some things in life you can change - most you can't by that I mean circumstances and people around you I'm sure ya mum would love you to be happy all/most of the time but we have little control over many many things in our life really Talking about it helps - not closing yourself off But you ain't thick or selfish - you are considerate and have a conscience too I'm not being a hard nose bastid, honestly I came close to going over the edge I freaked out at airport just before we set off on holiday and ruined the start of holiday ripping up passport, refusing to get on flight and coming home with my son who was shit scared about my depression due to work crap getting on top of me Yeah - I was in a f*cked up way but saw my GP (welling up n having a cry in front of him ffs) Monday morning resisted the pills n shit and got a flight back out on Monday night to try & make ammends for my stupid outburst Phew - soz telling ya my problems, you got ya own issues m8 But I'm trying to focus on the positive stuff - not always easy but c'mon you gotta try even though it is hard Look around and see all the REALLY bad $hit going on you like me have a family that love ya - and that is LOT deep down you may not know but you may still be wishing for the perfect life the way it was with mum n dad even if you think you are happy for her - it might be deeply rooted if this guy visits and trips it off Trust me, I am far from perfect, lucky I had the family stay together but lost my dad soon after leaving home but others have lost far worse - even burying their kid so there is always worse crap happening You may not fully realise it, but maybe you ain't quite ok with your parents splitting up as you might think you are Talking to people will help a lot, but also in the end you will have to confront your issues head on and accept most of what life has thrown at you As and old bastid - not wishing to pi$$ on your firework, but ahead of you in later life will be far worse issues to test you Eventually after talking it through with loved ones - and yourself, you might be able to face your fears rather than avoid But this will come in good time when you are sure you feel ready - don't rush or panic Finally you youngsters do have my sympathy a little, seems there is even more pressure on you lot than when I was a teenager So on that note I really wish you well in opening up and talking about it Don't worry too much and try to stay positive talking it all through with ya mum & ya dad or close friends/family All The Very Best m8

I refer to "range" to include accuracy where the gun/shooter's range is on target or pretty damn close 100m with good accuracy - most of the time is not the same getting a bb to reach 100m the above is a very rare thing to achieve or come close to if anybody can do that easily then I tip my hat sir

aye but I don't use it as a rule not enough blood for both of us etc......

100 or so then they are talking in imperial ft no mtrs or shooting downwards off the cliffs at Dover or something like that though my m8 got a gun from JBBG and out range everybody - best gun evvvaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh

from my humble noob understandings.... 40m to 50m average 80m if you got it set REALLY well 100m very very few really get close to (over 100m and think are talking more bollocks than me - that is going some I know)

lol - yeah we have all been there - reckon 75%-80% of us when opening up a box first time well mine was a friggin' nightmare and still learning all the time.... There might be a bloke who maintains ya local site's hire guns ??? save on postage being local etc..... But don't freak out - worse possible scenario is just get another box if all else fails take a pic of gun and box - see sticky's for pic upload at imgur etc.... as long as is ain't some pile of $hite lemon gun we may be able to help ya put it back together at least or give ya true honest advice about it eg: keep it or bin that JBBG pile of $hite

suck it and see is the real answer I don't have that exact same motor I think in my ics's but motors can really vary in their output in torque and speed so its very hard to give a 101% answer of what you exact rof will be (especially as I use just 7.4v lipo's now) some torque motors are only about the same as good stock ferrite's others though can run at nearly 50% faster than a stock pulling much more beefier setups/springs/gears so you could hit 16rps or 24 rps on just 7.4v - a massive range on stock 18:1 gears (think your ics hits 16-ish, a bit faster than lame G&G motors) chuck in a 33% ratio increase + a boost in volts on 9.6v and that could add on another 25-30% if motor/battery is ok pulling spring from still on higher gears again @ around 30rps pe "may" start to take place, could be a smidge below if piston is really heavy but think 30rps is about my area for concern besides she will start double firing on semi @ 25rps anyway on your ics split box - you can do aoe, seals n stuff, fit a mild beefy shs torque without stripping box right down test volts on say 8.4v and think you will be into low 20's on stock gears without any major headaches maybe if she is ok then perhaps step up to 9.6v but watch out for double cycling - its ok if it does slightly on a fresh full charge battery maybe and you got AR release on ics m4's - so no worries about spring being left compressed on a slight over run when you are finished skirmishing but it is very hard to give exact pinpoint results and yes/no to PE