Sitting Duck

welcome to the grown up toy gun forum better starter than I first bought

yup I blame my son, we tried paintball a year before but it was full of ego trippers plus it worked out bloomin' costly if you like to go a bit trigger happy..... we bought a nasty terrible cheap 2/3 replica which was like a pea shooter eventually he talked me n missus int getting a ok-ish SRC M4 and I bought a B500A1 SRC is ok but don't get a B500A1 ffs - I scraped by at a local cqb site just.... WTF didn't I get into this much earlier when I still younger & fitter bought ICS42W to get me through until I got ukara'd got ukara'd - now I have a serious problem and a not so healthy bank balance I taken a m8 of his a couple times but his m8's are lazy bastids reckon he goes half the time on his own - last time I was too knackered to go as I was up late finishing my gun - which he decided he would look after it for me and I have been on my own a few times too - so we ain't joined at the hip no more So - just go for it, airsofters in general are some of the most easy going lot around yes their are the odd ar$ehole, players who don't have a clue, wanna be generals - usually they ain't quite as good as they think they are but most of us have an easy going attitude to playing with toy guns out in the woods I play for fun - its nice to win but I like to come away smiling about somebody making a fool of themselves usually that is me - but its the enjoyment I remember more than the score of my K/D ratio crap just get out there

You back from your break/hols then..... yup ebay is getting worse n worse - even genuine sellers like yourself also genuine private sellers are up against it against scammers You can't have private listings, you are limited against blocking bad bidders/buyers and the few limits you may impose eg: negative feedback not more than 2 strikes in last 6 months (in a word not much to stop time wasters n scammers etc...) How do the tossers get around this and bid/buy your genuine working stuff saying it is faulty/damaged/not as described etc.... easy create a NEW account without any negative or strikes on it - you can't block a zero bidder/buyer I had 2 muppets try their luck a year ago and just stopped selling coz of agro and ebay does f*ck all except invoices you their fees the seller alone has to defend tooth n nail his own integrity - long story but ebay is flawed in a number of ways for sellers and it is getting worse not better.... Ebay bought out Yahoo auctions ages ago and since then there is very little that comes close to the worlwide money making machine Hopefully decent sellers can continue to trade on, wording their stuff very carefully with all big disclaimers etc as ebay are blind as f*ck Hope so coz having decent sellers on there does make it so much easier to find and buy our airsoft stuff & other bits n bobs

You not got any tracking info ??? daft question but thought I'd ask the obvious most "couriers" have tracking - Parcel Pete / UK Mail etc... were always great when ever I've sent various stuff in the past perhaps a mod might be able to contact you and discuss/look into it a bit more (soz mod(s) adding more stuff on ya plate) hopefully if Royal Mail std parcels or something - hopefully it may turn up Monday or early next week but always best I have learned is to send stuff tracked whenever possible hope it sorts itself out - think we are a decent lot on here - well long standing ones (no offense to new members) but we have had the odd scammers selling junk or sending sweet FA from time to time

I'm still a humble f*ckwit noob breaking and trying to fix 'em but so much of what you say makes sense - I'm learning more $hit with every gun I break (except how not to break them) love the bit about parts SHOULD work but don't - yeah I'm finding that out too from time to time usually after nearly throwing the gun down the garden I make small progress which makes it worthwhile but to offer help is a cautious one especially when the owner might not describe the fault correctly in the first place and in other area's or pastimes/forums it often transpires that the problem isn't quite as first described and the possible solutions are totally different when you realise the actual real fault in the end (yeah those situations you just think I shouldn't have bothered to answer a call for help)

welcome sir.... http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/12854-new-player-guides-info/ check ian's guide as you don't need to spend mega money perhaps hire or consider a decent starter from a decent shop avoid ANY site with " BB " in its name - the stuff they sell is often low power plinkers that don't last or perform well if used at a skirmish site on average a decent new gun will be £120 to £150 anything less is not gonna be what we might call decent starter gun trust me - myself and numerous others bought lower end stuff from BB places and regretted it read up a bit and ask away - welcome to the grown up toy gun club

it is do-able and could work if somebody was really really stuck...... BUT the main component with many things is common sense you can watch the best videos & even have a 2-way radio headset when learning to ride a bike but in the end you have to just get on the saddle and give it go - there is no safety net after removing stabilisers a simple picture says a thousand words if something is broken or worn badly often that picture may throw up alarm bells of something else caused that part to fail The main problem is both you and the other person being online at the same time yes they or you could take pics or short video even upload to youtube or somewhere to demonstrate problem There are loads of vids/pics already out there - some good & some not so good if the owner does a little research it is not rocket science but you can watch all the vids in the world but at some point we all have to remove them stabilisers and get our hands dirty so to speak....... The worst case scenario - they screw it up and learn from mistakes like many of us do everyday they can take a step back seek some clarification & help - perhaps then the pics/vid of their mistakes would be a good thing then try, try again - its just a gearbox and if it goes total pear shape a new box can be bought in most cases.... My own personal opinion is to start with half decent run of the mill v2 or v3 boxes - M4's AK's or G36's etc...... easy to find tutorials/info and cheap to replace if things really go pear shape and owner breaks it whilst fixing it By all means look into it - but owners should research stuff a little and above all ensure they have good old common sense eg: - never opened this before - open box in bag so bits don't explode everywhere losing springs etc..... take photo's of where this n that was before I dived in and now not got a clue where it all goes etc.... there is a guide or tips section that says all this and a lot lot more -most of it is there already it is up to gun owner if they can be bothered to read up a bit or expect spoonfeeding or just send it to a shop and pay

Soz being really silly now but reckon you would stand out with the SRC Gundam.... M4 & stand out ??? - best thing is probably off the peg and go nutz on your own bits making it your own (stfu scope - mega spray job - hopefully not balls it up etc.....) Or G36 with M4 magwell adapter ???? rof though snappy response and rof "kind of" go hand in hand to a degree but think I would hope for a 14-ish min rof maybe high teens or getting close to 20 to call it nice n snappy - well is my take on that Can't comment on either guns but think I wouldn't consider Ares personally but not got one but seen a few not so great reviews Get a gun YOU like - forget if quite a few have them - means they are popular they are common as muck when you don't own one make it your own - worry what you think not what others might think go with what you want/like as you are paying for it and you are gonna be using it at end of day you don't say if you are 18 & ukara'd or if you don't mind tweaking stuff but a couple of possibles...... http://gunfire.pl/product-eng-1152191494-SC-01-TAN-Replica.html don't like the golden tan mixture but tin of krylon and make it your own under £120 is worth a look http://www.airsoftworld.net/g-g-gc16-30th-anniversary-limited-edition-aeg-airsoft-rifle-black.html ford transit but consider other options like the black & tan mixture for a tenner more http://www.airsoftworld.net/g-g-gc16-mod0-30th-anniversary-limited-edition-aeg-airsoft-rifle-desert-shadow.html (hmm not sure about colour mix trying to emulate the MK18 scheme a bit but burst fet is on offer @ £10 on this one) or the Wasteland edition but to me is a bit much for extra paint job - its the gun that matters imho http://www.airsoftworld.net/catalogsearch/result/?q=WSTLND but wasteland or WSTLND is vcra so a different 2-toner I guess it really is hard to say or tell you what to buy - they are near enough the same toy guns - some a bit better than others but most of it is just cosmetic really - so have a look and go with a decent make of a model you alone like my guns don't stand out cosmetically or externally at all but I tend to be the one who stands out - normally one of the first in the dead zone

did say bank transaction but most is credit card online which unless I'm really mistaken is for 18 yes switch card for u18 but technically that is bank transaction - well I'd say so unless they have relapsed the credit card regulations which I'd be gobsmacked if they have but I have been wrong from time to time F*ck me - I'm trying to offer assistance n stuff and tbh I'm done on this..... I get enough of this at home with my kids trying to argue or justify this n that yes they may have better qualifications than this ol' git but jeez they still have so much to learn..... I am done on this - I gotta go to work anyway

Starting over again......... either contact LWA and get refund or pay for 2-tone or Zero One for free 2-tone Or just do your time and do 3 games etc... then you can get RIF I don't care if you are 17.99999 or 7.99999yrs old tbh coz it ain't me selling you the RIF or IF that is far as I go but this forum can not be seen to break rules or guidelines or tell you how to get around it I suppose some people buy 2-tone guns and the 2-tone "could" wear off or may have an accident/spillage but this forum can not be seen to openly assist people who do not meet the criteria it is watched by loads n loads of "guests" many may not be of the correct age and also this forum as well as this sport could come under fire if it was allowing this to take place That is about it - yes some of the regulations/rules/guidelines may not seem to make complete perfect sense in every paragraph/line but then there are loads of rules/regulations in life we all have to abide by - or at very least try to best advice is refund n wait - get skirmishing and you will be 18 & ukara'd before you know it then you can buy a nice gun and understand it all a bit better

I can just squeeze a 2200mah zippy compact 25c 7.4v in my ics 42w's front handguard (like a long cm carbine - except the 42w is fixed stock rear wired but looking at rewiring one to front & use a folding m4 stock) So I say it might just just squeeze into a ics m4 front wired BUT it is tight and might not fit exactly into another G&G carbine so please have a butcher's n make up a dummy battery thingy majig to check yourself no point buying a battery that don't fit in there i have ballsed up a couple of times and I'm supposed to be a little wiser - pahh still screwing up as I stumble through life

carbine - battery upfront ???? best use hobbyking's battery locator and work out what you can get in there 7.4v atm make up rolled up cardboard - sticky back plastic washing up bottle blue peter style serious make up something like the battery size - a tiny bit bigger to be on safe side my guess zippy compacts are good compact lipo's but turnigy nano tech are also good compact lipo's

I have offered you sound honest advice to your request to break the very rules and guidelines that allow us to continue the sport if you wish to take it to pm - by all means go ahead but to start directly insulting me just shows not only you are not very mature or wise to that effect I said for all I/we know you COULD be.......... How else are you gonna pay for an online transaction - credit card or paypal linked credit card unless banking has changed you need to be 18+ yes you could do a bank transaction if under 18 and working etc... I guess but normally.. most online transactions are using plastic or paypal which would normally require you to be 18 which you are not So I seriously suggest you calm the f*ck down a bit and not throw your dummy out the pram... that is a figure of speech btw I'm not saying you are still in nappies it was just a figure of speech about tantrums but feel free to pm me if you wish but I was offering assistance info and quoting facts about guidelines we all have to abide by

can't buy PARTS for a TOY GUN but I can buy all sorts of $hit like certain knifes or blades that may not be for domestic use ???? Ebay gets more n more w@nked everyday

Jeez you really didn't even glance at requirements before you spent on your parent's paypal/credit card... 3 games - same site in 2 month period is normal requirements often you might as well say 3 games in 3 months in general if you was 17.75yrs old you could of done your 3 games and your 18th birthday you get ukara'd (as well as lit up on your birthday) Refund & wait is answer Or if you can't wait - get your parents to buy from Zero One and they paint for free if you don't wanna pay for 2-tone That is the best advice I can give especially as you are not 18 just yet No offense (or defense - lol) No offense - but you could be some 11yr old got in from school @ 3:45pm and got email saying you got prove ukara etc....

Here's the thing if you have done your research..... The RIF has normally gotta be delivered to the ukara'd persons address that is held on database so your gun will very very likely have to go some other guy's house Evike ??? or some Euro retailer ??? Evike want to send you email demanding paintjob money before shipping gun others also may not send it in case it is siezed n destroyed best thing is obtain refund and wait a couple of months when you are 18 and ukara'd

PAY FOR 2-TONE stop asking to bend the rules anyone who assists is a bigger Call yoU Next Tuesday than a person not doing their research first

Run DMC - It's like that - original or J Nevins mix (dunno but often when things are up n down it pops in my thick head) Black Betty - wow for yonks it had to be followed by Radar Love (Golden Earring) but I'm showing my age - lol, but played them to death in my bashed up Cortina

Welcome sir, we are all still learning Well I know I am

Fair enough though if you are looking for sniper secondary for use like spray n retreat kinda thing then this would be one of the rare times I would suggest the G&G Fire Hawk HC05 DSG. Crap for CQB coz no semi but then as a sniper you ain't gonna be doing CQB so worth a look perhaps when considering Ares ??? Anyway I'm done on this It is up to you sir what you decide

Mp5k is popular too

It is supposed to be a backup or secondary.... £30 - £27 if 10% still works That gun n mag is like £15 from TWG bit of gas - use propane If mag or gun plays up chuck n buy a new one at those prices Still to each their own, how much and big is baby M4 gonna cost ya

Bit of tape card etc.... Some cages are tight/loosed than others Best thing is use aluminium tape as it is heat resistant to stop motor turning in cage I presume you mean the motor moves or tries to rotate Bit it needs a bit of play for adjustment height That is what I would recommend

It is all a learning game and due to all boxes being different - work will always be needed I have sourced some genuine quality sorbo - so it said, better be didn't specify the degree of hardness but said genuine sorbo at a possible easy to fit measurements hopefully of the right amount of thickness to use in most instances a "sorbo" sandwich I guess - not all sorbo as that is perhaps too squishy but a mix with neo on top anyway - I find out when they arrive When the AOE came apart on me - the stock pad on head just fell off whilst testing a v3 I thought wtf ??? but the neo's were there it was crappy yellowy glue used to stick stock pad to head I researched wtf I use to glue it all back and found the superglue but ensure any glue or brand contains that cyan thingymajig Other heads like SHS have seemed very good fitting so far, it was a cheap v3 head that worked well but the stock pad was pi$$ poorly glued Lesson learned again and now I do a quick light peel test on head first - the remaining crappy blue heads were removed, cleaned and reglued (they just came off without a fuss or any bits of rubber left on there - really crap glue was used on there) I could remove and reglue stock pads on SHS etc... but they may tear in removing and some pads are bigger/fatter than my 20mm neo's so I peel test now and decide from there.... This n that n check this n that may all sound like a lot of messing about when we work on boxes.... But if you want a box to run better very often it isn't just money buying good quality parts You have gotta check n check n check everything is as absolutely good as you can really get it and even the ultra high end gearbox is only ever gonna be as good as its weakest part/area poxy boxes

First thing Neoprene is NOT as effective as Sobothane !!!! Sobothane is not as cheap To do anything properly will involve a bit more time & money Often the perfect solution will be a mix of both with neo protecting sorbo as it is a bit too squishy to be solely used When doing AOE - every box is different - some might need 2mm correcting others might need 5 or 6mm correction - one or two may need next to nothing Ultimate silent piston/cylinder head needed next to nothing - well due to the size/shape I couldn't fit one really but a smidge was required of about 1mm-ish. In this case I trimmed a neo washer (trimmed coz it does compress) trmmed the washer - aprox 2.5mm off the washer all way round - now 15mm diameter mount behind piston head and tightened piston & piston head - it squished a bit but dropped AOE back 1mm for better AOE On other boxes normally 3 to 4mm is the norm. how this is performed is going down to user The neo washers do work out a very cheap & easy method to correct this BUT not as squishy or impact absorbing as Sorbothene. Now Sorbo sheet can be purchased and cut/shaped/drilled but that is if you wish to do all that yourself Airlabs sorbo pad will cost you about £9 on its own and "may" still need a little work like most stuff Sorbothene is not as cheap as Neoprene but it does offer better impact and no doubt will prolong the gearbox against cracking But Neoprene pad won't be worse than stock and imho will offer a bit more protection than running stock like before I still stand by the easy to apply neo washers as a no frills easy to apply cheapo method but have ordered up some sorbothane to make up a "proper" sorbo pad but it wasn't cheap n cheerful price (compared to neoprene - but then the best don't come cheap) Will it be worth it - dunno yet but it is the proper way to do it will my gearbox with neo just break off - ergh I really don't think so as it its still a bit better than stock Will I personally rip open previous boxes - nope lets see how bare neoprene boxes shatter (if I re-do them I'll never know I guess) All I will do is use a sorbo/neo combo mix in my next overhaul or if one of the old neo boxes needs attention I will perhaps re-do the pad but I ain't gonna rip open a box just yet. Suppose the ultimate test once finding the correct or best mix of sorbo/neo is to do do 2 brittle plastic gearboxes and put then on 11.1v and see how quickly they shake & shatter themselves to bits (yes sorbo is the favourite but how by how much will it beat the simple neoprene) One final thing - often on correcting AOE you may get a small void or outer ring space if using say 20mm sorbo/neo pads Often thought this void is a wasted space of air than isn't expelled as piston hits home this void can be filled quite nicely with an old knackered piston o-ring and does a nice job too (sort of helping to seal head better with an additional o-ring too) To affix the old piston o-ring into the void around the pads you will need some super glue depending on what you have to hand in case you do not have Loctite Super Glue..... No to No More Nails or any other stuff - uhmmm got this Wonder or Ultra Glue tube will that do ??? look at the back and check what is in there..... cyanoacrylate - yup that is what you want It fuses rubber - when I say fuses I mean it don't just stick like a sticky tape or label does it REALLY binds them together so much you will not be able to pull them apart easily without it breaking to bits (ok you can soak them in hot soapy water but you get the idea of what I mean by fuses them together) The neo is a cheap easy to aplly solution - not the ultimate & best solution but many seek an easy improvement but like everything if you want the best you need to pay and often put in the time fitting stuff correctly too if anybody is paranoid will my box break in two..... I'm not rushing out re-doing my previous boxes just yet I am gonna wait until next service and see how a proper sorbo/neo pad works in comparison in the mean time Until I have done more tests though I will ease up on my own recommendations I'm still learning and do appreciate any input that helps all of our stuff run better