Sitting Duck

Try still waiting for a delivery a whole month after posting from far east Think it has landed in UK a few days ago but if it don't arrive real soon... I think all I will get is letter demanding import tax from robbing RM bastids

TWG are usually a couple of days quicker than GunFire TWG = 300 Euro for free shipping - no paypal charge GunFire 175 Euro for free shipping - does have paypal surcharge Evike & Airsoft GI ship to UK but you will get shafted by UK Customs tax TWG & GF will go through fine as long as you provide UKARA (they don't sell 2-tone stuff) TWG & GF were cheaper and did free shipping for 69 Euro orders but prices have risen since Jan along with free shipping - otherwise its about £12 aprox Good for China guns & parts (if in stock), but G&G's are cheaper in UK I found

Yeah but would you really have wanted the fast track route and be one of those many people who can talk it but haven't a f*cking clue how to walk it so to speak..... I'm sure with all your years & wisdom you are helping out or showing these graduates how it really rolls in real world Got loads of them upstairs and yup they got degree in graphical design & layout say and yet they seemed to have failed the 11+ in common sense ffs It is a tough call - one I really don't know what I would if I had to choose today I look back and know I have been fortunate with breaks & oppotunities - many have not University Of Life - now that is a great Uni and I am still learing - ain't we all

My own personal usual do I suggest anything else ffs G&G Raider S - good cqb & will do well also at woodland medium ranges - UK purchase seems best price MP7 - nah cheapo Galaxy MP5K from taiwangun would be a better option I think Also could get a cheap GG105 green gas non blowback pistol at TWG when ya get ukara'd (or shotgun very cheaply - whatever floats ya boat cqb wise) you have to be 18+ btw to get ukara'd - in fact have to be 18 to purchase IF or RIF but ya knew that

Ian bought a v2 spring set ??? he ain't going over to more western stuff - nah I must be missing something here

straight - obviously then crown it cut it with a dremmel then file it as straight as you can possibly get it then crown it by using a pointed grinding stone on a dremmel often it don't work quite as good or perfect as a proper decent barrel the right size but how bad is all down to how well you finish it off with crowning don't think there is a better way than a pointed grinding stone on a dremmel and taking your time but if anybody else has a better way I would like to know more please if you are going to cut off more than say 25mm you may find your fps affected by cylinder/barrel ratio so be sure you really want to shorten the barrel quite a bit or you may find fps dropping and will need yet more work to get it back up again - (changing cylinder port or using a higher spring)

Indeed - but that is just the retail side of things really 99.9% is all made in far east anyway All human beings are their own worst enemy - we throw away stuff at first chance Places like Cuba who have had sanctions for so long are experts in making do and repairing stuff even crude manufacturing of brake fluid and stuff on top gear a while back We - UK used to be envy of world with our skills and engineering but we became lazy and too expensive so we import stuff that so much we could make ourselves Not gonna dwell on this but best talk to M&S Primark etc.. about where their clothes are made in Eastern sweatshops But yes we could try and be a little more patriotic ike the Yanks trying to buy USA stuff if possible but also we need to make items that are not too highly priced especially when money is tight for so many Dunno what the answer is but would deffo say we can be a lazy lot of bastids - myself included

That funny odd shape V3 cylinder head - fits lovely in a JG AK gearbox Kind of handy coz stock JG cylinder head would of needed 2metres of tape to seal it was so pants Thought what's that cut out bit on box - damn where did I put that funny head - ah found it RESULT - all closes up nice - should help compression no doubt Good to know I guess they fit JG AK's & probably G36's But not Cyma's so may need to get some SHS ver 3 heads as well EDIT - minor update notice the cylinder head nozzle was tad too long so cut off aprox 3.5mm Turns out yup it is a ver 3 head but seems like a G36 type ver 3 nozzle which is longer (gotta love those accurate ar$ehole descriptions overseas ffs but seems ok now)

How the f*ck can kids/youngsters really make choices - even us old farts can't predict where we are gonna be or do in 5 yrs 47 & was a LOT different when I left school - jobs were a lot more easy to find of some description Now you got people with degrees working in fast food places/shops for not much more than min wage 50 graduates+ chasing 1 frggin' job My own kids are going to uni - 1 next year and I don't envy that one bit tbh Employers want qualifications AND experience AND the correct attitude - which I will agree 101% above To get a job you need to sell yourself 200% BUT you gotta stay with that 200% attitude or you won't last long Trust me - companies won't carry any dead wood like perhaps they used to, time keeping, attendance, even attitude to say - "what do you want me to do now" - rather than scratch your ar$e & check ya fone & if somebody helps you out or shows you stuff that they spent years learning the hard way.... "Thanks" - always a good start and show some interest... "how/why did you do that" - this is two fold as it demostrates your interest and hopefully they may explain the solution a little so you learn a little more & they don't have to show you again/so much next time I've seen first hand the attitude of youngsters and my own kids even trying to lecture me on this n that yet in my book they still have so much to learn never mind back chatting me and asking for full explanations or try to outsmart me..... Whose house are you in - yours they reply Bills paid by whom - you & mum Long story short - ok when you got your own money and your own place THEN you can tell me I am wrong ffs to which they reply - yeah ok but can I have this/that/some money to go out with now Think carefully and pursue a decent further education in something useful as well as you enjoy That is the part you need to study and research - FACT Too many people have got super duper grades/degrees in $hit like music/media/fashion retail and are f*cked trying to get employment with that sort of stuff, I know quite a few that have a bit of paper that tbh isn't gonna leapfrog them further up the line when trying to pursue a totally different line of work Architects - yeah think a couple of my kids teachers got that degree and hated it - ending up teaching TD in schools This is just a tip of the iceberg - but keep studying yes, but in something useful that you might enjoy and maybe see yourself doing in later life - I mean think about it not like "Yeah that would be alright I suppose" Try and get some crappy job if possible whilst studying - it all helps both prepare you and looks good on ya CV that at least you could get & keep some sort of job Amount of people in this world with a bit of paper thinking they are so great..... Uhmmm - that company interview you might be going to, well that company somehow just about survived before you came along and will no doubt survive long after you sat there telling how super duper you are In fact even when the top top mofo MD goes on holiday the company scrapes by and survives Nobody is that good or that irreplaceable - this may come as a shock to a few people but sooner this is learnt the sooner they may find out the world owes you nothing and won't come knocking on your door Attitude is also important as no matter how outstanding you are even if you are the best in your field/department If the boss don't like you or your face don't fit - YOU ARE F*CKED Nowt to do with ar$e licking, it is a balance of doing your bit to best of your abilities, trying to get along and learn but also if you are not performing brilliantly at least keep ya head down under the radar and not pi$$ into wind Oh and even if you think of going it alone and not taking any $hit - ergh you will from customers Everybody is somebody's bitch - well of a sort, do ya best and if you do have to make a stand/point pick your battles carefully and all that For the record I thought I was gonna do this/that with computers or plumbing/building or engineering Ended up stumbling into my present career after working in retail - settled in the print industrty for last 28yrs but has seriously gone through major changes so have had to adapt or end up working as a mini-cab driver or something like so many of my old work mates Best of luck - think and choose your course carefully and maintain a well rounded willingness to learn rather than think you already have the qualifications and experience on a piece of paper Oh and good luck paying back your tuition fees as well

tbh I wouldn't really want the hassle of the buyer coming back and saying "That crappy gun you sold me - its shagged" "I know - that is why I sold it, if it was any good I would have kept it of course" Seriously - I've outlined in detail why they are crap I own more G&G's than any other make of gun - none of them were the £300+ guns all of mine are £123 to £155 and they are worth every penny compared to the first lot of crappy guns I bought from BB sites If you was gonna shoot in your back garden it wouldn't really matter a toss but when you go out to a site where you will face people with £400+ guns at woodland sites you won't be able to hit past 30m and be facing snipers who shouldn't pull the trigger if you get 30m or so near them So the £400+ gun and a Minimum Engagement Distance of 30m with a 500fps sniper that you got little hope of reaching them with a lame gun You can see you will be getting your ar$e kicked big time and really have the hump even more after spending £70 £80+ on a gun that just doesn't begin to cut it out there Plus those cheapo guns don't accept the usual replacement parts 101% as well so in some cases if they play up and break - very likely btw, then you will probably looking at just chucking it in the bin But no worries - think most of us have bought crap at first - its kind of an initiation test I guess that you have to experience We learn by our mistakes on our road to gain wisdom - that is normal but to ignore good sound and proven advice is perhaps a little unwise or foolish Seriously - its your money and your gun so the final decision is yours and yours alone in the end I'm done on all this

coz its crap - wanna buy my crap off me ???

go and reg at zero one forums and try n buy the clear G&G like what was suggested in ya other thread if you don't buy it I or somebody else will

Great point sir....... I could say ICS ahem but still not as good as G&G you could get a crappy AK with a "proper gearbox" but still no way as good as Cyma AK's and trust me Epsom is not a place you want to be with a lame ar$e crappy unreliable gun

oh and here is another gun I got mugged with: https://bbguns4less.co.uk/products/Double-Eagle-M901C-Metal-AK47-Krinkov-CQB.html the write up and video says metal gearbox - BOLLOX unless metal is now what they call a white very brittle cheap nasty material alas I joined here after I raped & mugged by JBBG & BBG4Less otherwise I may have read this amusing review: http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/17012-double-eagle-m900a/

OK - here is the breakdown on this........ It is a SRC Dragon despite being lead to think it was a good buy with metal gearbox I bought this: https://bbguns4less.co.uk/products/SRC-M4A-E-OG-The-Dragon.html BOLLOX - it is a PLASTIC gearbox with METAL thin crappy gears doesn't even have plastic bushings let alone metal bushings or bearings The gears just spun on holes in the flexible plastic gearbox It didn't last very long and threads stripped on the gearbox as it was lame ar$e plastic when I attemped to strip it down and investigate why this pile of crap broke - easy it is crap Now some Dragon's I have heard do have the mk2 metal SRC gearbox but they are probably the £100 ones but even that is $hit - plastic green bushings (6mm btw) - so not even metal bushings or bearings at last metal - but it still pi$$ poor metal On top of that my dragon had a plastic outer barrel which was f*cking BENT !!!!! It always shot right and had to swing the rear sight almost to the left limit to get it kinda firing straight - ish where I was aiming Oh and another thing - these SRC's are "slightly" qwirky in the way their receivers and or gearbox's are not quite 101% TM compatible - SRC goes in there but try and shove in another box or replace the receiver and it don't quite all align up 101% I could go on but you might be getting the picture like we say the G&G's REALLY are money well spent

Good pistols and extra mags are available at reasonable price (which is one thing you may need if you was gonna get a pistol for main weapon) you get the chance to buy 1 extra mag at a slightly reduced price when buying pistol btw and don't forget the gas but yeah consider pistol & shotgun options maybe for epsom tunnels You got some ideas and options to think about now BUT what I will say...... Do not just rush out and buy something without giving a little post on here to save you buying something you regret - but I think you got the idea now Damn it - wish I stumbled across this place BEFORE I bought my first couple of crappy guns

Well actually you don't have option but lets say your parents or somebody over 18 will purchase it

HFC's are great cheapy pistols (HFC or STTi or dare I say it SRC pistols - they are same make rebranded) I got the 105 in GG (Green Gas) & GC (CO2) versions actually same gun but pop in different mag onlybbguns are perhaps one of the better ones but you gotta be careful what you buy still I dunno if it still works but RC10 used to get you 10% off which meant a 105 pistol £30 = £27 delivered !!!

Paaaahhhh - that is IF THEY CHRONO they are supposed to chrono all guns but the time I went and a few others have been they did not chrono any guns at all so you'd better get something that is shooting 350 is all I'm saying

Russell - yup soz 28a is probably not ideal for cqb with its 455 barrel etc.... OP - I think this might be out of stock but: http://www.onlybbguns.co.uk/airsoft-gun/refurbished-airsoft-guns-refurb=101.html?product_id=1024#.VPtN-OEknIU it is JG metal 6mm gearbox and quite ok at refurb price LWA sell dytac's for £90 but not owned one of them I would not buy SRC M4 again honestly it is very hard to find something decent below £100 when for £117 for carbine - get the lite version as it is shorter or £123 Raider S - brilliant M4 for down there from zero one as they do 2-tone for free

Cyma 028a I would take for AK as battery compartment is bigger/easier but that is just me - bigger AK but that is just my take on model deffo Cyma for AK though JG G36 - nuff said as we all agree on that I think M4 though G&G is way to go not a Viper or Well or Bulldog in sight Jeez just noticed you going to Epsom tunnels...... get a torch to find ya way back to safe zone - its feckin' pitch black down there uhmmm it is a bit frantic & full on sometimes down there full face would be wise & perhaps a strike plate for ya back (if you get shot in back at close range down there you will deffo call it)

Shhhhhhhushhhh everybody.... I may have found a buyer for my crap very very low use - all boxed etc..... Genuine reason for sale..... THEY ARE CRAP

2 x decent batteries would be a start - probably 7.4v lipo's say 1300 to 1600+ (depends on ya gun and how trigger happy you are) change them at lunchtime to ensure stuff like this doesn't catch you out near end of day

in short NO !!!! G&G is what you want - yes they start at £117 but save ya money OR you could buy my crap I have bought in the past from BB websites yup they are that good - hardly used - coz they are crap Seriously - if you was gonna fire in back garden then those guns will be ok - ish But if you take them to a skirmish site - you will get owned and all you will get is the major hump you will be outranged outgunned and out of luck the black viper's have plastic gearbox's and they can't provide anything like 350fps others might be near when they shoot you If you try and fit a bigger battery - all that will do is increase your rate of fire not the velocity or fps PLUS - it will also destroy your plastic gearbox quickly if you attempt to run 11.1v lipo on it (see youtube for funny videos on this if you think I am just trying to scare you) at a scrape you may get by with a £90 or £100 gun but still not gonna be as good as a G&G carbine or Raider this should perform very well and last with easy service/repair if needed or failing that lmk & I will dig out all my crap I bought when I first started

low battery, or motor struggling to compress spring piston snagged on 75% compression if the box has a cut-out window near spring guide shim/motor height out a bit with wear (gears cross or binding from misalignment) Something broke off - tiny fragment of metal - even plastic can jam gears (anti-reversal spring gave up on me once and luckily it didn't jam but piston kept rolling backwards) maybe other stuff but sounds more like piston or gear lock from my first impressions if you have unlocked the box then it would be wise to at very least refit fuse and pistol grip+motor test the hell out of it to see if it can be replicated - especially on semi out on the bench before refitting back into receiver try half compressing spring and fire again to see if motor is struggling or continuing to pull spring from 50 to 75% compressed You would be surprised how an iffy battery/motor with worn brushes can just say "fffforget this $hit" at 75% compression etc... If it doesn't happen again after various thorough testing then it may just have been a one-off and it might not happen again for a while in freak conditions but then it may likely be signs of further investigation needed at some point and sooner or later will need opening up and thoroughly checking everything inside Don't know how confident you feel/are about opening her up - if you are ok then it wouldn't hurt to crack her open and have a lookey whilst about it regrease and check seals blah blah blah.... BUT - only if you feel confident about it coz if not and she appears to be running ok then perhaps put it down to one of those things and see how she goes..... 2 things are certain with airsoft: you will dry fire when you got the jump on some mofo your gun will crap out on you - the one day you forget to bring an old spare or pistol with ya