Sitting Duck

Shoots around 200fps, but that is thing with aep's Many use gas or green gas but you can get leaks and cold weather problems which ain't gonna happen with aep If used for cqb it will be fine, just when people try to use stuff out of its intended comfort or usage zone then they are gonna be disappointed

Can you measure the two covers ?? They say on site it might need a bit of dremmel work for some AK's Thing is if your RS56 cover is shorter/narrower and you not sure about modding your original one or cutting bigger fatter one if still too wide, post up your cover dimensions. I got a couple of metal covers that are too short to replace cheapo plastic CYMA/Spartac covers. These shorter metal covers "might" be OK on your RS56 So you could have 2 to mess around with, take off rail from longer DE cover and drill away without fear of bolloxing your original 56 cover up When done send us back rail less DE cover perhaps if too wide for ya 56 Need to do a measure up first but might save me chucking these in bin and you borking ya 56 cover ?

Really soz for double post but my first few box's were a nightmare...... Mainly coz $hite plastic - ergh was told by some chubby its metal box exploding and bits going everywhere so didn't notice original shimming that AR bastid not going back in and also this super shimming guide.... Got a couple of them "Gearbox Repair Kits" - sounds good idea Well instructions show how to shim etc.... So I followed that to the letter - but this was old method with bevel gear set really low (starting with spur low and the other two shimmed to that - now know that is incorrect) But why wouldn't I follow this guide ? seems to be about right yup Only to find out my bevel is so low its screeching and straining on motor ffs !!!!! Yes I know it is wrong but perhaps along with $hitty boxes explains wtf I had such a nightmare on my first few attempts (not that I am a teching guru - far from it but is a good excuse I use why I bollox'd so much on my first experiences) instructions first: - soz for pics..... now to show just how top tech this guide is have a little lookey at the finished box in particular how the cylinder is set up with the port position: WTF !!!!! - I think they installed the cylinder ar$e about face ffs No freakin' wonder I f*cked up so much at first following these muppet instructions (Well is my excuse but I am still a noobish nob - still so much to learn/break) Soz to gatecrash or derail your post - I will edit it later but felt I had to share these bollox instructions

true but that is 100 Euro plus shipping and if they have ukara....... that takes it to say £82+ which you could say would get you the svd + pistol in UK though same pistol is about £13 on TWG - crazy prices SVD isn't that bad and uses normal aeg springs - just a bitch to cock with small handle but still a cheap way to test the sniping water - which isn't for everybody but RC10 code still works to get 10% off at OBBG with free ship on £50+ orders I don't highly recommend these BB sites but OBBG is perhaps one of the best of them imho though like I said still a lot of stuff is low end - a few bits are worth considering if price is good

taken from another of my War & Peace or Gone with the Wind epic piles of crap novels..... btw if you wanna snipe on a tight budget: http://www.onlybbgun...on#.VRpVm47p8i4 (blimey this was £64 now under £60) http://www.onlybbgun...gas-pistol.html (fps is not 220 is more like 320) use code RC10 for 10% discount and you could get your feet wet with a basic svd & gg pistol for well under £100 (svd for £54 del & pistol for £27 if code still works = £81 add some gas & still got change out of £100) - haven't tried it in a few months but it used to work ok don't think of buying much else on this site - a lot is still pants but is perhaps one of the better "BB" sites out there just now n then they do some half decent cheap stuff without having to order from overseas

Welcome aboard sir, nice kit and your previous experience will stand you in very good stead (not just tactically but teamwork & safety wise especially - not you but there are some real f*ckwit noobs out there) Yes some of these toys/gadgets can mount up a bit but at least your ammo will be way cheaper best wishes and I'm sure you will have a great time on your first game - first of very many I'm sure

Great box - shame about bushing failing but still needs very little spent on it SHS or other o-ring nozzle, new o-ring for piston probably, bit of tape on cylinder head (or replace cyl head if still not great seal), 2nd tooth is removed so shave 3rd a tiny bit for AOE new spring & bearing spring guide if you like Bushings - well you could have a swap around put the sector bushings in where bevel gear where (if they are still in very good condition) Then pop in some 8mm bearings on sector gear though you may as well replace the whole set Just most say bushings & some say a mix of bushings/bearings (bearings on the opposite non-load side) The standard FireHawk has 8mm bearings & 23:1 gears where as the other CM's have bushings & 18:1 gears Up to you what you do - as long as it is shimmed & greased but you knew that soz for waffle Fet wires - you could run them externally on right side of box back to stock on thin 22awg wire should be enough room at back of receiver or a tiny bit of groove/file - you will never see it will save fiddling trying to get the fet signal wire(s) routed inside neatly if you also change to silver or slightly thicker 16awg wire when fitting fet. Gotta admit I do like v3's as you can solder/fit signal wires externally without all the squeeze inside a v2 box But taking nothing away from G&G's v2 box - it is a lovely box to work on (even if they put the feckin' screws on the other side of the box) How much shorter is the barrel you are thinking of putting in there ? Long Raider barrel is 357/363 compare to Short Raider 233/229 barrel So with that difference you may like to check/compare the port on cylinder as you have her in bits Or you "might" get some weird results from over volume if port is too far back on much shorter barrel

no worries its what forums are all about and I owe $hitloads to soooooo many helping me out in my first year btw if you wanna snipe on a tight budget: http://www.onlybbguns.co.uk/701-bison-bison-russian-bolt-action-airsoft-sniper-rifle-701blue.html?keyword=bison#.VRpVm47p8i4 (blimey this was £64 now under £60) http://www.onlybbguns.co.uk/hg-104-m92f-beretta-hfc-hg-104-m92-gas-pistol.html (fps is not 220 is more like 320) use code RC10 for 10% discount and you could get your feet wet with a basic svd & gg pistol for well under £100 (svd for £54 del & pistol for £27 if code still works = £81 add some gas & still got change out of £100) - haven't tried it in a few months but it used to work ok don't think of buying much else on this site - a lot is still pants but is perhaps one of the better "BB" sites out there just now n then they do some half decent cheap stuff without having to order from overseas

http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/17294-ians-guide-to-noobism-on-a-tight-budget/ buy a CM and get shooting.... if you jack it in, or if you upgrade to a shut the f*ck up TM or Tippman or whatever.... you won't have much problem flogging a G&G CM But thinks if you upgrade you may consider keeping the CM as a spare/backup lend to a m8 if they go with ya All guns - like cars will probably play up or let you down at some point or other eventually hence many carry a spare as a "just in case" you can bet the one time you forget to sling in your old spare - that will be the day your main mofo guns goes tits up a few people may be lucky and never had it happen to them but these little toys don't half take a bashing plus them gearbox's are like a tiny hammer drill banging away at 1,000 wallops a minute so it is no big shocker when they on an odd occasion let you down (maybe one day Tonka might make AEG's but for now there will always be that slight chance with ANY gun) heck they are realistic these M4's they screw up like the real ones from time to time

M4 wise G&G are the ones to get G36 = JG AK = Cyma The above 3 examples are what they really excel in making great reliable value for money guns I think most people will agree on that though I'm sure there maybe a few exceptions but is good rule of thumb Luckily - with a G&G M4 you are spoilt for choice Airsoft World have the 30th limited editions left @ £150 with metal receivers so great value G&G - GC16 is my fav of 2 30th's (not mega rails on either but metal gun G&G deserves some serious consideration at least) Raiders Long or Short are the usual starter guns @ £123 - polymer but very robust with plenty rail space FireHawk - loud mofo, turns heads but maybe not best suited for long woodland engagements but taking bases or cqb they shine CM18 - sexy 2-tone sweety with a 275 barrel that is in between the long & short raiders, polymer but damn nice, crappy midcap is its downfall Carbine - mainly 363 barrel but there is a lite version with shorter 275 barrel - cheapest G&G but rail-less up front the above G&G's are in effect just tarted up carbines - with more fancy front ends same box/motor/hop but it is a very good lot of internals indeed Even though a few - not many may have a little grief with a G&G, what you have to consider is these G&G's are like the Ford's of Airsoft Everybody & their brother has them, probably 1 in 3 or 4 aeg's will be a CM out on the field, well depending on where you go Suffice to say with so many G&G's out there you are bound to hear of the odd lemon going pear shape now & then....... But in general I strongly believe they are still the best starter M4's out there other differences between models: raider/carbine dust cover doesn't drop down when ya pull on handle - sprung shut so pull down manually to adjust hop carbine & 2x30th's are front wired in handguard others are rear wired crane stock though FireHawk has battery in stock tube so thin stick battery needed (or change stock to fixed stubby on a few of my G&G's to use almost any battery) Just have a look around and what tickles your fancy - they are same stuff inside at end of the day get a cheapo non blowback Green Gas pistol for £30 or even cheaper once you are ukara'd from poland You should take a look at Ian's airsofting on a budget guide if you choose carefully you will do more than alright without having to spend mega bucks first time around.

Daft question...... your first gun - have you been airsofting yet ? are you ukara'd if you are not completely bitten by the skirmishing bug then I would suggest going a little easy testing the water and getting just your toes/feet wet - rather than jump in the deep end with a mofo gun I would say G&G CM as they offer excellent value for money, easy to work on/fix if they go wrong but they are built very well - well I think so coz I have bought more of these than any others if ANY gun goes tits up real quick then you should contact the shop you bought it from (unless it has BB in its name - if so good luck getting chubby to help ya out) seriously - considering many on here - myself included bought $hite BB site guns at first I think you could do a lot worse - no a f*cking lot lot worse than say a £120 to £150 G&G

Probably would have to lock it to semi though I was a bit surprised to find a SVD AEG I bought still had auto, I mean a great big long mofo like that for sniping but still had auto on it firing at 430. Not a massive biggy with a burst wizard fitted and set to single shot on auto. As post was about price I think he might wanna just look at a cheapish basic sniper first to test the water and decide if marksmanship is really for him

I just wonder when PT247 will turn up at a game with some mofo airsoft version of a friggin' TANK !!!! Or pity the opposition when he let's rip with airsoft nukes

Gonna take a guess at CO2 ??? there are a few ways to reduce CO2's there is a valve mod to blow more air to blowback and not to bb a refillable CO2 bulb that you fill with Green Gas or mod the hammer to not fully depress the valve and reduce the burst of air - (risky on a decent pistol) Even then some sites demand you chrono on a fresh co2 bulb as the first few shots can be way over my own Co2 would hit well over 500 then settle to say around 425fps until nearing the end Luckily on my cheapo non-blowback Co2 pistol I managed to source cheap Green Gas mags for it and finally got to use it within the limits

Buy a sniper even a modest priced one will be better overall a pistol is a pistol a sniper is - well a sniper & a G36c is - well you get the picture not saying you can't turn G36c into a DMR though usually the longer barrel models heck you can I suppose fit a 455/510 barrel onto a mp5k I guess Even if you did convert it to a DMR "some" sites get a bit picky as to what they will allow nope that is just a long M4 and not a proper DMR - they could say but it is locked to semi and longer barrel & higher fps - it is a DMR ain't it ???? don't care it is just a long barrel M4 and not a proper DMR (yup some sites can be a little picky or uptight on "DMR's" I have heard) Also - you could convert it all good & proper, then find out it is too boring waiting around back at MED then wish you still had your G36c to get stuck in up the front your gun is good all rounder except maybe on the longer range battles..... So keep it as is, then get a reasonable modest bolt action sniper to do what it is supposed to do well that is my take on it but many people think their next upgrade path will be either DMR or insane ROF where as most will use say a couple of guns for different situations horses for courses as they say.

Aye myself included AK nozzles, couple of tbb's, AK mags, couple of hops, selector plates, some shs std 18:1 gearsets, a few sector gears as well plus other bits. Big spares order at GunFire as free ship is 175 :\ Plus this lame ar$e fone I'd getting on my nerves seems to post in micro text or something

Nah I just bought a new G&G instead - the gc16 30th Now I am calling it a day on buying toys Well would like a 416 Bi8001 of my own but they shot up in price, not so cheap now so I will get on play/tech or rather break+fix+break again some of the guns I already have

Options are.... Bloody good pistol with additional mags 2 x Galaxy mp5k's to go akimbo nutz Short M4 or M4 machine pistol Shorty tri shot shotgun for room clearing Or a $hitload of bfg's and bomb the bastids !!!!! (General Cheeseburger style)

The offer is there if anyone wants to swap 30th tan gc16 for 30th tan G26 I didn't like the plastic flippy sight and the front plunger pull thingy to remove handguard When I compared the gc16 I was impressed how tight the front handguard felt - no wobble (well it is new but it just feels so solid) I like the front sight comes off in seconds to leave a clear top rail - yeah I know the g26 just flops down and then mount whatever sights/scope you want on there. They are both excellent value for money tbh - me personally I like the gc16 a little bit more but they are good offers to grab while you can..... Similar so like I said reckon they should of considered a RIS 300mm raider biridging the gap on short/long raider versions or charge a bit more for a CM18 say - this is just my humble noobish opinion on it all Whatever floats ya boat - in the end inside it is still a £117 carbine or carbine lite with its shorter barrel the extra we pay is just for the looks/rails etc...... as long as owner is happy with his own gun - that is all that matters in the end

Thing with Europe / Netherlands is once you hit say 1kg the postage don't seem to get much higher unlike UK or World/USA/HongKong UK is best but crane/nunchuck airsoft types don't seem to show up there so you best looking at Europe as shipping is much quicker than Worldwide Keep eye on weights if ordering a few, often battery weight increases a bit with packing but excellent site with dimensions and stuff - even battery finder on size/cell/rate etc..... I foolishly bought from Global site and it took 3 weeks instead of me thinking I was gonna get it in 4 or 5 days from Europe (hence now I'm a little wiser - lucky I didn't get no import charges on them Hong Kong batteries - phew) If you miss that 5% or 10% discount offer just use another computer or reboot or clear cookies and you should get that super one time only offer again - brilliant site spoilt for choice etc.... Would say go for min 20c or 25c rate batteries if ya have tweaked ya gun a bit this all depends on battery size you got to play with especially in tight compartments or stock tube battery locations 15c is ok for bog standard guns but I'd rather have a little more juice/burst.... Seen a post on there (probably from a RC guy), saying airsoft don't need much more than 15c as they ain't pulling a lot Yeah - you wanna see how warm a hi rof setup can get when spamming on semi

the GC16 30th is better imho as I said the GC16 I just got and as I suspected is the better of these 30th editions This is just my take on it but would gladly swap my tan g26 30th for a tan gc16 30th But poster was asking about CM18 as it does look nice and rails galore etc.... (but did mention about the GC16 30th edition with its metal receiver) 2 x 30th versions: http://www.airsoftworld.net/g-g-gc4-g26-30th-anniversary-limited-edition-aeg-airsoft-rifle-black.html http://www.airsoftworld.net/g-g-gc16-30th-anniversary-limited-edition-aeg-airsoft-rifle-black.html (front sight on GC16 can be removed I found out) All the CM's are good, they have the same internals so end of day what you pay on top is for the exterior looks or in case of 30th editions the metal receiver And looks are down to owners own personal choice in the end - as long as the owner likes their gun that is what matters Just my take but as 30th's are £130-£140 guns but with metal receivers and both front wired - I prefer rear wired They could/should of done a metal Raider or CM18 (RIS guns) perhaps for one of the 30th editions (Carbine/Raiders must be the top selling G&G's out there so seems daft not to do say a mid 275-300mm barrel Raider in metal)

Same as Gunfire's Spartac AK's that they were flogging way before TWG started selling the cheaper Cyma's at start of this year I have already covered this in an earlier post when TWG started flogging the more budget range In a nutshell they are the Cyma CM28 range of guns but with plastic top cover & handle and you save just under about 20 Euro's Now the plastic battery cover would be ok-ish on the AK's with battery in stock but over time they will not be as robust as metal (or if you drop/knock it on a hard surface or cold frosty morning) Now to replace the cover - could replace with a Patrol Base one with rail will be say £13 + shipping or a basic metal cover £10 all in then handle if that busts will take you over the 20 Euro's you saved in the beginning and perhaps should of got the CM28 in first place So if you say you take your chances on either a 80 Euro budget cyma/spartac or 100 Euro CM28..... (already said that the 20 Euro saving may not be a full wise & great saving) Remember to add on postage so that is getting closer to 100 or 120 Euro's or £73 to £88 aprox with shipping - if you want to break it down I guess.... (but reckon cm28 is perhaps wiser/slightly more solid & better investment - still plastic receiver but better budget AK imho) Now this is fine if you got defense/ukara to import etc..... But OP appears to not have this - yet and has purchased stuff in UK like most of us at first So I return to my rough figures that a UK Cyma, JG, or G&G will be costing you around the £120+ mark There are a few at aprox the £100 mark in UK but like I said £120 is gonna be what the OP might need to think about (or any new player come to that) Best point out that there a few ways or methods to obtain cheaper RIF's if gifted etc... (just in case anybody points out they don't have to abide) Funny enough that TWG & GF don't do good prices on G&G compared to UK But importing is gonna be down to people that can import - something that perhaps OP can't atm if they not ukara'd So that leaves them at maybe hiring or buying a UK 2-tone at those guide prices I listed Got CM28a's & Spartac SRT08 which is same meat different gravy but a bit more plastic so not such a great saving imho over the 28a

http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/21378-epsom-bunker-londonish/ it is very different or unique, think you have to experience this place and perhaps the Mall in Reading - which I really need to get my ar$e over there Intense close quarters, very very very dark (bring torch in case you get lost) would advise a full face mask and a bit more rather than bit less protection friendly but doubt if you will see many little kiddies down there (well it is dark) Seriously - doubt if many really young players would frequent the tunnels

2 x G&G M4's but then I would say that Or get 1 mofo gun and hopefully it will work perfectly forever could get 2 different types: M4 AK G36 but if you got the money 2 guns say CM18 & CM16 carbine, then you got same mags etc... heck get a Long Raider or Carbine for woods & FireHawk or Short Raider for cqb but no doubt you will get loads of various suggestions, but myself I like a few decent cheap ones rather than me pay more for gun when I'm still so crap at this airsofting malarky or just 1 cheaper G&G, Gas pistol, BFG, decent loadout - blah blah blah (would say cheap short raider for rails, rest of dosh on some gear 2 x batteries to see how you go)

yeah gotta agree there.... 240fps at woodland - you would need to paint yourself with invisible paint to avoid getting owned CQB - hmm maybe you might scrape by but still at a disadvantage £50 gun - no £100 you are getting there but need to spend aprox £120+ for a G&G and have a chance on a more level playing/battle field