Sitting Duck

measure old battery - uhm cheap plastic digital caliper gauge for a few quid is brill for stuff like this but if not try and measure it with a ruler - just caliper mesures stuff very quickly especially the diameter of cells etc... then armed with dimensions go to component shop or http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/multifinder.asp?t=lipo see what is about, and what your options are best bargains will be the "block" type but as HobbyKing are RC mainly connectors will be deans or XT-60 you probably will need small tamiya so options are resolder or buy adapter component shop should sort you out with correct connector lipo already chargers - 2 types really, B3 that charges through balance lead - a little slowly or the bad boy B6 type charges anything as fast as you like buy genuine or good make chargers, follow common sense charging tips and don't forget to factor in a bit of extra space for wires/balance connector etc..... don't get the absolute fattest battery you can squeeze in - drop your max size limit a couple of mm or you might find you can't quite squeeze that battery in there like the 9.6v you are thinking of using

link to gearbox ??? Thought G&P weren't exactly $hit hot internally Lonex boxes seem to be built more precise but not cheap - think they use 16:1 gearing SRC guns "can" be a bit qwirky - but tbh that could be said for a lot of so-called TM compatible badge SRC gearboxes come in 3 gen's or types - you could have a cheapo 1st gen with 6mm plastic bushings or a 3rd gen with 8mm metal bushings/bearings in I personally buy say a £50-£60 box to see if that works better if fully 101% compatible then strip and service your old SRC box - normally the box that came with your gun if ok is the one that should work best or best fit/operation nozzle lengths, box shell thickness even, everything all perfectly lining up 101% is stuff we all take for granted but numerous factors and different boxes can be a nightmare or headache to sort if there are differences between two gearboxes A lonex box is reported to be a very good sound box for people seeking a great drop in replacement but not cheap - over £100 - £135 (dunno if I'd ever pay that much myself) could get a £50 one from Hong Kong but they might come with a high spring could get a quick change spring gearbox but some of these use micro switches and can burn out trigger contacts on higher batteries it will be ok for a while on 7.4v or 8.4v but no more tbh whilst that is in your gun you can look at servicing your old box Or - maybe just send it to a tech coz so called "upgrading" is not as easy as we all think and often make an ok gearbox worse if you don't take great care £100 is nothing in upgrade terms - a £50 box with £50 upgrade parts is really only as good as how they were fitted and only as reliable as the weakest component inside

Funny thing is - reckon about 25% of hits to your back is your own bell-end team shooting you with friendly fire love that one - friendly fire, Oi - colour you tw*t uhm I can talk - think anything from 10 to 20% of my kills are of the "oooops sorry m8" kind I need new glasses and message to self - think ya daft old sod before you pull the trigger

Let's hope you get it sorted ok it is Easter but still thought people would of picked up today being Mourndy Thursday

http://www.justcauseairsoft.co.uk/index.php?route=information/contact Ring them ??? Not sure if it was these guys but was a place I stumbled across that looked similar Run by ethusiastic players and stuff but a fair bit looked like they was bulk buying from poland like iwholesalers do But this place looks quite ok at first glance - dynatex dominators and stuff that poland don't sell me thinks FaceBook has a bit more info: https://www.facebook.com/Just-Cause-Airsoft-233763853308370/ give them a bell perhaps - think it might be more inexperience web site or retail experience I would like to think always like to give people benefit of the doubt - then if that fails I'll f*cking slate them as well - lol soz, just like to moan about most stuff but like to give people a chance first when things go a little squiffy pre thanks to Lozart for his wise words of wisdom, as per usual they do look ok to me, think it really is like a place run by players maybe not ultra perfect in retail experience or website etc..... but deffo reckon they should be decent chaps when you give them a call

CM18 is one of my favourites - but as Trigger says - all G&G's are the exact same - just tarty front ends mainly.... Raider - Long, perhaps a bit too long I think at 357 The short version is "supposed" to be 233 but tbh I don't trust G&G's own measure measurements at all lately Think I'm gonna have measure the short raider coz really think G&G might have got measurements wrong like on ffr a2 barrel specs The front M4 sight can't be removed - looks like it can but can't is is cast into the outer barrel - if you fit optic or other stuff Then the front sight might still obscure unless a slightly higher mount - probably won't obscure but it might pi$$ you off a bit Hacksaw is what some have resorted to - a bit of a drastic bodge imho but to replace outer barrel n stuff is going some for a Raider The dust cover don't drop down - Oh no, it isn't a proper M4 - bollox my B500A1 drops down but the Raider pi$$es all over the BullDog / Bull$hit gun So big deal if dust cover down drop down - ffs it is still a great starter gun for £123 CM18 - sexy 2-tone RIF effect but if buying a 2-tone IF - no it will kill the look of the gun more than say Raider - in effect a 3-tone or something It just looks so damn wrong - normally I do not scoff or look down on 2-toners at all - we was all in the same boat BUT - imho you DON'T buy a 2-toned or 3-toned CM18 Mod 0 if you can help it - it just kills the look of it Soz this is just my opinion - people can do whatever the f*cking like - it is their money & their gun - just it is designed to look black/tan or tan/black Anyway other pro's con's of the gun..... Con's - imho Mag - hmmm G&G mid-caps can be a bit picky and think they should of just included a 300/450 hi-cap instead but still there ya go So you need a speed loader to fill the mag - G&G think about it and maybe consider chucking a loader in or a f*cking hi-cap so people can just use it Front flash hider - hmm bit G36-ish and the screw on suppressor type - woohoo, well some of the suppressor's I had don't fit on that great but that is probably coz I only got cheap $hit quality made in china ones - sod it fit a normal suppressor of another flash hider instead Pro's - imho Flip - well actually folding sights - and they are very nice looking ones too as fitted to FireHawk Perfect already to slap on optics etc.... but good iron sights on their own - £27 to buy these sights btw Nice black/tan or tan/black colour - stands out from other guns in that range The RIS though plastic looks like an expensive metal RIS with allen key bolts etc..... - it just looks a nice gun imho Barrel length 275 - nice length to sit well for woodland or CQB, not too long & not too short Yes we go on about barrel length not really mattering for distance but the 275 is a nice size and really short 110mm barrels - you are going to have go some to get really tight groupings but in effect most stock guns will spread a little no matter what barrel you got in there out of box usually 250 to 350 or 300mm aprox is what many use in most M4's That is it on those first two guns - don't have the CQB Mini - and not likely to bother with it I don't rate or care for blowback, more crap to go wrong and just a gimmick for me as I don't do mil-sim I know these are toy guns, I don't need the clackety clack crap or shakey shakey malarky - I shoot for $hits n giggles I personally have never loved the thread ring on some RIS's - the allen key mount looks more uhm ergh manly beefy tactical - uhhm gun-ified I guess but that is just my opinion and looks to be honest really means f*ck all, it is what the owner likes so don't take my opinions or tastes as set in stone If getting a 2-tone the raider long or maybe short is a great option to get you going if getting a RIF then CM18 as it just looks a little wrong painted but suppose some Fairy Power Spray and a lot of elbow grease though the crane stock if painted is a bitch - I gave up on a Green Raider Crane stock - really embedded into it way too much even for Fairy There isn't much in any of the G&G Combat Machines - they are all basically the same inside - just tarty outer front ends really My take on blowback is just my opinion - a number of people use G&G blowback's - just on these if you starting pushing them to silly speeds Well it isn't that wise to build a 30rps blowback as bits tend to wear or fly off when going nutz Blow-backs do add to realism though anybody will tell you it isn't like a gas blowback and even then still nothing a real gun (I fired a Desert Eagle on a range is US and one word: F U CK or 2 words more like: F U C K M E - crazy $hit )

try an ASG / Armalite 120rnd mag - somebody at a site must have one of them £50 for 10 and feed nigh on in most guns or you got a problem

it depends on each individual person and gun battery space and how beefy you wish to go really along with what batteries you already have to hand 20 up to 33rps can be achieved on just a 7.4v SSG with neodym motors (later figure is with higher speed gears & SS) 40rps - heard somebody got 45rps on a DSG on 7.4v but dunno what final fps was The figures could be nunged up some more if you choose to run 60c mofo lipo's Then add in nearly 50% if you replace 7.4v with 11.1v and you got a stupid hose machine that is just beyond stupid End of day - for most people:

Oi - behave, well yeah kinda understand it a bit with recent "new & not so improved" G&G's In my case that is the broken/faulty gun aisle, but hope to finally assemble this 90% SHS & 10% G&G mofo shell back together for weekend unless I find anything other "made of toffee/dairy lea" G&G quality engineering....

The SPR will be fine if it shoots 410fps - gotta be m125 in there so will slow the gun quickly... it is when people take this pi$$ (like moi) when people take the pi$$ on std uk stuff this "can" get risky still looking for the pixie dust though - can this be bought through Krytac dealers actually forget the dust a sec - the words dust and dealers may attract the wrong people to this thread - my bad

Think you can get a very good rof/response with just a 7.4v if done well but I got say 75% 7.4v's in my lipo collection - usually 25c smaller, cheaper etc.... Anyone know the gearing used ? - 18:1 or 16:1 like I found in a VFC 416 box I think it was normally found that it is about 25rps + that serious over-run & double firing starts to take place on m100/105 setup If that gun starts to over-run or double fire on 7.4v - you would have to be an idiot to try a similar 11.1v in there = CRUNCH Think tbh with a 7.4v & 30k you can't be hitting much more than 20rps or @ 30+ on 11.1v you will get problems If however Krytac have their own Fairy or Pixie dust in there like TM - can somebody tell me my nearest stockist please (All the dust I bought on fleabay looks like it came out of somebody's vacuum cleaner and just clogs up the gears)

It was the bit: Doing the job properly - well better Echo take JG n others and improve upon them And meant Krytac = job properly as well well better - meaning always room for improvement Eg mk2 and could use 30k, m120 and SS like TM Hi cycle But yeah kinda understand 20k a bit to prolong life a bit if nutters wanna run 11.1v on STD m100 setup etc... Also I'm sure if UK specs were running quicker than US some may not like that too much

They got 2 rooms at the Mall - one could be gun room but be bitch to drink a cup of tea with full face on - lol anyway on public days it would be heaving so they need both rooms anyway if using the toilet with full face mask on think it would get pretty steamed up squeezing one out Sorry couldn't resist lowering the tone and derailing threads as per usual - uhm carry on with more constructive comments

Remove ya crane stock a sec you might have the G&G stock tube with slits at the side making it a bit easier to pull wires to one side pop in modest 1000 to 1200mah lipo then sort out wires etc.... They do a few types but this is what I mean...

It will work ok - but you lose a bit of battery space going for just a lipo in stock tube instead of your present crane stock Plus stock has to be removed each time you change battery rather than just pop the back off leaving crane is comfy place/position you like) yes stock tube has bigger diameter but time you add in wires/connectors you don't get lots more room in there than a single tube of ya crane stock Also - if the receiver stock mount is long you can't retract the stock a great deal maybe only last 3 out 6 position clicks The FireHawk has GOS-V2 with battery in tube and you didn't get bags of room in there - nice looking but limited for rear wired guns a bit front wired G&G 30th's have the v1 or v2 on them so battery space don't matter coz front wired so stock don't need to be removed for lipo change Poxy bloody stocks - nice looking ones with loads of adjustments have little room inside fixed stocks are plenty roomy but no adjustment at all - often a tad too short or a tad too long (somebody make a medium or yummy mummy fixed stock at about 240mm or so - 190 & 290 is a bit hit n miss unless you just run with it)

Think G&G might notice the ETU kickback though, it ain't gonna win more orders if ya £250 Predator has PMS and just turns all weird without warning And yanks aren't that fond of G&G anyway which brings onto Echo1 JG rebrand & Krytac in a similar of doing the job properly - well better (still think yanks dislike G&G maybe coz they couldn't get a heavily discounted deal going for rebranding a G&G into a Made in USA gun) off topic - but my company are a bit like G&G in the way they seem to have sat back and let others play catch up or come out with some daft ideas at times G&G will be fine, still #1 and all the PR and sponsorship etc.... but their reputation has taken a bit of a hammering by their airsofting customers/community Tokyo Marui - can't comment on them but sounds like they too need a little kick up the ar$e a bit perhaps I'm just hoping that established companies keep their eyes on the ball, good luck to any new companies having a go - competition is good for all of us We are still doing ok - loads of choices and in general we are getting better value for money stuff Hoping the old boys start to turn it around a little - not so much for the company's sake but more so for the owner's sake Who wants to be told - oooh G&G - I used to have one of them but then I bought myself a proper gun or Wow - haven't seen one of those in a while - and it still works, that is rare.... OK - don't think I can say much more - well yeah I can but most of you fell asleep hours ago happy shooting whatever toy gun ya use, if it works, you are happy then that is all that matters x x x

ICS & G&G are highly recommended M4 starters on here I'd say they are both good guns sharing joint first or very close second G&G polymer receivers are perhaps a little better but stock motor is lame ICS motors seem to run a little quicker but the ICS starter range is not as big as loads of G&G M4's check fire-support.co.uk for models and offers even if buying s/hand check out the price of new ICS models so you know the going rate new etc..... Model might help - but yup ICS are a decent starter gun - should serve you well

That isn't upgrade - that is willful neglect - shame on you

Thing is the china guns like Cyma JG etc.... have upped their game and are just as good internally as many others now in the £150 price range Note I said - INTERNALLY - G&G plastic/poly receivers are still very good in that area Other people have popped up with in effect better assembled internals to distinguish them from say the £150 starters There is no TM Fairy Dust - these new mid end guns are just better assembled with a bit more thought and attention to detail/improvements I can't really see any manufacture spending time shimming every box to close perfection as possible but I can see some using decent gears that space up well with sufficient tooth width to engage well decent bushings, decent grease and a basic outline of assembly shimming that is reasonable to begin with Above all the parts motor and stuff all tried and tested without cutting costs no matter what - helping to ensure each is a decent build Wiring - wtf is the difference between some old thin crap and some half decent stuff AoE - f*ck me G&G remove 2nd tooth so wtf just shove on an extra bit of rubber to get it at least half correct Mosfet - can be shoved together for what £5 in bulk ?? So those three improvements would be much more than say £10 or $10 add in some other minor minor tweaks of better stuff instead of cheap stuff - say another tenner Call it £25 or £40 if they chucked in a modest neodym motor along with fet Be honest they could maybe get this down to £30 or so easily I'd say but they haven't so others have taken the lead and it does show it seems The others are probably not got the ability to save costs like a major player like G&G have but for not much more than a mid G&G the other guns are showing the difference and gaining popularity simply because of this plus they seem to not trying to run before they can walk and actually caring about their product as well as their customers & airsoft community OK I'm sure Krytac, LCT etc.. are not flawlessly perfect - what is in real life but they are making in roads into the market quickly Whilst the more established companies just seem to be churning revamped same ol' same ol' along with ideas that don't quite cut it There is no super duper £150 gun, but at £300+ or so there are good guns available and most are not the better £150 gun versions If I was G&G and some others I would certainly make sure my £250+ guns are put together better immediately sod the CM range they can use up all the run of the mill cheapy crap around - sorry newcomers but what you expect for such value starters but to ensure the TopTech stuff is worthy of its label - I'd sure as hell make sure it could hold up & perform like some of the competition that is gaining ground very quickly If customers spend £100 to £150 or so more, then after metal receiver they should still get improvements in nigh every area including assembly and customer service - sorry ETU owners but we spent ya money already

Also some sites are not on ukara like Sandpitt Dartford I was informed by Jedi I think And if a site doesn't have a shop/retail outlet then they/you have to pass details onto a retailer and get site to confirm you skirmish etc.... (think Mall might have a retailer they pass you onto but don't quote me on that) Luckily for me - my cheap n cheerful TWA has its own very basic online shop so they do it all quite quickly and painlessly... Alas at time the admin guy was on holiday and had a big backlog of stuff when he returned. But LWA & Pro Airsoft rang the shop and got confirmation about me having a defense now so I did get my FireHawk RIF in the end A week later the guy sorted my entry onto database, think he was getting the hump with pestering from retailers as I started my: VERY EXPENSIVE - OOOH THAT LOOKS NICE SPENDING SPREE

They are all basically the same tbh - same gearbox hop etc..... it really comes down to style & personal choice in the end..... Raider is good - sometimes think they should of done a Medium Raider at 300mm The Short might be a tad too short if the specs of 233mm are to be believed and Long at 357mm is a little on the large size for my ideal length - though whats a couple of inches I tell Mrs Duck Dust cover has to pull down manually on Raider - but really not a massive deal tbh as some make out The entry Carbine is ok but you got Raider with rails - always worth that few quid more imho Though they do a 300mm carbine light version which would be nicer in tighter spaces (again this is just my take as I like the look of about 300mm and extend if I choose with a stfu suppressor or something) FireHawk is nice for close up cqb but not best suited for woodland plus gets very annoying in echoy tight spaces I like the CM18 still with its 2-tone look I reckon - same sights as FireHawk, comes with a 120rnd midcap and hmm not fan of flash hider but still a nice looking gun - just about see where maybe the £30 extra over a Raider went I guess.... The 30th GC16 & GC26 - prefer the GC16 but they are both front wired but a very good buy at the time for what you was getting They were metal/part metal receivers where as the others were polymer combat machines but light to carry round for younger/weak old players The ETU stuff is flawed - I firmly believe that but it will be ok to run on 11.1v lipo if you keep her stock as it will only just hit 18 to 20rps max All same stuff inside, 8mm bronze bushings will wear, gears should be ok - just the recent stuff seem to have badly made/treated gears inside You can get fairly decent compression on stock piston & piston head but likes a stretched o-ring in there rather than the small green o-ring It isn't that bad inside the box - the ETU one I'm re-doing is just a recent bad build imho where I think the changed/cut corners a bit plus gotta replace switch/selector - cut off lever coz I was being ultra fussy and wasn't happy with loose one G&G fitted with lots of play in FFR A2 The cylinder head isn't that bad of a seal - kept the stock one so far just did AoE SHS red nozzle - might be a little whisker too long for some boxes but seems same size as G&G black nozzle 21.5mm The std M4 grip will struggle for thick wire like 16awg so that low resistance silver wire is best unless you like using your dremmel Fire-Storm or F-Storm mosfet or Gate pico baby type mosfet SHS torque motor coz 18k G&G is lame - very lame should get you near 20 rps on 7.4v Thing is do you spend time/money on redoing it or buy another £150 G&G or give him your old G&G - whoaaahhh easy there Just saying - nigh on all the G&G's are same inside regardless of price - except for pbb exceptions but still similar in many ways Gun upgrades/repairs/tweaks - always begs the question how far do you go... A few tweaks, a bit of upgrade, or total revamp inside & out - ergh keep it in perspective it is just a Raider.... No point going too nutz or you may as well buy Hef's bad boy instead Mega waffle - I like the CM18 still as nice sexy looking all rounder type of gun - though tbh this is more the look than anything else They are all the same as a £117 Carbine really - just tarty front ends if truth be told is what you pay extra for

Honestly - you can be all sorts of a team player..... even if you are not mega agile you can hold back, defend base, overwatch etc..... not everybody is a beast or Rambo as long as you know your own strengths and weakness - stick to a sedate style you will be fine holding down a room just moving from corner to corner will annoy the other team a bit until a grenade comes in - but nothing lasts forever It really is a thing where lots of people with lots of styles & types can play and often if a game day is a lot one sided often they will mix up the teams a bit so it is a closer fairer game day btw - I'm $hit - bit mobile but still crap so don't worry normally we tend not worry about how awesome or crap our team is and moan more about: non-hit takers, gobby to$$ers shouting push up, players with larger than life ego's - in short players who are complete dicks As long as your site isn't too ultra serious think most won't give a stuff about looking down at a 13yr old JBBG player or some old fart like moi sweating his nutz off and still getting shot to $hit it is all about fun and peew peew stuff really - only way you will know is to get out there but take it easy at first (we are not as young as we still think we are - very best wishes btw)

yup think it is normally a 3 month total wait for ukara think also some/most sites charge a small admin fee - mine did they are putting their name behind ya and just a small fee to sort out a bit of paperwork subsequent renewals are free for me - bless 'em not much to ask but I feel you chomping at the bit to get ukara and get ya first RIF at last yeah try and support ya local site once every 2 or 3 months if possible - not much to ask imho and need to play some games if you want it renewed - ukara is kinda linked to your local site (you will understand when get your ukara entry)

http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/user/598-rock-climby-dave/ mod on here and techy guy over there

I would of bought Hef's one he is selling but Mrs Duck would kill me if I buy or sneak another toy gun in the house Think many people try a decent G&G Combat Machine, and think about sticking with devil you know but really think in the mid-higher range of things they have started to lose ground I'm afraid Shame coz the range is vast like I said - reckon you made a wise choice trying out a Krytac