Sitting Duck

240v mains - lol - the charger not the battery I dunno, I plug that in there and that in there and I go for the lower 1.0 amp setting over the 1.5 or 2.0 setting think its that, but I prefer to be more of a trickle charger than a booster charger I tend to just shove it on and leave it on the lower settings - keep checking any battery - never just leave it but then I got 2 x smart chargers for nimah & 2 x lipo/life chargers too but all used on the lower settings (just always have charged stuff slowly - car/bike batteries etc....) so I got a way of charging stuff up ok without need to go too nutz

dunno m8 - only blowback I have is L85 or rather R85 might be this or that or some grease on o-ring/cylinder giving it that tiny bit better seal - FOR NOW deffo put it through some paces - see how it performs after a while when its bedded in

think most of us was kinda thinking that but yeah put in a "subtle" way - that seems to be it in a nutshell

that is actually a good price to be fair - with £ to $ rate of now under 1:50 the shop has all the overheads & the hassle of if gun goes pear-shape eg: gun = $100 & charge you say £145, they have had to stump up the working capital and then have the possible chance of it failing and all that plus agro of consumer claiming refund under distance selling act crap so really on cheapy stuff the mark up isn't so great really on higher end stuff - yeah the mark up or profit is better but then not many regular retailers will stock loads of £400 high end guns that may not sell quickly I won't mention cheapy G&G's - damn I just did, but probably easy to sell one of them to most peeps than a genuine TM AEG that might sit there a while

wow just from gears ??? dunno coz its got nowt to do with pressure I would of thought I mean yeah the piston is coming back quicker than stock 18:1 say but no weight added/lessened on the piston release (so same piston is releasing at same speed etc...) daft question - but did you fit bearing spring guide or piston spacer (coz that would add about 20fps to compress spring a little more) sounds to me at first noobish glance a better seal on piston or something coz at present can't quite get my head around gear ratio making such an increase unless some other chaps gunsmith guru can put me straight I think I would wait n see or leave spring compressed a bit say overnight then re-chrono after a few thousand rounds first, before changing spring coz it kinda sounds to me like it went back together a bit better than before (normally I bollox it more but fair do's if ya that good) give it a chance to bed in a little and all fps drops a little after a while did you remove piston o-ring - sometimes you can get a slightly better seal on piston/cylinder if you remove o-ring, turn o-ring 180 and refit, sounds really daft but have found it can make a slight difference though some could say the o-ring was stretched slightly when remove/refit or the o-ring surface may just work/seal that tiny bit better on the "other way round" (not turn o-ring inside out but just put rear of o-ring at front so to speak) some of these things may only be a temporary thing - like stretching o-ring (bad idea - fit a new one if possible) but these qwirky findings is why I say about maybe wait n see perhaps and if you redid AOE (which should of been checked) with sorbo then you probably would lose fps yeah - bit of a puzzler if you left everything else as it was - unless a better seal like I said

tbh I didn't chime in earlier coz I know sweet FA about TM's think I would of seen how the 416 performed first over the mod 1 or CM18 maybe added a few basic tweaks to CM18 (fet, spring, seals, bucking, maybe neo motor & tbb for CM18 if needed) so she could be a half decent spare if ya TM 416 ever played up but at least you got some parts for when one of ya guns plays up

why a 27:1 ratio gear set ??? I mean I could of totally misread or got it wrong but rof will be down and not a dmr - well not with a 275 barrel I would of thought soz to anyone if there is a good reason for it that I can't see

nimah's dont really matter - I think lipo's you should NOT run right down - they will die 9.6v should be ordered or you rate of fire will suffer a bit in use - most peeps change battery at lunchtime as it is logical to not go out with a half charged battery then have to return to safe zone or carry another around with ya trigger happy - depends on your take..... some miser or very very good people can get by by with 1,000 rounds - but mainly snipers I feel most about 2k to 3k for full day is about the normal amount then some nutters do over a full 5k bag in a day - jeeeezzz you need to go to spec savers (unless its you Vs a massive zombie army I guess) Some batteries that are on their last legs will lose charge very quickly........ eg: charge a battery up when you get home - then see if she has any juice left the night before your next game if battery is dead or very sluggish - that to me indicates at least one of them cells is bollox'd nimah's are made up of 1.2v cells - 8 x 1.2v = 9.6v, if one starts to go then battery will be seriously affected lipo's have 3.7v per cell eg: 7.4 or 11.1v and are the new modern day batteries with more grunt in them but lipo's die if the cells drop below 3v so you don't run these down like ya nimah's nearly all batteries come off charge with an extra volt in them - eg: 9.6v will be hitting 10.5v fresh off charge Life - the newer batteries are a little better than lipo's and not so prone to extra volt off charge or prone to death but coz they are new type the range is very limited to size/shape and output ratings ( mah )

yup forgot about bbguns365 & the A47 bargain - my bad not tried geniestuff but think they are like onlybbguns - all 2-tone stuff in "general" though don't take these BB sites word as gospel is what we have learned (the hard way) if in doubt ask around on here and most likely others may be able to shed some more light on it (not me though - I only tell lies when my lips / typing fingers are moving) Soz to OP - kinda getting off topic and bitching about cheap sites.... Still think though @ £200 your list of metal M4's is gonna be a little short in UK

Vapex are some of the best nimah's I think.... Normally peeps change batteries at lunchtime so hopefully 1 battery should last one morning/afternoon session if not then either you are very trigger happy or quite likely the batteries are going All batteries lose their ability to hold charge (how many old laptops last less than 15 mins off mains) your on 9.6v which is a bit more than a 7.4v lipo - 8.4v aprox replacement so to stay at that voltage of 9.6v to 10.5v you may have to look at 9.9 life or lifepo Alas the range of life batteries is limited - they do nunchuck ones but you need to be careful and triple check any battery will fit in the crane stock.... other options - replace crane stock with fixed stubby and use any battery type (almost) buy another VP like you got - use fresh one for morning.... then use older 2 for afternoon perhaps ???? this will probably be best / cheapest / easiest option avoid going too nutz maybe on 11.1v lipo unless you maybe do a little work / tweaking: fit mosfet to avoid contacts arcing & check AOE whilst gearbox is open there a few options/suggestions - is a case of where you start / stop how far you wanna go and if it needs a little service etc....... Oh and welcome to forum btw as its ya first post (say hello in new members if ya want but all the best fellow airsofter)

Not quite......... JustBBGuns - total utter w@ankers that lie and lie and lie Full Metal = Brittle Plastic Quality = Crap Fantastic = Utter $hit (bit like film Airplane & black guys subtitles eg: $hiiiittttttttt = golly) BBGuns4Less - think they are more shall we say not so well educated rather than that fat bastid liar above but think they do try & customer support on crap low end stuff is better than that liar JambWow OnlyBBGuns - maybe best of the three main BB sites - not UKARA but "some" stuff isn't too bad Think we have all been stung by these guys - well I know I have (hmmmm might have to think about flogging or dumping some of my low end crap coz running out of room now)

Shame you not like G&G - admit they are as common as muck (like suppose a white transit van but they are good workhorses) you don't say if you got ukara for importing though TaiwanGun pushed their prices up last month plus add 14 Euro shipping unless order is near 300 Euro (think it is more like 288:35 Euro for free shipping last time I checked) & Gunfire now just done the same a couple of days ago too 10 to 15% - wallop all offers just ended 2 days ago ? (wonder if weak Dollar & strong Euro rates will soon push up prices over here ???) but if you did like G&G http://gunfire.pl/product-eng-1152206899-GC16-Raider-L-carbine-replica-No-Marking-black.html but you don't so soz, but then me I'd import something a bit cheap & rip it apart with some upgrades but unsure if this would be the type of thing you or m8 would want to do or just something "out of the box" £200 for a UK metal M4 ris is gonna be a bit of a short list though

G&G limited editions but GC16 MOD0 http://www.airsoftworld.net/g-g-gc16-30th-anniversary-limited-edition-aeg-airsoft-rifle-black.html not the G26 one - as this has cheap flip up sights that is plastic crap and poxy front handguard imho ooops not full rail/RIS - soz my bad might get a special offer ICS at firesupport: http://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/ics-metal-cxp-08-with-crane-stock-airsoft-gun-aeg though ICS have a few bespoke parts to them but a very nice gun all the same (just pointing out a few things on them are different to the "normal" aeg's I personally ain't fussed too much about has to be metal hence I like CM18 but not metal body

swap some bits around to help narrow it down a bit (lucky you got another CM16 to try stuff on)

yup - somewhere there it seems..... is spring still on hop-up - is it "springy" pushing back to nozzle with gun completely EMPTY on fire does barrel "bounce" or move slightly when fired (absorbing & sealing nozzle into hop) DON'T LOOK STRAIGHT AT BARREL BUT SLIGHTLY OFF - just incase a bb is stuck in there (eye protection doing this) or flash hider or bent barrel restricting the innder barrel/hop "move & sealing" against hop-up/nozzle (one flash hider I fitted once was too tight on inner barrel and was binding a bit on inner barrel also check nozzle/tappet plate is moving and plenty of tension on it how about - use the other CM top receiver & barrel and see if still way way under if you done all you say then sounds like a nozzle/hop crap seal I think even the paper test over mag hole don't always provide conclusive results if it is sealing but not quite 100% deffo try another receiver/hop&barrel if poss to narrow it down a bit and save stripping down gearbox again very easy to steam in and change this n that but often the ol' process of elimination is a wise thing to consider (says the guy whose been there loads of times and will still keep arriving there no doubt)

depends where you take up your position but think bipod on this long mofo would be a wise investment (along with gym membership - kidding, cocking handle can help especially with gloves on etc....)

cocking handle at sniper forums http://www.airsoftsniperparts.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3440383

I "think" it has to park in semi - no gears showing on sector gear when reassembling 2 parts BUT best google it coz my manual/gun is packed away and can't be ar$ed to dig it out (the manual & dvd & god knows what else) http://www.icsbb.com/web_e/html/05_multimedia/download.aspx best see if you can grab manual for ya model - better safe than sorry according to the pdf of my M4A1 - no gears showing on sector gear as I thought

yup suppose MP7 has got advantages as a sniper's secondary but it is not a pistol and if you are gonna chuck in MP7 into the mix then I reckon a Galaxy MP5K or G5K may as well be included (or higher end cyma/jg models too but where do you start & stop just for a sidearm) The compact G5K would be my choice if including small sub-machine guns into a pistol question (not the G5M coz is a pi$$er for fitting battery)

What with your collection of AK's & my quest to own any M4 under say £150.... think we would have serious explaining to do if we got a visit..... Yeah - yeah of course sir, now you can explain it all down the station whilst we ask for yet another van to collect the rest of your so called collection of toy guns

it was my recent 416 order - bloomin' weird they was asking for confirmation just checked and they seemed to do that for another order back mid Jan, for 2 x 122 cyma pistols on offer - didn't notice that email requesting confirm But placed another small parts order a few days later - the two orders were merged and then sent out as one order with no further request for confirmation ???? never noticed this confirm crap before - had a quick look back and couldn't see this request in 2014 but might be another check they recently started to do to some orders maybe why Qlimax order got cancelled ???? who knows but might need to watch ya inbox chaps just in case

Sort of airsoft related..... Various heatshrink tubing for wiring/fets larger wattage soldering iron for doing deans £3 mini scales - drug dealer kind as old kitchen scales was dying (20+ yrs old) no not for dealing but for weighing pistons - this one does gms in 0.1g increments (30gms vs a 15gms complete piston can make quite a difference to avoid PE at high speed) plus suppose it would take the guesswork out of: are these .20's or 0.25g bb's etc.....

Check your spam/junk inbox and any other bits of your emails.... one order I did recently seemed to stall, on further checks I noticed they was asking me to confirm order wtf - never had that before but as soon as I clicked on confirmation it shipped next day this email was in my usual inbox with a button to confirm order underneath it was this little note: (Not confirming the order may cause delay in its completing or its rejection) dunno if this happened to you as to why they cancelled order but just letting ya know (maybe random checks/confirmation to prevent fraud or something) still don't recall having to do this before ???

Only AEP I would suggest is CYMA 030 Glock. Patrol base do it rebadged as ASG for about £55 (See about 2-tone ???) Most others are quite heavy if you got it holstered to leg Chest mounted is ok but on ya leg the 122 & 123 weigh a bit. The 123 is way over sized btw .... HFC 104 has actually quite a bit of metal to it For the money I really don't think you can go wrong If it does go tits up you have option to bin it at that price Buy a £80 pistol and - well you gotta get it fixed But at what price ??? Really is up to you what ya buy though Me I can say that the HFC SRC STTi GG104 or 105 is great value and easy to get started in 2 tone only top is blue btw Or try to get a CYMA 030 or ASG rebrand is best out of aep's for maybe £60ish as ya not ukara Still over twice price of Green Gas GC104's Or for price of CYMA glock you could get 2 x GC104's n some gas..... Akimbo pistols !!!!!!!! Soz now ya more confused slight tidy up of this post - poxy fone for the record 104 & 105 are nigh on the same - 105 has a small under barrel rail GG stands for Green Gas GC stands for CO2 version they are the same size of mags, you can buy a CO2 GC105 like moi (too hot) then get the GG104 mags and pop them in either 104 or 105 pistol - viola (or a GG104 and pop in a CO2 mag if ya want extra oomph target shooting)

cheap metal D-Boys 416 just arrived today.... http://gunfire.pl/product-eng-1152194525-BI-8001-carbine-replica.html discount ends now to get it for 160 Euro or about £125 using DEAL (deal or DEAL seems to have ended - was very tempted to buy another but gone mad already) way too hot 405fps but will tweak it down check AOE fet etc.... (they do offer free spring downgrade they say, but I will open her up & break it no doubt) Hop-up is supposed to be not brilliant but no biggy - yet seemed reasonable but only fired about 30 or so shots mag is crap too but dytac's work fine, stock yeah not best crane - unsure might change it or use better G&G crane (stubby won't look right but then is easier, have a Firehawk or Magpull clone type but tube battery limits bat size) Yeah it needs a few tweaks but then all no big major issues - well I like it for the price but is nigh on identical looking to a WE 416 @ LWA at half the price delivered (no TradeMarks on either one but I ain't that rich to buy a VFC etc... - better than a Cyma 508 though) Son wanted WE - (yeah well I'm still looking for that 3-some with mum's fit m8 I mutter) but that ain't gonna happen so shut up & make do ffs, life's a bitch