Speedbird_666

Nice. Well done. My printer is nearly back up and running so will be looking to crack on with mine soon.

Umm, how is this news exactly? Speculation over a replica of a gun that has only just been selected by the US Army (bear in mind the XM8 was too, before subsequent cancellation) is a touch premature, and not really relevant to this particular forum section. Try 'general discussion' or 'guns, gear and loadouts' instead.

No clue. But the balls were mangling metal bread bins (normally used as a target holder and BB catcher for the guys that shoot 4.5mm pistols) with relative ease. I would say that higher-end goggles with a proper safety rating and decent retention (i.e. a strap around the head) would fair ok, but cheapo eyepro glasses that some insist on wearing would be blasted clean off someone's face. A shot to the mouth would definitely require a trip to the dentist. And the revolvers - well, they lend themselves to 'custom' projectiles being cylinder-based. A guy on the range made some nasty looking rounds using chopped up hot glue stick (which fit the cylinder perfectly) as wadding and various sharp bits of pointy metal set into them. Whilst I doubt that said person would ever point his gun at a human (he's a pretty cool dude from chatting with him), I'm sure some other idiot would have a similar ideas.

Sorry, I know this an old post (I've only just spotted this paragraph) but this thread has bubbled up again. There seems to be an influx of 'HD' guns into the UK Airgun market, shooting various sizes of rubber balls. Of course, they are not marketed for 'Home Defense' but nudge nudge wink wink.....😉 Having seen first hand HD revolvers, double barrel sawn-off and pump action shotties along with a Gen5 Glock 17 firing at my Shooting Club I can say one thing: They were mental. I played paintball for many years before Airsoft and I would never, ever, want to be hit with one of these 'HD' guns. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before they are banned, but each time I go to a club shoot, another (new) HD gun turns up in the clutches of a fellow club member with a shit-eating grin on their face. They are definitely gaining traction and popularity in the UK market.

Funnily enough, I bought a JG G36C from Action Hobbies back in 2008ish as my second gun. Very good value for money - they are commonly associated with rental guns so lack the 'cool' factor these days. Don't see many G36s round my parts these days outside of the rental punters.

PBnation does something similar for paintball guns, but the guns were so genuinely different in operating mechanisms (at the time - not so much now) that it made sense. For example there would be no point having separate forums for G36s, CZ Brens, AKs, AUGs etc as they all use the same style of gearbox, with only subtleties such as hop units and nozzles to differentiate them. Then there's the ballache of moderating the sub-forums. As for 'long' threads, well, there is this funny little feature on these here forums that's called - wait for it - the 'Search' function. Sometimes that comes in quite handy if you are looking for specific information. You can even search within said thread. Clever that.

Got a few bits printed before my printer shit itself. I've also decided to pick up a textured PEI bed (currently using a smooth one) so will probably be reprinting the receiver sides/top. Waiting on new printer parts at the moment, but will resume printing soon.

Anybody notice this little issue on another of Andrey's finest offerings - apart from the Two-tone respray and missing selector markings? : Pretty sure those lines should be 90deg to each other.... But of course, it's 'new and never skirmished' - despite the shit paint job and the man's finest gunsmiffing skillz to re-shim, AoE correct and radius cut the gearbox.

Up to 150mm according to the build manual. I have a couple of surplus brass inner barrels that I'm planning to cut and re-crown. As the STEP files have been provided, it's fairly easy to modify the model to increase or decrease the barrel length (within reason obviously).

I'm going to remove the Iron Sights, internal threading from the end of the barrel and the stock/folding mechanism entirely. Going stock-less à la the Tec-9.

Got a receiver side on the printer to test. Gotta get used to Prusa Slicer (only really familiar with Cura), but using the recommended settings it seems to be printing OK on an Ender 3 V2 so far.

Very cool mate - I have downloaded the files and will have a look at printing my own.

Fuck me, I never spent close to that with my racing drones. Although it was a fair few years ago when Fatsharks barely existed and we strapped huge boxes with screens to our faces. Fun times.

Pit Vipers? Seriously? 😲 They will cost more than the OPs gun once shipped. They look cool, in a deeply retro uncool way, but a bit much for a new player don't you think?

Thank you! I've been trying to remember the name of a mount I saw a few months back and that's the one. I've quickly knocked up a version with Overbore-style cuts - not perfect (the bottom triangle is slightly too small but I wanted to keep the large fillet for strength) but it gives the general impression. As to your cheek weld question - I would say maybe not. That's something that gets lost with mounts this high, but as this dude says, cheek welds are thing of the past (yeah, it's a pretty bold statement that many would disagree with.)

It is taller. The height was a very rough guesstimate of the GBRS mount which is huge. Currently the 'rise' of the mount (top of the receiver pic rail to the top of the mount pic rail) is 52mm. Places the centre of the red dot at ~70mm or 2.75in. Won't be everyone's cup of tea, but the more I shoulder the gun with it, the more I like the concept, even just for Airsoft purposes to get around wearing paintball goggles. Looks better than angled drop stocks that I was playing with, and at least I can argue that there is real steel precedence for a tall mount, even if it looks a bit odd.

Looks a little less goofy and mounts much better now as a single-piece clamping design: Just waiting on a delivery of black filament today so I can print the final version.

It's a Geissele SMR Rail replica.

Aliexpress is probably your best bet: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003932094912.html?spm=a2g0o.search0304.0.0.3cd56cad9QMFTj&algo_pvid=9a7ef231-4b4c-4a7f-87af-b6d759783f8a&algo_exp_id=9a7ef231-4b4c-4a7f-87af-b6d759783f8a-7 Most places in the UK seem to be out of stock.

I'm happy to make you one for a couple quid to cover filament/postage costs once I've finished with the design. Latest revision is on the printer now. As I've said to you before I don't like the idea of profiting from anything I make simply because once I'm not an engineer or product designer by trade - I work with spreadsheets for a Bank as my day job. I cannot guarantee a 'product' that I make won't fail even with 'normal' use at some point in the future, and crossing that line into a mini 'business' means I have to assume a degree of responsibility over said product - hope that makes sense?

@Druid799 🤣 It's not quite as bad as that...I've refined the design a fair bit so it doesn't look so - blocky. I've added a few Unity mount style cuts and changed to a single piece design.

Seems like the real-steel-mall-ninja-cool-kids stateside are making 'NV' height optics a 'thing', especially after the former DEVGRU guys at GBRS Group have been extolling the virtues of 'heads up' shooting in CQB to maintain situational awareness. Thought I give it a go - I dub thee the 'tower-block' riser: Yes, it looks ridiculous. But they might be onto something. It feels very natural and works much better with Paintball goggles in the Airsoft context. This was the initial inspiration for 'going high': Along with: https://youtu.be/BuYNpTYJb7k

By all accounts minor component changes, but I think the shell is the same. E&C produce some of the Specna line (maybe the One or A series?). E&C-based guns are pretty good. My Specna V1 Edge now has been running an E&C 'box for a while. With a couple of shims and a re-grease it's working pretty nicely and a worthy upgrade base.

Action Army? You mean Classic Army right? I wouldn't buy any of them TBH. Reasons: - G&G. Pretty much a mildly-upgraded £150 Combat Machine stuffed into a metal body with a stupid price tag. Desperately lacking in features for the cost (no QC Spring for example). G&G are rapidly pricing themselves out of the market, especially as they have recently announced new price increases across the board. - Classic Army. Struggling to stay relevant in a world full of decent replicas. I hear that the compression parts on the higher-end models might be 'bore up' sized, if so upgrade/replacement options might be limited. Not 100% on that though, so I suggest a bit of research first. - Ares is just, well, Ares. Proprietary wank with questionable reliability on the internals. Looks good on the outside though . For similar money you could be buying Kytac, KWA, or higher-end ICS - each admittedly have their own proprietary 'quirks' but have better support than Classic Army/Ares. If you are planning to perform serious upgrades to any gun you buy, there's not much point pitching your budget where you are at the moment. May as well buy a cheaper gun from the outset and build it how you want it. But you won't do that. Because this is Airsoft. And people never want to hear sensible ideas.

That's where a 3D printer comes in really handy for one-off jigs and tools.