Speedbird_666

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.

Most rentals I come across are JG G36s. Pretty much bomb proof and somewhat underrated IMO. To the OP - there will never be a consensus for this price category (<£200). It's a hotly contested segment of the market, and there are new products released on a near-monthly basis, along with numerous re-brands from the same OEMs. As mentioned, quality varies greatly, even with the same manufacturers (looking at you Specna). If you need batteries (plural - one won't be enough) and a charger, realistically you will have less than £150 from your budget for the actual gun.

Not for some time methinks - there's the small issue of the millions of 5.56mm rounds knocking around in NATO member stocks.

Either way, surely the points you've raised have been labored enough already? He got caught out through this thread, Mods stepped in to remove the Ad, tried to justify his actions on here (which, again, is more than many have done in the past), met with a healthy dose of (justified) skepticism, pledged to mend his ways. Macks is a beautiful thing - it has eyes and ears everywhere. If he tries it again - we will find out.

Well, at least he had the testicles to actually come onto the thread and try to defend himself. More than what can be said for the likes of Andrey and Avenger63 in the past.

Don't forget to switch the Mini-Tamiya Connector Pins over...😉

I would be willing to bet that 95% of Airsofters wouldn't know what Internal Resistance is, let alone verify the accuracy on a specific charger model. The B6 V2 is not a model that comes up often in conversations on here, unlike the numerous cheap B6 (v1) clones/knockoffs that proliferate through Amazon and eBay that Airsofters seem to gravitate to. I mean, there are people that would gladly drop huge cash on stuff like a Maxx hop units/gucci red dots/scopes/stocks etc, yet balk at the idea of spending more than £25 for a decent charger. I see you've also asked this question across several other forums (RC and Rocketery), I would expect that they would be better placed to comment on it.

Not quite sure what you mean. There's no polarity issue for anything other than mini-tamiya fitted guns- you can thank Tokyo Marui for the issue originally. But Mini-Tamiyas can be de-pinned from their plastic housing and swapped over if needed. There are established standards for polarity wiring on both Deans and XT30/60. It's even moulded into the plastic on many plugs telling you where to solder each wire. Guns manufactured with deans fitted from the factory follow that standard, along with LiPos with Deans pre-fitted. The only issue is if someone retrofits Deans themselves and cocks up the polarity when soldering the wires on. So this will work perfectly to charge an Airsoft LiPo fitted with Deans using an S65 charger. It does not have to be Airsoft specific at all.

Polarity-switch only applies to Mini-Tamiya connectors and if you get it wrong, the charger will warn you and not charge. It's then just a case of de-pinning the charger side connector and swapping them over. I made the XT60 to Deans connectors - It's only a 5min job with a decent soldering iron. Personally, I dislike Deans intensely (XT30/60 is a much better choice) but airsoft being airsoft, with people and manufacturers clinging to outdated technology and standards, it's just easier to keep using them.

@ScottWilliamson If you took more than two milliseconds to properly check these forums you will see there is a large Classifieds section to sell your wares. There's a button right at the top of the page.

New charger arrived today. It's a belated Birthday present from my son. It's bloody quick to charge, the balance logic and balance amperage is light-years ahead of my old chargers. Colour IPS screen is very nice to use too.

I reckon the seller thinks that the gun is one of these: https://airsoft.tiger111hk.com/p19549/G&P-SR-25-Sniper-AEG(Magpul-PTS)-(Limited-Edition)(Black)/product_info.html The lack of Magpul markings on the stock would make it pretty unlikely, along with the URX rail. This looks like it: https://www.bespokeairsoft.co.uk/a-k-dmr-ak25-black-dmr-25-bk

Many shades of RAL8000 does not equal Bronze though.....😉 I'm with OP - Cerakote Bronze really is gorgeous (real steel content below - 'Vortex Bronze' Cerakote):

Ares guns look great. Shame they are made of chocolate on the inside. Cerakoting isn't that expensive in the grand scheme of things- I would buy a cheaper gun and send the externals to have them coated in a colour you want. I would drop a message to a vendor such as FMJUK to get a rough price - they have done some amazing work on guns, both real and airsoft.

Indeed - I think I'm only 15 or so minutes from you IIRC (I'm in Christchurch). There is definitely some fun to be had there, and there seems to be quite a number of 'regulars' attending. Perhaps my standards are too high.... Some things I noted: - Car park is too small - get there early to get a spot. - The 'facilities' consist of a Portacabin and a single Portaloo (with a dodgy door). Food options were Hotdogs or Chilli Con Carne. - No card payments. Had no idea until we rocked up (can't find it on the website), but they will take PayPal. - The game areas I played felt tired and a bit unloved. Some covered pallets pitched here and there, a few broken structures that have never been fixed. Yes, there are a couple of 'features' on the fields i.e. a tyre fort thing and the trenches, but GZ has much better quality playable buildings and individual game zones etc. I like the terrain more than GZ though, especially the 'Dark Woods' area of the site. - The site is great for sniping. - The games are around an hour long with four played yesterday, which leads me to..... - Takes a lot of ammo/mags/batteries - I used more BBs yesterday than my last two playing days put together. - I like the rolling 25-pace fallback re-spawn. It kept the pace up for both attackers (unlimited lives) and defenders (2 lives). I would say give it a go and see what you think. I'm going to try Bravo Romeo next - it's only a mile or so further up the road from Spec Ops.

I went to Spec Ops Blox for the first (and probably last) time yesterday. Meh. Not amazing but not terrible - I expected better facilities and fields from a site that's been around for so long. Staff were friendly enough though.

It's right there - under the paint: It's an Arcturus Centaur AT-CT01 https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/arcturus-centaur-at-ct01-rifle

Well, that was a helluva first post on a very dead thread.

I have two of the older 50watt versions of those (rebranded as Core RC) for my charging setup. They work fine. The balance logic is old on mine, making charging longer, but I doubt that will be the case with the newer e680. Don't forget that IDST make excellent chargers too. The Q6 Nano (assuming you have a DC power source) can be had for £25 - 200W, 1-6S LiPos, colour LCD screen. I'm thinking of upgrading my setup to the IDST K1 which is another dual-channel charger option. I normally suggest the SkyRC S65 based on the fact they are simple to use, relatively cheap and they better than the usual (overpriced) rebranded Nuprol crap that gets peddled by Airsoft Vendors.

Ex two-tone with a gopping attempt at a 'battle-worn' paintjob, with hop up issues, being sold by a guy with a track record of stitching his buyers up with his shit gunsmithing skillz, knack for bodgery and misleading adverts. What could possibly go wrong?

I had the same thought. A piston change on an ICS gun can be done in under 10 minutes for £7-8 quid. Perhaps a bit more if you buy an upgrade ICS POM unit. There's more going on there i think.