Speedbird_666

Have new registrations been suspended @proffrink & @Jedi_Master? No new members in the last 20 hours - testing on a different browser, I can't see a button to register.

The spam is being cleared within minutes, rather than hours of posting. That's not the issue really. The issue is the fact that the spammers can register and fill the boards up very quickly - which goes back to the original point of this thread - is there any mechanism to vet the new threads created before appearing to the wider masses? I know that other forums have this mechanism - particularly for use of the classifieds/Sales (airgunforums springs to mind - every new sales thread is invisible to everyone until approved by admin). I would rather a new member has a short probationary period, even if that's just a handful of posts to acertain that they are legit airsofters.

@Shamal works on my mobile... Might be time to upgrade that old Nokia... 😜

@Shamal Enter the @ symbol in the normal text bit, and start typing the username. A list should pop up with the applicable user names that you can click on.

@ symbol + our username. Should auto-populate a list to select the user.

I've done 3-4 today I think, the latest a couple of mins ago. Spam mods don't get the reports. If in doubt, tag one of us in the thread and we'll pick it up when we next log in (unfortunately we can't setup email notifications for mentions).

Yeh - that's new. Looks like they've trimmed the original Edge 2.0 line back quite a bit looking at Specna's site (there were about a million handguard combination/models at one point) Edge 2.0 previously had 'conventional' receivers and receiver extensions - maybe Edge '2.5' would be a better description for these?

That's not an Edge receiver - at least not a 'traditional' M4 Edge reciever - that looks like a completely different OEM (specna makes nothing themselves, it's all outsourced to various companies such as AIM TOP, E&C etc). In this case the spring guide forms part of the receiver extension. Sorry, Can't help with this one - that receiver extension is proprietary and will require a bespoke design...

It's 3d printed. The STL file can be found on Cults3D (search Specna Edge 15 degree drop stock). Can't link here because that would be a bit naughty.

If it's an Edge 1 or 2.0 - the removable spring guide should be threaded for the buffer tube screw anyway. The drop stock adapter screws into that. Source: Designed my own drop stock adapter for a Specna Edge a few years back - worked fine.

You can report their advert if you feel that it's dodgy. I have reported this particular individual.

This is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me at the moment. And it's AI generated - which makes it all the more 'wrong': And there's this Tool cover which I actually prefer to the original:

Interesting. I've only done the Bunker once with @Shamal back in 2022 I think. It was good fun, if somewhat intense (my boys flat out refused to go based on YouTube vids). I drive past it semi-regularly now that my eldest is at Portsmouth uni - I keep meaning to throw some kit in the car and do one of the evening games. I personally prefer Valiant (not that i've played much in the last 12 months) - it's pace and style of play works better for me and the venue itself is amazeballs. I had heard on FB of changes coming with UCAP in terms of the management and operation of the sites - it'll be interesting to hear what they are doing with the others.

Just to note - we don't get those reports. Everything that we Spam Mods clean up is as a result of regularly checking the forums throughout the day. The reports go to the 'proper' moderators.

Well, compared to last year, the Spam is being dealt with much quicker. Previously, we were reliant on the legacy admin/mods to clean up the spam which made the forum unusable at points. Since the appointment of Spam Moderators, the Spam has been dealt with in minutes rather than hours. I think there is more that can be done (hence starting this thread) but we are still in a better place than 12 months ago. I believe 4 spam mods were originally appointed: @Tackle, @RostokMcSpoons, myself and Rocketdogbert (who no longer seems to be a forum member? Anybody know happened there?)

I average 4-5 a day, including preemptive bans on new users (some are easily identified). Just banned my first actual spammer for today.

What is the product, and what is the problem with it?

I used a Lee Precision Airbrake piston on a build a few years ago. Made only the slightest bit of difference to the noise (more...'thuddy'...) and I was paraniod that the air brake bit might shear off at some point (it was the delrin version). Nicely engineered otherwise. Never used one since though - I much prefer XT POM piston heads from @ak2m4

Just to be clear - was it an actual email, or a forum PM that the scammer sent to you? If it was by PM, you can report it in the message itself by clicking on the three dots and selecting 'report':

The difference, for me, is the load times. Whilst I'm an Xbox user (yeah yeah, I know), the new generation has a game loaded and ready to play in seconds rather than minutes. Playing older games on series X makes some games that could be really frustrating on old gen much, much better to play - Fallout 4 springs to mind. On the other hand - as a born-again PC gamer (finally bought a new rig at the beginning of the year) I now barely play console.

This. I used to have a mahoosive box'o'tools that I would drag to each game day. Problem is - if you have a technical issue that requires those tools, you should be doing it at home. I take one gun plus a spare per person, so myself and my two sons - 6 guns in total. Gun breaks mid game? - run back to the safe zone and grab a spare out of the bag. Great excuse to buy more too.

My eldest son runs Dye I5s: They are on the smaller side of Paintball masks - I can't use glasses with them - but I have a big wide head so I use Empire E-Flexs instead. You will probably get some glasses fogging issues under the mask, my middle son and I use goggle fans connected to a poundland powerbank mounted on the goggle strap, which pretty much completely eliminates it. Paintball goggles + Fan unit has been by far the best combo that I have found over the years for eliminating fogging when using glasses.

Gotta love the BBC. Just list all the 'controversial' aspects of the Glock platform, ignore the fact that it has been deployed to numerous warzones, issued to police departments the world over, and oh....become the standard issue sidearm for the UK military for the last decade. But it was in the Matrix, a much more important aspect to report on....🙄