Speedbird_666

Are those AltaContours? I think it can be agreed that Alta makes really good products.

Took me a full 5 seconds to work out what you were on about until I spotted the Haribo. 🤣 If you don't like the stock, I'll have it off you if you choose to sell it.....😜

I didn't frequent these forums much at the point when things kicked off with him, but I've heard he's quite a character.

Your picture's dead - what did you buy?

I think @Tacklenailed it with his idea. Four of these ITW Nexus Square loops sewn onto the outside of the trousers for each leg (two a side). Pass the knee pad strap through them, means no way to slide down. Clever and very cheap if you are handy with a sewing machine.

Yep. And Viper Elites Gen 2s can be had for £55 here.

Viper is hardly pricey, it's very much at the lower end of the price scale for those style of trousers, although the quality is reasonable for the money paid. Good enough for most people's LARPsoft/BBWarz.

Fire-support states that the JG lever is compatible with TM, so in theory a TM lever should work with a JG. But this is airsoft.....nothing ever quite 'works' between manufacturers as it is supposed to.

Have you tried Altaflex knee pads? I've had good luck with them, and own several (different colour) sets. They're amongst the best I've come across. https://www.military1st.co.uk/ok-afl-cd-34-alta-tactical-altaflex-knee-pads-multicam.html

Are you going with another LCT?

@TheFull9 posted a link to this document on his FB page many moons ago, and unfortunately said link is now dead. By pure luck I've been able to find this document again. Originally put together for the HKPro community, it's a presentation by a former (and now deceased) employee of H&K, Jim Schatz AKA 'G3Kurz' on the HKPro forums. It focuses on the turbulent '90s and early '00's for the company, and has some excellent pictures of the XM8 Prototypes, the H&K 'Pattern' room and a bunch of other really cool stuff. If you like H&K - or firearms in general, it's a really interesting read. I thought I post it here so others can take a look. TheHKDecades.pdf

@ChublukeSorry - missed this last night - Yep, you might find it easier to remove the rail from the gun. It's only held on with two screws at the receiver end of the rail: Remove those, the rail will slide off. It'll give you access to the outer barrel to undertake your repairs.

That single grub screw holds the fake gas block on. Loosen that screw and wiggle the gas block off the barrel. Once removed, you’ll see the other two screws that I highlighted.

There are grub screws at both the receiver end of the out barrel, and at the front where the two peices of the outer barrel meet, make sure they are tigthened down, but don't go mad, you'll strip them out: It's literally those four screws that hold the three parts (Receiver stub, thin mid piece and fatter decorative end piece) together. A bit of a weak spot on these guns. I do know of people that have literally epoxied the pieces together. Not that I would normally recommend such a course of action, but if you are just shoring up a gun you intend to bin off later, it might tide you over if there is a problem with the grub screws. Do so at your own risk.

Yeh, the barrel is not supposed to touch the rail at all. Bin off those self tapping screws. There is no screw between the rail and the barrel on the stock gun.

https://www.airsoftzone.co.uk/cnc-metal-hop-up-chamber-and-nozzle-set-for-ak-series-combat-union.html

This was must of been a few years ago....what happened?

I noticed that - some of the them were only £20 less than retail. Broken or missing bits. Not really any kind of bargain. Case in point: They were selling these new, in black, for £160 in January.

If you get stuck, or need any pointers, feel free to ask on here and we'll point you in the right direction.

At the grand old age of 39, yes, I could be your father. You would have been 5 when I started playing Airsoft, and -1 when I started playing Paintball. The reason I mention the Two-tone is because A) only a fucking idiot gets a £350 gun two-toned and B) It shows your inexperience. Please bring us up to date with your real-world airsoft experience that backs up the bollocks you've been coming out with. Apologies, I didn't see this when I made my post

Not quite how remember it. More like: - Uninformed, low post count noob comes onto the forums with his two-tone 'specialist platform' - Makes comments about barrel length - Told length doesn't matter compared to other factors - Berates the experienced hand on here that have been building guns for years - Spouts off stuff about physics, experiments and 'do some research' - Is also an arrogant tosser about it - Calls everyone old, senile and incoherent Yep, that sums it up.

Any issues with mounting in/on the outer barrel? I know that some E&Ls need new holes drilling to marry up to the front of the GB properly.

I want one of these, so I'd be very interested to hear how it goes.

I linked a couple on eBay in my previous post. It depends if your batteries/guns have mini-Tamiya, or Deans connectors.

That's a good point, but not many chargers come with leads anymore. As the RC world is largely XT60, the chargers are just built with integrated XT60 connectors. @kristophz, you might need something like this (if running Deans connectors) or this (mini Tamiya). If you run mini tamiya on your batteries, airsoft uses reversed polarity, so you need to switch the pins over. You can use the inside of a Biro to unpin the connector (charger side only! don't do it to the battery) My last global warehouse order from Hobbyking took 8 weeks to arrive. I'd urge caution buying from abroad at the moment. The UK warehouse is fine though.