Speedbird_666

Don't forget Ares, JLS and Classic Army also made SCARs over the years. Obviously TM have too with their NGRS but that's one of the easiest to identify. Best bet is to look at the gearbox. The choice of components used (assuming it's relatively stock) could provide useful clues to it's origin.

Welcome. I once had a Stark Arms G17 (made by VFC) that had a similar issue, the gun would shoot nearly a mag and then the slide would stick out of battery. Turns out, it needed a lot of lube. Once cleaned and greased/oiled in the appropriate places it worked fine. Try that first and see what happens.

Please don't take any offence when I say this, but when someone, with a very low post count, asks how unfuck their paint-stripping antics, it generally sets off alarm bells. For every well educated and informed individual, there are a dozen dickheads that could potentially fuck everything up for the rest of the community. It would have been remiss of us not to question your intentions. I hope we haven't scared you away from the forum - it's a very useful resource with many experienced hands on board that can help point you in the right direction when you need it.

Were HAO squinting when they modeled that grip? Pretty sure the real H&K v7 grip looks like this (note the angle difference):

Technically, you don't pay for UKARA. You pay your site's membership fee. But some sites add an 'Admin' charge for updating the database for you. I pay £13 for yearly membership to GZ and that's it. Membership also drops the price by £5 per game day, so you recoup the money after three visits.

At a guess, Big Dragon or SHS. Both have a Larue replica on the market, although SHS don't list a 10in on their website. I don't think they come with trademarks anymore either.

Judging by the mounting hardware, I'd say clone. There should be five holes in the back of the rail, the extra two are threaded for an anti-rotation plate to be bolted on. That, and one of the QR sockets seems have gone walkies. Unlikely (but not impossible) on the RS.

At the top of the page mate, there's a classifieds button. Use it. 🙄 In case you missed it:

Well, you wouldn't want the Riffraff being able to join the hallowed TM Master Race now, would you? 😜

I agree with you. But playing devils advocate - I can see why retailers are suddenly opening up their 'Acceptable Defenses', even if said defenses are wafer thin compared to UKARA and the 3 game rule. We are currently in a time where it will be (for the next few months at least) impossible for new, or *some* existing players to gain or renew their UKARA-based defense. Retailers probably realise that with less 'new blood' UKARA-registered players and fewer existing renewed players, that their big ticket sales will take a slump at some point, soon - if not already** In combination with supply/shipping issues from Asia, Brexit and Covid-19, they are probably thinking 'let's widen the nets as far as we can get away with' to capture as many sales as possible, even from those with a questionable 'defense'. It's not for me to judge the ethics and legality of what they are doing, but being 'fair' to existing UKARA-registered players is most likely the least of their priorities ATM. ** I should think that sales boomed during Lockdowns last year, but look at the special offer sales that some of the retailers had to do after Xmas - some of the RIF prices must of been waaay under trade price.

I know the concept of Space Force raises chuckles, but one day, It could look like this:

UKARA is there to support the retailers. And only the retailers. I think the situation is somewhat different in the UK compared to Australia. We are allowed to own devices that can fire projectiles at relatively safe speeds (say, compared to airguns), it's the realistic shape and colour that causes the issue. If RIFs are banned, then Airsoft could continue with Nerf shaped/coloured guns as a hobby. Many would hate it and sack it off, but the basic gameplay concept could continue.

If you are UK-based, good luck with that. Nothing is being shipped from them at the moment. To answer your question, as they don't publish the inner barrel diameter, assume it to be roughly 6.05 to 6.08mm.

So it sounds like you tried to un-two-tone a two-tone gun. Naughty. Honestly, you are looking at around £35 for a new replacement slide, £25 for grips, assuming you want TM OEM. But Neither are in stock with the likes of Fire-Support at the moment. You might have some luck posting a wanted ad in the classifieds. Otherwise sell what you have for spares and put it down as an expensive lesson learned.

VFC....Amazing...Internals. Three words I've never heard said seriously in the same sentence. Take a look through these vids. You'll see that as lovely as they are on the outside, they are pretty gash on the inside.

The SR12 (as per OP) is a KWA OEM and long discontinued. The Proline LMT Defender is Lonex OEM'd, but uses a different stock tube which makes it fine to remove the GB. With the Lonex/BO Dynamics LT595 you have to de-pin or de-solder the battery connectors to feed the wires through a tiny hole. (Source: I owned the Proline which was a doddle to work on, I also own an LT595 which was a PITA until I modded the body to feed the wires through the receiver stub instead.)

My 'Rustys Rigs' SBS-Style SF Extraction Chest Rig arrived this morning. Very pleased for £40. I forgot how practical these style of rigs are. Very nicely made, the straps could be a touch longer, but it still just about fits my slightly rotund post 'xmas and lockdown' figure. Not my pic - Taken from the Rustys Rigs FB page:

I love the front end. But that stock is gopping on an MP5.

Dare I say it, it looks like a very cool concept. I shudder to think how much it'll cost. Integrating a brushless motor into the lower Gearbox, is pretty clever. As 'normal' AEGs are a touch wider than real steel, I wonder if other manufacturers will pick up the concept for more mainstream use.

Spent 5 minutes looking at the FB group. Wow...just...wow. I'm not a fan of KM, but to join a FB group just to shit on him? That's mental. Then you've got an egotistical Admin who thinks he's the savior of UK Airsoft by imposing more restrictions? This 'Siggi Langnasen' character can, quite frankly, get fucked.

This is where Systema confuses me. They had the high-end market by the balls ten years ago, yet they don't seem to give a shit. A website that looks like it hasn't been updated in years. A laughably bad social media presence. I guess they had a big contract with the Japanese military for PTW Type 89s which had them distracted? They could most likely spit out a fuck tonne of TW5s if they wanted to, and it sounds like there's still a demand for them, but noooope. I knew TM could be funny buggers, not really giving a shit about markets outside of Japan, but Systema seems to be on a whole other level of indifference. All this talk of PTWs does actually make me want to get one, just to experience the high-endy-ness (yes, I made that word up). But I'll need to sell off a kidney and my first born child beforehand.

Fire Support don't even list the base guns on the website anymore. If they are not being used anywhere nearly as much on game days, and they are not even visible on retailer websites, how will the user base for the platform expand with new blood? Christ, I don't think I've even seen one on a gameplay YouTube video in years come to think about it. You can't even find the clones anywhere to pique people's interest either. So I go back to my original point - relevance. They are the play thing of a small number of enthusiasts and collectors no doubt, but as a product in the wider Airsoft Industry space, they are but a footnote now. The world has moved on, and Systema has been too slow to catch up (IMO). No malice intended towards anyone who owns and enjoys the platform, just throwing in my 2 pennies for a bit of civil discourse. Have fun.

Fair enough. It's just that I see far more Scorpions, NGRS, HPA etc than PTWs. In fact, I don't think I've crossed paths with a PTW at any game day I've played in the last 5 years. A decade ago, there was always at least 4-5 PTW users. I mean, where can you even buy a PTW from in the UK? None of the major retailers stock them anymore. I doubt there will be a resurgence in the platform though, even with the new gearbox. But the existing user base will lap it up I'm sure.

Genuine question, in a world of TM NGRS, MWS, HPA, Electronic Trigger Units, DSG etc.....are PTWs even relevant anymore? I'm sure existing owners will swear blind that they are, but with with so many alternatives, a lack of UK retailers stocking them properly anymore, a very high price tag and questionable 'out of the box' reliability, I struggle to see how. Not a hater. I would of had one if I could of afforded one - ten years ago when they were still a 'thing'.

I found a 2-tone KWA from a vendor with ‘BB’ in their name. Not managed to find an all black one though.