JamesAirsofterAgent

I was given the choice of whether to have the cooling fins. Later versions didn't have them and I knew they would be fiddly to do so I said I was not fussed which version was made. It would seem Dadio wanted to make cooling fins
The fins were a gradual process of getting the diameter of the fins and the spacing right.
What I was not expecting was a functioning barrel release catch. Dadio claims it was just the simplest way to join the gun together, I think he was just having waay too much fun building this
The magwell came next. My original idea had been to take the magwell from the Sten and re-use it. This would save building a new mag release catch. dadio preferred to make a new one with the mag around the other way so that it could tilt forward slightly as it does on the real gun.

A whole new mag release catch was fashioned, utilising a groove found on MP40/Sten mags that up until now had no purpose. This catch now matched the appearance of the mag release on the real gun.
Kinda starting to take shape.

Back in October I posted asking for someone willing to make me an Owen gun on both this forum and on ww2airsoft.org.uk.

I eventually got 2 replies but the 1st reply was from Dadio on ww2airsoft.org.uk and having seen some of his earlier creations I knew he would do a decent job. The plan was to use the ASG Sten as the basis for the gun and by the beginning of November, one had been ordered and work started.


It was found that the Sten hop up could be modified to take a vertical mag and still use the large housing that the Sten hopup sits in. This is the key feature of the Sten design that causes much annoyance to the WW2 german airsofters as it makes the hop up very consistent.
The next stage was to make the cutouts in the main tubing to fit the gearbox. The gearbox of the Sten is a modified version 7 gearbox (as you would find in an M14 but full auto only).
Next the barrel was threaded for a new compensator. The 1st compensator was too short.

The second attempt was better.

You clearly never played Red River then. Such gems as "stick a tampon in it and get back in the fight!"

That's the Marui Scar-L ready for tomorrows skirmish.
 

I'm really fascinated by how popular SA80s (no one in the military calls them L85s) are in the airsoft world. My friend has a WE SA80A2 and he's fitted it out with the DD RIS, an eotech, fore grip and torch. I tried it a couple of times and on CQB is pretty badass! Especially as the GBB mechanism is right next to your head!
I should be getting my hands on my WE SA80A2 when I get back next week, I bought it on here and it has come with the DD RIS, ACOG, riser, Dr sight, gripod and LLM, pretty much up to Afghan spec. I'll post some pics when I get it.
The SA80 was actually quite popular when first introduced due to its small, compact size. Its unreliability killed its reputation within the military, but the A2 version really is the business, with over 10 years of combat proven reliability in Iraq and Afghanistan behind it, the "external upgrades", the RIS, LLM (used with HMNVS) gripod, the ACOG and now the ELCAN Spectre and of course the UGL have made it cool and desirable, coupled with its reliabilty and accuracy due to the barrel length, it really is a world class rifle.
The LSW remains extremely under-rated, hampered by being magazine fed and has pretty much been replaced the the LMG (M249). It's nickname of "Crow-Cannon" shows really what the military thinks of it.
The Carbine, the L22, is gaining popularity as is seen by its expanded use from AFV crews and air crew to the likes of the RM Fleet Protection Group, hope someone is going to make a GBB one, because that's definitely on my shopping list!!
Even the Cadets have been able to feel the love and have seen the much maligned L98A1 Cadet GP Rifle with the horrible straight pull cocking handle has gone and we now have new TMHs (Trigger Mechanism Housings) and proper A2 working parts and gas parts to give us the L98A2 Cadet Rifle, fixed to single shot.
It's gonna be around for a few years yet and there's no real contender out there that stands out as an obvious replacement.
The AR/M16/M4 platform is now old and does not out perform the SA80 family of weapons. Attempts to find a successor to it have resulted in the FN SCAR and the H&K 416, neither being a real leap forward. The 416 does owe some of its reliability to what H&K developed working on the SA80, just look at the short stroke gas piston.
 
I know Ed's got some great pics and great guns, I'd love to see more pics of SA80s and Brit style load outs on here, don't be shy!! You know we all love to show off!!!

So, a CONCEPT ART was released in an interview with IGN for Star Wars BattleFront on next gen.
 

Thank god its a pixelated version... im actually feeling sick just contemplating that there might be an uncensored version out there

I'm doing a VERY necropost here, and I apologies in advance for that, but I just realised something
 
THAT PICTURE/THIS THREAD is the first result for Jambwow on Google Images.
 

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the face behind jbbg:
 

Was gonna post in this thread, then I took an arrow in the knee.

Most of the dialogue in Battlefield 4, primarily because of the really excessive swearing.

G&P mk46
TM 416 recoil with vision king short dot and geissele rail
TM 416
Bolt cutters... just because

Latest pics of mine with yet another different sight / scope & all internals upgraded
 




 

*(even thou I'm personally all for having an optic)

+1 for ak12 ya did & another +1 for getting the blue off the a47
nice collection indeed - any radicalist would turn green with envy
(soz just kidding & apoligies if last remark offends but does look a little like an IS armoury)

In the process of mounting some of my AKs on the wall, yeah, I know one of them is an SVD Dragunov so not technically an AK, but what the hell eh?:
 

The most valid shooting test ever.
 
M50A Sniper Rifle
 
Sas1 this gun is absolutely amazing i bought mine yesterday and it arrived to day and finished setting it up and adjusted the sight, and its very accurate, i had a tea plate sized target about 10 meters+ away and shot 10 bb's at it and i couldnt believe it all 10 bb's hit the target. this is a must have gun

TM M&P.


I'd apologise for the quality of the pictures but you're probably all used to my phone camera's shitiness by now.

Better pics of the M24.
Looks a lot darker in person though.

28mm war-gaming tends to be expensive by standard. Warlord Games are one of the cheapest 28mm brands on the market though. Its an easy game to convert though to other scales. If you want to game for much less then take a look at plastic soldier company's 15mm range. You can get an entire company for about £15-20s.

Thanks bro, one day i will get round to buying a matching shirt!

Yeah, cos the rest us us guys who run around the woods playing soldiers at weekends are totally mature and stuff!

10/10- Game Of The Year