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Couple of updates, it seems that i was incorrect on my opening statement the gas in question is predator 144a gas which i understand is something different to green gas? I phoned Wolf Armouries and basically got the run around with the guy on the phone saying without knowing the temperature of the days when the pistol was chrono'ed he couldn't say anything even though i told him the second skirmish day was noticeably warmer than the first and the gun consistently chrono'ed at around 160fps on both days.

I see what you are saying here and having read the advice on offer, I will most likely not tape the gun up now, but there are issues here that still perplex me. Still the question persists that whether taping a gun and painting a gun are the same thing, whether they are both classified as "manufacturing" an RIF. If the law states that 51% of the gun must be VISIBLY an approved colour, then the taping is indeed an infringement of the law, but if it is stated that the gun must BE 51% an approved colour, then technically, covering up that colour does not go against this - as the gun beneath is still of that approved colour - and we're back into a grey area. I have seen people also ask if they are OK to add rail covers that would drop the visible percentage of the two-tone to below the 51% mark and that seems to have come across as acceptable, so how does covering up the two-tone in that way and covering it up with tape differ? Both are temporary and easily revertable. However, the VCRA does state "modification", without adding any qualifiers for what "modifications" are under the law, so perhaps that means any such "modification", even if it is temporary or easily removed. I don't wish to sound interrogatory or argumentative, it's just a strange and difficult thought, really. Again, after everything said and done, it doesn't seem worth it to run the risk of messing about with the law, simply for aesthetic pleasure. And at this current moment, as someone who only wishes to go to a skirmish (our next local event is on the 25th of May, which I may well go to, but as of yet have not made any bookings or such to do so), I do not have a defence should anything arise.

If it goes below minimum voltage then it looses some from the maximum capacity (1100mAh in your case). If the battery is way below minimum voltage then there is risk of fire, etc, but if it's only slightly below the minimum then it's not going to happen. Of course you should watch it for that few minutes of kickstarting. I've successfully revived a handful of lipos with this method. Both of those chargers are lipo chargers meaning that they are "smart". A dumb charger is something that just gives a somewhat stable output voltage and doesn't check anything. Those always have the output voltage and current written on them.

I heard about that, not many reviews. The agm scar, have you had one or know anything about it?

Just taken the gearbox apart again to have a look for any signs of the issue but can't see anything that would be cause for concern. However, I now have a strange noise of the motor after a Burst every so often. I took a video of it. AEG Problems: http://youtu.be/LEhwzzeuSgQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPYobtxWlVY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9wQ3pINN5M

Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked the review I wrote this review quite a while ago, and nowadays I have to say I'm more inclined to going for proper mil-spec pouches rather than anything cheap from airsoft-club. It's still quite a good website, but if you have a look around on eBay / Flecktarn etc, you could find some very nice stuff and still not have to pay too much. I would strongly recommend UKTactical too. They also has a sale on at the moment for Warrior Assault Systems pouches, which are all real mil-spec quality. Will no doubt last you ages if you are prepared to pay a bit more for them. Actually...that said, I got a WAS triple magazine pouch in the sale for £12.50 posted and that's still a lot cheaper than airsoft brand ones would cost.

What spring does it have? If it's anything under an m120 you're looking at a pre-engagement issue with those 13:1 gears.

Can it be used for anything else?

My hat and Jacket have been dispatched, delayed by the fact that Paypal are dicks and won't allow me to use my card so I have to use the direct debit method. After a lot of searching I have found a possible contender for easier to source Aussie boots: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121138205596?var=420153311515&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 They are a bit pale but at this price they will do. If I use darker polish they will darken up a bit. Then I can just add leather laces. My 1st WW2 game was epic. I was surprised to learn that the weapon that Jerry fears the most is the Sten. Apparently it outperforms anything they have in terms of range, accuracy and rate of fire. I do want a rifle though so may take a gamble on an Ironairsoft/Matrix SMLE.

Too true!! I'm going to try and deconflict as best as possible with other events. Might take a rain check on August, it's probably better for us anyway to be honest as it gives us more organisational time , plus my business partner should be settled in his new job by then and be on a settled rota back in this country. Completely understand about the MoD policy and thats a risk that everyone takes when using their training areas, but it's worth it when it all comes off. From what I've just had explained to me over the past couple of weeks they have had a rethink on how they treat civilian users now and whilst they can still be bumped, the opportunities are fewer, which can only be a good thing I suppose. Should have a few dates by Friday anyway so I'll do some research on other events and try and negotiate a date that doesn't clash with anything

My local sight has a remote control car with ~9 remote dets & smokes on it and front and back cameras- really is awesome, I've not seen anything like it elsewhere.

I have a medical condition which causes me a lot of pain, so I spend a lot of time waiting for meds to take full effect before I can do anything IRL. The meds I take and pain between them also screw up any chance of a sleeping pattern, so times when I feel ok will be as likely to be in the middle of the night as during the day, so there's only some things I can do IRL without becoming the upstairs neighbour from hell.

Getting some VFC Scar. I have the obvious choice between the heavy and the light. I know there's huge differences in real life, but not so much in airsoft. I know the L is a bit more compact, and that it uses standard M4 mags. Is there anything else, and which of the 2 would you choose, and why?

I haven't really done anything on this as a project per-se and these are the very initial stages (nothing here is dimensioned correctly, just traced pretty poorly from images - the original designers would probably pull their hair out to see how butchered their designs have become here) but since I was thinking about AKs and the lack of RIS rails on them generally, I came up with a little idea. Seeing as I have seen many examples of people carving their own AK furniture and integrating things such as foregrips into the design, I thought to myself "maybe it would be interesting to see an AK handguard design with a magpul AFG built into the design. Not as an attachment, but actually integrated, the handguard and AFG from one piece of wood. So, being trained in AutoCAD, I hopped on the computer and churned out these few prototype ideas in a few hours. If I can get proper dimensions of things somewhere, maybe i'll take a stab at carving the furniture myself. I'm just curious to see what others think of this idea, as utterly mental as it might be. (I realise this is a little out of the ordinary for the DIY section as it usually involves something you have actually done, but I didn't want to start a whole new topic for something that might ultimately just be long forgotten about in weeks to come. ) Edit; Bottom one should read "AK74 W/O DETAILS". D'oh!

He was charged. What we need to know was whether it was under the VCRA or the Firearms Act. How on earth did he manage to be found guilty though? I mean yeah, he is obviously a cock, but he did originally gain a place at college so we can assume at least that he can read and string a few thoughts together... and what kind of dipshit is this Mrs Lish his lawyer? How can she possibly have let him say anything in court that cast doubt on whether he had a defence? I was part of an amateur theatre group... yes, my mates and me... never did put the play on... no money to hire a venue... cough... I smell something mendacious about this story. There must be more to it than what has been reported.

I'm starting to agree with you Ian, I don't know how long these loose bore barrels ha e been around but I can't find much in the way of reference material on testing and results, even on Airsoft Mechanics. As you point out the barrel's performance on the bench doesnt necessarily suggest results that could be replicated in the field. But I am willing to keep investigating and trying any suggestions, I have been given a thesis on ballistics to read so I may be gone sometime! Anyway I'm starting to think that the gearbox may be part of the issue as the resting place of the gear and there fore the nozzle allows for the next BB in the hop to sit in such a way that when the nozzle moves forward it is pushed up and mis feeds/folds the upper edge of the hop rubber in trapping the BB. So I'll try a range of products I've found specifically for the barrel and probably strip the gearbox again to make sure I haven't missed anything obvious!

Hey guys, I've been lurking around this forum for a few weeks now, but now is the time that I introduce myself, because I've just moved to Aylesbury from Hungary. I've been playing airsoft for some years now. Back there I had a team and I even worked as an airsoft mechanic for a few years as a second job until I got bored with it. Nowdays I just build custom guns for myself and of course play whenever I can. Unfortunately I will still have to wait a bit before my first game here, because I couldn't bring my rifs with me on the plane. Back in Hungary we (or it's "they" now) have airsoft events the way I prefer. Most of them are considered to be milsim by UK standards. A lot of the games have dresscode (no armbands), no hi-caps, strict command chain, teamwork, radio control, etc. Anything below 100 participants are considered to be a smallish event. 200-250 is the typical. Most of the games are in forests, or in abandoned soviet military bases. I just love patrolling the forest and hunt for the enemy. I hope to find games like that over here (well, without the soviet bases ), as I'm not a big CQB fan. If you know a game like that around Aylesbury, let me know, I will be happy to join. It'll be nice to skirmish with you guys and see how it's done here. Peter

The only one I've seen is this one: http://www.socomtactical.net/clothing-and-equipment/holsters/asg-strike-holster-for-dan-wesson-6-8-black.html , but it's a belt mounted holster only. Can't suggest anything specifically for MOLLE mounting, other than the generic ones you may have seen. As regards the shoulder holster, I've got one to carry my Glock when I'm running light with just a sniper rifle and that is comfortable enough, but I doubt it would be so over a tac vest or with something as heavy as a DW Revolver swinging about in it, as there is nothing to hold the holster in close to your body other than the shoulder and back straps.

If it's anything like the G&G SCAR-L CQC (and I believe it is) if you buy the standard one you get a long barrel, if you get the light version you get a short barrel with an extender. Either way the inner barrel should be the same length I beleive. The Light version (short barrel) is significantly shorter but the standard is no longer than a standard M4A1, the only difference might be that the RIS extends further (on the T4-18 that is).

+1 Not just shit, Marvel's Agents Of Shit. Is the nozzle particular to Polarstar in anything other than name and length?

That front end is here. Whatever you spend on an ex-rental gun, or used parts, remember that you can get a new CM.028 for £78.61 posted from gunfire.pl - for sure, not what you are looking for, but between them and taiwangun.com they have pretty much all the .028 variants for between £80-90 posted, and with them, even though you may not want say, a plastic receiver, or a gearbox, or whatever, you do get all the screws, the bolt cover and rail, the little spring which pushes the rail back against the top cover catch (which nobody seems to sell on its own), wiring which is not only passable but excellent to be reused as the signal wire if/when you want a MOSFET in your new build (because the insulation is very tough), and of course the veritable Kalashnikov of the airsoft world, in that you have to do something really stupid to it to fuck it up, a CYMA 02 Ver3 gearbox (which can be had for £37.50 but most ppl don't know that and happily pay £51.34). I'm not suggesting that you do buy one. By all means build your own; fiddling with my guns is almost as much fun as using them to me, just in a different kind of way. I am saying compare the price anyone is offering to what you can have new for the same amount, because as someone else recently stated on here somewhere (Giant Kiwi possibly), the prices which many people imagine their used AEG's and parts are worth are out there with Dr. Sheldon Cooper compared to used sales of anything else generally, market forces pertaining to supply and demand particularly, and just plain rational thought...

Just find the sites near you on here: http://www.airsoftmap.net/Skirmish/ Gun is fine don't need to do anything, UKARA is all about purchasing new Realistic imitiation firearms not existing ones. You also need some protective gear, face mask etc. Some of the sites will let you rent just that but you'll soon want your own if you intend to stick to it. Ammo, battery and hopefully you are good to go.

There are universal rail mounts that fit around anything tubular, which defines the Sten.

Right,thanks,never mind it was just a thought, I could custom build one as a backstrap attachment,I have access to a workshop. There is the Elite Force Walther PPQ, that seems awesome haven't heard anything bad about it.

I have this http://www.actionhobbies.co.uk/Dan-Wesson-CO2-Revolver-Black-2-5-Inch_A10HKH.aspx?nh=171355#.U2SrXfldWqs Great gun. Nice feel and weight, however if you want to use it for CQB you will need downgrade shells. Also you can mod all of the dan wessons to be stupidly powerful, but then they are too powerful to use anywhere. Easy to strip and you can see everything and you don't have to worry about anything jumping out or springing out when you strip it.