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  1. The_Lord_Poncho

    Ares HPA ‘drop in’ gearbox in an MP5?

    I know of at least a few members on here that have an Ares HPA drop in gearbox, but I’m hoping feedback on this question won’t necessarily be restricted to those ‘early adopters’.  I rather like the idea of building a relatively quiet MP5SD based around the Ares HPA gearbox  - the gearbox choice...
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    Sources of thrust bearings for spring guides

    I have a few spring guides which don't have bearings (and neither do the corresponding piston heads have bearings either). I believe the type of bearing that typically is used on spring guides is known as a 'thrust bearing'. Typically these can be had for a few pence, especially from the like of...
  3. The_Lord_Poncho

    Why is this happening?!

    So - I've re-built a V2 gearbox - nothing fancy, standard wiring and trigger contacts, no mosfet or anything like that. Connecting up the motor wires to a motor outside of the receiver to test trigger function - spins the motor absolutely fine. Assemble into a lower receiver, attach the grip...
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    What OEM is this Umarex G36C?

    Picked up an old G36C+ a classic 'Bag of Bits' from a friend for £40. The rif seems pretty solid, nicely trademarked, and is marked with UMAREX licencing details on the magwell. Shoots quite nicely actually at circa 1J. I've been researching who the OEM could be, as I'm quite tempted to give...
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    Modern molle mag pouches for STG-44 mags?

    Having just picked up an STG-44, with a number of spare 190 rnd mid caps for it, I realise that I have a bit of a dilemma in the mag carriage department. Those mags are huge! Comparison photo below showing a Krytac M4 mag, AK74 mag, and then the ST-44 behemoth. A full 26cm long! I know that...
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    Amazing service from Mancraft (Poland)

    Just felt motivated to give these guys a mention - so very impressed. I picked up a rather knackered Mancraft PDIK off the classifieds here some months back as part of an old rifle, discovered that it leaked air badly when connected up, and after fiddling around with replacing the seals...
  7. The_Lord_Poncho

    Inner barrel rotates within hop unit

    I have a particular (M4) inner barrel which seems to rather freely rotate within its ZCI hop unit. The C-Clip is correctly seated, but the rotation of the inner barrel either direction by a few mm is pretty easy without any real resistance at all. Obviously makes centralising the patch for the...
  8. The_Lord_Poncho

    Any decent Crye style (or similar) clone trousers with a long length leg?

    All in the title really! I've struggled for years to find a source of adequate quality Crye style trousers that have a sufficiently long length inner seam - for around £65 or less. Most clones seem to only come with regular, and occasionally short length legs. Specifically I'm after a 36 inch...
  9. The_Lord_Poncho

    Mancraft PDIK V2 gen2 - Air leak repair

    I’ve recently picked up a second hand Mancraft PDIK V2 gen2, and I’ve built it into a very nice Knights SR15 kit (shout to 18airsoft for the parts- very rapidly becoming my favourite overseas retailer- with this latest order taking slightly over one week to drop through the door). Problem is...
  10. The_Lord_Poncho

    Using/fitting a torch to a pump action shotgun

    In a few days time I'm looking at running my new Golden Eagle M870 (https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/golden-eagle-type-870-m8871-railed-gas-shotgun) in the Epsom Tunnels (CQB). I'm struggling to identify a viable way of mounting a torch with pressure switch - what do people suggest? I imagine that...
  11. The_Lord_Poncho

    AAP Carbine - HPA pressure, barrel length, and potential volume issues

    So I have a AAP based carbine - built up around the TTI PCC kit, and currently enjoying a 21cm Unicorn airsoft barrel and bucking. I've run a game with it using the rather nifty Airtac MP5 mag HPA adapter, and it performed....adequately. Aside from the outer barrel being rather wobbly affecting...
  12. The_Lord_Poncho

    If I hear one more Youtuber referring to an 'M' 'K' 23....

    What is it with at least 50% of You tubers who insist on calling a MK23 (i.e. 'Mark23') pistol an 'M' 'K' 23?!! It makes me cringe every time! Am I being irrationally intolerant? Probably, but I can't help it - I just want to throw stuff at the screen when they do it, and once you've heard them...
  13. The_Lord_Poncho

    Army Armament R34 light striking with WE Mags?

    I’ve an issue with my Army Armament R34 (Glock 34) apparently light striking with all mags (inc WE, Action Army etc.) except the one that it came with. At least I assume the problem is light striking - a little pfft and an initial very low powered shot, with zero blowback. Pistol works perfectly...
  14. The_Lord_Poncho

    Should you purge your gas magazines?

    I've come across posts (generally not on this forum mind) which indicate that you can get air trapped inside your GBB magazines, and to remedy they advocate purging them.  Usually via a process of depressing the knocker valve for a few seconds as you fill them.  Is this really a 'thing'? It...
  15. The_Lord_Poncho

    AAP carbine – failure to feed at 15c but cycles fine?

    So I have recently built up an AAP carbine – based around the TTI PCC kit, with a 210mm inner barrel. In terms of working parts, the only upgrade has been to add in a 150% nozzle return spring. In testing, everything worked absolutely fine – reliable feeding, good accuracy/range, and shooting...
  16. The_Lord_Poncho

    TTI PCC carbine (AAP-01) – worthwhile?

    I’ve a few AEGs, and now have developed a bit of a hankering for something rather different. A GBB pistol carbine rather appeals, and having handled a SSX303 a while back, that initially crossed my mind. However, I already have an upgraded Mk23, and know the trigger to be horrible. And frankly...
  17. The_Lord_Poncho

    DE UTR45 - very erratic hop?

    Hi all - upon trying out a new DE UTR45, the hop seems to be incredibly erratic - varying from being spot on (and stunningly accurate) for ten shots or so, to dramatically underhopping (i.e. no hop being applied by the unit at all) for a random number of shots, to then overhopping etc etc. No...
  18. The_Lord_Poncho

    Solution- Super easy way to reversibly semi lock a Cyma 098 SR25

    All - I'm not sure if it is general knowledge, but from internet research it transpires that the usual trimming of an M4 style selector plate to semi lock isn't always successful on the Cyma SR25 (098). There exists an alternative very easy way to semi lock them which does not involve drilling...
  19. The_Lord_Poncho

    Wire placement issue - rear wiring a front wired G&G GC16 M4

    Whilst going through the process of turning a old front wired G&G GC16 into a rear wired L119(ish) set up, I've come across a bit of an issue in the feeding of wires out of the back of the lower receiver. The old G&G design (no idea if they have updated it since) looks like the image...
  20. The_Lord_Poncho

    Good options for tiger stripe?

    Right, so I've spent an inordinate amount of time trawling past threads and Google in an attempt to source a good (and currently available) set of tiger stripe. Appreciating there are many many varieties, the pattern that I'm most keen on is the less dense/less dark/more green than brown type-...
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