Cromulon1994
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I've had a couple of Hwasans.
The faults are
1. The triggers are just plungers so are a bit odd to use
2. The triggers are made from edam and break
3. Expensive and finnicky shells
I've also done 3 denix 1878 coach gun conversions.
The faults are
1. Denix 1878s now don't open
2. They have to be drilled and pins added which is a little difficult
3. The sears are made from dairylea
4. Uses expensive and finnicky shells
I bought a Umarex T4E. Took 10 minutes to remove the inner barrels, cut down slightly at the breach end, remove the rubber paintball retainers, and add 2.5 inches of 22mm copper pipe in each breach.
Then, 1 minute per shell to make viable.
I use spent 20g shells which I get bags of totally free from a local gunshop. They have to be trimmed and the primers knocked out and a 10mm hole drilled in the rear.
I'm yet to paint it, but the results are that the shells hold 30bbs, have a proper sawn off spread, and are disposable. (Not that I want to lose them but it means I can eject and reload on the fly without worrying about shells at 10 quid a pop).
It works that well I'm going to be buying a second.
The downside is it's not as realistic as the 2 other options but it is well made, like the H8R, and is a genuinely useable shotgun.
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The faults are
1. The triggers are just plungers so are a bit odd to use
2. The triggers are made from edam and break
3. Expensive and finnicky shells
I've also done 3 denix 1878 coach gun conversions.
The faults are
1. Denix 1878s now don't open
2. They have to be drilled and pins added which is a little difficult
3. The sears are made from dairylea
4. Uses expensive and finnicky shells
I bought a Umarex T4E. Took 10 minutes to remove the inner barrels, cut down slightly at the breach end, remove the rubber paintball retainers, and add 2.5 inches of 22mm copper pipe in each breach.
Then, 1 minute per shell to make viable.
I use spent 20g shells which I get bags of totally free from a local gunshop. They have to be trimmed and the primers knocked out and a 10mm hole drilled in the rear.
I'm yet to paint it, but the results are that the shells hold 30bbs, have a proper sawn off spread, and are disposable. (Not that I want to lose them but it means I can eject and reload on the fly without worrying about shells at 10 quid a pop).
It works that well I'm going to be buying a second.
The downside is it's not as realistic as the 2 other options but it is well made, like the H8R, and is a genuinely useable shotgun.
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