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Since lockdown turned off the fun tap, I found I couldn't bear to talk or even think about airsoft without being able to play, thus the absence.  It's not you, it's me.

But with the latest Scotch.gov announcement today being as clear as mud about when our indoor-outdoor-contact-non-contact-sports-hobby-event will be allowed to restart, I've finally cracked.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Phew.

What have I been doing?  Dreaming about airsoft (really), and getting my tech on.  DIYing mosfets, a surprising number of which haven't shorted out yet.  Upgrading this, optimising the other, dialling everything in to 340-ish FPS.  Tracer hop units. Getting my project CYMA M4 back into working order and discovering that the stock gearbox and motor are actually pretty decent if you get them shimmed, lubed and well fed with electrons.  Even shoehorning a 1200mAh lipo and mosfet into an over-sprung AEP and getting some pretty snappy response out of it at 250fps.

The one failure so far is the lonnnnng V3 trigger pull on my MP5K, which has defeated better bodgers than me. It's a fine balancing act of quicker contact vs non-cutting cut-off, but it looks like I'll have more time to work on it now. ?

Well, I'll go and check what you reprobates have been up to. Nothing sensible, I trust.

 
Welcome back Geeeeeezer!

Oh just went and got another TM recoil.... that's it...

Oh Macks been on fire too.... we have been imparting our advice and wisdom to dreamers....

 
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And who the fuck is this guy?

Anyone ever saw him?

 
Stretch has noticed you've been missing, Borg.

I won a Marui USP in a raffle.. highlight of lockdown ?

 
gutted my g&g rk-74e....................first time teching

fucked off the g&g mosfet and fitted a perun

new 16.1 gears (shimmed right on the 5th try) :D

30k infinity motor

everything replaced in the gearbox

formerly shooting 260 fps at 17rps

now shooting 340fps at 24rps

so far so good it hasn't destroyed itself

 
Rogerborg said:
The one failure so far is the lonnnnng V3 trigger pull on my MP5K, which has defeated better bodgers than me. It's a fine balancing act of quicker contact vs non-cutting cut-off, but it looks like I'll have more time to work on it now. ?
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Gate Titan ?

Yeh lockdown just meant more work and less play ultimately... i still kid myself that itll all be over soon.

Still bought an MK23, M870, PPQ and MWS to quell the sorrow, but now my wallets giving me jip - whats a guy to do ?

I knew there was a disturbance in the force but hadnt realised it was the lack of a hi vis vest :D

Still so jammy @L3wisD

 
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For your mp5:

Gate Titan, sorbo pad with plenty of ptfe tape, R-Hop and then send it to Luke.

 
L3wisD said:
Stretch has noticed you've been missing, Borg.
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He doesn't own me, he didn't get custardy.

I won a Marui USP in a raffle.. highlight of lockdown ?
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To cries of "Boo, fix!" ?

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gutted my g&g rk-74e....................first time teching

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so far so good it hasn't destroyed itself
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Crikey, that's good going.  It's taken me a couple of years to get around to fixing what I'd "over optimised" in my M4.  I wonder how many toy gnus have been A) improved and B) ruined through frustrated idleness in the past couple of months.

Yeh lockdown just meant more work and less play ultimately... i still kid myself that itll all be over soon.
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I don't want to get political... so I won't.  But yes, it's a bit of a drag.  I'm working from home and actually missing my motorcycle commute.

Still bought an MK23, M870, PPQ and MWS to quell the sorrow, but now my wallets giving me jip - whats a guy to do ?
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Upgrade them. :D

I knew there was a disturbance in the force but hadnt realised it was the lack of a hi vis vest :D
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Eh, it's really been a case of avoiding temptation... otherwise I might have joined you in retail therapy (I need a gas shotgun in my life).  Although my UKARA's expired and I've very deliberately not asked about renewing it... 

Must be tough for retailers at the moment, I wonder if any of them are getting a bit... generous... with accepting defences.

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For your mp5:

Gate Titan, sorbo pad with plenty of ptfe tape, R-Hop and then send it to Luke.
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I am thinking that optical might be the only way to deal with those Satanic two-piece triggers, although I'd likely cheap out on a T238 for under £30 delivered.

Or, as a genuine option, ask Luke if there's anything that can be done with the mechanical trigger.

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Don't forget to completely fill the box with earwax and the barrel with dog hair.
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Cat whiskers and spunk (not cat spunk (probably)).

 
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Rogerborg said:
I am thinking that optical might be the only way to deal with those Satanic two-piece triggers, although I'd likely cheap out on a T238 for under £30 delivered.

Or, as a genuine option, ask Luke if there's anything that can be done with the mechanical trigger.
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I was actually being serious about the Titan. That and a microswitch of some sort (with a warfet hard wired into) are the only 2 ways (that I know of) to achieve a hair-like trigger response. Maybe a G&G v3 etu + perun upgrade kit (combined are almost as expensive as a titan, but hey, it's another option).

 
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I was actually being serious about the Titan. That and a microswitch of some sort (with a warfet hard wired into) are the only 2 ways (that I know of) to achieve a hair-like trigger response. Maybe a G&G v3 etu + perun upgrade kit (combined are almost as expensive as a titan, but hey, it's another option).
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And I'm seriously considering it.  However, it costs significantly more than the base gun and I wouldn't use most of the functionality.  I'm not even looking for a hair-trigger, just a shorter pull and and in particular reset for semi auto use.  With a mosfet wired in I got the required trigger pull down to a very small amount just by shimming the trigger to take out most of the V3 two-piece slop.  Which was great until I realised that the tension needs to come right off to allow the trolley to reset in semi-auto.

All that said, I improved it a fair bit by just placing pieces of cut up pencil eraser on the front and back of the trigger to limit its travel against the receiver both forwards and backwards, then gradually paring them down until it triggers and resets reliably, then gluing them place, which can be done when the gun is fully assembled.  I love a simple, cheap bodge.

 
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Those gears btw

 
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