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The 'What have you just bought' Thread

hitmanNo2 said:
That's good to know about their CS.  You weren't at the Ascension Research event last weekend were you as someone was talking about their Blocs breaking in the same place.  I'm just wondering how widespread of an issue that is.  But if they sort it should it occur, that's nice to know.  
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No, not me buddy. Interestingly, I broke the replacement set in the same place when I was changing lenses. Given the design, I guess that's always going to be the weak spot, but my Sawflys have survived many a lens change over the past eight years. 

LIke I said though, their customer service was spot on and their response time on Insta was really good. Absolutely cannot fault them for that, and instead applaud them for showing far more care than so many other established brands. 

 
I believe this is a Zero One G33 Style flip-to-side 3x Magnifier. The magnifier itself is actually pretty clear without any noticeable warping/deformation at the edges but the eye box is really tight. Not all that bothered about it's downsides, I bought it for looks rather than functionality. I'll have to try slapping it on a rifle and seeing how well it works for spotting. Picked it up for £15 which a good deal when they're £75 RRP.

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C-Diddy said:
No comms, no bombs, right

**edit** forgot to say, I ordered these from the Earmor store. I put everything in my basket, then got distracted, went to do something else, and by the time I returned, they'd emailed me a 15% discount code, so, you know, save yourselves some money ?

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Handy bit of advice! Will keep this in mind when I eventually fall down the comms rabbithole [me and my mate just got our first comms, a set of Baofeng-888S which considering it was like 20-something quid; two units, two chargers and two sets of all the accessories plus a nice little.. poundland in-ear microphone each really isn't too bad!], PTT looks like an terrifying money pit and I dare not put a foot in that puddle just yet or I might end up homeless.

Speaking of things I've bought - I decided to get brave and take down the fire-control group on my WE G18c that I bought off here second hand and promptly fixed, then modified, then restored to it's rightful status as a WE G18 (completely fucking broken lmao) and turns out the hammer wasn't a fan of.. full auto mag-dumping with an aftermarket +50% or so recoil spring. In 28 degree weather. Using red gas. Four times in quick succession.

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Turns out, these are supposed to be together...

It might have been a little moment of weakness, but - my nephew thought it was the coolest thing ever! Steel replacements have been ordered for the entire hammer assembly alongside a new return spring (the old one decided to snap in half when I took a pair of pliers to it and embeded spring steel powder in my middle finger, wasn't the nicest!) alongside some of the annoying springs in-case they decide to ping off the bloody thing into outer space to never be witnessed by a human being ever again. Plus an enhanced nozzle to install when the green one either explodes from red-gas abuse or when I can be bothered.

Now all I need is a BlackHawk for the thing but poor Klarna's been abused enough for one week.

Amen.

MOLLE grenade pouch also on the way for the little Novritsch gas refiller container thingy.

 
C-Diddy said:
No comms, no bombs, right

**edit** forgot to say, I ordered these from the Earmor store. I put everything in my basket, then got distracted, went to do something else, and by the time I returned, they'd emailed me a 15% discount code, so, you know, save yourselves some money ?

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I’ve heard mixed reviews about the Earmors but keep looking at them, let me know what you think of them!

 
Jacob Wright said:
I’ve heard mixed reviews about the Earmors but keep looking at them, let me know what you think of them!
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I think there's mixed reviews about everything ?

Just testing them in the house (me in the kitchen, the lad upstairs) with Naofeng UV5-Rs, they work and the sound is clear from the mics and through the headset speakers. They seem well made, are comfortable and they look like theyll stand up to a BB hit or two, so that's good enough for me. What they'll be like in the field is a different matter of course.

My hearing is already shot, so the noise reduction is too little too late, but should reduce the 'what the fuck was that' moments when a tag round lands near you. 

Overall, first impressions decent but reserving judgement as always.

 
I have the Earmor M20-T which are the ear-plug style ones. It has outside mode (more sound amplification), indoor (less sound amplification) and silent (no amplification). They cut out loud sound very well for only being ear plugs. I tested them in my garage with a 9mm blank and they cut out all of the 'loudness' of noise while it's still audible but safe enough for your hearing.

Do the Earmor M32 totally cut out all sound when they detect something loud or do they just reduce it? I'm asking as I have an unknown brand headset which totally cuts out all audio when something is too loud rather than just reducing it.

 
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Ah fair enough, I think I've heard that the quality isn't great and some have been known to fall apart. But like you say, which product doesn't have mixed reviews!

Ditto on the hearing front.. my only concern is losing the ability to hear what's going on around me so it would be interesting to know about how they are with ambient noise.

 
I've heard the same things, but I really don't want to be splashing out on Peltors, so we'll see. It'll be a little while til I can try them in a game sadly, but I'm hoping they'll be better than the in-ear and fist mic set-up they've replaced. 

@MrTeathe headsets are rated NR22, which, I believe, reduces noise to a 'safe' level, rather than blocking it completely. Sounds similar to the earbuds you have.  

 
Scalarworks repro, very good/impressed.

Warhead brushless, fitted up with Lonex helical pinion.

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Get all the metal parts cerakoted soon, then I can build it up properly.

For anyone interested the Vector Optics 1x prism has to be THE best quality and value for money optic I’ve ever encountered.

 
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MrTea said:
Do the Earmor M32 totally cut out all sound when they detect something loud or do they just reduce it? I'm asking as I have an unknown brand headset which totally cuts out all audio when something is too loud rather than just reducing it.
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My M32’s reduce the sound to a ‘pop’ rather than kill the sound, and that’s playing in some very tight CQB environments.

They also give different levels of hearing.  I have them set one setting above normal as that gives me a bit of an edge without being too overwhelming.  They’re a bit ‘tinny’

when cranked up all the way, and there’s a bit of background hiss, but they’re excellent and I’ll buy another pair as/when these die

 
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TM P226R and two mags. Very giddy atm; pistols sure are cool. Not sure why I've put off buying one for so long.

Technically I should be using a P220 for my JGSDF loadout but there is a balance to be struck between impression accuracy and airsoft practicality. This is a fine middle ground.

 
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Nothing special i know, but I've Just bought that silicone insert for the Odin.....wow!  It makes a mahoosive difference. 

Thinking I'm going to have another crack at using mid caps.  Have learnt that my Odin spits out 12 bbs for every turn, which hopefully will help me lift the curse of poorly feeding mags. 

 
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Ooh, every time I see an MP5K my 90s' action movie nostalgia kicks in and I want to get one! 

Good haul there, pal

 
Dan Robinson said:
Nothing special i know, but I've Just bought that silicone insert for the Odin.....wow!  It make a mahoosive difference. 
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It is a game changer.

Dan Robinson said:
Thinking I'm going to have another crack at using mid caps.  Have learnt that my Odin spits out 12 bbs for every turn, which hopefully will help me lift the curse of poorly feeding mags. 
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One option is ammo, used to have endless midcap syndrome before switching to geoffs.

Other option is a stub of ~60mminner barrel (or similar pipe type material), drill and pin one end. Becomes a handy method of extracting a fixed number of bb's post fill

 
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