Cipher-032 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Had my preorder conformation come through, hurrah! So question time: Recommend me a battery to fit the Magpul handguard please? Im probably going to be a heathen and get the drum mag and adapter unless I can find magazines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesWills Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 16 hours ago, Cipher-032 said: Had my preorder conformation come through, hurrah! So question time: Recommend me a battery to fit the Magpul handguard please? Im probably going to be a heathen and get the drum mag and adapter unless I can find magazines. I use this battery in my magpul handguard: https://eagle6.co.uk/shop/catalog/product/view/id/4693/s/vapextech-airsoft-7-4v-1300mah-25c-lipo-cranstock-battery-with-case-lp302-deans-version/ I would recommend switching the connectors of the battery to MR30's so you don't need to use the adapter as space is tight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hedwins Posted October 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2022 FINALLY got my hands on an MP5 and four spare mags. Found a solution for mounting a scout light which works really well, and allows use of the original TM forend for maximum battery space. The claw mount is the wide TM version. You can mount an optic towards the back, with room to spare for a Surefire offset mount in front of it. The Scout light is long enough that shadowing isn’t an issue, but short enough that ambidextrous handling is still possible without having to change the forend and use a vertical grip. Pressure switch is just taped neatly on the top, as I like to shoot thumb over bore / C-clamp. Got a night game coming up soon and can’t wait to try her out. The suppressor is the TM pro tracer, attached to the adapter which comes in the box with the MP5. Looks good enough for me. Nick G, Lozart, JamesWills and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttackPlatypus Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 That's really neat. I was looking for a way to mount a flashlight to my NGRS. Though I run a UH-1 on mine so may have to go another route as I'm lacking in rail space. Absolutely jealous of your spare mags! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I got 10 minutes out of mine at the weekend and then it made the expensive noise. Disassembly today reveals a stripped piston, although gears are intact. Anyone know if this is proprietary to the MP5, or if it's common to the AK/G36 series? (doesn't look the same tbh) Obvious follow up question - where to get one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjebus Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Hatchet said: I got 10 minutes out of mine at the weekend and then it made the expensive noise. Disassembly today reveals a stripped piston, although gears are intact. Anyone know if this is proprietary to the MP5, or if it's common to the AK/G36 series? (doesn't look the same tbh) Obvious follow up question - where to get one? talk to Frank at fire-support. he can order from TM but it won't be quick (usual TM slowness) Hatchet and TheFull9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttackPlatypus Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Quote 3 hours ago, Hatchet said: I got 10 minutes out of mine at the weekend and then it made the expensive noise. Disassembly today reveals a stripped piston, although gears are intact. Anyone know if this is proprietary to the MP5, or if it's common to the AK/G36 series? (doesn't look the same tbh) Obvious follow up question - where to get one? Oh jeez. That's not good at all. Had you done anything to the gun? This is the first I've heard of the piston stripping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Yup, installed a new spring a while ago (Eagle6 M100 I think), so I accept this is probably down to me. It was literally just a spring change though. Nothing else got touched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters TheFull9 Posted October 31, 2022 Supporters Share Posted October 31, 2022 Bet you didn't even conduct the swap in a hermetic chamber to contain the TM dust 🙄 It's half a joke... I think we're in that early-adopter phase right now with people treading unknown ground with the platform. It may be a one off of course, or maybe this design really doesn't like to be not-stock, or maybe it was a bad early batch, no way to say for sure. Personally I'm only changing the externals on mine and the plan is for that to be all I do, at least for say 3-5 years, even then only in the event they release more variants, the user base grows and really good MOSFETs come out perhaps that are even better than the stock one. My SOCOMs have a few little internal changes in 2 out of 3 (Deans swaps excluded), but I've left one dead stock and I'll bring one modded + the stock gun to any given game, which has worked nicely for many years I have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 It's fair. I fell into the "moar powaaaah!" trap. Also playing outdoors in a dusty environment and judging by the amount of crap, grit, etc on the innards it hasn't helped. I guess by the time I get spares, there'll be mags back in stock. Incidentally, there were a load over at Impulse101, which I was going to order but... eh, maybe not right now. TheFull9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimFromHorsham Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Magpulised TheFull9, JamesWills and MikeMarden 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuukan Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 01/11/2022 at 15:15, JimFromHorsham said: Magpulised What top rail did you get ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyMP5 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 On 31/10/2022 at 17:37, Hatchet said: I got 10 minutes out of mine at the weekend and then it made the expensive noise. Disassembly today reveals a stripped piston, although gears are intact. Anyone know if this is proprietary to the MP5, or if it's common to the AK/G36 series? (doesn't look the same tbh) Obvious follow up question - where to get one? Hey mate just happen to be in Camoraids and noticed a ngrs mp5 being worked on and they are using the new FPS TM ak pistons for the mp5 with a lil modification. Worth speaking to them with how long TM spare parts take. Hatchet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, SonnyMP5 said: Hey mate just happen to be in Camoraids and noticed a ngrs mp5 being worked on and they are using the new FPS TM ak pistons for the mp5 with a lil modification. Worth speaking to them with how long TM spare parts take. Cheers for that. I was in the Combat South shop this week and had a similar conversation with them. This might be the way to go since there are aftermarket AK ones more readily available. Will report back with any news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimFromHorsham Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 First quarter 2023 or so the rumour goes …. @The Waco Kid, get your black kit ready , and the booze Wavey_Gravey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigDoggy Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Magpulised. 😂 JimFromHorsham and TheFull9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey_Gravey Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Was the new SL stock a drop in fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigDoggy Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Wavey_Gravey said: Was the new SL stock a drop in fit? It wasn’t. Had to remove material from the retractable stock which in turn would allow it to be pulled off from the base if the lever is held down manually. The hole for the pin lines up properly however though you’ll really want a locking pin for the rear. I used the one from the other MP5 with the UMP folding stock (has the QD sling mount). SL handguard was also not a drop in fit. You had to remove material around the back end of the handguard so it slots into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimFromHorsham Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 20/12/2022 at 09:56, PigDoggy said: Magpulised. 😂 I like them both a lot ! Nice builds 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooankski Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Hi all. Finally received my MP5 A5 today. I have trawled this thread but can anyone confirm the best battery for these in a standard set up? I was looking at this - https://www.vapextech.co.uk/airsoft-7-4v-1600mah-30c-lipo-battery-with-case-lp014-vapextech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjebus Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 MP5SD6 up for sale on impulse101 now. With EMS shipping it works out at around £550 JimFromHorsham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 7 hours ago, mightyjebus said: MP5SD6 up for sale on impulse101 now. With EMS shipping it works out at around £550 plus 4% import fee and 20% VAT, and then a handling fee if you’re unlucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyjebus Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 2 hours ago, rocketdogbert said: plus 4% import fee and 20% VAT, and then a handling fee if you’re unlucky True. It's up on wolf Armouries for £550 but isn't planned to be in stock until Q1 2023 for those with patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cipher-032 Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Where are people getting their Magpul handguards from? Seems like Pixy dust at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex001 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 IMG_9283.MOV Feeding/magazine help… Hi gents, hoping you can help. I have an issue with feeding on some particular mags, some are better than others but the issue can still occur on the goods mags. As you can see on the video, it doesn’t like to feed until I press the bottom of the mag forwards. It’s a rather intermittent issue but the video shows it at its worst. I think it has something to do with the alignment of the hop unit entry tripping the bb release on the mag but I wondered if anyone has had similar issues and how they solved it. I’ve reassembled multiple times and can’t see anything out of the ordinary. any help or suggestions appreciated 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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