It's been a while - what is new?

[simonh]

so the last time I went to an airsoft event was in 2019 (I think, could have been 2018) and every gun I had with me played up to such an extent it ruined the day. I got home in a mood chucked the kit in the attic and told myself I was done with airsoft.

 

I then decided I was going to sell all my kit but needed to get it all working, so bought mosfets, new gears and all sorts of bits and went through every one of my guns and made them all work again as they should do. Then I thought why sell everything I'll just do a few events, by this time it is march 2020 and we all know what happened next...

 

so with one thing and another since lockdown ended I've been Ill, my partner had a significant spinal operation and I needed to manage her recovery from that and I never got around to going to any events or selling the kit until today.

 

So I've booked for the 5th of December with bloodbath events at Clipstone headstocks

 

now at this point my lipos are probably 6 years old, all 1450mAh 7.4v 25C 10Wh things, they seem in good shape not bloating or anything (they were put away with a maintenance charge) and seem to be charging fine, will these still be good, are there any better options out there these days?

 

Similarly the BB's I have will be at least two years old, they should still be fine - i guess I'll find out when I do some test firing this week, other than that what is new in the world of airsoft?

 

Simon

[EDcase]

Welcome back Simon 🖐

 

Yeah, if they charge with an intelligent charger they're fine. (What charger have u got?)

You can get Lithium Ion (Li-On) batteries now but I haven't used any so duno if they're better.

 

BBs will be fine.  (Bios might be an issue so test a few to be sure)

 

Nothin new except airsoft pew pews are much harder and more expensive to get with Brexit and Corona messing up supply.

Very few European retailers ship to UK anymore. (Gunfire is the only one I know of that will)

[simonh]

Charger is an Imax B6 which I think can do a conditioning charge as well if memory serves.

 

I'll give the batteries a charge up and chrono the guns, hopefully they will all work as they should - I can't recall what mix of springs and hop rubbers I have in everything so hopefully nothing is too hot.

 

Just need to see if I can get some fitness back before I run around like a loon all day

[EDcase]

Yeah, that's a good charger (Same one I have)  Use 'Balance' charge mode.

 

Hop rubbers may have deteriorated so be prepared to replace those but they're low cost and relatively easy to replace by you or a tech.

 

Fitness is another matter 😉

 

Edited November 1, 2021 by EDcase