Rabbitisnotreallyhere Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 so should i get one after the epm1 rx release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Allen Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 That is a decision that only you can make. Was your post a question, a statement or a really bad attempt at haiku? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButcherBill Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, Rabbitisnotreallyhere said: so should i get one after the epm1 rx release Yes, buy 6 Anonymoose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymoose Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 14 minutes ago, ButcherBill said: Yes, buy 6 At least 6. ButcherBill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButcherBill Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Maybe 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymoose Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 6 minutes ago, ButcherBill said: Maybe 8 8 sounds better. (I have no idea what we're even talking about.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButcherBill Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 In that case we should double down... 16 & a mahoosive chest rig to carry them. Colin Allen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Allen Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 7 minutes ago, ButcherBill said: In that case we should double down... 16 & a mahoosive chest rig to carry them. And a few on the back for his or her buddies to grab if they need them; that should get it up to at least 20, which sounds like a decent number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButcherBill Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 (edited) Now THAT's team thinking. is a bandolier a bit kitsch or a necessity? Edited February 4 by ButcherBill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Allen Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, ButcherBill said: Now THAT's team thinking. is a bandolier a bit kitsch or a necessity? A bandolier seems sensible and is probably a necessity. What about drop leg mag pouches as well? A couple on each leg would be useful. ButcherBill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiantKiwi Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Had to go look what it was - Anyone actually believe the shit PTS spout? "Self Lubricating Resin Shell" - Do fuck right off, PTS. Jacob Wright, Anonymoose and Cannonfodder 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austeyr Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 2 hours ago, ButcherBill said: Now THAT's team thinking. is a bandolier a bit kitsch or a necessity? A singular bandolier? In this day and age? Ludicrous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 6 hours ago, GiantKiwi said: Had to go look what it was - Anyone actually believe the shit PTS spout? "Self Lubricating Resin Shell" - Do fuck right off, PTS. This was the one which got me "Base Dot Matrix Pattern: This feature allows for personalized magazine marking with a marker or paint pen for ownership identification, magazine load distinction, etc." Do they really think no other magazine can be written or drawn on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy40 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 8 hours ago, GiantKiwi said: Had to go look what it was - Anyone actually believe the shit PTS spout? "Self Lubricating Resin Shell" - Do fuck right off, PTS. Yes... https://www.igus.com/company/self-lubricating-plastics TheFull9 and Lozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButcherBill Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 (edited) 10 hours ago, Austeyr said: A singular bandolier? In this day and age? Ludicrous! Aye but overkill gets you killed, as evident from these historic images from AKTULE badasses... Edited February 5 by ButcherBill Austeyr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Why would anyone need their magazine to be self lubricating? If they dont fit then maybe pts should just make them the right size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy40 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 38 minutes ago, Cannonfodder said: Why would anyone need their magazine to be self lubricating? If they dont fit then maybe pts should just make them the right size It won't be for fitment into the magwell but for the spring and follower inside it. I'd be assuming that only the seperate internal part of the mag, not it's shell, is made with the impregnated plastic. Cannonfodder and TheFull9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted February 5 Supporters Share Posted February 5 52 minutes ago, Cannonfodder said: If they dont fit then maybe pts should just make them the right size Hey, it's a perfectly adequate size. ButcherBill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Fatboy40 said: It won't be for fitment into the magwell but for the spring and follower inside it. I'd be assuming that only the seperate internal part of the mag, not it's shell, is made with the impregnated plastic. In that case I'd be worried about the lubricating stuff leaving a residue inside the channel which can get transferred to the bbs next time the mag is filled causing problems with hop up Galvatron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted February 5 Supporters Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Cannonfodder said: In that case I'd be worried about the lubricating stuff leaving a residue inside the channel which can get transferred to the bbs next time the mag is filled causing problems with hop up That's not really how self lubricating plastic works. TheFull9, Cannonfodder and Fatboy40 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButcherBill Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, Lozart said: That's not really how self lubricating plastic works. My mind is now so far in the gutter I'm wading. Cannonfodder, Lozart, Anonymoose and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Lozart said: That's not really how self lubricating plastic works. Fair enough. How do they work without leaving anything behind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted February 5 Supporters Share Posted February 5 12 minutes ago, Cannonfodder said: Fair enough. How do they work without leaving anything behind? This might explain it a bit https://readingplastic.com/self-lubricating-plastic/ To be honest it's all bit beyond my own personal ken, but it comes up quite a lot in the kind of work we do (automation, machine control etc). Cannonfodder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymoose Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 2 hours ago, Cannonfodder said: Fair enough. How do they work without leaving anything behind? I think in some cases "self-lubricating" is a bit misleading, as they really mean "low friction". PTFE is a good example, it's very low friction and often described as self-lubricating but it's not like it has absorbed lubricant that can leak from it, it's just an inherently low friction/wear-resistant material. Acetal/Delrin is another example. I think Oilite was one of the first "true" self-lubricating materials, a porous bronze impregnated with oil for use as bushings and plain bearings. Jacob Wright and Cannonfodder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters TheFull9 Posted Friday at 22:19 Supporters Share Posted Friday at 22:19 On 05/02/2025 at 06:36, Cannonfodder said: Do they really think no other magazine can be written or drawn on? You can 100% paint pen on any mag, but the matrix is a fairly prominent feature of the de facto global gold standard of 556 magazines - https://magpul.com/pmag-30-ar-m4-gen-m3.html?mp_global_color=118 Military customers want it, as do many civilian shooters; it's probably stipulated in some government contracts too I'd imagine. Just means the paint in the recesses basically won't ever rub off, or not for a very very long time. More longevity of marking even if the user is crawling around in middle eastern sand all day every day for months on end. Still a minor feature, but it essentially costs the exact same to manufacture each mag with or without the matrix, so for people who need markings that will last under rough handling they might as well include it. Obviously irrelevant for airsofters but then again of course so is 90% of what people buy for airsoft. Lozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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