It has been a great two days in terms of airsoft for me, both in terms of client work and with my own collection.

The final pieces arrive for a client's gun. Got to button down the hatches and finish the build. With some light tuning and my current favorite internal bits, the gun has really come around. It is nice to find that what I think to be true, continues to be the right choices. I like certain companies for certain parts. PDI for barrels (but DB Customs might be a better option as he will custom cut barrels). PGC for metal bodies, especially for TM bodies. KM for Hi Flow valves. And the king, Shooters Design for slides, springs and internals. I really think that SD parts are the standard, some will be better, but they are the bare minimum when it comes to fitting and function.

I also swapped in a Proud buffer set up into my Hi Capa 6.0. Man did it liven up the action. Before it had a monstrous kick, heavier than my old DE Hard Kick, but the return was just a little off. The big heavy slide just lagged that tiny little bit, just enough to make it seem slow. The buffer has really livened the return to the point that it still kicks (obviously not as much as before) but enough to feel solid, but the cycle time is drastically shortened. The action actually feels close to how the gun shoots with the ABS slide and a recoil spring. Snappy, and now it is really accurate. I managed to put six shots in under an inch at 5m. Well worth it, there really is something to short stroking a slide.

My next GBB project just might be another TM Hi Capa 5.1, but with a short stroked recoil guide and an ABS slide. Man that set up is going to fly. I might look into removing as much recoil force as possible, but part of me wonders if that will make it too bland in terms of shooting fun. I am going to try and find a Tanio Koba six inch slide so I can run the same recoil and barrel set up as in my SVI, for maximum accuracy and power, but with the super cycles speed from using the ABS slide. I could also opt for a Nine Ball 5 inch slide and run a PDI Comp. We shall see what I end up doing. Before then there are a number of little bits and pieces I need to buy to finish a few of my current guns.

I also received my second hand cannon, and I must say I am really impressed. The Marushin Ruger Super Black Hawk 10.5" is a monstrous gun in just about every way. Huge in the hand, but surprisingly balanced, the gun manages to feel correct. For some reason my hands fit the single action army grip. On top of that it shoots awfully straight for a Marushin. I don't know if it is a LD-2 gun, but I suspect it is, but this particular model shoots where you aim it. Pretty close to the point of aim, but it does throw out a flier now and again, and I mean a true flier. I can live with that. My Constrictor won't shoot anything but fliers, my P210 is worse. Seems more than strong enough to handle propane, it is a monster in terms of power as well. When I first chrono'd it I actually didn't believe the numbers since Snowman had such low numbers. Mine, in sunny CA, with .27 8mms will shoot consistently over 440fps. That is huge.

Not half bad looking either. With the Marushin wood grips, the gun looks the part. The stock grips were awfully plastic, like all Marushin grips, but the new wood grips really up the look. They also look much nicer than my Constrictor grips, even the Ruger medallions look nicer.

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