Duff Beer
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I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this because, to be honest I can't be bothered to trawl through the entire thread to see if this has been said before.
WGC have the metal gearbox for the M249 in stock.
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After months of waiting around for there to be a picture of me or my Famas taken in the field on digital (a few of you may know my opinion of digital photography) I have one. It was taken at DefCon. For all other pictures from DefCon have a look at the fireball thread on UKAN.
edit: anyone who can tell me how to stick pictures in without having to attach them would be a legend.
Also, the green is a lot darker than that, I think the sun and flash worked in unison to overexpose the shot.
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It's a space for me too. It's suprisingly noticable. Something so small and yet obvious and weird to all the usuals. I thought there was someting up with my computer when I had a mooch over this morning. I'm glad it's not just me though.
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Arnie if you need a mod for the stupidly early hours then I can do it. I am always online around that time.
Edit: I might even learn to type.
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I remember reading about that in the news a few years back. I don't think it ever made it into service though.
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Yeah being in Kent the mud is really claggy. I took them out in the rain yesterday and they still aren't; clean. Plus they are suede and the mud clings to them like snot to a blanket.
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nah I'm wearing pair of Scarpa's, but I stepped in the mud in one of the foxholes caking my right foot in mud.
It should also be noted that the picture was taken at the end of the day hence why none of us have much TaQ gear on.
It should also be noted the picture is form the Invicta Airsoft site.
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Do any of you have the grenade launcher attachment thing on a FAMAS?
Mine has a rail on it allowig the Moscart to be added, and if I really wanted to I could stick an M203 on there, but it would take a bit of work due to the lip on the famas foregrip.
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Youc an stick layers of Mousemat on the cheekpiece, if you do it well noone can tell it is layers.
Anyway, I finally have a picture of my Famas in digital form. Here is my team (Team Centurion) from last weeks Dover game.
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My dad has one and I just love using it so I thought 'what the hell', as soon as I have finished the Famas I shall get teh VSR and work on that. Then I should be finished.
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I have my SV but I detest digital cameras so no pics online for me. However, it is an SV with a mosquito molds moscart on it, tac light on the top of the barrel, 4x32 scope on the handle, and foam on the cheekpiece. I am tempted to get it upgraded to 328fps, But I want to get a VSR next. Choices choices.
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So, I look like a fool.
I shall change the setting now.
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It's an hour behind. As I write this it is currently 0017
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Look, it's in the constitution, I have the right to bear arms. If I want to carry this concealed in a public place then you can't stop me no matter how many of you army boys they send over to take it back.
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They are superb. Frenchie went way above and beyond sourcing me a Famas from a local rental site when he rang me and told me they didn't have any in stock.
Any order I have made with them has always come the next day, even though I placed the order at 1620 and later. Postage costs are reflective of what they actually are. When Frenchie was fixing my gearbox he rang me at each step telling me what was the problem and how he would fix it, and more importantly how much it would cost.
Superb guys, dedicated to the sport and professional to a level that I sadly don't see much of any more. Other retailers should watch and learn from these people.
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FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT
*Duff braces himself for the telling off that will result*
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It is getting daft. The amount of people that ask what AEG to get as their first gun are astounding. That and 'is the VSR any good'. The amount of times that I have replied to them explaining that yes, the VSR is good and that if you want a newbie AEG then go for an AUG or a Famas is getting somewhat tiresome. Now I just tell them to search and flame them.
I know we were all newbies once, but I never dumbass topics if they were already covered in another topic.
Please, warn people who blatently ignore the pinned threads.
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I am the only one in Kent.
KJW P226
in Pistols (Gas)
Posted · Edited by Duff Beer
I recently purchased a KJW P226 as a replacement for my much loved (though woefully fickle) Browning Hi Power. I wanted a full metal pistol that didn't cost the Earth, was reliable, and had plenty of spares/shiny bits with which I could tinker. After a mulling over and many, many hours of net research I narrowed it down to a KSC/KWA USP and the P226. The grip on the P226 is just better, I don't like the square front of the USP grips.
Anyway, I bought it from Wolf in person so I didn't have any courier issues, and I was able to buy a Guarder nozzle there and then and have it fitted. I read from a number of people that the nozzles on the KJW's have a horrible habit of breaking and rather than wait for it to inevitably fail in the middle of a skirmish just when I needed it I splashed the £15 out and played safe.
Right, now down to the nitty gritty. First of all, fit and finish on this pistol is pretty good. There was minimal slide/frame rattling though not enough to cause concern but merely to allow the slide and frame to glide without any undue friction. The working parts (trigger, slide release etc) are well made and the only seam line is on the inside of the trigger guard. The trigger guard is serrated but the front of the grip is not, unlike the Marui P226. The slide release and de-cocker are what looks like adonised instead of the painting that the trigger and mag release have which is good as these bits will see the most abrasion when the pistol is in the holster.
The mag release is firm without needing thumbs like a world thumb war champion which I prefer as I haven't had the usual 'where's my mag gone' moments when drawing the pistol. The trigger is fairly heavy with the hammer forward, but then as this pistol has no safety (apart from the unrealistic takedown lever safety) that's probably a good thing. With the hammer back the trigger is really smooth and constant in tension, though there is a lot of travel before the trigger releases the hammer. I prefer this but other don't.
The blowback is crisp and rapid even in the cool 10-15ºC temperatures on Abbey Ultra Gas and will do nearly two mags before any serious cooldown occurs. When chrono'd the pistol was producing 265fps on the above gas at around 14ºC with excel .20's which in the summer I expect to see hit the 300fps mark.
Shots were fairly consistent, and about equal to a TM P226 though with perhaps slightly wider groupings at the longer ranges. The hop was consistent with no creep, but not as easy to get right on the money as the TM. I will be changing the hop rubber to a TM or better one soon, and probably a tightbore as well as although I was able to hit a torso at 20-30m the shots were not quite consistent enough (for me anyway). In CQB this pistol is exceptional and at 10-15m you can place the shots where you want to.
The KJW mags are okay, and seem well made. However as with the P226 mags they need to be checked after every skirmish to make sure they are not leaking around the main joint, though a quick turn on the allen key will sort it out without an issue. There is very little (if any) leakage from around the nozzle on the loading valve which I always like as there's nothing worse than gassing the mag only to have half of it freezing your hand. I was also able to try a Marui mag in my P226. It did fit but needed a bit of a shove to get it all the way in. It seemed to bind about 3/4 of the way in. KJW mags stay in place in the P226 and the mag catch is good enough to catch the mag first time in even the most hurried of mag changes. The mags do rattle in the grip a little too much for my liking, though they never came loose at any point.
The Good:
Fit and finish
Gas consumption and power
Reliability
Trigger pull and general controls
The Bad:
Could probably do with a new barrel/hop rubber
The grips are cheap; get some Hogues
The Ugly:
Mag lip broke on a mag after only 5 loads. Could be a lemon though all my mags will have upgraded lips put on them.
Overall I would recommend this over a Marui P226 as the majority of parts are interchangeable and they are already metal. The price is the same as a new Marui and if you can live with buying a couple of upgrade bits from the off you will be rewarded with a reliable, powerful and accurate pistol that when looked after will look after you. It's better than my TM Tac Master, HFC M190, TM P226, Tanaka Browning, KWA USPc and the TM 1911. I would have another one without a doubt (even with the shocking mag failure). One guy on my team who bought a TM at the same time as I bought the KJW saw it and was a little deflated about his pistol. It's possibly the best backup I've come across.