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  4. Knife Pics

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    California.  IIRC we can collect balisongs and automatics, but having them in your car or public=jail.  Among a lot of other weirdly specific prohibited items are "undetectable" knives, so owning a sharp plastic knife=jail.  Fixed blades (including locked open folders) must not be concealed, but there's no statewide limit on length.  So you can open carry a samurai sword, or pocket a Cold Steel Espada XL, but a neck knife under your shirt=jail.  

     

    Municipalities (including the sprawl of L.A.) have their own extra laws tacked on, though.  Good luck keeping track of that as you drive around: 

     

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  5. AR15 Variants and Derivitives Picture Thread

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    Yes!  This is pretty much gonna be me next weekend on the boat: 

     

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    The prop armorer added a stubby buffer tube to the movie gun so a full auto bolt would work.  

     

    An MP5K would have been the logical choice, but the CCP is lighter and I can use my regular M4 rig and midcaps.  I like the plastic body, trigger electronics, and quick change spring.  Only negatives are that my 11.1 batteries just barely fit, the slight side-to-side play in the battery cover "plug", and the clockwise barrel threading.  

  6. Knife Pics

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    Balisongs are illegal to carry here I believe--too scary.  I don't like Emersons enough to pay non-Kershaw prices for one, but for $30 I'm very happy with the CQC-4KXL so far as my new everyday work knife.

     

    The Nimravuses (Nimravi?) are fakes sold under the Emerson airsoft brand.  The black one cost me $-1.50, as it was bought to pad an AEG order for free shipping.  I have no idea what kind of steel it is, but it arrived quite sharp and is overall nicer than I expected.  Benchmade is misspelled "Bencnmade" on both, and the plastic sheath lacks the thumb lock.  

     

    The tan one is the toy trainer, but instead of using a thicker rubber blade it's made from a rigid plastic with the same dimensions as the metal version, including the serrations that could probably carve a steak, and fits in the same sheath.  The tip was quite stabby, so I melted it into a ball for "safety".  

  13. AR15 Variants and Derivitives Picture Thread

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    Angry Gun SF can I see.

     

    What can You tell about it? Is it worth of the money? Can You compare it to PTS AAC cans?

     

    I posted some first impressions here in the news thread; I'm not familiar with the PTS cans though.  It's a little overpriced--especially since it's solid, unengraved, and all I really wanted was the flash hider--but well made.  I'm sure Element will make a more affordable one eventually (hollow with full trades please). 

     

    Consistently the best gun to show up in this forum. The look is just perfect.

     

    Thanks, that means a lot!  It's gone from a spare rifle to my favorite rifle to my ONLY rifle, so I may have gone a little overboard at times.  Switching from block II to the "2.5" style was particularly painful, but it's a lot easier to build one now that some decent parts have finally come to the market.  Here are some of my externals: 

     

    VFC gen 1 SOPMOD stock:  Lots of other stocks are more commonly seen on real CQBRs, but I'm not giving up my big battery or FCU, so I need the space.  

    VFC 300M rear sight and painted front sight:  These are currently way off base.  The most "correct" front sight would be nothing, followed closely by the KAC 99051-T.  The rear should be a Matech but I don't have any that aren't broken. 

    RS teardrop forward assist and extended CH latch:  Cheap and easy enough to adapt to an AEG.  I might pick up a PRI combat latch someday. 

    FMA LA-5C/PEQ "upgrade version":  The standard unit seems more common than the UHP, but this has several cosmetic improvements over the other available LA-5s.  Plus, I don't always use lasers, but when I do, I prefer green ones.  My old LA-5 was just a modded battery box. 

    Element/Night Evolution WMX200 (laser engraved version):  A major upgrade from the Beta Project, especially since I don't care about the swivel mount.  It comes with a pretty good replica of the Insight pressure switch that fits well in a TangoDown BGV-ITI.

    Insight dual button remote:  Really nice, but frankly overkill since the $10 Element replica plugs right in, and looks fine if you squint.  Modifying the LA-5 to accept this was a big pain, and modifying one of the plugs to a fit the WMX200 was a huge pain.  Yes, I ruined a $220 part to adapt it to a toy flashlight--don't we do this type of stuff all the time?

    STAR Hogue style motor grip:  An A1 is probably a better choice, but I wanted a change.  It's more homage than replica.  

     

    The next step will be more painting and weathering--these new parts look way too fresh.

  22. Silenced Guns Picture Thread

    in Weapons

    Posted

    Has anyone ever put a lipo in a vertical foregrip?  A hollow grip that size looks ideal.

     

    I did put a tiny lipo in a TD VFG once, but it was just to power the hopup chamber tracer unit.  I don't think you'll fit a battery big enough to power a gun in a foregrip, unless it's one made with thin walls for that purpose.  

  23. LA-5 / PEQ-15 (ELEMENT)

    in Tactical Equipment and Accessories

    Posted · Edited by kojak

    Maybe this is the one you are looking for?

     

     

    nope!   that's the FMA  :D

     

     

    Doh!! My bad =(

     

     

    FMA recently released red and green laser "upgrade" versions of the LA-5 (the old FMA was just a battery box with a laser stuffed in).  The upgrade version is functional and has translucent plastic details similar to the new Element unit.  Looks like the Element has an aluminum bezel and battery cap which would be another step up in realism.

     

    http://www.toysoldier.com.hk/product_details.php?pid=1043

     

    http://www.ebairsoft.com/upgrade-green-laser-tb0073-p-8244.html

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