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  1. Anyone still around from the old days?

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    Seems like a lot of 'old timers' are coming back into airsoft.... maybe it's got something to do with Covid and the lockdown and realising how much good fun airsoft used to be....I know I'm all pumped up to start playing again.... bought a 417 and a 416 over the last few months and I'm eager to get out there....... 

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  2. Anyone still around from the old days?

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    On 1/27/2020 at 10:15 PM, RSM said:

    One, Ares of all people. Think KA was supposed to do a GBB version at some point.

    Not a whole lot has changed...there's a few RS manufacturer's that are leaning in quite heavily into the hobby via licencing e.g. Krytac have an AEG Kriss in the field, do a range of M4s and they also have .22cal real rifles that you can buy in the UK...that look an awfully lot like re purposed AEG parts. Umarex are slightly less annoying in that you don't get half a bible printed down the side of your VFC HK416 and VFC is churning out plenty of German pistols 'legitimately' rather than via 'Stark Arms'.

    Mosfets as standard is becoming a little more common.

    Biggest change in AEGs imo has probably been the advancement/normalising of the 'flat hop' concept. We've moved on from the firefly 4 tooth/KM Head notched V type hops to larger contact patches in the hop sleeve and rather than H shaped buckings the cool kids use D shaped ones where the flat side contacts the outside of the hop rubber.

    And the tactical wardrobe scene all seems to be high cut plate carriers and go faster chest rigs.

    Go faster chest rigs?  Is that the same concept as go faster stripes on a 1.2 Corsa? 

    Interesting point on the hop rubbers. I have a firefly in my Marui Recoil. I believe it was the best at the time circa 2012? So things have now moved on since then? Perhaps I should replace it?

  3. Anyone still around from the old days?

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    1 hour ago, TheFull9 said:

    They were always called NGRS, nothing's changed with them (as is TM's habit).  I'm not sure they were ever cheap as you're remembering though lol.

    Mine on the box says Recoil Shock which is why I was curious what the Next Generation meant. I've looked online at some recent gearbox teardown of the NGRS and it looks identical to what I can remember on mine way back in 2012... Let's face it the V2 recoil gearbox is bullet proof and they can't really improve on something which was good, other than replace the monkey metal with a better alloy.... God I remember snapping a couple of Marui gearboxes in the early days lol...

  4. Anyone still around from the old days?

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    The Tokyo Marui Next Generation Recoil Shocks seems to be quite interesting. They seems to average £500-£600 for an AEG. I swear in the good olde days a recoil would set you back £350 tops.... I know coz I have 2 of them stock SCAR L and a heavily upgraded M4 SOCOM. (which I can't recall what I've done to it lol). I just ordered 2 new lips from the component shop and both guns are alive. By the way, how does one get rid of old LIPOS?

     

    If anyone knows the difference between the new Nect Gen Recoil Shocks and the older recoil shock model I'd be quite interested to hear.

     

    Hoping to do my first skirmish (in nearly 8 yrs) at Finmere Airsoft in Bucks at the end of Feb...

     

  6. Anyone still around from the old days?

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    OMG, this place still lives..... Even my password works... !

    I joined in 2003! Can you believe that!!!  I've still got most of my kit, a couple of TM Recoils, one Tac'd Systema, a couple of Western Arms pistols, 2 Glocks, a TM MP5, a custom AEG which I put together and blimey an electric drum mag and one of those Mosquito Moulds grenade launcher. Oh not to mention a real aim point and and L2 sight (what possessed me to buy RS sights lol)... and a sh@t load of BB's!

    Anyway, I'm gonna get back into Airsoft this years so I can lose my beer belly. Running around woodland is one way of burning calories.... right?

     

     

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  9. Initial Impressions of the TM SCAR-L Recoil Shock AEG System

    in Rifles (AEG)

    Posted · Edited by TK4235

    An Eagle M100 will easily take it over 350 fps, with standard upgrade parts ( bearing spring guide, tightbore barrel etc), to be on the safe side an E6 M90 spring is a better bet. Mine now hits a nice 335 fps consistantly. Take down is very easy but you do need a selection od allen keys and star head keys. Just check the exploded diagram in the back of the instruction book and work from that.

     

    Which upgrades have you put into yours? I'd be happy with a consistent 335fps :)

     

    The thing that concerns me is the recoil unit... The SOPMOD unit/gearbox I can take down with my eyes closed but i'm just dubious over taking the SCAR apart at the moment as I'm used to a V2 gearbox takedown...

     

    I thought I had a spare M90 lying around but it turned out to be the E6 M110.... I'm wondering what the M110 would give me? I may pop it in just for a laugh though to check the fps...... May even clip a few coils off it and stretch it to the same size as the original Marui spring and see if I can tune it that way?

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