Misklin Posted June 3, 2007 Report Share Posted June 3, 2007 The price of postage seems very high but this is only due to the low price of the gun, remember just a few months ago when we were buying Star SA80's for £350, then £38 p&p seemed ok, but when the gun is £59 suddenly £38 p&p is massive. Same gun, same weight, just one if a hell of a lot cheaper making p&p look off the scale. Unfortunately just because the gun costs less, it doesn't make the postal service feel like giving us a discount As for buying in the UK it's the same as it's always been. You pay more but you get a easier to deal with Warranty, rather than having to send all the way back to HK. To be honest when a gun only costs £90 including p&p I'm not bothered about Warranty. So I always by from RSOV (he's got the best customer service I've come across of any online retailer:) ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
church Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 For those that are buying these from RSOV for other people you might be pleased to know the more you buy the cheaper the postage will work out. So if your a team buying in bulk you will get them cheaper: Reply from the fantastic Kieth at RSOV after I asked him how much for 3: The postage of the R85 is GBP41 to U.K. (parcel post 6-10 days) or GBP48 (global express EMS 3-4 days). The combined shipment for 3 x R85 is GBP90 (6-10 days) or GBP110 (EMS 3-4 days) Thanks again let me know if you need any further info :-) keith www.rsov.com =========== Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freypal Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I dont think £40 postage seems unreasonable. If you think you will pay £20 to post a gun to someone in the UK and its coming from the other side of the world. Beats the hell outa paying £400 for a STAR L85 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xaccers Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Also remember to take duty and VAT into account. Buy individually from HK and you may manage to get past customs. As a large importer, I doubt companies like action hobbys can get away with that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Taurus Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Also remember to take duty and VAT into account. Buy individually from HK and you may manage to get past customs. As a large importer, I doubt companies like action hobbys can get away with that. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hmm Customs seem to like me... I did a £300 order a while back and no VAT or 'Customs Charges'. What actually happens when they do catch a parcel? Send you a letter demanding money? Back to the R85, I wonder why ARMY didnt make it shoot around 1j (328fps) as making this skirmishable will now involve opening it up... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 as making this skirmishable will now involve opening it up... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no it wont. i know plenty of people who are fully capable of skirmishing with stock TM guns, putting about about 280 fps. and they are ALWAYS far better players than the ones that rely on upgrades to get kills. as somebody else said, you could stick a tightbore in it, a 20 minute job at most, not difficult, and it will apparently be an awesome gun. you dont need to put a bigger spring in it unless the sites you play at our playing above the legal limit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lineman66 Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 just had a chance to fondle the GG L85, if the Army R85 is anything like that then it'll be good times indeed. Now comes the agonizing anticipation for the R85 to get here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gummiboll Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 maybe i missed it but what is the FPS on the r85??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maccrage Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Ok the R85 fires at 86 m/s or 282 fps or .74 Joules. So a new spring will be going in this as well. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam888888 Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 fareast will the star sa80 grenade launcher fit on the army r85?? this is it sa80 granade launcher Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hmm Customs seem to like me... I did a £300 order a while back and no VAT or 'Customs Charges'. What actually happens when they do catch a parcel? Send you a letter demanding money? Back to the R85, I wonder why ARMY didnt make it shoot around 1j (328fps) as making this skirmishable will now involve opening it up... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i got a letter about a year later demanding £40 import duties on my last HK order. and i dont see why opening it up should be a problem, its an easy gearbox design, to change the spring is all you'd need to do so all you need to do is open the top half of the box... and the spring/piston etc is the easy part to change Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BenjaminRombough Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 fareast will the star sa80 grenade launcher fit on the army r85?? this is it sa80 granade launcher <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ye gods that looks ugly but the whole thing isnt exactly pretty. Should suit me well then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam888888 Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Ye gods that looks ugly but the whole thing isnt exactly pretty. Should suit me well then <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you said it, not me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greebo_Brat Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Hmm Customs seem to like me... I did a £300 order a while back and no VAT or 'Customs Charges'. What actually happens when they do catch a parcel? Send you a letter demanding money? Back to the R85, I wonder why ARMY didnt make it shoot around 1j (328fps) as making this skirmishable will now involve opening it up... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They charge the mail company ( parcelforce I believe from experience), if it is parcelforce they then send you a letter asking you to pay the customs charge plus 20 quid to cover their costs, once that is paid you can get it delivered as you wish (to your house, for free, to your local post office for 50 pence, alternative site for 5.50 or saturday delivery for 30). You can pay the customs fee online if it's parcelforce but they use a different reference number which may not be on their tracking page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconfour4 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 back on topic. Hey Fareast hows the testing going? whats the total number of rounds through the gun now and have you come across any problems yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FarEast Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 fareast will the star sa80 grenade launcher fit on the army r85?? this is it sa80 granade launcher <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Erm yeah If i give you my address you buy it....send me it and i will see if it fits then tell you....ok? Well so far it's probably had around 16,000 - 20,000 rounds through it, one failure so far and that is the bolt on the ejector port, due to my daughter knocking the gun off the table and it snapping off. Gun works fine, blow back action still works....one smacked bum.(The bolt was working it's self lose though) The bolt is probably the weakest part of the gun guys, the design there is slightly floored and I will be modifiying mine. Right now the bolt is connected to a peice of metal tubing that in turn is welded to the ejector port, as the gun cycles or as you cock the weapon, drop it or catch it against things the weld slowly breaks away. (remember that this has had around 20,000 rounds through it alread and most of the guns I actually skirmish with and over 3 years old still haven't had that amount of rounds through them! ) What I am going to do is drill out wear the bolt has torn off and then fabricate my own peice that is welded to the other side of the ejector port (anyone who owns the STAR version will realise where this idea came from.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 That correlates with initial reports here - Gunner has had his bolt handle snap off too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Jackass Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I ahevn't heard of anyone fitting an AG36 to a G&G Sa80 yet. I think it could be done with a lot of machining - ie a new front end. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chrissyg Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Muahahah I have 4 saved for me by Keith at RSOV WOOP! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slick63 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 This gun is sounding better and better, my first ever aeg was an Academy L85 so this brings back memories, and its just so...cheap. Maybe I`ll have to get a Brit loadout now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spicypixel Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 RSOV.com seems to have the product not found page up for the bookmark I set at the beginning of this thread, was it moved? http://www.rsov.com/store/product_info.php...ccf8e62fe3aa528 www.rsov.com Hmmm interested in getting my first AEG, but with these laws looming soon it seems less and less wise each day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 That correlates with initial reports here - Gunner has had his bolt handle snap off too. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> wait, does this mean the bolt will break even if its not treated roughly? fareast, any idea what gearbox type this will take upgrades for? V2? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lineman66 Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 if you're worried about the bolt handle snapping off, lock bolt back so it doesn't move. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CC22 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Would you guys reccomend pre-ordering at http://www.gunnerairsoft.com or waiting for one at RSOV? Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FarEast Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 RSOV also has these on pre-order. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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