The "dumb question" thread

[5830017_C]

Yes, if you have a normal valve you fill till it spits at you. If you have "nospill" valves then you have to hold it near your ear and listen to the change in hiss, it would get quieter when its full.

 

 

Yes, as you shoot the liquid gas evaporates into gasious gas, this takes energy from its surroundings. As you shoot, the gas gets colder. As it gets colder it looses preassure, making lower FPS and less gas efficiancy.

 

Cool, thank you! I appreciate that!

[komplikation]

What size allen key is required to remove the screw holding the selector switch on an MP5 with an ambi/pictogram lower? (specifically an Echo-1)

[The lolinator]

Epicly noob question here, but will this fit onto a standard MOLLE rig?

 

http://www.fire-support.co.uk/product-info.php?id=3290

 

*quick edit*: does the m14 use a different hop bucking to other AEGs or am I right in thinking I can use any AEG hop bucking?

[komplikation]

Epicly noob question here, but will this fit onto a standard MOLLE rig?

 

http://www.fire-support.co.uk/product-info.php?id=3290

 

 

It should be able to, since it's compatible with their CIRAS replica, and the CIRAS is a MOLLE pc.

[The lolinator]

damn it, sorry but another noob question (haven't done anything to do with airsoft for a few months), but for an m14 running at 380fps using .3g BBs should I use a hard or soft hop bucking? (and am I using the right weight BBs?)

 

I've been hearing mixed opinions on this as some places seem to say hard, but some say soft.

[L4byr1nth]

Hard buckings are normally for rifles over 350 FPS (chrono'd with a 0.20g), so yes, you should.

 

Ben.

[The lolinator]

Thanks, I just realised a small typo, it runs at 380fps with .2g BBs, but I use .3g BBs so it is still a hard bucking anyway

[dt00th]

What size allen key is required to remove the screw holding the selector switch on an MP5 with an ambi/pictogram lower? (specifically an Echo-1)

 

i believe its a 1 mm possibly 1.5mm i've used a small needle screw driver before now

[MikeLondon]

Thank god for this thread! very dumb questions....(just about to come from me I mean!!)

As an ex paintballer I was very used to easily adjusting FPS, is there a similar way on any AEG makes/models? (i.e. just a few turns of an allen key to ratchet it up and down) or is it only ever the spring that can be adjusted (dont want to get into mucking around with the hopup). If it's the spring only would most retailers adjust this for me at time of purchase to get the FPS im after ? (more a worry about having a hot gun that wont pass chrono..)

[L4byr1nth]

If you're buying a gun it should come from the retailer at an acceptable legal FPS level to use in the UK.

 

When purchasing, ask the retailer to chrono the gun and downgrade the spring if necessary - don't pay for this service, as they shouldn't be selling hot guns in the first place.

 

Ben.

[komplikation]

i believe its a 1 mm possibly 1.5mm i've used a small needle screw driver before now

 

Thanks.

[Mud Puppy]

Okay, here's one for you. If someone in the UK wants to go to an event in Europe, can you take your own toys? If so, how do you get them on the plane? Imean, obviously not hand luggage but will they take them in the hold without screaming?

[Bando]

alot of airlines are cool with you taking Rifs just phone them up explain what they are and obv that its not in your hand luggage and they are cool with it as long as the country you are going to airsoft is legal in.

[Mud Puppy]

Excellent, thanks for that - any airlines you've done this with or know that do it?

[Bando]

ive not done it myself but there was a thread last year somewhen about the subject with loads of guys who had got to events like berget

[Bando]

dumb question; im pretty sure m9 has a zeke slide on it is there any way to be sure also what metal lowers would fit with it?

[Ruse]

hey I have another stupid quistion this time my question is :

 

can I fit an m16 mag in an m14 some way or another?

[Banshee_Will]

No the magazine catch is in a different places, the magazines body are different sizes!

[Xander Bolanos]

is there a new members thread to introduce yourself here ?

[carpediem4300]

My daft question

 

the iron sight on the end of the m4a1 barrel, can this be removed as i will be using a red-dot so dont see the requirement for it

[mimesis]

My daft question

 

the iron sight on the end of the m4a1 barrel, can this be removed as i will be using a red-dot so dont see the requirement for it

 

It all depends. Some triangular front sights are moulded on to the outer barrel, so you'd have to replace everything.

 

But a lot of front sights fit like R.S. ones do. You punch out the two pins on the lower legs of the sight, and undo a tiny 1.5mm hex-head set screw hiding under where the sling mount is attached, and then it slides off.

[carpediem4300]

oh cool, cheers

 

will ahve to check when i have the gun

[RWJP]

is there a new members thread to introduce yourself here ?

 

Nope, but there is an entire subforum where you can introduce yourself: http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/index.php?showforum=102

[Redshirt 1-7]

I figure this is a dumb question, but...

 

What is black gas, anyway? I've never realy found out exactly what the stuff is, but people keep referring to it in a very negative context.

 

 

[ED-SKaR]

I figure this is a dumb question, but...

 

What is black gas, anyway? I've never realy found out exactly what the stuff is, but people keep referring to it in a very negative context.

There are several gasses i have heard refered to as black gas, but the most common is CO2.

 

Using Raw CO2 is silly as its liquid preassure is 850PSI compaired to green gas at 120 and dusters 80. However with a regulater, like a classic airsoft rig, or the madbull grenade fillers, you can draw vapor from the rig at a much lower preassure, like 120 for example.