The Insider Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 5 years after the mainland crackdown the brought several companies to there knees.... and Toy makers doing jail time... The AGM Sten and MP40 are finally returning to production.ETA unknown... other than they are coming. Link to post Share on other sites
Isamu Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Thats good to know, hope more brands are back to the game and more models, hopefully new, are thrown back to customers Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Good to hear. What few stocks left floating around from the last production just keep going up in price. Link to post Share on other sites
3vi1-D4n Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Nice. Great for those scenarios where garage kit weapons are picked up or captured from the enemy. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Good. I wanted a Sten for quite some time. Link to post Share on other sites
harborne blue Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Good. I wanted a Sten for quite some time. There are always a few here: http://www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/php/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=178 and I have a friend selling a brand new one with three mags if you're interested. PM me for details. Link to post Share on other sites
NightFury Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 MP40 and Sten in GBB? Please? How about a whole WWII GBB line up? Yes? Link to post Share on other sites
3vi1-D4n Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 So many WWII guns that would be cool in GBB form. Still waiting on the Thompson, PPSH41, PPS43, MP40, M3, Sten, I wonder why its so difficult making a belt fed GBB? Just need 100 BBs per drum setup and plenty of gas for that should be more than fine. Link to post Share on other sites
Brigg Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Well a lot of WW2 guns had magazine layouts that wouldn't lend themselves well to gbb systems. The Sten's side loading mag would probably vent out a lot of liquid gas, same with a top loading bren, zb26 or Owen gun. Not to say I wouldn't love me some ww2 gbbs, but not everything would work well. Still waiting for that gbb Thompson 1928a1 though, hasn't been much news on that it seems. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Top loading would be easier than side loading. All you'd need to do is have a "snorkel" inside the mag to feed it with gas from the highest point. Trying that with a side loader wouldn't work as a bit of tilt would tip the liquid into it. Link to post Share on other sites
NightFury Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Aren't prowin mags able to fire from any angle or is that another company. Either way, if they just take that technology and put into these mags, we should be all well and happy. For me, I really do want an MP40. Anyone think of the movie "Inglorious Bastards"? Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 An expansion chamber would fix that. So would using external gas. Not a problem. Link to post Share on other sites
Brigg Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Eh, Ive never seen external gas as a good option. Im sure some people are fine with it, but for me a GBB has to have the gas in the mag, or at the very least somehow contained in the gun itself. Remote lines just add an unrealistic factor that kind of ruins it. Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Eh, Ive never seen external gas as a good option. Im sure some people are fine with it, but for me a GBB has to have the gas in the mag, or at the very least somehow contained in the gun itself. Remote lines just add an unrealistic factor that kind of ruins it. Having things running from your gun.... like.... a sling? I knew a few guys who ran classic airsofts who wrapped the hose around the gun sling. Even then, an expansion chamber still fits your requirements. Link to post Share on other sites
Rob15 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Having things running from your gun.... like.... a sling? I knew a few guys who ran classic airsofts who wrapped the hose around the gun sling. Oh lord, not this again. Regardless of your view on external gas rigs airsofters are split into those who hate them and those who are happy to use them, making a gun that's fairly niche anyway run from an external rig only is just a recipe for poor sales. Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Oh lord, not this again. Regardless of your view on external gas rigs airsofters are split into those who hate them and those who are happy to use them, making a gun that's fairly niche anyway run from an external rig only is just a recipe for poor sales.Born largely of snobbish ignorance. But yes, let's keep this argument for another time.... like never... Link to post Share on other sites
Horsem4n Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 yeah, Brigg is on the "absolutely no extra bits that werent there originally" train. i see it as being irrational, but it doesnt matter. an expansion chamber or internal gas tank is still not an ideal situation. look at the WE P90. the gun works great until the internal expansion chamber cools down too much. then you have a cool down problem that cant be solved with a magazine change. the only way to have a reliable gas gun with a side loading mag is from an external rig and the largest demographic for this type of gun is like Brigg. so its a no go. honestly though, if you want it enough, you can convert te AGM to a Daytonagun system. i have seen one in the past converted using sun project M4 internals Link to post Share on other sites
NightFury Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Well, that still leaves plenty of options for WWII weaponry. There's no shortage of things GBB companies could make. Now if WE catches wind of this, things should start popping out after the lunar new years. There shouldn't be a licensing problem either since their patents and whatever else should be expired by now. It'd be ridiculous if there was still some restrictions. I mean it's only been nearly 70 years since WWII. Link to post Share on other sites
cazboab Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Born largely of snobbish ignorance. It's a factor, granted but re-enactors won't like it since the gun isn't meant to have a gas line(or a sling of a type were you'd be able to hide the line), practical skirmishers wont like if they need to lug a gas tank around to use a lightweight SMG, the iPhone latest craze 'softers won't like it since its 1980s tech, and beginners won't like it since it means buying a gas rig to run it. Regardless of all this, I just hope they have a decent supply of midcaps this time around, on account of how the sten can't really use hicaps... Well, that still leaves plenty of options for WWII weaponry. There's no shortage of things GBB companies could make.Start with an M3a1, that leaves you mags to make a mac 10, then you can make tacticool versions of the mac like marushin used to do Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 And the solution. The channels don't even need to be part of the mag body as that would mean having to cast the thing from the back with a large plate to close it like gen 2 WE stanag mags. If the channels can be made from sheet metal or even polycarbonate with sufficient tightness, it can be simply inserted into what would be a conventional magazine. You just have to turn it right side up before loading sideways to keep all liquid to the left most channels and you should be good to go. Link to post Share on other sites
ninja master of coffee Posted September 28, 2014 Report Share Posted September 28, 2014 If this means MP40 type gearboxes becoming available I will be very happy. I really want to have a crack at building a S&W M76. Link to post Share on other sites
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