Sorry for the downtime yesterday, but I was out occupied all day yesterday. All very boring really, an upgrade was performed while I was out (at request) but database services didn’t close gracefully, meaning that when the server came back online post-upgrade one of the tables was locked for 8 hours or so yesterday. All that was required was a quick repair to MySQL but sod’s law being what it is the upgrade was bound to be scheduled while I was driving up and down the UK.
Onto interesting bits and pieces though. The new ClassicArmy CQB is coming, but many people haven’t really spotted that there’s more to the release than meets the eye. The new CA CQB is going to be in a different price bracket from the standard M15 builds which strongly points towards more than your standard M15 guts being in there. ClassicArmy have reportedly been working in association with someone else towards their new release. I’ll post more on the upcoming CQB release when there’s more that can be published.
I had a chance to play with a Systema PWS M4A1 yesterday (a huge thanks go out to the owner – cheers guys) and in all seriousness I’d have to say it’s pretty much the best M4 I’ve had the pleasure to use yet. The action and build is top notch, the hopup once set doesn’t deviate and it’s so easy to take down and upgrade/service it’s untrue. The system that drives the piston is designed to run from a standard 7.2V pack which says volumes about the gearing design and the work that has gone into it when you see how well the gearbox itself performs. The current pricing (~1200USD) will no doubt put off some, but I’m very much sold on the system and design.
The Guay Guay M14 AEG is hitting the shop shelves here in the UK …well kinda. There’s a percentage of M14s at different shops that failed out the box testing in hopefully what should be a minor setback. On the up side the new M14 certainly has some good quality constituent parts in its construction but it has to be said it’s a bit of a pig to strip and service; thankfully there’s a poster in the box with a complete parts diagram on it and the process will get easier with practice (anyone with four hands and a few spare fingers won’t have to worry too much about this though). The G&G M14 has great potential and can be a real blast to shoot but you might want to make your purchase locally. Version 1 of G&G’s GR range of rifles had its issues initially and although Guay Guay learnt from the GR release it looks like there’s still some QC testing that they need to touch up on.
