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  • #15130
    HippoDrones
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    Again not got any wheels. Airsoft this time :-)

    How it came:
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    First mod:
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    Spent the day with a hacksaw and Dremel today:
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    To fit the new quad rail which turned up today:
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    Just need to source a super skinny battery as the old plastic foregrip used to hold the standard one and no room on the new rail :-)

    Want to get some carbon fibre bits made up in the future, basically all the remaining plastic parts: butt, dust cover and pistol grip.

    #66619
    Radar
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    Is that based on the appearance of a SA80?

    #66620
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    its a cross over of real and made up. It is based on the L86/SA80 A2 but is a carbine version so slightly shorter barrel.

    Fires in semi and full auto, currently about 20rps at 350fps. Have just upgraded the barrel to a tightbore and when I sort the hop-up (puts a backspin on the BBs) should improve its range considerably. Sniper rifles can have an effective range of over 300+ feet.

    #66621
    Radar
    Moderator

    Good work! Looks a convincing replica

    #66622
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    am currently waiting for another toy to be posted:

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    has the blow-back feature which gives it a bit of a kick. Was gonna buy Ben’s MP5, but this came up and have been lusting after one for a while.

    Hoping to grab a grenade luncher off him tho :D

    #66623
    Radar
    Moderator

    Grenade Launcher???

    #66624
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    CO2 powered, fires around 150+ BBs in one shot :D

    #66625
    Radar
    Moderator

    CO2 powered, fires around 150+ BBs in one shot :D

    Sounds the mutz nutz!

    #66626
    Gix
    Participant

    Have you seen the remote claymores Pete? BOOM! Lol

    Not much experience with air soft gear, do you have to blue them or are they painted/powder coated/whatever? If you blue, what do you use? Liquid or gel? I’ve been using the gel but have ordered some liquid, it’s difficult to get an even finish with the gel so gonna try the liquid.

    #66627
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    Have you seen the remote claymores Pete? BOOM! Lol

    Not much experience with air soft gear, do you have to blue them or are they painted/powder coated/whatever? If you blue, what do you use? Liquid or gel? I’ve been using the gel but have ordered some liquid, it’s difficult to get an even finish with the gel so gonna try the liquid.

    Aye the claymores are rather cool :D
    Not sure what you mean by blue them? You on about making the guns 2 tone so they don’t look like realistic fire arms?  If you are over 18 and have a defense you can buy RIFs, under 18s have to have 2 tones. It is not illegal to own RIFs tho, just to buy them without being old enough or with no defense (UKARA membership).

    #66628
    Gix
    Participant

    No you got wrong end of stick.
    Rifle and shotgun barrels are not stainless. The black finish on them is ‘blueing’, a chemical that you paint on to barrel (after removing old blueing with chemical remover and degreasing), then you re oil with a light oil to protect. I was wondering if air soft gear had stainless barrels or if you had to maintain like shotties or air rifles.

    #66629
    HippoDrones
    Participant

    ahh soz.

    My L86 (SA80) and pistols have a copper barrel which I pull through with a cloth every couple of uses and every now and then I’ll polish them with autosol. My M4 has a metal barrel, think it is possibly aluminium and will treat that the same. When polished/cleaned I run them through with a bit of cloth with some silicone spray on it.

    #66630
    Gix
    Participant

    Sounds a lot easier than blueing! Takes me hours to strip and reblue! But it does look nice once done :D

    #66631
    Gix
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    Ps. Got a few new toys since you were last here…..got a bit of a collection going on now! God help anyone that annoys me lol

    #66632
    HippoDrones
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    hahaha, cool :D

    If I get up your way soon will bring a couple of my toys for you to have a play with if I have room :D

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