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@furylemon97, try somewhere else to compare. Absolute was actually my first site and got my first UKARA there. I thought it was OK until I tried other places. 'Red Alert' is good nearby and so is Skirmish Wycombe' a bit further.

Wow, a motor that can play a numerical puzzle game ?

Yes, as with punches, weapons can be pointed slightly off target for certain shots but I believe this one was directly in front so would not work that way. Sometimes for close shots a pane of Lexan is used to protect the target, often the camera itself. But in this case if a real bullet was involved that wouldn't have helped much.

Sounds entirely the fault of the armourer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed. I heard there may have been some illegal procedures going on (probably to cut costs) The actors will be given basic handling and safety instructions but not how to check if a round is live or not. They practice a scene and then are handed the 'prop' then its ACTION and they do their thing. Absolutely no responsibility on Alecs' part or the actor who killed Brandon Lee. But they must live with the self imposed guilt.

What about all the thousands of films where actors pointed guns at others and fired... If he wasn't meant to then that's different. I don't actually know the details.

I certainly don't think Alec has any responsibility in this incident. Actors have no requirement for weapon knowledge and being anti-gun we can expect he knows very little. In fact, armourers prefer when actors do not manipulate the guns on their own. I don't believe a real bullet was involved but if so then one or more people must go to jail for extreme negligence and stupidity. The only way a real bullet could have been used is if the gun was a revolver because a semi-auto that can fire real ammo would not work with blanks. I haven't checked the latest details but since several people were injured I imagine the projectile broke up exiting the barrel (due to the obstruction) and acted like a shotgun blast of shrapnel. They would have much less energy than a real bullet but still enough to damage sensitive areas like face and neck.

I used to have a film prop Uzi and the barrel had a U bend designed into the breech so that there was no linear path for a projectile or debris out of the barrel and it could develop enough back pressure to cycle. (I never got to use it because the blanks weren't available)

Film blank prop guns are completely different to publicly available ones. (in UK) Prop guns have a partial restriction in the barrel to increase back pressure but gas is vented from the barrel like a real gun. Public sector blank guns vent vertically from a hole in the top of the barrel. I'm going to assume the cause of this accident was similar to that which killed Brandon Lee... (It was the fault of the armourer for not checking the barrel properly) In one scene they used prop rounds in a magazine or being loaded etc. These may be real round which are inert or plastic ones that look like real bullets. Unfortunately a plastic bullet came off the shell and stuck in the barrel. When blanks were used in another scene the plastic bullet was fired and broke apart when it hit the barrel obstruction but the bits that exited still had enough energy to kill at close range. Nothing like this can happen with consumer blank firers except if someone purposely pushed something into the vent hole. Even then it probably wouldn't have enough energy to cause serious harm.

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Patrolbase are one of the best ?

The WE Katanas are in HongKong and won't ship to UK ?

Welcome Yeah, unfortunately things are quite bad at the moment. Eastern production having been affected by Covid for the last year and a bit, shipping disruptions and Brexit issues importing means that stock is very low everywhere and most European suppliers will not deliver to UK anymore. You can order direct from Eastern retailers but shipping is expensive and long. Same situation on parts. Best option right now is find something you like in a UK retailer and make sure its from a well known make but many parts are also in short supply.

I just got one and noticed that it takes some wiggling to get the slide back on because the spring guide gets stuck on the frame in the lower. (Not very well designed) PM me if you need more info.

Welcome Tony No suggestions for clothing except google

Its the AM-014 model https://www.defconairsoft.co.uk/product/ares-amoeba-honey-badger-014-airsoft-rifle-black/

Depends how much you can afford. The most common will be the CYMA CM033 which it quite good for the price. Note that only the top half is metal even though they may say all metal body. Still feels good. You can buy real wood version or get a wood kit to put on. There is also a TM version which I think also metal upper only but not sure on that one. Then the most expensive and hard to find are the WE / CYBERGUN GBBR versions. All metal but fake wood in most. Search for video reviews

Ah yes, I saw they had them but in CW thread.

Out of curiosity, where'd you get it?

Nice ? Yer back in the good books ? They're becoming hard to find now as with many things ?

A likely story. How long have you been into airsoft and you only just got one... ...very suspicious ?

The secret's out. He's a sneaky paintballer ? PS. The XM177 is one of my faves ?

Yes, that's the most likely reason.

Yeah his must have a very low power spring (as he states). Mine's doing 430 on 0.2 I just had it all open to check internals and install a bearing spring guide. Working on it isn't as bad as 'someone' made it out to be.

Yep, fair enough. I was just saying that it didn't seem dodgy.

'Sensible' offers could just be anything above £100 Sure, its a strange way to go about a sale but nothing dodgy in my view.