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Could be welded trigger contacts but sounds more like a short circuit somewhere. Does the Bolt have a built in MOSFET?

Knackered trigger contacts.

Based on averge retail markups it costs around three times the price of a thing to build said thing from its own spares. For example if you buy a gun that retails at £100 it will most likely cost you around £300 to build the same gun from its own parts bought as spares at retail price. Now, taking into consideration the fact that if you were to build a gun from scratch you'd probably choose higher quality parts then you could easily be looking at 4-5 times the retail price of an off the shelf AEG. Probably more if you use Madbull parts. Of course there's then the issue of parts compatibility, fit, testing, reliability etc etc etc.

Not that I remember, still on the prison but better than the film script by a country mile.

Ares stopped making the UGL ages ago I'm afraid.

Have you ever read the novelisation of Alien 3? Due to the timescales involved in publishing the book it is actually based on the original script that got canned. It is SOOOOOO much better than the film! I liked Prometheus but I think a lot of people decide it would be the immediate prequel to Alien and it just isn't. That's coming (eventually) but Prometheus just isn't it.

Neill blomkamp is doing alien 5 as a sequel to aliens (ignoring 3&4). Ridley Scott is doing a sequel to Prometheus which will continue its timeline. Scott has suggested that he wants at least a couple more Prometheus films before he marries up the narrative with the alien films.

Yes. It will most likely have made the rubber swell out of shape. That's why everyone said not to do it. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though and I'm sure we've all done worse.

There's a single point mount on the buffer tube at the back of the receiver.

How many shots you get before the pressure drops is dependent on the ambient temperature, the material the gun is made of and whether or not it has decent gas efficiency. With the temperature dropping I'd suggest one of the Nuprol gases designed for cooler weather.

We all knew there would be pulse rifles. Obviously. Now with added RIS A photo posted by Brownsnout (@neillblomkamp) on Oct 15, 2015 at 11:44am PDT

I had this discussion on FB a week or so ago. The HELMET is designed to withstand impact, the visor isn't. Bizarrely there is no impact test required to meet the EC marking regulation for motorcycle visors. It's all about scratch resistance and visibility. The bigger issue is, as you say the fact that they're hot and sweaty and heavy.

Don't spray silicone on the bucking when you put it on.

Mate of mine runs one of these. Good for protection but you can't understand a word he says while he's wearing it.

Gold leaf will be tricky to get into an engraving properly. I'd get some gold enamel paint and a small brush. Wipe of any excess to tidy up the edges.

Yes, you can get them on Amazon. They come in different sizes and colours

Homebase - 3M velcro cable ties.

It's a respro cycle mask. Made of neoprene so no, it won't save your teeth.

The interior scenes were indeed filmed at the Mall.

No, not a fan of tactical AKs. I just googled it

No problem. They've done it for convenience sake. If you already have nunchuck batteries you can put them in the stock, if you already have stick batteries they can go under the cover. Quite a nice idea really.

UKT (again) doing 25% off Warrior Pegasus bags with PEG25 until midnight on Sunday.

The rifle comes with both front AND rear wiring. You only need to connect ONE battery.

I got my Vice Rx insert from eBay for £15 and he glazed them for £35. Lovely chap.

True but then those "bog standard" ones on ebay often aren't worth the money. I realise that a lot of new airsofters are young and not earning but safety and protection are the things you really shouldn't scrimp on and $60 is NOT a huge price to pay for eye and face protection. You don't need to go to the lengths of a Devtac Ronin mask but you should at least have enough respect for yourself to want to spend more than a tenner on protecting yourself. Equally, as much as you can airsoft on a budget, generally it's NOT a cheap hobby. If you start off questioning spending £40 on a piece of essential kit then the cost escalation once you get into it will scare the bejesus out of you!