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As long as they're not being crushed, scuffed or otherwise damaged getting the battery in and out then yes, it'll be fine.

What gun is it for?

Pretty sure that's exactly what it means.

Did you solder that with your eyes shut?

I'll give you three words - Four King Maps. https://www.fourkingmaps.co.uk/ (you're welcome)

I'd recommend the Cyma CM045 models https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/cyma-cm-045-aeg-ak-rifle?pv=11944 They're incredible value for money given the quality of construction. Had one myself for a couple of years!

Pretty sure they use standard AEG springs

@RostokMcSpoons are you pushing the operating lever up to retract the pin or pulling it down? The pin drops a lot lower if you pull it downwards.

The joys of colour theory!

Lexan IS polycarbonate. It's a trade name not a different kind of plastic!

Same. My massive head is attached to an equally moon sized face. Otherwise I'd look like the Mekon...which I don't.

Strawberry. oh....wait

So...much like making love to a beautiful woman then.

I agree that the value of someones time to upgrade their own gun is irrelevant once the time comes to sell it on. However, assuming that a DCS Tier 3 upgrade is great because it changes everything in the gun is folly. There is a reason why every time someone comes on this forum and says "I've just bought this what upgrades does it need" the response is almost always "use it first and see what it needs". Changing everything just for the sake of saying it's an upgrade is NOT the same as blueprinting an engine, regardless of what the person trying to charge £1000 to upgrade a £200 gun might tell you. As fr the TL:DR, I present option 3 - buy the gun off the shelf and do the upgrades yourself.

Cash or bank transfer only. Not with a bargepole.

The Macaron rubber is 90% of the performance of flat hop with about 5% of the effort so unless you plan on trying to lift very heavy ammo (ie more than the .28/.3 you mention) then it not really worth the hassle. The 50o or 60o Macaron should be fine for you.

They've been around for a long while, you don't tend to hear about them so much these days because they just OEM for other brands but they did an absolutely awful M249 years ago!

The Omega nub is designed to work with the Maple Leaf range of rubbers. Personally I usually go for the tan coloured Macaron rubber.

I was referring to the information you found regarding the size of wire needed for 30A being 2.5mm, not the cable you had already tried.

You've already found out that 0.75mm cable is too small, why buy something you know is too small?

As the owner of an SA-A03 I'd take the B02 every day. E&C are still the OEM for the One series, personally I wouldn't say the potential for issues from the Edge series is worth the bonus of a quick change spring and maybe an Aster mosfet.

They won't handle the current. @emit I do wonder why you want a coiled cable in the first place to be honest. I'd go for a silicone insulated normal cable (they're more flexible than PVC) and maybe consider sheathing it in some mesh cable tidy braided tube. As you've discovered, 30 Amp coiled cable is expensive (and heavy on account of the sheer amount of cable involved).