Quick Questions & Simple Answers.

[Esoterick]

think I've asked this before but what are people using to clean their inner barrels? because I have never known for sure and am intending to get around to doing proper clean of my guns this week. I know should be some kind of lint free cloth but is there anything specific or anything else I should know...to me using cig filters seems like a better method

I use Isopropyl wipes, the ones I have are just the right size when cut along the fold in them to squeeze into the barrel. I picked up something like 300 for £5 on ebay a while back.

 

[jcheeseright]

recently I've been using glasses cleaning cloths from Lidl, they come ready folded in the packet so you just need to put them in the cleaning rod and get going.

 

[proffrink]

Isopropyl and kitchen towel (or a lint-free cloth).

Also, there was a test on using silicone as well as isopropyl: http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/28054-cleaning-with-isopropyl-alcohol-vs-silicone/ - basically, alcohol to clean then silicone to make that surface resistant to anything that comes off the BBs.

 

[Mr Monkey Nuts]

Do not use silicon in the barrel, silicon is virtually impossible to clean, even IPA will not remove it properly. Using silicon oil in your barrel will do nothing but attract and retain excess dirt.

 

[Sacarathe]

Do not use silicon in the barrel, silicon is virtually impossible to clean, even IPA will not remove it properly. Using silicon oil in your barrel will do nothing but attract and retain excess dirt.

So, if you have the abbey 100% silicone oil in your barrel, how'd you get it out?

 

[Mr Monkey Nuts]

You never will completely. it's a well known problem in aviaton painting circles.

warm soapy water, dry rag, IPA, dry rag should get most but the trace elements.

It's not the end of the world and on poor quality barrels may work well, but putting silicon down your Gucci PDI barrel is like using bulldog bbs.

 

[djben9]

so while at outlaws and surfing the net, i was on Firesupport looking for a new ICS the wife said I could get.... then looked at Airsoftpeak looking for something else and found these

http://www.airsoftpeak.com/lpg01bk12-regulator-updated-version-goggle-with-tb1029-dark-earth-p-16069.html

ok, there FMA but any good?, FS have them in anyway and 'new', curious as to how good they are?

any help??....stay away???

EDIT:

Finally got the online review to work and I think its a no from me..... unless you can swap the lens for a smith optics and make it fit......may as well ask tac gear to get me a tan set of the ESS ones.....

 

[Sacarathe]

Will I regret buying a Cyma P90?

For use as a loaner gun to any friends that want to play airsoft.

 

[Sacarathe]

Has anyone meaningful experience with 0.12g BB?

 

[Hudson]

Has anyone meaningful experience with 0.12g BB?

Unless you're using them in a moscart or other grenade...Why?

 

[Sacarathe]

Unless you're using them in a moscart or other grenade...Why?

I bought some coloured ones to put in the end of a magazine, 10 coloured followed by 100-130 regular.

 

[Hudson]

Ehhh. I wouldn't put .12s through anything halfway decent, tbh. Even just as ammo indication.

 

[Sacarathe]

Ehhh. I wouldn't put .12s through anything halfway decent, tbh. Even just as ammo indication.

Because?

 

[proffrink]

Usually poop quality and can shatter or just clog your barrel up. There's also the issue of your last 10 rounds overhopping so hard that they'll go to the moon.

 

[Ian_Gere]

Madbull do some 0.12g BB's - they're £5 in RWA's UK site holiday sale. I've mooted the idea of using coloured BB's to indicate that you're in your last few before, but nobody thought much of the idea. I still think it's worth checking out because I, for one, find it difficult to keep track of where i am in a mag once things get exciting. But yeah, 0.12g BB's would overhop like mad and, since the idea is to remind you to change mags immediately, you might think that's not necessarily a bad thing, but then again, you'd be about to be dry firing, which would make you change mags immediately, so actually all you'd have had is 10 less BB's that you could fire at targets...

The idea would only work sensibly with BB's of the same weight as your normal ones.

 

[Sacarathe]

Thanks, that really settles it, if they can't fire reliably there's not much point. I left it out of the original question, but I was only asking in reference to tracer rounds.

 

[Ian_Gere]

Will I regret buying a Cyma P90?

For use as a loaner gun to any friends that want to play airsoft.

I know that Sacarathe deleted this question, but I decided to answer it anyway, because it offers the potential for good advice on a topic that is relevant to many of us...

1st off, I haven't heard of any particular criticisms of the CYMA P90, so I expect that it is no worse than most manufacturers' efforts and, despite the price, probably better than some. However, it is a P90 and, yeah, I must admit to a violent bias here, I mean I fucking hate 'em, but that aside, I'm not sure many people, except Stargate SG1 fans, who go airsofting for the first time, would think of a P90 as cool looking. That leaves the only advantage as a loaner being its size and weight - it would be easy to drop in a bag as an extra gun and few mags to take along with your own gun, mags, and gear. But there are plenty of small assault rifles and SMG's with folding stocks, to mention but a few: AKS-74U/N, G36C, HK UMP, 4" barrel M4...

With the exception of the UMP, the mags of those all fit into pretty standard, cheap, pouches (such as 90's era British Army gear) and/or cargo pants pockets, whereas a P90 mag is an awkward bastard even if you have the right pouches - probably easier for total noobs to deal with a standard underneath mag change too, regardless of where on their body they carry spares. G36 mags can be a bit of a ball-ache, with those side lugs getting caught on the cloth of pockets or pouches, but of course they can also be double stacked quite easily, so it's swings and roundabouts in terms of pro's vs cons.

In short then, I would say yes, indeed, anyone would regret buying a P90, of any description, as a loaner...

 

[Sacarathe]

In short then, I would say yes, indeed, anyone would regret buying a P90, of any description, as a loaner...

Thanks, appreciate the reply.

The reason for my question, was that I wouldn't spend much on a loaner, but I wouldn't loan an expensive p90. If I buy any p90 now, it will be for me and I'll wait until I'm good and ready to buy a TM P90 for myself in a few years. Except, for the reasons above, I still think they're a little pricey. A shame the Magpul PDR-C has no locking semi.

 

[albawarrior]

Hey I am trying to get Info on HPA etc to see if that's the route I want to go down. The biggest question at moment is where would I get the mini tank filled? Tried google and here bit struggling to find info. (Perhaps its down to me using a rubbish windows phone but lap top back at home and I'm away with work)

 

[PT247]

Do you have a paintball site near you?