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[Luis Bren]

Luis,
Which Japanese Airsoft Manufacturer makes that GPMG?

Hi!
Both are made in China.
The GPMG is this Echo1 Full Metal M240B Full Size Airsoft AEG Rifle, Airsoft Guns, Airsoft Electric Rifles, ECHO1 - Evike.com Airsoft Superstore . I upgrade with some Original FN MAG Parts like flashidder , fed tray cover , Gas regulator and coming soon wood butt.

[Gil Boyd]

Luis,
Thanks for that, was asked the other day by a reenactor for a cheaper option on his WOLF Air Portable Land Rover which they use for display purposes only at some of our shows at the IWM Duxford.
I did suggest a new top cover and get rid of the plastic over the barrel would look the part as a GPMG mounted

[Peter Laidler]

The new wooden butts we're currently fitting are identical (?) in shape/format to the lower black plastic one in the picture. Remember ours Gil.......? Not exactly air soft but you could say they were powered by explosively powered air! Made by FN and Enfield!

We were initially taught to hold the L7 with the left hand on top of the butt - as we did with the Bren - but the under-the-grip hold took hold so to speak and is now the norm. Reminds me of the first time I used an L86/LSW/machine gun variant of the SA80 rifle. Sat at a table during my first familiarisation shoot I cocked the gun and put my left hand over the top - as I'd done for years with L4 Brens. Set the change lever to Auto to fire off a few short bursts and fired it. Cocking handle came back with 'some force' and took half the finger nail off my left little finger nail. Ho, ho, ho..... the DS (directing staff) thoiught it was a great little wheeze as quite a few others had done the same thing.

In these cases, rank has a few privileges and if you bide your time, you can always make sure that the penalty WILL be repaid - in full!

[Gil Boyd]

Ha Ha.......been there done that. Not much else you can say really about the finest weapon ever made, with the Bren in close second.
I still have burns on my hand from changing barrels on the GPMG when it was glowing one night.........are well more war stories..pull up a sandbag and swing the lamp
Have a good weekend, Glorious in the East today, shirt off shooting.....WHAT that hot?? yes it is 27 degrees

[thomas_zee]

Hey Luis,

i was looking for any infos looking for my MK48 project, and i found out flashhider is the same type as used on M240. You have upgraded your M240 into Gimpy. And here i go with my question do you still have original M240 flash hider spare? If yes, i would like to buy it from you. If you don't mind. Or if you can help / guide me where to buy it.

[Luis Bren]

Gil, thomas, i send you PM!
Regards

[MADCOMPUTERGUY]

Did you have to modify the RS parts to fit onto the gun?(flash hider, top cover, stock) I'm looking at doing the same build in the near future.

[Bruce_in_Oz]

Regarding the wood / plastic furniture caper:

I was under the impression that wood was a potential hazard in NBC warfare.

Specifically, the grain / pores of the timber could potentially absorb and hold some nasty battlefield "residue". Thus, something a bit more "wash and wear" was desired. Just strip the gun, hose it down with the decontamination gear, (VERY expensive steam-cleaner), re-oil it and away you go. Even the best walnut would get very shabby with that treatment; assuming you got all of the nasties out of it.

Compared to the tree-ware, the black plastic gets uncomfortably hot when exposed to sunlight for a while; probably not much of a drama in UK or "the mainland", but in outback Australia (or Iraq) it would really make your cam-cream run.......

[browningautorifle]

I was under the impression that wood was a potential hazard in NBC warfare.

Possibly but Canada used Walnut on FNs until the end of the cold war. We trained for NBC regularly...never even heard of that concern.

[Luis Bren]

Continue with the installation of the Butt with original parts and pieces adapted to replace the original, I do not have like the n° 135.



The replacement (similar treadth)



works with my mini lathe











A poor man in a poor country!