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Forum: Newbie Tank July 27th, 2010, 10:41
Replies: 16
Views: 11,132
Posted By Luckless
Ah, the chronographing was done with .20g bbs....

Ah, the chronographing was done with .20g bbs. Either way if something does not protect against forces Above what you wish to be protected from, then it should not be viewed as safe. Going for...
Forum: General December 9th, 2008, 15:17
Replies: 59
Views: 22,877
Posted By Luckless
If you want to do trenches, then you have to do...

If you want to do trenches, then you have to do them properly which might mean spending more than a little money on them. A good, proper and long lasting trench system is far more than just a hole in...
Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion November 22nd, 2008, 09:57
Replies: 21
Views: 16,622
Posted By Luckless
Yeah, but a direct feed magazine has many...

Yeah, but a direct feed magazine has many advantages in reliability over a belt feed system. Also with the mag mounted as it is, the BAR and Bren can be picked up and moved easily, with most belt fed...
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications October 23rd, 2008, 13:51
Replies: 12
Views: 10,763
Posted By Luckless
I've never been much of a fan of camo painted...

I've never been much of a fan of camo painted weapons, a flat drab colour tends to look best, and then add a camo sheath if you want better concealment ability with it.
Forum: General October 21st, 2008, 18:42
Replies: 180
Views: 106,968
Posted By Luckless
Anyone else finding the retailer page a pain to...

Anyone else finding the retailer page a pain to read? Is there anyway we can get it split into different sections like the standard classifieds are for easy viewing? And honestly I think a standard...
Forum: General October 16th, 2008, 18:14
Replies: 17
Views: 8,857
Posted By Luckless
If you can log in by IP, then that sounds like a...

If you can log in by IP, then that sounds like a DNS issue. With the servers having just moved, some DNSs may not have updated with the new IP maybe?
Forum: General October 16th, 2008, 16:36
Replies: 13
IRC
Views: 7,051
Posted By Luckless
The advantage of IRC over nearly any other chat...

The advantage of IRC over nearly any other chat method is it is still one of the best One to Many chat options out there. And just about the only option that I know of that allows fairly random...
Forum: General October 16th, 2008, 11:40
Replies: 13
IRC
Views: 7,051
Posted By Luckless
it is a simple protocol, and there are lots of...

it is a simple protocol, and there are lots of tools for it.

That said, apparently people don't use IRC, at least not from ASC.
Forum: General October 8th, 2008, 21:15
Replies: 83
Views: 39,495
Posted By Luckless
If I stab your hand with a pen, I'll likely be...

If I stab your hand with a pen, I'll likely be charged for assaulting you with a 'weapon'.
Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion September 24th, 2008, 19:48
Replies: 16
Views: 12,845
Posted By Luckless
The geek in me requires me to point out that...

The geek in me requires me to point out that while only iron 'rusts', most metals will oxidize, and rust is iron oxide,...

Also, the other poster is maybe confusing Magnesium with Manganese?...
Forum: General September 20th, 2008, 11:01
Replies: 17
Views: 11,245
Posted By Luckless
Camo with an RFID tag? If you spend...

Camo with an RFID tag?

If you spend thousands of dollars on your gear anyway, why not another thousand to be able to find it?
Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion September 15th, 2008, 10:44
Replies: 48
Views: 28,315
Posted By Luckless
What is the over all length of your stockless...

What is the over all length of your stockless CQB? How annoying is it to fit the battery, and what battery style are you using?

I'm still working on deciding if I want to get into airsoft with a...
Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion September 13th, 2008, 23:44
Replies: 4
Views: 3,811
Posted By Luckless
Big question that needs to be answers: What is...

Big question that needs to be answers: What is the base material made of?

If it is plastic, then I would be wary of removing paint. Light sanding only with very fine paper.

Of course how you do...
Forum: General September 13th, 2008, 11:35
Replies: 9
Views: 7,832
Posted By Luckless
Is there a sub forum that I might have missed...

Is there a sub forum that I might have missed that is restricted to Age Verified members for general chat about stuff like this? If not, why isn't there?
Forum: General September 12th, 2008, 15:57
Replies: 23
Views: 17,473
Posted By Luckless
What? I expect a robot that is given a set of...

What? I expect a robot that is given a set of simple tasks that it can be dedicated to to do them far better than a human would.
Forum: General September 11th, 2008, 21:14
Replies: 23
Views: 17,473
Posted By Luckless
Remote control drones are easy enough, but a...

Remote control drones are easy enough, but a proper drone that auto fires? Not easy.

Most I've seen, like the paintball one, work on a fairly simple webcam based motion tracking system. Some will...
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications September 8th, 2008, 12:34
Replies: 14
Views: 6,966
Posted By Luckless
Try hitting it with some fine grit sandpaper...

Try hitting it with some fine grit sandpaper first. If the paint is a solid layer then soaking it isn't going to do much for you, you need to provide paths for a solvent around any hardened outer...
Forum: Accessories Discussion September 3rd, 2008, 01:04
Replies: 10
Views: 10,321
Posted By Luckless
Red is a low energy light so it doesn't carry as...

Red is a low energy light so it doesn't carry as well at night, and it also won't kill night vision nearly as bad as green can. This is the reason why military flashlights have a red filter usually,...
Forum: General August 31st, 2008, 20:59
Replies: 12
Views: 10,818
Posted By Luckless
Provided increased turbulence in the barrel...

Provided increased turbulence in the barrel doesn't negate your hopup altogether.
Forum: General August 31st, 2008, 17:36
Replies: 12
Views: 10,818
Posted By Luckless
The biggest issue I see with a dimpled ball to...

The biggest issue I see with a dimpled ball to improve range is that you are going to have some really funky things happening in the barrel as it is being accelerated. For a golf ball all the force...
Forum: General August 28th, 2008, 00:27
Replies: 33
Views: 27,784
Posted By Luckless
likely the biggest factor limiting that is...

likely the biggest factor limiting that is properly centering the core and being able to put the shell on cheaply and effectively. If it is off center by even a small fraction of however you want to...
Forum: General August 23rd, 2008, 11:34
Replies: 7
Views: 4,972
Posted By Luckless
KNIVEZS, should I win a sizable sum in a lotto, I...

KNIVEZS, should I win a sizable sum in a lotto, I think I'll have to build something like what you described.
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications August 21st, 2008, 20:30
Replies: 39
Views: 79,531
Posted By Luckless
Someone needs to make some of those hazard suits...

Someone needs to make some of those hazard suits from Fallout,...
Forum: General August 21st, 2008, 16:04
Replies: 15
Views: 9,961
Posted By Luckless
So,... Screwing around in the woods where no one...

So,... Screwing around in the woods where no one will see you and doing something questionably legal can be risky enough. Screwing around with radio coms that may be traveling farther than you think...
Forum: General August 21st, 2008, 13:46
Replies: 15
Views: 9,961
Posted By Luckless
isn't that illegal to do in Canada?

isn't that illegal to do in Canada?
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications August 21st, 2008, 00:16
Replies: 20
Views: 8,936
Posted By Luckless
No, WD-40 is a solvent based lubricant. (it might...

No, WD-40 is a solvent based lubricant. (it might eat away at bits of your gear.)
Forum: General August 20th, 2008, 00:21
Replies: 15
Views: 12,882
Posted By Luckless
Advances in Infrared sensors make modern Arctic...

Advances in Infrared sensors make modern Arctic gear even more important, I would assume that new arctic gear would include more than purely visual face lift.
Forum: General August 15th, 2008, 22:56
Replies: 17
Views: 11,631
Posted By Luckless
Yes, it will screw over your drive, but it...

Yes, it will screw over your drive, but it doesn't actually 'erase' anything. Hard drives are actually 'set', not 'written' to. There will always be data on a drive, well almost always. Because of...
Forum: Doctor's Corner August 8th, 2008, 21:20
Replies: 13
Views: 9,638
Posted By Luckless
Don't suppose you could take some photos of the...

Don't suppose you could take some photos of the spring, one showing how it currently is, and then edit another to show the shape it was before your fix?
Forum: General August 7th, 2008, 01:45
Replies: 7
Views: 6,883
Posted By Luckless
Wrap in tin foil.

Wrap in tin foil.
Forum: Gear Discussion August 4th, 2008, 11:15
Replies: 20
Views: 16,018
Posted By Luckless
Be warned about modding paintball masks. If you...

Be warned about modding paintball masks. If you do any mods to them then their certification is void, meaning some fields might not let you wear them because their insurance no longer covers any...
Forum: General August 1st, 2008, 15:00
Replies: 192
Views: 229,482
Posted By Luckless
Have you been to PEI? Do you know how many people...

Have you been to PEI? Do you know how many people live on this island? Not a lot. And given that the number of airsofters tends to increase as you get more people involved, I'm sure the larger...
Forum: General August 1st, 2008, 09:54
Replies: 192
Views: 229,482
Posted By Luckless
You think there aren't even 2000 players in...

You think there aren't even 2000 players in Canada? There are at least 10 in PEI alone, maybe more. I think the sport is a lot larger than you are giving it credit for.
Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion July 30th, 2008, 09:39
Replies: 60
Views: 42,604
Posted By Luckless
One of the great things about WWII weapons is...

One of the great things about WWII weapons is most of the ones that saw wide spread usage were ones that were designed to be made easily, with a minimum of tooling. Anyone with a small shop and a bit...
Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion July 26th, 2008, 17:34
Replies: 96
Views: 56,887
Posted By Luckless
So what? AK users in Airsoft or real life as...

So what? AK users in Airsoft or real life as suppose to duct tape a tac light to their weapon?
Forum: Accessories Discussion July 26th, 2008, 12:06
Replies: 20
Views: 11,208
Posted By Luckless
Don't diss the use of leather. Hardened leather...

Don't diss the use of leather. Hardened leather with several coats of black lacquer, and you would think it was a modern plastic. Then again you could also just learn to mold ABS plastic at home and...
Forum: General July 26th, 2008, 11:40
Replies: 9
Views: 7,189
Posted By Luckless
Maybe someone should suggest that they set up a...

Maybe someone should suggest that they set up a Sign In thread for Age verifiers, and produce an updated list to post?

Wait, I just suggested that.
Forum: General July 26th, 2008, 01:07
Replies: 44
Views: 22,743
Posted By Luckless
They have better things to do than to enter a...

They have better things to do than to enter a list of stolen items into a database scan script that is designed to compare items being sold to seller's general location? Really isn't that hard, and...
Forum: Accessories Discussion July 26th, 2008, 00:33
Replies: 20
Views: 11,208
Posted By Luckless
Then learn some leather tooling skills, make...

Then learn some leather tooling skills, make several holsters, and sell the extras to other people too lazy to do it themselves.
Forum: General July 24th, 2008, 12:22
Replies: 7
Views: 13,008
Posted By Luckless
Pff, you clearly have no sense of adventure! ...

Pff, you clearly have no sense of adventure!


And glancing through their list, doesn't seem to be anything jumping out at me as interesting. Maybe something as a cheap side arm for indoor games,...
Forum: Gear Discussion July 22nd, 2008, 20:41
Replies: 5
Views: 4,840
Posted By Luckless
I think I'm going to try doing the sort of...

I think I'm going to try doing the sort of utility harness based suit for now. if it doesn't work I can always sew a jacket to the inside of it, just won't be the ideal order.

Went around to a few...
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications July 22nd, 2008, 20:33
Replies: 16
Views: 11,774
Posted By Luckless
From looking at the kind of things you find at...

From looking at the kind of things you find at walmart or Canadian Tire, I have to say that you'll have a decent workable airsoft weapon if you replace the complete gear box assembly, battery,...
Forum: Gear Discussion July 21st, 2008, 11:56
Replies: 5
Views: 4,840
Posted By Luckless
Making a 'cool' ghillie suit? As in not roasting in summer

I was wondering if anyone has used a Ghillie suit that had an open backing (basically a wide webbing belt, suspenders, and chest strap) that doesn't use a heavy fabric backing/jacket, so it could be...
Forum: Upgrades & Modifications July 21st, 2008, 10:52
Replies: 107
Views: 134,814
Posted By Luckless
What is the useful point of mounting rails like...

What is the useful point of mounting rails like that, and also wouldn't that block your sighting lines to mount stuff over your sight like that?
Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion July 20th, 2008, 11:00
Replies: 14
Views: 9,937
Posted By Luckless
If they are hardened steel, it could have been a...

If they are hardened steel, it could have been a bad heat treatment. The joy of any metal is no matter how high the quality is, there is always a chance of very nasty failure from something just a...
Forum: WW1, WW2 July 18th, 2008, 18:51
Replies: 17
Views: 16,222
Posted By Luckless
Do you have you order your gear, have it made for...

Do you have you order your gear, have it made for you, or make any of it yourself?
Forum: General July 17th, 2008, 21:39
Replies: 8
Views: 13,704
Posted By Luckless
Do people READ threads, or do they just click on...

Do people READ threads, or do they just click on them after reading the topic title, and flame away?

"i am in the burlington ontario area",... How much closer to an area of Canada do you need?
Forum: Accessories Discussion July 17th, 2008, 12:38
Replies: 5
Views: 7,726
Posted By Luckless
Well, how much do you shoot? Do you spray and...

Well, how much do you shoot? Do you spray and pray your targets with 100+ rounds for a hit, or do you conceal yourself and ambush them at 20 feet with a string of 1-3 shot kills?
Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion July 17th, 2008, 11:38
Replies: 11
Views: 14,106
Posted By Luckless
I guess before I go spend an afternoon digging...

I guess before I go spend an afternoon digging around for accurate detailed measured drawings/photos of an M1919 .30 cal, I should just ask if anyone here already has some.
Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion July 17th, 2008, 00:17
Replies: 11
Views: 14,106
Posted By Luckless
an M1919 .30 cal actually doesn't look too hard...

an M1919 .30 cal actually doesn't look too hard to fabricate. Much of it is riveted from the photos I can find, which can be expected as it was developed before welding was really common.

I think...
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