I use 1500mAh 9.6V and 8.4V and change them lunchtime if needs be.

I'd be inclined to look at milling a cutout in the other side of the mag.

If he's under 18, an adult would have to buy it anyway.

I was kind of planning on full aluminium, using this:

Check out this build. He starts the end cap near the bottom of this page:

I did find a genuine stock (which seems to have a slightly different butt plate latch design from that normally seen) from a UK dealer. WRT caps: E-gu...

Where did you get that, stof, and do they have more?

I have seen photos of an end cap design that has the stock brackets made from folded metal welded onto te circular cap, rather than cast/machined. I ...

Thanks. I have a lathe, and a new milling machine is on its way. Would it be worthwhile to just replace the cylinder and/or head, rather than faffing...

Daido: You have urgent PM...

Glad I could clear that up for you. How did you change the nozzle position in the cylinder head and tappet? Is there a tutorial somewhere?

SMLE nose cap for someone doing a conversion:

As far as I can tell, AA have been out of stock of those for some time...

Well yesterday, really... Had much amusement when an ex marine couldn't work out how to fit a mag on my Thompson (he said afterwards that he didn't w...