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The Elite AUG EziFeeder
NOTE: As at the last information I had from Tom on this, he no longer produces the EziFeeder. Instead, if you need something similar to fix the problem outlined below, check out Airsoft Dynamics, who market the Lago Speed Nipple, which is pretty-much the same style of replacement part, but in this case in solid brass. |
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As some Tokyo Marui AUG owners will know, after several tens of thousands of rounds, the feed line in an AUG will develop the dreaded AUG feed failure. Until now, the only solution has been to try to get a replacement part (TM part number ST-20 "Chamber Pipe Holder (assembled)"), which has been a problematic solution, given that AUG parts are, at best, hard to source. This has meant that many an AUG has, quite simply, (cue sad music) fallen into the great circular armoury in the corner of the room, never to be used again.
There is now a local solution!
Tom Andrews, of Elite Action Games, and a pretty darn good Airsoftsmith, has devised a ridiculously simple cure. He calls it the "EziFeeder"... sounds like a racing spoon (a large spoon that's ALWAYS carried by switched-on squaddies) on drugs, to me, but there y'go!
Now, the part that fails in the feed line is a small plastic tube (circled in red, in the diagram to the left). What happens is that it gets worn away on the lower end, this causing a break in the continuity of the line between the top of the magazine, and the bottom of the feed line. This causes a place where your 6mm airsoft pellets can jam, and thus causing the dreaded AUG feed failures happen.
By the way, while I remember, the technical picture comes from that very useful web resource, Airsoft Players; the page where you can find the AUG Technical Manual is http://www.airsoftplayers.com/manuals.asp.
Tom's solution is elegant in its' simplicity: He replaces the plastic feed tube, with a milled aluminium part of his own design. The aluminium part is then fitted into the feed tube carrier, and the completed assembly replaced into the body of the AUG. The replacement part is a millimetre or so longer than the original part and, consequently, kills two birds with one stone - firstly, it cures the feed failure; secondly, and as a free side benefit, it stops that bloody awful magazine wobble that tends to happen after those several tens of thousands of rounds have gone through the rifle!
Here are some pictures of the two parts, for comparison; on the left, the original plastic part, on the right, clearly and visibly longer, the replacement aluminium part, in place. The cellular telephone is there, by the way, to give you an idea of the size of the part - so small, to cause so many problems, eh?
You can contact Tom at Elite Action Games, to get more information on this excellent and simple fix for your AUG. Costing for this part is, incidentally, around a tenner (£10) - not bad, eh?
Once again, my thanks go to Tom for his enthusiastic assistance with this article! I hope this has been of use to you, too!
REPEAT NOTE: As at the last information I had from Tom on this, he no longer produces the EziFeeder. Instead, if you need something similar to fix the problem outlined below, check out Airsoft Dynamics, who market the Lago Speed Nipple, which is pretty-much the same style of replacement part, but in this case in solid brass. |