chas Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 A new company (only 4 products so far) is making an excellent entrance into the bussiness by makking the first reasonabily priced H_Bar kit (Boomarms' costs 360$). This is Hexagon Production and, apart from some internal upgraded parts for the Well MB-01 sniper rifle, they thought it was about a time someone made an affordable H-Bar kit for the AUG. The H-Bar version of the AUG is the light machine gun from Steyr and its only external differences are the longer barrel, muzzle device, bipod and longer (40 rounds?) magazine. Here's the kit at Gunners: http://www.gunnerairsoft.com/catalog/produ...roducts_id=1369 And the HP (also an acronym for "hijo de puta", spanish for SOB) website: http://www.hexagonproduction.com/catalog/index.php Link to post Share on other sites
Frakk2k Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Oo, seems like the same company makes hop up chambers and barrel spacers for the Well L96, sweet! To bad I sold mine Link to post Share on other sites
Nicoli Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 mmm do want, I should never have sold my old HBAR. Methinks I'll be making another one wooo Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 very nice indeed. now we just need MAG to bring out some midcap 40 rounders. Link to post Share on other sites
yastobaal Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 ooo, now that ain't half tempting Link to post Share on other sites
Skippy Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 There goes the value of my Boom arms kit Win some, you lose some I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
The Suppressor Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 There goes the value of my Boom arms kit Win some, you lose some I guess. I feel for you Skip', I really do. Pretty much all of my limited edition kits have been cloned since china hit the market No such thing as an investment anymore. I've considered a BoomArms kit in the past and no reason not to purchase one of these beasties if it's a better price! Do it people! Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Thats really cool - I made my own years ago when no kit was available - then lost interest in the platform, but this is cool! Link to post Share on other sites
Warning Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 There goes the value of my Boom arms kit Win some, you lose some I guess. imho i don't think so, as yours is the original boom arms kit and therefore it should mean its worth more than some mass produced ACM kit (i hope you can get what im trying to say, i seemingly suck at translating what's in my head into words) Link to post Share on other sites
RedScare Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 look, no one is going to pay premium for the STAR DRAGON thing, when you could get it cheap. Heck, Try selling a CA m249 for what its worth when you can get two A&K's for that price. it has lost value, unfortunately. =/ Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 The long Steyr mags are 42-round capacity (don't ask me why, some Austrian thought it was a good idea). Good to see more accessories coming out for the AUG. Pity no-one makes these things as whole barrels instead of kits that need you to cut up an existing barrel... I find it hard to believe the quality will be anything close to the Boom Arms kit if the price is so much lower. Also, not sure I believe the claim that it's so easy to fit, given how much of a mission the Boom Arms conversion was. Will be interested to hear from anyone who actually gets one of these. Link to post Share on other sites
Cpt Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 As far as I can see, there's no need to cut up the original barrel Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 The item offered is a replacement for the outer part of the AUG barrel. You'll still need to use the rest of the AUG barrel section - foregrip/gas block, foregrip, internal barrel shroud, hop-up unit, etc, etc. You'll also need a replacement inner barrel (650mm for the Boom Arms kit). What I meant was that it would be nice for companies to produce and market a complete drop-in barrel, so you can keep the existing barrel intact and swap between the two as needed without having to find another AUG and destroy it to steal its barrel parts. Link to post Share on other sites
tome Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 My thoughts exactly hedge If I wasn't thinking of making a HBAR (rather than an HBAR-T) then I'd be a bit miffed at having to source a gas block, front handle and the rear half of the outer barrel in order to be able to "hot-swap" beween this kit and my Phantom kit on my existing AUG. Link to post Share on other sites
Cpt Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 The item offered is a replacement for the outer part of the AUG barrel. You'll still need to use the rest of the AUG barrel section - foregrip/gas block, foregrip, internal barrel shroud, hop-up unit, etc, etc. You'll also need a replacement inner barrel (650mm for the Boom Arms kit). What I meant was that it would be nice for companies to produce and market a complete drop-in barrel, so you can keep the existing barrel intact and swap between the two as needed without having to find another AUG and destroy it to steal its barrel parts. Ahh, Okay. I thought you meant something like that Yes, that would be very nice indeed. But me personally have one AUG just laying around, so it'll come to more use with this kit when I buy it Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 AUGs don't "lie around" long near me without getting cannibalised for parts. I'm currently in need of a working gearbox (yes, again) and another barrel section for the 9mm conversion. Link to post Share on other sites
zero69r Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Looks pretty sweet! Link to post Share on other sites
phisherman Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 I love when a Chinese company actually innovates instead of blatantly ripping off products. Anyone seen these for sale anywhere other than gunners? I really hate paying overseas shipping. Link to post Share on other sites
Gaffa Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 You can now get this as a complete gun now over at Gunners. $230, based on the JG Military and has a CA 650mm tightbore apparently. Interesting! Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Cheaper than dirt. Link to post Share on other sites
TerranCmdr Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 This is sweet but I have to agree with Hedge. When is someone going to make a complete drop-in barrel? I did the shorty conversion on mine and it was a bit of a hassle, there was a new hopup to assemble and quite a bit of dremeling that had to be done. I can't see how this conversion would be any easier. Link to post Share on other sites
Cpt Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Ain't it just to: *Remove the barrel assembly from the receiver. *Remove the front handle. *Remove the grub screw under the folding handle. *Remove the gasblock thingi. *Slide the barrel out Atleast that's what I just did...No need to fiddle around with the hop up or innerbarrel. And as far as I can see, this kit looks identical to my barrel I'm holding in my hand(though no bipod and shorter barrel and muzzle hider of course) Took about one minute. Add another minute for reassemble. It's a JG AUG. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Jesus H. Christ give me strength - why can't you people get your heads around the fact that the AUG barrel *SECTION* includes the entire barrel, hop-up unit, inner barrel, foregrip, gas block and everything else? And this kit is NOT that. This kit is about *HALF* a barrel section. If you were to buy it thinking that at the end you'd have an AUG with TWO barrels that you could swap between, then you'd be very disappointed at the end of the day. The AUG is a *MODULAR* weapon system, that's the point. That's the point of my Project AUG - to have all the barrel optinos so I can swap them around as I see fit. In order to achieve this, I've had to destroy a complete rifle every time I created a new barrel, because no-one makes the complete barrel assembly, they only make the bit in front of the foregrip. PLEASE tell me that you folks understand what I'm talking about now????? Edit - Terran seems to get it, thanks mate. Link to post Share on other sites
Cpt Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yes. I understand perfectly Oh thy high king. I was referring "TerranCmdr" who said, and I qoute: "I did the shorty conversion on mine and it was a bit of a hassle, there was a new hopup to assemble and quite a bit of dremeling that had to be done. I can't see how this conversion would be any easier." I know that noone makes a complete BARREL SECTION, and I have always known that... Link to post Share on other sites
TerranCmdr Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Whenever AUGs are in question, tempers seem to flare... At any rate, I'm hoping to see someone review this kit, as I've always been very fond of making an HBAR for my AUG and making it myself hasn't exactly gone well so far. (the guy I got a custom flash hider from (dobey) made it too small and won't make it again for me.) Link to post Share on other sites
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