Background Reasons you want attention on the airsoft field, the M60 Pig will give you just that! Its intimidating looks and distinctive sound has psychological impact that exceeds greatly its actual capacity as an airsoft weapon. In stock form its a heavy, awkward, long rifle that doesnt shoot any harder, farther or more rapidly than a stock Tokyo Marui AEG. It holds 1200 rounds which it can fire non stop at about 260 FPS with 20 gram. Compared to players equipped with hi-cap magazines theres really not much upside! Fortunately our local team emphasizes true Mil Sims and focuses on realism as much as possible. We insist on low caps for all but the Squad Automatic gunners or designated Crew Served weapons. We require players using Hi-caps to have a bipod on their weapon and an oversized magazine so they can be readily identified on the field and experience some limitations. In this environment, the high fire power, engine burning performance, and trigger to the metal shooting justify the M60. Even so, after several games we felt the M-60 in stock form just wasnt adequate to justify its heavy weight of 18 lbs, (roughly half that of a real one) but still awkward for airsoft. We asked around about upgrades and were told that there were kits but were advised against trying to do it ourselves. After searching all over the Internet we couldnt find any guidance on how to do the modification. Everyone said not to attempt it as the TOP design is complex and intricate compared to a regular AEG. Disaster: Our M60 experiencewas a nightmare from the get go. Our original ordered 60 from see it. We dumped the dough on the more expensive M60 DX. We liked the adjustable bi pod legs, additional use of real metal and more detailed parts. Once it appeared our original order wasnt going to arrive, in our hurry to get an M-60 we turned to E-bay. We bid a used M60 and when no one else bid it, we got it dirt cheap. This was just the standard model which needed some TLC so it was nothing too special. Unfortunately the person we bought this one from was slow with responses and it took about a month and a half to get the gun. Of course, during this period, the M60 DX that was seized was released from Customs, so we now had two M60s. We fixed up the used one we bought doing the necessary repairs and improving its appearance and sold the base version on Ebay. We put actual M-60 slings on both and mounted the side with an actual About the TOP M60: TheM60 is a very sturdy and heavy replica. Of course, the airsoft version of the M60 is about half the weight of the real thing. So my dad (who was a ranger in the Army) wont let me complain about it being too heavy to lug around (and proceeds to makes fun of anyone else on the team who does.) There are several metal parts; the only parts that really arent metal are the front fore grip, the pistol grip, and the stock. The pistol grip and the stock are both fine, but the front fore grip is really plasticy and can tend to crackle while hauling the gun around. Solution: as always, duct tape (the Red Green show is like a religion to me.) Dad says they did this in the Army as well as taping the slings to cut down on rattle so doing so doesnt cut down on authenticity at all. Firing The WARNING! 12 Gram BBs should never be used in a TOP The Upgrading Important Advice: Letme just start off by telling you that this is not a fun gun to take apart. Some argue that it is the hardest airsoft gun to work on. Comparing it to my P-90 is like comparing a cabin on the lake to the Winchester mansion! What I recommend is that you set aside an entire day to do this operation. Lay everything out on a white sheet so you wont lose any parts. It took me about 6 hours to take the M60 apart and back together again. This was primarily because my pig was the first gun that Ive ever upgraded and because I had no guide on how to do it. The instructions on the upgrade kit had a few pictures (hard to see) and all the instructions are in Kanji! There are a ton of parts and when its totally taken apart, you cant even tell its a replica weapon. If you do half of it one day, and the other half another day, chances are you wont be able to pick up where you left off cause you wont remember where all the screws go, and what the heck each thing does. To make a long story short, your pig will become bacon grease and pork chops. Im sure that many a TOP M-60 is lying in parts somewhere in garages all over the world. Things that you need to do this operation are as follows:
Taking and I dont know how different the other variants are.* Ok, now that thats said and done, lets get started. Obviously put it on safe, Unload Take Next is the actual tray that holds the bbs. Unscrew the four screws located on around the Next you will remove the front half of the gun. Unscrew the 2 screws located under where the The Once you have this done, attach the piston to the piston head Assembling this part is slightly different than disassembling Next Your final thing to do is the most annoying. Start off by removing the stock. Unscrew the four screws located on both sides Unscrew the cover with the loading mechanism and remove this Now that the gear box is totally exposed, unscrew the two
Results: Once its all together remember that even once loaded theM-60 takes a while for the BB tube to prime. The initial firing sequence after loading requires several bursts before BBs are funneled up to the chamber. Dont panic when this happens. I did! After the gun started firing, let me say that the results were EXCELLENT! The velocity had definitely been improved it probably shoots at a solid 330 FPS. Significantly better then when stock. The gun is even louder and more intimidating because it now uses a cylinder instead of a bellows system. Now it sounds like a vacuum cleaner sucking up nails instead of a dirt devil. The accuracy isnt exactly the best feature of the gun, (should have put in a custom barrel) but that doesnt seem to matter much since this gun is meant to make heads duck and create a large beaten zone. My dad is shocked that I got it back together with only a few parts left over ( a mystery screw and washer) and just a few bruised knuckles. Oh well you cant make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. I cant wait to wallow in the mud with this Pig on the next skirmish. I will update this review with information on skirmishing with then newly upgraded gun as soon as possible. External Site Comment Last
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