beretta

I'm still knockin' about. My last post was nearly 10 years ago to the day.

I'm just about to post this over in the mosin news thread, but i'll leave it here aswell for anyone who wants to have a nosey at the internals and how they work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjzwwtO6y3g

It doesnt just fit straight on the A&K version either, you need to make a spacer for the under rail so the launcher clears the hand guards. I'd imagine it would be something similar with the Ares one.

drop them an email and tell them you dont wanna bay that kinda silly postage, they'll send it regular mail for ya and it'll cost very little.

Yeah it was a great setup, the Spectre was a dream to use and the shorter barrel totally transformed the handling of the gun. That nylon thing was actually just a spur of the moment sling mount when i needed one during a game and i liked the feel of it so left it on. The PEQ on it in that pic was actually a holder for an 11.1v lipo. removing the forgrip meant the sound hog had to come off too so running the battery up top was a better option, since i use those batteries in a few of my other rifles.

lol, thats my A&K Masada, Glad you like it.

Ahh i see, so thats what it was. thought arnies was tryin to hack me.

Dont think i posted this yet, Its a Umerex/KSC MP7 GBB, H&K MP7A1 by Rich AM, on Flickr

My old KSC system 7, I sold it but regretted it very soon after. KSC USP Tactical by Rich AM, on Flickr

Just browsing through my pics and came across this one. Its a King Arms GBB, lovely rifle. King Arms MaA1 GBB by Rich AM, on Flickr

Anyone else get a malware warning when you open this thread? im getting it every time, although nowhere else on arnies?

It could be the selector rod alright, id start there and see if that makes any difference. the microswitch is obviously working if semi is fine, it can only be the little piece that presses the microswitch or the rod itself. Id pull the gearbox and fire it while not in the gun and see if theres anything obvious there. if it works fine then it looks like the rod is the issue.

Whats your problem? Are ya not getting any power to the gearbox? The motors in these are a pile of shít too, that could be the issue. You can buy spare switches in Maplin electronics. its a just called a small microswitch on their site. Better off taking out your old one and dropping into their shop to compare, but they defo have them.

Really liking the look of the G36C, I think its going to have to be added to my collection.

C'mon lads, its a lipo battery, you can fry any trigger contacts with a decent power lipo, The mosfet was one of the very first mods i made to mine and something i always do to all my rifles just for peace of mind. particularly those with weird or hard to get trigger contacts. the tavor microswitch is only rated at 15a as far as i can remember so its not ideal to be run on any fairly powerful battery, You can get replacements handy enough but prevention is better than cure, especially with a gun thats as much of a pain to strip as the Tavor.

RSOV used to have the ones for the G36 and MP5 with a big beefy spring clip in it, you wont loose one of them ones. have a nosey over there and see if they still have them in stock. www.rsov.com

Yup, had the exact same problem, twas a problem at the switch in my case.

Id contact magpul first of all, since its covered under warranty. But if that goes nowhere you can always pick up a new microswitch from somewhere like Maplins, http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=microswitch Cant remember off hand which one it is, but they defo stock it.

Sticky trigger, burst in semi, hand guard wobble, whiney gearbox, poor qc on assembly, no hopup function, magazine comparability problems etc etc, Thats a few of the other issues found in this thread. Ive fixed most of them myself, not the end of the world if you are technically minded, but a pain none the less, considering the high cost.

Those molding lines don't look too bad to be honest, Its not something id have a problem with personally, Ive seen much more sloppy ones on other masada's.

I never said it was an Ares feel, I said it felt closer to an Ares than it does to anything magpul i own. the material isn't that DuPont, high quality fibrous type you'd find in pretty much anything PTS in the past. I don't know why this is, but its a fact. its not as good as you'd expect from them. also, on the subject of mould marks, theres plenty on the Masada, theres sanding marks and even little bits of left over material in some places, not the end of the world, but they are there.

Id have to disagree on that myself, I own a hell of a lot of Magpul PTS products and the plastics on the Masada dont look/feel like them. Id say its closer to an Ares Tavor is terms of plastic quality than to Magpuls typical stuff. that said, the Tavor has good plastics, but not as good as those we've come to expect from magpul.

Good info, i found original PMAGs to have the same issue. I agree with ya on the plastics, their decent quality, but nothing really more than that. they dont have a MAGPUL kinda quality and when switching between my M4 with PTS CTR, MOE, MIAD etc and this Masada, theres a real difference in the quality of the plastics.

Does yours not have and movement in the hand guard? i found it a little on the soft side, especially up front and there is movement. anyone else have this?

Nah, anyone familiar with G&P would be able to see a total lack of their quality in the PTS Masada. G&P gearbox shells are lovely and their internal parts are solid.