Honzo
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where can i find this in stock now? i dont see it available anywhere
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so i'm ordering the ring tool to tighten my loose buffer tube concerning the problem I've mentioned earlier. How do I know how much more to twist it so i dont damage or over-tighten anything? sorry for the noob question
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Thanks for all the helpful advice. I'm going to try and find that ring tool online and order it. I'm not sure if i want to treat my baby with that rough hammer suggestion
Until the ring tool arrives, for now it seems to be staying pretty stiff. I took a piece of cloth, extended the crane stock all the way then I just twisted as hard as i could to the right using the cloth for a grip. It stays pretty well now but I'm sure i will need the ring tool in the near future. Is there a possibility of overtightening the buffer tube and ruining something?
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i tried to tighten it by twisting it hard to the right but it seems like it's very easy to unscrew that ring if i just turn it a bit to the left. What's a ring tool? if I dont have one, is there another remedy for it and make it stay tight?
edit: does the blowback also loosen it more if i dont tighten it before play? i got a game tomorrow and I'm wondering if i could just be consious of it and just turn it back to the right( tighten) if it starts loosening up again.
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Seems like my TM sopmod buffer tube is becoming a little loose. I think it happened because I've been slinging it by wrapping the sling around the buffer tube where it meets the receiver and when it hangs, the width from the front of the crane stock is holding it from sliding/falling. I'm guessing over time all that "pull" on the crane stock while hanging vertically eventually made the buffer tube a little loose? The stock also wobbles a lot more since doing that. I see a little ring around the buffer tube. Should i try to tighten that clockwise and that would help a bit without being too invasive? I'm assuming that taking apart the crane stock and trying to tighten that screw that attaches to the back of the gearbox like on a regular aeg is harder with the sopmod since the recoil assembly is in the way.
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bought two months ago and finally fired it for the first time? for me, i would never torture myself like that!!
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how come marui was able to make the metal body for this particular series (along with their other EBBs)? i thought it was against the law to have full metal guns? does that mean we will be seeing that 1 joule limit being pushed up a little bit?
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I wish I knew what the inside of that building is like. I've seen a photo of the factory in adachi but Im curious if there's any videos with an interviewer walking through the facility. Just thought a company with such age and prestige as marui, they would have a few tours for the public!!
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Richard, I highly suggest you send your resume to the Marui company for hire
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i played another game today and, as my worse fears suspected, they died after 7-8 mags (mid cap 82) of firing after a full charge!!
I wish i could order from richard but I'm not in the UK (I'm assuming you only ship in your country)...
Has anyone tried to switch out the cells for better ones and found it to be a hard process?
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thanks guys, I feel less stupid LOL
@ berserk:
That sounds like a good idea. IS there any modifications I will have to do to make the pack work? Or is it as simple as dropping in each individual cells and just lining up the + and - ends correctly? I'm not sure how these sopmod batteries work. It seems like theres a connector at the head of the battery which contacts the part underneath the fuse inside the stock. For the custom pack cells, I may have seen/read this somewhere earlier in the 106 page thread but any recently memory of it has disappeared.
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funny story: This past weekend I had a blast with the sopmod, as expected. However, one point I was shooting at an enemy and the gun didn't shoot. Flipped it to auto and no response. Started freaking out that my gun broke but then I completely forgot about the bolt release because Im used to hearing a dry fire even though I run out of ammo
The 1300 mah battery lasted fine during my play but I guess I was only there for a half day. This is a noob question but I just want to make sure: Does the SOPMOD standard battery lose charge over time? I thought nimh batteries keeps the charge? or does it lose charge more slowly than nicad?
The reason I ask is that I've shot just about 750 total during that day. When i got home to plink around, the battery started to get weak and had trouble pulling semi, if not at all. So, next week, when I play a game that lasts the WHOLE day, I am worried about it dying. I thought 1300 mah will get at least ~1300 shots before it starts dying?
btw, thanks for the help with my earlier questions!
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I think I've read this previously somewhere in this thread but I have a question about the lock up when you shoot semi too fast. I freed it by switching to auto and going back to semi. Just have to be careful with my twitchy finger on semi.
Just curious though, Is there a reason why this happens? I found that it happens on my other AEGs too from time to time. Also, is there any damage Im doing inside the gearbox when it's locked up, i free it on auto, and switch back to semi? Is there a problem if I end up having to free it too many times? I dont want my expensive aeg to get ruined!! please calm a noob
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got it done, thanks for all the suggestions!
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If the front sight is wobbly without the barel being wobbly:
-remove the front pin and slide the upper out
-remove the inner barrel+hopup from the upper
-look for a hole in the outter barrel, under the front sight
-insert a long allen screw through it (very small one) and tighten the screw that is there. It's on the other side of the barrel so you can't tighten it if the inner barrel is inside.
And ... congrats on the purchase
It's the most fun you can have with an AEG, possibly before the RS M4 makes it to the market.Thanks for the advice. RS m4? are you talking about the kwa EBB series that's coming out?
Is there a way I can sling this? I really dont want to take apart the buffer tube to put an adapter (i.e. asap) and it didn't seem like the sopmod came with any sling adapters on the front or back. Maybe i can just tie something to the buffer tube and hook my sling there?
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I just got my TM sopmod. All I can say is: It's just a brilliant piece of engineering and most easily my favorite aeg of all times by just playing with it for an hour or two. I hope the battery doesnt die on me though. The gun shipped it out a week ago and when it arrived to me it still had juice for me to test it out. Guess it's not that bad as i thought?
Thanks for the advice richard. I probably dont plan to disassembly anything so hopefully the buffer tube will stay for a long time.
When i got my sopmod though, I noticed the rails were a bit wobbly (from side to side) along with the front triangle sight. I tightened the hex screw on top and that helped the RIS wobble but the triangle still goes from side to side. Any reason why? The barrel itself doesnt wobble though, feels like a rock. The stock is a bit wobbly too but that was expected and nothing surprising.
Still, i LOVE THIS GUN. I would even be happy if i ended up paying it for the full price!! Maybe I should get another recoil marui AEG!! After waiting so anxiously for this sopmod, now I have to wait anxiously for the next game I will be attending lol
I guess since Im the newest member of the club I'm the lowest rank?
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Well.. long as you don't do it a bajillion times then yeah, it'll be fine. I'm always racking mine, it makes a much better noise than the vast majority of AEGs, way less tinny.
Not on par with a WOC obviously, but not bad.
How about the buffer tube? does the screw for that need to be retightened from time to time (with locktite) or it's not necessary? I saw that mentioned earlier in the thread somewhere (I finally finished 104 pages!!). A side note: It's still nice to see the same group of people around from two years ago to still be chattering about the TM sopmod actively till this day.
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Is it safe to play around with the bolt/charging handle without it breaking? From the videos, it seems to makes a better "clack" sound than most other TM aeg m4s when pulled. My tm m4 has a plastic bolt cover and sounds cheesy when I pull the charging handle... it doesn't feel that durable either.
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At your temperature I don't think it will be a problem unless you have a lemon, but my experience is that Sopmod batteries don't hold their charge over time, so make sure you charge it 1 day before or something.
Other than that, if you can bring an extra AEG, why not?
Oh ok. that's fine as long as I know if I charge them the day before and not have them die on me during an event, I'll be happy.
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Should I bring a backup aeg? I'm just scared the battery might die on me (because I've been reading reports of the 1300 mah batteries dyingor not holding their charge as well) and it's making me a bit worried. Especially when I have to drive out a certain distance to an event, i dont want that to happen!! Is there suppose to be a best way to charge this thing?
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Hi guys, I've been lurking over this thread for the past 3 days. I'm about to receive a TM sopmod used from a person but it has been left stock. I read the first 35 pages (under 4 sittings, lol) and I haven't gotten to the more updated posts but I will over the next few days as I anxiously await my TM. The wait is excruciating and reading this thread will help some of that time pass by.
Now, I plan to leave it stock. What I've gather is that the batteries have problem with cold weather. How are they lasting in normal - moderate high temps? (say, around 75-85 degree F) Do I have to worry about batteries dying prematurely during games? Personally, I just play half day games so 1300 MAH is good enough for me. I'm just worried about the batteries dying/malfunctioning on me over time and have to dish out over 50$ for another battery.
And the reliability report: Have the people, who left it stock, been enjoying the same reliability as their TM AEG counterpart have experienced despite the added stress of the recoil system? I got some TMs in my collections well over 6 years old and I hope this sopmod can be here to stay with the pack.
As of today, this gun is literally sold out almost everywhere (U.S. retailers at least) so I'm grateful I was able to obtain one. (The marui agent guy on ebay is selling the sopmod at a ridiculous price) Any answers are appreciated! this is my first EBB rifle!!! just 2-3 years late but oh well!!
Initial Impressions of the TM SOPMOD M4 AEG
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Thanks for the advice!!
So, after experiencing this sopmod, i just love it so much and i have enough to pick up another AEG. I'm definitely picking up another TM EBB, it has made me a believer. I feel like such a hypocrite since i always thought the EBB was a gimmick. Anyways...
I'm thinking about getting the TM SOCOM. Do you guys think it's worth it to have two m4s? Is the SOCOM more robust than the sopmod with the issues ironed out (since it was released afterwards). One advantage i can think of is that it can use a standard battery so i can still play throughout the winter if my sopmod battery dies.
I thought about the TM g36k but it's seldomly available in the U.S. Also, it uses the same plastic from the original TM g36c body. At least the socom has a full metal body. SCAR is a little expensive and the AK blowbacks seem weaker than the sopmod blowbacks? Come to think of it, the g36k blowback seems a little weak also because of the plastic portion of the bolt? Anyone have shot these side-by-side and have an idea?
I didnt want to create another thread so ill just add to this insanely epic thread since it's still relevant to the sopmod discussion by comparing them!
Please help me decide!!