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Snoopy's Initial Impressions on the Tokyo Marui MP7A1 GBB
IBMedic replied to sacairsoftsn00py's topic in Pistols (Gas)
OK, impulse buy, thanks to the falling yen, it wasn't that expensive actually. * Got the Creation nozzle set and filed down part # MGG1-102 on the part of it that hits the nozzle's "bridge". Now they two no longer contact. I think my nozzle is safe *crosses fingers*. * Cannot for the life of me figure out how to take out the barrel and chamber assembly so I can install my PDI bucking and Nineball 6.03mm barrel. According to the explosion diagram, it should just come out with a hard tap... but that's not working... Can anyone inform me how to get the barrel out? Thanks in advance! EDIT: -
Snoopy's Initial Impressions on the Tokyo Marui MP7A1 GBB
IBMedic replied to sacairsoftsn00py's topic in Pistols (Gas)
I have heard of a small mod to the nozzle to increase its longevity. Basically taking some material off where it contacts the chamber. I plan to get one soon and I'm wondering if perhaps the later batches have this issue fixed. Marui is usually pretty good at responding to issues like this. Though I wonder if it's as prevalent an issue in Japan where everyone runs duster anyway... -
These kinds of issues are really worrying in terms of what they say about the design. If something fails on a gun, there should be some clear indication of cause, something that broke off ideally. Cause otherwise it points towards a slight misalignment or some lapse in timing etc. Stuff that can happen a lot more frequently and are a lot harder to do preventive maintenance against.
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Yes, he is. Best airsoft tech in HK. The only one that does a decent MOSFET And knows the V2 and V3 designs better than anyone. I can go to him with the oddest issues, and he always knows the solution, which always works except one time.
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The fail launch of the PDR is just one more example of an industry trend where externals get 95% of the development effort and internals the remain 5%. I bet they spent way more time developing that stupid ambi ejection port thing than they did on the actual trigger mechanism. Externally, the PDR is super nice. But internally it is such massive epic fail in both design and production and QC. Granted, we've seen this kind of product ever since STAR appeared on the market with their nice looking SCARs that were a complete mess internally. It's all part of a wider shift of airsoft to cosplay
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This is extremely helpful info. I will give my contact at HK PTS a call on this. I think we deserve at least as much. Not sure if they will have the new on hand to deliver. I, and a lot of other HK airsofters would deeply appreciate it if we can get a side by side photo shot of the old vs new trigger plates. Thanks in advance
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Mine is serial number PDA 0005 I reported the issue with the plate to PTS on the day of release. Maybe that's why the later batches are better
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UPDATE I took the PDR out for the first time and despite everything I did with it, the trigger was still an epic fail. It would either fail to fire, or go full auto, or half cycle. I finally gave up and did what I always do when I run out of ideas: I gave it to the professional. The tech who many consider the best in HK had guessed my problem even before I said anything. Apparently it's a common problem that a lot of other PDR owners have been bringing up to him about. The solution was a MOSFET and tunning of the trigger mechanism. This eliminated the problem of half cycles and allows t
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No they don't, not the shiny SS kinds that Ares always uses And I don't know what stock you got for your G36K cause they've been using metal nozzles over the old plastic ones for some time now. Regardless, anyone who's familiar with both Ares internals and has cracked open a PDR/ACR can logically see the very close connection. Even if PTS and Ares were not in a formal business relationship, there is absolutely no way to deny that there was "idea sharing". So any PTS claims that they have never ever dealt with Ares and that their designs are not Ares inspired or that their guns
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Gullible, it's written on the ceiling, look up.
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Again, this is an Ares thing, all Ares guns are type 0 cylinders. They did it to save on manufacturing costs, typical Ares cutting corners
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Pretty much agree on the pros and cons, except for the cheek rest thing, I prefer fewer moving parts, especially if Ares is behind it. The mag release design was just poorly thought out, the rod get pushed rather than pulled when you push the release. Any elementary schooler can see this is a fail design since pushing the rod causes flex which means you don't release the mag till you've pushed hard, all the way in. I don't get why they did it that way when the trigger mechanism is pull based. If they'd made the trigger mechanism a push based one that would have completely sunk the gun.
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OMG Noveske... that's uber bad, really bad, choberi-bad! Actually, I notice this problem with the tab as well when I was putting the pins back. You really have to align the holes perfectly. The feed tube is another issue. Not that it's a tube, these things can work, but that the surface of the tube is really gritty, poorly cast metal. I haven't gotten any feeding problems but I did notice a lot of BB shavings at where the bbs enter the hopup chamber. Ergo wise it's not bad. Other than the all too small grip, which they will fix with the grip extension. I think the big lession here is n
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Indeed, the trigger bar connects to a cam that in turn connects to the trigger itself. Pulling the trigger pushes the cam forward and thus pulls the trigger rod. The problem is that the trigger bar is held to the cam by a single grub screw that does NOT actually go into the rod, it just relies on friction. So your entire trigger mechanism relies on the friction of a single grub screw against a steel rod... The grub screw is part E127 BTW Alex Also my gun is the 5th off the line, serial number: PDA 0005 Once the rod slips from the cam, which happens if the grub screw backs out even a l
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Yeah, that's what I said, they made them FOR VFC, as in OEM lah But that's just for the first batches apparently. VFC makes their own AKs now.
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Not everything is made the same way. The MP5 is a stamped steel and welded desgin. As long as you have a stamping machine, this can be outsourced (I doubt VFC invested in a stamping machine for just one model). The Stark Glocks are probably extruded aluminum with some milling on the rails for the same I saw at WGC, makes sense given the very simple shape of the Glock. And Stark Glocks aren't that bad. Not as good as the new WE models, but better than the old KSC ones at least.
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Stark is not affiliated with VFC, Stark IS VFC. VFC created Stark to escape from Glock. Glock goes after replicas that just look like theirs, with or without trades. VFC is also Avalon, they made that to give them a "high end" brand VFC also used to be LCT. LCT was making AKs for them in the beginning (this was before they were called LCT). All this is from the guys at WGC who are the exclusive distributor for VFC in Hong Kong (this is why they offer you the best prices for VFC).
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There's no gen 2, just the compact versions. If you're not local to WGC (Austria is a little far from Hong Kong eh?) then there's no chance in hell they will accept the return. Sorry.
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WGC's weight is unloaded. And Ehobby's claim that the mag is 440 grams (roughly 1 lbs) seems extremely unlikely to me. I don't have a scale to weight them on, but I can tell you for sure that the loaded Kriss is heavier than my all steel LCT AK74. That's steel receiver and steel 16" barrel.
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I have not heard of this issue before. I think you may have gotten a defective unit. Unfortunate, see if you can get the retailer to take it back.
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ProWin M4 Chamber for Marui M4 (AEG) Review
IBMedic replied to vindicator65's topic in Tactical Equipment and Accessories
The good news is that you don't have to shave down the fins on the chamber like you had to with the madbull -
1 lbs? You mean more like 1 kg lol Thing is a brick. But that's to be expected given the very high steel content in this supposedly polymer gun. But high steel content is a good thing, really keeps the gun's operational life up. I was particularly happy that they kept the entire trigger assembly, including the 2 round burst cam, steel.
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You have to keep in mind that the thing is like 4 kgs with the mag and a red dot
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Not to further hijack this thread but... People spending tons of cash on Systema PTWs with real steel accessories are in a different mindset than EBB people. The PTW, despite all the hate against it, is still a superior platform in terms of performance. A well tuned. highly customized AEG can compete and do better, but out of the box performance, the Systema is king. And real steel accessories are much higher in quality and reliability, especially ones using electronics. After moving over to real Aimpoints, I can never imagine myself going back to replicas, just no comparison. S
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QFFT Seriously guys, this semi-auto elitism is just pathetic. It's an airsoft gun, it doesn't shoot 1 MoA, you're not limited to 30 rounds, it has no recoil. Completely different rules apply. If you gave a soldier a magical RS M4 with a 300 round mag and no recoil, you can bet he will go full auto, because it's more combat effective. More rounds down range = more kills. It's simple math.
