EOL Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Thank you Libris my friend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kye Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 What bore is the barrel? I have seen a couple of US sites state that it is a tight bore. I'm not so sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mightyjebus Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 What was the ampage and size of the battery? If it is a large, how did you make it fit? Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infected Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Quick question (one that might be really stupid). Can you use version 2 gears in this gearbox, or is there a different set that you'd need? I'm looking at putting in high speed gears and a new motor (ICS turbo 3000 probably). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Yes, tou can use standard ver2 gears in it. Same goes for everything else - piston, spring, srpingguide, etc. Â Bjorn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafemondo Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Is the front silver gasblock steel or aluminium, cant find a magnet at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafemondo Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Oh yes, found a magnet, its aluminium and into my acid tank it goes soon. Gold would be so unique. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Hi all! Will a ICS or CA Armalite hi-cap mag work in my A&K M249? Im so sorry if this question have been answered earlyer Not neccesarily. Â Ive found that the M249 is very picky about what M16 mags work with it. I have nearly a dozen M16 hicaps and I think there's only 2 of them that'll work with the M249. There's a couple more that feel like they nearly work and would just need a bit of work to get them sorted. I have something like 20-odd midcaps and lowcaps and NONE of them fit into the M249! They will locate into the magwell and feed OK but they don't lock in place. Â I suspect that all that needs doing is to shave a tiny bit off one edge of the latch that locks the mags in place but I haven't really investigated it. I just tip more BBs into the boxmag instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infected Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Lord knows the high cap that comes with the Echo1 / A&K doesn't fit my CA M4 at all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafemondo Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 neither did mine, the dboys ones I got arent much better and still fall out a lot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
millest Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 anyone know if theres a 14mm clockwise sound hog out there that will fit this bad boy? wanna make mine that little more intimidating cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Actually, it's just occured to me that the problem might be that the nozzle in the hop-up is slightly too wide (or long) to hook into the nozzle at the top of the mag. If this is the case then filing a bit off the M249 feed nozzle might be all it takes to sort it out. I shall have a proper look at this tomorrow. Maybe. Â anyone know if theres a 14mm clockwise sound hog out there that will fit this bad boy? wanna make mine that little more intimidating cheers I doubt you'll succeed in finding any 14mm clockwise flash hider to fit the M249, given that it has a COUNTER CLOCKWISE thread on the end of the outer barrel. Â Be warned that there's only about 5mm gap between the stock flash hider and the gas regulator. The stock flash hider is 22mm diameter. A Noveske flash hider is 36mm diameter and, basically, it won't fit. It'll foul the regulator. A bit of measuring tells me that no flash hider wider than 30mm (29mm to be safe) will fit on the M249. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
millest Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 ah right, thanks for the info, but i swear on page one it mentions been clockwise, i might just rig up a small piece of tube with appropriate threads and space it with that cheers for the info millest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Actually, it occurs to me that what I said only applies to versions of the M249 with the para length barrel. The barrel of the other versions is long enough that it sticks out in front of the gas regulator. Â So yeah, you'll be able to stick a Noveske f/h on a Mk1 or Mk2 M249. As long as you use one with a CCW thread. Â FWIW, I got a chinese Noveske knock-off and it makes my M4 sound loud as hell and it came with a pair of dinky threaded sleeves that allow it to be used on CW or CCW muzzles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wingzero314 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 (edited) I keep hearing that people keep using a element full tune up kit on the M249 but I don’t know witch version they used. Can anybody help me?  witch element full tune up kit would be better the hispeed or 300%?  Edited January 1, 2008 by wingzero314 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infected Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 I'm downgrading my 249 para to a stock marui spring to increase the rof. With that spring in, the hop up has NO effect. I know about the hop up being garbage out of the box and that I need to put a spacer in there so it pushes more on the rubber. Would it benefit me to put in a clear guarder hop up rubber in there instead of the stock one and fix the hop nub? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cafemondo Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 (edited) Definitely, my hop rubber was ok nut the hop nub was minimal, seems minimal on most pics Ive seen out there. Â Looking forward to your sound hog modification millest and if the mag feed problem works s.bomber.. Â Are the Element FTK kits only for use on ver2 & 3 AEG gearboxes and not the PGC boxes - just thinking aloud and wanting this question answered as well? Ive yet to open my M249 gearbox to compare gears etc. Edited January 1, 2008 by cafemondo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infected Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 my understanding is that all v2 stuff works in the PGC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SwatMP5man Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 I also thought that the M249 accepted standard V2 parts, just the motor was in a different possition and the gears are linear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 I'm downgrading my 249 para to a stock marui spring to increase the rof. With that spring in, the hop up has NO effect. I know about the hop up being garbage out of the box and that I need to put a spacer in there so it pushes more on the rubber. Would it benefit me to put in a clear guarder hop up rubber in there instead of the stock one and fix the hop nub? I am doubtful that replacing the stock hop-up nub with ANY aftermarket one will be a useful upgrade, particularly a soft one. Â Thing is, as you'll know if you've examined the gun, the hop-up nub goes in end-on. The adjuster wheel presses down on the nub as it rotates. A softer nub is probably just going to flex as you turn the dial to the left or right and could even get wedged in the adjuster dial. Â Ideally, I'd suggest finding a ball-bearing about 2mm diameter and fitting it on top of the nub so it doesn't distort when yo adjust the dial. See sketch below. Having said that, once you do fit the steel BB above the bucking, then you can start experimenting with harder or softer sleeves. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infected Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 (edited) and where can I find a 2mm ball bearing? Â Also, I was considering these gears: http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airs...il?prodID=17840 Â Will these work in the 249 since it has an 8mm gearbox? Edited January 1, 2008 by infected Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wingzero314 Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 thanks. Â witch full tune up kit would be better for the M249 the hispeed or 300%? Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FarEast Posted January 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I rebuilt mine with 100% systema High speed gears and Magnum motor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wingzero314 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I rebuilt mine with 100% systema High speed gears and Magnum motor. Â Â Where did you find the gears at? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 and where can I find a 2mm ball bearing? Well, I'm off to a local mountain-bike shop tomorrow. They sell lotsa tiny BBs so I should find what I need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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