{{RommelsElite}}Pz4 Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I have seen a couple of metal hop up chambers for my G3 and I was just wondering, what does a metal chamber have that a plastic one wouldn't? Maybe tighter seal? I really dont know.... Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
ObsoleteAcey Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 maybe better on a 2 piece M4/M16, but the G3 one is rock solid... Although i've never used a metal one i'd imagine it wouldn't offer you anything over the plastic. Link to post Share on other sites
gunaholic336 Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 The metal one would be more durable and wouldn't crack like a plastic one would. Other than that you should be just fine using a plastic one I can't see how it would affect performance. Link to post Share on other sites
epicdoom Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Agree metal one way more durable RommelsElite Where do you play I see you live in Catonsville Md. I'm in Baltimore My team travels to Pa. and Va. for gameswe play mostly in Northeast Md. but also at Howard Co. Doom Link to post Share on other sites
L4Isoside Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 The went a bit off topic Anway, couldn't a metal one break a bb if set too high? (or at least crack it) Chris Link to post Share on other sites
AaronHorrocks Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I've broken 3 or 4 plastic hop ups in my airsofting days. a metal one is a good replacement! Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua_Rose Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 I have seen a couple of metal hop up chambers for my G3 and I was just wondering, what does a metal chamber have that a plastic one wouldn't? Maybe tighter seal? I really dont know.... Thanks AEG hop units don't really have a "seal", so that shouldn't come into it. From what I've read, metal hop units are reputed to be of a higher "quality", so they should be manufactured to better tolerances, and hence work more predictably (and not wind-off), or have "odd" effects on the bb. Having said that, even though I have a metal G&P hop ready to go in my ARMY R85, I've left the original plastic unit in there because it works so well... ...whereas I've dropped the DBoys metal hop straight out of my SPR and replaced it with a metal CA unit, because it didn't behave (it performs spot on now with the CA hop in place). The single biggest difference I consistently experience is the improvement gained by swapping out the original hop rubber for a Guarder clear silicone replacement... ...I have them in everything (that they'll fit in). Oh, and I've never (knowingly) broken a bb in the hop or barrel. Link to post Share on other sites
epicdoom Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 cant say I have ever broken a bb in the hop up or that the hop up caused a bb to break I dont see how that's possible. I have shattered a few shooting them off brick walls and steel plate. Doom Link to post Share on other sites
Beast06 Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 AEG hop units don't really have a "seal", so that shouldn't come into it. The pro-win m4 hops do Link to post Share on other sites
ObsoleteAcey Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 can't say i've ever broken a hop unit. I'm thinking you'd have to do something pretty wrong to do that. I'm also not sure the metal ones would be better tollerance either UNLESS they are CNC machined. All the ones i've seen are just cast, and in my experiance plastic moulds better than metal casts Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua_Rose Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 The pro-win m4 hops do Yeh, true. ...I'm also not sure the metal ones would be better tollerance either UNLESS they are CNC machined... See above. ...All the ones i've seen are just cast, and in my experiance plastic moulds better than metal casts I think the metal ones are better tolerance purely because they are made by better quality manufacturers (historically), and hence are just all round better (as a rule of thumb)... ...not saying plastic ones can't be made well (hence comments regarding the good ARMY hop), or that metal can't be made badly (hence comments about the less good DBoys hop). Link to post Share on other sites
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