Initial Impressions of the TM SOPMOD M4 AEG

[Isamu]

Women buying guns? MADNESS!!

 

 

I know this is old news, but im wondering how good/bad are these custom works by echigoya, and if they use pts or acm parts, altough judging by price, its seems like they are ACM

[TheFull9]

Well I'm surprised they're writing PTS on their item description, someone e-mailed them a while back asking how they'd got the UBR on there and they came back saying it was some fairly heavy custom work done to an ACM stock. Perhaps they've updated? Would have to ask them to find out.

[GingaNinga]

My understanding is that all the items that are called "type" are Chinese knock off parts. Echigoya and other Japanese shops have been doing alot of cool custom work though, and it's nice to see the variation.

[enigma83]

most ppl suggest installing a preci barrel and a lot of ppl also agree that fireflys hop up bucking and nub are a great upgrade. I have both the bucking and nub as well as a prometheus 6.03 precision inner barrel and this works great in my sopmod!

 

Stick with the stock hop bucking and stop inner barrel. They work great. If you're playing outdoors, the wind and the weight of BBs have more say in accuracy than how tight your inner barrel is (specially of its only .03mm or a hair of a difference).

 

Run the gun as is.

 

With a Firefly (Hard) hop bucking, I lost 5-9 FPS. Sticking the TM hop bucking back in got me the original FPS reading.

 

Thanks to both!

for this moment I will take the gun as it is, and when I will have money to do it, I will buy a pdi's precision barrell and a firefly soft rubber!!

[Singuy]

Okay it has been awhile, lets hear some rounds report. How many rounds through the gun so far stock or modified spring ONLY(not interested in the amount of rounds after changing out the bushings/gear sets).

 

About to pull the trigger but need to know if it has the same immortal tm internals.

Edited November 8, 2010 by Singuy

[Richard Y]

I think weve been over this its a rock solid gun for at least a year or 2's worth of shooting.

 

Unfortunatly the gun needs maintance.

 

1. The locking ring on the stock tube, NEEDS to be tight. If this comes loose at any point. STOP Firing and dont use the gun. What people do is they keep firing on game day, they fit a sling mount on a stock gun, it moves and loosens the stock tube and then over time the stock tube threads get eaten. Once this happens the gun suffers a whole host of problems its difficult to ever recover from it without replacing the stock tube / lower recevier. Save your self some money buy a stock tube wrench from laylax.

 

2. Vibrations, it will loosen the screws, you should loctite all screws, either blue, or red loctite before use when you first get the gun.

 

3. Front sligns tend to pull on the front ris and sight, over time this also can loosen the front sight or RIS. Then people get the aforementioned wobble.

 

4. the stock tube cap works its self loose cuaseing the recoil weight to have to much movment and potentially lock ups.

 

 

These are all simple mods and with a 10 min of effort when you get the gun you can prevent long term issues.

 

Brand new these guns are amazing, but if you get a broken item or wear due to the high tollerances it doesnt like it!

 

 

If thats all maintained after every game. Along with an occasional mag cleaning when they have issues. you will not have any issues.

 

Eventually the sector gear will wear down on the release tooth, ive not seen any one use a sopmod enough yet to warrent replacing it. And ive been working on them for 2 years.

[White_Rabbit]

good news for me, i was talking to the mrs about how great these are and how id like one and she said i could have one as an xmass pressie woo hoo, come new year ill be giving it to staceh to give to richard to have a few upgrades cannot wait to get it now.

[Isamu]

Anyone know where to get a laylax buffer tube ring? Only found it at ehobbyasia, but they have been out of stock since forever

[GingaNinga]

Isamu

Not sure if they ship to your area (I don't know where you are), but they are available on Amazon japan.

I can pick it up and send to you if you like.

 

http://www.amazon.co.jp/LayLax-LAYLAX-【カスタムパーツ】-次世代M4-ハードバッファーリング/dp/B003ZIAYAU

[Richard Y]

hehe you should know by now ive got loads of everything sopmod

 

 

Ive been hoarding loads due to so many guns coming in for upgrades, but i reckon i can spare a few locking rings. I ll list them on the website.

[Isamu]

LoL! Richard, I envy your "spare box"

 

Will keep an eye on your shop, mate

 

Thanks for the offering Dstole

[White_Rabbit]

man i cant decided between getting the SOPMOD, or the CQBR... hmm

Edited November 8, 2010 by White_Rabbit

[Isamu]

Performance between both wont be very different, I would get a CQB or a SOCOM and cut the barrel

[White_Rabbit]

hehe hmmm I think im going for the socom, now to find who has them in stock in the UK

[Isamu]

SOCOM FTW!!!

[Richard Y]

been a while since i played gunman, they had this great little cqb site, so i guess it depends on what games you will be playing.

[L4byr1nth]

 

Anyone know when the SCAR is coming out?!

 

I've been debating the CQBR for ages now - but could never really justify the price. The SCAR, however, is my favourite platform.

 

Also, will Magpul Ranger Plates fit SOCOM mags?

 

Ben.

[Richard Y]

ive not been told a date for the scar, ill post if i hear anything about a release date, usually you see it in the news reports when it is

[White_Rabbit]

been a while since i played gunman, they had this great little cqb site, so i guess it depends on what games you will be playing.

 

 

You should come down again mate, I play all sorts of sites really so I think Ive settled on the SOPMOD... I think lol

[Isamu]

I use ACM rangers in my socom mag, need to widen a bit the magpul screw hole to make it line properly with the mag hole, but it fits easy and secure

[Richard Y]

You should come down again mate, I play all sorts of sites really so I think Ive settled on the SOPMOD... I think lol

 

Took on some uni courses, till march. combined with the eagle6 repairs, ive had to cut back on the softing, i feel bad going when i could be getting someones gun done or putting in someover time to buy in more parts. Ive got about a year of hard slog with e6 i figured as much. Hopefully then we will be ordering in larger amounts to make things a little less constant effort.

 

I really want to build up to keeping some ready modded guns in stock, imagine 1 or 2 of every next gen gun in stock, with all the parts to match = mucho dollar. Dont get me wrong some people like doing it them selves but in my experience if someone could buy a complete ready to go package they would rather do that.

 

we will get there in the end.

[White_Rabbit]

Id be one of those thats wants to buy a ready upgraded one lol

[Isamu]

Yeah, me too, i think theres a market for preupgraded or specialiced AEGs, I would get a Recce if you upgraded it to DMR standards

[elanaiba]

Did anyone try the Firefly accuracy nozzle?

 

http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/firefly-accuracy-cutting-type-nozzle-for-sopmod-m4-ebb-aeg.html

[Isamu]

Im trying to get a cheap sopmod/socom to practice opening this new system gearbox and test the hornbill aluminum nozzles... someone know anything about them too?