Noodle_2000 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 So I ordered a Prometheus Piston.. It just arrived at my house. Now my question is when did Prometheus start shaving off the second to last tooth on their pistons? Mine came pre-shaved I'm a bit skeptical as to whether or not it is legit because I've never ordered one that was pre-shaved and I got it for about $20. Link to post Share on other sites
UrPeaceKeeper Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 So I ordered a Prometheus Piston.. It just arrived at my house. Now my question is when did Prometheus start shaving off the second to last tooth on their pistons? Mine came pre-shaved I'm a bit skeptical as to whether or not it is legit because I've never ordered one that was pre-shaved and I got it for about $20. Possibly, manufacturers are constantly changing their designs. I ordered a G&P White Piston and it came with the horrid true white piston that has the issues with the catch tooth breaking off. A week later I ordered from the same place, the same piston (customers like this piston for some reason) and it came with their new version, no second tooth, an off white creme color and a much nicer piston in general. Sooo... I'm sure Prometheus probably changed the design. Is it a shiney hard black plastic or is it a dull one? From what I remember of the last two Prometheus pistons, is that they where both extremely hard pistons, and a shiny black color. Link to post Share on other sites
RSM Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Slightly O/T but did you also find the G&P piston coming with an AoE shim/piston head adaptor? Wasn't there something doing the rounds a few months back about counterfeit Prommy and Systema goods? If the packaging seemed tampered with maybe it was simply a tech savvy owner doing a bit of pre-emptive work having read the airsoft mechanics article about the prommy pistons? Not sure if that crosses any lines in store service but if I knew that while the pistons were good, they needed a mod to work indefinitely I would rather make a mod then get a customer complain that a piston I sold them broke their gun. That said I think something like that ought to be communicated to the customer beforehand. Link to post Share on other sites
UrPeaceKeeper Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Slightly O/T but did you also find the G&P piston coming with an AoE shim/piston head adaptor? The second one did yes, admitedly it was NOT enough to get the AoE even close to where it needed to be. I took it off and used my normal washers anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
Noodle_2000 Posted December 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 It's shinny. I figured they might have changed their design but I just wasn't too sure. Thanks for the info, I guess I'll give it a run and see how it goes. Link to post Share on other sites
Docv400 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'd contact the supplier and ask them. If only the second tooth is removed, and you set the Angle of Engagement correctly, the sector gear will catch the third tooth, which will break off or wear through pretty rapidly. Link to post Share on other sites
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