double_a Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 From my experience, that spongy-ness is from the trigger group flexing because it's in two peices and they have stopped staying together correctly. This is what happened to my trigger group: The RA-Tech part, being one piece, fully solves this problem. The trigger is totally soild, the trigger group doesn't move at all in both the EBR stock and an RA-Tech stock. Trigger pull is much crisper and consistent. I just bought the housing and transfered the rest of the trigger group parts, I didn't buy the complete trigger group. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinydata Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 so the WE trigger parts are solid? I think I might order the housing soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
double_a Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 (edited) Yeah, very solid. It's basically one piece except the right side screws on and off so you can assemble/disassemble the trigger group. Edited May 5, 2011 by double_a Quote Link to post Share on other sites
double_a Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I should add, the summer spring is good too. The action and cycling is quicker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wingmann Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 so the WE trigger parts are solid? RA-Tech sells steel inners, but I'm not sure the need of changing those too. The failure reports only refer to the housing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danielsilva Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Has anyone installed part #53 from ra-tech ? I installed one on one of my M14's but the thing required UNGODLY amounts of filling to fit correctly ... In stock form the bolt wouldn't even cycle by hand ... It's made from very tough steel but jebus, the amount of filling that was necessary for the part to fit was unbelievable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
double_a Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) Yes! In fact I ended up not installing it and just going with the WE part. I figure if it breaks, I have a replacement and I'll deal with fitting it then. Edited May 9, 2011 by double_a Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wingmann Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Mine came already installed, so I can't tell about tolerances. It works fine though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManMarin3 Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Mine fit without issue, definitely tighter tolerances getting it in there though. Lotsa super lube silicone grease helped also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danielsilva Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Its definitely the RAT part cause I tried it on 3 different M14's and it didn't fit on any of them. Not a big issue but expected a bit more from them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManMarin3 Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 i must've gotten lucky with mine then, was a bit disapointed with the NPAS, found to achieve lower fps i had to not follow the instructions for installing it from their videos and just straight swap it out for the stock WE nozzle. Following the instructions on a mates one we could barely get it below 350 fps on 0.20g bb's, and this is in about 10-15 *C weather. Also, update on the USGI stock, almost there with dremmeling it out to make it fit, had to take a break as spent an hour trying to make the upper fit in and realised i hadn't dremmelled out the space where the tappet plate sits... derp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wingmann Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 found to achieve lower fps i had to not follow the instructions for installing it from their videos and just straight swap it out for the stock WE nozzle. Hmm, so not shaving the plastic allows for LOWER fps settings? If so I might need to purchase a new part... I need the NPAS to go between <350 and <450, not from 400 to 550 as of now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danielsilva Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 Hmm, so not shaving the plastic allows for LOWER fps settings? If so I might need to purchase a new part... I need the NPAS to go between <350 and <450, not from 400 to 550 as of now. Correct. By filling down the plastic you're allowing more gas to enter thus higher FPS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinydata Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Installed the one piece trigger housing along with the realistic function bolt catch and steel bolt catch arm. I love being able to lock it back like on a real M14. Pretty soon my WE M14 and Springfield Armory M1A are going to look like twins Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reppyboyo Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Anyone ever used these in the cold? (0c and under?) Considering changing my G39 and buying a fresh M14. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1st Commando Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Yes I have and to be honest the G36 is much more consistant in the cold . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reppyboyo Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 In what way? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1st Commando Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 the recoil and refire rate suffer more on the M14. probably to the the huge amount of metal that the blowback chamber has to shift compared to the G36 and also the fact the mags are metal instead of plastic . In very cold weather I found the hop rubber was more affected too , probably because the hop rubber is more exposed to enviroment than the enclosed chamber of the G36 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reppyboyo Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Righto. I think Ill defiantly end up with one of these, are there any upgrades which are considered essential? (Apart from a NPAS and hop-rubber change) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danielsilva Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Although not needed ootb i highly recommend buying the complete trigger pack from RAT, it is aweshum ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wingmann Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Although not needed ootb i highly recommend buying the complete trigger pack from RAT, it is aweshum ! ... and stupidly expensive too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leshy Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Fixed the spongy trigger my M14, a dab of Thread locker on part no14 the cotter pin keeps it from creeping out during operation. I'll let you know if it survives Sundays game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steaktipz Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 I recently received a used WE m14, and the stock seems very worn out. The upper receiver moves back and forth a few mms. I looked through the thread, and the edges in the stock that cause this problem are severely ground down. The main problem is that the trigger box can rock back and forth inside the stock when assembled. when the gun is ready to fire, the trigger will move back a few mms when pulled, then the whole trigger box will sort of rotate back and into the stock, and then a considerably large amount of force must be pushed on the trigger to drop the hammer. Even then, after the bolt cycles, the trigger won't drop the hammer at all, due to some weird interaction with the selector parts. Could a worn out stock be the source of all these problems? Or is there anything else I can do? Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Icon Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hmm...I'm not too sure how the trigger assembly is rocking about - that might be just due to the stock been worn down like you said, but when I got my gun I *fixed* the receiver movement by putting a piece of cardboard at the front of the stock where it meets the collar. Crude, but it stopped the receiver movement at least... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steaktipz Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Ive also noticed that when the trigger box is secured to the upper receiver without the stock, it can rock back and forth a good deal. Is it supposed to be this loose? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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