sunburnthammer Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Hi there, after installing a prommy TB into my G&P M4 and basking in the upgraded glory, it got me thinking about my other guns. My Kimber has a REAPS system on route which leaves my AK (internally) untouched. Apart from using a guarder hop its stock, stock FPS, inner barrel etc. I am aware that TM's perform very well out of the box (which mine does) with range etc despite only firing at around 270fps. Do I add a TB and mess with the magic? Has anybody fitted a TB to a TM and if so was it worth it? and did you have to replace/mod any other parts also? Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteHawksan Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 TBB will help, I would keep the gearbox and hop unit the same, the tolerances on their hop units is what makes them so damn good. I'd ditch the fuse, I use element White H-Nubs and Guarder clear rubbers, Prommy TB's, EdGi and The TK Twist (at 270-285fps) have provided some awesome results too. Link to post Share on other sites
adadqgg Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 TM keeps their barrels 6.08mm for a good reason. Barrel quality is most important; tightbore barrels sometimes even reduce accuracy(still increase fps, though) because the quality is not up to par. TM is best kept stock; barrel/hop-up assembly is fine for a drop-in if you cannot mess with accuracy-related stuff(just install a R-hop to beat TM with regular stock barrel, it is a little trial and error on the fitting part and takes patience). So, if you are going to upgrade; you better go all the way(prometheus tightbore barrel + R-hop). Prometheus parts, as far as I am aware, are all actually made to as close to TM spec as possible... so the barrel should also be a drop-in fit. Link to post Share on other sites
Im going space Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Madbull 6.03s are really nice. Or if you dont want to go that small, G&Gs standard barrel is now a 6.05, and on a forum elsewhere i read that they had been laser tested to less than+/-0.005mm --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?pupiuz Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 A good rule of thumb for a TM is leave everything alone, until it breaks. Obviously, the VSR isn't included. Link to post Share on other sites
combat_womble Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 i'd agree don't use a tight bore, as long as you've got good hop rubber in it just abuse your TM untill it breaks, which will probably be a long time, however that said when it does break they are very easy to upgrade because TMs fitment is second to none. Link to post Share on other sites
Jon L Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 The only issues I have ever had with tm parts are the gears, had one or two teeth fail on sub350 fps setups, but I have found that a good replacement are the Jing gong set. They had them on ehooby not too long ago, and for the price the quality has been good, been running them for going on two years now. As to TM in general, treat them the same as any other gun, by that I mean until it breaks leave it be. If something should go it should hopefully only be from wear and tear. Link to post Share on other sites
sunburnthammer Posted April 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Good advice and a general rule of thumb would seem apparent. thank you for the advice. Maybe an "RHOP" might be considered Link to post Share on other sites
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