-FIDO- Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 what did you do to the poor wood? Link to post Share on other sites
RedScare Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 is that a kit? if not, whats the brand? Link to post Share on other sites
K3MP0 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Didn't like the polished 1" thick gloss colour. So i guess i battered it. It's the KA wood i guess... ? Came with the gun. Link to post Share on other sites
0nslaught Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 has anyone purchased the pro-win ak hop up chamber? it looks nice but i want to get some feedback from people who actually have one. i read somewhere from one person that it was great and improved the air seal, thus improving fps. but, reading a few posts from red alliance or w/e, people are having trouble fitting it onto inokatsu ak's. not that im planning to fit one to an inokatsu, but to a vfc instead. has anyone fit this hop up chamber to a vfc ak? it says it is compatible with TM Ak's, will that fit vfc's too? Â also, the way this attaches to the gearbox instead of the barrel, could that cause some other problems? thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Shroomalistic Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 ive got one but dont really like it, the build quality is nice but the design is a little out of spec. it didnt work too well in my vfc aksu. had mag problems with it. main problem was the feed tub that goes into the mag wasnt quite in the right area and started chewing up my mags and getting plastic from my mag in the barrel. Link to post Share on other sites
0nslaught Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 ive got one but dont really like it, the build quality is nice but the design is a little out of spec. it didnt work too well in my vfc aksu. had mag problems with it. main problem was the feed tub that goes into the mag wasnt quite in the right area and started chewing up my mags and getting plastic from my mag in the barrel.  gah, i see. thanks for that  anyone else have anything to say about the pro win chamber? Link to post Share on other sites
Kristoffer Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 I have one in all my inokatsus, AK103, AKMS and AIMS, and in my romanian RPK. All work perfectly, and I would never buy another unit. BUT I use TM AK47 low cap mags exclusively on the Inokatsus, and GWS 40rd hicaps and a Classic army drum mag in the RPK, so I can only say for certain that the pro-win unit works with these mags.  Some inner barrels will not fit properly in the hop-up unit, in my experience this applies to Prometheus and Systema. This might also be a result of the combination of innerbarrel and hop-up rubber. What you might need to do is file of a VERY SMALL amount of the hop-up end of the barrel, untill the grooves for the clip in front of the hop-up rubber alligns properly when the hop-up unit and barrel is assembled. Don't overdo this, and remember to clean the barrel before you assemble the gun.  Gearboxes used were: stock TM, Action 8mm, upgraded Inokatsu, and a Classic Army 7mm, running at 280-450 fps  Hop-up rubbers used were: Stock TM, Systema and Guarder black 70% rubbers.    What I do when I install them is:  Insert innerbarrel/hop-up assembly in receiver.  Put in gearbox, and attach the hop-up unit.  Insert the outer barrel, and screw the hop-up unit to the outer barrel. DO NOT attach the outer barrel to the receiver yet( the 2 grub screws on the trunion.)  Now insert a magazine to make sure the hop-up unit is positioned correctly. With the mag inserted, tighten the 2 grub screws, and attach the selector, and the pistol grip. Now the mag should fit and feed properly. Test the gun to see that it does. If not, disasemble, and try again. You should have enough space to move the entire assembly slightly forwards or backwards without modifying the receiver.  After this is done, you can assemble the rest of the gun. Remember loctite on all screws, use a new allen key, as worn allen keys are deadly to 3mm grub screws (the smallest ones used on Inokatsus). If you can feel it starting to slip when you tighten the screw, remove the screw before the loctite sets, and replace the screw. The allen key should be replaced, or you can cut of the worn part of it, usually a couple of milimeters. Link to post Share on other sites
0nslaught Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 wow, thanks for that. Â but just to make sure, that bit about filing a very small amount of hop up from the barrel is only if im installing a prometheus or a systema tightbore right? Â oh and also, i will be trying to install this onto a VFC, so i dont think ill have to deal with too many screws. thanks Link to post Share on other sites
my_plague_666 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Didn't like the polished 1" thick gloss colour. So i guess i battered it. It's the KA wood i guess... ? Came with the gun. Â SVD wood (and AK wood) is meant to be deep red and heavily laquered. Â that said if you scarred and lightened to tone of the wood in places it would look a bit like the deac SVD hanging on the wall in a shop in town, except all of the metalwork on that one is very heavily weathered. if you want that wood to look right i'd recomend you weather all of the metalwork to a similar degree. Link to post Share on other sites
K3MP0 Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 SVD wood (and AK wood) is meant to be deep red and heavily laquered. that said if you scarred and lightened to tone of the wood in places it would look a bit like the deac SVD hanging on the wall in a shop in town, except all of the metalwork on that one is very heavily weathered. if you want that wood to look right i'd recomend you weather all of the metalwork to a similar degree.  I'm aware of that thanks. It just isn't too practical as it sticks out like a sore thumb. As weathering goes, patience is a virtue it's work in progress  Link to post Share on other sites
nicktheww2fanatic Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 (edited) AKM Progress Report: Blink43va and I were working on the stock for my AKM yesterday, and are almost finished today!  Here are some pics!  Comparing the Guarder stock to a Romanian wood stock:  http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/d...19/100_0569.jpg  Goofing around:  http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/d...19/100_0570.jpg  http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/d...19/100_0571.jpg  Mein poor hands:  http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/d...19/100_0572.jpg  More pics of the final product later!   dookie, what body is that?  Edit: How do you convert real magazines to airsoft magazines? Edited January 6, 2008 by nicktheww2fanatic Link to post Share on other sites
dookieboy Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Guarder, and you have to cut off the real magazine lips and do a bit of other dremel work. Check out camo's guide on red-alliance.com Link to post Share on other sites
Hoppum Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Only with TM style ones. With G&P's you can just cut some of the top off, sand the inside a bit and put in the internals. Link to post Share on other sites
Trasher Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 (edited) For all the AK+GP lovers  Edited January 7, 2008 by Trasher Link to post Share on other sites
GRIM! Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Very nice picture Link to post Share on other sites
socal_recon Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 i think i just ruined my shorts Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Very nice image Trasher! Â Â Â Â Â Â Slainte! Link to post Share on other sites
RedScare Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 thats pretty hawt =d  also, what can i do to weather my MAG brown mid caps? Link to post Share on other sites
FriendlyFire! Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Nice pic the thread was slacking on the pics again, but you saved it VERY NICE!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Lerch Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 i think i just ruined my shorts x2 that AK looks PERFECT! As if you hadn't heard it already, GOOD SHOW! Link to post Share on other sites
lovecraft25 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Trasher, That's hell of a good picture !!! Very, very nice AK ! Link to post Share on other sites
fryxharry Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 (edited) For all the AK+GP lovers  http://web.axelero.hu/szlejer2/gp30-sm.jpg  Beautiful! That gun really looks like it has been to Chechnya and back. Can you tell us how exactly you weathered the gun? I guess you gave it a good ol' treatmend o' steel wool. What else? Edited January 7, 2008 by fryxharry Link to post Share on other sites
Trasher Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Can you tell us how exactly you weathered the gun? I guess you gave it a good ol' treatmend o' steel wool. What else? The steel wool is spot on. I also used  - dremel w/ polishing stone, - tamiya matte brown, black, gunship grey, and silver paint - sanding paper  I studied some real steel pics, removed the finish from places, then painted over w/ different colours in multiple light layers, then sanded back the edges, contours for the weathered effect. Link to post Share on other sites
speculator Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Got my VFC AKS74UN! (and 6 midcaps for it) Â Â What a story when contacting VFC about the service kit. My first email received zero responses for 2 weeks so i decided to call them up. My first phone call was received by a receptionist and the poor girl didnt know much english so she told me to call back a few hours later. I finally did and the minute the phone was picked up, it hung up. The time after that received no answer. And finally during a third/fourth time, the receptionist picked up, did the whole "welcome to vfc intro" in chinese..i courteously responded with a hello and then followed with whether there was a english speaking representa....and then the phone suddenly hung up (with a click). Â Sent an email to VFC, and to my surprise, received a response the next day apologizing for the whole incident. She even called me directly on my cell to apologize and inform me that they sent the kit out. Â Pretty surprised about the quick response and i must say, i dont think any other company wouldve offered service like this Link to post Share on other sites
GRIM! Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Haha lol So hy did the ysaned you a gun? (kit)? Link to post Share on other sites
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