There is something about metal AEG internal upgrades. Personally I think it is the looks. A company from Russia has been making some really shiny internal replacement parts and I just had to get my hands on some.
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The cylinder assembly is the second half of the compression component in an airsoft automatic electric gun, the other half being the piston assembly.
Together, they work as a pneumatic system that serve the function of transferring force from a spring to propel projectiles called bbs through a barrel.
The cylinder assembly is one of the easier parts to put together. Most aftermarket vendors will label each piece for compatibility. Despite this, upgrading an Airsoft AEG is rarely as simple as picking out components, and there are still key points to keep in mind to maximize fps gains and prevent feeding problems.
Continue reading “G3 Revive P2 – Airsoft Cylinder Assembly: Volume Matching”G3 Revive P1 – Airsoft Piston Preparation: Swiss Cheese & AOE
My very first Airsoft AEG was a Tokyo Marui G3-SG1. I got it more than a decade ago, and surprisingly I still have it, or what’s left of it anyway. It’s been some time since my work on a friend’s airsoft automatic electric gun (AEG), the TM MP5K-H v1.0, and I’ve been wanting to rebuild my G3 since.
Like any fresh build we need to consider the basics, and to that end I will be focusing on the piston assembly, a component which I consider a very important foundation to any AEG. The piston assembly is an internal component found in the gearbox shell that is in charge of transferring the spring’s energy to compress air used to launch plastic pellets/bbs as projectiles.
Looking back, I am surprised at what little attention I gave to this very important component when I first started my foray into airsoft tinkering. Work on the piston ensures smooth operation and directly improves the system’s longevity which are core aspects of reliability. So let’s move along and revisit the AEG piston and how to make this part right.
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When it comes to Airsoft I love tinkering with guns as much as I love being out on the field. Automatic electric guns, or AEG for short, are a pretty impressive mix of mechanical and electrical wonders. If you take the time to see how they come together, you’ll find simple principles working in tandem to create a pretty effective skirmishing replica. This is especially true for the company Tokyo Marui who introduced AEGs to the community. Yet when I got my hands on a friend’s H&K MP5k variant, we knew we wanted to get a little more out of it. And, by a little, I meant the total opposite!
Continue reading “Tokyo Marui MP5K–H, v1.0 build. Featuring GATE Mosfet”Gun Show 2015 – Philippines
It’s been about a week since our local gun show ended. Despite being surrounded by guns my entire life, my interest in them didn’t develop until after I was much older. I don’t recall ever having been to one, prior. So after finding out that one was scheduled at a nearby mall last June 11-14th 2015, I made sure to go.
Being this was my first gun show experience, I didn’t really know what to expect.
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