The AAP-01 Owners Thread.

[AlphaBear]

FPS aside, I would highly recommend the hop unit. I love that I can have not enough hop, two clicks up too much, one click down perfect.

What weight bbs are you using may I ask? I figured in a drum nothing more than 0.28s? And more importantly which gas are you using for the drum?

 

[Cr0-Magnon]

What weight bbs are you using may I ask? I figured in a drum nothing more than 0.28s? And more importantly which gas are you using for the drum?

I haven't settled on a particular weight. I could hop 0.4's without issue but as you say, there doesn't seem much point at the ranges I'll use this. There are 0.3's in that drum because I wanted to use them up. I've found the drum does bump up the FPS, think it's filled with Abbey Predator atm.

 

[AlphaBear]

I haven't settled on a particular weight. I could hop 0.4's without issue but as you say, there doesn't seem much point at the ranges I'll use this. There are 0.3's in that drum because I wanted to use them up. I've found the drum does bump up the FPS, think it's filled with Abbey Predator atm.

I mostly run 0.28’s in my recoils and my pistols. The MK23 can easily hop 0.4’s but I save them for my DMR. I run 03’s in my MWS and PTW. For the AAP I’ll just run the drum on 0.28’s I guess or even 0.25’s as the expected engagement with the drum setup I expect to be between 30 to 40m. 

 

[leadly]

It's a tricky one picking the right weight isn't it. I've only used 0.25's in my AAP SMG but that's because that's the max weight allowed at the CQB site I use it at.

I'll hopefully run it a Gaol for a few games next month along with my MTW. There aren't that many long drags to need the heavier weight so I'll see how far 0.25's will accurately go. If in doubt I've got a lot of 0.32's in stock. So I'll either use those or just have to get closer to the baddies!!!

 

[AlphaBear]

Finally at a game day, filled up my drum mag …. Went to wind it …. Nothing happened

unloaded it, fresh bb’s etc … still won’t wind, winder just spins

stripped it …

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outer looks ok ….

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ah! … that missing gear on the winder … that’ll do it ?‍??

Here’s a place which sells the winding mechanism. Maybe buy a few and we can divvy up the price between ourselves etc? Probably good to have a couple spare right? 

https://www.kyairsoft.com/aw-drum-magazine-winding-mechanism-module.html

 

[sp00n]

Here’s a place which sells the winding mechanism. Maybe buy a few and we can divvy up the price between ourselves etc? Probably good to have a couple spare right? 

https://www.kyairsoft.com/aw-drum-magazine-winding-mechanism-module.html

its not the winding mechanism, it’s the gear which sits on top of it.

the amazon seller (where I ordered it) is being as much help as chocolate fire guard, AW are also not being much help.
 

I cannot find any off them for sale anywhere.

looks like I have a right turd

 

[AlphaBear]

its not the winding mechanism, it’s the gear which sits on top of it.

the amazon seller (where I ordered it) is being as much help as chocolate fire guard, AW are also not being much help.
 

I cannot find any off them for sale anywhere.

looks like I have a right turd

Can it be 3D printed? Out of curiosity do you have a photo of it?

 

[sp00n]

Can it be 3D printed? Out of curiosity do you have a photo of it?

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[AlphaBear]

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Ahhh I see what you mean now. Have you dropped WA Custom a message on their Facebook group? 

 

[Fatboy40]

Here’s a place which sells the winding mechanism. Maybe buy a few and we can divvy up the price between ourselves etc? Probably good to have a couple spare right? 

https://www.kyairsoft.com/aw-drum-magazine-winding-mechanism-module.html

Be aware that they take an absolute eternity to arrive, two months later I'm still waiting for mine, they have to wait until AW ship them to them first as a special order.

Just like the AAP-01 hammer it's only a matter of time until the AW drum mag clockwork spring goes if you use it heavily (I repaired mine but it's never felt the same since).

 

[sp00n]

Ahhh I see what you mean now. Have you dropped WA Custom a message on their Facebook group? 

yes I have … but it’s not good news, I cannot get anywhere with the original seller (avoid airsoft storm on Amazon, very condescending tbh).
 

I have been talking with AW on Facebook… but apparently they don’t have any …. Which seems odd to me ?‍ … see what happens I guess

 

[AlphaBear]

yes I have … but it’s not good news, I cannot get anywhere with the original seller (avoid airsoft storm on Amazon, very condescending tbh).
 

I have been talking with AW on Facebook… but apparently they don’t have any …. Which seems odd to me ?‍ … see what happens I guess

WE make an exact copy or clone of the AW drum ( or vice versa) and I hazard to guess the internals are the same If not similar. May be worth giving them a shout?

 

[leadly]

WE make an exact copy or clone of the AW drum ( or vice versa) and I hazard to guess the internals are the same If not similar. May be worth giving them a shout?

I've seen them side by side, bar the colour, they are identical!!

 

[AlphaBear]

I've seen them side by side, bar the colour, they are identical!!

And half the price! 

 

[sp00n]

AW Facebook peeps are emailing the sales team peeps ….. why is nothing simple ?
 

new response from AW :-

sorry to inform you the factory told us they dont have spare parts for this product 

May i suggest you take this up to the seller or Amazon for a refund

yeah gee thanks … I now have a £140 paper weight ????

 

[Speedbird_666]

AW Facebook peeps are emailing the sales team peeps ….. why is nothing simple ?
 

new response from AW :-

sorry to inform you the factory told us they dont have spare parts for this product 

May i suggest you take this up to the seller or Amazon for a refund

yeah gee thanks … I now have a £140 paper weight ????

If you don't have much luck finding a replacement part, I could take a crack at knocking something up in CAD that could be 3D printed?

 

[AlphaBear]

If you don't have much luck finding a replacement part, I could take a crack at knocking something up in CAD that could be 3D printed?

I was gonna say exactly as you speedy in regard to this. There must be peeps on here who could knock up a 3D printed part?  

 

[sp00n]

So finally got some 8mmx9mmx1mm o-rings to stabilise the inner barrel in the barrel extensions on my mk18 build, I also drilled out the flash hider to 10.5mm as sometimes bb’s clipped it. Well impressed especially with the TTI fire selector and short stroke kit.

the only issue I did notice is that it seemed to dry out really fast had to give it some silicone spray to lube the moving bits after a mag or 2 …. Gunna strip and lube it again 

If you don't have much luck finding a replacement part, I could take a crack at knocking something up in CAD that could be 3D printed?

thanks mate, but unless you have one to get the dimensions off etc I am abit stumped ….

worst comes to the worst I’ll wait till AW dose another run off them …. Just sucks having an expensive paper weight 

 

[leadly]

I've done some more buying recently!

I bought the AA handguard from @Lexypic and a nice shiney under grip from Amazon.

Oh and a printed scope protector from Stay Fresh Shoe / Project Airsoft.

So I now have this:

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My mate has printed me a charging handle but it's in a white / marble effect. So I'll fit that to get me by until I can get a red one....

Which leads me onto my next topic!

AirsoftEire do actually have the red charging handle AND the AA 200mm barrel that I want to fit in it. The postage and import fees are about £20. I'm tempted to deploy the rule of "F#@k it" and just order from them.

I wanted to run the 200mm so I can reduce the PSI that I use on my HPA tapped drum mag. 

But, does anyone think it might up the FPS too much and make it unusable with a green gas filled mag? It's whopping out 310FPS on 0.2's at the moment. Hop is set for 0.25's to just about make it across the longest part of my local CQB site, which is 40m maybe?

 

[leadly]

Just ordered a TDC kit from Airtac. Hopefully that will arrive and I can get it fitted before I goto Leicester Gaol later this month. 

As we all know the hop is a ball bag to adjust with a stock and rail attached!