BlackDragon

For G&G owners if you want to beef up your CM....
 
SHS Red nozzle, these can be a bit long for some v2 boxes
But it depends on how thick the front of your gearbox is.
Some cheaper boxes may only be 2.65mm at very front
Others I have just recently found are 3.15 thick
So certain nozzles may not feed or seal well
A long AK nozzle can be about 20.75mm
Still a tad too short me thinks
SHS Red are nearly 21.5mm so might need filing for some builds to get the perfect balance of higher speed feed and sealing
Again still so much to learn but try to match existing crap nozzle to new nozzle this is an absolute must !!!
 
Piston head is crap, dunno but never really got perfect compression with G&G heads so a cheap plastic POM piston head is wise.
Cylinder head change if need to if PTFE don't work well
Correct AoE with neoprene or neo/sorbo mix
 
STD FireHawk gears seem to be 22:1 due to 8 tooth bevel
Other CM's are 18:1
So if you find STD FH gears suck change maybe to a 16:1 set whilst you are about it
 
MOSFET is wise along with deans, Firestorm is a good cheap one to go with
But tbh change the vs0 stock for a stubby is what I have done on many of mine
 
Motor if fetted - SHS torque or Big Dragon m160 will give insane results on 7.4v
 
That will get you into 20rps+ easily but keep it to Max of 25
If going nutz also change out bronzey 8mm bushings for steel ones coz they do wear out quick if you wanna push it
 
There other options but that is the sort of stuff I do
 
Barrel n hop, clean it polish with silicone but we'll away from hop unit
 
A slightly longer barrel will help bb stabilise a little and boost fps a tiny smidge
Often very short barrels produce slightly lower fps than the 250 or 350 barrels
Hence trying to get the 110-120 barrel shooting way down the field is pushing it a little
Yes it can be done or improved upon but usually the more accurate guns start with say a 250 to 350 barrel
Often adding a poor longer barrel will not be as good as sweet medium barrel
 
Hop unit is OK, bucking is quite good but might if you really want to stay at FH size squeeze a smidge longer barrel say 140 in there and try out new steel hop and experiment with bucking/nubs a bit
 
But still don't think it will totally dominate the field as it was not really designed for longer range engagements
 
Bit like going on motorway with a beefed up moped
Sure you can do it but think you would want something designed for the longer high speed touring
Round town, yeah nutter dominoes pizza badboy but M1 ergh no it ain't really gonna work that great
 
Hopefully you will understand what all the above bollox means - I started waffling and just got lost typing all that $hit
Best of luck

I just bought the AM-013 'not the Honey Badger' and for less than £160 you cant go wrong i think. Bear in mind it is based on a real weapon not a COD gun. Agree to the Marmite comments and Skoda, Ares have changed and they just need people to stop dwelling on the past and look to the future, they have adapted so why cant everyone else?

One word to describe Ares & how there changing
 
SKODA

If I had a pound for every shot I took to the scalp through the vent holes on my FAST helmet, I could buy a couple of MK5s.
 
More to the point, I'm a clumsy fucker that plays CQB and bangs his head a lot. My helmet has saved the day more than once already.

Fond memories having to do PT with them on. Most work i ever put mine through was CS gas, nothing too bad at all but hurts without the S10 on though, felt like someone just reached down your throat and ripped your lungs out while pouring chilli sauce in your eyes. Happy days.