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FPS is important though guys. If you have the exact same setup but one gun has a higher fps, the amount of energy the bb retains in the higher fps gun increases and so the bb will travel further. People get confused between the relationship though. The only reason you should be using a higher fps is to effectively use heavier weight ammo to retain more energy for longer. 

Prommy barrels aren't magic on their own but the tolerances the barrels are produced with are very consistent + the material is better than stock barrels.

Flat hops work very well because it allows heavier ammo to be hopped much more effectively by increasing the surface area contact with the bb. Unfortunately, the only way to see these benefits is to in fact use the heaviest weight ammo you can. 

It's not so much that fps is important on its own, but it helps everything else take more effect.

Should have really clarified... FPS means nothing unless your hop is decent and is married up with a decent nub and rubber. Yes FPS is key but unless you get the first part right you could be shooting 450 but not able to get your ammo more than 30m

Imagine what your TM could do it if it were shooting at 1J rather than 0.58J.

Imagine what your mate's EVO could do it it had been upgraded properly.

Wasn’t my intention. I’m not that sort of person. 

But if your firing enough for the hi cap not to keep up, you must be doing a lot of full auto.

Or the ICS High cap mag is generally known for its weak springs

what M4 was it?

tbh, ive never had issues with the fuses on mine, they have always seemed fine in my AEGs

on ICS hi-caps, my brother uses them all the time, never had any issues but tbh where we play its mainly semi for the majority of the time anyway so not overly used, and on ICS AEGS

https://www.fire-support.co.uk/product/maple-airsoft-super-feed-3-pack-midcap-magazine-springs

@skintrade Thanks for that. 

I tried the DTD adapter with some known high speed mags and still only getting 5 shot. DTD are sorting me out with a polished Mag Adapter for me to try! Kudos to them!

It does feel great @BibbsOnTour but I already have an MEU mag pistol and its unusable in the winter with the small gas capacity, I think the Desert Warrior has a heavier slide then the Strike Warrior as well...

Maybe I should be sensible and complete my French loadout with a PAMAS (M92 Beretta copy)

Ahh I've not got a GBB pistol (or any side arm) as yet so I'm not that knowledgeable on them but yeah I reckon you should complete that loadout!

@BibbsOnTour I caved and bought the M9 to round out the French loadout. 

@Iceni - I'm always astonished by your knowledge of Airsoft AUGs. It was great reading that, and I don't even own an AUG!

You should write a definitive guide to airsoft AUGs

I've considered it a few times, But the list of mods for them is pretty extensive and not all apply to all models or gun builds. I will do one at some point, but it will be long and as detailed as I can make it. As such it's not something I can enter into without setting time aside to get into the meat of them.

The hop is probably the hardest part to get right. It's too easy to not understand what it actually does in addition to hopping. And when it's wrong you get a gun that will appear to have every problem under the sun. The symptoms can look like short airseal nozzles, mis-feeds, double feeds, total failure to feed, body pins falling out, Gearbox rattle.  Shimming an Aug barrel can cause all of the same problems as well... The unit and barrel has to move freely.

No problems with my Aug after barrel goes in. The High Cycle seems to have a pretty decent barrel set. Unit and barrel is moving freely. 

I bought two, how about £15 for both?

Sounds good mate. Are you at the mall Saturday for the AFUK game?

Yep, I'll bring them Saturday