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To me it looks like we're trying to find a solution for a problem that does not exist. Like having multiple, pre set firing modes, in my 12 years of playing I have never gotten into an engagement and thought "oh, how I wish I had a 6 rounds burst for that guy and then a 3 and a half rounds one for that cheeky cunt behind that tree" A Gate Titan will give you some degree of customisation when it comes to firing modes, for example you can program it to have semi-binary-burst/auto which is something I did for a while before reverting back to my good old safe-binary-auto. Though I'm sure many people won't even bother and will just set active brake to adaptive (very bad for your motor) and precocking to adaptive as well. Just like brushless motors, they're a niche because 90% of the people don't need them, and the 10% who do are prepared to dish out some serious cash.

That's because you can't give a Ferrari to someone who's just got his license unless you want to attend his funeral the next day or so

This is one good way to waste a fuckton of money. Unfortunately Airsoft doesn't have any sort of standard, parts from brand X may not fit well with brand Y, and often parts from X won't fit with parts from the same X brand too!

What Adolf said, essentially. Learning to tech on your only gun can be giga frustrating because if you fuck up you won't be able to go out and play. It's expensive, but trust me it's worth. Doesn't even have to be a brand new gun, it could also be a boneyard/2nd hand RIF.

I say it's okay! The only thing I'd do is get another case and drill a couple of holes in it, one for the microphone (waterproof cases, even with the open back panel, tend to muffle all the sounds) and one where the micro usb port is, so you can plug the camera to a power bank and record for longer periods.

Two things: a) you mentioned a m120 spring, did you work on the gearbox? because assuming a perfect air seal and no teeth removed from the sector, a M120 will give way above 1.13J of energy. b) what's your field like? Woodland or indoor CQB? If your answer to B is cqb, then you won't need to change anything, as long as the bb goes somewhat straight for 20 or so metres you're golden. Maybe swap the rubber out for a Prometheus Purple if you really want to change something. If the answer is woodland, then you might want to consider a couple of things: 0.2s are not up to the task, yes they fly out of your barrel pretty fast, but due to their low weight (and inertia) they lose power and speed pretty quickly, limiting your range; For average woodland usage, most people go for 0.28, 0.30 and 0.32g bbs, they have a lower initial velocity but due to their increased mass (and inertia) they hold onto their energy for longer, are less affected by wind and generally speaking they sport higher range. Some people use heavier (0.40 and upwards) because they sleep under a bridge can afford it, somehow. To get the best from these heavier weights, you need a hop up system that can support them. This means a hop unit that is as rigid as it gets, especially around the hop arm, to give the most consistent pressure possible and a hop rubber with a concave contact patch. Barrels are not as important as people may think, as long as they are straight and aren't overly tight/wide they're okay. Speaking of your case, Specna Cores come with an okay hop up chamber, which isn't the best in terms of rigidity (mine definitely weren't) but they are workable. Maple Leaf hop rubbers (specifically Macarons and Super Macarons) are a good upgrade that doesn't cost money or mental health (looking at you R-Hops), they require a dedicated concave tensioner (Maple Leaf Omega or similar). Alternatively a PDI W-Hold with its B type tensioner, a generic flat hop even though it's outdated and finnicky to make. Barrels: the ZCI mentioned are really good for what they cost, just be aware that being tighter than the stock Specna barrels they'll increase the energy. I have two Specna Core guns, both run on Maxx units, Maple Leaf rubbers (60° Super Macaron on the C-02, 70° Super Macaron on the C-08), ZCI barrels (260mm C-02 and 247mm C-08), both guns can deliver 0.3g bbs at 60 metres while being sub 1J in energy (both around 0.97/0.98J). Now the Maxx chambers are expensive and require some fiddling with, but imo you can't beat them in terms of consistency (no, plastic ZCI units aren't just as good, stop lying to yourself). You may need a different nozzle because they only want certain lengths. A few considerations on rubber hardness: Most people recommend 50s or 60s, I found 50s to be way, way too soft, especially the feed lips which tend to deform and fold in full auto causing power drops and inconsistent hop. Don't bother with R-Hops, they still wear out and it's a pain to replace patches. As said, flat hops are a thing of the past, it was done to mimic the R-Hop but without the hassle of preparing and gluing a rubber patch on the barrel. Most hop units don't even have enough range of adjustment to make up for the lack of material (there is no contact patch) and when I did them years ago, I had to get creative and make my own tensioners. Overall upgrading your hop up system is one of the things I consider mandatory in order to get the best performance out of your RIF, but only if you can really exploit its potential.

Sry for being nitpicky original picture is also low quality so it makes it harder to detect, but: yellow: what the tooth should look like blue: what the tooth is actually like

1st(pick up), 4th and 5th teeth are chewed up, with the 2nd and 3rd being spotless.

That piston says PME all over the place. There could be too much friction inside the cylinder or the piston guides due to no lubrication, or the spring is so soft it can't push the piston forward fast enough. Or, the easiest option, someone got a jam and kept firing. Cylinder head requires a tiny amount of lube around the sealing o-ring(s), I use silicone grease (just a dab) for that. To remove old grease/oil just wipe the thing with a cloth/paper towel.

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13:1 36k warhead on a 7.4v has about the same (feel-able) cycle time in semi as a 13:1 22tpa ZCI on a 11.1v. Both pulling SHS M90 springs

They come from the same factory that makes Specna, Dboys and Saigo Defense branded rifles. The internals are the exact same, though orange coloured plastics instead of light blue, red and black respectively.

So, once again nobody has seen the shady link (in funny image language) in the OP's post... Fuck me you're blind lol

Where is the air escaping from? Does the nozzle have an o-ring? Also, mushroom (or silent, in marketing language) piston heads aren't made to stand up to high RPS abuse, or at least that's what I heard back then.

I forgot to update: The owner has a property in Spain, he did take a trip there with my parcel in his suitcase and posted it from there. I got a partial refund for import taxes (still paid €40+ for postage, but that's okay) Comms were spotty though, could've sent me an email instead of going dark and having to resort to @Enid_Puceflangeto gather information.

Then Ares needs to fuck off.. G&G's new combat machines have really good polymer bodies that look decent too! Internally, while not on par with Specna/Evolution/Saigo they're still standard V2 so you can upgrade them as you like.

Told you he's speshul.

Good to see you guys are having fun! My day never started, yesterday I destroyed my chrono by letting a 30rps burst onto its screen and today we had to cancel the game because of heavy rain (and because people are pussies). On a positive note, I now have some time to sort the tournament M4 (1.05J, need to knock off one more tooth from the sector to bring it below 1) and start figuring out what I'll be carrying on the upcoming 21h event.

If we were to take the majority of players into account, this forum (and every other Airsoft platform) would be dead, because most of them can barely adjust the hop. Also, only the magnets are being considered in this test, and not stuff like TPA, amp draw in semi and auto, cycle time and heat generated (energy wasted, this one is quite hard to measure unless you cut a hole through the pistol grip).. A German YouTube channel did comprehensive testing of a ton of motors, from the shitty turbo 3000 to them sweet Warheads, in a 1h long video (kraut language but broken English subtitles)

Softair Italia (.it, the actual store, not .eu which is a warehouse in either France or Switzerland) is actually half an hour drive from me. The owner is a bit speshul so he might have filed the wrong information on the package, I'd just ring UPS and ask what information needs to be written on the parcel, then transfer said information to the store.. Regular post + customs is a shitty combination these days.

It looks to be based on the Striker system, which tells me Ares hasn't actually learned shit from the feedback they got over the last 5 years. The screw under the rear iron sight sits in just about the perfect place for a Striker style spring guide stopper and the cylinder having two horizontal slits seems to confirm what I said above. If only they sized the cylinder properly to the humongous inner barrel... The only thing I can't see is a hole for the TDC adjustment, which makes me think the hop is gonna be an utter cunt to adjust.

I always remove teeth from the pickup side. The thing is, there is already a very short time between the tappet plate (nozzle) release point and the piston release point, if you shorten that gap even more by removing teeth from the release side you'll most likely cause timing issues, where the piston is being released when the nozzle is still traveling forward, causing massive power losses and/or fucked up feeding. Shaving from the pickup side will just delay the piston's engagement point. Also no, you don't need to remove teeth from the piston rack, those last 2/3 teeth will never get used and shaving them won't save much weight either.

Depends on how the whole thing is set up. Release side is always "dangerous" because of how close the release points for the nozzle and piston are and needs proper planning or you'll end up with massive power losses or fucked up feeding.