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I'm just leaving this here

Pussies. Binary trigger is love ❤️ But yeah, it's the person behind the trigger, not the gun. You can still be a wanker with a 13rps rental G36..

Oh don't get me wrong, for someone who doesn't want to tech they're fine. It's just that when you start looking at things from a more techy point of view you start seeing all the little niggles these boxes have. They also have two decent features (that should be the standard really): The pistol grip mounting plate, which is separated from the shell (so if you strip the threads you replace the plate instead of the whole shell) and the QD spring guide threaded ring that does the same. Everything else is worth half what Ares asks for, a super thin and weak shell, zero air seal on the piston head, butter bushings (mine failed very quickly using 7.4s) and obviously the proprietary FCU, trigger and selector plate. "Features" which, to be fair, vastly outweigh the two good points aforementioned..

Another "update". After failing to find someone willing to swap a CM16 with my AM-013 (I have one last try, then I'm done EDIT: last try failed), I'm once again looking at bases. As of now: Another Specna C-02 (cheapest complete gun): Pros Polymer body Very good rotary hop chamber QC Gearbox with good internals out of the box Cons Will require a complete new front end G&G CM16 Raider 2.0: Pros Polymer body (newer version so it's interchangeable with the ARP upper should the need arise) Polymer handguard Relatively low weight Cons shit stock bushings (copper) no QC spring guide crappy stone age hop unit Specna Arms SA-C20: Pros Polymer body Very good rotary hop chamber QC Gearbox with good internals out of the box I like the locking mechanism of the handguard Cons not so lightweight at 2.5 kilograms A bit too long for my needs (320mm inner barrel) Not easy to find Metal handguard adds a tiny bit of unnecessary weight Specna Arms SA-C21: Pros Polymer body Very good rotary hop chamber QC Gearbox with good internals out of the box Same handguard locking mechanism Cons 2.4kg for a gun this short? I get that the PDW stock is almost entirely made of metal, but still seems a lot! 190mm inner might require a harder spring (m110?) to have a 1J output Not really easy to source Metal handguard adds a tiny bit of unnecessary weight G&G CM16 SRS/7" WildHog: Pros Polymer body (newer version so it's interchangeable with the ARP upper should the need arise) The front end appears to be very lightweight and the gun feels balanced ETU (idk if I should mark it as a pro) Cons Quite high price tag for a base No QC gearbox Shit stock bushings (copper) G&G CM16 SRL/9" WildHog: Pros Polymer body (newer version so it's interchangeable with the ARP upper should the need arise) The front end appears to be somehow lightweight and the gun feels balanced despite being 9" ETU (idk if I should mark it as a pro) Cons Really stretching the budget, considering I'm gonna throw away all the internals No QC gearbox Shit stock bushings (copper) I won't go over €220/230 for a base, because at that point I might as well build my own gun from scrap.

I use 50s at 0.99J lifting 0.28g+ You could run a 60 even, it only takes an unnoticeable amount of extra pressure to achieve the same backspin, but it's also unnoticeably more durable.

I'd only swap the macaron for an AEG MR-Hop, as it's pretty much a straight drop in for Specna/ZCI chambers

It's not their latest iteration, as the cylinders on the newer boxes are purple. The EFCS is the newer gen though (blue colour) whereas the older ones are green. Also, bearings? I'm pretty sure the new boxes come with shitty pot metal bushings. With that being said, you just bought a pile of wank because Amoeba gearboxes are utter shit.

Can't comment on Vipers, but I have the Predators (in M81) and they are good trousers for the price. Mine are 3 years old (I believe) and have been through hell and back, really sturdy construction and not a single stitch has given up.

Do. Not. Change. Hop. Units. !. Especially with fucking prowins. Only change the hop unit if the stock one isn't a rotary.

Shop quoted it €40. Yeah, sure, imma spend €15 to send you the gun so I can save €25 off a €400 order. Okay mate lol.

Front sight is backwards btw.

No clue what went wrong, at some point it started to sound shit and started misfeeding. I suspect it's the plastic piston that didn't like 24+ RPS along with a tappet plate that's worked way past its retirement period, can't tell until Saturday. I found out that the San Marino retailer I usually buy from does trade-ins. Sent them a couple of pictures of the Honey Badger, let's see how much they value it. In case the quote is decent (say around the €100/120 mark), I might "step up" and buy a wildhog. I have handled one from a teammate and I found it to be reasonably balanced even with a metal handguard (which, unfortunately, is keymod rather than m-lok but heh, it's a relatively easy fix). Or a CM16 SLR, my club's president uses one as a backup and to be fair, it's really light for the length! I am also considering a Perun Optical as an alternative to the ETU + upgrade kit. I want to try it out, it's obviously not a Titan but it has all the features I need (binary trigger, battery protection, full cycle completion to avoid lockups). Plus if I get the right trigger I can theoretically hair pull the fuck out of it. A wanker gun, but not quite wank Hopefully it makes sense.

Thundertwat refused my swap offer Oh well, back to choosing a base

While I wait for the thundercunt kid to decide. Do I wait for G&G to release their wanker trigger? I kinda want one but from what I've seen they aren't really compatible with anything but HPA boards, but maybe I'm wrong. Also, since my arp died again yesterday, I could do the following: fix the ARP box (install 13:1s and all that crap); slap said box into the CM16 once I get hold of it; completely rebuild the arp at a later date (DSG/HPA depending on the budget)

By the way I'm going to remove the trigger safety on mine. It kept being a bitch yesterday.

I'm cursed with everything airsoft related, really

Don't. HPA guns require perfect alignments. By how "standard" airsoft parts are, my best guess is that it'll turn out at least twice more expensive than buying a MTW.

I got a lemon then, because mine was really inconsistent.

Might have found a kid willing to swap his combat machine (raider? The 10" plastic ris gun) with the HB.

Had a chat with my tech, he suggested to buy a cheap G&G combat machine and go from there. Now, my local retailer has a G&G CM16 MK18 going for €185 (couple quid cheaper than online). Yet another option. Not a fan of the weight distribution, despite having a plastic DD style handguard, it's a little front heavy. Option number 5: a lot of people in my club use G&G Combat Machines, so maybe I can trade my honey badger with one of those. So I get the base gun and they get something a little less basic.

I already have the upgrade kit in the arp. But since perun is about to release their ETU++ I thought I could plug the upgrade kit I already have into the new gun (mainly for the binary trigger and battery protection), and then wait for the etu++ and install that one in the arp. Or the other way round, you know, they are pretty much the same thing, the new one has a few more functions (that I'll never use anyway). I can definitely source a C-10 (or a C-21, slightly longer front end for not much more weight), I can actually source that AY thingy too as it's available in my usual San Marino retailer. A friend of mine just told me he has a spare ETU switch (+ dedicated selector plate) that he is willing to swap with two unbranded shit 363x6.08 barrels. Will pick it up on Friday omw to the office. I'm not a fan of optical FCUs, imo there is a lot that can go wrong with them compared to more classical mechanical/micro switches. Stubby stock is coming next week as well, so the externals of whatever gun I buy are sorted. I'll have a look at these 3 guns (C10, C21, AY thingamajig).

Okay. Building it from scratch, after a quick rundown of what parts I need, is a nope. Half of the stuff is out of stock on all websites and buying from different places obviously pumps up the total. Ordering from abroad is unfeasible unless we're talking a complete gun. Speaking of which, I think I have narrowed it down to: ● the cheapest G&G POS with an ETU I can find (will ask teammates if they have something for sale); ● A specna Core + ETU trigger assembly; ● A JG stubby M4 with fixed stock (this one I might source from a teammate) + the ETU and probably a new gearbox shell depending on what size of bushings (or I can bore them out to 8mm). Of course other ideas are welcome.

G&G pneumatic blowback I suppose

It has nothing to do with speedsoft. If you want to compare it to a milsim, let's just say you're a very small SF team that runs all over the place and attacks 4/5 small objectives while avoiding enemy patrols. I was looking at G&G offerings and yes, the ARP-556 would fit the bill if it wasn't so expensive to begin with, I'm not keen on spending €300+ on something I'm replacing most of anyway. Or maybe another specna.