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Sure, you'd like to think... But no, cost does not always equate to quality. Sure, Guarder might have gotten a bit better over the years or some people might have gotten lucky with a well made kit, but that's not always the case. For example, you'd have thought drilling the hole for a 1911 dual safety selector would be an easy thing to align, but nope, not for Guarder. Again, that's not to say it was bad on every kit, but at least the one I did was. Providing it fits and works, you should be able to use the plastic outer barrel. But when you have a metal slide, it will be the plastic parts or the weaker metals that will wear down, not the slide. So if there's any rubbing etc, it will reduce the plastic down or simple grind past it. On the flip side, if there's an ill-fitted metal outer barrel, you will need to take a lot of time and care to make it fit right - it's the one upgrade part I hate fitting in metal kits as there's a lot of movement and any badly made parts will stand out by simply jamming up the slide. Mind if I ask what the goal of the full metal kit version will be for? If it's purely for show then it will matter less, but if it's for cold weather skirmishing I'd personally stick to full plastic - but those are probably not your answers.

Aye, please carry on ! The more information we have out in the open the better our decisions can become. I am still pre-Warhead motor ownership atm, I'm just waiting on the prices for the new Ronin version before I dive in - hopefully it won't be too long a wait! I took my intended target for the Warhead motor - a new LCT AK - out for a spin just over a week ago after having given the gearbox a clean up (might have also changed the barrel+hop, spring, cylinder and popped in a spare silent piston head setup I had). I kept the standard not-so-highly-rated LCT motor and ran with a Titan 3000mAh 7.4v, surprisingly it went very smooth and kept running for the entire day, ie no gearbox/motor issues. But the trigger response, oh man, was just poor, almost felt like comparing a pistol AEG to a GBB. Once I get the Warhead motor sorted I'll try and take a note of the RPS before and after if I can. Ideally I'd like to pop it in before I install a Titan Gate to see how much of a difference it makes by itself to the trigger performance. But for now ... ... back to more Warhead comments cheers!

From the dozens of batteries I've been through, it'll be the first Titan. So it's new to me too and I'll be interested to find out how well it performs. Since my LCT came at the lower end of 280fps, I didn't really get to hear yet how fast the motor isn't or how good the battery is (from all that I've read). But we'll soon get that all sorted out to test The blurb on the Warhead Ronin is the opposite to the BASE, with CNC motor and upgraded bearings, rotor, magnets and materials etc. Nice to have choice for those balancing the wallet to quality/performance.

Thanks @Hatchet the video had a nice bit of extra info in that I didn't know. I spotted the BASE model too, definitely worth considering but I think I'd rather stick to the Black for the moment. I see they are doing a new 'Ronin' version too, surpassing the Black variant for performance of parts. The price will tell just how interesting this one will be. Well I picked up my LCT, managed to somehow fit a Titan 7.4v 3k mAh stick in there. So if the Warhead is 'that' efficient, I might just get a full days worth of skirmish out of it lol.

Looking at a potential new motor for an LCT AK and trying to decide between the two. It's been kindly suggested to use something like the ASG Infinity 22k motor to pair with a set of 13:1 gears and a 7.4v Lipo with Titan Gate installed. But I've also wanted to try out the Warhead brushless motors (something airsoft is still a bit behind with), unsure if the Standard would be comparible. Ideally I'm looking for something that will last use and abuse in semi / full auto, something that's snappy to the touch (hence the Titan Gate), but does not need to be a speed demon with RoF. Any helpful advice from experience with these would be much appreciated thank you.

Good luck with the booked event! Don't forget to check, test/wear/setup and otherwise give your gear a run through before you go. Nothing worse than turning up with kit that then fails on you some how. You can't account for everything, but you can certainly try