The_Original_Twig

I like the look of the Jeffron V2 one; no fancy gizmos, and it lives in the gearbox allowing maximum free space in the stock for batteries. Best of all, no soldiering!

Do dean connectors really make that much difference? I did order a packet, but I hate soldiering, so I’ve put it off for now. Mosfets were only just becoming a thing when I quit playing; most were garage-made and had a tendency to melt themselves! Any manufacturers you’d suggest (the smaller the better as space is at a premium in the stock)? Don’t worry on the hi-caps front, as I’ve kept 10-odd TM 300 rnd ones, as well as a stash of 30k Excel bbs. Although, surely magazine technology has improved by now? Does anyone manufacture a hi-cap that can clear it’s entire capacity without winding mid-way through?

Thanks guys; I was thinking of starting at £300, given someone may just want it for the “official” Prime kit/markings. The internals were pretty good quality at the time: Head 1950 TN 6.04mm barrel, Hurricane high-speed gears (we didn’t really care about ratios back then!), Guarder bearing spring guide/bearing piston head/cylinder head/Teflon cylinder/Piston/HOP rubber/air nozzle/bearing high speed bushings. I removed the stock latch as it was pretty loose new out of the box, and I thought the lines were cleaner without it - so I’ve tastefully permanently bolted the stock at that length (therefore removing all battle-rattle). Given the quality of the Prime kit, it’s a pretty solid rig.

This was a rare and expensive conversion back in the day (the kit was £300 by itself), sadly I know that I won’t see a fraction of that back now! The gun was originally a TM SR16 and has been modified with: - Prime LR300 kit (extra mounting pins to secure the hand guard, fixing the factory issue problem). - G&G side-folding stock (the Prime kit came with the wrong type). - G&G rear sling mount. - Internally upgraded with new spring, piston, spring guide, piston head, cylinder, cylinder head, bearing, gears, TN 6.04 barrel (340-349 fps). Brand new hop rubber just fitted. Any suggestions on what to sell it for? Whilst it is pretty to look at (00s retro chic!), I fancy something new.

Thanks Speedbird, glad to know it’s still gameable, although I am sure I’ll be tempted into buy something new. This AR15 is thankfully metal-bodied; I dropped a small fortunate into it ‘back the day’. Anything new I buy will need to be as light and compact as possible - the best skirmish gun I ever had was a standard plastic MC51 (internally upgraded though) running a 10.8v battery in the foregrip… Small but deadly. I need to find something similar to replace it with; very compact, big battery and magazine, hi-rate of fire, and 350fps on-the-nose. Suggestions welcome, price or looks irrelevant! I am intrigued to see how long the gun will last on the 11.1 lipo - I’ve stripped hundreds of gearboxes over the years, so I am not afraid of cleaning a few gear teeth out or swapping a piston!

So after a two-decade airsofting break, I have decided to make a return. I’ve taken my primary AEG (a Tokyo Marui-based AR15-type shorty) out of storage (at my peak I owned 20+ AEGs!) and I’ve done the following to it: - Fitted a new spring (now firing at 340 to 350 fps). - Fitted a new HOP & cleaned the barrel (working very effectively). - Regreased the gears and cylinders. - Bought 2 x 7.4v and a 1 x 11.1v LIPOs (it was only Nicads back in my day). It’s currently fitted with a standard TM gearbox with upgraded spring, spring guide, cylinder, cylinder head, piston head, piston, gears, bearings, and an EG1000 motor running standard Tamiya small connectors. I’ve only got standard TM 300 rnd M16 hicaps. My question is: in 20 years of change, is what else should I upgrade on it? Is it still competitive? Should I just buy something new to play with? Many thanks, Twig

Weihrauch U.K. do have brilliant aftersales care; they offer spares and a repair service. They sold me a lot of spares for my 80s air rifle which hadn’t been fired in 20 years. They aren’t the cheapest though, but at least you know it will be fixed properly.