Battery and charger for G&G GC16 please?

[Sitting Duck]

I dunno - there isn't much in it, it is all down to who has stock/price inc shipping and how quick you need stuff

as always there is a "slight" risk of paying duty from Hong Kong if stopped

but 2 small boxes arrived ok without charge when I wrongly ordered from HK instead of EU

you have numerous locations/options - click open in new tab if you like to explore all options

end of the day won't make much difference what you get as long as it fits/works

it is a lot cheaper than buying batteries from Airsoft shops like Zero One etc....

£20 for a 2200mah nimah old skool crane battery + £16 or more on old skool smart charger £36 or £56 if 2 batteries bought !!!!!

yeah right - fffffforget that but loads n loads add to cart and a cheapo raider @ £123 jumps to £200+ very easily

 

[lazerkid]

Yeah that makes sense so I guess I'll get them soon! Also did you see my last post about spare magazine? What would you recommend for my gun I just ordered?

 

[Sitting Duck]

Almost any decent M4 mag will do n feed ok in a G&G

when finished shooting it is wise to empty mag

or at very least release the tension from wound spring on mag before storing

this is to prevent mag losing spring tension being stored fully wound

resulting in weak spring - basically you will find you will have to wind it more n more

as she will fire only say half a dozen shots before dry firing and need more winding etc etc......

before you ask - dunno how many shots per winding - it varies maybe 20 or 30

but to be honest I have never bothered counting - if its very little I know its a crap mag/spring

 

[lazerkid]

Alright thanks I'm going order the battery and magazine which is the last bits later, how much should I be looking at for a decent magazine?

Also what's the difference between high cap and low cap magazines?

 

[n1ckh]

A hi cap magazine holds hundreds of bb's, a mid cap can hold 60-180 bb's & a low cap (for realism) holds upto 30 bb's

 

[lazerkid]

Would this be ok to fit in the GC16? http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/%5F%5F67911%5F%5FKing%5FArms%5F120rounds%5Fmetal%5Fmagazines%5Ffor%5FMarui%5FM4%5FM16%5FAEG%5Fseries%5FBlack%5FEU%5FWarehouse%5F.html

 

[Baz JJ]

I think youve broken the duck.

Why would you want to buy mags from Hobbyking ?

Why dont you just buy some G&G mags - at least you know they should work.

Theres plenty of choice if you have a google.

 

[TommoThomson]

I was reading through this thread as I have a GC16 Predator on the way and I wasn't able to see some of the batteries.

Can someone let me know what the best power to use is, as I read that G&G say you can use a 11.1 1300mAh 15c but no higher or it voids your warranty.

However I was keen to see what you folks are suggesting, as I dont want to kill my Predator through using an OP battery.

 

[Rogerborg]

 warranty.

That said, I got bad overspin with an 11.1V high-mAh high-C battery, so unless you're rocking a MOSFET, ideally with active braking, I'd stick with 7.4V and keep it down to something modest like 1400mAh / 15/25C, e,g. buy 2 of these rather than 1 of something bigger.

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-nano-tech-1400mah-2s-15-25c-lipo-airsoft-pack-1.html

Something else to bear in mind with 11.1V is that you'll have to fit one of the cells down the buffer tube which can be tricky.

 

[TommoThomson]

I see so warranty is a bad word ?

Ok that aside I have run into the whole trying to wedge a battery into a stock, it is a pain nothing seems to fit ?

But I will take a look at the smaller 7.4s

 

[Rogerborg]

I hasten to add, just my personal preference after having a sad day with a big 11.1V.  Some folk get on fine with them, even without MOSFETs or mods.

Worst case, you can lop a cell out of an 11.1V and with a bit of soldering end up with a usable 7.4V plus a sad, lonely nobody-loves me cell.

 

[TommoThomson]

Yeah I won't be doing that ?

 

[Rogerborg]

Not my proudest moment, but at least I eventually got a usable battery out of it.

 

[TommoThomson]

I would say that was a life hack, you got things working so you could play on ?