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^ That looks really smart.  What was your experience of pulling it together from a pile of parts?

 
The best thing to do is to try to stick to one manufacturer for as much of the gun as you can in my opinion

G&P is the prime example.....

Oh so you want to put that lovely Daniel Defence rail on this sexy new G&P receiver.....WELL f*ck YOU, NOT GONNA HAPPEN

How about a new hop up unit, I heard the madbull 3 in 1 is really goo.....DOUBLE f*ck YOU, NOPE (btw for future reference, the madbull hop chamber is mediocre at best)

Of course you can modify both parts but do you really want the hassle when you could of bought a receiver that would of accomodated both of those things in the first place? Definitely do your research or things like this

Before you buy a stock for instance...will it fit the buffer tube you have? G&P and Krytac stocks don't like each other....

That's a nice mag but now the receiver is gonna make that thing wobble like a freaking mariachi band

If you were going to build a gun, match brands as much as you can where you can to avoid mishaps. A Madbull receiver will probably fit a Daniel Defence rail because the rail in question is licenced by Madbull. 

This is why I would suggest just getting a gun that you would minimally change the externals to so all your work can go into the internals. The gearbox is the easy part when it comes to mixing and matching externals.

 
Don't underestimate the ability of the gearbox to throw a spanner in the works if you're mixing and matching. SHS cylinder head that didn't sit properly in a JG 8mm V2 shell without some tricky Dremeling. Same gearbox shell, not enough width for SHS gears using the stock bushes. SHS piston that binds in two different shells I've tried unless the guide rails are lowered. I could go on! And SHS stuff isn't anywhere near as bad as that makes it sound! Good value, good quality, but serves as an example that bits don't always fit together properly.

 
^ That looks really smart.  What was your experience of pulling it together from a pile of parts?
I

^ That looks really smart.  What was your experience of pulling it together from a pile of parts?
Went go together easily enough, the reciever and gearbox are both APS, the rest is a Heinz 57 of parts, only real hard part was putting in the centre pin through lower receiver and gearbox, keymod rail went on easy to, didn't have to really line it up so to speak, the stock is of my own design and imagination 

 
Makes me feel a little better about having a go.  The receiver I was looking at (G&P) comes complete with a gearbox & motor so that should take away a least a little bit of the frustration I would guess.  What did you go for in the way of Hopunit?  Anything special or just like a madbull or something?

 
I would stick with a standard G&P hop up unit first if you aren't going to change out the air nozzle simpy for compatibility purposes but if you are going for say a lonex nozzle then go for the lonex hop up. Matching compression parts and the hop up is a good idea for achieving perfect air seal as long as the brand is decent. If you don't have to, I would honestly keep all the G&P compression parts inside the gun because as long as they provide the correct cylinder air volume to barrel ratio and they have a good seal, there is no need to change them and it saves money. 

G&P Hop Up Unit 

Prommy purple flat hopped with firefly flat nub 

Prometheus 6.03

O-ring the barrel at the hop up end until it pushes against the gearbox enough for perfect seal

Place a small piece of card next to the hop up arm on the hop up so that the hop up keeps its setting

Profit?

 
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