ARES HPA

[Hallopp]

Im looking at buying an ARES HPA PRE BUILT GUN 

 

Ares Amoeba M4 Tactical (ARES-AM-008-DE - Tan) - HPA Engine Pre-Installed

https://www.bespokeairsoft.co.uk/ares-amoeba-m4-tactical-ares-am-008-de-tan-hpa-engine-pre-installed

 

What are people thoughts ??? seems odd its that cheap 

[Galvatron]

Ignoring Ares' less than desirable repuation, it's cheap because the HPA engine & gearbox assembly were manufactured to keep costs down so you lose a few features compared what you'd usually see from Wolverine or PolarStar.

 

It uses a low-cost solenoid and its delay can't be adjusted so your firing rate is capped (no wanker guns on a budget).

 

You can't fine tune the volume of air inside your inner barrel to suit its length either (fixed dwell) so you have to rely solely on the pressure from the regulator to control the muzzle energy while being conscious of joule creep.

 

A really good write up was done before so it may be worth a read.

 

[The_Lord_Poncho]

As above.... worth reading that thread. I've not got mine working well just yet, but this is due to me buying just the gearbox, and dropping into another replica - and struggling with nozzle alignment. One would like to assume that would not present an issue for a complete off the shelf Ares build.  The engine itself seems to work adequately in my (very limited) testing. Worth bearing in mind that you will need a suitably sized 11.1 battery to power it, with the correct connector type. Latest stand alone engines being sold have a deans connector, the originals had an XT connector. Best to check with the seller which one is fitted to the example that you wish to buy.

[ASP383]

I've got their Honey badger with their HPA engine in, it's my first foray into HPA, so can't compare it against anything else, but had a few games with it now, and it seems OK. as others have said, it is a fixed rate of fire, but that doesn't really bother me, as it tends to suit my style of play (I actually think a DMR would be more suitable for me). I opted for the Ares from Crawley Surplus Store (my local), including battery with the XT connector, due to being on a budget and requiring the HPA system too. I'm using my Specna Arms M4 mid cap S mags without any issues.

 

Had 1 occasion where the solenoid stayed open and dumped some air, but disconnected airline, reconnected and all was fine, still had more than enough air left to finish the game, not had any repeats of that issue.