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Post by Ferox on Jan 9, 2008 14:52:20 GMT 8
So Noa recently helped me upgrade my AK101 to just under 1.6, making it a marksman's rifle. The only difference is the spring, new gear box and new wires. I'm using a lipo as well, otherwise it's all stock parts from CYMA. I've also bought some Dragonov hi-capa's so I can lie down and snipe. I went hiking today and had a go with it, I currently only have 0.25's, so I used those. Currently maximum range is 50-60 feet with my back to the wind, the hop-up is extremely sensitive, I need less than a 1/8 to see my BB's gain distance, anything more and I'm pushing my luck, max hop is just silly, it's like a magic bullet. Effective range was 40 feet, crosswinds and into the wind was only 20-30 ft (this is on top of a mountain by the way, so winds were exceptional or downright outrageous compared to our usual situations) I will buy some 0.30 BB's for my rifle, the questions I have are: 1) I'm going to buy some new parts, a metal body for a start, to take the extra weight of a rail system and mounted scope. Can anyone recommend a decent place to buy a metal body for a CM-031, what scope I should get and where I can buy it at a decent price? 2) I noticed that only after 1500 rounds, my grip was getting hot. I was firing under the sun at high-noon, no clouds or shade, but it was obvious the motor was under a lot of strain from the lipo, are there any cooling mechanisms or solutions I could use, like thermal gel around the motor, or a new grip with metal parts for better heat transfer? 3) Would a tightbore make any difference? It was already pretty accurate at around 40 feet, I think it would do better at wargame sites, I was aiming at a coke can on a tree, my BB's were hitting the target area the size of a torso to head shape from that range. I am avoiding automatic fire. Nevertheless, worth checking. 4) The same for a V-hop or new hop. This is a CYMA stock hop, Noa said it was pretty good, but I want to know if there is anything better. I think with heavier BB's it will help, but when I was firing, some of the BB's tended to veer a little under the wind, about 20% of my shots from sniper range were way off the mark. 5) Finally, my fire selector has the habit of coming loose way to soon, after about 30 movements it's sliding around, I need to take a screwdriver to it constantly, any solutions besides super glue? ;D Thanks guys, and thanks Ed for getting her up to power!
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Post by woozie on Jan 9, 2008 15:54:19 GMT 8
AK 101 a Marksman rifle?.... rite anyway, -you might want a ACM AK scopes... which I think Noa have one, FC might able to hook you up for that. -metal body is everywhere.... gunner have some -tightbore is a yes for a marksman -I don't know much about the hopup... but I think the Guarders is one of the best
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Post by Ferox on Jan 9, 2008 16:25:58 GMT 8
AK 101 a Marksman rifle?.... rite anyway, -you might want a ACM AK scopes... which I think Noa have one, FC might able to hook you up for that. -metal body is everywhere.... gunner have some -tightbore is a yes for a marksman -I don't know much about the hopup... but I think the Guarders is one of the best Thanks, will check out the scope. What's wrong with an AKDMR? It's just a BB gun, not the real thing.
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Post by woozie on Jan 9, 2008 16:39:14 GMT 8
it's not the best thing to shoot when you are lying down becoz of the 30 round Mag... unless you are going for the Spetnaz short mag
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Post by Ferox on Jan 9, 2008 16:55:59 GMT 8
it's not the best thing to shoot when you are lying down becoz of the 30 round Mag... unless you are going for the Spetnaz short mag I've also bought some Dragonov hi-capa's so I can lie down and snipe. I went hiking today and had a go with it, I currently only have 0.25's, so I used those.
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Post by Goliath on Jan 9, 2008 18:44:45 GMT 8
Tightbore is a must, Guarder hard Hop-up bucking works wonders.
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Post by Ferox on Jan 9, 2008 20:44:34 GMT 8
Wonderful, thanks very much guys, I'll start upgrading next month, I'm keen to try upgrading by myself and learning about gunsmithing. ;D If anyone else has any recommendations please feel free
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Post by Fightingcock on Jan 9, 2008 20:59:32 GMT 8
Dragonov hi-capa's ?? you mean... short ak mag. the SVD's mag is biger cal. hence why i wasn't keen on the china made one as they use ak mags. and same for the only VSS conversion kit... uses akmags. anyways back on topic... i'll can get you mostly everything. no discount on the CA barrel... unless you want to risk a Eliment one... and KSC do larger bags of 0.3's Hit me with a shoping list when ready. not sure about fixing the selector... broken a few... but nevre owned one... FC
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Post by Ferox on Jan 9, 2008 22:15:12 GMT 8
SWEETThanks
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Post by malavern on Jan 12, 2008 16:07:25 GMT 8
there are grip plates that enhance cooling you can buy, something like a heat sink, just, i cant remember where i saw em!
you can use cpu heat-sink gels to help out. alt, change your motor to something that supports a lipo
as to lose fire selector, grease it up, works wonders...
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Post by woozie on Jan 12, 2008 23:52:59 GMT 8
don't think AK grip have a seat sink plate
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Post by Ferox on Mar 5, 2008 20:55:49 GMT 8
WIP: Getting there. Metal body and rail. Scope is just from MP001, will get something tasty from CA later. Getting a metal body fixed the fire selector problem, although now it's very front heavy so I might end up getting a bipod eventually and make it more stable. Next stop for me is a tightbore and hop up, which seems simple enough to sort out.
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Post by Arclight on Mar 5, 2008 21:38:55 GMT 8
Silencer and maybe custom padding between gearbox and body.
The additions make a little bit of difference at close range, at 30 feet however your weapons fire will be drowned out by anything else on the field.
0.3 ammo, your choice, but I personaly find it morth trouble then it's worth. With a lipo and semi-auto or even full auto bursts you'll eat through ammo.
Ok, maybe not as much as an MG but still way more then a bolt-action rifle. .3 only tend to come in small bags and are relativley more difficult to find and mostly more expensive to keep up. In my DMR I use .25s, it gets the job done well enough.
Plus, lets face it, in the last 10 feet of your range your rounds will be subjected to so much random aerodynamics that a difference of 0.05g isn't going to really make all that difference.
Bolt action will always out-accuracy us, our advantage is rof so the best policy is to snap of more shots faster then to really worry to much is refining every single shot (as such efforts will most be in vain).
If you really want to try the semi-auto with short mags then thats your decision, but take it from a fellow AEG DMRer, it's a pain in the ass for a long time and eventualy you'll give in, say "screw it", and stick on a drum or box mag and use short full-auto bursts (3-10, depending on rof).
As for the heat issue, I dunno what ak pistol grips are light but most stock types are plain, what you need is a grip with a heat sink. This is not a big deal on most weapons but on lipoed high torque motors driving DMRs, the sink is gonna make a real difference.
OH, and get a full rail set and a grip pod for use on it. The combo or easy, fast and lightweight grippod makes fine shooting easier (easier to control the precise movement of weapon) and when you really need to hold you weapon on target in a particular direction for a long time then you'll find the ability to go prone and bipod is a real godsend.
Plus of course, it's small and light enough not to be in the way when you need to move normaly/sneaking/assauting and what not.
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Post by Ferox on Mar 5, 2008 21:44:58 GMT 8
Thanks, all valid and useful comments, just regarding the short mags: If you really want to try the semi-auto with short mags then thats your decision, but take it from a fellow AEG DMRer, it's a pain in the ass for a long time and eventualy you'll give in. I want to be able to lie down. If I need to spray or burst fire, I'll switch to my regular mag which is 500 rounds. Also I don't trust myself with a drum, I think I'm trigger happy, so I'll take any way to train myself to conserve more ammo.
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Post by Arclight on Mar 5, 2008 22:06:20 GMT 8
Grippods, deployed, still let you lie down comfortably enough (especialy when your not a tiny person) and are tall enough to take even the tallest m4 mags. So ok, maybe you can't fit a long, but a drum is still easy. I mean just think of the RPK, thats the size of an ak with a drum and is easily bipodable. And sure, I thought that same thing, still do to some degree, but at the end of the day I found myself reloading alot. But whatever...the important thing is personal choice anyway.
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Post by woozie on Mar 5, 2008 22:09:30 GMT 8
*sigh*.... should have done something like this
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Post by Ferox on Mar 5, 2008 22:13:44 GMT 8
Yeah well I didn't see one with a body like that for cheap from CYMA, and mine is still WIP (work in progress - not complete - under constuction) so take your *sigh* and stuff it if you got nothing useful to say.
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Post by woozie on Mar 6, 2008 1:00:52 GMT 8
oh.... just becoz you can't take the shame and you decided to splash it back at me... poor you ;D I am just messing, if I going to do a AK DMR... I probably end up buying a SR25
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Post by Ferox on Mar 6, 2008 7:14:34 GMT 8
Sarcasm doesn't come well over in writing.
And unless you have something to contribute, flashing about what you want isn't exactly on topic to what we're trying to do here, whether you're messing about or not.
Now, back on topic, once I can afford a decent scope, does anyone know anything about AK hop-up, someone told me about guarder, I have no idea what brand or make is good.
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Post by woozie on Mar 6, 2008 10:11:04 GMT 8
Guarder Black Hop Up rubber is probably the one you want, they are very good I head... but you could always try those H hop...
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Post by Arclight on Mar 6, 2008 10:42:51 GMT 8
Yeh, by default, most moders jump to Guarder for our hop ups.
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Post by Ferox on Mar 6, 2008 12:53:55 GMT 8
Thanks guys, I'll go get a guarder and a new CA tightbore barrel later on in the month.
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Post by Arclight on Mar 6, 2008 22:32:48 GMT 8
Good for you, G Hop-Up and CA TB-barrel, staple of the modders trade. ;D
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