Airsoft Modified M16

The entire Midwest USA has now entered the late January deep freeze stage of Winter. I have been staying busy writing some airsoft gun troubleshooting tips over at the airsoft gun repair website but  this deep freeze for me seems like a perfect time to bench some of my own guns and get them ready for the upcoming 2010 airsoft season.
 My backup loadout includes among others a TM M16-A2. This gun was upgraded with a 120% spring (380-400FPS), steel gears, metal 6mm bushings and a V2 metal spring guide in July 2009, in October the gun started double and triple firing bb's and I lost most range. The problem was not real hard to locate as seen in the photo. My options are to just replace the gearbox shell knowing that at the current 390 FPS I will have to replace the gearbox again in 3 to 4 months cost ($39.90).  I could, downgrade the FPS to 350 or lower and not worry about cracking the gearbox again, or I could install one of the new V2 upgraded gearbox shells and see if it works as claimed. ($59-89)

Well since I like the Modify companies other airsoft upgrade products I have used in the past, I decided to go with the Modify Torus upgraded version two gearbox. I chose...

Modified Airsoft Machine Gun Gears

Just got done testing out my newly modified SR16 airsoft machine gun at the ABZ airsoft gaming field and all I can say is WOW am I impressed with the new modify modular gear set. This "drop in" modification put my rate of fire in the 20+ BB per second range...For those of you who might be mathematically challenged that's 1200+ bb's a minute. I actually think its higher than that but the chronograph seemed to be giving conflicting readings and my magazines would skip now and then as well, so I will keep testing until I have a large average test group to base my findings on. *Note to Modify company....Please make full metal airsoft gun magazines that feed consistently!!

This had to be one of the easiest upgrades I have ever done and only took a total of about 10 minutes to completely install in my Echo1 Gearbox I now have dubbed the SCIRMINATOR. The hi speed modular gear set retails for 89.90 and comes with stainless bushings in 6 or 7mm sizes, that just drop into your Version 2 or 3 mechbox. The whole airsoft gear system is pre-shimmed and fits perfect. The bad news is these sets will not fit the re-inforced gearbox styles but fit well in the standard V2-V3 gearboxes.
At first run the gears were a tad noisy despite motor adjustments...but after using all day Saturday I noticed they "Burnt In" nicely and much of the original whirring noise was now completely gone. Sunday morning I sorted out my best Hi-capacity magazines and charged my largest FUBAR airsoft battery and headed out for a serious day of airsoft gaming. After getting chronoed in (387 FPS :) and an hour of extreme target practice, consisting of shooting magazine after magazine on full auto in short 1 second 20 round bursts O_O...... I was ready to deal a days worth of "airsoft funswelts". I have to say these drop in airsoft gun modular gear sets could be my favorite new airsoft product of the year and ruled this day.
The instructions provided are in English and very easy to follow with illustrations included. The Modify company has included a newly designed anti reverse lever that is included in the gear kit with some synthetic grease. The Kit features one simple, helpful innovation (a slotted anti reverse shaft) that airsmiths and airsoft home mechanics alike should appreciate. These new Modify parts have now grabbed my undivided attention and I am anxious to test more modify internal airsoft gun parts as they become available.

Till next time
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