AEG to Spring Conversion??

[kalnaren]

Originally Posted by Dusti69

i see.... im going to have to shop around for the best deal on .2's and just not shoot my gun as often and ONLY use them in that gun
but ok how come .12's ruin an aeg? is it cuz theyre lighter?
common sense kinda makes me think that a gearbox would have an easier time shooting a lighter bb but then i think maybe its hard on the seals/gaskets then

.12's are too light, and generally very poorly made. They have crappy tolerances and often have seams and burrs. The break up in a gun, destroy the barrel and hop-up, they're inaccurate and have shitty range.

BB's are bloody cheap. You can get 4,000 .20's for $20. I find it hard to believe you'll go through that much ammo using a springer.

[Qlong]

There are alot of online retailers that sell decent 0.2g BB at around ~10-12 for 5000, such as airsoftgi.com

[kmsakura]

thats a bit of a sore spot for canadian airsofters. we cant import and our last "legal" means of importing just went up in smoke. kinda sad realy

[arman]

Originally Posted by kmsakura

thats a bit of a sore spot for canadian airsofters. we cant import and our last "legal" means of importing just went up in smoke. kinda sad realy

not really we have shootSOFT and some retailers in the buy sell section

[Shrapnel[Op-For]]

seriously man, you live in a Canadian airsoft buyers dream. Several, if not all of us Canadian players wish we could buy several AEG's for the price of one we pay here! Your lucky, so why not buy a good gun for gods sake!

[Azathoth]

Have you considered Kraken?

PS don't use .12 the quality is just terrible.

[LyquidFyre]

I'm fairly certain that the SL-8 at least by other maufacturers use a modified Ver.3 gearbox. The loading nozzle is slightly longer than most other Ver.3 nozzles.

Anyone else know what the SL-8 takes?

[kalnaren]

SL-8 is essentially a G36 and uses a G36 version 3 mechbox. The BE one has a bit of a proprietary loading nozzel and TM/CA/KA/whatever normal G36 mags need a very slight modifacation to feed in it.

[kalnaren]

Originally Posted by Dusti69

well ok then does anyone know where i can get a g36 v3 gearbox?
i was looking at a classic army v3 one on ebay for 80 bucks. is that a good buy or does anyone know of any cheaper ones?

Cheaper will = less quality. That seems to be a point you're continually missing. Can you get a cheaper V3? Yes, probably. Will it be anywhere near as good as a more expensive one? Not likely. Will it be cheaper in the long run to buy one really good one instead of a bunch of cheap ones? Almost definetly.

CA is pretty good, if it's a complete mechbox for $80. It will eventually need some work, but I've had good luck with mine. Make sure it's the G36 mechbox though since the G36 has an odd little piece at the top that holds the mechbox against the back of the reciever.

[Tombstone]

Originally Posted by Tombstone

Is it possible to convert a GBB slightly damaged*** into a springer?
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???can it be done???

[kalnaren]

Originally Posted by Tombstone

???can it be done???

Depends what the limits of your skills are and the materials you are working with.

I really don't get what people expect from these threads.

"The question can it be done" is directly dependent on your own personal skills and how much time, effort, and money you're willing to put into the project.

So, can it be done? Yes.
Can it be done easily? Maybe, but it depends on your skill.
Can it be done cheaply? Compared to what? Buying one, high quality gun? Not likely.

Do some damned research. Look at how springers work, look at how AEG's work, then determine what would be required to do the conversion. If any part of those three steps are too complicated for you, then the answer to your question is "no, you can't do a conversion."

[kalnaren]

Yes, the one should fit into the BE SL8. Note I said should. Minor modifacations to the body might be necessary.

[kalnaren]

Originally Posted by Dusti69

is it a good buy though? or would they normally cost a whole lot more?
oh hey do you guys ever use shotguns? ive never seen one that wasnt a springer but ive seen people use them in skirmish vids on youtube

For a brand new mechbox it's a good buy. Some people use shotguns. But they use $300 TM shotguns.

[Tombstone]

Thanks, You are so helpful....I am looking for input from those who may have done this not someone who has an axe to grind

[Kos-Mos]

You can't modify a GBB to a springer without EXTENSIVE modifications. The way the trigger and firing mechanism work is not suitable to hold a spring/piston. The GBB trigger will hit the valve on the magasine, not release some kind of spring/piston assembly.