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OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS JIMMY HAS BEEN DOING FURTHER FIELD TESTING ON A COUPLE OF OUR LONG-
TERM TEST RIFLES. IT’S ALWAYS A JOY TO GET OUT THERE WITH SOMETHING NEW AND GUCCI AND PUSH

IT TO THE LIMIT AND TO SEE WHERE THEY EXCEL AND WHERE THEY DON’T QUITE CUT THE MUSTARD, SO
JIMMY NOW BRINGS US SOME SOLUTIONS!

he two AEGs I’ve been testing are from either these people but at the end of the day their opinion is
end of the spectrum, one budget and one fine with me and after all, it is their money.
Tpremium and regardless of this there will always The upgrades to both rifles were exactly the same,
be something you find that can be that little bit better apart from the barrel on the premium rifle where
(personal opinion of course) - but to what extent do the barrel stayed stock. I fitted Maple Leaf Macaron
you go to in order for it to be “better”? rubbers/bucking, Omega Nub, ZCI 6.02mm stainless
Sometimes it can be something simple but then tight bore barrel and Element M105 springs all
there are those that want for something that bit supplied very kindly by Marcus @ All Ages Airsoft, our
special. On this particular occasion I kept it simple, local haunt.
cheap yet very effective. Both the long-term test AEGS
out of the box were working fine mechanically but I WHY THE UPGRADES?
was left wanting more, sadly from both the budget The reason behind fitting these parts was justified;
rifle and the premium rifle. When buying premium the budget rifle wouldn’t lift a 0.25g BB further than
rifles you don’t expect to have to upgrade anything about 30mtrs and any more hop added would cause
but, unfortunately, a small issue I discovered created the BBs to jam, not something you need happening.
the need for a little fix. Velocity was down at around 300fps and while not
On the market today there are an overwhelming bad, I was going to be playing at a large woodland
amount of different manufacturers offering up their site and felt it best to get the maximum velocity while
own interpretation of upgrades and aftermarket parts, still being inside the limit. The combination of parts
each claiming theirs is better than the next guys, brought the velocity up to a very respectable 348fps
some with a low price and some with a high price, and now I was able to lift a 0.28g BB out to a very
ultimately all striving for one goal and that is to relieve healthy 75mtrs +/- 5mtrs, which I was incredibly
we airsofters of our hard-earned cash! happy with. That left one thing to do and that was
The best upgrade is one that works and not zero in my dot and once zeroed, I was effectively able
necessarily the most expensive. Over time I’ve come to hit reasonably consistently a man-sized target at
to realise that there are some incredibly cheap yet very around 65mtrs. This was perfect for me as it meant
effective upgrades available which you can’t go wrong I could keep a little distance between me and my
with in my opinion. These have now become my “go opponents!
to” parts and I will highly recommend them to anyone Next was to tackle the premium rifle; a “Limited
looking to better the performance of their equipment. Edition” rifle and I’m having to replace parts OOTB?
I know there is a world of airsofters who will disagree Go figure! With the hop fully off, every second BB
and unfortunately suffer from “trend fatigue”, and would trickle down the barrel without me even pulling
because the internet tells them to, they have to have the trigger and I found I had to add a fair bit of hop
the most expensive parts available. I feel sorry for adjustment in order to stop that happening which, in

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