The cold will make it much easier to crack to your mechbox...

 

That's true, but we've played with aegs in the rain without any problems, so I don't think, aside from cracking the mechbox, that it'll be too bad.

 

Wet is not really equatable to cold. The effects they will have on your electrical system, metal strength, etc are radically different. Almost everything on your gun will be more brittle in the cold.

 

Yes, but the wet snow, probably won't do a ton to your gun is what I'm saying. Now, the cold part of snow probably would. Down here, I've seen snow three times in my life, so I'm not an expert on snow.

 

We live farther up north, in Ohio, winters can be bad up here.

I know that the cold will make the gun more brittle, I'll probably install a V2 fix on my shell, and put some sorbothane pads in as well, might help a little.

 

A good AEG can be fully submerged in water and be fine so the wet will be no problem, the cold will f*ck with battery life & the endurance of the gun but apart from that it should be OK. Just don't slam it off any rocks or anything.

 

Snow melting on your gun theoretically wouldn't be a huge issue, as your gun would rather quickly go down to a temperature not much above that of the snow. Now you melting the snow with your body heat is another matter...

 

Snow melting on your gun theoretically wouldn't be a huge issue, as your gun would rather quickly go down to a temperature not much above that of the snow. Now you melting the snow with your body heat is another matter...

Nope not really. Unless you have really cheap ****ty wiring.

 

so it would be a wise idea to have spare batterys due to the cold making them lose power ?

 

Probably, they do run out faster in colder temperatures, but if you've got like a 4600mah then it's no problem at all. If you don't, get one or two extras, depending on how long you play at a time.

 

lol deppends on the temprature and and snow and everyones will to play

 

Okay, if you're just gonna play a few hours at a time, one extra should be fine (assuming you have a 1100-2000mah in your gun). If you play more than that, i'd look more to two, even three extras (three's only really for like an all-day event).

 

Dont use white bb's,,

And dont eat yellow snow,,

 

last year me and my friends played a game a week all winter long and as far as i kow our aegs are still doin fine

 

In severe cold you need to use a gun that can house a large battery. On top of that upgraded version 2 gearboxes dont fare too well in cold weather. The snow itself wont hurt your gun its simply the cold that makes the metal brittle. Usually people use stock guns in the winter here in New England, or simply switch to something with a version 3 which holds up much better in the cold while upgraded.

Also dont get frustrated in winter games. People have on ten layers and often dont feel some hits. Its not necessarily that they are cheaters. With that much clothing on sometimes they legitimately dont feel it.

 

In severe cold you need to use a gun that can house a large battery. On top of that upgraded version 2 gearboxes dont fare too well in cold weather. The snow itself wont hurt your gun its simply the cold that makes the metal brittle. Usually people use stock guns in the winter here in New England, or simply switch to something with a version 3 which holds up much better in the cold while upgraded.

Also dont get frustrated in winter games. People have on ten layers and often dont feel some hits. Its not necessarily that they are cheaters. With that much clothing on sometimes they legitimately dont feel it.

That's why you put 'em in a combat vest or something so that there's a loud THWACK every time they're hit.

Of course, that doesn't work on the legs, arms, and head still.

 

Usually we stick to more indoor CQC facilities or MOUT facilities during the winter. People tend to still feel it when you engage them at 15 feet LOL.

One more tip. Wear gloves. You dont want to catch one off the fingernail/tip in the cold. God thats awful.

 

U can Rap your gun in gille and give HOT choclate it may help haha

 

I know when I've played in the cold winters before, we have had problems playing because our batteries all froze up, definitely carry extra batteries, I wouldn't suggest playing in snow unless it's always snow where you are. Even playing in the cold isn't too much fun, because, as someone has brought up, you have so many layers you sometimes can't feel it, and I would think that, while not necessarily damaging to your gun, it definitely wouldn't be good for it playing too much in the cold and snow.

 

It's not that it will harm your gun, it's the chance of a part failing that is increased.

 

i can see the layers being a problem and the getting shot in the fingers lol so really the snow idea is kinda like a play at your own risk for your guns sake if you dont have the proper stuff

 

It's not that it will harm your gun, it's the chance of a part failing that is increased.

Yeah, it may not damage it, but it's not going to help it too much being in the snow and all. Like Robin Hood said, I think earlier in this thread, you can dunk a good quality AEG in water, and have it shoot fine, but you obviously don't want that happening anyways. It's just a precaution. If you have bad wiring or bad connections the snow could be a real problem if it melts into your gearbox, but as long as you don't throw it into the snow and bury it, you should be fine. Personally, I wouldn't want to play in the snow too much, doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun. Playing in Winter is when I usually play, Fall-spring, but I don't like playing in the actual snow.

 

The snow won't do too much besides the cold. It will decrease battery life and performance, make your gun and mechbox more brittle, and will over all lower the enurance of your gun. Not too much though so if I were you guys I would just try to have fun.

 

Down here, I've seen snow three times in my life, so I'm not an expert on snow.

wow, thats horrible. where i am i get 6 months of snow a year!! anyway ive played with crosmans in snow and noticed the plastic isnt as strong, but your guns im guessing are metal, so they should last, but also will get colder than a plastic one

 

I just mean, if there is snow melting on your gun, chances are it will get into the gearbox, and while I'm sure the good guns are designed to stop stuff like that from destroying the gears and stuff, I'm positive that's not all that great for the guns.