[Ben3721]

This is a brand new aeg that is untested in longer term use. It has a warranty, I would run it stock until that warranty is over then do whatever you feel like.

However your barrel choice is fine, both those packings are pretty good, especially when flat hopped.

I'd recommend 13:1 gears with a neo high torque motor because of less overspin. Paired with a 3 cell lipo you'll get a nice trigger response and rps while still getting 400fps. The gun has a 3034 mosfet which is standard and can handle more than other stock gun mosfets.

The gearbox already has a radiused shell, however proper AOE and a nice Sorbo pad will help with long term wear. A gearbox in my opinion should be checked every 30k arounds. Grease on the piston and tappet rails (and the spots they sit in the gearbox) should be changed every time to prevent metal from being eaten away before 200k rounds, I've seen it enough to know. The compression parts, gears and motor are always replaceable long term, but typically they can go pretty long before much happens, assuming they are shimmed correctly. Any part that is proprietary should be treated carefully.


I've watched all of evikes upgrade videos, the ones by Matt are actually genuinely really impressive even to my OCD standards. You can tell he has been into airsoft for a long time and knows his stuff.

 

[Ben3721]

Yeah as guges mentioned, part compatability in airsoft is literally a nightmare half the time. I do a lot of tech work, I keep about a half dozen brands of each type of part because most the time only 1 or two of the same part will work with parts in a client's gun. Even then most the time I'll have to sand a spot or two to get things to fit right.

It's incredibly frustrating sometimes.