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Originally Posted by MultipleParadox
Question about piston lid:
with my last parts order I added a guarder piston lid/head to the basket as I figured it couldn't hurt to have a spare;
My stock one (I think it is the stock one at least) still looks in great shape;
But I noticed the Guarder was harder than the stock.
so my question is basically this: Would a harder be better in that case or should I stick with the Marui one?
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Colder weather is harsher on harder plastic components. In the winter time, a harder piston lid may break because the colder weather makes it more frigid. It's essentially like how water turns into icicles in the winter and how easily you are able break it off. It's *sort* of the same process.
It would be ideal to run the harder piston head in the summer because it's more harder and will create a better seal and is less likely to break.
Run the stock piston cup during the winter because it's a bit softer will have a longer time "freezing up" (for a lack of a better term).
For what it's worth, the stock piston cup works much better than most of the after market replacements out there. It provides a good seal as is. It only breaks if that gun your rocking has "too good a seal" because the design of the piston cup itself is not very solidified like the G17s piston head.
I'd say stick with the stock one all year long til it breaks. Use the Guarder one for a back up.
but if the piston cup isn't even seal properly, it won't even matter what type of material it is made out of. It will last for a while if this is the case. So I suppose you have to ensure that the seal is damn near perfect and doesn't impede the loading muzzle stroke.
In some cases with the Guarder piston cup, the experiences I've had yeilded me having to lubricate the piston cup a bit for the loading muzzle to function efficiently. It's not recommended you do this because you'll get your hop up bucking all wet with lube and crap. But I just did it because I was very frustrated with the product to begin with.
Guarder's been letting me down for long while now. I wouldn't be surprised if that piston cup somehow breaks on you sooner rather than later....