TM HiCapa 5.1
 

I believe that i am going to purchase one of these guns. I am going to upgrade it once purchased so it will be compatable with Propane so far i am looking at the following items.

-Tanio Koba Piston Cup & Cylinder Return Spring. I have read about the HiCapa having problems with blowing out the O-ring, and this apparently alleviates this problem.

-PGC Aluminium Slide

-Guarder enhanced recoil and hammer springs

Is there anything else i should look at purchasing or is this sufficient to get a HiCapa running well with Propane?

get an upgraded recoil spring as well.

ok i changed it so instead of getting a NINe BAll Hammer spring i'm going to get get the Guarder recoil and hammer springs. Is there anything else?

high flow valves =P
you're going to love the gun.
im going tobe testing my modded next, i'll keep everyone posted.

My bud has one of these, it's stock (runs propane) and he loves it! Heck, I'm really impressed with how accurate and how much range he gets with it. Upgrading a sweet gun like that will only increase the drool factor! Go for it!

CDN_Stalker has your friend had any trouble at all with the gun running it stock with propane? I've read that quite a few people have had trouble with using it with propane without upgrading it a bit.

So far he's had it for a couple months, he was worried about using propane with it as well, but once he tried it, he loved the performance and the kick enough that he never went back to duster. From what I've seen him shoot, he's knocked off a few hundred BBs so far and his gun is fine. He plans to upgrade at somepoint anyways, so............. PM Droc on here and ask him what you like (even if it's PORN related!!!)

lol ok thanks for the help

I havent had many problems untill recently. 2 or 3 games ago it was hot....like 37....40 with humidex...and I used propane. 1st shot went so hard the slide went back 2 far and didnt return right. still works fine, nothing is cracked, but now the slide sits back about 1-2mm to far and the flip up saftey doesnt properly engage. could be something minor, but myself and a few others been trying to figure it out.

Id recommend getting the full metal KJW one. its propane ready.

other then that, the hi-capa has an excellent action to it. it out-shoots a stock AEG in distance and accuracy easy, and the blowback is very satisfying.

Id look into the full metal ones before you try the TM one.

Droc, your o-ring has slipped off the piston head and is wedged at the rear of the blowback chamber. This is the propane problem that Matt_M was talking about.

ahhhh
once i figure out whats what, ill fix that. thanks

took me a few min to figure out i didnt have to totally dissassemble the gun to fix. works like a charm. thanx.

Droc do you have the KJW Full Metal or the TM HiCapa?

the TM hi-capa

GET THE WEI-E Tech Hi Capa 5.1
 

Just bought the WEI-E Tech Hi Capa 5.1 for $100 and i am very impressed with it. FULL Metal Construction. Heavy hitter, hard kicker

wait till I put mine up for sale. TM Hi-CApa comes with an Infinity Metal Slide. Never had problems with the o-ring, just don't lube it too much.

i have the same problems that droc has. after putting the upgraded capa through 150 rounds the slide got messed up.

1.doesn't want to fire anymore
2.fires when the grip saftey is not engaged LoL

i have nice metal stuff coming in for it, so hopefully this will fix the problem

i'll keep everyone posted.

take off the slide
see the loading nozzel
slide it forward all the way
at the very rear end of the slide you will see the Oring, it doesnt belong there
use something very small to slide it as far forward as you can untill it sits into the larger grove right before the loading nozzel.
worked for me

tried out your fix. It worked out fine for 1 mag and the o-ring blew off again. i think i will order the tanio koba piston cup and spring set. Don't want to have this problem on the field

droc: thanks for your help dude =P

Blah, my hi-capa finally fucked-off. lol
The O-ring keeps popping out, which will be fixed soon with the tonia koba replacement parts. The slide has been wore to shits, because of casting problems on the mid reciever, which will be fixed by a lil elbow grease.

when everything is fixed, i'll repost again. Just waiting on all the parts right now.

tax out

buy or not
 

Hey amigo's

i was going to buy a TM hi CAPA 5.1 but the only thing holding me back is the fact that it is not all metal. Is this a hinderance? Should is still buy it or go with a western arms or something like that? If i do buy it is there somewhere where i can get the metal upgrades, and if so which should i get?

another question concerning this gun. i was going to buy a shoulder holster but double edge only lists two kinds: long or short and it doesnt even list what size guns fit either., does anyone know which holster best fits the tm hi capa?

cheers boyos

Ok, The TM Hi-Capa is a solid gun. Loaded, it weighs more then most WA full metal guns.

But another company makes a full metal, propane ready Hi-capa thats worth checking into.

Holsters, chest holsters or leg holsters are your best bet. A shoulder holster gets in the way. Safarieland makes good ones I hear

I have a Safariland 6004 holster for 1911s and after I installed a PGC metal slide its super tight in it I need 2 hands to remove it.

Is your holster for 1911 or STI Hi cap? If it is for 1911, due to the wider frame, it will be super tight. The proper 6004 should be STI hi cap model.

I've tested the WE Tech full metal one. It's solid and heavy, but accuracy and power cannot match the TM 5.1, which it based on. It seems most power is used for the blow back action (the slide is heavier than my MK 23 Metal Slide)
This gun is Propane ready, and I've seem CO2 conversion mag (extended mag) on sale already. If you want kick ass performance, look for the CO2 mag.
Also if you want to attach a light or laser unit, you have to manage to mod the lower frame.

I myself was also looking at getting the KJW FMU Para or the TM Hi-Capa. I was wondering if anyone knows the field preformace difference between these two GBB's on the field?

I know the TM hi-capa is basically a stock AEG. Range wise and accuracy wise, its just as good as your average stock M4 or such.

Agreed with Droc.
The TM hi-capa is a very impressive stock GBB, range and accuracy!

The TM Hicapa SPANKS the KJW FMU Para in the accuracy dept. MY KJW Para, the bbs drop down after 25 ft. and since the hopup is FIXED!!! there's nothing I can do about it except use lighter bbs.

I've run a lot of velocity consistency tests on both stock and upgraded AEGs and GBBs... the TM Hi-Capa SPANKS all! It's even more consistent (read: accurate) than stock and most upgraded AEGs!!! Even an upgraded Hi-Capa still has greater velocity consistency than stock AEGs and it's gas powered!

If I can get a longer barrel into my Hi-Capas, for sure I would use those as my primaries...

Hmm, might be lookin into that gun too. Just a few questions though, does that small Rail come with the gun?

Yes it does :tup:

I just recently ordered from UNCompany the new Shooters Design metal slide for the Hi-Capa.

All the other metal slides available were just ordinary 1911 slides, this one is an exact copy of the plastic slide. The OPS-M.R.P CAL.45 markings and shape of the slide was all more the reason for me to FMU it.

I loved the stock look of the Hi-Capa and now I can keep that same look.

Hey Gryph im looking on the site and can't find the shooters design, do you have a specific item number for it or can you send me a link. Im trying to FMU mine but i want something similar or exact to the original design.

cheers

oh yeah how much did that slide run you? (cost that is)

and does adding the metal frame affect performance???

go to UNcompany's page, on the side bar click on Accesories-Pistols, and then scroll down until you see Shooter's Design Metal Slide, from there the top three metal slides are for the HiCapa. Also if you keep scrolling down there are a few more slides for the HiCapa as well! they range from 98-100 dollars U.S.

any problems with ordering metal slides from UN company?

Hey amigos I got another question/s

1. Does adding a metal slide affect the hi capa's performance

2. The Hi Capa mag's are so damn cheap on UNcompany's site, anyone have any trouble ordering those from there?

You do know that its all US pricing there? lol

hey Gryph! why do you have my avatar picture! 8O

I see a second ME lol

Ok $27 US for a magazine that would normally cost about $70 US u do the math my friend.

$70US??? I don't know where you're buying your Hi-Capa mags, but they're sold in Canada for about that much in Canadian dollars!...

Think that was a typo on his part.

i hope so lol or else he's getting ripped off!

i've updated my list on what i'm going to purchase for my TM Hicapa 5.1

-Tanio Koba Piston Cup & Cylinder Return Spring

-PGC Aluminium Slide

-Guarder enhanced recoil and hammer springs

-Guarder High Output Valve

This is my list as of now is there anything else i should look at? or is this fine?

I think you meant $70 CDN. Also, i've found most HK retailers are selling hicapa mags for $27 US, so UNCompany isn't exactly the cheapest. Don't forget, when ordering overseas you have to pay for international shipping, customs fees and duties, as well as the GST on shipping. Not to mention if they send it UPS, then UPS will charge you. Your not going to really save a lot if you just order one or two mags. Just buy one from a Canadian retailer.

Uhh... lots of issues and wasted money there:

1) The Tanio Koba Piston cup IS a piston head. Buying a PGC aluminum piston head is redundant if you're already buying the TK piston cup
2) SystemA Oilless Metal Bushings... WHAT?! Those are for AEGs....
3) No "Piston" exists in the TM Hi-Capa 5.1... so I have no idea what that PGC "piston" is...

sorry that was my bad I copied some of the wrong things from my paper *smacks forehead* sorry about the mix up! lol I feel so stupid now! :banghead: :oops: I Guess I should learn to read over what I copy! It should be fixed now.