LCT stock gearbox - what to expect?
 

Good evening ASC,

I have just received my LCT TK105 NV this morning, and so far I am very happy with the externals, and the stock accuracy. I have taken it out for a covert accuracy test (aka. shooting prone from our house's mezzanine, aiming for an el cheapo dollar store 12" pizza tray I have nailed on the rear fence of our backyard :D)...
At an estimated 140-ft range, with no hop, I landed most hits on target.
ROF is decent on an 8.4v no-name battery, 13-15RPS.
I haven't opened up the gearbox yet. I will do that soon to inspect, shim, and re-lube.

From experience, is there anyone that can give me more info on LCT gearboxes? Quality of stock gears, hop, bushings? Help would be appreciated.

Thanks!
~MooseHead

I found motors were a bit weak nice intetnals otherwise.

Expect..... fucking awesome!

I would describe the internals as "good enough"...

Looking at things in more detail, in no particular order...

Expect:
6mm metal bushings
Chromium-plated cylinder
Aluminum ported piston head
Double o-ring aluminum cylinder head
O-ring nozzle
Steel gears
Plastic non-bearing spring guide
Polycarbonate piston with full steel rack
18awg wiring
Ferrite motor
Standard plastic hop-up with apparently a "precision" brass barrel (I won't get into the obvious contradiction of this idea)

FPS consistency in my copy was +/- 4fps out of the box - not bad, but not great. In comparison, some VFC copies are +/- 0.5fps out of the box.
Gear shimming was fair - nothing to write home about, I should note that there is excessive gear/motor whine.
Grip is only compatible with other LCT grips due to elongated motor cage.
Most people seem to like the box - it's decent..for a stock gearbox and if you compare it to something like CYMA.

I'll be swapping it out for a Lonex complete box with some custom bits and a Lonex motor cage so I can use a SAW-style grip.

My LCT box refuses to use it's selector properly. It's infuriating; however, I think I got a lemon, so... good luck comrade!

Do you have the problem where if you switch from semi to full, it still shoots semi?

Holy shit. Mine has that issue!

I just got mine the handle for the charging handle broke off. My finger got pinched because of that. :(

There's a fix for that...