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Forum: General January 9th, 2016, 21:57

Replies: 226 Just curious about the Old-Timers? Views: 677,005 Posted By MaciekA This was so loud it woke me up. Miss playin'... This was so loud it woke me up. Miss playin' with ya buddy!

Forum: Doctor's Corner June 11th, 2013, 08:00

Replies: 25 A build Views: 15,313 Posted By MaciekA Hey Nozomori, I got your message through John...... Hey Nozomori, I got your message through John... I am having the definition of a busy summer and definitely don't have time for a project like this. I can tell you that whoever does do this...

Forum: General May 27th, 2013, 23:15

Replies: 77 Airsoft Insurance and new standards in 2013 Views: 45,044 Posted By MaciekA It's like someone wrote coherent sentences and... It's like someone wrote coherent sentences and paragraphs and then a tornado came along and generated 27 unrelated parallel discussions about different things. This is going to be the thread where...

Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion May 15th, 2013, 18:01

Replies: 10 JG G36C upgrades Views: 10,805 Posted By MaciekA You can take these ridiculous plastic beaters... You can take these ridiculous plastic beaters very very far. Nobody will suspect anything until you're out in the field. Mine has a version 3 Lonex gearbox / motor / motorcage, Extreme Fire SW-SF...

Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion May 13th, 2013, 19:44

Replies: 28 $600+ AEG's. Internal Quality. Views: 25,924 Posted By MaciekA Systema makes black holes custom-crafted to... Systema makes black holes custom-crafted to swallow up whole conversations about electric guns. The gravitational pull is impossible to escape. It's really quite amazing.

Forum: Doctor's Corner May 2nd, 2013, 12:42

Replies: 6 Maddbull body and VFC complete gearbox not compatible? Views: 6,400 Posted By MaciekA I can't confirm 100%, but I strongly suspect that... I can't confirm 100%, but I strongly suspect that this has to do with the ambidextrous mode selector functionality more than anything else.

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications April 30th, 2013, 20:44

Replies: 28 Loss of accuracy after tight bore upgrade... why??? Views: 20,735 Posted By MaciekA At an extremely conservative and totally useless... At an extremely conservative and totally useless exit velocity of 100ft/sec, your BB is travelling fast enough to clear 310mm in 10.17ms. Unless your setup was firing over 100 rounds per second,...

Forum: General April 30th, 2013, 19:14

Replies: 14 Tokyo Marui MP5SD5 Disassembly Views: 16,565 Posted By MaciekA To get better range and fps you will likely want... To get better range and fps you will likely want to: - swap the bucking for flat-style bucking, W-hold, R-Hop, (or similar), - increase spring power, - use slightly heavier BBs. The stock TM...

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 28th, 2013, 06:41

Replies: 9 JG G36C disassembly issue Views: 6,803 Posted By MaciekA Yank them apart. Connectors in this area are... Yank them apart. Connectors in this area are intended to allow you to separate your outer barrel and hop assembly. For what it's worth, you should get rid of these connectors and the fuse, and...

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 26th, 2013, 07:26

Replies: 80 AEG fires at random Views: 78,699 Posted By MaciekA Hectic, you've got smoking-gun evidence of PE, so... Hectic, you've got smoking-gun evidence of PE, so don't let yourself get distracted by the discussion around weak pistons and AoE. You need a strong piston, you need to correct AoE, but the reason...

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 25th, 2013, 07:10

Replies: 16 King Arms M4A1 feeding issue Views: 14,485 Posted By MaciekA Part of your cycling system is the... Part of your cycling system is the tappet/nozzle/bucking action area, so it's possible that it's cycling normally but not cycling "well", if you get my drift. A few things to try: - Secure your...

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications April 24th, 2013, 19:26

Replies: 26 Things to consider when going High Torque Views: 18,009 Posted By MaciekA I don't know about you but all my gearboxes have... I don't know about you but all my gearboxes have a hemi

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications April 24th, 2013, 19:16

Replies: 26 Things to consider when going High Torque Views: 18,009 Posted By MaciekA The rating of a spring is just a rating of a... The rating of a spring is just a rating of a spring... A lot of things can happen in your cylinder (ports? lack of seal?), along your piston rails (slowing down the piston with friction?), behind...

Forum: General April 23rd, 2013, 17:35

Replies: 59 how serious? Views: 33,436 Posted By MaciekA +1 This Sunday we saw a younger player at... +1 This Sunday we saw a younger player at Waterdown battlefield with Nike sneakers and track pants (muddy day!). He looked like he was having a great time. Guaranteed he'll get kitted out...

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications April 23rd, 2013, 17:27

Replies: 26 Things to consider when going High Torque Views: 18,009 Posted By MaciekA Your normal ratio gears are likely 18:1. The King... Your normal ratio gears are likely 18:1. The King Arms website says 72:1, but that makes no sense, and the picture shows 18:1, which would align with the general meaning of "normal" in this context....

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 22nd, 2013, 19:02

Replies: 48 Weird feeding issues.. Views: 37,848 Posted By MaciekA The strong-mag-spring-weak-tappet-spring bug can... The strong-mag-spring-weak-tappet-spring bug can happen in setups that have completely secured hopup units with good "nozzle-bucking kiss", so this is a new distinct issue that you can add to your...

Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion April 22nd, 2013, 15:56

Replies: 11 umarex vs vfc Views: 13,117 Posted By MaciekA In case anyone wants to do some research on this... In case anyone wants to do some research on this topic , here you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_dress

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 22nd, 2013, 15:33

Replies: 48 Weird feeding issues.. Views: 37,848 Posted By MaciekA And it's probably no accident that: 1) the... And it's probably no accident that: 1) the mag that comes with that gun has a fairly weak spring and 2) it is rated for around 300fps.

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 22nd, 2013, 15:29

Replies: 48 Weird feeding issues.. Views: 37,848 Posted By MaciekA Both are the cause actually. But really it's all... Both are the cause actually. But really it's all our fault. The key insight here is that if a given problem doesn't happen on a stock Tokyo Marui gun, it "doesn't count" as a design flaw. As soon...

Forum: Reviews April 22nd, 2013, 15:14

Replies: 23 BioShot bio-BBs Views: 22,523 Posted By MaciekA Airsoft is pretty big, globally-speaking, and... Airsoft is pretty big, globally-speaking, and there are a lot of BB brands out there.. It's clear that Bastards are high performance and well-regarded as "reference" BBs. Canada however has a very...

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 22nd, 2013, 14:25

Replies: 48 Weird feeding issues.. Views: 37,848 Posted By MaciekA I'll just add that it's my belief that many many... I'll just add that it's my belief that many many compression, feeding, BB-brand, bucking, barrel, hopup unit and mag issues are really just this problem, but mis-diagnosed as other issues.

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 22nd, 2013, 14:07

Replies: 48 Weird feeding issues.. Views: 37,848 Posted By MaciekA This is a very common problem. As midcap... This is a very common problem. As midcap capacities continue to go upwards, spring strengths have to increase somewhat too. The PTS PMAGs and TMAGs are well-known offenders. Interestingly enough, my...

Forum: Newbie Tank April 22nd, 2013, 13:51

Replies: 43 Mesh Masks Views: 27,630 Posted By MaciekA Unfortunately, running something like that at,... Unfortunately, running something like that at, say, Finch's during the summer is a recipe for fog. Mostly solid (even with venting) plates of plastic or whatever just end up routing moisture directly...

Forum: Airsoft Media April 20th, 2013, 10:52

Replies: 1,015 AKstravaganza! Views: 1,652,684 Posted By MaciekA http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuQfgzl0_mE/T11iH_G4E3I/... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZuQfgzl0_mE/T11iH_G4E3I/AAAAAAAAFBo/sULPAIutaJA/s640/amazing_meme.jpg

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 19th, 2013, 15:52

Replies: 17 M4 Problem Views: 10,388 Posted By MaciekA There's definitely gear whine in your setup, but... There's definitely gear whine in your setup, but you don't get to hear much of it at 11.1V. It's possible that at some point you overtaxed your motor somehow, and now it's irreversibly pooched as...

Forum: Doctor's Corner April 18th, 2013, 08:31

Replies: 17 M4 Problem Views: 10,388 Posted By MaciekA I'm surprised you were able to achieve this with... I'm surprised you were able to achieve this with a 20C battery. I would have liked to hear a video of what your shimming and bevel-to-pinion mesh sounds like. Something doesn't gel here.

Forum: Reviews April 14th, 2013, 19:29

Replies: 23 BioShot bio-BBs Views: 22,523 Posted By MaciekA BioShot bio-BBs https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1149620/airsoft_stuff/bioshot_BBs.jpg The late-winter dry spell has had more than a few of us players in the GTA dying of anticipation to finally be able to...

Forum: Reviews April 10th, 2013, 07:52

Replies: 29 Taco Vs Faco Views: 29,822 Posted By MaciekA I've been very pleased with the legit HSGI TACOs,... I've been very pleased with the legit HSGI TACOs, and they are holding up to abuse well. So many airsoft guys spend their money on legit realsteel equipment to get an edge in durability, and TACOs...

Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion April 9th, 2013, 23:02

Replies: 17 Need some advice for M4 choice. Views: 13,944 Posted By MaciekA Won't happen with any stock AEG. They all suck at... Won't happen with any stock AEG. They all suck at power delivery/shimming/etc. You may want to go for that GBBR if you're looking for the absolutes in realism and acoustics.

Forum: Airsoft Media April 3rd, 2013, 07:52

Replies: 33 Finch field needs your help!! Views: 23,734 Posted By MaciekA Haha, I almost had a heart attack when I read... Haha, I almost had a heart attack when I read this. Son of a ... Also: Yellow.

Forum: Airsoft Media April 2nd, 2013, 22:45

Replies: 33 Finch field needs your help!! Views: 23,734 Posted By MaciekA Quit playing with photoshop and open the field... Quit playing with photoshop and open the field you bastards !!! gahhhh!!!! ;)

Forum: General April 2nd, 2013, 22:42

Replies: 21 Airsoft pistols in school Views: 16,435 Posted By MaciekA If there was a special type of... If there was a special type of we-love-the-same-TV-show internet fist-bump, now would be the time I'd use it. Awesome show

Forum: Newbie Tank April 1st, 2013, 21:18

Replies: 15 pistol dilemma Views: 12,783 Posted By MaciekA If you're looking at a WE Hi-Capa, don't get the... If you're looking at a WE Hi-Capa, don't get the 3.8. Get a 4.3.

Forum: Doctor's Corner March 31st, 2013, 08:51

Replies: 2 Modify v2/v3 arl Views: 4,361 Posted By MaciekA I have several of these installed in all sorts of... I have several of these installed in all sorts of gearboxes and have only run into fitment issues with perhaps one gearbox (I can't remember which brand now). These ARLs are definitely worth the buy...

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications March 31st, 2013, 08:36

Replies: 22 no power to motor. Views: 11,426 Posted By MaciekA Lonex shell all the way. No comparison. Lonex shell all the way. No comparison.

Forum: Reviews March 29th, 2013, 20:34

Replies: 137 My TorontoAirsoft.com review Views: 255,278 Posted By MaciekA Agreed, you can't run a business like this on... Agreed, you can't run a business like this on autopilot. Or heck, who knows, maybe you can and it's all about Christmas madness and none of us matter. If the 14 year olds now run the show, then that...

Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion March 29th, 2013, 12:29

Replies: 3 G&G mp5sd5 max Views: 5,567 Posted By MaciekA This is a decent deal and a decent gun. Don't... This is a decent deal and a decent gun. Don't expect any fancy support from buyairsoft afterwards, but know that the gun is the same no matter where you buy it from.

Forum: Reviews March 29th, 2013, 08:59

Replies: 137 My TorontoAirsoft.com review Views: 255,278 Posted By MaciekA I've defended this store a lot in the past but... I've defended this store a lot in the past but that's becoming much harder, especially now that there are better airsoft retail experiences in the GTA. That, and I've had a string of bad experiences...

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications March 25th, 2013, 21:08

Replies: 76 The amazing R-hop test project! Views: 100,132 Posted By MaciekA The scientist in me says you need to do this lab... The scientist in me says you need to do this lab style. The pragmatist says we'll learn something even if it's a windy day.

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications March 25th, 2013, 20:35

Replies: 76 The amazing R-hop test project! Views: 100,132 Posted By MaciekA Reducing the number of variables in this... Reducing the number of variables in this experiment is key. Down to using the same buckings. Tricky stuff. I agree with Stealth ... an indoor range is going to be really important for gathering data.

Forum: Airsoft Guns Discussion March 20th, 2013, 18:28

Replies: 7 G&G m14 socom max opinions Views: 10,021 Posted By MaciekA Also TM pistols for some crazy reason. ;) Also TM pistols for some crazy reason. ;)

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications March 19th, 2013, 22:59

Replies: 34 Magpul masada mosfet Views: 31,461 Posted By MaciekA http://www.theplace2.ru/archive/robert_downey_jr/i... http://www.theplace2.ru/archive/robert_downey_jr/img/2008_tropic_thunder_-1.jpg

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications March 19th, 2013, 19:08

Replies: 34 Magpul masada mosfet Views: 31,461 Posted By MaciekA I hate projects that end up in this dead-zone... I hate projects that end up in this dead-zone area. This is why I now try to stick to more popular platforms. The PDRs and ACRs and such of the world are tempting, but I've been burned...

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications March 19th, 2013, 18:18

Replies: 34 Magpul masada mosfet Views: 31,461 Posted By MaciekA First of all.. Hats off to you for an awesome... First of all.. Hats off to you for an awesome hack. Secondly, what popped?

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications March 16th, 2013, 21:29

Replies: 1 Bevel Gear 9 Tooth VS 10 Tooth Views: 4,887 Posted By MaciekA That was quick. I think you may have got a bunk... That was quick. I think you may have got a bunk batch. There was a bad batch of SHS gears in the middle of last year, and in particular involving bevel failure, but the batches seem to have...

Forum: Doctor's Corner March 15th, 2013, 18:28

Replies: 18 FPS higher with heavier bb's on AEG??? Views: 14,445 Posted By MaciekA As with anything in airsoft there are enough... As with anything in airsoft there are enough variations and permutations to get exactly the result you want if your parts bin is big enough... And also enough to completely make terms like "type 1",...

Forum: Doctor's Corner March 15th, 2013, 07:51

Replies: 18 FPS higher with heavier bb's on AEG??? Views: 14,445 Posted By MaciekA Drake is right, this is all about surplus or... Drake is right, this is all about surplus or deficit of volume ratios between your cylinder and your barrel. You can design an AEG that has an absolute maximum limit of exit energy (determined by...

Forum: Doctor's Corner March 14th, 2013, 19:56

Replies: 18 FPS higher with heavier bb's on AEG??? Views: 14,445 Posted By MaciekA You can also interpret an over-volumed cylinder... You can also interpret an over-volumed cylinder as a signal that you're wasting spring energy on slamming a piston into a cylinder head (edit: this previously read piston head). This may be...

Forum: Upgrades & Modifications March 14th, 2013, 18:37

Replies: 4 ''swiss cheezing'' a piston, good or bad idea? Views: 8,781 Posted By MaciekA I'm guessing you watched ASTKilo23's video, or... I'm guessing you watched ASTKilo23's video, or someone who was inspired by him. If so, you should go to YouTube right now and click unsubscribe. That guy has some bizarre ideas about gearboxes and...

Forum: Doctor's Corner March 14th, 2013, 18:19

Replies: 21 VFC Scar H gearbox lockup issue. Views: 15,939 Posted By MaciekA Also G&G, G&P and a couple ACM gearboxes Also G&G, G&P and a couple ACM gearboxes

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