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Sorry to bring up the old forum... But instead of starting a new one, I thought maybe I can continue on with this one.

I just got an L96 today, didn't come with a scope thought so I used my 4x ACOG... Kind of work, kind of didn't.

Took it out to a game, 3 out of 10 shot the bb flew kind of well, at least it ended up where I wanted. The other 7 either went straight up(I use .3 bb-bastard) before passing the 125 feet mark or went left. And this is with hop up off!

I took the gun apart... What I notice is when the hop up is turn off, the rubber still seem like it's on. I figure maybe it's because the rubber is thicker. Maybe someone can tell me otherwise?

I also broke the black circle thing that hold the barrel a line with the hop up unit, but I made sure I went back on properly... Maybe someone could tell me where I can get another one. I'm planning on getting the PDI hop up unit anyway so would I still need it?

I heard that 6.01 barrel can cause jam pretty easily... So I'm thinking 6.03 is by best bet, so that means I would need a PDI inner barrel as well to fit the PFI hop up unit. What about the hop up rubber? Does it come with the hop up unit or do I need to get it separately? Is it the same as the stock one? Or a total different system?

I have a Madbull 6.03 inner barrel laying around, would that work? Or do I need a specific l96 inner barrel for even the stock hop up system(Maybe my stock barrel is bent)?

As for zero trigger/ v-trigger... I see that they come with a piston? What if I want to get a PDI VC Precision Cylinder set, will that set's piston work or do I have to use the zero/v-triggers' piston? Also I'm having a lot of trouble finding one for the L96... Any help there would be great!

I'm mainly looking for consistency, and hopefully effective range is about 150 feet if not more. Any suggestion of which part or is the first pages' upgrade list what I should aim for?

If I'm planning on doing parts by parts, which step do you think I should do first? And second? What about third to last?

I'm also confused on the different type of L96... What's the APS? and APS2? Or are they completely different guns and therefore different parts?

Also quick question about scopes, do I REALLY need a $150+ scope? or does a cheapy like $50ish EA scope works just fine?

Thank you for your time, I know this is a lot to answer in one sitting, but any/all info is greatly appreciated.