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Yeah, that's how I understand the gun to work too, and I don't see how the motor or gear speed could affect the BB velocity, since the gears are completely free from the piston when this happens. I'm leaning towards thinking it just sounded that way because I could hear the impact sound better without the motor noise. I just had to ask to make sure. I'm fairly confident that I totally understand the workings of the gearbox now that I've had to troubleshoot it so much on my own.
Yeah, I was actually thinking about that while at work today - attaching the grip and motor right to the gearbox to test. Glad to hear that actually works! Had I thought of that on the weekend when I was having all these issues, it would have saved me a lot of time installing and reinstalling the gearbox in the lower receiver to test it out! Man, that was so time consuming.
And yes, I'm using the stock TM shell. The only internal upgrades are the gears, bushings and spring. And of course, the metal hopup unit for the metal C8 body.
Not sure about building a gun though. I mean, I've essentially done that with this gun, since I had it torn down almost completely to do the work and upgrades on it. I have too many Armalites as it is. I'll have my RS T56 in about 2 weeks, then I have to start looking into an MP5 and a machine pistol to round out the collection. Possilby an M249 to convert to a C9 down the road. Yeah. If I ever get another Armalite, it will more than likely be a Systema PTW.
And I will rave about them some more. In terms of operation, these Modify gears are SO worth the $80. I love the sound of this gun now. You can barely hear the gears at all. I just fired off another 68 round mag here in my basement, and once again went through my new target. Guess I'll have to use the BB trap when using this gun and save the target for my pistols.
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