Ares Honey Badger Stock Internals - first upgrade?

[Bermanator98]

So before I get into this, I just want to let everyone know I'm still quite new to airsoft, having played a couple times at an indoor field and that's it. I really enjoyed it so I picked up a used Ares Amoeba AM-014 Honey Badger from the ASC Classifieds the other day at a good price. Haven't had a chance to game it yet, just target practice in the back yard. I've never taken the gun apart, as I don't know what's what inside. However, I would like to learn how things work. From what I've read the internals on the Honey Badger are quite well made, having a quick swap spring system and a built in MOSFET.

Anyway, I'm just curious, if I were to make any upgrades on it, what should be replaced first? I know a few things about guns in general, that a better hop up rubber (R, W, whatever) are usually much better than the stock hop up rubber on most guns and metal bushings are much better than plastic ones (as for making these changes, I have no clue where to start). However, I'm not sure what the stock internals are on the Honey Badger, so I'm not sure if the two things I've listed need to be upgraded, for example.

If I'm not making sense (I'd like to think I am), please let me know and I'll try clarify as best as possible. Any help / input on this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,


Michael

[Red Dot]

I will say maybe the inner barrel / hop-up rubber. But don't start replacing things that you have no idea what it will do or compatibility, you'll create problems that way. Once things start to breakdown that's when it's a good time to think about aftermarket parts but it's not really necessary IMHO.

[devbro]

First things first, I am very happy that you are enjoying airsoft as many of us do here.

any upgrade that does not require you to open up the gearbox is ok. I opened the gearbox of my first gun and it took me 10 tries to close it, and another 10 tries to close it correctly(I did not know how to put in the anti-reversal latch).

For indoor hopup upgrade may not be that much of a gain but may worth your time.

If your gun runs smoothly then avoid opening it, use your extra money for external parts, better gear or extra mags. For newbies, it is better to open up your gun only if you have a spare, in case you take too long to close it.

[graff]

Answer this, does the gun not do something you want it to? Or are you upgrading just for the sake of upgrading? The honey badgers come with a 6.03 inner barrel from the factory. Sure its not a prommy but do you feel your groupings are too spread apart? Pretty sure they also come with metal bushings on the spur and sector gears and bearings on the bevel.

[Bermanator98]

Thanks for the input. The indoor field's retail manager also has several Honey Badgers, and he also recommended just a new barrel maybe, and a hop up if I have any issues with mine.