Star VS CA

DarkAngel · August 19th, 2006, 15:27

I dont understand, is there something wrong with the CA piston and piston head?

trufret · August 19th, 2006, 18:52

it seems to be more brittle then other brands and this will casue it to be more prone to stripping. almsot all CA249 owners change out the piston as the 1st thing they do.

DarkAngel · August 19th, 2006, 22:02

is that something i have to worry about right away? or consider as a first upgrade?

Whozat · August 19th, 2006, 22:35

Use it till it breaks, you might luck out like I did. I've got well over 100,000 rounds through mine and the only thing I've broken was a spring. Most of those rounds were with a TP170.

DarkAngel · August 20th, 2006, 09:52

tp170?

Whozat · August 20th, 2006, 12:06

Top Power 170% spring. Chrono'ed at ~385 FPS

DarkAngel · August 20th, 2006, 12:59

you broke it with a 170 spring? or u replaced it with it?

Whozat · August 20th, 2006, 14:38

no, no, no, I broke the TP 170 spring, then i replaced it with another. the piston and all other internals are doing just fine.

DarkAngel · August 20th, 2006, 19:11

so the same spring, different manufacture will solve the problem?

Whozat · August 20th, 2006, 19:57

Ok let's keep it simple.
In my opinion, buy the CA M249, don't bother upgrading anything other than the main spring (according to what your local club allows and what you feel you need). Fix what breaks when it breaks. Some people have had bad luck and the piston stripped almost right away. Others like myself have had no issues with them. The spring that broke was due to the fact that it had over 90,000 rounds on it.

DarkAngel · August 20th, 2006, 22:07

ah i see, i understand now, thank you ^^

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August 19th, 2006, 15:27	#31
DarkAngel * Age Verifier status suspended * Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scarborough	I dont understand, is there something wrong with the CA piston and piston head? __________________ Certified Sniper Clinic Instructor and Counter Sniper Sentinel Arms Customs - Specializing In Unique, One of a kind guns

August 19th, 2006, 18:52	#32
trufret Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Windsor Ontario	it seems to be more brittle then other brands and this will casue it to be more prone to stripping. almsot all CA249 owners change out the piston as the 1st thing they do. __________________ My OLD BUY/SELL Rating Site Admin: Windsor Airsoft Club

August 19th, 2006, 22:02	#33
DarkAngel * Age Verifier status suspended * Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scarborough	is that something i have to worry about right away? or consider as a first upgrade? __________________ Certified Sniper Clinic Instructor and Counter Sniper Sentinel Arms Customs - Specializing In Unique, One of a kind guns

August 19th, 2006, 22:35	#34
Whozat Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Westminster, B.C.	Use it till it breaks, you might luck out like I did. I've got well over 100,000 rounds through mine and the only thing I've broken was a spring. Most of those rounds were with a TP170. __________________ Paul / Whozat BCAC

August 20th, 2006, 09:52	#35
DarkAngel * Age Verifier status suspended * Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scarborough	tp170? __________________ Certified Sniper Clinic Instructor and Counter Sniper Sentinel Arms Customs - Specializing In Unique, One of a kind guns

August 20th, 2006, 12:06	#36
Whozat Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Westminster, B.C.	Top Power 170% spring. Chrono'ed at ~385 FPS __________________ Paul / Whozat BCAC

August 20th, 2006, 12:59	#37
DarkAngel * Age Verifier status suspended * Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scarborough	you broke it with a 170 spring? or u replaced it with it? __________________ Certified Sniper Clinic Instructor and Counter Sniper Sentinel Arms Customs - Specializing In Unique, One of a kind guns

August 20th, 2006, 14:38	#38
Whozat Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Westminster, B.C.	no, no, no, I broke the TP 170 spring, then i replaced it with another. the piston and all other internals are doing just fine. __________________ Paul / Whozat BCAC

August 20th, 2006, 19:11	#39
DarkAngel * Age Verifier status suspended * Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scarborough	so the same spring, different manufacture will solve the problem? __________________ Certified Sniper Clinic Instructor and Counter Sniper Sentinel Arms Customs - Specializing In Unique, One of a kind guns

August 20th, 2006, 19:57	#40
Whozat Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Westminster, B.C.	Ok let's keep it simple. In my opinion, buy the CA M249, don't bother upgrading anything other than the main spring (according to what your local club allows and what you feel you need). Fix what breaks when it breaks. Some people have had bad luck and the piston stripped almost right away. Others like myself have had no issues with them. The spring that broke was due to the fact that it had over 90,000 rounds on it. __________________ Paul / Whozat BCAC

August 20th, 2006, 22:07	#41
DarkAngel * Age Verifier status suspended * Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scarborough	ah i see, i understand now, thank you ^^ __________________ Certified Sniper Clinic Instructor and Counter Sniper Sentinel Arms Customs - Specializing In Unique, One of a kind guns

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