What should I do with my Back-up?

[Teddykiller]

Hey all,

I was just out today firing my rifles and giving them a good testing session after being un-able to go to the Uprising at Sennybridge and my Classic Army Sportline M15A4 broke on an FPS test, literally.

The main spring was in two pieces, the motor is no-longer working well, and even the tappet plate retension spring snapped. I have checked everything else and these seem to be the only casulties. At no surprise something went, it was chronographing at 361, 384 and 368 fps on 0.2g bb's, the motor was truly struggling before one last pull finished the whole thing off. I was really shocked at the readings, hence why I kept trying to see what happens. Truly a tested to destruction item.

Now, I am left with a choice. Do I sell it on for Spares and Repairs, use it as Spray test AEG or fix her up? As she really has been set aside, only owned her for a month or so and her first actual shooting was today. It'll cost around £70 to replace the parts, I don't have a need for an M4 and I already have 'Loaner' AEG's.

But it would be a shame to see it go to waste also.

What do you guys think?

[fubar]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

Buy yourself a cheap chinasoft gear box mate, £30 -40 from certain china site mate, Some of the dboys ones are pretty good.... Then sell on mate...

Martin

[Andy8746]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

Do it up and sell it to a newbie as a starter gun even (sorry swear word warning) 2 tone it
Parts for it would be cheap on hear

[Feenix]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

exactly what they said,
keep it, fix it, and then sell it.

Feenix

[Ominous Slayer]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

exactly what they said,
keep it, fix it, and then sell it.

Feenix

+ 1

[Teddykiller]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

Thanks for the input gentlemen

I have ran a price up for fixing her up, it would seem around £80 will do. That includes the following:

- Guarder M90 AEG Spring

- Tokyo Marui EG1000 Long Shaft Motor

- King Arms AEG Gearbox Spring set

- Shim set

- Obligatory Krylon

Though, I have been given some interest in selling it for a project. Which I don't min doing, considering I have finished my last project and starting a new one anyway. Also, if you do want to swap for it, just send me your suggestion.

And, with the prospect of a re-build in mind, I am thinking of building to spec for anyone if they would like that instead?

[Abbadon101]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

Sell it on, as is, even if its fixed it won't fetch more than £90-100 so save £50 and sell it as either parts or a whole and you will get £40-50. Same gain in the long run.

[apalmer101]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

exactly what they said,
keep it, fix it, and then sell it.

Feenix

+2

[Teddykiller]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

Sell it on, as is, even if its fixed it won't fetch more than £90-100 so save £50 and sell it as either parts or a whole and you will get £40-50. Same gain in the long run.

A very good arguement, though I would hate to see it go as it is now. I feel it as an obligation to send it on it's way working and ready to go.

Or am I just too nice :p

[Raguri]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

You may find once you have fixed it all, that you fall in love with it and HAVE to keep it no matter what

[Abbadon101]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

Too nice, if you tell then EXACTLY that it isn't working then why should you feel guilty.

People will buy it for parts happily.

[Teddykiller]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

You may find once you have fixed it all, that you fall in love with it and HAVE to keep it no matter what

Haha, thats what happened with my L85 Though it would have to beat that and my Tavor to earn it's place!

Too nice, if you tell then EXACTLY that it isn't working then why should you feel guilty.

People will buy it for parts happily.

True, and I am sure I will find out by end of the night it's fate with the responses I am getting.

[Raguri]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

*thinks*
Could earn a place in your heart as a little cqb style weapon?
Their both relatively long and... hard to manouver..

[Teddykiller]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

*thinks*
Could earn a place in your heart as a little cqb style weapon?
Their both relatively long and... hard to manouver..

Actually, I can manouver pretty well with the Tavor and L85, plus CQB calls for the Spas-12! :D But I do see your point.

[Raguri]

Re: What should I do with my Back-up?

Not all of us are lucky enough to own a spas =[
Cqb with a full stock m15a4 is NOT FUN!! Need to get the hi cappa 3.8 up and running... from one extreme to the other

But yeah, keep it, upgrade it abit while fixing, shold have a sweet gun in the end