firefly hop up rubber question

[wilko129]

Hi guys,

I am going to be buying a new firefly hop up rubber and firefly flat nub for my G&G M14 EBR to go with my prommy barrel. The gun is meant to be 410 fps according to the person i bought it off here. Would the firefly soft be suitbale for this FPS or would i need to go to the hard version? I have not had the gun chroned yet so it is not exact although it could even go up with the prommy barrel being put in. Also would a firefly hard effect the performance because the FPS is lower than most gun using the hard rubber?

What do you guys think would be best hard or soft bearing in mind the soft would cost a lot to replace each time it wears out although i dont airsoft very frequently?

Cheers

[crasstoe]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

I would go for the hard. I have a soft in a 348 fps AEG and it cant put enough hop for my liking on a .2 bb. The fps will increase slightly as the fins seem to put less backspin (and cause less friction) than the usual hop rubber bulge. In theory a hard rubber should add more friction with the hop dialed higher and should be a little better.

[TOBI]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

If you fancy experimenting then the new A+ studio 70 degree rubber might be worth a try the firefly has become increasingly rare I can't think of any hk/uk site that has them in stock.

[crasstoe]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

Deep Fire Hop Rubbers are clones of the Firefly rubbers if you can't find any.

[wilko129]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

I would go for the hard. I have a soft in a 348 fps AEG and it cant put enough hop for my liking on a .2 bb. The fps will increase slightly as the fins seem to put less backspin (and cause less friction) than the usual hop rubber bulge. In theory a hard rubber should add more friction with the hop dialed higher and should be a little better.

what do you mean by "fins" and also you cant get enough hop on 0.2gs and a firefly at 348fps?

[crasstoe]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

A la fins (I call them fins anyway!)


Could just be me having a lemon mind...

[wilko129]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

im confused, do all the firefly hop up rubbers have them? Are they instead of that little mound you get on the inside of hop up rubbers normaly?

[crasstoe]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

I believe so, but I am happy to accept that I may be wrong if someone can verify?

[danhc]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

Im pretty sure that they have more than two fins, can't remember the exact number, but when i was cleaning a mates barrel i noticed them, and he said that it was a firefly

[JOE90]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

The two finned rubbers are usually falcon, crasstoe has posted a pic of the W-HOLD bucking. OP, imagine a normal rubber, thats had slices put in the mound all along it, thats more like a firefly. I dont rate them to be honest but i dont think they are all like that.

[wilko129]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

ok so if i bought a firefly hard with the firefly flat nub would they work well together? Also would this not be very similar to the flat hop up nub mod a lot of people are doing?

[jonny lovegrove]

That ribber and nub are designed to be used together.


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[wilko129]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

ok good and how do they compare to say the flat hop up mod lots of people are doing and are raving about because they are similar right?

[wilko129]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

anyone have any experience with the two types or know the differences/similarities?

[Phatvortex]

Re: firefly hop up rubber question

The flat hop mod involves shaving the internal mound off the rubber so you have a flat hop effect area.