Piston compatibility with wider springs in snipers

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

I recently bought a PDI spring, the 140, but didnt realise it would require a new piston as well, as the spring diameter is 9mm, the stock spring is 7mm. This means it doesnt fit inside the piston as it should do.

Is the PDI piston the only one available that is compatible with this spring? The PDI spring is a full £10 more than most other custom pistons, but none of the online retailers have enough information available to find out whether they would work or not.

On another note, retailers seriously need to start putting information with their products. The whole reason im having to place another potentially expensive order is due to lack of information in the first place. grrr.

[private parts]

Re: Piston compatibility with wider springs in snipers

you can use the laylax alloy piston on zeroone thats what i have with the 9mm spring guide

[guard-sniper87]

Re: Piston compatibility with wider springs in snipers

Total bull mate

As the element three stage piston allows 10mm springs to be used

So the element three stage piston for the aps-2 WILL fit and work mate

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: Piston compatibility with wider springs in snipers

Sorry, total bumface, but when i posted this thread I had the wrong damned spring in my hand! the spring in question is actually 13mm in diameter. On the box it says "The outer Dia is larger than normal one so please use with PDI Piston" It says elsewhere on the box that the spring is 13mm internal diameter. Sorry!

[guard-sniper87]

Re: Piston compatibility with wider springs in snipers

Not on about you mate. And I know the normal l96 piston is 7mm not 9mm

Saying bull to other poSter saying laylax one only

For half the price the element piston will work and will be perfect

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: Piston compatibility with wider springs in snipers

Not on about you mate. And I know the normal l96 piston is 7mm not 9mm

Saying bull to other poSter saying laylax one only

For half the price the element piston will work and will be perfect

haha i know dont worry, the bumface was a self insult lol.

The element piston will work with a 13mm spring then? Having trouble finding pistons that are clearly marked as compatible, a few websites say that the PSS2 range of internals will work, but some sites say that they are for the APS2, which is more like a VSR (on the outside at least)

Are the APS2 and L96 parts nearly identical inside?

[guard-sniper87]

Re: Piston compatibility with wider springs in snipers

Only a few parts for the aps-2 and l96 are usable in each other

Best bet mate is to look on another forum

Google ukaz airsoft forum and there is loads of parts listed on there also

But have alook on YouTube also

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: Piston compatibility with wider springs in snipers

Only a few parts for the aps-2 and l96 are usable in each other

Best bet mate is to look on another forum

Google ukaz airsoft forum and there is loads of parts listed on there also

But have alook on YouTube also

thats great mate thanks for that. Havent really looked on here a whole lot at sniper parts, its a lot to trawl through to find what I need! Have checked out the major shops here, one in canada, and a couple in hong kong, and got some conflicting information which is why I wasnt sure.

[private parts]

Re: Piston compatibility with wider springs in snipers

i take it i was wrong then? i thought there was 7mm and 9mm springs, i bought a 9mm spring and then bought the alloy piston off zeroone which i thought was laylax? or was it element? it was the pink 1?