Cheap Upgrading

[Unknown Theory]

Hey Guys,

I am looking to upgrade the JG M16 UFC I am getting to 400fps for it to be a DMR. On Airsoft GI it says it shoots 400fps+, but I have my doubts. On Evike it says the gun shoots 360-380fps. I know the easiest way is to just drop a FTK in it. Problem is, I am low on cash. What I was wondering is that is there an easier way to upgrade.

Thanks

[slickridley]

your real probelm is that 360-380FPS isn't good enough for you, when in reality at that FPS it'll be just fine,
400fps isn't goal, its a MED limit

[SteevoLS]

All you *need* for 400 is a 120 spring. I've seen chiclones run for years on 120s with no issues, but I've also seen a chiclone chew the piston up in the first thousand rounds on a 110. I'd be willing to bet that you could run a stock 2010 JG on a 120 (and therefore semi-only) for quite some time with no issues, though. The latest JG AEGs have far better gearboxes than last year's production run.

Protip: Spring rating * 3.28 (meters to feet) = Ballpark FPS with a .20g BB. Madbull chrono's their springs with .25g BBs, so add ~50 FPS for those.

[Unknown Theory]

So just drop in a M120, spring guide and a piston?

[IronChef]

or just get a madbull tightbore barrell and a kick ass hopup...400 fps just complicates things...i would rather have full fun mode than 400 fps semi only! u can shoot acurate and far with less than 400 fps....

[MCG]

Oooor... if you don't mind giving up the fancy front end of the JG you're looking at, you could get this instead:

http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_info.php?cPath=28_100&products_id=4540

It comes stock shooting in the neighborhood of 400fps, has relatively nice metal externals, and the internals are on par, if not better than the JG's.

[Unknown Theory]

I'm already set on the JG

[SteevoLS]

So just drop in a M120, spring guide and a piston?

From what I saw of the stock 2010 JG, it already had a metal spring guide and a decent piston. I'd personally just drop in the 120 and replace the piston if and when it stripped.

[Unknown Theory]

Alright. yeah just droping in the spring will save me alot of cash.

Thanks guys!

[Esteban]

A good rule of thumb with JG guns in general : use them until they break, then upgrade.

[Dominum]

This model already comes with an M120, and should be between 370-400. You said you want it to be 400 because you want a DMR? 400FPS is not a DMR. If you want it to be just under 400 and it isn't, drop in a VP M120, but the extra ~20 FPS you will gain (at most, as it already comes that way) will not make it a DMR, and will not be worth the money spent. What exactly are you wanting here?

[Unknown Theory]

I'm looking for a mid-range rifle that I can use to hit people out at a good distance. So yeah, its not really a DMR.

[Dominum]

It'll come stock at the standard assualt rifle FPS, 370-400. If you want to retain full auto capability, but get more range and accuracy than you want to look at hopup, BB, and barrel upgrades, not spring ones.

[Unknown Theory]

So if I want the gun more accurate, just drop in a TB, hop up, and heavier bbs?

[82dcustomer]

yup.  High fps seems to cause more problems then it is worth.