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[dune titan]

Okay here's a newb question;

Recently I got fed up with my mp5 hop-up unit. Having an AK hop-up unit around, I dremeled it to fit, and while it's not finished, I can pretty much say that it will work just as well as in an AK because I haven't had to dremel away any essential parts. Moral of the story, I'm confident in my abilities to retrofit hopups.

Now I want a smaller hop-up unit for my Jg Bar 10, because I like the smaller (diameter wise) of the real steel Remington 700 (which would require a smaller  hop-up due to the smaller barrel diameter)... I've noticed that the L96 hop-up unit is much smaller, but I would have to incorporate a new cylinder nozzle. So what about AEG hop-ups? Can they be tuned to work as effectively as Bolt-Action with some modding? Right now I'm thinking about an M14/AUG hop-up, but ideas are needed too...(the only hop-ups I've ever handled in person are the Mp5, Ak, Bar 10, and L96. All clones by the way)

Thanks,

Dune  

P.S. I'm also thinking of making a new barrel out of an aluminium bat, seeing as I don't have access to a lathe and that is the only tapered metal object around...

[sniperboy31]

 Not to shoot down your ideas or anything, but It will be veryy hard to do the hop up unit, much less make a barrel out of a bat without a lathe. The barrel will be impossible, and it isn't plausable to fit an AEG hopup on a VSR type barrel. Whats wrong with the orig hopup unit? Without any tools this project is virtually impossible. Ane why make an aluminium barrel? It will be really bad.

[mad scientist]

Im sure he meant outter barrel, which would be fine.

OP: The JG BAR10 hop up is one of the best hop ups IIRC, id leave it as is.

[unholyevil]

The VSR hop up is one of the better designs out there.  If you don't want the tapered barrel, I believe PDI makes a couple different outer barrels you can look into.

[sniperboy31]

Ohhh, sorry. I thought he meant IB. But still, who would want to replace the VSR-10 hop up.

[dune titan]

I do realize that the hop-up is good, and the only reason I'd want to replace it, or modify it for that matter, it to fit inside a smaller diameter barrel. Only wishful thinking though.

[MarineSGT]

I do realize that the hop-up is good, and the only reason I'd want to replace it, or modify it for that matter, it to fit inside a smaller diameter barrel. Only wishful thinking though.

You could look at PDI's L96 chamber for an AEG IB...That is by far the best chamber I have ever used...and I'm now a hard-core VSR-10 guy.  But that would be the best bet...

Here is a link:

http://www.x-fire.org/type96/e.t96_chamber.html

Good luck with the mod though.  You should just get an L96 to start.  But, if you want to be different as it seems, modify a type-10 w/L96 chamber and you would make some headway IMO...I would love to see it~

[sniperboy31]

Is it really worth all the trouble just for a barrel that is a couple mm smaller? If it is, more power to ya and I'd love to see the results, but I would'nt reccomend doing it unless the gun is strictly for show purposes. It wil #1 be hard to get it to perform well, #2 will be weak as in it would be pretty easy to break something while skirmishing, #3 you won't be getting a large return. I could see custom building something like a stock, maybe a reciever, but a barrel? It's just not worth it imo.

Just my .02 though

[Rogue Reverend]

Couldn't you use this?
http://www.wgcshop.com/pcart/shopper.php?itm=LAY-PT-PSS10ASC_srch_air%20seal

[MarineSGT]

Couldn't you use this?
http://www.wgcshop.com/pcart/shopper.php?itm=LAY-PT-PSS10ASC_srch_air%20seal

You could, but that's the Laylax NEO chamber which is the exact size of the stock type-10 chamber.  It just has AEG cuts in it to accept ONLY an AEG inner barrel.  I think the OP wanted a smaller chamber.  I don't completely understand why, but to each his own.

This is why I recommended the PDI L96 Chamber, which is smaller, but still would be quite a bit of work getting it right for a type-10.

[dune titan]

Okay thank you all for you suggestions and links... I will use these resources while trying to make my Bar 10 stand out and perform well at the same time.

Also, I'm currently cleaning my friends clone l96 so I do have the hop-up unit on hand, and I will say it would take at least a custom cylinder head, some dremeling, drilling holes in the barrel and some other work to make it fit, but it is definitely is possible with a lot of work.

I'm leaving soon for a month or so, so this thread can die.