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wurger · June 13th, 2011, 21:16

I have never personally owned one of the cheaper M249's, but they sure seem to break a lot.

I've been waiting for a Stoner LMG, and finally gave up last month and decided to get a support weapon. I was considering an A&K and Inokatsu M60 E3, and the E1 RPK. I wasn't excited about the connection between the two parts of the A&K, and the Ino was just too darn expensive. And both were heavy.

I went with the RPK because it's a lot lighter than the other commonly available support weapons right now. The only real down side of the RPK is that the battery space is limited. I haven't fielded it yet, so don't know if the battery will be a problem.

I don't know what your typical field FPS limits are, but where I play we cap AEG/support guns at 400 FPS. After I installed a 6.01 inner barrel in the RPK it was shooting a consistent 450 FPS, so I had to downgrade the spring. If you go with an RPK, you may have to spend some money to make it conform to your local field limits.

If you go with the RPK, try to get the Echo 1 drum mag. I could only find the MAG drum, and that cost almost $150 US, on sale.

But the build of the RPK is solid, and I'm looking forward to getting it in the field.

June 13th, 2011, 21:16	#4
wurger Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: SoCal, USA	I have never personally owned one of the cheaper M249's, but they sure seem to break a lot. I've been waiting for a Stoner LMG, and finally gave up last month and decided to get a support weapon. I was considering an A&K and Inokatsu M60 E3, and the E1 RPK. I wasn't excited about the connection between the two parts of the A&K, and the Ino was just too darn expensive. And both were heavy. I went with the RPK because it's a lot lighter than the other commonly available support weapons right now. The only real down side of the RPK is that the battery space is limited. I haven't fielded it yet, so don't know if the battery will be a problem. I don't know what your typical field FPS limits are, but where I play we cap AEG/support guns at 400 FPS. After I installed a 6.01 inner barrel in the RPK it was shooting a consistent 450 FPS, so I had to downgrade the spring. If you go with an RPK, you may have to spend some money to make it conform to your local field limits. If you go with the RPK, try to get the Echo 1 drum mag. I could only find the MAG drum, and that cost almost $150 US, on sale. But the build of the RPK is solid, and I'm looking forward to getting it in the field.