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ThunderCactus · January 13th, 2014, 17:35

^ my M249 out ranges most AEG's, shoots 380fps at 1500rpm, and has not had a SINGLE mechbox failure in 6 years.
It's had box mag jams, and last year the motor comm finally became so dirty that it stopped working, but zero internal mechbox failures.

I've also built other AEG's of similar performance that lasted no less than 3 seasons

Also, PTW's, once the motor is fixed, commonly run for years at a time with fantastic performance.

It really comes down to the gun doc. If they don't know what they're doing or aren't mechanically inclined then things will go wrong.

The primary three reasons for failure are;
1) wrong BBs
2) batteries that are way too powerful
3) running too high fps for the setup

you can run a gun reliably at 470fps for years, but it requires the right parts and the right operator.

January 13th, 2014, 17:35	#15
ThunderCactus Not Eye Safe, Pretty Boy Maximus on the field take his picture! Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2007	^ my M249 out ranges most AEG's, shoots 380fps at 1500rpm, and has not had a SINGLE mechbox failure in 6 years. It's had box mag jams, and last year the motor comm finally became so dirty that it stopped working, but zero internal mechbox failures. I've also built other AEG's of similar performance that lasted no less than 3 seasons Also, PTW's, once the motor is fixed, commonly run for years at a time with fantastic performance. It really comes down to the gun doc. If they don't know what they're doing or aren't mechanically inclined then things will go wrong. The primary three reasons for failure are; 1) wrong BBs 2) batteries that are way too powerful 3) running too high fps for the setup you can run a gun reliably at 470fps for years, but it requires the right parts and the right operator.