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Drakker · January 27th, 2015, 08:21

Wait until custom hits you with extra fees... and shipping is crazy expensive from the states. When you order from asia the shipping is ridiculously cheap and most of the time you don't get hit with custom fees. When you order from the states you almost systematically hit with custom fees and the shipping is at least 20$ to 30$. It is even worse when using a commercial shipper like UPS/FedEx/DHL. I stopped ordering from the states for these reasons.

The PDI W hop-up rubber is great. It has worked well in all my guns and is now my go-to rubber. I have had good results with the A+ Reaps rubber too. I'm going to try a Maple Leaf in my SVD soon, it works very well with heavy BBs, although it will badly overhop lighter BBs even with hop-up set at the lowest level in most guns.

I have no experience with the SHS barrels, but they are generally frowned upon on Airsoft Mechanics, so I wasn't planning on ever buying one. I stick with Laylax/Prometheus and PDI barrels now. But frankly, I stopped even buying upgrade barrels. Nowadays stock barrels are generally well made, and the price of a good upgrade barrel is so high, and the accuracy/power gains so low that I think it is not worth it. If you think the stock barrel is causing inaccuracies in your gun, polish or lap is and it should get close enough to the performances of a high-end upgrade barrel. Bore consistency is key for a good barrel, and you can make it really good yourself with a little work. Check the lapping kit on hunter seeker armory (also available from Airsoft Store Canada I believe).

It is also very common for low end tight bore barrels to have worse performances than a stock barrel. Keep it in mind when buying cheap barrels.

January 27th, 2015, 08:21	#9
Drakker Official ASC Geomorphologist Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Montr?al south shore, Qc	Wait until custom hits you with extra fees... and shipping is crazy expensive from the states. When you order from asia the shipping is ridiculously cheap and most of the time you don't get hit with custom fees. When you order from the states you almost systematically hit with custom fees and the shipping is at least 20$ to 30$. It is even worse when using a commercial shipper like UPS/FedEx/DHL. I stopped ordering from the states for these reasons. The PDI W hop-up rubber is great. It has worked well in all my guns and is now my go-to rubber. I have had good results with the A+ Reaps rubber too. I'm going to try a Maple Leaf in my SVD soon, it works very well with heavy BBs, although it will badly overhop lighter BBs even with hop-up set at the lowest level in most guns. I have no experience with the SHS barrels, but they are generally frowned upon on Airsoft Mechanics, so I wasn't planning on ever buying one. I stick with Laylax/Prometheus and PDI barrels now. But frankly, I stopped even buying upgrade barrels. Nowadays stock barrels are generally well made, and the price of a good upgrade barrel is so high, and the accuracy/power gains so low that I think it is not worth it. If you think the stock barrel is causing inaccuracies in your gun, polish or lap is and it should get close enough to the performances of a high-end upgrade barrel. Bore consistency is key for a good barrel, and you can make it really good yourself with a little work. Check the lapping kit on hunter seeker armory (also available from Airsoft Store Canada I believe). It is also very common for low end tight bore barrels to have worse performances than a stock barrel. Keep it in mind when buying cheap barrels. __________________ Keep quiet. Sound travels faster than BBs. Québec province's master age verification representative.