I purchased my first AEG, what should i upgrade?

I get this questing a lot.

“hey i just purchased this awesome new AEG” what should i do to upgrade it”?

My usual response is,

“best upgrade is to buy a bag of BB’s and a battery and use the damn thing”

All kidding aside, the term “UPGRADE” means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, and can be anything from getting more accuracy out of a tight bore barrel, or making sure your gears are shimmed correctly.



People often ask me, “what have you done to your AEG”...........”well grab a seat, were going to be here for a while”


I am a firm believer that when upgrades are desired in a AEG you should work your way from the inside out. All the Gucci externals wont account for anything if your piston strips on the second pull of your trigger.

I am a big fan of perfect air seal compression, that being said i check the compression between the piston and cylinder, through the cylinder head and out the nozzle. I have seen a lot of rather cheap single O ring cylinder heads out there that leak air under normal use.

Once i am satisfied with compression, i check out the piston. If you are holding a brand new VFC, you might as well replace the piston right away, G&G’s come from the factory with a very nice piston. Mine lasted 2 years before i replaced it. (not because i needed to, preventative measure) If the piston looks good ill use it until it breaks.

I will go ahead and solder on deans connector if the AEG doesn't already have them.

I always check for AOE on all my AEG’s and if needed i add a rubber bumper/sorbo pad to the cylinder head to correct for AOE.

A general overview of all the internals is always a smart thing to do. A experienced tech will be able to figure out what parts will last a while and what parts you should go ahead and replace.

I will go ahead and re-shim the gears to make sure they are meshing correctly and close the gearbox up after i de grease and re grease everything.

A well built solid gearbox is the key to a long lasting, functional AEG.


I always tell people to play at least 2 full game days before buying or upgrading there guns. I urge the newer players to shoot many different AEG’s and see if any Vets out there will let you shoot theirs. Figure out what you want out of your AEG and whats more important to you and purchase the parts needed to get that performance out of your AEG.


So here is my question to you.


You buy a brand new AEG- what is the first “upgrade” your going to do to it? Whats most important to you performance wise?

[Tjfast]

accuracy....you aint hittin sh!t if you cant aim. All my guns received a tightbore, some a new hop up unit, and good rubber.

[Noir]

One thing to look at before a tightbore barrel is a barrel polish and throw in a g hop. Both very easy and good preformance.

bump.


common guys.

[Pinoy]

Assuming everything in a gun is "stock", no obvious problems and performs at its best (stock parts can do) then I should upgrade the following step by step:

1st - increase Range and Accuracy - hop-up unit, bucking, nub and TB barrel
2nd - Better compression - Cylinder, cylinder head, air nozzle, piston head
3rd - Well, time to get her ready for some abuse. Upgrade internals and be able to take 11.1V with higher discharge rate for better trigger response (gear set, bigger bushing/bearing 8mm+, piston, GB shell, spring guide, mosfet)
4th - now comes the outside look

Upgrading step by step is only for people that is on a budget. No point in buying a stock brand new gun when you have the cash to spend for the necessary upgrade within the following day. Unless, its a rare gun or BAR. If you have enough money to buy a used upgraded gun even its a bit more money than a stock brand new, go with the used one. If you have unlimited cash you can get a customized gun that is already upgraded to the max.

Nothing until it breaks. If I get close enough to shoot you what the hell do I need an upgrade for?

I give it to my gundoc (DamageInc) and tell him to make shoot gooder, he gives it back and I am amazed as usual. I don't know what he did or what parts are called and I really never cared about the inside of my AEG's, thats my gundocs job.