There are alot of threads availble on the L96, hit up the search and use L96, I can remeber a couple detailing which ones were good and which ones to avoid.

There was even a really really good review a while back about an L96, you'll have to go digging through the review section to find it, the version/brand the review writer owned seemed to be decent.

Springers have many uses, theres no shame or disgrace in using them. There are some deadly springers out there.

yea my m14 spring rifle is pretty damn good powerful and accurate from a pretty good distance with .2g bbs. its all about adjusting the hop correctly
but you guys acted like it was still a piece of shit when i said how much i love it

the vsr10 also looked like a pretty good sniper at a very cheap 65 u.s. though i dont like it cuz it looks like a boring 22 cal. hunting rifle

I was refering to springers such as the TM made MK23 springer,JG Bar 10,Maruzen CA870 Charger and the Maruzen APS2 Type 96.

He ordered a CA M24 for cheap. Just because he can't avoid listening to my advice (besides, he gets most of his guns sent to me for inspection/work, and pays very well, so it goes both ways.) ;)

Well and UTG L96s are exactly the same. If not made in the same factory.

The claimed FPS is not the actual FPS. Most stock Well L96 shoot at 500+fps. They are said to be 430-450... that is a big difference...

As for quality, it really is not on par with brand names, like the Maruzen L96. I had the chance to handle and strip down both. The tolerences and materials used are a LOT cheaper in the Well rifle.

I actually recommmend reinforcing the cross-bolts (the tiny screws that hold the stock togheter). My Well rifle had two of the holes ripped out. One is because the cheek piece adjustement screw is working directly agains it, the second is because the mold is badly done, there is a 2mm gap between the two halves, so that when you tighten the screw, it HAS to break.

Both problems solved with a bit of epoxy paste. I reinforced some other critical points at the same time.

Just a tiny advice I found... if you plan on changing the cylinder, you have to buy a new bolt handle at the same time, because the stock one is taper and it won't fit the new cylinder (foud it the hard way... had to file for a few minutes)

Your my gun tech mentor (and back up when the sh... hit the fan) lol Just watch when I start playing inside the M24 lol

Lol, keep in mind that was what I had written a couple years ago for someone wanting a 450fps M24. I use the RH65 hop up rubber now, and for the past 3 years the Laylax 150 spring and 9mm bearing spring guide.

Really? I just finished installing a laylax cylinder in my Well L96 with no problems what so ever, it was a simple swap out.

What brand of cylinder did you have to modify to get it to fit?

I own a Tanaka M700 A.I.C.S love it great power out of the box, gas only issue when colder. The PCS is a great thing to have. Only problem is the A.I.C.S has is the body dont fit really closely mostly cosmetic. All I done is put a tight bore I think it was 6.03, new rubbers, silencer adaptor (fun thing to have makes it quite silent but slows the bb down >>).
But warning I find the A.I.C.S quite heavy so it's hard to carry around. Also the magazine pressure plate wears after a while so it will slowly lose fps as use goes by. If your good with tools I made myself some pressure plate from harder steel. Great thing to have relativly easy to clean, never had any problems during a game.
Springs guns are great since they can operate in any conditions but problem I found is if you upgrade the spring it is harder to load the bb in the chamber, and I seen some spring guns break from too powerful springs (not always case depends on your upgrades and how well you maintain your gun.

Just a question, I will have in my possession most of the parts in Stalker's upgrade list, but I am wondering if anybody knows definitively whether or not I would need a new cylinder in order to use these parts. Stalker said in the post that he is not sure if you need a new cylinder in order for the parts to be compatible. If anybody knows, that would be great.

CA M24 is a joke to work on compared to any AEG.

Much easier than an AEG, eh? That's good to know... Shouldn't be too difficult to upgrade then.

Seriously! Tuning on the other hand............. one expects it to shoot like a laser pointer, and airsoft sniper rifles dont' even have the same trajectory as other airsoft guns, not sure why. They go out, they go up, they fly straight, then the drop or hook, depending on the air the BBs runs into.

yea ive noticed that a lot. a tiny little breeze screws the bbs up all over the place, ususally blows them straight into the ground when we're out

Sorry if im bring an old thread up here,

But im thinking of getting the CA m24, have been reading alot of reviews and want other people have said about them. And i saw that CDN_stalker posted up a guide to get it to 450fps.

Whats needed to keep it at around 400-420 fps on .2's?

I've been looking but i can only really find 450+ fps on the net lol. Any help would be awesome :D

Snax_NZ