Need Help, want to mod PSG-1 any suggestions?
 

i have a psg1 that i bought off of my friend thats completly stock. i want to mod it to a full automatic, any1 know where i can do this?

any help would be great, let me know.

Im not gun doctor but I believe that would be a somewhat costly modifaction to do, if its even possible to do. Also please no gun sales outside of the proper forums. If your interested in selling it, please make the proper arragements to get age verfied so you can make use of our buy and sell forums.

a guy that sold me a psg pistol grip said he turned his into fully auto mabe he will find this thread

The PSG-1 mechbox is not a standard size. I strongly suggest you leave it alone. Buy a G3 if you want full auto.

Too bad he already bought the PSG-1. Some people don't have money to burn.

Trying to do that mod is a money-burning proposition, that's what I mean.

I think that the modification can be performed simply by removing the cut-off lever from the gearbox. No money required to perform the mod, just know-how. If you don't know how to work with gearboxes, then it may be a project that you'd have to forwards to a gun doctor. The PSG-1 gearbox is far from the standard operation of AEG gearboxes - the cycle is reversed from standard AEG, and a lot of the components appear "backwards."

Unfortunately, by removing the cutoff lever, you also lose semi-auto capability. You'll also get an awkward motor wind-down sound if you don't release the trigger right after the spring fully decompresses.

You'll also lose the capability for instantaneous shots, which is the purpose of the PSG-1 as a highly reactive (counter-)sniper platform. You would in essence, have a strangely handicapped standard AEG.

The money you would have to spend to get the PSG-1 to a field-usable status is not financially wise, and this route is only chased by players who are dead set on the looks/feel of the PSG-1. Going with a standard AEG platform (like the G3 that Greylocks mentioned) is a much more economically viable option. You may want to consider building an MSG90, which is a cross between a G3 and a PSG-1.

As an idea of the costs involved, I just upgraded a PSG-1 for someone to a solid, tightly grouped 500fps, and it costed him around $1,000 alone in parts, plus over $300 in labour. These are costs on TOP of the base gun itself. Components involved were Systema FTK, Systema 200% spring, 10.8v 1500mAh battery, PDI outer barrel chamber block, G&G RAS unit, 650mm Prometheus inner barrel and Systema torque up motor.

There are also several complex modifications required to install some of these parts. If you're not familiar with modelling/shaping, soldering, and mechanics, tackling this project is fairly intimidating.

Only cost me $100 to have mine upgraded to 402fps. Also lucky to have a shop that only charges flat $45 to perform upgrades instead of charging by the hour.

Well har har.... lucky to be living south of the 49th line...

You have not realized yet that what applies to other countries does not apply in Canada? You can do and order what you want from where you want. We cant. So please do not give advice that does not apply here.

Now now grey, it wasnt advice. He was just saying thats the rate at which he got a service done for.

Its like if i were to say i got my ksc g19 for $50. Doesnt mean everyone should be able to do the same....just means im lucky. :)

But newbies most of the time dont know there's a huge difference between countries and think they can get prices like that all the time.

Just b/c i'm a newbie on here doesn't mean i'm a newbie to airsoft. I do know how the rules and regulations vary by countries. There are plenty of shops that handles labor charges as was mentioned by Illusion but just happens the shop I use doesn't.

what i dont understand is why there is an American player on a Canadian forum...?

What's wrong with that? Are you a Native American living on Canadian soil?

Correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't airsoft....airsoft....reagardless what country you're on ? I don't know about other parts of the USA but I know where I live airsoft hasn't really become popular. Closest place to even go to a tournament or any games is a good 2 hour drive away. We just got our first airsoft store last year and they charge rediculous pricing. From reading all the post on here, it sounds like there is an abundance of games going on up there and are more fortunate than here.

Like you said, it depends on where you are. When you are living in Shitsplat, Ontario the nearest place to [legally] play is a four hour drive in either direction. However, in Northwestern Ontario, we are blessed with an endless, thick forest. A 30 minute drive straight North yeilds an untouched piece of land which only has a [one lane] road going by it because the logging trucks use it to go further North.