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Originally Posted by ancorp
What about something such as the ICS split mechbox? That allows for fast velocity changes.
As for carrying 2 spare (thus 3 total) 3000mah batteries to get 2500 rounds, that's just can't be right. Either your batteries were in horrible condition, or the gun was.
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Yep, ICS does make a split mechbox, But without extensive upgrades, the gun would not run reliably at velocitites higher than 400 fps, which was really pushing it. And, I had 2 alternate uppers, batteries and was still $1500 into an ICS, not including mags, rail, etc.
The G&P shot 450 fps out of the box, and with the Systema silent head set gave me about 420 fps and 1100-1200 rounds on a battery. It did it right from new. Notice the batteries were NiMH? They are not the best for current discharge, NiCad still rules there, but not as easy to find. The EG700 available in the G&P took a shit-kicking running the load the gun came with (from the factory), and the battery usage showed that. So again, it would have taken more money invested into a $1000 gun to improve the situation, when a PTW cost me $1750 (factory assembled). And the G&P packed it in at about 15,000 rounds, and it lasted longer than the other 3 SPRs locally.
I find today how many people complain "Oh, but the mags are so expensive, and the batteries ae ridiculous", and these are not older, more experienced players. How many guys remember when Marui lo-caps cost $50 each, or a standard 8.4v large battery was $75? It was only a couple of years ago, before the clones came out. That was the situation, and not many choices there. How many guys still say "you need $1000 to get into airsoft"? This is from the same era, but the reality now is about $400. So I can see why people who entered this sport last year can say a PTW is expensive. It really isn't, when you're used to dumping $1500 into a gun no problem, and still get mediocre performance and have to fix the thing all the time because you're mixing and matching parts with different specs. That is the way it used to be, and still would be if you bought quality parts and built up a gun from a Marui base, which is how it used to be done, and still is for some guys.