[mateba]

You'll find more info if you search the forums.

AEG TBBs 650mm
AEG buckings
ARES hammer spring
ARES o-ring kit
ARES gasket
external HPA or nitrogen
dual regulator air rig

External Air will be the best gain in performance but even then if your seals are off you will be missing a good bit of desired performance. Haveing an air rig with two regulators allow you to dial the PSI more accurately with more stability. Use a 450PSI output HPA tank if you can. Use the springs, o-ring kits and gaskets to keep your system problem free. They are all stock parts so think of them as ware parts not upgrades. AEG bucking and barrels... (does this really need to be explained?) Try ehobbyasia for the parts.

good luck

 

[mateba]

Yes you can shoot 300', but you have to factor in the amount of skill a marksmen acquires over time not only with his rifle but with how the environment impacts it's performance. I have seen shots confirmed at farther distances closer to 400' in game at 550FPS. Obviously I did not make these shots. I more into a spotter's role. I am not a great shot but my M60 can shoot 300'. Limit me to a single shot and you would probably do fine but with a 60rnd burst I can get the remainder of a squad to re-route their direction. Which is great for my sniper that needs more time to line up a shot than me. I just heard the flock and makes the shots.
The Ares AW-338 is not just a L96 its its an AI-338 which has been and I think is still used in a military application by Great Britain. You can probably find better trades but it is a great rifle that I prefer over the Tanaka from a technical and financial stand point. Which, at the end of the day, is still just a Remington M700 either way you dress it. Ares has a much better replica, end result performance is a matter of money and patience between the two, but the Ares IMO is the better of the two. Some praise the Tanaka PCS bolt but its pointless with external air which is a primary upgrade for any gas rifle. External air is like bathing your VSR-10 in PDI or Laylax parts. Whether this is the "best" L96 of both spring and gas replicas is even more debatable.

I'm curious to know your age and how long you have been playing airsoft? Let me guess, you are a noob?

 

[mateba]

Glad to hear you are only a noob to airsoft. Welcome to airsoft and to the forums. I raised an eyebrow to the 300' question and automatically assumed you might still be dreaming of the day your mom won't have to pick you up from the mall. Sorry. Its not that I dislike our teenage couterparts but they tend to post hopes and dreams instead of actual goals. With that said you have nice tastes in replicas. Don't forget about a sidearm. Regardless of what anyone says Tokyo Marui GBB pistols are some of the most skirmishable handgun replicas on the market.

Don't go cheap on your air rig. This is your primary air rig and you don't need a carbonfiber wraped tank. Go buy a used one in person at a paintball park. BUT CHECK THE HYDRO DATE!, no one fills an out of date tank. Look specifically for a low output or 450PSI output tank if they have it. The links below are great sorces from guys that rely on their rigs. I would just buy one if I were you unless you have some of the parts already.

http://classicairsoft.org/forum/showthread.php?8764-Tumerboy-s-rig-guide

http://classicairsoft.org/forum/showthread.php?9002-WTS-Pre-assembled-dual-reg-gas-rigs

HPA is not harder on your gun! Its totaly different from using in-gas mags. In-gas mags require enough gas to opperate a whole mag plus while HPA does not. Which is why your first shots are terribely hot or low. Hot, due to excess pressure or low due to too much pressure in the mag. HPA opperates on maintaining a PSI level and topping off the mag as the volume and pressure changes. Now, its not harder on your gun but it may be harder on your hop-up bucking. I have exceed 800FPS with external air and a rifle before. Your mag on HPA is just a cylinder or an expansion chamber with CO2. CO2 mags opperate on 12g which have MUCH higher PSI, >1000PSI. Unregulated anything, be it propane or CO2, opperates in a balence of pressure and how long the valve in knocked open by the striker so it will always change. HPA, regarless of how long the valve is open will only allow "said" PSI. Volume does matter in this case but you are essentially looking at the difference of nimh and 7.4v lipos in terms of performance and wear and tear on motors if that makes any sence.

You do not need to upgrade a thing to go external air. I run my TM 1911 on higher PSI than any of my other replicas, ~140+PSI. All you need to focus on is tapping that mag, your air rig and accuracy upgrades as said above. DO not store your replicas outside your closet. You don't want to lose a seal.

You might want to try placing your tank in a camlebak or a hydrant pouch off of country comm. I have tried many things buy since you are only running a bolt action rifle try 13ci 3000psi tanks. They are very slim and should be very easy to hide.

I used 1/8"NPT tap which requires a 11/32" bit and a pilot hole. Go easy on the tap. Cheak youtube on how to properly tap a hole. Aluminum is very easy so you have that going for you. Just take is slow and if you have it a 3-1 oil would not hurt. Of course you'll need to take the mag completely apart and clean it afterward. I put mine center of the semi-circle of the magwell on the left side of the mag. Looks good too, and it does not interfer with the folding of the stock.

Good luck and let us know how the the air rig goes,
mateba

 

[mateba]

+1 karma to woogie. He gets me. I'm not offended. In my experience the closer the PSI settings are the better that is why we use two reg. If you can drop 400PSI off the bottles max PSI or even lower with a ninja tank, even better. I have a 98ci 4500PSI tank and it can be a pain to field. 13ci for just a bolt action would be my preference. He will only need 110PSI per shot but I'm not sure about the volume.

 

[mateba]

Nitrous Oxide is considered more consistent than HPA. I'm not totally sold on the idea but in either case it is very hard to find outside of your local Airgas supplier. HPA has been great for me but you do need to be concerned that who ever fills it does it right, still very easy, and that they do not have water in their lines. You can tell if you dump a tank and you get water vapor or mist. You should only get air. Where do you live? Try searching for a state forum. You would be surprised how introverted airsoft as a community is. I found a surplus hop, field and retailer all rolled up in one a couple of months back and had never heard of him and even more surprising he had never heard of our state forums. Backyard games are fun but try to go to a 70+ with your group. If you are close to Nashville they have an annual event in March that will most likely exceed 700 this year. Its pure bedlam but it'll blow your mind.

 

[mateba]

No leaks in mine while I had it. Had it on Co2 and HPA up to 120PSI.

 

[mateba]

Good for you, just don't let the weather discourage you from playing. HPA is waiting, willing and able.

 

[mateba]

You may be out of luck. Well makes a clone that might be your only option besides repairing your current one. Try contacting AresAirsoft.

 

[mateba]

http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=aw-338&x=0&y=0

 

[mateba]

Yeah, they wanted to sell me an ARES M60 MB but I decided to go through another source. Most manufacturers will not give you the time of day.