[zulu]

Ok, so I've got my L96 all decked out at this point (cept for that PDI inner barrel...):
FF teflon cylinder, FF damper/tapered cylinder head pro, 3 element piston, power accuracy cup, SP 150 spring (shooting 530 fps consistently, any higher and I can't compete)
Zero trigger
DBC 6.01 509 mm tightbore (AEG cut, M16 length inner barrel)
PDI hop up
Buckings: promo, systema, madbull (all hard type)
Standard bolt handle, receiver, and outer barrel

I've noticed a LOT of inconsistency (or not working at all) with the PDI hop up. I've tried all of the buckings, and I can't seem to get it shooting an acceptable range reliably. I stripped the middle-length cylinder nozzle in the pro set, leaving me with 4. I also accidentally forced the outer barrel perhaps a centimeter too far the wrong direction when trying to dethread from the receiver...it still threads fine, but it means that the hop up/barrel are essentially kept aligned by the way the spring-eject mechanism sits in the mag well. I hope that's descriptive enough.

Anyway, I've got a few questions...first, is the outer barrel/receiver misalignment causing any problems for me? I doubt it, but...

Second, what are some setups you guys have gotten working shooting at a similar power? I'd take suggestions on what cylinder heads to try, new buckings to order (I can try firefly, for instance), etc. I'm shooting high-quality .3's (no jams, etc

 

[zulu]

That might well be my problem. I haven't been using the spring because, frankly, when it's taped on the chamber doesn't fit in the outer barrel

 

[zulu]

I'm curious where you heard about inconsistencies with DBC barrels? They aren't as precisely made as EDGI or PDI barrels, but they're #3 on the market

 

[zulu]

Thanks Dutton, I won't be returning the Aero chamber immediately, just in case. This project is seriously pissing me off. My partially upgraded UTG and my aps-2 were SO much less trouble than this piece of shit. I'm looking at another 250 dollars to replace the barrel/flash hider (because maruzen welded the endcap on my gun, so the inner barrel doesn't fit (I drilled it out, it extends out and is taking a clubbing every game). Then 150 dollars for the PDI barrel (my next option if I decide the db customs is the problem), plus 60-70 dollars of hop up parts and buckings to get the PDI working right, and I might end up buying ANOTHER PDI hop up for 60 because this one is so beaten up at this point the air flow is most likely SERIOUSLY f***ed up. Oh, and My Maruzen receiver stripped the first few threads the first time I untwisted the outer barrel, so the only thing aligning my hop up is the mag catch which, by the way, shifts a millimeter in either direction as I'm playing

 

[zulu]

Okay

 

[zulu]

Tsunamis were all I had left I just got SGM's and KSC's in the mail from AA, as well as the aero chamber. Currently tinkering with it

 

[zulu]

EDIT: PSS2 Aero chamber is incompatible with type 96 (magazine nozzle won't slot correctly because of different positioning of mag well screw hole). With major drilling out of the outer barrel, the chamber would fit but would slide and shift wildly, making the chamber all but useless.

As to the PDI chamber

 

[zulu]

Spring is installed, sah.

Anyway, I realize most of the people helping have probably tired of this thread