That hop up arm that I released is intended for use with standard buckings. It will probably cause pre-engagement with an Rhop. Should be very easy to edit with basic CAD, or you can just manually file it down to the shape you need.
Stock ARES MSR 338 -> "Perfection"
Figured I'd make a post of this since I still can't believe the results, being 320' range or so with a .48 at 2.42 J.
Bought the gun new and didn't even test-fire it stock before gutting it.
I had bought the PDI Palosonite HD cylinder set before buying the gun due to stock numbers on the cylinder, last one from Red wolf, plus a Springer trigger to match. Had a massive air leak, pulled the orange plastic flash hider off to put my finger over the barrel and test.
Anyway recently ordered a PDI 6.01 460mm MSR-specific barrel for my gun and put it all together hoping matching the barrel brand to the cylinder brand would fix the air leak. I did use teflon tape at the front part of the bucking where it drops off onto the barrel just to be safe (stock hop unit is quite complimentary with sammiching it in if you get it cleanly wrapped, leading to stellar seal). Not sure where the leak was but did not want to deal with that further. Tested everything as I reassembled it, and after doing the finger test (finger on the end of the barrel, shoot, wait and see if compression holds) wrapped her up into a bow.
Today was my first day properly using it, gutted it before firing it stock and was shooting maybe 180' after the cylinder and trigger install with a PDI W Hold.
Literally like 320' range with .48 even though (optimally with barrel vs cylinder volume) I should be running .4 or .43 (IE I still have some range to gain imo), effective on body-sized targets at 300' since I consistently shot through a door of a turret at 305' right through the middle where I aimed even though the opening is probably 2x human size. Strong winds today too, generally against me in that shot but I did my best to time shots during low gust periods.
I was honestly questioning it at the moment, not believing my eyes at that range since it can be hard to see (deff need to invest in a real scope now), but seemed like they were sailing right through the door which my fellow team member that was on the opposite team for the day later confirmed: Landed right where I put it with a load slap at the back wall.
300' seems to be the gold standard that everyone shoots for, I did it with my first BA build on the second build attempt with a gun many deemed unworthy to begin with so I could not be happier!
Love it, was my aesthetically favorite gun but now my favorite in all categories. I think it's going to make a BA-boi out of me.
Parts list below:
PDI HD cylinder set (Palsonite Cylinder SET HD / For ARES AW338,MS338 – AIR SOFT GUN CUSTOM PARTS SHOP)
PDI spring but forgot which, was aiming for 500 FPS and only slightly over at 2.4J
Springer V3 trigger (Springer Custom Works - Airsoft sniper parts I S-trigger MSR338/MS700)
stock hop unit
custom one piece concave nub (Ares MSR(338/700) Hop Up Arm STL [Release] , orbits .4s so I plan to edit it a bit hopefully even though I am 3D design noob....)
PDI 6.01 460mm barrel (6.01 INNER BARREL(VSR) – AIR SOFT GUN CUSTOM PARTS SHOP)
Elvishtac R hop patch (R-Hop + Modify Baton Flat-Hop Bucking Hard Type + S-Nub Airsoft RHop Hopup Nub | eBay)
Modify flat VSR bucking (Modify Sora R-Hop Bucking for VSR-10 Airsoft Rifles & ...https://www.evike.com › products)
Teflon tape around where the front of the bucking and barrel meet, sandwiched in the stock hop unit which is great for that
Made sure piston stayed back when I shot and had my finger over the barrel end, main issue with the V1 build it wouldn't seal for shit
Pics for fun, including that range test recreated on google earth for my own sanity.
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Bought the gun new and didn't even test-fire it stock before gutting it.
I had bought the PDI Palosonite HD cylinder set before buying the gun due to stock numbers on the cylinder, last one from Red wolf, plus a Springer trigger to match. Had a massive air leak, pulled the orange plastic flash hider off to put my finger over the barrel and test.
Anyway recently ordered a PDI 6.01 460mm MSR-specific barrel for my gun and put it all together hoping matching the barrel brand to the cylinder brand would fix the air leak. I did use teflon tape at the front part of the bucking where it drops off onto the barrel just to be safe (stock hop unit is quite complimentary with sammiching it in if you get it cleanly wrapped, leading to stellar seal). Not sure where the leak was but did not want to deal with that further. Tested everything as I reassembled it, and after doing the finger test (finger on the end of the barrel, shoot, wait and see if compression holds) wrapped her up into a bow.
Today was my first day properly using it, gutted it before firing it stock and was shooting maybe 180' after the cylinder and trigger install with a PDI W Hold.
Literally like 320' range with .48 even though (optimally with barrel vs cylinder volume) I should be running .4 or .43 (IE I still have some range to gain imo), effective on body-sized targets at 300' since I consistently shot through a door of a turret at 305' right through the middle where I aimed even though the opening is probably 2x human size. Strong winds today too, generally against me in that shot but I did my best to time shots during low gust periods.
I was honestly questioning it at the moment, not believing my eyes at that range since it can be hard to see (deff need to invest in a real scope now), but seemed like they were sailing right through the door which my fellow team member that was on the opposite team for the day later confirmed: Landed right where I put it with a load slap at the back wall.
300' seems to be the gold standard that everyone shoots for, I did it with my first BA build on the second build attempt with a gun many deemed unworthy to begin with so I could not be happier!
Love it, was my aesthetically favorite gun but now my favorite in all categories. I think it's going to make a BA-boi out of me.
Parts list below:
PDI HD cylinder set (Palsonite Cylinder SET HD / For ARES AW338,MS338 – AIR SOFT GUN CUSTOM PARTS SHOP)
PDI spring but forgot which, was aiming for 500 FPS and only slightly over at 2.4J
Springer V3 trigger (Springer Custom Works - Airsoft sniper parts I S-trigger MSR338/MS700)
stock hop unit
custom one piece concave nub (Ares MSR(338/700) Hop Up Arm STL [Release] , orbits .4s so I plan to edit it a bit hopefully even though I am 3D design noob....)
PDI 6.01 460mm barrel (6.01 INNER BARREL(VSR) – AIR SOFT GUN CUSTOM PARTS SHOP)
Elvishtac R hop patch (R-Hop + Modify Baton Flat-Hop Bucking Hard Type + S-Nub Airsoft RHop Hopup Nub | eBay)
Modify flat VSR bucking (Modify Sora R-Hop Bucking for VSR-10 Airsoft Rifles & ...https://www.evike.com › products)
Teflon tape around where the front of the bucking and barrel meet, sandwiched in the stock hop unit which is great for that
Made sure piston stayed back when I shot and had my finger over the barrel end, main issue with the V1 build it wouldn't seal for shit
Pics for fun, including that range test recreated on google earth for my own sanity.
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