Airsoft Team OSMD Tip: Hop-Up Nubs

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Airsoft Team OSMD got an Airsoft Tech Tip Tuesday Series and that means ever Tuesday, you get to watch an Airsoft Tech Tip. For this episode, it is about making hop-up nubs... "Every Tuesday is Tech Tip Tuesday. Arm yourself with knowledge. This episode shows how to easily and cheaply make quality silicone hopup nubs. They work very very well."

How To Rear Wire An Echo1 Spectre RDP

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Brian of Echo1 Tech Support puts out a new video for those who want to install a battery via buffer tube for a stock-equipped Echo1 Spectre RDP AEG. He shows that the gearbox of the AEG has enough wiring that can be put into the buffer tube so that means lesser headaches in rewiring.

How to Fix A Broken AEG Trigger Post

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Another Tech Tip from AirRattle for AEG owners... "Trigger posts will not last forever, especially if your gearbox is not a "reinforced" style gearbox. If the post breaks your only options are to replace the entire gearbox shell, or try to modify it. This video will show you step by step how to add a screw to act like a trigger post.

If you have the tools and the time, it is a quick and easy fix!"

Echo1: How To Remove Delta Ring

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Brian at Echo1 tweeted about a new video so we check it out and it's another useful tech tip and one of the stubborn things we encounter when disassembling our airsoft M4/M16 especially when we want to install a new front rail or handguard system and that is removing the Delta Ring or Star. If you haven't tried doing it due to lack of a tutorial or guide, now here's one for you to follow.

Fox Airsoft: How To Takedown ICS L85A2

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Another tech tip from Fox Airsoft and this time it's the ICS L85A2 AEG that will be opened. Be prepared to listen and watch carefully if you intend to do your own maintenance of this AEG... "Be careful! Some of these screws in here can be very small and are often very difficult to find once you have lost them. It is also a good idea to have pressure on the spring guide when you remove it from the gearbox.

Fox Airsoft: How to Shim Your Gearbox

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Another tech tip from Fox Airsoft which much helpful at making your airsoft gun in tip top shape. If haven't done this, better watch and learn... "One of the first things that every player needs to know is how a gearbox works so you can better understand how to keep it running at it's best. One of the most important aspects of gearbox maintenance is shimming a gearbox.

Tip: How to Adjust your AEG's Motor

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Another helpful video released by Fox Airsoft... "Have you ever pulled the trigger on your airsoft gun and it made a terrible winding sound? One of the most common gun problems or issues that we encounter here in our tech department is a gun malfunction that creates an absolutely terrible death sound that we equate to finger nails on a chalk board. It is the whine of improper motor depth.

Brian On M4 Feeding Problems

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One of the pressing issues when playing airsoft apart from dead batteries or jammed barrels in the middle of a game, is the feeding problem that are encountered in an airsoft game. Here, Brian at Echo1 tries to reconstruct the problem and give you possible ways to solve the problem. Watch carefully, and you might need some tools in the field too. But before you do that, here are three things that you need ask yourself before opening up the AEG:

KAC Licensed AEGs Pre-Order & More

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In this weekend's newsletter from Airsoft Extreme, they announce that they're right now taking pre-orders of the Knight's Armament AEGs being made VFC and distributed by Spartan Imports. Also, the new Beta Project MilSpec Monkey M4 is also now in stock with the KWA LM4 PTS 38-round PMAG lowcap also available. The Jing Gong M16A1VN Rifle is available again and for those looking for a scope, they can check out the UTG 4-16X50 AO RGB Mil-dot Scope. And not the least, their latest Tech Tip.

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