AK47, is it any good?

[The Saint]

Originally Posted by Stupideye

Haha, I have .12's. In a instruction manual that came with a gun my brother bought it has .12's but they 'increase you're FPS by %5'. Do you guys think this is true?

Basic physics. The amount of muzzle energy the gun puts out remains the same, no matter what weight of BBs you use, because the energy generated by the gun remains the same independent of the BB's weight. So by lowering the weight of the BB, yes you do produce a higher fps, but your muzzle energy stays the same.

However, once out of the barrel, BB weight really matters. Really light BBs like 0.12g cannot retain their energy for very long, so they more decelerate rapidly compared to heavier BBs. In addition, their light weight makes their flight path really unsteady. Not to mention that light BBs are too sensitive to hopup setting, making them often easily overhopped even at the lowest setting. So in the end, your fps at the muzzle goes up, but you're trading away almost all your effective range for that unimportant gain.

To illustrate, a gun shooting 0.25g BBs with a muzzle velocity of 330fps will have an effective range in excess of 100'. The same gun shooting 0.12g BBs will produce a muzzle velocity around 370fps but have an effective range of maybe 30'.

[Stupideye]

Wow thanks guys for all the great replys!

One last question (hopefully); where should I go now since I've pretty much bought the top airsoft gun at S.I.R. in Winnipeg? The salesperson told me to go check out Xtreme Tactics, which I did but you can't actually buy guns there. You can only buy add ons/mods (I think) and play in the Arena. Should I go online? I went to 007 Airsoft and that site is pretty neat but expensive.

[Non Credo]

I dunno how Kirenex, Aftermath, Gamo, and A&K all fit together, but I've heard Gamo owns Kirenex, and my Kirenex M4 S-System came with A&K still branded shit, like the crappy targets that come in with an AEG still had A&K markings on them... The AK, well it's a frightening concept, but they might have to actually produce their own shit... but as for their M4 platform, I'm thinking that Kirenex just buys and rebrands shit...

[Stupideye]

Thanks again! I have another question; is it ok to play airsoft in the snow even with electric guns?

[Ronan]

Originally Posted by Stupideye

Thanks again! I have another question; is it ok to play airsoft in the snow even with electric guns?

Rain or Snow *shouldn't* affect the gun to much. But cold... i was told its the real enemy or airsoft guns. Especially AEG.

And yes, expensive and canadian airsoft go togethere. No way to go around it.

[Lakonian]

Originally Posted by Ronan

Rain or Snow *shouldn't* affect the gun to much. But cold... i was told its the real enemy or airsoft guns. Especially AEG.

And yes, expensive and canadian airsoft go togethere. No way to go around it.

Who wants to play in the snow, anyway? It's cold, and makes my rod feel small.

[Skladfin]

No problems in snow nor rain.

Cold shouldnt be a problem with AEGs.

[Ronan]

Originally Posted by Skladfin

No problems in snow nor rain.

Cold shouldnt be a problem with AEGs.

Wrong. Cold is nasty vs airsoft guns. Only one's that isn't that much affected are bolt action snipers.

A AEG battery will suffer badly. The v2 mechbox will/might crack. Happened a lot before, ask the vets.

Gas on GBB and Gas Guns will have less power also.

[Skladfin]

oh I see

[Lakonian]

Originally Posted by Ronan

Wrong. Cold is nasty vs airsoft guns. Only one's that isn't that much affected are bolt action snipers.

A AEG battery will suffer badly. The v2 mechbox will/might crack. Happened a lot before, ask the vets.

Gas on GBB and Gas Guns will have less power also.

V2s will crack even if you're playing in 25 degrees weather. They just suck.

[Stupideye]

Ok thanks guys for the awesome replys!

[Colin_S]

Originally Posted by kos

Who wants to play in the snow, anyway? It's cold, and makes my rod feel small.

I love playing in the cold weather! Think about it no n00bs, it's great!

Originally Posted by Ronan

Wrong. Cold is nasty vs airsoft guns. Only one's that isn't that much affected are bolt action snipers.

A AEG battery will suffer badly. The v2 mechbox will/might crack. Happened a lot before, ask the vets.

Gas on GBB and Gas Guns will have less power also.

Just equip your gun with a large battery, last winter my CA M15A4 CQB with its 3300mAh battery had no problems operating in temperatures of -20C. Or you can just carry a couple of spares batteries with you, my G36 which uses a 1400mAh mini worked in temps of -15C without any problems too. I'm a wuss and don't play when it's much colder than that though.

If you're worried about your mechbox cracking then just don't use a gun with a ver 2 mechbox. Or it gives you another reason to get a new gun with a better mechbox design.

[dodger_me]

Originally Posted by kos

V2s will crack even if you're playing in 25 degrees weather. They just suck.

every second post you make is about how much version 2's suck... last time i checked 2 and 3 were not the same number

[Stupideye]

Hey I have another question for you guys! Since the Kraken Ak-47 is apparently the same as the TM version, can you buy parts for the TM version and put them in the Kraken?

[ancorp]

Originally Posted by Stupideye

Hey I have another question for you guys! Since the Kraken Ak-47 is apparently the same as the TM version, can you buy parts for the TM version and put them in the Kraken?

Its a Cyma AK clone with TM compatible hopup, so pretty much all the TM parts should fit.