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Originally Posted by ancorp
Yes a silent headset should really take some stress off the mechbox shell. Also a nice spring guide is in order, methinks.
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That statement has always baffled me.
Will an aluminum piston head increase the spring/gun's power? Haven't compared weights, but for the sake of argument we could suggest the aluminum piston head is lighter than the polycarb one thereby having less inertia and permitting the spring to uncompress more quickly. The difference would be insignificant in terms of having a real impact on the mechbox's integrity.
Some people have also suggested it's the "metal on metal" impact that's damaging. Given equal amounts of energy and the soft nature of aluminum, I think it'd have to be tested. But even if that were true, the piston head never comes in contact with the mechbox: it impacts the cylinder head. So if there really is more wear from metal-on-metal impacts vs plastic-on-metal of equal force, the real part that should be avoided would be the upgraded metal cylinder heads, since they're what's pressed up to the mechbox and transferring the force of the impact from the spring/piston to the mechbox shell.
Long live good ol' Marui plastic cylinder heads.