Number of posts : 11090 Age : 65 Location / Country : North Wales Registration date : 2008-07-20
Subject: Re: A&K Custombuilt M249 shell ejector - wow! Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:34 am
Good isn't it As I understand it, they've used an electric shell ejection / blowback system probably based around TOP's M4 system to achieve this. If you listen carefully you can hear the electric motor working. There's a video of this M249 and an MP5 using electric drives for shell ejection taken at the Japan Blowback convention this year here:
Hobby collector of Replica model guns and Militaria. also member of Living History Reenactment Groups.
Pydracor Modelgun Enthusiast
Number of posts : 174 Location / Country : Germany Registration date : 2008-09-10
Subject: Re: A&K Custombuilt M249 shell ejector - wow! Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:44 am
Thanks for the link Cerwyn! Looks like a meeting I'd really like to attend, too... Tanio Koba himself approves of this gun, that must be a great honor for the guy who built it
Yeah, you're right, probably based on the TOP M4 system. Still, I reckon there are some amazing mechanical skills involved to have the gun actually "break apart" the belt and eject the shells and the links seperately.
At the moment, the TOP M4 would be the only electric airsoft gun I'd be interested in, but this M249 would jump up to priority-1-to-get-my-hands-on, if it ever was released officially
Cerwyn Cerwyn (Site Admin)
Number of posts : 11090 Age : 65 Location / Country : North Wales Registration date : 2008-07-20
Subject: Re: A&K Custombuilt M249 shell ejector - wow! Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:07 am
There are some superb engineers and model makers over there in Japan, no doubt about that! I would also jump at a chance to attend this annual meeting
There are cap firing, belt fed modelguns in existence, there's an M249, MG34 and an AR-15, all custom built
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Hobby collector of Replica model guns and Militaria. also member of Living History Reenactment Groups.
claymore Modelgun Perfectionist
Number of posts : 1246 Age : 64 Location / Country : London Registration date : 2008-09-07
Subject: Re: A&K Custombuilt M249 shell ejector - wow! Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:10 am
It even sounds good and elctric always perform well and no cleaning after but if it was put into production i think it would be hugely expensive, which is always a bummer.
akazz Modelgun Enthusiast
Number of posts : 73 Location / Country : uk Registration date : 2012-08-09
Subject: Re: A&K Custombuilt M249 shell ejector - wow! Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:21 pm
love one shame itd probly cost a kidney
stumpy_ned Modelgun Enthusiast
Number of posts : 87 Location / Country : UK Registration date : 2012-04-21
Subject: Re: A&K Custombuilt M249 shell ejector - wow! Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:31 pm
Fri Feb 14, 2014 5:17 pm
As I understand it, they've used an electric shell ejection / blowback system probably based around TOP's M4 system to achieve this. If you listen carefully you can hear the electric motor working.
