Again and as ever, 1000 thanks for this video. I do not own any gbbr for now, but someday I will, and it will be important to have all the information I can get. This replica looks very beautiful and authentic despite I did never see the real ones, as it happens most of the time in what come to replica guns. Thanks for the sharing!!
Beautiful rif! its shame about the GHK qc I've avoided the V3 Ak's like the plague but im hoping VFC's entry in to the GBB AK's is the perfect balance between GHK's steel contruction and TM's performance and reliability but I'll guess we'll have to wait and see!
Absolutely, it’s a shame that they’ve completely sabotaged themselves, I far they won’t come back from it if the vfc is good. I have a we Aksu, but I’m also waiting for the vfc to come out, I just hope that make a Aksu too! 🤞
You will need to bend the auto lever inwards, closer to the bolt carrier, to fix this issue permanently. 2 bends are needed, one to make the lever closer to the BC and another to make sure the tip of the lever is parallel to where it meets the BC or it will scratch against the carrier instead of sliding alongside it. I had the same issue some years ago on my 2019 production 553 and it's been cycling smoothly ever since, with no excess wear on the BC. Join the 551/553 HRC channel if you want pics of what I've done. Also, I have a video on YT showing the install of the Fcg and burst module if it helps.
Brilliant, thanks for the advice :) I have since installed the burst mechanism and have filmed a video on the installation too that I’ll be releasing :) Yeah I did ask on hrc with no definitive answers, but managed to get it sorted in the end 👍 I’ll check out your video now though 👍
Ah no problem. Yes since this video I’ve done some more work on it and managed to get it cycling nice and smooth so it seems all good now. No idea if they call it graphine or not, all I know is I’ve been using graphite powder for a while now, and it works great :)
You lucky bugger! I've been after one of these exactly like yours for years now!!lol. Daft thought, since you find it sluggish and would ideally like full travel, That bolt is nice heavy steel which is choppable and weldable, could you not afford to lose a large chunk of the rear to get both of those desired results? If you didn't feel comfortable trying to weld the very rear section with the control surfaces back on I'm sure a short stubby bead of weld and a large blob on the new back surface would work with some careful grinding. Are you going to replace the stock just so it doesn't have the shiny glue showing? There are ways around that like Vallejo Premium matt varnish or sanding it back down etc.. a replacement might just break like this one as you mentioned.
@@shovelchop81bikeralex52 yeah I’ve been after one for a while, so fortunate to stumble across this one when I did tbh. It’s actually bedded in nicely now, i did a bit more work on the autosear and the engagement on the bolt, I also recently filmed a new video with some small updates that will go on here soon. Unfortunately there’s no way of shortening the bolt, the nozzle extends all the way to the rear, however there is a plastic buffer that fits in the rear of the receiver, and I have purchased a spare, so I intend on shortening it slightly to increase travel of the bolt, however it’s now nice and snappy, so I’m not sure it’s of great importance now lol
@@shovelchop81bikeralex52 yeah I will be sanding off the glue at some point but I’ll try to keep the stock finish, as I really like the unfinished plastic for durability
@@Gasblowbackairsoftt I hadn't got far enough into the video to see you shooting it at time I commented so I didn't realise just how snappy you'd managed to get it, nice job! I'm not experienced with graphite powder, don't they call it graphene or something like that? I do polish a lot of parts though to reduce friction.
Again and as ever, 1000 thanks for this video. I do not own any gbbr for now, but someday I will, and it will be important to have all the information I can get. This replica looks very beautiful and authentic despite I did never see the real ones, as it happens most of the time in what come to replica guns. Thanks for the sharing!!
imo, SG553 is the best product line of GHK In almost every aspect.
@@LilBurdJJ it’s a very good product by ghk, but I’ve always had a soft spot for the aug too 👍
Beautiful rif! its shame about the GHK qc I've avoided the V3 Ak's like the plague but im hoping VFC's entry in to the GBB AK's is the perfect balance between GHK's steel contruction and TM's performance and reliability but I'll guess we'll have to wait and see!
Absolutely, it’s a shame that they’ve completely sabotaged themselves, I far they won’t come back from it if the vfc is good.
I have a we Aksu, but I’m also waiting for the vfc to come out, I just hope that make a Aksu too! 🤞
I'd caution against vfc man the guns are usually okay but vfc mags in my experience have alot of failures
i really need to puck one kf these up 😍 beautiful piece.... but that QC really puts me off making the plunge at the moment.
Yeah they’re a great piece of kit, buy a used one and you’ll probably be ok though.
@@Gasblowbackairsoftt I'll try and get an early build date example and keep my fingers crossed. 🤣
You will need to bend the auto lever inwards, closer to the bolt carrier, to fix this issue permanently. 2 bends are needed, one to make the lever closer to the BC and another to make sure the tip of the lever is parallel to where it meets the BC or it will scratch against the carrier instead of sliding alongside it.
I had the same issue some years ago on my 2019 production 553 and it's been cycling smoothly ever since, with no excess wear on the BC. Join the 551/553 HRC channel if you want pics of what I've done.
Also, I have a video on YT showing the install of the Fcg and burst module if it helps.
Brilliant, thanks for the advice :)
I have since installed the burst mechanism and have filmed a video on the installation too that I’ll be releasing :)
Yeah I did ask on hrc with no definitive answers, but managed to get it sorted in the end 👍
I’ll check out your video now though 👍
Ah no problem. Yes since this video I’ve done some more work on it and managed to get it cycling nice and smooth so it seems all good now.
No idea if they call it graphine or not, all I know is I’ve been using graphite powder for a while now, and it works great :)
You lucky bugger! I've been after one of these exactly like yours for years now!!lol. Daft thought, since you find it sluggish and would ideally like full travel, That bolt is nice heavy steel which is choppable and weldable, could you not afford to lose a large chunk of the rear to get both of those desired results? If you didn't feel comfortable trying to weld the very rear section with the control surfaces back on I'm sure a short stubby bead of weld and a large blob on the new back surface would work with some careful grinding. Are you going to replace the stock just so it doesn't have the shiny glue showing? There are ways around that like Vallejo Premium matt varnish or sanding it back down etc.. a replacement might just break like this one as you mentioned.
@@shovelchop81bikeralex52 yeah I’ve been after one for a while, so fortunate to stumble across this one when I did tbh.
It’s actually bedded in nicely now, i did a bit more work on the autosear and the engagement on the bolt, I also recently filmed a new video with some small updates that will go on here soon.
Unfortunately there’s no way of shortening the bolt, the nozzle extends all the way to the rear, however there is a plastic buffer that fits in the rear of the receiver, and I have purchased a spare, so I intend on shortening it slightly to increase travel of the bolt, however it’s now nice and snappy, so I’m not sure it’s of great importance now lol
@@shovelchop81bikeralex52 yeah I will be sanding off the glue at some point but I’ll try to keep the stock finish, as I really like the unfinished plastic for durability
@@Gasblowbackairsoftt I hadn't got far enough into the video to see you shooting it at time I commented so I didn't realise just how snappy you'd managed to get it, nice job! I'm not experienced with graphite powder, don't they call it graphene or something like that? I do polish a lot of parts though to reduce friction.