Couple questions about G&P Magpul M4

[ThunderCactus]

I don't think you understand how threads work.... you can't just run over them backwards and expect to have any threads left at all.
Take it from a machinist, rethreading things from RH to LH is an extremely bad idea
Almost every flash hider comes in both LH and RH anyway

[K3vX]

Isn't the Universal thread adapter from HS5?
https://sites.google.com/site/hsarmory/home/concepts

Well, it seems that each issues can be solved. The buffer tube seems to be the worst one, and it can be swapped, too.

Now, I don't plan on swapping anything for a while, but I love to know what I'm buying, before buying, and what I can do if I want to swap things.

If anyone have any other comments, feel free to tell

Thanks.

[ccyg8774]

Originally Posted by ThunderCactus

I don't think you understand how threads work.... you can't just run over them backwards and expect to have any threads left at all.
Take it from a machinist, rethreading things from RH to LH is an extremely bad idea
Almost every flash hider comes in both LH and RH anyway

I was just looking for other possible works that my possible LH die can do (beyond what I plan to buy it for).
OK, this is clearly not one of them.

[Stealth]

I'm going to be as forthcoming as I can be. Unless you have an extreme hard-on on the Magpul furniture, you might be better off going with a VFC gun to start with.

They now make the KAC SR series in tan.

[K3vX]

I haven't decided if I want it in TAN or BLACK. Thing is, for the G&P, I love the body, I love the trademarks, it has the stock I want, the handguard is good too. Also, judging from airsoftmechanics, the gearbox is good aside from the gears (which I have a spare set) and piston (mainly AOE). This means I can buy it, and run it without changing a single thing externally for a long time.

The G&P Magpul also comes with a PTS PMAG, which I plan to run, so that's a small but added bonus.

On the other side, while VFC's compatible out of the box, and is better out of the box, I would need to spend money to change the externals to where I want them (this can only mean the stock, depending on the model). They also are more expensive generally, unless I'm looking at the wrong retailer.

That doesn't mean I do not seriously look at the VFC, and that doesn't mean I dismiss your opinion. I'll look at it and really think about it, but I am pretty set on the G&P. I just love to know exactly where I'm going if I decide to change the externals in a year.

*** EDIT: I also first considered to get a King Arms (the version with the nice trademarks) and build the externals with the saved money, but I figured that in the end I spend nearly the same amount for a "lower end" rifle.

Originally Posted by Stealth

I'm going to be as forthcoming as I can be. Unless you have an extreme hard-on on the Magpul furniture, you might be better off going with a VFC gun to start with.

They now make the KAC SR series in tan.

[ThunderCactus]

Actually G&P's have been known to break gear shafts as soon as the first game. The gears are fine, it's the shafts that are horrible.
rule #1 of buying a G&P, shim the gears before you even test fire it if you want it to last more than a month

Anyway, nobody buys a G&P for the internals, it's got one of the toughest bodies. Used to be you'd buy a G&P and replace all the internals with systema/prometheus stuff because it was the best platform to upgrade. But that was years ago when people still did $400 upgrades lol

[K3vX]

True, the shafts. I'll still swap the gears, since I already have a set laying around here. I'll perform the basic things like shimming and AOE, too.

And yes, the G&P body is one reason I'm looking at this rifle.

(That's if I finally buy this one)