LG Airsoft Guns

So have you checked out the build on the LG airsoft guns? (Lih-Yng Toys) Some serious custom design engineering going on here. Parts for these models had been hard to find but are now becoming readily available here in the United States.

 I have now had the pleasure to work on 2 generations of this design, and I like it. The gearbox is much like the split design introduced to us years ago by Systema. The Gen 1 series had the poly-resin gears shown in the photo, but featured many of the design upgrades that seem to make these guns much more durable ie: heavy duty cutoff lever, re-designed anti reverse lever and a compacted trigger contact shuttle assembly. With the Gen 2 series came full metal gears, steel bushings and high amperage electrical contacts along with an auto dis-engaging anti reverse system. Although the gears for these models look very much the same as in standard AEG's, they are not the same dimensionally. The whole semi auto-full auto fire selection system has been re-designed as to be much more durable with an elongated sector gear cam that solidly engages the cut off lever which enters and disengages the trigger shuttle assembly from the top instead of the traditional backside engaging design used by most manufacturers.

 

 Now the upper unit has gone through a complete airsoft design make over. Notice where the piston ends at full stroke or TDC. Yep, right out of the gearbox and into the buffer tube where the waiting spring cycles it back for the next shot. The real beauty in all of this is that you can upgrade or down grade the FPS on these models, by simply unscrewing the buffer tube cap and changing out the spring. The alloy metals used on both the upper and lower gear box units is extremely hard and well casted. The full metal bodies on the M16 model is extremely well made and very heavy duty. The external build on the rifles I have used, is quite solid with 0% barrel wobble, very accurate at 150 feet with a build that feels just as solid as some of my high end guns. The price point lands between 300 to 400 dollars depending on the model, so, that's pretty great. I could go on and on forever about the small changes that have been made to these airsoft models but after all, I am not a represenative or paid spokesman, just a fan who also runs his own airsoft gun repair company. Keep up the good work.

 

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Airsoft Type 89 Gun Repairs

The type 89 Japanese assault rifle has recently been cloned by airsoft gun manufacturers. I benched one of the Both Elephant brands recently for an internal review, plus I wanted to see how BE's new mechanical 3 shot burst was configured mechanically. The type 89 airsoft gun sports a full metal body, barrel and gearbox and features the mechanical 3 shot burst feature. Other "airsoft replica cloners" have incorporated 3 shot burst features by using an electronic MOSFET control which seems to be prone to premature failure due to the extreme field use most airsoft guns are subjected to. I was delighted to discover that the type 89 uses M4/M16 standard magazines. I tried out JG, TM and AGM brands and all worked fine. I did find it disappointing that...

Airsoft Gun Upgrading Part 1

Why upgrade your airsoft gun?

I upgrade my airsoft guns for durability, accuracy and performance. Understanding the core components and engineering principles of your guns gearbox will be the first step to any upgrade process.

Far to often it seems the driving factor for airsoft upgrades is FPS or power upgrades. The common misconception with airsoft guns is that to achieve more power (FPS) all you have to do is add a stronger spring. This is INCORRECT and can result in major damage to your beloved replica firearms collection...