Finding that information cane be hard because AGM is the translation of their real name so you would have to find out their chinesse name first and I have a feeling their website is all in chineese

ive found some info from hong kong board members on various different international forums... however its all up to the interpreter to determine whats legit and whats not... WW2aa and red alliance are mainly where ive seen the info... Anyone can say whatever on the internet though... Various airsoft blogs based out of europe have some info as well. its all puzzle pieces though, no complete gathering of info...

Agm was one of those chinese companies shut down. Most moved to hong kong or other countries. However i dont think agm was able to restart. I believe they were one of the companies who had people arrested. Their PPSH was due out in a month at one point and even ebaybanned had a picture and promo up. Then all of a sudden nothing, and the supply of their guns started to dry up. Do some internet searching and you might be able to find out more about them/ verify these statements. However i wouldn't plan on seeing their gun anytime... ever...

I have no idea about the echo1... A&K seems to be back in business, so you might see something new from them in coming months...

What do you want to know pretty much? You ask and ill try to answer. Do you run any other guns aside from the mp40? I my self would like to do a WW II load out but im focusing on Nam at the moment. I would have liked the AGM BAR but it looks like it wont see the light of day. A guy on the WW II boards mods m14s to m1garand aegs, i might get a m1d sniper rifle going (build it my self from his kit) since my bar dreams seem dashed...

Theres games posted in the gaming forums lower on the page, theres a discussion area and an actual listing area. Theres a few free AOs and a few pay fields around... One of the free aos is north of your location...

Theres discussion sections for the types of guns, general discussions, and trade, keep the things where they go and you shouldnt run into any problems with anyone   Try and search the forum to see if a post your making was already made, however usually a technical question or problem with your gun doest apply to this. We'll help you fix or recommend upgrades for your gun. If your looking for vintage gear, Id be glad to help you track some down and share some sources for WW II/vietnam stuff.

I noticed your into history and WW II... thats a good thing... I like the people that put some historical value behind what they do, instead of taking their motivation and ideas purely from video games.

Are there any specific forums youd maybe be interested in? Theres a Vietnam airsoft community, as well as a soviet bloc community as well. I some times frequent the Ohio forum as they have some good discussions here and there... As i said above theres a WW II board too. If you want links ill post them all later when i can dig them up.

Oh, and welcome aboard...

AGM is known for making some alright WW II guns for under $200, however youd need to settle for the sten, or the mp44... Their mp40 is alright to but then (with german weapons) youd have to do a OSS/ FSSF load out. That gives you some leway in uniform though. The newest Cyma thompsons (without drum) shoot well and are a good TM clone. You can pick them up on CL for about $100 sometimes. The drum version while cool, is partially inaccurate due to body/bolt designs/changes. For $100 you cant go wrong, that leaves you with $40 for a set of king arms mags, and $60 to get a ver. 6 cylinder head upgrade, and maybe a bolt, tightbore, cylinder, or piston even.

AGM is due to have a BAR out sometime for $300, a copy of the VFC one. The hexagon PPSH has most of its problems fixed and mid cap drums do exist for it now. Its pricey at the $300 mark too however.

A guy on the WW II airsoft boards offers M1 Garand AEG conversion kits in 2 styles for the m14, and will build you one too. One kit is all wood, while one kit is wood with some resin made replacement parts for wood. This offers an economic version of the kit. The gun uses m14 mags shortened and comes with 2. Instructions on how to make more magazines are included and you can purchase more i believe.

Alot of the gas shell k98s are crap, and i dont hear anything good about the m1/m2 carbines or gas garand. All use 8mm, hold realistic ammo amounts, and the m1 needs to be cocked every time, the m2 does not though. Tanaka makes a cool gas shell trench gun, but picking up the shells would suck and its harder to find now.

I would say it looks like the WE is the better choice due to cost. The reliability of WE comes into question time and again though, however most GBBs will give you a rough time at one point in time or another anyways. I have only had a WE luger, and it was problematic, but alot of that had to do with the lugers operating system.

I my self am trying to decide between a WE or KJW govt. model 1911, im leaning more towards the KJW just because its a little cheaper. Which ever model your looking at though seems to be a steal with all the extra mags.

I ordered-
1 x     (Pre-Order ETA 09/2010) VFC Full Metal MK16 ASC Light Gen. III Full size Airsoft AEG ( Tan )     $370.00


Now it says (not in my order recipt though only on the page) "Next Batch"
(Pre-Order ETA 11/2010) VFC Full Metal MK16 ASC Light Gen. III Full size Airsoft AEG ( Tan )     $370.00

Thats the kind of BS im talking about that goes on over there, and it illustrates that their online forum campaigns are really nothing more than propaganda and an attempt to keep people giving them their credit cards while no product leaves the warhouse... I bet the VFC scar was "ETA 07/2010" some time in april or may.... They dont work with companies, they work with distributors... like everyone else, evike is waiting on their preorders... while evike says theyre #1 they could order number 45 with the distributor, while places like AEX(40), ASGI(3), and all others are ahead of them on the waiting list... Effectively your waiting on a list, which is a conglomerate thats waiting on another list. Its an
exponential waiting list.


For further info (doesnt explain your VFC shortage) look here

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28575

Usually its better to spend more money on spray paint, as you get what you pay for... thats what ive learned in my years of modeling though...

What color do you want it to be? are you trying to make it a better tan color? or do you want to camo it? Theres a few techniques you can use, however if you dont want to camo it, i wouldnt tell you to use those techniques....

I would suggest either the Krylon camo colors, or Model Master/Testors model paints (as you can get a HUGE variety of military colors and shades from multiple eras and countries)...

Make sure you coat everything atleast once or twice (base coat, and any striping/camoing). Also it would be a good idea to pick up a can or two of Dull Cote (not clear, or gloss) and cover the whole gun once your finished. This will keep your paint on there longer and make it hold up through wear and tear more so than if you just left the paint bare...

As for mags, the below options are fine. pmags would probably look best in a scar. King arms, sarms, and MAG all make good mid cap mags too, im not entirely sure which companies make their mags in tan though, some might only be in the regular gunmetal color.

nozzle can cause huge problems with fps too, but usually also hurts the accuracy. Really, aside from a low-rate spring, most of the other fps problems cause huge accuracy issues.
 
If the gears are missing teeth (you said that some teeth got stripped off of one at some point), replace them. I wouldn't worry about buying top-of-the line gears... they aren't really necessary for a normal build.

As for the nozzle, its possible that i have the "wrong" nozzle. I was unable to determine if the Dboy rifle used a m16a2, m4, or m16a1 style nozzle, to my best ability i decided the gun was over all a clone based on the m4 series, not a m16a2 or m16a1 tm/ca style which take a slightly different nozzle. However i could have been wrong.

My gears are fine, it is the gun that this spring was previously in that suffered that catastrophic incident, i mentioned it as it was another d-boy and it pretty much seemed like the spring tore the gun apart from the inside out. The piston being Aluminum probably contributed to the stripping. My friend probably messed up his shimming when he threw it all together too though... causing the stripping repeatedly...

Even though a bucking may be new, all it needs is a miniscule tear right near that nub to cause a problem... and that often happens during installation if one is not careful or methodic when installing it.  Some of those edges on a barrel can be pretty sharp, and the fit is very tight.

I tried my hardest to "carefully" install the bucking however the crappy hop up and tight bore made this next to impossible... My concave spacer/ nub may have contributed to a tear, ill have to check this out as its seeming more like it could be a problem. As i really had to work it all in there, and the mad bull bucking i got isnt known to be as good as some of their other ones. This is probably where my problem is, ill have to take it out and see tomorrow.

Thank you for your guys help  :mrgreen: