MASTER MODS
MASTER
MODS AIRSOFT
UPGRADE
PARTS
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ALTHOUGH IT ’ S OUR BELIEF THAT EVERY AEG OR GBB SHOULD COME AS “ FULLY FUNCTIONAL ” FROM THE BOX , AIRSOFT ACTION ARE ALWAYS PLEASED TO HEAR ABOUT NEW UPGRADE PARTS , ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE OF OUR TRUSTED BRANDS IS INVOLVED . ICS WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SUPPLY US SOME OF THE PARTS THEY DISTRIBUTE FROM MASTER MODS , SO WE TASKED JIMMY TO GET TO WORK AND CHECK THEM OUT !
This month I have been presented with yet
another haul of shiny goodness , courtesy of
Olivia over at ICS - and who doesn ’ t love shiny goodness ! I have been looking at some of Master Mods ’ very impressive internal parts , which you can purchase here in the UK from the chaps over at Fire Support ( www . fire-support . co . uk ).
Never heard of Master Mods ? NO ! Well neither had I until just recently , as ICS and Master Mods have collaborated to bring you some of the highest quality internal upgrade parts - and boy are they high quality ! Yes , they are distributed by ICS but that does not mean they are proprietary , as they cross over and fit other brands exceedingly well .
We were sent a nice little bundle which included two precision barrels , piston , piston head , cylinder and nozzle . I couldn ’ t wait to get these open and have a nosey and my first initial thoughts were “ WOW these look expensive !” so , first up I looked into how much these parts would be setting you back . Pleasantly surprised was I to see the prices were actually very respectable . I was expecting to see a much higher price if I ’ m honest which would reflect the quality . These mods are coming in at a middle-of-the-market price bracket but can easily hold their own with the biggest names in airsoft mods .
I had a couple of rifles which were in need of a little love , so off I went to the man cave with mods ( and coffee ) in hand . I would be testing the parts on a nearly two-year old ( and well-abused ) G & G GC16 Predator , plus a relatively new Specna SA-E12 PDW . One thing that stood out for me ( and altered some of my opinions ) was the barrels and the new R hop setup from Master Mods . I ’ ve never seen the fascination and indeed , never felt the need , to R-Hop a barrel , purely for the fact that it is a fine art and a lengthy process . For me it is a lot of faffing when , quite frankly , you can get the same results from doing things another way , where it ’ s just a case of fitting which saves you so much time . What Master Mods have done in my eyes is to reinvent the R-Hop and it ’ s really quite genius , as it allows you to have a R-Hop without the cutting , trimming , gluing and sanding . Included with the precision machined barrel you get an AEG flat hop rubber , GBBR flat hop rubber , an R-Hop patch and a nice little very-well- machined brass tensioner , so that one barrel can be used on different styles of rifle .
The R patch is a little ring which fits over the hop window and sits very precisely and flush with the barrel and the flat rubber sits snug over the top . Once
“ I HAD A COUPLE OF RIFLES WHICH WERE IN NEED OF A LITTLE LOVE , SO OFF I WENT TO THE MAN CAVE WITH MODS ( AND COFFEE ) IN HAND . I WOULD BE TESTING THE PARTS ON A NEARLY TWO-YEAR OLD ( AND WELL-ABUSED ) G & G GC16 PREDATOR , PLUS A RELATIVELY NEW SPECNA SA-E12 PDW . ”
60 MARCH 2021