G&G "Modified" V2 Gearbox

Darklen · October 22nd, 2016, 18:46

FYI. Not to be confused with their newly announced "New Generation Gearbox" coming out around this Christmas, G&G have made a slight revision/modification the their current non-blowback V2 gearboxes found in most CM and GC series guns. There is reinforcement internally on the top and bottom now. The bottom is so much thicker you need a different/modified tappet plate. Additionally, there are reinforcement "ears" on the bottom front. Just found out about this when I went to install an ETU into a CM16 Raider for a customer and said WTF. Never got any notice from G&G they were doing this.

Between this and the bracers they've been including for the last year or so, there should be little if any breakage of the front of the shell. The metal itself appears to be the same as the previous ones but who knows if it's actually different or not. Note: I have not seen this in all my latest shipments but it seems to be happening as new production goes through. It's in all my new CM16 Carbines, Raiders and Raider-L but not the R8 and Mod0. Non eof the GC guns I got had these in them. Also all the Raiders I got had 6.04mm brass inner barrels but the Carbines still had the 6.08mm aluminum inner barrels.

This is the announcement for the "New Generation Version 2"

Rapture Hitler · October 25th, 2016, 21:59

I heard murmurs of G&G finally fixing their notoriously weak V2 shells, glad to finally see it happening! Hope one of these newer shells ends up on my tech bench some time soon

lurkingknight · October 26th, 2016, 00:31

radius cut the tappet but not the corners of the cylinder window? shame.

Darklen · October 26th, 2016, 01:05

They are if you look close.

pestobanana · October 26th, 2016, 03:14

Not sure why they're okay going through the effort of making new molds but not changing the gearbox material.

I see this as a pointless improvement because the cracks almost always start at the top, not the bottom.

b12ando · November 1st, 2016, 18:12

Agreed with pestobanana...
Looks like the same zinc alloy to me. More like a band-aid fix, as was their hop up brace.
Had two separate units with the brace that broke regardless.

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October 22nd, 2016, 18:46	#1
Darklen Administrator Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Red Deer, AB	G&G "Modified" V2 Gearbox FYI. Not to be confused with their newly announced "New Generation Gearbox" coming out around this Christmas, G&G have made a slight revision/modification the their current non-blowback V2 gearboxes found in most CM and GC series guns. There is reinforcement internally on the top and bottom now. The bottom is so much thicker you need a different/modified tappet plate. Additionally, there are reinforcement "ears" on the bottom front. Just found out about this when I went to install an ETU into a CM16 Raider for a customer and said WTF. Never got any notice from G&G they were doing this. Between this and the bracers they've been including for the last year or so, there should be little if any breakage of the front of the shell. The metal itself appears to be the same as the previous ones but who knows if it's actually different or not. Note: I have not seen this in all my latest shipments but it seems to be happening as new production goes through. It's in all my new CM16 Carbines, Raiders and Raider-L but not the R8 and Mod0. Non eof the GC guns I got had these in them. Also all the Raiders I got had 6.04mm brass inner barrels but the Carbines still had the 6.08mm aluminum inner barrels. This is the announcement for the "New Generation Version 2" __________________ *ASC Age Verifier for Red Deer & Area Alberta*

October 26th, 2016, 00:31	#3
lurkingknight "bb bukakke" KING! Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ottawa	radius cut the tappet but not the corners of the cylinder window? shame. __________________ I futz with V2s, V3s and V6s. I could be wrong... but probably, most likely not, as far as I know.

October 26th, 2016, 01:05	#4
Darklen Administrator Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Red Deer, AB	They are if you look close. __________________ *ASC Age Verifier for Red Deer & Area Alberta*

October 25th, 2016, 21:59	#2
Rapture Hitler Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2014	I heard murmurs of G&G finally fixing their notoriously weak V2 shells, glad to finally see it happening! Hope one of these newer shells ends up on my tech bench some time soon

October 26th, 2016, 03:14	#5
pestobanana Squid Porn Superstar, I love the tentacles! Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond Hill and Waterloo, Ontario	Not sure why they're okay going through the effort of making new molds but not changing the gearbox material. I see this as a pointless improvement because the cracks almost always start at the top, not the bottom.

November 1st, 2016, 18:12	#6
b12ando Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia	Agreed with pestobanana... Looks like the same zinc alloy to me. More like a band-aid fix, as was their hop up brace. Had two separate units with the brace that broke regardless.

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