Hello all, I have purchased a gas cylinder mechanism with the idea of making my Heng Long tiger 1 gas powered. I have looked around and cannot find any tutorials on how to do so, so I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas?
Thanks.
Heng Long Tiger Gun Upgrade
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jarndice
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Re: Heng Long Tiger Gun Upgrade
Ryan, Where are you in the world ? I ask because if you are in the UK then upgrading the "Airsoft" mechanism could bring you into conflict with the law.
The regulations on air powered weapon's is if you will forgive the mixed metaphor a minefield.
Do take care.
Shaun.
The regulations on air powered weapon's is if you will forgive the mixed metaphor a minefield.
Do take care.
Shaun.
I think I am about to upset someone 
Re: Heng Long Tiger Gun Upgrade
I am in the UK, and as far as I am aware, many conversions have been donr and are legal, otherwise I wouldn't do this.
Re: Heng Long Tiger Gun Upgrade
I should rather say that it is a CO2 bike pump that I have bought for it. It is a twist nozzle, not a push button one.
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43rdRecceReg
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Re: Heng Long Tiger Gun Upgrade
You might find this interesting. It's possible to beef the airsoft unit up without recourse to CO2. Someone on this site (in 2011) even made a unit that fired black-powder through the barrel of a KT... if hooked on that idea, follow this thread for that one:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=6830
Here's the uprated HL unit:
Trawling the net, and the back pages here, you'll find lots of references to uprated/upgraded airsoft. Some suggest using a VS airsoft unit,as it's claimed to be more powerful than the HL type, despite coming from smaller scale tanks.
Gas powered guns in 1/16 scale tanks are nothing new. I'll post a few threads when I recall where I saw them last...
Jarndice is correct, of course, in that the power output of airsoft systems is strictly limited and regulated in the UK..but if you're a responsible person, who cares anyway?
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=6830
Here's the uprated HL unit:
Trawling the net, and the back pages here, you'll find lots of references to uprated/upgraded airsoft. Some suggest using a VS airsoft unit,as it's claimed to be more powerful than the HL type, despite coming from smaller scale tanks.
Gas powered guns in 1/16 scale tanks are nothing new. I'll post a few threads when I recall where I saw them last...
Jarndice is correct, of course, in that the power output of airsoft systems is strictly limited and regulated in the UK..but if you're a responsible person, who cares anyway?"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.
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43rdRecceReg
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Re: Heng Long Tiger Gun Upgrade
Hmm, something stirring in the aged memory synapses..ah, yes, it was a link to a pioneering spirit in RC tank ballistics who called himself 'Creepingdeath'. 
He experimented with gas units in 1/16 scale tigers, and enabled them to fire paintballs too. You'll find more references to him if you delve into the 'search' box here. Here's a taste (albeit in ancient low-def video format) of some of his work:
He experimented with gas units in 1/16 scale tigers, and enabled them to fire paintballs too. You'll find more references to him if you delve into the 'search' box here. Here's a taste (albeit in ancient low-def video format) of some of his work:"Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please"- Mark Twain.
Re: Heng Long Tiger Gun Upgrade
Thank you very much, I'll look into it.
