HL airsoft barrel in servo recoil unit
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HL airsoft barrel in servo recoil unit
Hello, i was wondering if an airsoft barrel from an HL panther would work in a Clark servo recoil unit? Would i have to modify it in some way?
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43rdRecceReg
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Re: HL airsoft barrel in servo recoil unit
The Clark recoil/elevation unit comes with just one breech size, so far as I know. So, it's the job of the modeller to modify the breech assembly; to make the unit accommodate the barrel and not vice versa. At least, that was my experience with the Clark unit. I guess some would say it's much simpler to use the IR/Recoil/Flash type barrel than the airsoft one, you have... 
But if you're saving the pennies....
Anyway, with a barrel whose diameter is greater than that of the unit's breech, it's simply easier to enlarge the breech, than slim the barrel down.
This can be achieved, by reaming the unit out with abrasive paper (wrapped around a rod of some sort), or files that work well on plastics. Or..well.. whatever you find that works.
In any event, the Clark unit needs quite a bit of sanding to get it to work smoothly.
A small diameter barrel would require a sleeve in the breech to reduce the bore, and in all cases, the barrel will have to be bonded, or pinned to the breech assembly somehow.
Here's a Clark unit in my Cromwell turret:
Hope this gives you food for thought..
Note: I had to make the trunnions supporting the gun, for this model. Mounting the gun+recoil can be a real head-scratcher, unless there's a readily available adaptor on the market (even the Tank's original one, but modified to suit)
But if you're saving the pennies....Anyway, with a barrel whose diameter is greater than that of the unit's breech, it's simply easier to enlarge the breech, than slim the barrel down.
This can be achieved, by reaming the unit out with abrasive paper (wrapped around a rod of some sort), or files that work well on plastics. Or..well.. whatever you find that works.
In any event, the Clark unit needs quite a bit of sanding to get it to work smoothly. A small diameter barrel would require a sleeve in the breech to reduce the bore, and in all cases, the barrel will have to be bonded, or pinned to the breech assembly somehow.
Here's a Clark unit in my Cromwell turret:
Hope this gives you food for thought..
Note: I had to make the trunnions supporting the gun, for this model. Mounting the gun+recoil can be a real head-scratcher, unless there's a readily available adaptor on the market (even the Tank's original one, but modified to suit)
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43rdRecceReg
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Re: HL airsoft barrel in servo recoil unit
Yes, Stian is a bit if a genius. He also puts together nicely edited, and instructive, videos.
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Re: HL airsoft barrel in servo recoil unit
If I'm seeing the video right, did Stian put a sleeve on the barrel so it would fit in the recoil unit?43rdRecceReg wrote:
Yes, Stian is a bit if a genius. He also puts together nicely edited, and instructive, videos.
" ...use a gun. And if that don't work ...use more gun" - Engineer from Team Fortress 2
HL: 2 M4A3 105s , Panther ausf G, M41
Taigen: Tiger 1
HL: 2 M4A3 105s , Panther ausf G, M41
Taigen: Tiger 1
Re: HL airsoft barrel in servo recoil unit
I found an HL panther barrel thats meant for the HL recoil unit, i might use this but not sure if it would still require modifying the clark recoil unit..
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HL: 2 M4A3 105s , Panther ausf G, M41
Taigen: Tiger 1
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Taigen: Tiger 1
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Jofaur86
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Re: HL airsoft barrel in servo recoil unit
For me it takes a barrel alu, with the sleeve that goes well? It must be possible to adapt the airsoft gun? But provided that it slides freely after an adaptation ring aluminum
