Technical information

Practical A.E.G Upgrade 2006

ACX versus Cybergun

ICS versus AE

SRC Guns

ACM Guns

Since ACX has been out of the market equation for quite awhile already, we are

not going to waste time on its’ products. Technical information provided in this

book does apply to Cybergun’s AEG. In fact, Cybergun uses ACX to custom make

the DPMS AR15 (which is based on the ACX XM177 with improvements in parts,

finishing and workmanship), which shows quite a significant improvement over

the ACX counterparts. Internally, the mechboxes and the gears are of metallic

construct. Externally, most of the parts are made of plastic.

The AE MP5s, on the other hand, are upgraded ICS MP5s. The earlier releases of

the ICS MP5 series have many internal quality related problems, and AE had

fixed most of them. Nowadays the two lines are almost identical in terms of

power (approx. 310~320). Strictly speaking, AE is more a reseller than a

manufacturer.

SRC is basically STTi with a new name. The major selling point is cost – the SRCs

are on average 20% cheaper than the TMs. Parts are 100% TM compatible,

although quality is not as good.

ACM AEGs used to be the low power alternatives to full blown AEGs. With the

introduction of new AEGs from UTG and WELLs, ACM AEGs are now capable of

challenging the status quo. By duplicating the architecture of the TM AEGs,

many ACMs can achieve performance close to the TM counterparts. Still, due to

poor QC and other factors, these ACMs usually have the following problems:

• air leakage - this is especially true with the piston set due to poor design