ACM MP44

I see what you mean compared to the Shoei/RS - but that doesn't take into account the thickness of the AGM body casting (their chosen method of production) which adds a bit of bulk.

I have been asked over youtube what the stock accuracy of this is.
Has anyone tested this in a none windy environment at 70 ft or more for grouping?

I've got my bit to downgrade mine but now I can't find a T8 screwdriver head so can't open the damn thing!

Heh, 'twas my problem. But I think the gearbox used T9 screws...

I can't even get to the gearbox, its the one on the pistol grip I can't undo.

so does anybody have a photo of where everything goes for reference

This might help: http://www.mechbox.com/
Plenty of other similar guides on the net too, youtube one's tend to be rather crappy though
IIRC the MP44 is a V2 gearbox

I hate opening gearboxes - took me three pairs of hands to put this one back together. (Not putting you off Karl it's just that I'm impatient and everything mechanical is stooopid )

I hate opening gearboxes - took me three pairs of hands to put this one back together. (Not putting you off Karl it's just that I'm impatient and everything mechanical is stooopid )

Right, V2 'boxes. Does it have a hollow spring guide? If so, shove a long thin screwdriver down it to hold the spring guide, spring, and piston assembly in place when you're dropping the right hand gearbox shell into place. Makes life a *whole* lot easier (which is is why EVERY V2 I work on gets a hollow spring guide fitted.....)

i have a screwfix catalogue in the van........

Aye, that's one hand on the spring guide. Another putting on the cover. Another holding the blummin trigger in place 'cos it pops out. And another nudging the anti-reversal catch into place so it lines up with the bearings. Grrrr - they MUST have nifty jigs in the factory to do this?!!

no jigs dave, loads of chinese people on 3 quid a week

I'm getting there with my phosphated version...


And the cross head screws replaced (I might file the domes down a bit at some point)

Very nices

Nice CW what product is that you used?

Following your advice of Hurricane Grey I actually went for another colour : Rover - Tempest Grey. It's non-metallic and has a whiff of brown in it rather than the dead neutral Hurricane (which I thought was a bit more true to life). Re-assembled the panels then rubbed on a bit of GW Boltgun Metal on the raised & worn areas, when dry I took a fair bit back off with wire wool, painted dilute GW brown ink into the recesses for a bit of grubbiness and oil which also gives the raised areas more definition. Pistol grip was GW Scorched Brown over painted with GW Brown Ink. Over sprayed everything with Plasti-kote Krystal Clear Matt (very alarming spray 'cos is sprays more like a foam than paint spray, so light wafts doesn't work - I needed to saturate and hope for the best. It seems like some kind of PVA.) When dry I rubbed over with wire wool to completely matt it - bloody motor magnet attracts all the iron filings though!

Stock stripped with Nitromors SuperStrip (crap came off instantly!), water washed down, dried, wire wooled, then wiped over with Ronseal Garden Furniture Stain - Dark Oak (heh, that's 'cos I use it on our errr garden furniture, so in the cupboard) and then ran through the wire wool, stain cycle a further 7 times.

Thought I'd strip mine down

Loads of parts...

Can these guns be blued ??? if so, whats the bluing kit/paint ?

Chom whats GW paint, all i find is war-hammer (when googled)

Ohh, whats the best way to take the original black paint off.

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War Hammer - that will be it - from Games Workshop.

Any bloke above the age of 14 who goes into a Games Workshop is deeply suspect in my view....

Any bloke above the age of 14 who goes into a Games Workshop is deeply suspect in my view....

*Gives it a wide berth*

That will be the place that them emo-kids hang out of.

When did we get an S&M smiley ?????? cool though

........oh yeah and nice to see you again Ernie !
Hows life treating you ?

When did we get an S&M smiley ?????? cool though

........oh yeah and nice to see you again Ernie !
Hows life treating you ?

Life is just trundling along quite nicely Guy, tho I never get time to travel down south as much now.

Would be good to get down for a game at some point