So you just got a new Airsoft gun.
With the launch of the VMP-2 by Vorsk I think it’s important to talk about what to do when you get a new airsoft gun.
You see, those of us in this wonderful world of airsoft (bruh!) have this fantastic obsession with fucking with our shit. We just LOVE taking shit apart, fucking around inside and then getting confused putting it back together.
Then it stops working, now obviously WE’RE not to blame! no it’s the manufacturers who are at fault!
If you got your airsoft gun second hand this blog isn’t for you, Caveat Emptor.
Here’s the thing though, when you first get your shiny new airsoft gun there’s a few things you should absolutely do BEFORE you fuck with it.
1) Open the box and look at it, in all its glory. I mean REALLY look at it! Look for any damage or defects, if you see something and it’s unacceptable. Close the box and take it back to where you got it from, don’t even hesitate. You need to yeet that bitch right back to the retailer.
2) RTFM!!! Seriously, take that little booklet or sheet that comes with it (hopefully) and pay attention to what it says, don’t just assume they all say the same thing because they don’t! Take the G&G SGR556 for example, the manual for that TELLS you how to pair the included remote for the ETU, don’t just faff about trying to get it work and then run to a discord or facebook group saying “my guns not working! G&G SUCK!” when you haven’t even taken the god damned time to read the included instructions! Or better yet the VMP-2, for the first time I’ve seen it EXPLICITLY states to NOT under any circumstances use Propane or camping gas (omg they’re onto us!) and to properly lubricate it before use. . .though they fail to include where specifically. . .
3a) if it’s an AEG, charge the battery and then plug it in. Did it do anything unexpected? Explode? Was there a comicly sized puff of smoke? (I actually had that happen to me once, some wiring shorted on the gearbox casing and there was a teeny tiny puff of smoke from the now dead MOSFET) Then take it back to the retailer! Yeah you might see a theme here.
3b) if it’s a GBBR or GBBP it’s slightly more nuanced. The first thing you should do after giving it a once over for any damage is to fill the mag with gas, green gas is fine, propane is better (it’s just green gas without the silicone). Check for any leaks, if there is one, that’s not unheard of and usually easily fixed. Go on YouTube to find a myriad of videos on every mag type out there though once you know one the rest are easy enough to figure out.
Once you have leak free mags put a couple of BBs of your choice in there, lock the bolt or slide back, insert the mag DON’T SLAM IT IN! Then in a safe environment with eyepro on give it a quick test fire. Did it function normally? No? send it back? Not yet.
Field strip the gun, again there should be plenty of videos on YouTube or (as they are usually very close to the real thing in operation) go get yourself World Of Guns: Gun Disassembly and learn how that gun comes apart, it’s actually a really handy resource. Lubricate using Super Lube and a paintbrush to apply it (Though with the VMP-2 it needs more than usual), if you’re unsure where, go on my YouTube and see if I have a video for that type of GBBR, and I say type and not model because it’s usually the same across the different brands for each type (all Hi-capas are the same for example).
If you’ve lubricated it properly, filled the mag correctly (and it’s not super cold) and you test fire and it still fails to function properly. . .Take it back to the retailer! They may be able to help show what you’ve done wrong if you have done something wrong and otherwise send it back to their wholesaler.
The very very very last thing you should do with a brand spanking new airsoft gun, is paint it, fuck up all the internals doing that because you didn’t think to gut it before doing so and then send it to a tech to fix because guess what? That will completely void your warranty! The retailer will tell you to piss off and you’ll sit there fuming thinking the manufacturer is at fault, or the retailer for not taking it back.
Techs exist to fix stuff that’s not under warranty, or to upgrade things and break the warranty doing so. We’re not here to fix something that’s under warranty that came broken out of the box, that’s the manufacturers job. You wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) try and repair a brand new car from factory would you? No you would send it back to the dealership and airsoft guns are no different.
