m700 Barrel upgrades

[trevorst]

Still finishing off my KJW M700, have it tapped for HPA, have my rig. Now just needing a barrel, I went with a Madbull 650mm AEG barrel and cut the rib out of the bucking (fps dropped to like 330... and thats with teflon tape to seal).

Question is what would be the better option and not spend a huge fortune, I can get a DBC (yes dee's went under but apparently Dwayne is working for precision airsoft and selling them there...) or an EDGI, both barrels are around $110. Other option would be to cut the exterior barrel and stick a VSR barrel. Any opinions on the Mesamune or the AirsoftGI barrels? Any other options?

[vulrath]

Well, I cut the groove into the Madbull barrel currently in both of my M700s using a Dremel. If I were to do it all over again (and I probably will, since my barrels are all probably warped by now), I'd either find a metal shop or someone with a metal lathe in their garage (or something like that) and cut the groove that way. Much cleaner and straighter cut, and a lot less chance of screwing up.

I'll get an EDGI eventually, since I've heard so much great stuff about their barrels.

[trevorst]

I am pretty sure if I tried to cut my madbull I would screw up the cut... Another new option on the M700 is the Falcon barrel, going to try to dig up some information on them (honestly though price is getting close to EdGI so somewhat moot point.)