how to change 1/16 Heng Long M4A3 barrel
06-05-2023, 04:32 PM
#1
how to change 1/16 Heng Long M4A3 barrel
Hi all.
Another newb question.
I'd like to exchange the standard M4A3 barrel for the 17pdr barrel, but I can't find any instructions on how to go about it.
I know the tank is not right for a 17pdr, but I guess it's as close as it's going to get.
Can anyone tell me how to go about it, or direct me to somewhere which can?
Thanks
Another newb question.
I'd like to exchange the standard M4A3 barrel for the 17pdr barrel, but I can't find any instructions on how to go about it.
I know the tank is not right for a 17pdr, but I guess it's as close as it's going to get.
Can anyone tell me how to go about it, or direct me to somewhere which can?
Thanks
06-05-2023, 05:56 PM
#2
Look here a firefly kit .
https://dgsselkirk.wixsite.com/dgsmi...ade-turret-kit
https://c834df98-fcb5-4b3b-981a-207b...a79dd0b1ee.pdf
Thanks
Jimmy
https://dgsselkirk.wixsite.com/dgsmi...ade-turret-kit
https://c834df98-fcb5-4b3b-981a-207b...a79dd0b1ee.pdf
Thanks
Jimmy
Last edited by bowlman; 06-05-2023 at 05:59 PM.
06-05-2023, 06:13 PM
#3
Thanks for the response Jimmy.
Not quite what I had in mind though.
I would have thought there was some simple way to pull out one barrel and slot in another. This is what I am really after.
Also, I can't see the point of spending considerable $$$ on the turret when the hull is still wrong for a Firefly.
Thanks again for the resp[onse
Peter
Not quite what I had in mind though.
I would have thought there was some simple way to pull out one barrel and slot in another. This is what I am really after.
Also, I can't see the point of spending considerable $$$ on the turret when the hull is still wrong for a Firefly.
Thanks again for the resp[onse
Peter
06-05-2023, 08:09 PM
#4
Thanks for the response Jimmy.
Not quite what I had in mind though.
I would have thought there was some simple way to pull out one barrel and slot in another. This is what I am really after.
Also, I can't see the point of spending considerable $$$ on the turret when the hull is still wrong for a Firefly.
Thanks again for the resp[onse
Peter
Not quite what I had in mind though.
I would have thought there was some simple way to pull out one barrel and slot in another. This is what I am really after.
Also, I can't see the point of spending considerable $$$ on the turret when the hull is still wrong for a Firefly.
Thanks again for the resp[onse
Peter
Thanks
jimmy
06-05-2023, 08:16 PM
#5
I don't know of any video showing it. Take a picture of where all the wires go before you start any work or label them to what ports they go to on the control board. Disconnect the leads going to the turret. You will need to remove the turret by unscrewing the screws on the turret ring gear. After that you can reach the screws under the turret to separate the two halves of the Sherman turret. From there it's just a matter of removing the old barrel and installing the new one, but since I don't have the BB or HL guts in any of my turrets anymore I can't really go into any more detail than that.
06-06-2023, 04:39 AM
#7
Well, I got inside the turret but it's still not clear how to get the barrel out.
I may have been a bit naiive in thinking it's just a matter of pulling the old one out and sliding the new one in. Looking at the parts it certainly looks like that would be all there is to it.
I'm not too keen on dismantling all the gun mechanisms to see where that leads to. If anyone else can help here it would be much appreciated.
TIA
I may have been a bit naiive in thinking it's just a matter of pulling the old one out and sliding the new one in. Looking at the parts it certainly looks like that would be all there is to it.
I'm not too keen on dismantling all the gun mechanisms to see where that leads to. If anyone else can help here it would be much appreciated.
TIA
06-06-2023, 05:23 AM
#8
Photos would be very helpful. Does it shoot air soft? Most airsoft units hold the barrel in with a screw on the side of the plastic air soft unit, right behind the hole where the barrel slips in.
06-06-2023, 08:12 PM
#9
Got it!
Yes, it is a BB tank. And the Mato blurb says the 17pdr barrel should work with the BB system.
You don't need to disassemble the mechanisms inside the turret.
Inside the turret there are 2 hard to get to screws holding the mantlet. Undo those and the mantlet and barrel come off. The barrel is pushed through the mantlet FROM BEHIND. Makes sense, I guess - that way the barrel is firmly held in place.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
Cheers
Yes, it is a BB tank. And the Mato blurb says the 17pdr barrel should work with the BB system.
You don't need to disassemble the mechanisms inside the turret.
Inside the turret there are 2 hard to get to screws holding the mantlet. Undo those and the mantlet and barrel come off. The barrel is pushed through the mantlet FROM BEHIND. Makes sense, I guess - that way the barrel is firmly held in place.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
Cheers
