Choosing The Best Airsoft Piston

The best airsoft piston in the world is probably the System (not to be confused with Systema) Super Core piston. This piston has half polycarbonate and half metal teeth. It is the toughest piston around. However, it is also the most expensive piston around. You will be looking at a price tag of around $50 to $60 dollars for this piston. Many people don't have that type of money to spend on a piston, so I will give you other piston choices. For high speed setups, the Super Core piston isn't the best choose.

Another good piston is the Prometheus Hard Piston. Although not quite as good as the System, it has a lower price point.

I would say the best pistons for the price are SHS pistons. These pistons are made out of nylon which is a slightly better material than polycarbonate. They are both tough and elastic. SHS offers a variety of airsoft pistons for the different needs you may have.

Visit Raptors Airsoft's SHS Airsoft page to see SHS's other products.

The SHS Piston With A Single Steel Tooth . This piston is great if you have a standard gearbox setup. If the piston in your stock AEG stripped or you just want to make your gearbox more reliable, this one is for you.

The SHS Piston With 3 Steel Teeth. The pistons with 3 and 7 steel teeth can be used with higher FPS setups. Which one you use will be personal preference. Generally, the more steel teeth a piston has, the better suit it is for higher FPS setups.

SHS Piston With 7 Steel Teeth. See description for the SHS piston with 3 steel teeth above to know more. Sorry About The Not So Good Image.

The Full Steel Teeth SHS Piston. This piston is good for sniper setups. Because it is a full teeth piston, it is best for high FPS setups. For high ROF (Rate Of Fire) setups, this isn't the best choice.

The Lightweight SHS Piston. Because this is a lightweight piston, your ROF will be slightly higher than the full steel teeth pistons above. Again, sorry about the picture.

The SHS Airsoft Half Teeth Piston. This piston is need for certain gear sets. Helical gears often use half teeth pistons. Although, some flat gear sets use half teeth pistons as well.

The SHS L85 Airsoft Piston. This piston is for L85 and R85 series AEGs. It is a full teeth piston.