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Ladies and gentlemen, it’s MAXXing time!

Within the depths of your electric airsoft gun are a number of small components all dedicated to a vital operational task: Sealing air. The second you pull the trigger, your rifle's motor begins to spin, which interacts with a series of gears that pull back a heavy spring. Once fully retracted, the heavy spring will unleash its potential energy and shoot forward, generating an incredibly high amount of air pressure within a cylinder that’s then used to send your BBs flying towards your airsoft target. So long as the air utilized within this pressure system is used with maximum efficiency, you should have little to no issue consistently landing shots at range.


But, perhaps you’re having trouble landing those long range shots?

Looking to increase your airsoft gun’s overall efficiency?

You’ve landed on the right article.




Today we’ll dive into one of the most popular brands for air-seal related AEG upgrade components. MAXX Model Products is a relatively new brand in the airsoft world, and have quickly gained popularity for their flashy and technologically innovative part design. Just about all of their primary upgrade parts are anodized with a shiny colorful coating and have unique laser-etchings, making them easy to recognize. If you’ve ever seen an airsoft gun bearing a glimmering hop-up unit that looks like it came straight out of a sci-fi movie, it was more than likely a MAXX unit. But, you may be wondering if all that glitter really warrants a golden reputation. In the following section, I’ll highlight some of MAXX’s most popular part options and truthfully review their performance to explore if they really live up to the hype. Through this analysis, you might find a few new must-have parts to include in your next custom AEG build!

Let’s start with the big one, shall we?



In all honesty, I wasn’t the biggest fan of the MAXX hopup chamber when it first released. The job of a hopup unit is generally pretty simple; House the components that actually make a difference in your airsoft gun’s range and accuracy (inner barrel / bucking) and ensure that the spacing and air seal is well kept. With my typical go-to hopup unit being around $25 and doing just fine of a job, I was skeptical as to whether the MAXX’s more premium price point could actually deliver any notable performance difference.

A while back, I had a certain problem gun in my arsenal that had serious issues with low-FPS and poor air seal. The gearbox itself was perfectly sound, so it led me to believe there was some sort of issue with my bucking or hopup unit. I tried just about every hopup unit I had on hand and still couldn’t push the rifle past 300 FPS despite its powerful spring. In a moment of desperation, I decided to give the MAXX a try.

I could barely believe my eyes when I found that it brought my rifle all the way up to a perfect 345 FPS.

Ever since then, I’ve been more than happy to recommend this hopup unit to anyone looking to maximize their AEG’s efficiency. The particular bucking I’ve enjoyed pairing it with has been the Slong Airsoft Dual Protrusion AEG Hop Up Bucking. These two products paired together have yielded some of the most beautifully shooting rifles I’ve ever seen in my seven years of airsoft.

So, are the MAXX hopup units good?

Absolutely! At least, so long as you pair it with the correct bucking, receiver, and nozzle. There is no “end-all-be-all” part in airsoft that’ll universally outperform any other part since parts will work the best when paired with parts that fit each other best. Though I will say that the MAXX hopup unit has exceeded my expectations for what a simple internal component can do when designed extraordinarily well.



If super flashy-sparkly anodized triggers are your thing, these triggers are absolutely worth it. Having two grub screws for adjustment allow you to set pre-travel and max-travel distance individually, making it possible to fine tune your trigger down to a ludicrously sensitive configuration. These triggers have always conflicted me since I’m a huge fan of their functionality, but the aesthetic just isn’t my particular cup of tea. If you ever need to build an AEG with a semi-automatic trigger response worthy of being called out as full auto, the MAXX is the way to go. But, if you’re looking for a clean mil-sim friendly black curved trigger design, there might be other better options.

The MAXX Compression Kit

This section encompasses a handful of small parts that work together to bring your gearbox’s air seal to their greatest potential. Since they’re relatively simple, I’ll give a quick note of my thoughts as I go through them one by one.


The rubber shock pad is a little awkwardly designed if you plan on fitting sorbothane pads for AOE correction, but it does seal exceptionally well.


Arguably the best sealing piston head on the market, but the second O-ring does cause it to drag in the cylinder. Drag can introduce all sorts of issues, such as piston heads separating from the piston, premature gear engagement, and lower than expected FPS.


Seals well and works wonders when paired with other MAXX products. Just make sure your piston head has air ports if you plan on using this!


Though it’s just a metal tube, it’s probably the best metal tube out there for achieving consistent FPS. 10/10 tube.

MAXX never fails to let you know a product is theirs through both brand name placement and sheer viability of their product. The little parts can make a huge difference sometimes, especially when manufactured with such an attention to detail as MAXX has. Max out your AEG’s internals today with MAXX’s assortment of air seal upgrade components!