Airsoft Thread

[RedBaron]

If you don't mind going for a cheaper brand than VFC, echo 1 is releasing a clone of their mk17 model sometime this year. From the looks of the prototype, it'll have a working bolt catch and licensed trades. This makes me angry since I just bought their older mk16 with fugly blocked out trades from dboys. I really can't compare the quality of echo 1 to other guns since I just got into this hobby, but I have to say I'm pleased with their overall build quality (despite my mishap, which would have been easy to fix for anyone with a little bit of experience). They also use the standard V2 gearbox, so you can upgrade the internals as you like. The only limitation is that I think the hopup is unique to the SCAR. They also seemed to have cloned the way VFC hides the battery wire inside the hinge of the folding stock.

E: Scratch that on being echo 1, I'm not completely sure anymore since I lost my source, but I remember reading it was them and how they got the trades. Anyway, some company is releasing one with full trades, and I'm guessing it should be cheaper now that it's gen2(or 3). You can check out evike's facebook album. Second and third image shows a new mk16, there's pics of the mk17 in black further down the page.

[Cortexian]

The MK17 is technically a SCAR-H, I want a SCAR-L for the easier to source mags. If I were to go the SCAR-H route I'd get the SSR:

[RedBaron]

At any rate, I would still wait for that new model, there's a new one for both the mk16 and mk17. Looks to me like the lower receiver has much more detail.

[Cortexian]

Do you have a link to the new versions they're releasing? Photos would be helpful. That said, everyone up here says the way to go is with G&G or VFC if you want a SCAR and I don't think anyone even bothers to bring the Echo 1's into Canada.

[RedBaron]

The only thing I know of it is evike's ominous facebook album labelled as new releases to come in 2011. I posted a link to it in a previous post. There is also a FN2000 with it's unique telescopic scope.

[Cortexian]

oh fuck, if G&G make the FN2000 with integrated scope as seen in the top picture here I'm so down:


I don't see an FN2000 with telescopic stock though... Unless you meant the above, which is just an integrated optic.

[RedBaron]

That's what I meant, though that would be awesome with a telescopic stock:

http://files.xboxic.com/xbox-360/spl...t-01-05-06.jpg

Probably won't be possible for AEG's though, that's where the gearbox goes

[Cortexian]

I still need to get down to a store and hold an FN2000, I know they're very bulky and pictures just don't seem to do them justice to that fact. I'll have to see if it's a comfortable fit before locking into an FN2000.

Ares Tavor is out, they're still running $795+ in Canada ($895 for integrated MARS sight version).

[Warsaw]

It's like a P90, but bigger. No, seriously.

[RedBaron]

I have not held either guns, but I feel like the P90 would be too small for my shoulder width, and that the FN2000 would be perfect.