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Originally Posted by rossmum
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I hate how most Russian scopes have that rubber eye piece. Looks disgusting, and if they made it easier to adjust the eye relief would be unnecessary.
It serves three purposes. First of all, it's a sunshade. Second, it's a rain cover. Third, it gives you the correct eye relief, since most or all of the scopes with them fitted are fixed-focus marksman optics rather than genuine sniper scopes. Cheap, easy-to-build optics with mid-range magnification and a reticle calibrated for easy ranging and use of hold-over rather than pissing about with adjustments. The PSO is a direct descendant of the PU, and the 1P29 is basically a Russian copy of the Trilux which led to the SUSAT. You are comparing them to the wrong thing, they are counterparts to the ACOG rather than a S&B PM II.
Speaking of ACOGs, fuck ACOGs. I cannot fucking believe the UK is moving to them when they already had the SUSAT, which is a far, far superior sight in my opinion.
Yeah, I guess I am more of a red dot/reflex, scout scope, or true sniper scope guy. The scout design is just about perfect IMO.
I'm not a fan of it at all. I'm all about SUSAT-style optics - good for mid range, passable for long range, and good for snap shooting at close range, too.
Most of my experience with it has been on a friends SKS, using a Trijicon or something that was essentially a 2.5x red dot. Shit was super fast.
Well, airsoft classification laws just got a whole lot easier here actually. Basically anything shooting in the 367 - 500+ FPS (the actual number escapes me but it's something silly like 784) can TECHNICALLY and LEGALLY be imported as an "Uncontrolled Firearm" by anyone in Canada without the need for ANY licenses or anything like that.
However if there is any doubt about the velocities, customs still has the right to seize and send to the RCMP for testing. If this happens, expect a 6 - 12 month delay before you get your new gun that you paid expedited shipping for. You won't get any kind of refund either, naturally. Basically we need to wait for retard customs officers to learn the new regs, and for international dealers to start including some "legal pointers" in the box when shipping guns to Canada.
That said, you can already get whatever you want here, regardless of what the importation restrictions say. It all comes down to $$$. There are a lot of AK variants around though. Quality 74's aren't nearly as common as the 47 versions though.
Any idea how much I would expect to shell out for a good one? The idea of paying more for an airsoft gun than I would for the real thing really does not appeal to me, and I am poor enough now; I don't exactly expect to be flush with money when I move back.
Freelancer: the only quality AK-74s on the market are the VFC ones, and last I checked they were all but discontinued. I won't touch TM with a 10-foot stick, and G&G's is technically not a 74 (AK-103...ish...more like an AK-74 polymer (not M) with a 7.62 magazine).
I found a VFC for $850 on Airsoft Canada, which is significantly cheaper than a real one here since real ones are illegal! The owner is willing to "trade for real steel firearms" though!
There are various other CLOSE-LOOKING and SIMILAR AK's to the 74 that you might be able to get and then buy some extras/conversions for as well. Between the $400 - $600 range.
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