Airsoft Thread

[RedBaron]

Any of you guys know where I can find a vertical grip that's compatible with the derpy L85A2 foregrip? (For airsofting, unless there are real steel ones floating around the web for cheap).

[rossmum]

I'm assuming you mean the new grip, in which case anything that fits a standard 1913 rail should go on it. If you mean the old (correct) one, then you're a Bad Person for trying to ruin its awesome aesthetics.

[RedBaron]

I'm assuming you mean the new grip, in which case anything that fits a standard 1913 rail should go on it. If you mean the old (correct) one, then you're a Bad Person for trying to ruin its awesome aesthetics.

Haha sorry for asking, I meant the old one. And did I say derpy? I meant the awesomely aesthetic one.

[RedBaron]

So I finally got to play today after so long, since everyone involved in my group are more or less back for spring break. After an hour or so of the 10 of us setting up our gear and guns, we moved out to our respective teams' spawns. Literally right as we were about to start, this happened to my SCAR. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE



To be clear, my entire outer barrel was completely free to extend itself forward from the upper reciever and fall completely out. Luckily my friend lives really close to the compound we were playing on, and he agreed to let me sneak in through his back door on my own and use his workbench. I expected to take hours fixing my gun, but because I've had to strip down my gun so many times in the past to fix a thousand other failures (don't know if you guys remember when I took apart my gearbox), I was able to open up my gun and find the blatant flaw in engineering in less than 3 minutes. The way the barrel was kept in place was UTTERLY RETARDED. There was only a single 5mm allen screw that was in contact with the entire barrel, and it didn't even screw into it. It kept the barrel in place WITH ONLY FRICTION. Soo... the only thing I could do was just tighten the shit out of it, and now my outer barrel is sturdier than when I first got the gun new out of the box. I've always had this wobbling for the front assembly consisting of the front iron sites, muzzle, and fake gas tube. Now I've eliminated that and know it to be a sign of impending doom. I would have taken my own pics, but well, it's fixed now.

If I ever get another gun, I'm never buying second rate airsoft guns again... I know to dish out the extra cash for the better brands to save myself the money and effort in having to fix up shittier guns. I still love my SCAR though, and despite its most random failures, it still shoots pretty decent.

[Cortexian]

VFC SCAR FTW, I could grab this thing by the barrel with no worries.

Systema should make a SCAR, I'd be all over that.

[Warsaw]

That 74 was likely smuggled into the country, so on top of retail price there is the smugglers price. Generally the guys brining in guns illegally only do 5 or so at a time in case they get caught, but they charge extra for gas+time+risk. Basically there's a huge markup on smuggled stuff, which is to be expected.

Like I said, it would likely be cheaper to go with a different model AK and convert it. I'm not an expert on AK's so I don't really know the difference between them, IMO the only difference between a 47 and a 74 is that the 74 usually comes with modernized furniture (not wood).

As for helmets, I use the open style because I have a real Sordin Supreme Pro-X headset that I can link my radio into. Also provides hearing protection for when someone tosses a Thunder-B grenade into an enclosed room with you in it. I take the up-armor side-covers off the helmet when wearing the Sordin's since the Sordins provide enough impact protection for airsoft.

If you want an AK-74 and quality construction:

Buy a G&G RK-103 and buy some real-steel AK-74 furniture (or make your own). You'll need to do some destructive modification to your stock tangs and you'll have to deal with an airsoft pistol grip (real ones are too narrow), but the fit and finish on the G&G is second to none, not to mention the mock-up short-stroke gas-piston it has. You can't use an AKM because AKMs have a diagonal gas block while AK-74s are vertical, not to mention that there is no groove on AKM stocks and the vents/bulges on the forward grips are wrong. You can't use a '47 because '47s have milled receivers (well, Type II and III do, but Type Is are a different type of stamped from '74s). Even then, the G&G is bigger than a real '74 in just about every dimension.

Otherwise, you're stuck with D-Boys.

If you want an AK-74M:

Buy a D-Boys/Echo 1. Sorry, that's really the only way to do it these days unless the VFC unfucks its crappy mainstream selection of guns and the AK-74M magically comes back.

I know all the little nuances along the AK line. It's the only gun that I'm versed on in such detail.

[Amit]

Jesus fucking Christ:

[Cortexian]

I really don't understand that field or the gametype they play at. I constantly hear firing and hits yet no one seems to advance to any objectives or do anything useful. And there's so many people you might as well line up and play civil war.

[DarkHalo003]

FUCK YES.

Also, are there any recommended FN2000 Airsoft rifles? Thinking about picking this up if I ever get the cash....

[Cortexian]

The G&G "Advanced" or whatever they're called are the best I think. When I had a FN2000 phase I was looking at them, the adjustable spring power and quick removal of the spring using the same adjustment area is really nice. They also have the front RIS replacement grip I believe.