L85FREAK Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Ares has released news that they will soon release a new version of their AW338, a fully CNC'ed version. However this is not the only news they will also be releasing three different versions A Green A Tan A Black YAY! Link to post Share on other sites
Royal-Air-Force Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Hot-linked picture am borked. Link to post Share on other sites
Pilko Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Very pretty Link to post Share on other sites
ianhaz Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Fully upgrade and modify = usable fps? Win Link to post Share on other sites
tanpanther Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 how much does that cost? and what difference does "CNC" gonna make? I heard a lot people bragging their airsoft toys are made by CNC but I've no idea what that means. It looks pretty tempting though, and I was planning to have a L96ish rifle anyway. 5 stars Link to post Share on other sites
bitchtits Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 cnc isnt going to make much of a difference, except that they will most likely charge you twice as much for a gun thats just as unreliable as the origional. unless they have made alot of changes i wouldnt bother personaly Link to post Share on other sites
The Chef Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 yup, unless this can get close to 500fps on green (which the originals really can't here in the UK) then this is going to be another beautiful wall hanger. like my old 338 and DSR-1. Link to post Share on other sites
-=OGGY=- Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 and what difference does "CNC" gonna make? CNC parts are stronger (if from billet), and they look nicer; the latter being more important. (this is airsoft remember ) Link to post Share on other sites
L4byr1nth Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 It's still STAR, though, isn't it? Ben. Link to post Share on other sites
tanpanther Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 but this one comes with tan color, people will recognize it as L115a3 which is a big plus for me. As far as it doesn't cost more than a DSR, I'm gonna have it, definitely. Link to post Share on other sites
tanpanther Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 CNC parts are stronger (if from billet), and they look nicer; the latter being more important. (this is airsoft remember ) I'm concern about the weight. I know the original .338 is heavy, I have used it serveral times. Does CNC gonna give it extra weight? I can't skirmish with that thing if it's even heavier and worst, I'm not sure the sling swivel can handle the weight. If it breaks, then my heart is broken Link to post Share on other sites
-=OGGY=- Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 I depends what the origional was made off. CNC is just the manufacturing process, so if the origional was made of the same material it should be the same weight. Link to post Share on other sites
NeoVeNoM Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 how much does that cost? and what difference does "CNC" gonna make? I heard a lot people bragging their airsoft toys are made by CNC but I've no idea what that means. It looks pretty tempting though, and I was planning to have a L96ish rifle anyway. 5 stars here you go http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNC basically the parts are milled out of 1 piece of alloy. It takes a lot of precision to produce. But that's up to machines now. The cheaper way of making parts is with molds, you know, die casting. Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 So will the scope be as *suitcase*-y as the MAR on their TAR21? And will bits of the gun start falling off by itself before you even touch it? Maybe you could snipe with this gun when it decides to spit some bit of its insides out at high speeds towards yr target along with the BB? Link to post Share on other sites
tanpanther Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 well.. that's a relief. Does anyone know the ETA of the release date? I will be the first to buy this before it runs out of stock. (unless it's incredibily over priced) Link to post Share on other sites
L4byr1nth Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Seriously. Buy a Tanaka. Ben. Link to post Share on other sites
Forze Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 the scope is excluded punkypink if you want a good one, take the King arms one (about 80 us$) (altough the scope is a .308 one, not a 338 ) Link to post Share on other sites
tanpanther Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Seriously. Buy a Tanaka. Ben. I thought they bankrupted... besides, their barrel is missing muzzle break, and the magazine is fugly No way I'm getting a tanaka again, I had a M700. Link to post Share on other sites
Angry Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'm after an L96, but I reckon I'm going to wait and see what TMs offering is like before choosing. Link to post Share on other sites
Whan Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'd wait for the TM... Obviously not as good looking, but perhaps is more usable as a platform... Link to post Share on other sites
Punkypink Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 the scope is excluded punkypink if you want a good one, take the King arms one (about 80 us$) (altough the scope is a .308 one, not a 338 ) No scope? Probabaly because they designed one then realised that it was *suitcase*. Edit: Oh wait, that can't be. Since when have Star witheld any product from the market because it was *suitcase*. Link to post Share on other sites
L85FREAK Posted June 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 You have to remember this is Ares... Not Star... they actually somewhat listen to consumers. Link to post Share on other sites
Hammerfall Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 If they included a scope it would've been a standard OEM M3 thing, it wouldn't have been produced by them. If it was *suitcase* it wouldn't be ARES/Star to blame for once. As for the above post... naw. Link to post Share on other sites
docs90 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Ares 338 all new version Overpriced ? defo Underpowered? more than likley Overrated ? hard to say Build quality ? smirks .. thats why i sold mine Link to post Share on other sites
L4byr1nth Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 No possible upgrade path at all? - Check. Poor performance? - Check. Buy a Tanaka instead? - Check. Tanaka are not bankrupt AFAIK, and they do an L96 as well as the AICS. Also, I don't know why all you people suddenly respect the magical 'ARES' for slapping a huge price tag on what are essentially *suitcase* STAR guns, with the no customer support, no aftermarket parts support, bits falling off, poorly casted parts, etc. Ben. Link to post Share on other sites
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