aznriptide859 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Caught this on eHobby's FB feed (yes, I'm a fan XD) last night: http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/aeg/ares-hong-k...oft-aeg-bk.html Seems ARES has quietly remade the famed M14 SOPMOD (at least I was unaware of it). Good I guess for SOPMOD owners who need parts or something. If this isn't new please delete, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
barnezilla Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Caught this on eHobby's FB feed (yes, I'm a fan XD) last night: http://shop.ehobbyasia.com/aeg/ares-hong-k...oft-aeg-bk.html Seems ARES has quietly remade the famed M14 SOPMOD (at least I was unaware of it). Good I guess for SOPMOD owners who need parts or something. If this isn't new please delete, thanks. That gun has a pretty dang nice price! Link to post Share on other sites
DrewLawson Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I wouldnt own another one of these for the life of me. Link to post Share on other sites
P.S.I. Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I wouldnt own another one of these for the life of me. Aww, but why not? The 1st ones were such complete rubbish. Surely you have money to throw down the well to help Ares...Don't you? Link to post Share on other sites
Erik Cartman Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Aww, but why not? The 1st ones were such complete rubbish. Surely you have money to throw down the well to help Ares...Don't you? How bad was the 1st one? Link to post Share on other sites
hwagan Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 It looks like someone has bolted a bunch of RIS to a very rectangular turd, really. Still, each to his own and all that... Link to post Share on other sites
bal541 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I've never been a fan of the look... but if you like the look why not. Ares products could use some improvement quality wise though. Link to post Share on other sites
Forze Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 i really hope they changed the motor on this one, the ultralong-shaft motor sucked beyond recognition had 2 of these in the past, 1 full auto only & 1 semi-only dmr (due to no selector switch). Both the motors died after about 3000-4000 shots & were near impossible to find (and i tried litterally every shop available ). They were very nice to use (albeit bloody heavy), especially in cqb. The full auto one had a crazy ROF, even on a 9.6v battery (about 25 rps on the standard 310 fps spring) & the hop was stable as hell (and bloody hard to get to ) Link to post Share on other sites
P.S.I. Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 How bad was the 1st one? It was pretty bad. Full-auto only, non-functional charging handle, battery a PITA to change out (especially under fire), about 13 kg heavier than the real gun, rubbish internals...I think that's about it... Link to post Share on other sites
aznriptide859 Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 IIRC a lot of the internals of the V1 were proprietary. Link to post Share on other sites
masakarijoe Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 the first version was awesome, except for the lack of parts. the second one is far better, and has greater parts support. i want another someday -Joe Link to post Share on other sites
ultimentra Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I would much rather have the CA Version from its new X series. Link to post Share on other sites
masakarijoe Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 thats an EBR. not a SOPMOD. -Joe Link to post Share on other sites
M0ldyM!LK Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Front sights are so not Special Operations Link to post Share on other sites
Hahn Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 thats an EBR. not a SOPMOD. -Joe Can you explain why you came to that conclusion? I have very little knowledge of the M14 EBR/SOCOM, but I would have pegged it as a SOCOM and not an EBR... Link to post Share on other sites
frogfish Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 *delete* needed to zoom in to see what I was talking about Link to post Share on other sites
-=OGGY=- Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Can you explain why you came to that conclusion? I have very little knowledge of the M14 EBR/SOCOM, but I would have pegged it as a SOCOM and not an EBR... EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle) Stock: Drop in stock for a regular M14 Mk14: A M14 with an EBR stock and a shortened outer barrel. (with PRI front sight and SEI Vortex flash hider) SOPMOD: The gun fetured here; an M14 with a Troy Stock and new flashhider. SOCOM: A regular M14 with a shorthered barrel and new flashhider. Link to post Share on other sites
Hahn Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 EBR (Enhanced Battle Rifle) Stock: Drop in stock for a regular M14 Mk14: A M14 with an EBR stock and a shortened outer barrel. (with PRI front sight and SEI Vortex flash hider) SOPMOD: The gun fetured here; an M14 with a Troy Stock and new flashhider. SOCOM: A regular M14 with a shorthered barrel and new flashhider. Thanks for the info, however wouldn't the new Ares be a Sopmod M14? (I meant Sopmod originally, but typed Socom, my apologies) Link to post Share on other sites
-=OGGY=- Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Umm....yeah. Under SOMPOD in my last post it says that Ares' gun is a SOPMOD. Link to post Share on other sites
chas Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 This is getting absurd... Link to post Share on other sites
-=OGGY=- Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Yeah....back on topic. I've always thought these looked cool; maybe one day I'll get one. Link to post Share on other sites
sturgis Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 It's a "Troy sopmod" m14 a (airsoft) version 2 to be exact... V1s were full auto only V2 has full/semi and uses TM compatible gears... I'm not sure why all the hoohah about it though? These have been instock at all the usual suspects for a long time...albeit in a box with a STAR sticker instead of an ARES sticker.... infact it hasn't been until recently that they seemed to start shifting with slashed prices on star products that most HK retailers been offering since the whole star/ares ordeal... I know co's i (FINALLY) picked up the last SOPMOD WGC had when they cut the price to 250$ in the beginning of the month Haven't had a chance to fire it yet, but the gun itself is impressive imho and exactly the sort of M14 i was after having tried regular stocked and EBR M14s... I'm planning on doing a review, but i keep putting it off Link to post Share on other sites
masakarijoe Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 that review... i must have it! include lots of details, pictures, and more pictures! does the bolt function? -Joe Link to post Share on other sites
cschacal Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 I'm looking forward to read your review also Link to post Share on other sites
gbiscuit Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 This is actually the first time I have seen a Star/ARES M14 variant in stock for a long time. I need to pay attention to airsoft more... Can't wait for that review, looks like something I would pick up if it was worth it. Link to post Share on other sites
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