Guinness Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Woohoo! Viva has announced (found this over at .EU, I did ) they are working on a Browning M1919A4 .30 Cal MG for the allies!! Finally! Well, let's hope they make more than the 10 they apparently made of the MG34 ...and that it doesn't cost a billionty dollars either! Either way, as some wise Airsoftinista has already said, seems like 2010 may well be an outstanding year for WWII Airsoft! Slainte! Link to post Share on other sites
Burke Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 awesome I would love to see one on the field... Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Maus Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Wow. That is cool. Will it include the tripod as well? Darn it all!! This had better NOT come out prior to the AGM MG-42. Let the airsoft arms race begin. Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Wow. That is cool. Will it include the tripod as well? Darn it all!! This had better NOT come out prior to the AGM MG-42. Let the airsoft arms race begin. I don't think AGM will be releasing that this year my friend- It was scheduled for last year before the 'People's Airsoft Toy Cultural Revolution' and the 'great day of mourning' when they destroyed guns and shut down factories and arrested owners...and there was crying and wailing and gnashing of teeth... We all read reports that AGM was retooling to release the Russian PPSH41 this year, however there has been doubt cast on that and when Hexigon and Ares announced that they were also releasing one, the information on the AGM product kinda....vanished off those sites. So, reading between the lines, I'm guessing that we won't see a MG42 anytime soon Link to post Share on other sites
Jim01 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I wouldnt mind one of those! Link to post Share on other sites
QQexDERA Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I'd rather have seen them produce a decent number of their MG34's.... ..........then again, I do play German! lol Link to post Share on other sites
b1indsamurai Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 nice, maybe it'll make it on the list :] Link to post Share on other sites
Jorge14 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I can not wait for this! I just hope its less than like $1k Link to post Share on other sites
Azubi Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I'd buy one. Link to post Share on other sites
hunter512 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Nice, unfortunately what with it being Viva it'll either not actually be made in any numbers and therefore not be stocked by anyone and ridiculously expensive or actually make it to the shops and turn out to be an overpriced P.O.S. with the build quality of a low end chinese springer, yes Viva Sten and Mauser optics I'm looking at you. Link to post Share on other sites
Angry Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I've always had a big thing about the 30cal since watching "Kelly's Heroes" on repeat as a child. Might get one if they're not too expensive. Link to post Share on other sites
fireman Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 "Kelly's Heroes".. just watched that last week... Oddball, Big Joe, and the whole lot.. love it. Back on topic.. love to have one, hope its not too overly expensive. Link to post Share on other sites
fingertwister Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Nice, unfortunately what with it being Viva it'll either not actually be made in any numbers and therefore not be stocked by anyone and ridiculously expensive or actually make it to the shops and turn out to be an overpriced P.O.S. with the build quality of a low end chinese springer, yes Viva Sten and Mauser optics I'm looking at you. Spot on Hunter512. You may be able to see one in an airsoft catalogue, but the chances of it being a decent price and actually working remain to be seen. The AGM Sten *suitcases* all over the Viva model. Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Maus Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Was their MG-34 a big POS as well? I have never seen a review from anyone that actually bought one. Link to post Share on other sites
MrM60 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Was their MG-34 a big POS as well? I have never seen a review from anyone that actually bought one. Andy at ASB has one. He said it has the range of a stock toyko marui, and he loves it. That's all I really know. Link to post Share on other sites
hunter512 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Andy at ASB has one. He said it has the range of a stock toyko marui, and he loves it. That's all I really know. Ah so he's the person who bought the one production model that ever made it a shop then. Link to post Share on other sites
M4GPUL Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'll buy one if i can replace the ugly grip. Thatt's the only thing I don't like about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 I'll buy one if i can replace the ugly grip. Thatt's the only thing I don't like about it. ....speechless That's the way they were made dude, they didn't really have 'designer' guns back then Well I guess there was a wooden spade grip affair like so: or the A6 version like this: But IMHO saying I don't like it that way is kinda like saying "I'd have a Mustang, if it looked more like a Camaro" isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
-Angel- Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 .30cals are already available: http://www.shootnscoot.co.uk/custom_guns_30cal.php http://www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/php/phpBB2/vi...f=11&t=9535 Considering Viva put a £350 pricetag on thier Sten I shudder to think what they've priced this at. Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 .30cals are already available: http://www.shootnscoot.co.uk/custom_guns_30cal.php http://www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/php/phpBB2/vi...f=11&t=9535 Considering Viva put a £350 pricetag on thier Sten I shudder to think what they've priced this at. Well...when you say 'available', that's from your perspective living in GB right? I mean the shipping and customs hassles getting these to say, the US or Australia will be a wee bit different as compared to something coming in a big container on a ship from Asia I would think right? So as folks like to remind us Yanks that there are other places and countries on the planet, I'd say the same here lol! Those dealers, well more correctly, one 'dealer' and one very excellent craftsman building on a very small scale are all well and good for folks where you are, but still pretty different for the rest of us Also, the handmade M1919 won't be a "perfect replica" as stated, sorry to say- don't get me wrong, it is excellent work and light years ahead of anything I could make, but looking at the build pictures it's immediately obvious that it will not be a perfect replica due to the way it's being put together. Again, no offense Personally I doubt we will ever see a Viva .30 cal for sale at WGC or anyone other than maybe, just maybe Redwolf or someone like that, solely based on how they did the MG34. But that gun was only $700 bucks as I remember- this one is stated to come with the tripod and the metal ammo box, so I would expect it to be in the $1100, $1200 range, that's just a guess. But take the VFC M1918 BAR, we are expecting a clone of that soon- and the Viva Sten is another perfect example of this- look at the AGM. And the PPSH41's coming out. My point is, no, us mere mortals likely won't see a Viva .30 cal, but we should expect that another factory will produce them in mass quantities soon thereafter. ...that is of course, assuming the end of the clone era hasn't actually already happened as has been predicted for years, but based on stock levels around the shops....appears more and more everyday to be a reality.... Slainte! Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I've noticed in the UK that SRC seems to have replaced a lot of clones on websites such as airsoft world and action hobbies, I think the clones will be back just that it is going to take a while for them to get back on track. This does indeed make me want to whip out the credit card and buy, but I hate to admit this, I do prefer the spade handle look to the original grip. Edit:- Funny how when I was a kid I wanted to be odd ball, but now its more big joe. Link to post Share on other sites
-Angel- Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Well...when you say 'available', that's from your perspective living in GB right? I mean the shipping and customs hassles getting these to say, the US or Australia will be a wee bit different as compared to something coming in a big container on a ship from Asia I would think right? So as folks like to remind us Yanks that there are other places and countries on the planet, I'd say the same here lol! As none of us have domestic airsoft production going on, its more or less the same for all the countries mentioned. SnS are priced high by anyone's standards, due to the exclusivity of what they do, I don't know if I could stomach paying that much for one within the UK, let alone adding international shipping & import to the price. All i'm saying is, there are 'options', unlike some weapons. My point is, no, us mere mortals likely won't see a Viva .30 cal, but we should expect that another factory will produce them in mass quantities soon thereafter. The airsoft enthusiast inside of me hopes this is the case. However, the Fallschirmjaeger/Soldat inside of me hopes it doesn't come too soon . Link to post Share on other sites
SFCHAVOK Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Awesome. Don't know that I could find a use for one. But it definitely would be cool to see one in action at a game. Link to post Share on other sites
aznriptide859 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Now out for preorder at WGCShop http://www.wgcshop.com/wgc2008/main/produc...catid=&cat= Link to post Share on other sites
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