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  1. Magpul PTS PDR-C

    in Rifles (AEG)

    Posted · Edited by Gigueand

    A *suitcase* load of the airsoft replicas out there would be utterly destroyed by a drop from that height.  Specially all the pot metal receivers.

    This I can agree with. Cheapo ABS receivers, pot metal receivers, etc don't respond well to hitting the ground.

     

    It's lucky the PDR is nice and light and compact, much more resilient to drops.

    This where you've lost me. If a tab was broken by being dropped then it's not resilient to drops.

     

    Granted, it really depends on where the PDR (or any airsoft rifle) lands when it gets dropped.

     

    Granted, there are plastic bodied weapons (both real and airsoft) available that probably can withstand some serious punishment as far as drops. This drop test video of a G&G CM pretty much shows that plastic bodied rifles can be resilient (

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    But still, it's probably too much to expect any plastic bodied gun to hold up to being dropped onto any sort of hard surface.

     

    On the other hand, broken receiver tabs are sort of an infamous problem (TM M4s, anyone?) that designers should probably be aware of and seek to remedy during the design process itself.

  4. KWA LM4 PTR GBB

    in Rifles (Gas)

    Posted · Edited by Gigueand

    RE: Troy Rails

     

    The Troy Alpha Rail is designed to clamp onto the existing barrel nut of the rifle. The older Troy BattleRail TRX had a priority nut. This nut needed to be threaded onto the receiver and then the BattleRail mated to the proprietary nut.

     

    There is a licensed copy of the BattleRail available from Madbull, and mounting this rail, just like the real one, requires the proprietary nut.

     

    The Troy Alpha Rail does not, as far as I am aware, have a replica available.

     

    I installed an Alpha Rail onto a G&P barrel nut (attached to a G&P receiver) and it fit fine. It was a very easy install.

  5. Magpul PTS PDR-C

    in Rifles (AEG)

    Posted · Edited by Gigueand

    Seems like people really got caught up in the hype for this product.

     

    I'll admit, I was excited for a AR-magazine using bull-pup with Magpul stylings.

     

    The trouble is that, despite the hype, the PDR is just another AEG. It doesn't really introduce any new or innovative features or even features that we haven't seen before in many different iterations. The only thing it brings is a new and interesting form factor.

     

    And that all has to be considered in light of some of the internal design choices that PTS' OEM has decided to make.

     

    Frankly, people will still buy this rifle. A lot of people. They live with the associated issues, find ways to sort them out and pretty soon we'll all be having a fondle of one of these when they show up at our skirmish sites.

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  8. AR15 Variants and Derivitives Picture Thread

    in Weapons

    Posted · Edited by Gigueand

    Fitted an M16A1 upper since I couldn't find the proper A2 style.

     

    Both the upper and lower are G&P, but it took a long time to A) get the super tight delta ring off the original upper receiver and B ) get the new upper to mate with the old lower. Part tolerances in airsoft are non-existent.

     

    M16A1wM203_zps75ff1cd9.jpg

     

    Plus, the USPS fairy brought me six shiny new 'nades to try out.

  9. KWA LM4 PTR GBB

    in Rifles (Gas)

    Posted · Edited by Gigueand

    Has KWA announced whether or not they'll produce an M16 variant of the LM4 or the parts necessary to convert the M4A1 variant into an M16?

     

    Does any manufacturer yet produce the necessary parts to go from an M4A1 to M16?

  11. AR15 Variants and Derivitives Picture Thread

    in Weapons

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    So am I to understand from this that real steel Troy rails will work with G&P AEG uppers? I've heard mixed information on this, but I've long wanted to put a Troy rail on a G&P sentry.

     

    Both Miles and I (we're from the same local forum/state) have added Troy Alpha rails to our G&Ps. The Alpha rail uses the existing barrel nut to attach to the rifle, so if you've got a G&P delta ring assembly on your rifle, you can disassemble it down to the nut and the Alpha rail will attach.

  16. Pics of your Gear

    in Kit & Loadouts

    Posted

    A cold Eastwind's blowin'.

     

    1. PASGT vest

    2. gloves (leather, with inserts)

    3. laundry bag

    4. patrol cap (cold weather)

    5. scarf

    6. bandoleer (w/ 6 mags)

    7. ALICE harness

    -- 2x mag pouches (w/ 6 mags)

    -- 2x canteen pouches (w/ iodine tablets)

    -- first aid kit

    -- butt pack

    -- compass pouch

    8. pocket knife

    9. 2x canteens, 1x canteen holder

    10. mess kit

    11. flashlight

    12. compass

    13. head lamp

    14. multitool

    15. wristwatch

    16. PASGT helmet (w/ cateye band, NVG mount, rhino arm)

    17. wool sweater

    18. goggles (w/ insert)

    19. 3x BDU trousers, 1x duty belt

    20. M16 (w/ side of fires)

     

     

    1. boots

    2. wool blanket

    3. shelter half

    4. playing cards

    5. poncho liner

    6. polypro underwear

    7. entrenching tool

    8. sleeping pad

    9. ALICE pack (medium), also containing:

    -- D-cell batteries

    -- paracord, 100 feet

    -- boot laces

    -- hand warmers

    -- binoculars

    -- 5x pairs of socks

    -- carabiner, locking

    -- technical rope, 20 feet

    -- carabiner, *suitcasey*

    -- 100mph tape

    -- Tenacious Tape

    -- speedloader

    -- 3x LiPo airsoft batteries

    -- 2x NiMh airsoft batteries

    -- 2x backup goggles (mesh Nerve, SG-1)

    -- snackies

    -- red rags

    -- Rite in the Rain notebook, pencils

    10. Goretex parka

     

    Win!

     

    So jealous, was really looking forward to going, but then I got a real job...

  24. AR15 Picture Thread

    in Weapons

    Posted · Edited by Gigueand

    Thanks for the kind words.

     

    Haven't skirmished with the TM yet, but the G&P is a beautiful field gun. Has excellent range complimented by a nice rate of fire. It's so short that maneuvering through brush is super easy. It makes my KWA SR-10 feel like a yard long brick.

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