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  6. M14 Picture Thread

    in Weapons

    Posted · Edited by Wupjak

    Nice scout, very tidy paint on it.

     

    Mine is added above. See if you can guess where the scope and mount were originally mounted, hehe. Still need to replace the heatshield and figure out how I want to paint the stock/furniture.

  10. M14 Picture Thread

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    Posted

    I own the G&P kit and would like to use the complete rail on the forearm as well. I recall seeing a photo on some website or other of a real steel EBR with the plastic cover installed WITH the rail on there, but no indication how, exactly.

     

    I'm going to be gunkoting my stock over the next couple of days, perhaps I'll take a look at how that might be done.

  11. M14 Picture Thread

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    3 clicks out is where i run it.  4 clicks out if i'm not wearing any load bearing gear.  Eye relief is spot on with my cheek at the forward edge of the cheek weld plate.

    i believe exit pupil length is measured at 4.5" for my scope.

     

    thanks for the compliments on the paint job.

     

    i purchased the spray paint from Brownells.  The brand is "Aervoe" Camouflage Paint.  I used Sand, Earth Brown, and Olive Drab.

     

    I feel that magnifications greater than 4x are probably overkill for airsoft.  At 4X, i can track the entire flight path of the BB within my field of view at my "usual" engagment distance.

     

     

    Neglected to mention it before, but that is a very well done paint job.

     

    I swap optics back and forth between real steel and my airsoft stuff, so the 3-9 is closest for the work this gun will do (other glass I have at the moment are 6-24x and 20x fixed for varmints...may add a 4.5x14 Leupold soon, we'll see).

     

    I like 3x or 4x for airsoft ranges. Allows for maintaining sight of your bb and the transition as you mount the rifle is smooth with lower magnification vs. a 6x or 10x setting. The higher ranges are unused for the most part.

     

    My PTW wears an aimpoint 3x w/side flip mount and an EOTech that's just about perfect for what we do. That setup, however, wouldn't work (or look right, lol) on the EBR.

  12. M14 Picture Thread

    in Weapons

    Posted

    chilldrdude, how is the eye relief on that scope?

     

    I've got a Bausch and Lomb 3-9x on one of my mini-14s - it's the scope pictured in my sig, actually - but I'm not sure I want to dismount it for this gun just to find out that the eye relief is too short to be able to use the cheekpiece at a reasonable length of pull. Thanks.

  13. M14 Picture Thread

    in Weapons

    Posted

    Missed my M14 (one of the original run of ODs from the initial release, painted, repainted and re-repainted, see my sig) which I sold awhile back. Stumbled into some cash and ordered one of the Marui-based, G&P EBR kit-equipped numbers that ehobby asia sells.

     

    I unboxed the gun, took one look at the 'sand' (read: silly looking gold) anodizing on the sand kit and promptly ordered some Matte Dark Earth from Brownells to put a proper flat finish on the chassis.

     

    Upgraded with a Guarder FTK - like everything about it except the gears, they'll be replaced with Prometheus's offering asap. Spring is unmentionable, Dee's Custom 6.01 inner barrel.

     

    Looking at glass next. The EOTech is from my PTW and popped on there just for the photo. Enjoy:

     

    mini-IMG_1878.jpg

     

    mini-IMG_1879.jpg

  14. KART EBR

    in Rifles (AEG)

    Posted

    Nice photos, tomster. Any stripper clip rear picatinny rail for the AEG M14s will have the same set screw. I had the KA RAS for my TM M14 and it was identical to that.

     

    I made a small detent in my receiver so that the screw had a bit more 'bite' to it and was less apt to wiggle. It's still a so-so solution, but better than it was.

  15. KART EBR

    in Rifles (AEG)

    Posted

    ¡Las fotos, hombre, las fotos!

     

    I don't recall whether you said you have a camera, but images of the failures you mentioned would be great!

     

    You mentioned misfeeding in auto but not semi auto - my Marui did the same thing after I took it apart for the first time and I was never able to remedy it. I used it as a semi-auto only DM rifle, so it wasn't an issue. I am suspicious of the angle at which the hop up loading tube feeds BBs/sits in the receiver. That never looked right to my eye.

  16. KART EBR

    in Rifles (AEG)

    Posted

    Good information.

     

    I was into and out of my Marui M14 several times upgrading and repairing it, so the differences should be apparent. Nice to see that this gun uses a standard sized spur gear, too. That'll make choosing another gear set much easier.

  18. KART EBR

    in Rifles (AEG)

    Posted

    Thanks for the explanations, chas. Your English is excellent. I'll probably be upgrading mine with a Guarder kit after I poke around inside it to make sure it's all compatible with TM/standard parts.

     

    Oh, y mejor dicho, ¡Feliz Cumpleaños! ;)

  19. KART EBR

    in Rifles (AEG)

    Posted · Edited by Wupjak

    Good observations. I held Titleist's EBR (brand of kit I don't recall, but suffice to say it was spendy) at an Ord game 2 summers ago and it was pretty nose-heavy and put my right (strong) hand at an odd angle.

     

    Am particularly interested in the rails. By how much are they too thin? Couple of widths of electrical tape like CA's rails? Also, the paint. Does your assessment extend to the barreled action and rails only or is the entire metal content of the gun (stock bits, flash hider, etc.)?

     

    Thank you for taking the time to compile your thoughts.

     

    Edit: Happy Bday! :)

     

    Final question, you say the sliding stock stop is likely to break soon - is it monkey metal, plastic? Look forward to hearing your replies.

  22. Escort MP5A5 'Do It Yourself' Kit

    in Tactical Equipment and Accessories

    Posted

    Received the hop up rubbers yesterday. Installed one of the three, got off about 100 rounds of pure delight. Rounds formed a solid line of BBs with no stuttering. Then, the airshaft collar failed (again) and it chopped some BBs and ruined the hop rubber.

     

    I've reset the collar with green loctite per sniperx's instructions and let it cure. I'll update with chrono results and durability as soon as I have the opportunity to do some testing. Hopefully the airshaft collar won't move ever again. This is the third or fourth time it has slipped. Not common, but it is a concern.

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