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LOL! i just pumped a few hundred [hi-cap + a half] through mine just now. still very sweet. the feed tube does look like its chomping away at the remains of the [plastic] lips of my hi-cap mag though.. i find a slap on the bottom of the mag allows the mag-release catch to click back and secure the mag. otherwise its pretty hard to keep seated in everytime.

very very nice bunch of accessories you got on there - what battery are you using?

WOW! some nice kit you've got on there!! sweet guns!

@ shinjit noir - i havent chronoed it yet but it sounds nice so far. it isnt stock btw, i had it 'downgraded' to comply with most uk sites, so it has a 1j spring in it. battery - size hard to say. they do have a custom type battery for it but i didn twant to go that route. i also didnt like the way you had to unscrew something [the screw that keeps the barrel in place] to get the battery in and out. so i went for my AN/PEQ battery box which i normally use on my M4 carbine - thats a 9.6v and it seems happy with that. havent tried any others. battery connector is the mini type.

hmm i rarely take my things apart - i dont trust myself to get it right when putting it back together.. hopefully someone else can take photos of a stripped piece. meanwhile, i found this pic: http://www.varusteleka.fi/tulossa/starguarder_m14sopmod.jpg dimensions: 1754 x 1240 pix

yep...

-Drake- : http://www.zerooneairsoft.com/erol/erol.html Solo, Thanks matey - theyre okay pics - i dont have access to a studio or anything at the moment so i have to make do with my table at home.. at about 5am this morning.. (heh, i slept late..) followed by many hours fixing the shots in photoshop! if i hadnt fixed them in some way the pics would be quite alot worse! you can see the lighting is a bit too directionally strong and uneven. i could do with a softbox actually.. i also had to lighten the pics a bit as the gun is quite dark [well, dark grey or just black]

LOL! its okay, i still got the other one too..

heh, i posted elsewhere but.. .. a 5am jobbie.. sorry for spamming my pics..

Real Steel shots for comparison: (From Troy Industries website, SOPMOD M-14 gallery zip) thats about it i think...

magazine inserted at the time of the shots was an AirsoftClub M14 Hi-Capacity.

... battery compartment, bottom rail attachment points visible: ... ... outer barrel grub screw: ... flash hider grub screw:

detail shots: .... ... hop-up adjustment: heat shield assembly:

Star SOPMOD M14, with external accessories: Aimpoint RDS, low scope mount, vertical grip, AN/PEQ box. Overall shots: top: bottom: 3/4 views:

quick closer shot: flash hider and expansion chamber appear to be one piece, held in by one grub screw.

was yours stock spring, or taken down to 1j or the m100? - if from zero one that is - i dont know who else stocks this. production was supposed to have stopped sometime ago.. amen - star/guarder have done a good job here. agreed - i like working parts on my replicas - even better if theyre functional in some way [like on gbb's].. no sling point is indeed a neg - ive seen a fair amount of different ways of doing it. i dont have the right sling right now, but i'm looping mine around the strongest parts of the gun[and not just using RIS sling points as i couldve easil

aha, i see what you mean - i wasnt that close attention.. interesting, why is the one on the left shorter in all dimenions than the two on the right? i must admit, the SOPMOD is cool though!

or just shell out for the G&G Scout.. then transfer your RAS from this to that..swap the heatshield-for-barrel-mounted scopes onto this one..? heh, lots of different opportunities coming out these days..

ahh, thanks for the info on the sight. yeah, an eotech sort looks the must nuts - probably only because we're so used to seeing them on weapons in photos, much like the aimpoint was. the SOPMOD m14 is *heavy* so i dont know if it'll be any major benefit - its trading either length for weight and vice versa lol... yes, the downside to the star model is no moving bolt, dummy rear sight [but then theres no forward sight so no loss there], and no select fire. but it does look cool and you have all the rails you need.. oh and the battery issue too.. solved by a PEQ but it makes it very

hmmm i cant tell if i'm engaging it or not.. yeah, reminds me weight-wise of my top m60... its pretty heavy to shoulder for long periods [i know, i'm a pen[or mouse]-pushing wimp..].. incidentally, zero one provide a printed hardcopy version of the Star online manual.. other points: the rear sight appears to be a dummy, and the screw was loose on it as well. the outer barrel can sometimes work itself loose - you can just twist it back, and then *probably* tighten the grub screw under the heatshield to secure it again. the heat shield appears to be normal

i found adjusting the hop a bit odd - i cant tell if i have grip on it or not.. and its 'fookin' 'eavy... [eg. not a lightweight weapon..] atm i cant tell if the gun is shredding bbs or whatever im shootin at is...

wireless go kaput..me post twice.. doh

looks like a harris bipod.. [i think he mentions it in the first post] again, very good photos, and its looking quite sexy althogether! not seen that kind of sight before..

thought this might be of interest.. hmmm.. change the knackered PEQ...