X Lupin
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Also you must remember that Co2 is still a liquid gas prone to cooldown. Nothing works exactly as it should in the freezing cold, with the exception of HPA, and even that doesn't function as it should below 0 degrees.
If you do so much winter skirmishing that it justifies the cost of Co2 caplets and Co2 magazines, then go for Co2, however, if you play airsoft primarily in the warmer months, it might be worth it to switch to an AEG for the winter months, as the price of Co2 and Co2 mags adds up rather quickly.
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been reading threw all this review taken an hour lol
me and a friend are thinking about getting a scar each to use down at ucap which is CQB, with the idea of being more tactical lol
but i just wana know what one to get co2 or the gas? for the great british weather which is better?
i have just started to use propane in my pistols so id use that in the scar.
The gas type. Although Co2 does better in the freezing cold, the advantages of using propane (price, convenience,) outweigh it.
-#1 airsoft weapon designer of the good ol' US of A
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The FAMAS is craptastic for anything but CQB unless a tremendous amount of labour is poured into it. Exactly my point as to why its curious that the FAMAS can outshoot this gun.
60 metres is just shy of 200ft. I'd say that's a good upward ceiling for most good AEG's. 70 metres, I admit, would be pushing it. However, that's irrelevant. If you want to continue picking at straws, go ahead. I'm not going to argue with Portugal's #1 airsoft grandmaster, that would be foolish of me.
The only reason I wrote that post was to give a perspective from someone who isn't trying to justify his own purchase. I've owned and worked on more guns than I care to remember, I, and all my customers seem to trust my opinion. It is in my opinion that the gun has disappointing performance relative to the barrel length, velocity, and hype. Your ad hominem responses are trivial at best.
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I chose not to read the entirety of your post due to the amount/repetition of smiley faces.
However, I will affirm that I would not recommend this gun to anyone for skirmishing. It's fun to fart around with, but the performance is just sub-par for a gun shooting at/over 400FPS. I will re-state that a 250FPS Tokyo Marui FAMAS will outrange and produce better accuracy than this gun. It is not a high-performance weapon, it is more of a gimmick than anything.
Kills at 50 metres are nothing astonishing. I did say the weapon can get about this range in semi. Each and every one of my pistols can get kills consistently past 50 metres. I get kills past 60-70 metres with most AEG's, and 100 metres with my Asahis. I will also say that each and every one of my pistols, even stock, shoot farther and more accurately than this gun, and at a lower FPS.
If you are happy with getting some kills at 50 metres in semi, good for you, it's a perfectly mediocre range for perfectly mediocre skirmishing.
Also, thirty round, forty dollar magazines.
That is all I have to say.
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The gun shoots like ######. As do the other specimens I have handled. My gun is mechanically perfect, I have inspected it thoroughly. It sucks by design. If you think that 100' effective range is good, then please enjoy this gun. However, if you want to win, get something else.
Also, I would agree about fullauto IF the accuracy was thrown off due to the recoil. However, this is not the case. You could put your gun in a vice and it would still have the trajectory of rhino poop in FA.
I admit, in semi auto its not the WORST gun I've used. But still bad.
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It seems like I am the only one who has one of these that isn't trying to justify his own purchase. I've been playing with and working on airsoft guns for 7 years, I like to think that I know a fairly large amount about these ball bullet guns.
I would just like to add an honest and fair, no nonsense playability review of this gun. I got one of these and skirmished with it the other day. I would just like to point out that this weapon, as far as performance, sucks by design.
The reason this weapon shoots so terribly is because it is based pretty much directly off the escort system, with a trigger/hammer mech thrown in. Now, the only point to having an Escort-based gun in many years back was the fact that it was a gas gun that took AEG mags. They shoot terribly by design, the system is just not for performance. The only advantage of an Escort is that you get to enjoy the recoil and dump large amounts of ammo. Therefore, this gun is a cow without the nipples.
On semiautomatic, you get the same dismal performance as you would an old KSC GBB. That being about 100 feet effective range before the BB dies off and falls to the ground. This is good enough to get one or two kills in a close quarters game in the hands of a good shooter. It should also be pointed out that a stock Tokyo Marui FAMAS, shooting 250FPS, gets considerably more range than this gun, which is closer to 400. This is due to both the system used, and the fact that the hopup system seems as though it was designed by a yorkshire terrier.
On full auto, however, the gun really behaves like an escort. The inconsitencies, loose tolerances, and poor airseal of the escort system really come to light on full auto. The BB's ignore any sort of "aiming" you might do, so you might as well just not do that if you want to use the gun in fullauto. The bb's don't "slightly veer to the left," they shotgun, wildly at 100ft. It's as if they're being fired down a 12ga barrel. In fullauto, you may as well just lob entire bags of BB's at your opponent. It's cheaper and more effective.
As for the "woah awesome recoil," the recoil is formidable, but not near as good as an Escort. I was thoroughly unimpressed by the recoil, and with the slow, chugging rate of fire, it feels more like a team mate is trying to annoy you by wiggling your gun back and forth than any sort of recognizable recoil. It's not sharp, its sluggish and slow, and I hate it.
If you are looking for a "realistic shooting experience," don't get it. It's so sluggish that going from this platform to the real thing would probably take more time than if you had trained with an AEG.
If you are looking for a performance weapon to skirmish with, don't get it. It shoots like a friggin' KWA Mac-11 without the fire rate.
If you want something to play pretend with and take more pictures than you pull the trigger, then go for it, its fairly cheap and clicks and clacks.
If you recently inherited $250 from a family member who you really disliked and would like to rub your use of their estate in their dead face, then go for it. It will ###### them off.
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I went to an op and used it after my M60 went down.
Let's just say... a lot of "Russians" got to "enjoy" TM's new pistol.
It's really excellent, Range is tremendous and accuracy is more than passable. Using propane, I get about 40~50 shots to a fill. I would think that 134a would get you a true 3 reloads. These mags are LARGE, fellows.
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Lupin did you white your trades?
Yeah, I tend to white the trades on every gun I get my mitts on.
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An interesting thing to note is that the auto slide release works EXCELLENTLY on this replica. Better than any other I have tried before. It doesn't snap closed when you bump the frame or while you are inserting the magazine, but perfectly shuts when you insert a fresh magazine. The auto slide release even works with the weapon held upside-down, as the spring tension is actually balanced. The slide lock has a spring which holds it down when the follower isn't up, meaning it won't lock from the recoil or even upside-down, however, the follower spring is balanced so that it is just stronger than the slide release spring, so when you fire that last round, the slide release spring is overcome, and the slide is locked quite crisply.
Here, you can see a picture of the gun being held upside down without a magazine. Notice how the slide release is ALL the way down, as opposed to hanging slightly like most others.
The blowback unit is also quite large. Here you can see it compared to the 1911's.
Those whom are asking about the length of the trigger pull, here is the trigger fully forward...
and fully pulled...
The magazines are, indeed, very large. Here you can see a comparison shot of the mag. From left to right, Detonics, Five-seveN, STANAG, and Uzi.
Of course, the obligatory family photo...
More pics here: http://www.majhost.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=208992
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Very nice, brief review, Donut.
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I subscribe to the beleif that the Tech forums are there for a reason. For specific issues, there should be a thread. That way, in stead of sifting through 50 pages of "WOW! Look at that!," You can, in stead, simply read the "Bolt breakage issue" topic.
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Marshal, if you don't mind my analysis, you seem to be supportive of the moderating staff being detached from the community, as Hedge said, the "us and them" approach.
Personally, I find that idea quite counterproductive and generally overweight. If the administrative staff is a different society from the one which it is governing, then how can it govern the community efficiently? (See: India under Britain)
While both Hedge and I seem to understand that Arnies' is a private community under private ownership, we are aware that it can be run in whatever way "they" (the owner, at its roots) feel it should, however, what I feel hedge was trying to point out was, that if users are going to be reprimanded and generally harassed (via PM) for "breaking a rule," one which even someone whom had read the rules would not have been wise to, as is highlighted by hedge's situation, that they should (emphasis upon "should," not "have a right to be") at least be warned of the change well prior to receiving a "punishment" for it.
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How do you like that Gas gun?
I love them. My gas M60 and M16 are my favorite weapons.
Yea, I hear you about how x y and z were all ok and etc and he was not gonna shoot and everything makes it impossible but, and I hate to be the d bag in the thread who points it out, you just DO NOT DO THAT. I'm not angry, just disappointed.
Thanks for the tips, Inspector Gadget! Me and Dorothy will be sure to never to play catch by the pond with our pet toasters again, and to always look both ways before crossing the street!
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I'm kind of in a critiquing mood so I'd like to say, in the first pic, guy on the right, drop the BUIS in front of the ACOG. Guy on the left, don't flag your buddy and put the gun on safe.
He uses the BUIS in front of the ACOG because it is just a dot sight, and often doesn't work. It doesn't line up right when he puts it behind.
As for Duke, the guy on the left, there was no battery in his gun, his finger was off the trigger, and there are definitely no marks on the back of my head, so I think the situation passed without any casualties.
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Took my FAMASes out to the field the other day. (Pics were taken in staging area, as per the no masks.
And as proof that FAMASes are completely ambidextrous...
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Team Valence
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Asahi m60
2x JAC m16(one with a HEAD SCS)
JAC m4?
Asahi bushmaster dissembled.
Try mine
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g200/Wat...GunWall2004.jpg
Actually, one of those M16's is a KWC.
The other is an LRB-equipped VN.
You forgot the KWA Mac-11, Marui 1911, KJW M700, and Maruzen P38
(I'm X Lupin on CA.org, btw)
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Space set off in the garage for my repair shop and gun room.
Excuse the pictures, hard to take pictures with an SLR in such a cramped space.
Bonus points to anyone who can name all the gas guns in the pictures.
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Question about the mechbox for you lot.
The bar the connects the gearbox to the trigger basically seems to not be working, when i look at it with the box open the plastic bit inside the gearbox connects fine with the part for the electrical contacts but when its closed i can only pull the trigger a few times before it stops responding.
Any ideas on a fix?
Or is this a completely different problem?
Check the fuse, and be sure that the plastic which connects the two bars is firmly grasping both bars. You can play around with it by just removing the stock/upper receiver.
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Was wondering if I could get mine changed to X Lupin, that's my name everywhere else, and it gets people confused when I'm buying/selling cross-forums... Been trying to get it changed for like 2 years...
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The pics are MUCH clearer. I see now, it's more complicated then I thought. Very interesting too, and original as well.
Is there actually zoom on that scope, or is it just an RDS?
Yeah, just a regular RDS aimpoint, but I love it.
how secure is it?-Joe
Wobbles from left to right just a tit, but it is on there.
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More available here: http://www.majhost.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=182933
Alright, I got my SLR camera out just for you guys!
On with the pics!
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Just the gun alone doesn't look that good IMHO, but when you're actually holding it, it looks really good.
Where is your battery? I'm interested to see some more pics. Can you get some that aren't as blurry? Also, is that a face on your stock? Looks like you could move the launcher back a little bit if you removed the back barrel mount. If I was you, I would put it as close to the trigger as possible, move your RDS forward, and you'd have a really great piece.
Thanks for your compliments! I'll answer your questions.
The battery goes inside the carry handle, I angle in a large around the grenade grip, and it stays in place by the false screw on top of the grenade grip. Adds a Technological feel to it.
That's not exactly a face, it's a rather muscular deer, I put that sticker on my upgraded AEG's.
The whole point to the FAM-203 was to have the launcher without modifying the FAMAS, so the launcher is in the only position I could fit it without cutting up the FAMAS trigger plate, or interfering with the launcher's stroke. If you look at the flash hider, you'll notice that it's further forward than the original, I had to remove the original flash hider, so that I could put the front lug on, and then JB weld an aluminum birdcage flash onto the launcher's front lug.
The RDS is actually in the position it's in for a specific reason, it's very high up and very far back, so that I can aim through the RDS without shouldering the weapon, I can hold the gun very comfortably, and still aim through the scope without twisting my neck, it also allows for the use of a large mask.
i personally think that is a masterpiece, and i DEMAND more good quality pics! that is amazing-Joe
Thanks a barrel! I'll dust off my EOS10D and take some high quality shots.
You'll notice the black electrical tape near the trigger, this is to cover up the gap that is usually covered by the foregrip, I am going to cut some plasticard in the future to cover that up more professionally.
Pics soon to follow!
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I cant believe I've been neglecting to show you guys this!
Well, my homemade F-ILS (my own FAMAS grenade launcher) was broken when I let a ham-handed idiot use it, so I decided to attempt a "proper" FAMAS + M203, with a SOCOM type.
Behold! The FAM-203!
It's got a HurricanE SP100, Area 1000 bushings, new gear set, and a Guarder silica.
What do you guys think? I know the pics are kind of bad, I can take more if you so desire.
::EDIT:: Thought I'd throw this in.
Pictures of you in the field or at a game
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