Freypal Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Update: Ours are definitely in the UK, hopefully they'll clear today/tomorrow. It is looking good for our customers to have these before the weekend Regards Scott <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sounds great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconfour4 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 The battery that comes with it is a "medium" size, not small and not large, 4/5ths C i think it was. i left it at work on charge. ohh and it does have a large connector. i put a modified large 8.4v battery in mine the slight issues with missing bits is very minor guys, the gun works perfect without them and keith is going to strip the gas tube off a gun he has there and send them to me. even without it this gun stills rocks, i still havent put it down since it arrived (i'm typing this one handed) . if anyone was wondering the top rail is 20mm and my red dot acog fits perfectly and looks very nice, since the army are replacing the susat with acog i might just get a better acog and stick on it any more questions feel free to ask Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Derfal5x5 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Falcon, Pics of the Acog on the rail if you can, most interested to see this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nuclear_darkness Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 How long did it take yours to come from RSOV and did it get hit by customs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconfour4 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 How long did it take yours to come from RSOV and did it get hit by customs? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> keith posted it for me on Saturday and customs grubby hands didnt touch it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconfour4 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Falcon, Pics of the Acog on the rail if you can, most interested to see this <{POST_SNAPBACK}> will try and get a pic up tomorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconfour4 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 one thing i forgot to add. Flanker Wa***r on you tube said the thread of the flash hider was not compatiable with silencers. its 14mm + thread and will fit any 14mm + threaded silencer or flash hider, mine fitted perfectly but i must admit it does look a bit silly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freypal Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 if anyone was wondering the top rail is 20mm and my red dot acog fits perfectly and looks very nice, since the army are replacing the susat with acog i might just get a better acog and stick on it <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are the military actually going to replace it ? Will they really spend all that money for no great benefit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconfour4 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 decsion has alreay been made and trijicon who make the acog have the order. susat has expired Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freypal Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 (edited) decsion has alreay been made and trijicon who make the acog have the order. susat has expired <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh :s Hmm Acog replicas are cheaper than Susats... Look forward to seeing pics of how they look on top of the SA80 Edit : Wasn't this just a rumor that was proved untrue? Edited July 10, 2007 by Freypal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greebo_Brat Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Oh :s Hmm Acog replicas are cheaper than Susats... Look forward to seeing pics of how they look on top of the SA80 Edit : Wasn't this just a rumor that was proved untrue? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> bored so did a search of hansards and the MoD procurement site and nothing regarding Trijicon or ACOG on there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rolling-thunder Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 I know it wouldn't be 100% acurate but i was going to stick an ACOG on my R85 because it looks close enough.Maybe in the future there will be a chance for me to pick up a SUSAT copy which will make me happier when it's mounted on my gun instead of the ACOG.I ordered my sling today so i finally have a complete load out,i never felt right wandering around in Brit DPM with an M15.When i was issued my SA80 A1 in the Army i also got a shed load of M15 mags to go with it because the new fancy SA mags hadn't arrived in enough numbers so it wont be out of place to have *suitcasey* loooking M15 mags in your R85. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Note: My Flash hider is being sprayed ATM as it came in orange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foggy58 Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 ^ ^ ^ Not too keen on an orange flash hider – is this standard with the R85?.... Also – will Army Armament be making a copy SUSAT?... Foggy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconfour4 Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 ^ ^ ^ Not too keen on an orange flash hider – is this standard with the R85?.... Also – will Army Armament be making a copy SUSAT?... Foggy. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> the flash hider on mine is black, it just came with a push on red cap. and no news on a susat yet, you could get the star susat but you would also need the star top rail as it is smaller on the star. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freypal Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Am i right that the standard rail is 20mm and the Star is 19mm ? Or something to that effect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DazJW Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Real L85 doesn't have a standard rail, hence the STAR being 19mm. ARMY have gone for making their replica more compatible with other sights (or just fluked the measurement) and made it 20mm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freypal Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Im getting really excited now I wants it nooooow! Knowing they are in the UK is just teasing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rolling-thunder Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 My Gun is still showing as being in customs ,you should have seen me sprint to the front door this morning when Parcel Farce called.Unfortunately the Parcel was for my Mrs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconfour4 Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I had to leave mine all alone in the cupboard this morning when i went to work not long to go until i can play with it again i have a systema tight bore i was going to put in it but i'm not sure if the stock one is already a tight bore, when anyone else gets theirs could they check the size of the barrel if they have a digital thingy . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clanfalcon Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) We got ours in and gave everyone a good once over and put two mags through everyone. They all chrono'd around the 328-ish mark. The highest was 340 and the lowest 300. We had some that had some strange issues taking magazines. Nothing to do with the mag catch. Seems to be an issue with the magazine interfacing with the hop unit. Ours will ALL ship tomorrow. Remaining units we have will be added on the website for ordering soon (Still in the shop finishing it all off!) Scott Edited July 11, 2007 by clanfalcon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freypal Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 We got ours in and gave everyone a good once over and put two mags through everyone. They all chrono'd around the 328-ish mark. The highest was 340 and the lowest 300. We had some that had some strange issues taking magazines. Nothing to do with the mag catch. Seems to be an issue with the magazine interfacing with the hop unit. Ours will ALL ship tomorrow. Remaining units we have will be added on the website for ordering soon (Still in the shop finishing it all off!) Scott <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Scott i think i love you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rbov Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Scott i think i love you <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I second that, I reckon its safe to say that those of us with a pre-order with LWA all appreciate the hard work you have put into getting the R85's in. Thanks again! If they're all being shipped tomorrow (Thursday) does that mean I should get mine this Friday? Are you testing the blowback mechanism aswell during your test shots? Kind Regards Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rolling-thunder Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Scott i think i love you <{POST_SNAPBACK}> {best Churchill the dog voice} "steady on now!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lineman66 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 strange, my retailer said that they were getting these in late - talking august or even september, but I get an e-mail today saying my order's shipped! well we'll find out when it gets here friday, might even take it to a big event going on in my area to test it out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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