bjorn Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Probably will cost an arm and a leg and probably wont shoot as well as other decent sniper rifles, gas or spring for the matter. But hey - since it is a WA2000! then ppl will still buy them just to have one. Nice marketing lol. B. Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Maus Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 In all reality, since this is an airsoft rifle it won't be very effective sniper rifle. It will probably have a 20" inner barrel, and be outranged by M4s and M16s. In my opinion, the only way it will be remotely skirmishable is if it is an AEG. Given Ares track record with gas snipers, I would prefer it to be an AEG. It will probably be gas in the mag though. Time will tell when more information is released. I told my wife last night that I would be lying if I said I won't buy one, especially if it is sub 700USD including the scope. Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteHawksan Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Time will tell when more information is released. I told my wife last night that I would be lying if I said I won't buy one, especially if it is sub 700USD including the scope. Someone on the couch for the rest of the week? Depending on if this was any better than the DSR I may be tempted Link to post Share on other sites
Kenworth W900 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Fairly inevitable - where Candyman leads, Ares shall follow. Only hope for this would be if it were running on a V3 style GB (horizontal motor ofcourse) Link to post Share on other sites
uscmCorps Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Knowing Ares track record I think we can all agree the likelihood that it'll be an AEG is remote. It'll probably be spring, 134A, propane, CO2 or all of the above. As much as I like the look of my Ares DSR-1 and the way it feels, I was always unimpressed with it's performance out of the box. Link to post Share on other sites
snowman Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Why the love for AEG snipers? Want to run around firing hicaps from the hip with it? From what owners of other Ares guns say, I can see it might be a duff performer, but that's not the gas or spring format's fault, it's Ares' implementation of it. I can't see any advantage to an AEG sniper for sniping... GBB sounds like the way to go for a WA2000 to me (and who's to argue with Candyman, eh? ) Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
uscmCorps Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Why the love for AEG snipers? Want to run around firing hicaps from the hip with it? I don't know dude. Having an AEG sniper does not necessarily imply the user will have it in full auto or run it with hicaps. One of my teammates have a Real Sword AEG SVD Sniper. He can't use it in full auto, nor with a hicap, nor shoots from the hip. And he's getting better range and accuracy than any other non-sniper AEG out there. That said, a tuned VSR or Tanaka will always out shoot it, but I don't see AEG Snipers as being complete fail. Link to post Share on other sites
Utty Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Also: AEG snipers FTW. They're more versatile and user friendly than their bolt action and gas counterparts. Easier to work on, easier to play with. Also the benefit of sharing parts and magazines with your other AEGs. Link to post Share on other sites
A Tobias Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Also: AEG snipers FTW. They're more versatile and user friendly than their bolt action and gas counterparts. Easier to work on, easier to play with. Also the benefit of sharing parts and magazines with your other AEGs. off topic..but.. bolt action snipers are MUCH easier to work on than any type of AEG. They are also more user friendly, a stock BAR/VSR 10 will be extremely durable, more so than any AEG shooting at sniper velocities. There is also less that can go wrong when there is no battery or motor. Link to post Share on other sites
TDS Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Also: AEG snipers FTW. They're more versatile and user friendly than their bolt action and gas counterparts. Easier to work on, easier to play with. Also the benefit of sharing parts and magazines with your other AEGs. and you get far, far less ultimate performance which is what most snipers really care about in the endgame. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 and you get far, far less ultimate performance which is what most snipers really care about in the endgame. WFT, both of you. Have found it myself out after numerous builds on M14, VSR, Type 96 and others. B. Link to post Share on other sites
Utty Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Fine jeez! Anyway, what I'd like is an electric bolt action sniper. Just like the electric shotgun some of us dream about. Link to post Share on other sites
Noart Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Some like this and some like that, like some people like armalites and some people like ak's. Get my point, eh? Link to post Share on other sites
Warpix Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 A little back on topic, it should be cool having a bullpup sniper introduced in the market, anyone have experiences with bullpup sniper designs? As for what powers it, it says on their site. • Gas blow back • Single shoot • Cal. 6mm BB, 4.5m Pellet... • Top gas, CO2 It just takes forever and a day for the whole page to load correctly. Not terribly surprising as all the Ares snipers seem to be gas, but still pretty cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Shinden Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Real Sword is working on thier Bullpup gas sniper rifle, but ARES DSR1 is a bullpup sniper. Also the copy Snow Wolf M99 is bullpup. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Yes, but M99 is a bolty and a springer. Link to post Share on other sites
maverick343432 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 It's on my list to buy. Thing is my local site doesn't allow gas rifles. So it'd pretty much only be a plinker. Which is a shame. Link to post Share on other sites
Shinden Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Yes, but M99 is a bolty and a springer. There is also word that Tanaka is making a M99 Gas gun : Model 99 Sniper Rifle (with Scope) 98,000 Yen. That price tag should tell you that this is not some small rifle. And there is nothing wrong about a bolt action too! Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Blue Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 I wonder if it was a typo on tanaka's part or airsoft news. They have type 99's on the market, I figured it was a type 99 sniper model. if not, a bull pup heavy caliber rifle would be an interesting direction for tanaka. Link to post Share on other sites
orca Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Lets keep this post on topic of the ARES WA2000... Link to post Share on other sites
apmaman Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Pre-orders are now available for the WA2000... Looks good at just over $500 Still no pictures of it with the "black" finish just the silver and wood which looks pretty terrible. Hopefully it shoots well enough to be a sniper rifle and will have co2 mags, like the other ARES sniper platforms Link to post Share on other sites
Horsem4n Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 and the CO2 mags arent over a hundred bucks. 500 makes me extremely happy. will wait for reviews on this one though. the only thin i want to hear about is the hop up and consistency. if its a good hop and the consistency aint too bad, ill pick it up for sure. hopefully its not a limited edition model as this will be the first production WA2000 in over a decade. where are the pre orders being held? at a shop or ARES themselves? Link to post Share on other sites
apmaman Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 http://www.tokyo-model.com.hk/ecshop/goods.php?id=127 Link to post Share on other sites
Username_Here Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Being only a little over 500$, I think I'm going to have to go ahead and pre-order one. I'll take a chance with the performance. ...I got an addiction to WA-2000's... Link to post Share on other sites
Fighting Maus Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Do we care to speculate on how the semi auto system will work? According to Ares, it can take gas or CO2. Where? In the magazine similar to their DSR-1? Or is it a hybrid like the older Asahi? Out of curiousity, what is the length of the inner barrel? My google searches have turned up nothing. It looks as though it is at least 20" (508mm) long. Added to the fact that while 520.00 is a great price, does this include the scope, extra magazines, etc. I have read on several preorder sites that this will hit the retail market in Jaunary 2010. Yet there is still virtually no information. I would love to preorder this, however I was burned on the Ares DSR-1. I don't want this purchase to be another sexy wall hanger. Link to post Share on other sites
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