carbacca Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 just picked this up at the local shop on special....NZD409 which is real cheap... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkchild130 Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Did any one else see our old friend Dark Child on Disovery channel just then on Frontline Battle Machines? Demonstating the SA80 to the presenter and supervising him firing it. Grim bugger, i'm rumbled! I should be on quite a few episodes, as we filmed segments for every dismounted infantry weapon. The presenter didn't have a clue, safety was very tightly controlled, he literally picked the weapons up, pulled the trigger and put them down. All other drills were conducted by me. I hope I didnt come across too badly on camera! Darkchild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 Lol nah mate you were quite informative. Im sure the presenter went away with a good knowledge of the weapon systems. must say im surprised at some of the stuff were now using over there. Weapon wise and other. Grim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkchild130 Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 i'm glad you think so, as none of it was scripted or rehearsed. The bloke just turned the camera on said "tell me about the weapon." As for everything else here's a little fact for you. The MOD has introduced more pieces of equipment into the military in the last 2 years than it did in the 15 years before it. Darkchild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 And still the binos used by our OP predate the 2nd World war ha ha. Atleast all this new equipment is benefitting the lads out on tour. I currently have a close mate out there at the moment. Looking forward to seeing him back on leave before xmas though. I think a few cold beers will be in order and a watch of frontline battle machines ha ha. Grim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkchild130 Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 We have new binos too... Darkchild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 Got my RIS fitted... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panoptes Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Good stuff! How do the Emags feed? I'll be buying a load when they produce a two-window version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 They seem to feed ok at the moment but they don't sit quite right in the magwell (too much wiggle room). However a folded up piece of card seems to do the trick and you can still drop the mag out easily so I'm going to superglue a strip of plasticard inside the magwell which should make it sit perfectly Thanks for the spoon feeding on getting it to fit Pan, it was a pain in the *albartroth* to get it to fit for some reason :S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panoptes Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 No worries. It's a royal pain in the ares every time I fit the battery - but worth it. All told, I still prefer the original A2 green furniture but this is one AEG I'l always want 100% current. Roll-on those other enhancements I mentioned! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 I reckon I'm going to stick the ACM 4X Elcan Spectre on there, what do you think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panoptes Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 As far as I'm aware, it's not on general issue yet so it would be a little premature for me. The replicas aren't accurate anyway. I'm sure the 'target date' was around end of 2010... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 yeah but you're damned if you do damned if you don't as you can't get the correct acog rail for an acog or a correct elcan for the rail adapter you can get. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 If you got hold of a small strip of 20mm, then put some holes in it so it goes straight on to the upper TMH, before slapping the chinese ELCAN up on there you'd be pretty close, since we are going with the fixed magnification now; it's even possible to mount a Docter up on top of the ELCAN. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 THe photos I've seen of the mount being used for the elcan look pretty much identical to the Ares 20mm rail adapter, I'm more worried about the actual elcan because I don't think we're going to be using the spectre. That's a good point though, I'm sure I've seen dr sights on top of airsoft specters but none of the ones I've found for sale have rails on the top? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Kojak in the AR-15 thread bodged one on there for his SOPMOD Block II gun, the RS doesn't actually attach via 20mm rail. Unfortunately the holes for the screws in the replica Docters available don't really line up with the holes in the Spectre, so it's a case of cracking out the chewing gum and paper clips. The optic we'll likely end up getting will be a bit different to what's available on the airsoft market right now sadly, so it's a case of either waiting it out or spending money again later when someone releases something more accurate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 One for the purists... Is it wrong that I actually quite like this setup now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dahmer45 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 That reminds me of a gun from Killzone(I think?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
random guy Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 dave i am very disapointed i will now after clense you and it with fire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spetsnazdave87 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 The reflex works!! But it's only temporary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dragunov63 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 That is an abomination that should have died at birth LOL I don't wanna like it but it has a sickly kind of appeal Nige Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheFull9 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 God don't let this turn in to the AK thread, it's bad enough having 1 platform where everyone moans and cries about it if you actually try and get your gun roughly in keeping with the times. In comparison to the likes of the AR-15 there really was *fruitcage* all you could do to change an L85 before the new set of upgrades came in, the scope for customisation has increased significantly now, don't knock it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 People are just fearing a little change. they will get used to it. Grim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aznriptide859 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Dave that thing needs an Elcan, BADLY. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
L85FREAK Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I actually like it, but the scope rail should be removed, it just seems out of place Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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