Silverback SRS Thread

[Allen428]

I bought the vmp, as the WASP wasn't available (I couldn't be bothered to queue when patience was handed out).
It helped a great deal, but the trajectory wasn't as flat as the WASP.
I got the WASP as soon as it was in stock and have stayed with it. It seems to work better for my set up.
That being said - I think it all depends on your barrel/bucking/nub/hop unit set up...

I’m also after the WASP but I’ve got no patients either lol so thinking of getting the VMP

 

[sonofsammo]

I’m also after the WASP but I’ve got no patients either lol so thinking of getting the VMP

Well in that case, say fuck it and get one!

The reason I did is because you never know how long it's going to be before more come in.
And one thing is - it definitely works better than the stock piston. Add in an air brake as well and your golden ? 

 

[Prisce]

Speak to Skirmshop and see how long till they get stock back in... if you ask nicely they may be able to get it shipped direct to you. And the Wasp is better.

 

[Asomodai]

I can't comment on out of the box performance, as I never shot it stock. First thing I did was put an m150 spring in it.
As such, it was a good fun rifle, accurate as hell, but you had to be a bit sneaky so you could get in range for the shots.
There are a few reasons you would go for the 22/26:
You need the rail space
You want the outer barrel fitted to the inner (i.e. no requirement for barrel spacers)
You want a monopod
You need the rail space
The difference in price between the Sport and the Covert is around £130 last time I looked.
And tbh, I bought the sport cos I couldn't see where the money went and spent it on internals instead.
I wanted FDE, but got Black cos I'm an impatient fucker and the OD was out of stock lol.

The advantage of the shorter barrelled versions is that it' easier for you to hide in smaller spaces, without the need for more of your rifle sticking out...
 

My brothers SRS is the 16”, and fairly stock(only mod is fast hop, hop rubber and Nub- highly recommend you do this ASAP as it allows the gun to lift much higher ammo)

I will always go for the shortest version. It’s lighter, easier to wield and as @sonofsammo said easier to hide. Plus you save money buying it.

The difference between my brothers and my team mates SRS in price is £100s but range wise it’s only 15-20M... The real difference between them is noise, there are many cheap mods to make it super quiet. If you have had a read of my comparison and earlier posts about the SRS, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about.

Cheers for your advice guys. 

I have brought the choices to the 20inch Sport Gen 3 and the 16inch Covert Gen 3. 

If I were to get the sport could I just get these short rails so I can have side rails or would I require another piece of hardware?

https://www.longbowbb.co.uk/product-page/srs-rails-3-pack

I would like to have the shorter one, but I have no need for a bipod and the price difference between the Sport version and the 16" is £130. With that extra money I could grab the side rails, two extra mags and the fast hop and still have change left over. Is it true that the trigger is different on the sport version?

What do you guys think? 

 

[sonofsammo]

Cheers for your advice guys. 

I have brought the choices to the 20inch Sport Gen 3 and the 16inch Covert Gen 3. 

If I were to get the sport could I just get these short rails so I can have side rails or would I require another piece of hardware?

https://www.longbowbb.co.uk/product-page/srs-rails-3-pack

I would like to have the shorter one, but I have no need for a bipod and the price difference between the Sport version and the 16" is £130. With that extra money I could grab the side rails, two extra mags and the fast hop and still have change left over. Is it true that the trigger is different on the sport version?

What do you guys think? 

Well - I'm with the sport tbh - cos the extra £130 doesn't buy you much extra.

I do remember the trigger is different, but I can't find a reference to how it's different. All I can say is that I've never had a problem with the one on the sport.
You get one of those rails with the sport and just choose where you want it. I can't get at my SRS at the moment, but iirc you can put the rail pieces on any of the three sides the main rail is not.
The package you're suggesting would be a much, much better gun from the off than the covert.
You might want to look at an m140 or m150 spring too...

 

[Asomodai]

Well - I'm with the sport tbh - cos the extra £130 doesn't buy you much extra.

I do remember the trigger is different, but I can't find a reference to how it's different. All I can say is that I've never had a problem with the one on the sport.
You get one of those rails with the sport and just choose where you want it. I can't get at my SRS at the moment, but iirc you can put the rail pieces on any of the three sides the main rail is not.
The package you're suggesting would be a much, much better gun from the off than the covert.
You might want to look at an m140 or m150 spring too...

I believe the standard trigger is adjustable where the sports is not. Doesn't bother me a huge amount. 

I think part of this is the wow factor of getting the full version, which when you're spending a fair amount of money, you feel you might as well go the whole hog. So I am still on the fence!

What spring does it come with stock? Or rather what FPS is stock?

Cheers!

 

[Steveocee]

Mine arrived a couple of days ago but the Mrs is playing hardball and won't let me have it until Christmas day. 

Gone for a 20" in OD with some extra's:

.338 DTSS Suppressor

FAST hop

3 extra mags

Couple of Silverback pouches to hold mags

M150 spring

First thing I do when I get it will be install FAST hop with new rubber and nub and PTFE it on to make double sure I get a good seal and clean the inner barrel out. Then field it from there and see what bits I want to swap or improve.

Have a half a bag of 0.48 Geoffs although I have just bought a bag of my preferred 0.43's and have a Swiss Arms 3-9x50 scope to add on.

On my "maybe soon" list I've got a prowler or FOW nub (not sure if I should upgrade bucking as well?) and the airbrake piston head with M160 spring.

 

[Hunka1988]

Mine arrived a couple of days ago but the Mrs is playing hardball and won't let me have it until Christmas day. 

Gone for a 20" in OD with some extra's:

.338 DTSS Suppressor

FAST hop

3 extra mags

Couple of Silverback pouches to hold mags

M150 spring

First thing I do when I get it will be install FAST hop with new rubber and nub and PTFE it on to make double sure I get a good seal and clean the inner barrel out. Then field it from there and see what bits I want to swap or improve.

Have a half a bag of 0.48 Geoffs although I have just bought a bag of my preferred 0.43's and have a Swiss Arms 3-9x50 scope to add on.

On my "maybe soon" list I've got a prowler or FOW nub (not sure if I should upgrade bucking as well?) and the airbrake piston head with M160 spring.

Getting 100% seal on the fast hop is a nightmare.

Have a look on https://sniperupgrades.com/

The fow nub, 100% seal bucking and rhop patch for the standard barrel make it a beast. I had trouble with prowler causing jams.

Good luck

 

[Steveocee]

Getting 100% seal on the fast hop is a nightmare.

Have a look on https://sniperupgrades.com/

The fow nub, 100% seal bucking and rhop patch for the standard barrel make it a beast. I had trouble with prowler causing jams.

Good luck

Bought a fresh roll of PTFE today just in case. Faceless store is shut until after Xmas but FOW is on my list as well as a pdi barrel and rhop patch.

 

[Immortal]

Anyone know if the TNT SRS Hop Chamber is better than the fast hop?

EDIT 1: Found negative info regarding the TNT bucking but nothing much regarding the hop unit itself...

EDIT 2: Negative info on the TNT hop unit too so no replies needed now....

lol :lol: (Chatting to myself anyway, again...)

 

[Hunka1988]

If you can wait MAXX are releasing a unit so is stalker. Maple leaf have also released their revised one. 

Spoilt for choice really. 

 

[Steveocee]

There are a few coming out soon but my worry is they won't be "universal" and will some how force you to use that companies buckings and nubs etc.

Other than a slightly tighter fit around their own buckings, I can't see how the designs or performance would be much if any improved on the factory design (or FAST hop).

 

[Immortal]

Can't decide if I want to buy this rifle or not. I've got a 'once was' pimped VSR, not sure the change is going to be a huge change or just another one for the collection. I do like it, but do I need it really.... can't decide! :lol:

 

[Steveocee]

Can't decide if I want to buy this rifle or not. I've got a 'once was' pimped VSR, not sure the change is going to be a huge change or just another one for the collection. I do like it, but do I need it really.... can't decide! :lol:

It likely won't shoot much different to the VSR. It'll be more manoeuvreable and a lot quieter.

Just buy it.

 

[Immortal]

It likely won't shoot much different to the VSR. It'll be more manoeuvreable and a lot quieter.

Just buy it.

See I'm in two minds; I thought it would be quieter too but I've heard that's a myth? Is it just a wasp piston/an airbrake making it quiet?

Really tempting; I'd like the 16" Covert, a wasp piston, (looks like a) fast hop (until Maple or similar release one). Bucking and barrel I guess, certainly a bucking would be prefereable - unless the stock one is good (?) and the barrel can wait.

I know I'll end up buckling and getting one anyway, the seed is planted now. Just a case of waiting for it to sprout. lol :lol:

 

[Steveocee]

See I'm in two minds; I thought it would be quieter too but I've heard that's a myth? Is it just a wasp piston/an airbrake making it quiet?

Really tempting; I'd like the 16" Covert, a wasp piston, (looks like a) fast hop (until Maple or similar release one). Bucking and barrel I guess, certainly a bucking would be prefereable - unless the stock one is good (?) and the barrel can wait.

I know I'll end up buckling and getting one anyway, the seed is planted now. Just a case of waiting for it to sprout. lol :lol:

They are quieter and even more so if you match BB weight to barrel to piston volume. The DTSS silencer really kills the noise. If you want it totally silent then you can get the WASP or variable mass piston. In my irrational mind though, the piston is a meh point as generally out of MED you wouldn't hear it anyway.

I've managed to find a company in Japan doing PDI barrels for about half the UK RRP of them so once I've done homework to make sure they are R-Hopable or at least compatible with good rubbers I'll be ordering one.

A sniper is about precision, why not make sure there is a "good" barrel in even though a lot I read says the stock barrel is fine.

 

[sonofsammo]

The single most frequent comment I get about my SRS is how quiet it is. 
As far as getting one, the main thing I'll say is - have you got your mitts on one?
Because it's a bullpup, it's not to everyone's taste. And the mag changes are a ballache.
However, I adore mine. (but I'm a bp fan boy...)
As far as upgrades, I had a pdi with rhop, but ditched it in favour of ML CJ and autobot bucking.
I currently use the fast hop chamber, which has 100% air seal.
I got hold of the ML hop chamber as soon as it was available in NL, but the production run was fucked, so never fitted it.
I've just had the replacement unit arrive, but haven't got round to fitting it yet.
I'm semi excited about it, as it's designed to work with the barrel/bucking combo I already use.
Overall, I love the platform - it's a joy to shoot. And it's virtually indistinguishable from the real thing, which is always a bonus.
It's a doddle to work on too, which is most welcome.
 

 

[Steveocee]

The single most frequent comment I get about my SRS is how quiet it is. 
As far as getting one, the main thing I'll say is - have you got your mitts on one?
Because it's a bullpup, it's not to everyone's taste. And the mag changes are a ballache.
However, I adore mine. (but I'm a bp fan boy...)
As far as upgrades, I had a pdi with rhop, but ditched it in favour of ML CJ and autobot bucking.
I currently use the fast hop chamber, which has 100% air seal.
I got hold of the ML hop chamber as soon as it was available in NL, but the production run was fucked, so never fitted it.
I've just had the replacement unit arrive, but haven't got round to fitting it yet.
I'm semi excited about it, as it's designed to work with the barrel/bucking combo I already use.
Overall, I love the platform - it's a joy to shoot. And it's virtually indistinguishable from the real thing, which is always a bonus.
It's a doddle to work on too, which is most welcome.
 

Is that using the VSR fitment bucking and barrel?

 

[Immortal]

The single most frequent comment I get about my SRS is how quiet it is. 
As far as getting one, the main thing I'll say is - have you got your mitts on one?
Because it's a bullpup, it's not to everyone's taste. And the mag changes are a ballache.
However, I adore mine. (but I'm a bp fan boy...)
As far as upgrades, I had a pdi with rhop, but ditched it in favour of ML CJ and autobot bucking.
I currently use the fast hop chamber, which has 100% air seal.
I got hold of the ML hop chamber as soon as it was available in NL, but the production run was fucked, so never fitted it.
I've just had the replacement unit arrive, but haven't got round to fitting it yet.
I'm semi excited about it, as it's designed to work with the barrel/bucking combo I already use.
Overall, I love the platform - it's a joy to shoot. And it's virtually indistinguishable from the real thing, which is always a bonus.
It's a doddle to work on too, which is most welcome.
 

Good to know. I haven't had my mitts on one No. I've just seen them in various sizes on occasions on game days. Most players seem to get a lot of attention with people asking for a try so I've not bothered them with being another in the line of "can I have a go". I like BPs although I have none in my collection.

Thank you for the detailed reply. And bugger cause I still want one... lol :lol:

 

[sonofsammo]

Is that using the VSR fitment bucking and barrel?

I used the 510mm CJ ML VSR barrel and the autobot 50 bucking (VSR/GBB).
I had to shave a nub off the bucking and it's a tight fit in the fast hop, but it works a treat.

@Immortal No worries - next time you see one, just ask if you can hold it. I've never said no, cos I want people to see what they think.
Some people have said it was wank (their exact words lol), others have been neutral, others have tootled off grinning from ear to ear knowing what they're spending their dosh on next. 

p.s. no idea if you're anywhere near me (N.Yorks), but if you are, you're more than welcome to try it out ?