[What would be a good DMR?]

1 hour ago, Iceni said:

The G&G m14 is fantastic.

The gearbox on them is a bit funky but workable. I like the solid wood ones, but the plastic ones are significantly cheaper.

Mosfet goes in the buttstock, There's a fair amount of space for a good battery as well.

Most of the internal gearbox parts are standard, gears, bushes, piston, cylinder, ect. The triggers contacts are different, and they have a unique layout. It's a Version 7 gearbox in the M14 so do a little reading on those.

There are 2 hop units commonly used depending on the model. There's a long tube M14 specific (cyma and some TM's have this), and an AUG style rotary hop with an extension tube. It depends on the make and model as to the hop type. I believe G&G use the aug style. It's a decent hop unit, plenty of spares available, Metal and CNC variants are also easy to find and reasonable in price. The plastic stock aug unit is a decent out of the box unit.

The G&G should comes with a half decent inner barrel 6.04, and it should shoot well out of the box with no upgrades.

You have to be careful selection the model you want as some are locked to semi auto only.

The plastic top cover is probably the worst bit of the gun. Even the wood ones have it. So take a good look at that top section and if you can't live witht he plastic there then move to another model.



The LCT G3 is unparalleled externally. It's pressed and welded steel. The parts that are plastic like the foregrips and stock are solid and feel like the real thing. Internally it's decent, Good gears, reasonable motor, 6.02 inner barrel. Decent hop unit. Out of the box mine shoots very well. It is compatible with real steel parts, and will take wood furniture with minimal modification. There is loads of battery space in the stock, and a mosfet would also fit there without any issues. Gearbox is a standard Version 2 rear wired.

The downsides of the LCT are it's steel, and needs the edges knocking off the pressed parts or they will cut you to ribbons, The midcaps have a feed issue that can be corrected with shimming, They don't have a mosfet. Mag compatibility is 0. You must use LCT mags.

Out of the box you may need to shim the magazine (takes 5 mins and needs 1 allen key). The plate on the bottom of the mag comes off and there is a space at the front of the mag where a length of plastic rod 5x6mm can be inserted and cut off. The range and accuracy stock are very good, I have yet to do any modification to my gun other than the shimming.

The LCT G3 looks fantastic, Feels right, and there is 0 wobble on it. You could use it like a club. They have to be seen and held to understand just how frighteningly real the thing is. It also takes all of the real steel claw mounts, Ris mounts, and slings.



The Ares SLR I know less about, the guy I go shooting with has an older no longer produced king arms steel variant. The Ares is the newest SLR in production and should have the best mag compatibility and internals. But you would have to research the model.





On track with what everyone else is saying, You don't need to go with a long rifle at all. Any gun with a 300mm or longer barrel will give the same accuracy if setup right. The most accurate out of the box guns are not the longest, or the most expensive. It's the one that gives the right upgrades. A decent inner barrel and hop, setup well on a perfect airseal should offer no more advantages than anyone else with an equal configuration.

Any of the decent brands should offer you this. ICS get a lot of love because they get the quality control right at the factory. Other brands vary in QC, but all guns that are solid should be capable of shooting well. It's just some take a little more love.

And just to make you want the LCT here's a few picture of mine! LOL

https://www.flickr.com/photos/iceni_photo/albums/72157693949766564






 

This information is something i'm going to have to revise a few times so it sinks in!!!   That is an attractive gun you have there, must be said....i've seen a few LVAO C models ,  this one in particular http://www.patrolbase.co.uk/airsoft/mk-ii-war-sport-lvoa-c-black.htm#.WsPb6yOZOAw  

 

Would you say this has quality on it's side?  I love the shape of these guns, think it's beautiful...internally speaking, they boast it to be decent.

[What would be a good DMR?]

29 minutes ago, Iceni said:

Personally I wouldn't do a DMR. So this is all IMO, and is more me waffling ideas rather than helping

The reason been that most sites only offer 50fps in upgrade speed, and for that you loose close engagement range, and full auto. It's easy to make the trade if the gun you want will be capable of 500fps and is single shot only like a sniper rifle, but for a long range AEG 50fps isn't enough to warrant the drawbacks. As it's not going to lift a significantly heavier BB over 350fps.

What I would do instead is have a main battle rifle,  get it tweaked to shoot flawlessly, Then use that like a DMR but with the bonus of been able to shoot a close target, or flip into full auto just to upset people who think you have a DMR.

The rifle models I would pick from would be the Fal/SLR, M14, G3. You want a gun that looks like a sniper, long and sleek, but takes mid/high caps, has a standard gearbox. And is capable of been tweaked to hell and back. You play it like a sniper, holding back, picking targets, single shot. And you let people fall into the trap of thinking you can't full auto them.


Good models to look at would be:

G&G GR14 M14 they do a full wood model  for just over £300.
Ares SLR The prices of these are wild £450 ish in plastic £540 in real wood.
LCT G3 £400 ish. Full steel construction takes real steel parts.



 

I really appreciate the input into this answer, seriously gave me something to think about!  Made some really good points there...you're more knowledgeable than me at this subject so, if you don't mind i'll pick your brain a little bit!    I have been using the Stubby Badger, beautiful weapon, but really would like something with some more range, and like you said, I really love the longer weapons, something that has good accuracy.  What would be the best recommendation? 

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http://www.patrolbase.co.uk/airsoft-m4-m15-m16-variants/a-and-k-dmr-m4-w-suppressor-tan.htm#.WsOkTyOZOAw  

 

I just found this, is this a good choice?  I don't know too much about what I'm looking at if i'm honest--though I really want to! 

[What would be a good DMR?]

@Dentonboy Would that have a good ability to be upgraded at a later date also?  

[What would be a good DMR?]

Hey, I've been playing Airsoft for a few years now and have been interested in buying a DMR for quite sometime...love them!  Though, I have a hard time knowing where would be a good place to start?  I'd like a good quality gun with an ability for Upgrades in the future.   Any help would be greatly appreciate.  

 

Would this be a good choice?  - - - - - 

 

https://www.surplusstore.co.uk/ics-274-cxp-hog-dmr.html