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Yup. I put the link to my components under Shizbazki's video a few posts back.

Everyone has their preference, but I prefer wider bores; 6.05 and above. Running a 6.13 in my VSR.

BBs stabilise better in wider bores. More consistent hop.

You guys did, but it's the lurker who's just been airsofting for 10 minutes that reads that wrong then takes it onto Facebook that I'm worried about.

If you're upgrading it you may want to get a cheaper VSR clone like the JG. Obviously the hop is decent out of the box with the TM, but it's not as good as some of the aftermarket options.

Oh yeh, but I think most sites ban CO2 because it's not properly regulated. I know a few sites that let certain CO2, but like you say some blanket-ban it with good reason - people just can't be trusted with those cheapo handguns and the like. I guess the semi-solution would be a 13ci HPA tank. Costs about £30 and will do a whole day pretty easily. Still annoying though. By the way, I would like to say you can get springers shooting just as well as an SDiK. The only reason I'm such a proponent of it on a new rifle build is because of not needing a new trigger, and the benefits of adjustable ft/s along with the shorter pull and slightly quieter operation. I wouldn't switch to SDiK from spring for the small benefits it brings if I already had a springer that I didn't want to sell on first.

Like Monty says: The same reason people buy any of the Dre Beats products: Good advertising and a solid brand. Most people in airsoft know who Novritsch is, and he absolutely knows that too - anyone with half a brain cell would apply their brand to a product which can make them money. Unfortunately that margin is too high. The kits are good, but they're not the best you can buy. Companies like LayLax, PDI and Airsoft Pro have been working on the VSR platform for years and years now - they know what they're doing and between them they're the best you can buy. For an SDiK build you've basically covered it. Long story (fairly) short: In really any airsoft build (but particularly a sniper rifle) you need consistency. If you can be precise then you can be accurate: Most builds tacle this through a decent spring, good hop seal, a better piston with a decent seal etc. The SDiK cuts all of that out and just uses regulated CO2 but ultimately it is - like Shizbazki says in his video - just another power source. So yes, you need a good hop unit and a good barrel. You'll also want decent spacers and you'll want to spend time looking into how to set you hop correctly - the TDC mod is something you can research, but there are a whole host of buckings out there like Firefly, Maple Leaf, Prometheus or even an R-hop patch that will give you consistent lift on your BB allowing you to hit the same spot every time. The only other thing I'd put money in to is a good scope. Visionking are great - I've owned 3 of their optics now and they're clear and very well built. They are expensive, but much cheaper than some of the real-steel stuff. You can get their stuff between £70-100 and have a excellent scope with a clear reticule, variable zoom, lockable turrets and a clear picture too. Here's your shopping list if you go with an SDiK: SDiK itself Kit for standard 45o VSR Regulator CO2 adapter Tournament lock Spares for regulator and kit Extra grub screw if you want to fit it into the stock like I did Buy some spare line off eBay for if you ever need it (it's a couple of quid) Unlubed/dry CO2 bulbs - I'd recommend unlubed and just maintain the rifle yourself when it needs it. Keeps silicone off your hop bucking or R-hop patch Hop unitThere have been a lot of new hop units (PDI V2, Airsoft Pro V2 and the Action Army ones), so research this yourself on the Sniper Forums too. I'm using an Action Army one, as are a few others on this forum. Seems to work very well Barrel Lots of different manufacturers, but I'd go for PDI or ORGA as their wider bores are nice. Again though, lots of opinions on this Others are EdGI, Prometheus and Action Army (plus some others) Barrel spacersMake your own or buy some. LayLax and PDI make them Decent opticDon't go OTT on the zoom (x9 is more than enough) as this is airsoft, but look for a good objective lens size (40+) as this will give you a greater field of view Anything else Most VSR clones have weird rail specifications. Action Army do a good, cheap rail that has the uniform RIS spacings that'll fit any mount Decent scope rings. Don't need to go over the top - try AliExpress (you'll want 30mm as almost all decent scopes use 30mm) or Ant Supplies in the UK or just eBay Decent ammo. We kind of discussed this in another thread. Stay posted on what Samurai comes back with regarding better plastics that aren't hygroscopic: http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/29950-vsr-or-l96/?p=231897 Suppressor adapter. PDI do these For PDI stuff http://www.x-fire.org/e.index.htm is your best bet. Be wary of VAT. If you don't go with an SDiK you need to consider cylinder, cylinder head/nozzle, piston, springs and spring guides plus possibly a 90o trigger mech.

Sorry, yes. That was incredibly poorly worded. Not sure why I typed that tbh.

Yeh, it is. Can run off CO2 with their adapter or HPA bottles. I managed to fit my regulator and CO2 bulb into the stock so it's completely streamlined. Shizbazki did a similar thing with one of those rifle stock bag/cheek rest thingies and his looks pretty good too. If I couldn't hide it away I'd have thought twice, but the benefits of having a shorter, lighter pull with adjustable and consistent fps (also a slightly quieter bolt) were worth the effort of modifying my stock and - like I say - you wouldn't know it was CO2 powered from the outside. You still use the bolt. The whole unit slides into your existing/stock cylinder and you remove the spring, spring guide and stock nozzle from the gun. The air/CO2 line runs down through the trigger mechanism and out through the back of the stock. Shizbazki's video is worth a look: Here's my current build. Need to detail the hop bit but only just got the material for the R-hop patch and need to fit it.

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Ah well that's probably it then. I think we're talking ontop of the gun with that figure of 200-300

I think at the >£300 mark you're probably looking at external changes. I dumped some money on a silly PDI trigger guard, barrel and the like, but to get something shooting as well as anything else out there I'd say £300 is a fair estimate. I mean one can easily put £150+ into an optic. Bore up barrel, nicer receiver, rail etc. - I don't think I'd have trouble putting £600-700 into a VSR if I wanted all the bells and whistles.

It really depends on what you're comfortable with, but I'd say no less than £200. Ideally about £300 once all is said and done. You could go for a JG BAR as that'll save on the cost of the base gun if you're going to be stripping it all out anyway. And, as always, look at the Mancraft SDiK too; those things are great and ultimately not as expensive as you may think because a lot of the things you'd usually upgrade in a spring-powered rifle (trigger, cylinder, guide, spring, piston etc.) just don't need to be once one of those is in there.

Nope. Buy your own parts piecemeal. If you're serious about building a VSR or something, then use these forums and read all the stickies etc. There are so many things you can do to BASRs these days that I doubt anyone here would cover them in one post (or even thread) so it's worth flicking through the pages of collective knowledge that are on there.

Also, the phrase you're looking for is 'RIF' - realistic imitation firearm. As has been said, VCRA only covers the sale of an RIF. UKARA is one way you can prove a defence for buying* one, but is not the only one out there (though it's the easiest to use and most commonly accepted).

You're right, but it's not worth getting one of those unless you're going to get an M14 at some point because it does confine you to ORGA and a handful of others. Probably best just to find the right length in Marui AEG spec. Perhaps PDI?

I actually have a Prometheus BC Bright M14 barrel in my DG as it's the only one I could get in 500mm. The notches that C-clip sits in on the M14 are much closer (by a good 1cm or so), so unfortunately it's a no-go for a normal hop unit.

That's exactly my point though: Why not make lower volume but decent runs of sniper weights. Inconsistency doesn't matter much with .25s, but it does with .30s and above, so why skimp on the manufacturing instead of just charging more? I'm sure you - and most others who run BASRs would be more than happy to pay for a good quality product. It just seems completely moot to make affordable sniping weights these days when - as you say - most people aren't getting through a bag in two months anyway. BB Bastard manage it - they're a good deal more pricey than regular BBs but in my old DMR I'd not run much else because they're incredibly consistent and hard wearing. I really hope some of the ones you test come out well.

I honestly don't know why manufacturers struggle with heavier BB weights . It's not quite the volume purchase one might make with .2s or .3s. I'm happy to spend more to get a better quality product if I'm only shooting 200 for a game. It just seems like they're chasing margins too much on some of this stuff. BB Bastard need to get in on sniping weights

Oh yeh but didn't we just say Proballs are from another manufacturer? I meant the ones produced by BB King as those seem to swell quickly. I actually ordered some Proballs just now to tide me over as my BB Kings have already swollen a little.

Please do. I'm sick of being tied to the whole '3 month usage time' gaff. Maybe it's just poor design or maybe it's clever planned redundancy, but either way seems dumb for sniper weights where you could get a jam quite easily for people running tight bores. At the very least even the smallest change means inconsistent hop.

Explains the whole shift towards hygroscopic compounds then. I'll be grabbing some ASG .40g, but it's a shame they don't do more weights.

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I tried contacting some when I brought this up in another thread and they wouldn't tell me. A lot of them peddle their BBs on Alibaba, which is where I saw them during my quest to find .3g tracer BBs (turned out Nuprol bought them). So yeh, BB King and Nuprol are the same. Not sure about Gunfire Rockets, but it'd make sense: http://www.cccme.org.cn/shop/cgseals/index.aspx