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Don't bother if it's 2-tone. You will regret it till the day you die.

I'm poised to make an HPA FAQ if it happens.

Daytona Gun Group FAQ on FB. It's basically where 70% of the questions about DG can be answered. I think I mentioned it here or the other thread. Yeh, I have got a few of them. PM me your address and I'll pop a couple in the post.

Ya got me there.

Two threads? Where are you getting that number from you filthy non-air? Also I merely meant it in such a way that there are plenty of stickies we could make but no one can be bothered to make them. It's still no excuse for not searching first.

Maybe, but didn't we ask the mods for an HPA sub-forum like yonks ago and that's still not been done?

Yeh, it was a Crimson Trace laser foregrip.

That's exactly what I mean though: There are hundreds of VSR upgrade threads and videos that break it down into far more detail than I could hope to in a few hours.

There are, but allegedly JG has the nicest stock as the join marks are minimal and is readily available in the UK. Again though, I hate to say it but the TM VSR and the Maruzen APS L96 clones are the most documented sniper rifles out there. All of this information could have been had through 5 minutes Googling. Happy to help, but you may get a quicker answer next time through a quick search.

Yeh it does. It's a clone - that's why it's a good alternative as all you'd really want to keep is the stock, receiver and maybe bolt handle.

You can't open the TM cylinder and then replace the head if you're switching springs. Once you put it back together (which in itself is a bit tricky because you'll need a new pin) you won't have a good air seal. Remember that time we said you'd need over £250 (ontop of the donor weapon) to do this? Also, this is why some people get a JG BAR-10 as it has a slightly nicer stock, but the internals aren't as well put together as TM. Not a problem if you're upgrading everything.

http://forums.zeroin.co.uk/showthread.php?264994-Crimson-trace-mvf-600c-tactical-fore-grip Probably stolen.

Probably the better site as Raven's minimum age is supposedly 16, heh. The spring guide should be fine, but as Happy says you don't want to go over 500 so play it safe. Again, FPS is not everything - hop, ammo and barrel matters more with accuracy, consistent accuracy is certainly what you want with a sniper rifle.

They do exist. He just never updated the FAQ - they're even on his website and stuff.

Oh, that's standard modification heh. You made it sound as if the whole thing was a big surprise. Most builds need the grip area drilling at a minimum for the macro line. May want to ask Tony to update that FAQ with the WE 416.

It's deffos 500 at Gunman. Ravens I'm not so sure as their website changed earlier in this year and I can't confirm that. It's a small site, so a 30m MED would be even more of a hindrance than usual. Try this for springs: http://www.x-fire.org/etop/bolt_sp.html

Site limit at Ravens and Gunman is 500fps. Also - and I mean this without a hint of condescension - your young arms are going to get tired of compressing an M170 very quickly. Set aside another £50-80 for a good scope with a clear reticule.

Did he? Hm. I remember reading on the DG page that they require significant modification. Well, he certainly knows more than me so I'm not sure what's up with that.

Indeed. It's also surprising just how many websites (especially airsoft ones) get away with the classic 'spend a certain amount to enter our giveaway' thing. It's still highly illegal for the same principle that raffles are - you're enticing customers to spend more for a chance at winning something extra; it falls under gambling laws if it's not free to enter or isn't 'skill based'. Same reason why you have a no purchase necessary clause on cereal box competitions that don't involve skill like sending in a drawing or something.

Buy a donor that is compatible with DG? I thought you knew from the start the WE 416 requires a bunch of extra machining to get right. Only a handful exist right now. Did you really not check the FAQ like I said :S? The 416 isn't listed there.

Their shop in Czech Republic.

For future reference, upload images to imgur.com or they're really small a lot of the time. Saves site resources too.

You also probably drained between 5-10%+ of the tank. Whoops.

The R-Hop should be the most consistent way of doing things because there's no structural weak point like you have with traditional nubs. Maybe their handwork isn't so good, or maybe it's just that the barrel isn't all that decent. I'd say 6.08 is probably wide bore, and anything below 6.04 is tight bore. Stock barrels usually come somewhere in-between. Accuracy-wise the only things that should have an affect are the hop and barrel. Unless you're getting fluctuating FPS from somewhere like a bad seal (though I'm assuming you've checked this). As RR01 has said, maybe an R-Hop patch isn't the best approach given the slightly novel A&K SVD hop, though I would say that one could effectively have a fixed hop by just replacing the R-Hop and sanding as normal until the required amount of material is sticking into the barrel when the hop is effectively off (relying on the old bucking to apply uniform pressure). Again, this means effectively a fixed hop, but if you're not switching ammo weights then this may be the way forward. First though, make sure the FPS isn't all over the shop (honestly with a sniper rifle you want to be +/-5 or less shot-to-shot) then check your own patch to see it's not been unduly worn or poorly fitted and then get that new barrel. If you don't want to R-Hop it (though it is easy to redo if you use RTV) then obviously go the classic route, but I've still not seen anything out-perform the R-Hop patch yet. Flat hops come close, but they still don't have quite as much surface area as a patch.

What kind of 'custom' barrel? They're almost always in generic lengths.