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One thing you may notice is that the charging handle is very tough to pull. It's not the strength of actually pulling it; it's the wear on your pulling finger as it digs in. I got the extension for it and it really makes the difference. I can't comment on the out of the box performance as mine came with a damaged cylinder head so by the time I first skirmished it properly, it had a new spring, barrel, cylinder head, piston, trigger sears and hop unit! It's also a BIG gun. Mines huge....so to speak. I've got a suppressor on mine and when stood with the stock on the floor, it comes up to my chin! What I would recommend though, are optic rails from Kalinka Optics if you are not going for the POSP-1 scope. I use this: http://kalinkaoptics.com/mounts/svd-psl-tigr-romak-3/original-bp-02-svd-psl-tigr-low-profile-centered-side-mount-to-weaver-rail.html The universal mount that a lot of people put on is too high, so some scopes won't zero in properly as they won't look low enough. It can also give a strange visual effect from parallax which makes it look like the bb is bending into it's target when it is in fact going perfectly straight. Before suppressor mod: After, next to my SCAR and UMP. http://www.airsoft-forums.co.uk/index.php/topic/3820-gun-picture-thread/page-110#entry143368 (cant find the original picture). One good thing; it takes AEG parts. It is very easy to install parts. I would recommend the spring SVD. It certainly turns heads...and with the suppressor on it is so quiet. List of upgrades: AirsoftPro.cz Upgraded trigger sears AirsoftPro.cz Upgraded hop unit AirsoftPro.cz Upgraded outer/inner barrel holding unit M140 spring AirsoftPro.cz Reinforced piston AirsoftPro.cz Reinforced cylinder head Madbull 6.03 650mm tightbore barrel Forgotten brand red hop rubber AirsoftPro Suppressor adapter (nicely cushions the end of the tight bore barrel) Kalinka optic mount Black handguard/grip furniture (previously 2-tone) AirsoftPro.cz Charging handle extension Soon to be getting a prometheus hop rubber as my other hard rubber shredded during a strip down :/

I managed it with just under £600 xD I would recommend the A&K SVD but it can be a little problematic so for a beginner it might not be the best option. Love mine to bits and it performs flawlessly but it has taken about 7-8 months to get it working correctly. That is something that you will need a lot of...patience. Once you have it set up properly though, it can be INCREDIBLY satisfying. The L96 in the picture is a good beginners rifle as my brother has one. The Marui VSR that a few have mentioned is also good as my best mate has one (fully upgraded took the overall cost to just over £500 IIRC). Out of the box, the L96 is usable but it won't be able to out-range other snipers. It is a nice and easy system to work with though...and in my opinion they look gorgeous

Used the EGLM at Anzio on Saturday. Was amazing! Got 2 kills (one of which has been immortalized on my friends camera) and it turned many heads. Thanks for the help guys...now to begin the collection of moscart shells!

Ahhh ok. I'd seen the redwolf airsoft test with the ballistic jelly and they reckoned it was less than 200fps based on how the bb's penetrate the jelly compared to aeg shots but I just wanted to be sure! Thanks again for the help guys!

Awesome, thanks again for your help Lozart! I got the madbull 210 round shell for now (a definite room clearer!) and 2 shells from ebay which were unnamed and cheap (not expecting much). I'll be trying all of them out at anzio on saturday! Here's a potentially stupid question *drumroll* do you/how do you chrono a moscart?

Hi guys, I'm about to buy the VFC EGLM for my SCAR: I was wondering what gas would be the best to use and also what shells would be recommended? I'll be buying a maximum of 2 shells and I'd rather keep the cost as low as possible. Also, any recommendations for a molle pouch for the shells would be appreciated. Thanks, Andy

Like I said, wearing shooting glasses underneath! And I got loads of rechargeables!

Fantastic, cheers Dave. Here's a potentially daft question...do you hydrate the piston O-ring at all? I'll probably get the rubber and spring now and then get the barrel with the wage packet in May. I'll probably post results when I get them. I can vouch for the green g&g rubber. I put one in my SCAR and it is very good. Added a nice consistency as well as a bit of range that I couldn't hit. Not tried a blue yet. Do the fish bone nubs make as much difference as the websites say?

Rather than starting a new thread; I bought a set of these the other day: http://www.airsoftworld.net/acm-pro-goggle.html A clone of the marui version. I'll be testing them out at a skrim on Sunday. It's more for the fan than anything. I will be wearing a pair of shooting glasses underneath too as I don't know how good the lenses are ( they appear to be solid but I aint risking that shizzle). I sat with them on after work in a very warm room for ages and let them fog up, then turned on the fan. Cleared in 20 seconds or so.

Hi all! Right, I've decided it is time to upgrade my UMP's internals when I get paid mid May. The situation is that has started to loose it's power by around 5 - 10 fps (not necessary the issue) and the range has dropped considerably (more the issue). I put in a m105 spring made by element, but it now only hits 260ish fps as opposed to stock fps of 325. I have concluded that element springs are shite as I had one for my p90 (an m100) that only reached 240ish fps. My questions are: What spring would you recommend? What hop rubber would you recommend? Would a tightbore be recommended? If so, what length? Would any cylinder heads, pistons etc be recommended? (I think this part of the gearbox is fine; gears all still look pristine). I would assume an m100 spring from madbull, g&g green or blue hop rubber and a madbull 6.03 barrel at a length closest to the stock barrel, but I wanted to see what you guys think before I act. Also worth noting; 205mm stock barrel is currently installed. Adding a 363mm barrel made range and accuracy worse and increased fps to 380! Compression appears to be fine at the moment. Thanks in advance, Andy

First time I've posted my guns on here.....here goes! Bottom to top: Classic Army UMP VFC SCAR-L A&K Dragunov SVD Wondering whether to use black or tan mags in the SCAR? And if you're wondering about the SVD's size...I'm 5'9 and it comes up to my chin!!

Hi guys, A friend has the JG (I think) AUG and he has lost the silver part circled in the picture below. What is the part called and where can he get one from? All we know at this stage is that it holds the barrel into place and he is currently holding it together with elastic bands! Thanks in advance, Andy

Just bought: Marui FN 5-7 mags x2 Double mag pouch M105 spring M100 spring (playing around with my scars fps etc) G&G green hop rubber I'm now at that stage where new gearbox parts are very exciting to me!

In September, I was paired with a young lad, maybe as young as ten (parents were on site and in the game) and he was brilliant! He listened to me when I was communicating to him, he made a few good suggestions....he even took down a guy with an m60e with a Cyma mp5 hire gun! He lay down cover fire and didn't rush in like an idiot....wasn't even my son and I was still proud haha!!! Only had one bad experience with a Codsofter. He had a bright green m4a1 (SRC I beleive) and he wouldn't take his hits....even if it was painfully obvious that he had been hit from only a few feet away. Needless to say, most of the hires were lads on a stag do....the Codsofter suffered afterwards! He became the objective for every mission. Marshall: 'Ah right lads, you're aim is to defuse the bomb in under ten minutes' Stag members: 'No, we're going to kill that little shit with the green rifle!'