• Hi Guest. Welcome to the new forums. All of your posts and personal messages have been migrated. Attachments (i.e. images) and The (Old) Classifieds have been wiped.

    The old forums will be available for a couple of weeks should you wish to grab old images or classifieds listings content. Go Here

    If you have any issues please post about them in the Forum Feedback thread: Go Here

Essential ... and not-so-essential bits to bling my new DE M906C "TO THE MAX" (well, a little bit)

RostokMcSpoons

RostokMcSpoons

Members
Joined
Sep 3, 2021
Messages
1,940
Reaction score
1,749
So now I've got this little beauty...

View attachment 80914

I'm thinking immediately of how to throw a few more pennies at it, to take it away from being "completely stock", and also to make it more comfortable.

So I'm thinking ...
 

1) QD Sling mount(s).  Any recommendations for a particular make?  I got a bit anxious when I saw a video attached to one review, of Amazon's recommended choice, being yanked out of the attachment point to demonstrate how the gun had dropped when it was being used.  As I'm (spoiler alert) looking at one-point slings, I really don't want it 'detaching and dynamically interfacing with ground at 9.8ms squared' so keen to be getting a good 'un

2) A single point sling.  Or maybe a 2-point sling.  Or maybe a sling that can do both (but not neither).  Not a 3-point sling, already got one of them.  A 5 point sling is right out.  

3) Hi-rise scope mounts.  I think I can find a set on Aliexpress and put up with a long wait... they're just to hold an old Viking 4x32 I used to have on my BSA Meteor when I was a kid.  It's to experiment with magnification, and also for a touch of nostalgic enjoyment.
So the question here is not so much 'which particular style of mount' should I get, it's 'am I being silly ordering from aliexpress' and 'is there anything I need to look out for / avoid'

4) A red dot sight.    Yes my lovely Kobra is... lovely, but having just seen how much it's worth I'm kinda scared of using it - at least until I can find a protective 27mm polycarbonate disc to wedge in front of the real lens.  I do fancy something small and super-lightweight and so maybe a dinky cheapo pistol sight on a small riser rail?   Is that something people do?  Any cheap ones worth adding to that AliExpress order?

5) Foregrip / vertical grip / angled grip.  Something to attach to all that new M-Lok loveliness at the front.
I was looking at these three on Amazon

View attachment 80915

The top two are pretty small, really just to locate the hand.
I'm suspecting the third is the one I'll go for, angling forward AK-styleeeeee,  as it seems a lot of real-steel guys go for this.
I was sort-of tempted with an MP5-K style of vertical grip with a hand stop, but I'm not sure if that'd look silly mounted half-way down the rail.
I also saw an Ares Ameoba one that folds from being fairly flat, to angled, to vertical - £25 from Patrolbase, but I haven't seen any reviews or pics, not sure if it's actually good!
https://www.patrolbase.co.uk/ares-amoeba-hand-grip-modular-accessory-for-m-lok-system

6) Battery.   I've already got a Big Foot 7.4v 25C Lipo but I need another.  I'm open to the 'risk' of an 11.1v, but whatever it is it needs to be long(ish) and thin. 
(I've got an ASG 30W/3A balance charger with auto-stop from Patrolbase to cram the 'electricals' in to whatever you suggest)

7) ....errr, that's it.   The moon on a stick would be nice, but probably not stuck to the gun.

So yeah - any thoughts welcome! 
Anyone who has seen my previous posts will know I normally operate at the "bargain bin / crappiest option", for a "Buy cheap, Buy multiple times" kind of style
I've just spent a chunk on my new gun. so I'm not changing now  :)   

 
To kick things off, given that we have established your budget already as far as QD mounts goes...none. You already have several on the gun itself. The round sockets on the lower tips of the stock, the front end of the stock, either side of the receiver rear plate and the back end of the handguard? Yeah, they're all QD sling points.

Slings - something like this will be fine https://www.ant-supplies.uk/gun-slings/qd-push-button-swivel-slings.html It's a knock off of a Magpul MS something or other with QD ends and a convertible single - two point buckle jobber. Cheap as chips and they're readily available in most airsoft stores between £10-15 or from Aliexpress for less than the price of a chippy tea!

 
Ahah, yes, uninformed terminology use on my part there, it's the swivels I was after... but your suggestion is even better!  That's great, two birds with one stone etc... saves a few more quid for the other bits :)

Edit:

In fact that very sling, available for £12 with free p&p is available on a Sale offer at AliEx for ... £3.51.  Blimey, I think I'll be hunting around for a few bargains, it's the annual sale on the 11th, and you can pre-fill your basket in preparation!

 
Last edited by a moderator:
RostokMcSpoons said:
Ahah, yes, uninformed terminology use on my part there, it's the swivels I was after... but your suggestion is even better!  That's great, two birds with one stone etc... saves a few more quid for the other bits :)
Click to expand...


Talking of the other bits, I have a spare set of Vector Optics High scope rings that I don't need. I'm sure I could let them go for a reasonable price.

https://www.vector-air.co.uk/product-page/vector-optics-30mm-picatinny-ris-high-scope-mounts-scot-54h these ones. £10 posted for you, brand new in the box and everything.

 
Arrrggh, My scope being "super Old Skool" is a 1" / 25.4mm tube.  But thanks for the offer, and they do look the very thing.

 
Nunfa1 said:
I ordered these:

https://www.vapextech.co.uk/airsoft-7-4v-1450mah-20c-lipo-battery-with-case-lp208-vapextech

Fit fine.

I'm looking at this for a foregrip:

https://mpa-airsoft.com/product/magpul-style-angled-fore-grip-110mm-black/

It's local to me so will pop down this weekend and have a look at it.
Click to expand...
Wow that's cheap, I'll have a poke around for batteries there.  Have you got a 904 with a PDW stock, the reason for going with the crane style?

That foregrip is dirt cheap, and worth a try at that price I think... now MPA are already 'of interest' to me as they happen to be the only place I can find that have polycarbonate discs cut to 27mm diameter.   They also charge £7 for p&p ('ouch', when it's stuff that'd fit in a small envelope)  But if that grip is nice, it'll make the p&p a bit easier to swallow :)

 
I have the C. My Son has a G36, so want to keep the batteries universal.

Any longer batteries and you might find the stock doesn't close up fully.

I hadn't used vapextech before, you get absolutely no shipment information whatsoever. I started to think it was a front for a chinese firm but I ordered Saturday and they arrived yesterday.

If you're just after the discs I can pick them up and post if you can't find them anywhere else.

 
Nunfa1 said:
I have the C. My Son has a G36, so want to keep the batteries universal.

Any longer batteries and you might find the stock doesn't close up fully.

I hadn't used vapextech before, you get absolutely no shipment information whatsoever. I started to think it was a front for a chinese firm but I ordered Saturday and they arrived yesterday.

If you're just after the discs I can pick them up and post if you can't find them anywhere else.
Click to expand...
That'd be brilliant - cheers!  Most of the real plastic suppliers don't cut polycarb to less than 30mm, i found, so it'd save me some hunting.   They're £1.10 each,  I could do with a couple, I think polycarb is pretty indestructible but I might lose one :)   I'll ping you my address and I can pay you £3 by PayPal if that's ok?
 

Lozart - ok mate, you got a deal!  PayPal ok for you too?

 
I'll pop up there tomorrow and let you know how I get on.

 
Keep some of your money back for a replacement spring, as I'm going to assume that like mine it will compress relatively quickly and you'll lose 20 or so FPS.

Also I bought a PTS EPS stock for mine and it's lovely, feels so high quality, and the space inside for any battery configuration you could imagine is huge.

 
Fatboy40 said:
Keep some of your money back for a replacement spring, as I'm going to assume that like mine it will compress relatively quickly and you'll lose 20 or so FPS.

Also I bought a PTS EPS stock for mine and it's lovely, feels so high quality, and the space inside for any battery configuration you could imagine is huge.
Click to expand...
Cheers

I'd seen about the spring issue, so prepared for that... Which strength will I need? 

Now the stock is an interesting call.. looks like I could fit a triple battery in there, opens up the choice quite a bit...

 
If you're looking to bling your blaster maybe try a repaint. It's an easy way of making your piece more unique to you and costs a fraction of the assorted bolt ons and baubles that are often not much practical use...

 
Ebeneezer Goode said:
If you're looking to bling your blaster maybe try a repaint. It's an easy way of making your piece more unique to you and costs a fraction of the assorted bolt ons and baubles that are often not much practical use...
Click to expand...
That's a bold move on a brand new gun ?

 
It is, but I did it on my three within a matter of weeks.

I kept it simple, Halfords OD paint for better stealth in the woods I skirmish at, it works well and made my gnus unique. Each to their own of course.

Or you could paint it fluorescent pink or something, whatever floats your boat ?

 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

D
Anyone got the DE SAKO TRG M10?
Replies
0
Views
444
Diemaco
D
Punisher3990
To QD or not to QD (Advice on QD sling points)
Replies
9
Views
2K
Tactical Pith Helmet
T
T
Making and AltHistory kit, need advice about NATO 90's/00's gear.
Replies
6
Views
2K
ButcherBill
ButcherBill
Lima02
AK to NATO muzzle device adapters - Curious to how many people would be interested.
Replies
16
Views
1K
Lima02
Lima02
Fatboy40
Buying Halo Screen etc From Theyma HP (Theyma's Handmade Products) From France
Replies
1
Views
444
Skara
Skara
Back
Top