New airsoft muzzle flash technology?

[Airsoft-Ed]

I just messaged these guys to see if they'd be interested in sending me a unit for review, some gameplay footage, general promotional stuff.

Really, I just wanted one as a giveaway to promote my channel, because I think the whole thing is stupid...

Anyway, they declined, but offered me a unit at a discounted price... Of £95

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If these things sell, I will hang my guns on the wall and stop playing the game. You would have to be literally brain dead to pay £120 for a strobe light with a laser trip sensor in it. I bet I could build a better looking thing for less than half the price.

If they were under £50, I think they might be just about pricing it right for what you get. But ONE HUNDRED AND FU*KING TWENTY?! Seriously?!

 

[Airsoft_Mr B]

G&G put extended followers in their mid-cap magazines as well -so that all the rounds feed- but they're really flimsy and break off far too easily.

 

[Airsoft_Mr B]

If they were under £50, I think they might be just about pricing it right for what you get. But ONE HUNDRED AND FU*KING TWENTY?! Seriously?!

Agreed.

They're manufacturing them in England so no doubt it's a fairly small scale operation. Higher wages than Asia as well...It's a new product too.

Nevertheless, even with the price of airsoft in Europe, there's no reason to be charging so much for it.

A tracer unit must be more complicated or at least very similar in operation (same kind of thing; a sensor, a few LEDs. Shoved in an aluminium tube)

£30 up to £100 for an expensive overpriced Madbull one but still not £120.

 

[BrightCandle]

A tracer probably just leaves the LED running all the time, its pretty cheap to just make a circuit with some batteries and a few LEDs in a trace. But this device has to detect the movement of the BB, be it via pressure, movement or whatever mechanism it uses, then light up. That is definitely more complicated, its not as simple a circuit. I still think its overpriced for what it is and I am sure other companies will do it much cheaper. I would really like to see people using this, would be awesome to get some muzzle flashes going but its not going to get wide spread adoption at this price.

 

[jcheeseright]

A tracer unit doesn't leave the light on all the time, they normally have an IR sensor hooked up to a high intensity flashbulb (or 2 in the case of the TM tracer) which flashes exactly as the BB passes by.

Despite all that, you can still pick up a B&T tracer unit for less than $50.

A tracer probably just leaves the LED running all the time, its pretty cheap to just make a circuit with some batteries and a few LEDs in a trace. But this device has to detect the movement of the BB, be it via pressure, movement or whatever mechanism it uses, then light up. That is definitely more complicated, its not as simple a circuit. I still think its overpriced for what it is and I am sure other companies will do it much cheaper. I would really like to see people using this, would be awesome to get some muzzle flashes going but its not going to get wide spread adoption at this price.

 

[TacMaster]

G&G put extended followers in their mid-cap magazines as well -so that all the rounds feed- but they're really flimsy and break off far too easily.

I own 4 and I've used them since October last year. 0 problems with all of them.

 

[Lozart]

A tracer unit doesn't leave the light on all the time, they normally have an IR sensor hooked up to a high intensity flashbulb (or 2 in the case of the TM tracer) which flashes exactly as the BB passes by.

Despite all that, you can still pick up a B&T tracer unit for less than $50.

You can also get ones with slots cut in the side to simulate muzzle flash. Works better than the ugly ass PoS in the OP.

 

[Monty]

£120 for that? You gotta be joking.

 

[Black Death]

Why are you guys complaining.... I would deffo buy that for £120........ (As long as it came with a free TM 416 included)

 

[GiantKiwi]

I know I could make that for less than £40. But £120? Jog on. But would I ever use it? Not a chance, would make you look like a right tit.

 

[Sitting Duck]

Rotate AEG 180 degrees so it upside down

pull out old mag - insert new mag

return gun to upright position - no bb's on floor

unless you are JambWow - then BB's are EVERYWHERE but in mag as you fill it - FANTASTIC

ahh wtf - I'm so good those 4 or 5 bb's are the only ones that fail to hit the target - YEAH RIGHT !!!!!

They way I shoot so crap I ain't bothered about a few bb's and if they they hit my boot am I hit ???

Now make the sound effect like breaking wind and then suppose I could buy it for a laugh to $hit on the enemy

 

[two_zero]

no. but to be fair, it does not mean nothing good will come from it, gets the idea out there if nothing else.

 

[armysurplusandtoys]

I have seen one and did not like it at all, was not worth the money in my mind

 

[geoffreym]

Isn't this effectively the same thing, only cheaper and with more features

http://uk.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airsoft/Accessories_Silencers_Madbull_Tracer_Unit_Gemtech_Blackside_Flare.htm

 

[jcheeseright]

yeah.