adam bussey Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 what's the point in having them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfumonkey Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 some aeg's get converted for the dmr role normally converted to semi only and higher fps ( hence longer ranges) than standard aeg's and the rifle scopes add to the look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tariq Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 If you shoot far enough why not. Not used to the full potential but they can work and can look pretty good. This is airsoft though so most people would probably be better of with an acog or similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibernator Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 They are good for spotting in woodland games. Even if you can't hit them, it can make it easier to see what team they are on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshcowin Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 the problem with spotting with scopes is you get "trapped in the scope" where you use your scope to scan and spot and you end up looking for everything through it and then you start missing things you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfumonkey Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 the problem with spotting with scopes is you get "trapped in the scope" where you use your scope to scan and spot and you end up looking for everything through it and then you start missing things you see. not true if used properly, i.e scan with the naked eye and use the scope to get a more detailed image of what u think may be an enemy player etc. but if you "hardscope" (showing my cod days lol) then yeh i can see your point josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatthis Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 hardscope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfumonkey Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 hardscope? where you keep your scope sighted rarther than use your naked eye then scope up to take the shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshcowin Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 that what i meant yeah hardscoping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfumonkey Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 yeh i agree if you wake a rifle scope on a aeg and try and use it like a sniper rifle your gunna get butchered but if you use it properly in a designated marksman role then you can beast the enemy even with only an extra 10m range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigshep Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 They are like Porches, some people need an "ego" extender, some are very happy with a metro.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grounded_Pilot Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 They are like Porches, some people need an "ego" extender, some are very happy with a metro.... Indeed. I remember my L129A1 project gun... I added a sunshade to my scope = 3 more inches on my ego! Although, my pet hate is seeing an M4 with a rifle scope on it and it's not semi-locked. Especially on carbine M4s... just looks stupid! haha I have recently gotten SO into EOTechs. So much more airsoft-able! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfumonkey Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 yeh i hate it when you see someone with a stock cm16 with a huge rifle scope and a bipod on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grounded_Pilot Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 yeh i hate it when you see someone with a stock cm16 with a huge rifle scope and a bipod on it NO. NOT THE BIPOD!!!! THEY SAID THEY'D SPARE THE BIPODS! Only; -LMGs -Snipers/DMRs ...Are allowed to have them. If your "gun is heavy" go lift some weights hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfumonkey Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 NO. NOT THE BIPOD!!!! THEY SAID THEY'D SPARE THE BIPODS! Only; -LMGs -Snipers/DMRs ...Are allowed to have them. If your "gun is heavy" go lift some weights hahaha! or worse the dredded girp-pod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters TheFull9 Posted October 11, 2012 Supporters Share Posted October 11, 2012 Grip-pods make sense, that's why we issue them on the L85 and they're effective. You shoot more accurately with the weapon supported, that's just a fact, I can tell you that from shooting '85s in various configurations down the range and comparing my groupings (DD Rail with grip-pod, rail with no grip-pod, plastic handguard, irons, SUSAT, LDS, etc). "But that's RS" And what do a lot of airsofters get in to airsoft for? They like imitating the RS because not everyone joins the military/this is Britain and we have stupid laws about civilian firearms ownership. The second you ask "what's the point?" of anything in airsoft in a fashion which is derogatory towards the user of the equipment item, you've missed the point of airsoft entirely and need to take a step back, rethink and reassess your mindset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Airsoft-Ed Posted October 11, 2012 Supporters Share Posted October 11, 2012 Don't diss grip-pods! My L85 wouldn't look anything like as cool without a grip pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfumonkey Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Grip-pods make sense, that's why we issue them on the L85 and they're effective. You shoot more accurately with the weapon supported, that's just a fact, I can tell you that from shooting '85s in various configurations down the range and comparing my groupings (DD Rail with grip-pod, rail with no grip-pod, plastic handguard, irons, SUSAT, LDS, etc). "But that's RS" And what do a lot of airsofters get in to airsoft for? They like imitating the RS because not everyone joins the military/this is Britain and we have stupid laws about civilian firearms ownership. The second you ask "what's the point?" of anything in airsoft in a fashion which is derogatory towards the user of the equipment item, you've missed the point of airsoft entirely and need to take a step back, rethink and reassess your mindset. im not dissing anyone who decides to use a grip pod and yes i know they work extremely well, its a personel thing that i just dont like them. at the end of the day if people wanna spray there aeg lambo green with pink spots then thats fine by me as its there aeg doesnt mean i have to like it or keep quite about thinking its just plain ugly. anyways i think we got side tracked from the original thread subject whats your view on aegs with rifle scopes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters TheFull9 Posted October 12, 2012 Supporters Share Posted October 12, 2012 That wasn't all aimed at you specifically I was speaking in general to 'the reader' as it were. I didn't point that out though, my mistake there. All I can say is that I find magnified optics incredibly useful, night-on indispensable. Going more than about 4x magnification on an AEG which probably only shoots ~35m or so is perhaps a bit excessive, but obviously it's the users' choice end of the day, I can understand why they might find it handy. My only suggestion would be to purchase a short-dot type adjustable mag optic rather than a full on snipers' type scope, because the short-dots actually get a lot more RS use on carbines and standard rifles, so they look a lot better and therefore 'fit' aesthetically. These have got some good reviews: http://www.rsov.com/product.php?langId=1&a...66&cateId=0 Put that on a replica LaRue SPR mount, good-to-go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezza Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I <3 my stoner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatthis Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialForce Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 @eatthis looks godd but i think it would look better if you'd left the black dots out. bit too much contrast. or cover the white parts in black Check out this tool i use it for interior design work. http://colorschemedesigner.com/ you can also add the colours you already have and it will give you a scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan9416 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 The gripod are arse and are used to keep our rifles stood up when we're not carrying them otherwise the legs aren't used. They break easily and don't work when they're dirty. Most would be happy with just a normal grip. But as for the scopes on a normal aeg why??? As someone said earlier you get funnelled into them and don't use them properly. It's easy to say I dot his and that but when it's actually happening I bet your eyes in the sight with not a lot of situational awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Airsoft-Ed Posted November 1, 2012 Supporters Share Posted November 1, 2012 I think it's easier to aim with some sort of optic than it is without. Not faster, but easier and certainly more accurate too. Irons require you to line up the front and back sights with your target, whereas any sort of optic only needs you to line up the optic's crosshair. That's lining up 1 thing with the target instead of 2, which is an improvement, it takes less time and doesn't require you to position yourself in a certain manner to look down the weapon properly. Additionally, BBs can be seen in flight. Having a zoom allows you to see them in flight for longer, meaning you can see what happens to them and adjust your aim if need be, better, than if you were using irons. I've actually noted before that when a team has had a few people with ACOGs or similar and the other team have had irons only, the team with the optics has won. I doubt this could be applied to every situation, but I've witnessed it and remember taking note at the time. I think a lot of people get caught up by the thought of real assault rifles tending to have 4x or less zoom optics. If a real rifle powerful enough and accurate enough to kill someone at 600m + and only needs a 4x ACOG, then by comparison, airsoft shouldn't need optics, right? Well, yes that's a fair point. But it's irrelevant, airsoft isn't real and there's no denying that being able to get a closer view of things without physically being closer, is an advantage. Conclusion? If you want a scope, use one. It has to be said that huge sniper style scopes with variable zoom are daft to use on an AEG though, you can't sight in fast because of the eye relief and they're simply unwieldy for the task, as well as having a quite narrow field of view when fully zoomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfumonkey Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 see now that looks the part (apart from that pointy trigger guard lol) i wonder if the is anyone with a rifle scoped up mp7 or uzi etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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