Guest Inked Airsofter Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Just purchased myslef the Ares L1A1 SLR from Patrolbase, never been so excited before! Anyone know anything I should know about the rifle? Been watching videos on it and good and bad points, thought I'd ask her as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted October 29, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 29, 2018 You’ll spend most of your first gameday wondering around in a semi fog not believing you’ve got one of the most perfect long guns ever made clasped in your sweaty little mitts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkee Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Watch out for the takedown lever at the rear of the gun, its not the strongest material and if not careful it will open up and you may break the nozzle off inside the gearbox when it unexpectedly folds itself in halfway through a game. Other than that its all gravy. I have put a full auto selector on mine but that was to avoid having to open up the takedown lever when the gearbox inevitably locked on semi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted October 29, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 29, 2018 53 minutes ago, EvilMonkee said: I have put a full auto selector on mine but that was to avoid having to open up the takedown lever when the gearbox inevitably locked on semi. Imaterial of the valid reason (and it is a very good one) but it’s still HERESY ! 😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkee Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Agreed ........could always say I acquired it in the Falklands LOL I call mine my cheat gun cos for a 315FPS gun the range is amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted October 29, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 29, 2018 Every time I see an L1A1 thread I get triggered goddamit😈, loved the SLR since first using it in '80 started 'softing in 2001 & the nearest thing to it was the g3, but that never floated my boat, so bought numerous guns over the years, now wondering whether I shouldn't just flog a lot of it to fund an SLR/Sterling mk5 combo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkee Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Tackle said: Every time I see an L1A1 thread I get triggered goddamit😈, loved the SLR since first using it in '80 started 'softing in 2001 & the nearest thing to it was the g3, but that never floated my boat, so bought numerous guns over the years, now wondering whether I shouldn't just flog a lot of it to fund an SLR/Sterling mk5 combo ? Would it make it worse to tell you have an L1A1 and a Sterling? The Sterling is lovely bar the change lever which has come off on mine rendering it semi only till I get it fixed (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted October 30, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 30, 2018 Which sterling do you have , the S&T or the Beta ? I have the sterling and I bloody love it ! 😍 got 7 mags for it , plus two sets of triple sterling pouches SO when I run it I do feel like the proverbial 🐷 in the 💩! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Inked Airsofter Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 10 hours ago, Tackle said: Every time I see an L1A1 thread I get triggered goddamit😈, loved the SLR since first using it in '80 started 'softing in 2001 & the nearest thing to it was the g3, but that never floated my boat, so bought numerous guns over the years, now wondering whether I shouldn't just flog a lot of it to fund an SLR/Sterling mk5 combo ? Patrolbase offer finance that is what I got the SLR L1A1 on, take a look mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Inked Airsofter Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Why "careful now?" 😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Prisce Posted October 30, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 30, 2018 Finance is a slippery slope.... it’s like a gateway drug! Soon you’ll be ordering all the Guns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted October 30, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 30, 2018 What Prisce said , first it’s “ohh I can get that new 200rps death dealing Glock now ! And it’ll only cost me X amount a mth !” AND before you know it your round the back of the safezone lunchtime selling your sad little emaciated body for a bag of shitty .12 yellow BBs to feed your addiction !😱😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkee Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 18 hours ago, Druid799 said: Which sterling do you have , the S&T or the Beta ? I have the sterling and I bloody love it ! 😍 got 7 mags for it , plus two sets of triple sterling pouches SO when I run it I do feel like the proverbial 🐷 in the 💩! 😁 Beta and S&T are the same. Mine is S&T branded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintrade Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 "just one more co2 bulb... then I'll quit... I just need to use up these .25s and I'm out..." 3 minutes ago, Druid799 said: before you know it your round the back of the safezone lunchtime selling your sad little emaciated body for a bag of shitty .12 yellow BBs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Inked Airsofter Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Nahhh just the SLR for me! To start my Rhodesian loadout 👌🏻😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted October 30, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 30, 2018 20 hours ago, EvilMonkee said: Would it make it worse to tell you have an L1A1 and a Sterling? 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted October 30, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 30, 2018 2 hours ago, EvilMonkee said: Beta and S&T are the same. Mine is S&T branded Apparently S&T are the OEM and Beta projects bought there’s in partially finished from them and then completed the build to sell on (according the the bloke who runs Airsoft tiger) and the S&T is slightly better quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted October 30, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 30, 2018 13 hours ago, Inked Airsofter said: Patrolbase offer finance that is what I got the SLR L1A1 on, take a look mate Nah, as has been pointed out its a slippery slope, PLUS, & this is the bigger issue, my missus finds out I'm buying gats on tick, she'd prob do her nut & start buying all the crap that I've told her we can't afford lol, prob come home to Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen measuring up the place 😉. Fuck that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkee Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 15 hours ago, Druid799 said: Apparently S&T are the OEM and Beta projects bought there’s in partially finished from them and then completed the build to sell on (according the the bloke who runs Airsoft tiger) and the S&T is slightly better quality. Ahh. Does the fire selector fall off yours then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted October 31, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 31, 2018 39 minutes ago, EvilMonkee said: Ahh. Does the fire selector fall off yours then? Funny you should say that , it almost did , it started ‘playing up’ after a particularly veracious themed gameday (refuse to call them ‘mil-sim’ there not , there’s way too much action to be like the real thing !😂) at home I discovered it was very loose and about to part company from the rest so managed to save it .👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkee Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Yeh and the spring underneath it is tiny. Have lost mine, need to figure out how to fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted October 31, 2018 Supporters Share Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, EvilMonkee said: Yeh and the spring underneath it is tiny. Have lost mine, need to figure out how to fix it Was lucky enough to have a replacement spring in my spares box(I’m an absolute hoarder and keep everything I can if I up-grade or break apart a dead gatt) that was a fair bit stronger than the original 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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