Advice on viable all alloy M4/At platform as parts donor

[Orange peel neil]

I run a small mech eng company, and have been approached by a customer whom has design he wishes to have made. He wants as many actual genuine M4/Ar components where possible, most of which he has already provided. Tbh I have no insider information on which currently produced Airsoft rifles would prove viable upper and lower donors, and I was hoping someone could hopefully give a few ideas. The design provided fits inside the dimensions of the origin rifles ok, with the receivers basically being only cosmetic, not load bearing. Hence I originally  downloaded the dimensions of the firearms upper and lower receivers, and was going to fabricate items , but if existing models could yield receivers , it'd certainly be worth investigating, given they're only going to be cosmetic covers.

 

Thanks N .Blackman .

 

[Fatboy40]

Cheaper than buying a whole rifle just to throw most of it away... https://www.ak2m4.co.uk/external-parts/metal-body

[Orange peel neil]

Many thanks, think you've just saved me many hours , and the customer much dollar..

Very much appreciated.

[Rogerborg]

Sadly, the issue is stock levels, which remain very low everywhere in the UK, whether for receivers or whole items.

 

@ak2m4 is a stand-up guy though, and will give you an honest answer on availability and lead times.

[ak2m4]

@Orange peel neil external parts like receivers are costly getting into the UK in large numbers at the moment, your best bet is to try one of the HK stores

[Lozart]

On 18/09/2021 at 02:45, Orange peel neil said:

I run a small mech eng company, and have been approached by a customer whom has design he wishes to have made. He wants as many actual genuine M4/Ar components where possible, most of which he has already provided. Tbh I have no insider information on which currently produced Airsoft rifles would prove viable upper and lower donors, and I was hoping someone could hopefully give a few ideas. The design provided fits inside the dimensions of the origin rifles ok, with the receivers basically being only cosmetic, not load bearing. Hence I originally  downloaded the dimensions of the firearms upper and lower receivers, and was going to fabricate items , but if existing models could yield receivers , it'd certainly be worth investigating, given they're only going to be cosmetic covers.

 

Thanks N .Blackman .

 

 

Which parts has he provided? You may need to look at specific airsoft receivers to fit with the milspec parts!