Best day in my airsofting history was today

[LzChase]

I sat down for tea with a fellow airsofter, who just like me, has been inactive for a long time. I've recently posted a few threads about DMR builds, and I also spoke to him about it, to which he responded with surprise when I said I was planning an SR25 build. He asked why I didn't buy something more vintage looking (Which I often spoke of back on the field) looking and I explained to him that I originally wanted to but I don't like faux wood stocks so there was nothing to build it out of.

 

Then this absolute madman just gets up, goes to his closet and takes out a CYMA M14 with a real wood stock, puts it in my hands and tells me to take it with me.

 

This might be one of the most welcome surprises of my life, and with his help I am now converting the M14 to a Vietnam War style M21 Sniper System.

 

Here is a concept art. The idea is to add a scope mount, refinish the stock, and move the front sling mount an inch towards the rear to make space for a Harris bipod. A Vietnam Era M21 would not have had a Harris bipod or a Leupold scope replica, However to me, important parts for shooting comfort is a sunshade and bipod, so perhaps this is a replica of a reissued M21. Gearbox will be shimmed and upgraded to shoot at around 425 FPS. I might semi-lock it aswell. 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 17, 2021 by LzChase
Added Better Picture (Again)

[Impulse]

52 minutes ago, LzChase said:

with his help I am now converting the M14 to a Vietnam War style M21 Sniper System.

 

Yeeeeeesssssssss. Join the m21 family! Only the most intelligent and talented airsofters go for the m21, so you're clearly a cultured individual.

 

Although mine is far more modern and tacticool, vintage wood would be nice if you already have a real wood stock.

[EDcase]

Wow, what a gent!

You lucky bugger 😁

 

Edited November 16, 2021 by EDcase

[Lozart]

Result!

 

If you fancy going down the Crazy Horse route, PDI make the gas block plug and front sight.

[Cr0-Magnon]

I've currently got two DMR's on Negative Airsofts waiting list. Ones a G&G MBR 556 and the other this. Gonna be tough to decide which to keep 🤔

[Impulse]

4 hours ago, LzChase said:

Gearbox will be shimmed and upgraded to shoot at around 425 FPS. I might semi-lock it aswell. 

 

You'll need to semi-lock it if you do that, however it's super easy to semi-lock an m14. You can just unscrew part of the fire selector (which is super accessible) and detach it after you put it in semi-auto, so you don't need to clip anything or file anything, so if you later down the line decide you want to go 1.14J and full-auto, you can re-attach it no problem. I accidentally found that out when I snapped the fire-selector on mine. It was a super useful breakage  

[LzChase]

31 minutes ago, Impulse said:

 

You'll need to semi-lock it if you do that, however it's super easy to semi-lock an m14. You can just unscrew part of the fire selector (which is super accessible) and detach it after you put it in semi-auto, so you don't need to clip anything or file anything, so if you later down the line decide you want to go 1.14J and full-auto, you can re-attach it no problem. I accidentally found that out when I snapped the fire-selector on mine. It was a super useful breakage  

Now ^this^ is a very useful tip.