VFC KS-1/L403A1 GBBR

[Cannonfodder]

47 minutes ago, EvilMonkee said:

Am I the only person going 'Meh just another M4?'  I get the British connection but other than that 'Meh'

Don't forget the fun of watching the owner get all pissy every time you call it a M4

[ButcherBill]

48 minutes ago, EvilMonkee said:

Am I the only person going 'Meh just another M4?'  I get the British connection but other than that 'Meh'

Kinda, but no more than any other AR based pew.

If they were all the same we'd never want anything after the M16A1.

[ButcherBill]

For those of us wanting 'Meh just another M4' have you found a site/sites for the 'correct' L403A1 accessories & furniture?

 

Here's one I've just found...

 

https://higoperator.co.uk/products/1-2-6x24-lpvo-british-style-army-sight?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=469cd9271&pr_rec_pid=14937458278775&pr_ref_pid=9487957983523&pr_seq=uniform

Edited September 5 by ButcherBill

[Austeyr]

34 minutes ago, ButcherBill said:

For those of us wanting 'Meh just another M4' have you found a site/sites for the 'correct' L403A1 accessories & furniture?

 

Here's one I've just found...

 

https://higoperator.co.uk/products/1-2-6x24-lpvo-british-style-army-sight?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=469cd9271&pr_rec_pid=14937458278775&pr_ref_pid=9487957983523&pr_seq=uniform

 

That isn't remotely close, and a bloody expensive package for what it is too 😳

 

Replica Aus mount: https://www.airsoftsightline.com/product-page/aus-mount

Acro mount for Aus: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004880141971.html

Acro Replica: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009371187656.html?

Don't think there's a replica of the Eleanor LPVO YET but I remember seeing either Angry Gun or Holy Warrior or one of those brands tease one a little while ago

 

VFC make the suppressor so that's checked off

 

Then the Magpul MIAD and CTR stock are easy to acquire 

 

Think the correct BUIS are Magpul MBUS?

 

And then finding somebody to cerakote the optics and mount to the same FDE as the receiver (Like West Lasers)

 

Cloning rifles isn't cheap 😳😂

Edited September 5 by Austeyr

[ButcherBill]

And that is exactly why I asked.

[Austeyr]

9 minutes ago, ButcherBill said:

And that is exactly why I asked.

 

You can substitute the Acro with a normal RMR but it doesn't look as cool to me personally

 

 

[ButcherBill]

The acro seems to be readily available so far.

[Austeyr]

Just now, ButcherBill said:

The acro seems to be readily available so far.

 

Did you get yours yet? The rifle I mean

Edited September 5 by Austeyr

[ButcherBill]

Not yet, unsure of delivery timescales

[GiantKiwi]

1 hour ago, Austeyr said:

 

That isn't remotely close, and a bloody expensive package for what it is too 😳

 

Replica Aus mount: https://www.airsoftsightline.com/product-page/aus-mount

Acro mount for Aus: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004880141971.html

Acro Replica: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009371187656.html?

Don't think there's a replica of the Eleanor LPVO YET but I remember seeing either Angry Gun or Holy Warrior or one of those brands tease one a little while ago

 

VFC make the suppressor so that's checked off

 

Then the Magpul MIAD and CTR stock are easy to acquire 

 

Think the correct BUIS are Magpul MBUS?

 

And then finding somebody to cerakote the optics and mount to the same FDE as the receiver (Like West Lasers)

 

Cloning rifles isn't cheap 😳😂

Acro mount where? All I see there is RMR footprint - been on the hunt for the actual acro one for a year, at this rate i'll just cough up for the real reptilia ROF-90

 

BUIS are Magpul MBUS Pro according to the OG edgar brothers spec sheet, there are no decent clones, the closest i've seen are the ones that came with the first and second batches of DE N4's (ie prior to them stopping including the almost SL-K stock).

Edited September 5 by GiantKiwi

[ButcherBill]

Ah, I maybe miss-spoke it's the acro p2 I've seen & mainly in black

[Austeyr]

37 minutes ago, GiantKiwi said:

Acro mount where? All I see there is RMR footprint

I thought they had the same mount to tell you the truth 😂

[Anonymoose]

6 hours ago, EvilMonkee said:

Am I the only person going 'Meh just another M4?'  I get the British connection but other than that 'Meh'

 

The AR design has kinda been done to death and people make a huge fuss over "new" AR-based stuff that looks exactly like every other one.

 

I like my 416 but it does look like every other AR.

 

But i do kinda like this. Not bothered about the L403 specifically, but i like the KS-1 dressed up like that with the foregrip and suppressor, etc.

 

I'd rather have a black one over the FDE though.

 

5 hours ago, ButcherBill said:

Kinda, but no more than any other AR based pew.

If they were all the same we'd never want anything after the M16A1.

 

I do like an A1 triangular foregrip.

[1st commando]

The correct scope is being made by EG with the mount and acro in FDE. 

The AG suppressor still looks better than the vfc one from pics but I'll directly compare them once the vfc suppressor lands later this month . UKSF versions do have some other optic and furniture options if you don't fancy the ranger/RM options 

[ButcherBill]

18 hours ago, 1st commando said:

UKSF versions do have some other optic and furniture options if you don't fancy the ranger/RM options 

Can't say I've seen any other versions yet.

[1st commando]

There are pictures out there of various configurations on exercises and even a couple from deployments 

[Austeyr]

1 hour ago, ButcherBill said:

Can't say I've seen any other versions yet.

 

 

Same stock as what's on the VFC

 

Jay Cal's set up

 

 

Edited September 6 by Austeyr

[ButcherBill]

14 minutes ago, 1st commando said:

There are pictures out there of various configurations on exercises and even a couple from deployments 

Thanks, just seen a few pics... I might have a use for my Hydra mount after all.

[Austeyr]

Hopefully I'll stumble upon a KS-1 with an EXPS3 on it so I can be "clone accurate" and also use an optic I like 😂

[1st commando]

It's not the B5 stock on those, it's a magpul SL-K 

[Austeyr]

I'm out of touch with AR's and their accessories I can't lie 😂

[ButcherBill]

Och, I'll just copy the pretty picture...

[1st commando]

Ok so far I'm really impressed by the new stock hop . Far more stable than the older VFC AR15 hops from the box 

[Gunboat Diplomat]

On 09/09/2025 at 21:08, 1st commando said:

Ok so far I'm really impressed by the new stock hop . Far more stable than the older VFC AR15 hops from the box 

 

Have you any experience of an MWS to compare it to?  I've been swinging back and forth on buying a V3 VFC for a while, but Jaeger Precisions latest range test of them vs MWS shows suggests they are still not there in terms of accuracy.  

 

If this latest revision of their hop can close that gap I'd be interested to know.

Edited September 10 by Gunboat Diplomat

[Lyndication]

Tbf the DE he tested came off pretty badly in that one as well. Considering he's running them at about 2J towards the end, it's weird how much his guns underperform.