Old, fat and broken - loadout advice

[Loki7491]

I have been involved in airsoft for a little over 30 years, between that and my day job, my body is old and broken and I have expanded in girth.

 

But I have no intention of stopping, merely adjusting.

 

I am of the opinion now that I need to be slower and further from the action, so sniping is on the cards (maybe DMR in a ghillie)

 

I am looking at the Novvi SSX303 (a Mk23 carbine) as a primary and maybe a Mk23 as a secondary for mag.compatability. My issue is previous Novvi experiences have been bad. The SSQ22 (KC02 copy) was awful and I don't fancy the disappointment again.

 

Does anybody have firsthand experience with the SSX303? Will it work as a DMR / sniper platform?

 

Are there comparable alternatives i should be considering for a stealthy option?

[Baser]

Have a mate with a SSX303 and he raves about it.  I’ve looked at getting one to supplement my LCT G3 DMR which is beast to carry around all day. I liked the mag compatibility with the MK23 as well. It was a good gun from new but the upgrades available make it very accurate. 
 

Other popular option would be the Vorsk VMP2D as the DMR and a VMP1 for under 30m as they use the same mags as well.  

[The_Lord_Poncho]

I have had the SSX303 for around 3 years I think. My first game with it was in temperatures around 10C (i.e. not really cold, but not hot either), and I found it horribly inconsistent due to cool down of the mags. I then purchased a shot shell HPA magazine adapter from Airtac, a tank, regulator, and line (the aliexpress regulators+ lines are cheap and fine) - all in it probably added another £130 to the purchase price of the gun or so (and I use the HPA kit now with lots of other guns). That instantly solved the consistency issue.

 

I have a cheap foam filled suppressor that I use with it - this is essential really if you want to make the most out of the gun - they are super quiet with one.

 

Accuracy wise, I originally found it only 'average' - I added a tridos cnc hop arm and mini DC thumb screw which solved that.

 

I now have a super quiet semi auto gun, that is accurate out to a good range, and I can perfectly tune to be bang on the sites DMR power limit. It's a really fun alternative to AEG's/Sniper rifles to choose for the odd game, and the quietness is a nice dimension that occasionally can be devastatingly useful.