TommyGunner
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Post by TommyGunner on Feb 7, 2008 20:01:26 GMT -5
Wow, that is beutiful. Very nice gun and it sounds like it was worth the money in terms of feel, durability and performance.
Very strange way the highcap mag is built. I liek the fact that the wheel is hidden and you can tell its an airsoft mag. But it must be hard to have to remove the bottom of the mag to wind it.
TommyGunner
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Post by 2ndranger on Feb 7, 2008 23:26:07 GMT -5
I envy you ripper!!!! Congrats on the buy!
Franz
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DeB
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AGM MP40 - Marui M733 and G3A4 Revenant
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Post by DeB on Feb 8, 2008 7:54:04 GMT -5
wonderful... Are MP5 magazine inside the magazine steel shell??
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Post by Ripper on Feb 8, 2008 8:18:32 GMT -5
The top of the hi-cap does appear to be an MP-5 mag, but I'm not pulling it apart to confirm. I'm on the trail of a G-43 scope mount and rail so that I can add some period style optics. Found the mounts fairly cheap, but the rail is eluding me so far. I've got some other commitments that have to be adressed first, and until I can get some extra mags it won't see much field time.
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Post by Ripper on Feb 9, 2008 15:48:46 GMT -5
I got the scope mounted today. I gave up on trying to find a replica of the WWII scope and went with a modern equivellent that is close enough for airsofting. The mount is a Marui G3 mount and the scope is a 2.5x shotgun scope. I'd like to have had a 4x, but finding that in a scope 7" or less and with long eye relief is damn near impossible for less than $250. There are no premanant modifications to the gun and I can mount of dismount the scope in seconds. The real deal:
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Post by Jager.Drü on Feb 9, 2008 17:58:18 GMT -5
Why do you need a scope?
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Post by Ripper on Feb 9, 2008 18:45:26 GMT -5
I use them for spotting. Playing in an organization that is 99% modern impressions, I'm not about to go head to head with 4x ACOG's and ELCANs with just iron sites. The guy that see's his target first, wins. We play on very large plots of land and switching to binoculars is a pain in the ass.
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Ersatzjack
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Post by Ersatzjack on Feb 10, 2008 19:29:55 GMT -5
I use them for spotting. Playing in an organization that is 99% modern impressions, I'm not about to go head to head with 4x ACOG's and ELCANs with just iron sites. The guy that see's his target first, wins. We play on very large plots of land and switching to binoculars is a pain in the ass. Translated - "I want one, and it's a free country." I actually don't buy the explanation but it was enjoyable to read. Ha-ha. The ranges involved don't require scopes but they look cool. Your whole gun looks cool. I hope it performs well. I have the gas version and still haven't really utilized it much. I was tramping around this weekend in a foot or two of snow and the weight of the thing made me rethink using it for the event and so I went back to the rifle. Still, in warmer weather I plan on using it for an event. I have the quick release scope mount too for an HK-93. Is that what you are using? I would mount a scope for pictures only. Target acquistion with steel sights is my preference for airsoft. I used a scoped Mauser only once and moved away from it because it's easier without one. But do what you want by all means. You got a good deal in my opinion. That looks like it will be lots of fun for you.
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Post by binarypunisher on Feb 10, 2008 19:33:48 GMT -5
I use them for spotting. Playing in an organization that is 99% modern impressions, I'm not about to go head to head with 4x ACOG's and ELCANs with just iron sites. The guy that see's his target first, wins. We play on very large plots of land and switching to binoculars is a pain in the ass. Translated - "I want one, and it's a free country." I actually don't buy the explanation but it was enjoyable to read. Ha-ha. The ranges involved don't require scopes but they look cool. Your whole gun looks cool. I hope it performs well. I have the gas version and still haven't really utilized it much. I was tramping around this weekend in a foot or two of snow and the weight of the thing made me rethink using it for the event and so I went back to the rifle. Still, in warmer weather I plan on using it for an event. I have the quick release scope mount too for an HK-93. Is that what you are using? I would mount a scope for pictures only. Target acquistion with steel sights is my preference for airsoft. I used a scoped Mauser only once and moved away from it because it's easier without one. But do what you want by all means. You got a good deal in my opinion. That looks like it will be lots of fun for you. Completely agree with you here...I have done just fine with iron sights in airsoft.
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2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Feb 10, 2008 20:08:01 GMT -5
I echo the sentiments. Airsoft ranges do not justify a scope IMO and cause more hinderances then positives. They do of course look cool and on occassion help you spot friend from foe in modern style games where often times an arm band is all that differentiates each team.
One more thing I love about WW2 airsoft
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Post by CharleyNovember on Feb 10, 2008 20:10:00 GMT -5
actually I agree with Ripper here. Scopes in airfsoft are useful for spotting more than anything and that seems what he got it for.
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Post by mikkel on Feb 10, 2008 21:06:58 GMT -5
Nice gun! Only downer is the scope. They were extremely rare. Like as rare as a full beard
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Post by CharleyNovember on Feb 10, 2008 22:27:33 GMT -5
sometimes you people concentrate on the most assinine things...
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Post by Ripper on Feb 10, 2008 23:04:28 GMT -5
"They were extremely rare. Like as rare as a full beard " Or....14 year old paratroopers. ;D ;D The cool thing about the scope and mount is that it DOES come off. Now, If I was playing in games with more than one WWII era player (me) I would leave it off all the time. But, I'm going for tactical advantage more than authenticity at this point. When everyone else on the field is wearing modern digital camoflage or multicam, it becomes tough to determine friend from foe at any range beyond 100meters. Just as it should. We don't wear armbands so any edge you can get is important. In the case of my scoped MP44, it is less an edge and more about parity.
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click
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Post by click on Feb 11, 2008 2:20:45 GMT -5
Or....14 year old paratroopers. ;D ;D Lol ;D
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gadge
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Post by gadge on Feb 21, 2008 20:51:32 GMT -5
Im in a weird way glad we dont have very cheap mp44s
Imagine what would happen if a $200 mp44 came out.
The entire ss and heer would overnight consist of mp44 gunners a dn bang suspension of disbelief out the window.
In the UK at least we have a very good semi realsitic mix of automatic weapons and bolt actions, about 50 50 really, not perfect but better than everyone on ful auto..
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YankeeDiv26
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on Feb 21, 2008 20:56:31 GMT -5
Im in a weird way glad we dont have very cheap mp44s Imagine what would happen if a $200 mp44 came out. The entire ss and heer would overnight consist of mp44 gunners a dn bang suspension of disbelief out the window. In the UK at least we have a very good semi realsitic mix of automatic weapons and bolt actions, about 50 50 really, not perfect but better than everyone on ful auto.. That's a very good point.
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click
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Post by click on Feb 22, 2008 6:09:50 GMT -5
^^ditto^^
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Post by Ripper on Feb 22, 2008 10:31:46 GMT -5
That is exactly why I like this thing so much. I invested nearly $2000 in my TOP M249 over two years to get it looking and running right. With all the steel parts, it weighs 21 pounds and was a terror to the uninitiated. ;D For a couple of years, it was one of two in our whole organization. Then the cheap clones began to hit the market. Now, there are M249's everywhere. It seems like every newb shows up with one. My MP44 is expensive enough that it will be the only one on the field for some time to come. The only thing I could see good about a cheap Chinese version would be affordable magazines.
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Post by mauser98k on Feb 26, 2008 0:22:29 GMT -5
Think of the money as the supply truck full of MP44's, and the price is the squad of p38's overhead strafing the trucks. You are the german squad. In the end it all relates, the trucks were all owned(high price), resulting in you(german squad) getting the only one... ...for $2000. -Dakota
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YankeeDiv26
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on Feb 26, 2008 17:00:49 GMT -5
Think of the money as the supply truck full of MP44's, and the price is the squad of p38's overhead strafing the trucks. You are the german squad. In the end it all relates, the trucks were all owned(high price), resulting in you(german squad) getting the only one... ...for $2000. -Dakota LOL. Mauser, do you do your math homework this way too?
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Post by 8tharmy on Mar 14, 2008 0:08:54 GMT -5
Will there be Mags for sell?1 mag is pretty harsh for milsim. : (
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