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Posted : 21/10/2010 4:44 pm
 Yith
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Battery inside the magazine? wtf?

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 5:03 pm
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Looks like they'll be locaps to fit the battery too.

So to carry enough rounds for a skirmish you'll need about 6-8 mags with batteries. Priceiest mags ever!!!!

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 5:47 pm
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Ohhhhh.........nice!

Not really skirmishable, but a lovely collectors item. :good:

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 5:58 pm
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I imagine with it being an Ares it'll be more expensive than a deact M3 (£250 for a recent spec) so maybe not a good choice for a collectors piece as they've probably had to re-jigger some stuff around to make it work.

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 6:56 pm
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There's no pleasing some people, is there? :rofl: Finally, an aeg M3, and you all pick fault with it! No wonder manufacturers don't bring out many WW2 guns! It's still much more practical than a Hudson gbb. It may not be perfect but, at least it's another WW2 aeg guys, even though it's got limited use for ETO games.



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Posted : 21/10/2010 8:11 pm
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i,m shore there will be room to re fit a little lipo some were and adapt say tm mac10 mags :)
be interesting to see what the price will be,

just a thought dus that mag look a little small to be a M3 perhaps they will be useing mp40 esc mags ??

this will be via ASG as well :)

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Posted : 21/10/2010 8:52 pm
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There's no pleasing some people, is there? :rofl: Finally, an aeg M3, and you all pick fault with it! No wonder manufacturers don't bring out many WW2 guns! It's still much more practical than a Hudson gbb. It may not be perfect but, at least it's another WW2 aeg guys, even though it's got limited use for ETO games.

I have used my hudson grease gun at the Mall (in reading) and at UCAP (in portsmouth.) as my only gun all day. I have 4 mags in total for it. I had a 6.02 tight barrel, the improved recoil springs, and its MEAN :twisted: on propane. Only .2's will run nice in it though and the gun does take a lot of lube, and breaking in. The sear being my biggest problem as if this isnt adjusted / filed you can keep firing even when you have taken your finger off the trigger.

If you are putting against an AEG (like an m14) in a woodland skirmish then i admit its out of its league, but for me its like getting a bolt action kill from a mile away. Except for its 350 FPS and full auto :happyclap: :happydance:

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 8:59 pm
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Finally the M3, let's bash it in the ground :)
The way I see it, better this then nothing. And again another one on the list of WWII airsoft replicas.
Another proof the manufacturers are starting to see the light.

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 9:22 pm
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more like $ in pockets, but hey ho

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 9:26 pm
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actually a very quick after thought this could be made skirmishable very easy. Depending on the setups of the internals. You could easily rewire this so it had a battery sling, but the big question is are the mags used as Mag and battery or just as a battery holder?

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 9:27 pm
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more like $ in pockets, but hey ho

Well that's the main goal of about any manufacturer.
Just saying I rather see one of these instead of yet another M4 variant...

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 10:08 pm
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shit yeah - M4's pah - a weapon for a fuckin moomin

 
Posted : 21/10/2010 10:13 pm
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shit yeah - M4's pah - a weapon for a fuckin moomin

PMSL :rofl:




 
Posted : 21/10/2010 10:28 pm
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i bet its only the battery in the mag and an internal hoppa ,just no way anybody would put both in the mag shell.whitch is good in a bad sort of way .but a great looking gun ,im a bit of a succer for the basick utility type mass production for survival's sake type gun ,its the american sten if you like.

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Posted : 22/10/2010 12:29 am
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They should have fitted a lipo in the rear under the back sight like a Sten.

Nice gun though, I have been thinking about making one in steel but wont bother now.

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Posted : 22/10/2010 8:17 am
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Nice looking gun, the battery idea is a bit odd but if its a lo/mid cap then just carry a speedloader. Be a bit of a twat if the gun wiring runs all the way through the mag so you have to thread it through each time the mag is removed, so I`m presuming the mag will have some kind of electrical contacts on top which connect with similar contacts inside the magwell on the gun.
Would`ve been a bit more practical to have a circular plug with bayonet fitting on the rear end of the receiver through which a battery could be inserted. Not sure on the diameter of a grease gun receiver but you might`ve even been able to get a mini battery in there.
Whilst the arrival of any new model of WW2 gun on the scene is good news, I find it a bit depressing that the manufacturers don`t take a bit more care and thought with their designs as regards practicality.

 
Posted : 22/10/2010 10:11 am
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Nice gun though, I have been thinking about making one in steel but wont bother now.

Bother, oddball. It'll probably be more practical for skirmishing.

 
Posted : 22/10/2010 11:22 am
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That design is a reminder that some airsoft gun manufacturers still see the WW2 market as one for collectors, and not skirmishers :(

Frustrating.

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Posted : 22/10/2010 3:39 pm
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Nice gun though, I have been thinking about making one in steel but wont bother now.

Bother, oddball. It'll probably be more practical for skirmishing.

Yes I would put a lipo in the back of the receiver and use a M1A1 Thompson mag.
I have just been trying to get a plastic one to copy the general feel of the thing rather than just go of pictures and plans.

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Posted : 22/10/2010 3:57 pm
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