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The Gallery / Gunner79's Guns (Cont'd) - Piper Precision Products M-134A2
« on: September 20, 2015, 03:45:29 PM »
attaching a couple of photos of the now, completely and professionally refurbished/painted, Piper Precision Products ("P3"), M-134, 'Vulcan' minigun which is being added to my collection. Along with some pretty cool internal modifications/upgrades that enhance it's operational capabilities as well as durability, the minigun now has additional framework and mount points allowing it to be operated utilizing different mount configurations.  She is shipping from the Isle of Man (U.K.) where she was in the collection of a professional airsoft club's owner, who also happens to be a electrical engineer who also is pretty damn good in the local machine shop,  which just so happens to be owned by his best friend! :)

Picture no's 2 and 4 show the completely refurbished/upgraded/painted gun in it's custom wood crate, complete with magazine box and accessories (she will mount as well on my M2 tripod). All other pictures were taken prior to the gun's extensive rebuild,  cleaning and painting.

 Guess I better stock up on the 6mm stuf - I am told that she is ferocious when 6mm metal bbs are used (obviously when in use on a target range against non-biological targets, like old TV sets and the like although she is easily 'powered down' by turning down the pressure and using biodegradable high-quality bbs, when field play restrictions are required:)












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The Prime LR300 kit.  (Ah, where does one begin:)  Arguably among the nicest 'M4-style' airsoft rifle extant.  Beautiful material, beautiful craftsmanship and obviously a work of passionate commitment by it's makers to 'get it right'.  They do the real-steel version a real honor as the two are hard to tell apart, side by side (which led to problems as you will read).  Like the Inokatsu M4 (which I own and thus can make the observation)  the Prime kit is so realistic that it was hard to get them safely through Customs because of that realism and material fidelity (not to mention trademark/trade dress.  Solid, aircraft-grade billet aluminium was used throughout.   As you know, the base gun was predicated to/for use with AEG hardware.   Therefore,  the amount or work necessary to 'convert' the gun to a GBB was truly a daunting and, ultimately,  magnificent undertaking.  Initially, DG was not keen on taking the project on.  But, given the subject matter and the fact that it would showcase DG's considerable skills in what is ultimately a small airsoft world community, and some other reasons, including germaine 'bragging-rights', DG agreed to produce two of the Prime guns, keeping one for the company, ostensibly as a prototype design bed.  About one year later - the project was completed (during which DG/Justin found themselves embroiled in some nasty third; party shenanigans that basically turned the company upside down and very nearly destroyed it).  Fast forward: after said issues with Customs, wherein the rifle was seized on the grounds that it violated regulations against importation of restricted firearms (!) and an ensuing appeal action that would make grounds for a good book, Customs released the gun. 

Gun is like new in perfect working order in both full, semi and safe modes.  Sips gas but delivers appx 450fps at 110psi.  Piece has perhaps 1000 shots through her and is basically still in break-in period (meaning it will just get even better performance with time/use)!

The internals of the gun have been closely inspected and some untidy mill-finishing work was cleaned-up to ensure the mechanics of the GBB system are in superb operational state - after all,  the world's only gas operated,  blowback Prime LR300 deserves no less.  The gun has never been fielded but she has made it to a number of events.  The attention she generates has been pretty incredible:)  I kid thee not

Oh, almost forgot - take a look at the S/N of the gun... (pic no. 2)  :)












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The Gallery / Gunner79's Guns (Cont'd)
« on: September 18, 2015, 11:09:13 AM »
Some of my collection's other guns which I recently rotated through from storage to my workshop for their annual maintenance/operational check.  I'll be posting more pics of my guns as time/circumstance permits!  Excepting those items already posted on recently,  I've a few more to go through - about 340 more, give or take:)  I'll add some brief description of the guns shown below when I've got some more time later: Briefly, we see here my:

Knights Arms/SR-12 URX E3 all metal '16 w. extended (21") high-quality steel barrel and tight bore inner, and fitted with a V. 4 Daytona Gun GBB engine - not too many DG guns can shoot at 490/500fps - but she does (at 140psi - has a extremely nice 'kick' too, in spite of her weight which is around 10lbs;)

CA L1A1 'Battle Rifle'. Fitted with beautiful wood furniture and fittings, including carry handle, taken from real steel surplus.  She is AEG powered and boasts upgraded internals throughout from tbb to gearbox.  Shoots about 420fps and modded for full select-fire capability.  She is a darn nice tack driver to boot!

Shoei FG42. Static model.  Gorgeous build - it's a Shoei - nothing more need be said:)

Shoei SgT '44 "NitroAir' GBB.  Equipped with six mags (not shown).  She is still in her 'break-in' period - even though she's over five years old - LOL, I guess some things really DO get better with age!









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The Gallery / More Classics - The JAC Thompson M1A1
« on: September 14, 2015, 09:05:54 PM »










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JAC's Thompson M1A1

My twin beauties. The fidelity is beyond belief and it's hard to tell it's not the real thIng. Weigh about as much too, at appx 12/13lbs each. Performance is, in a word, exhilarating! These gems are light-years away from Tokyo Marui Thompson guns and in another universe altogether from other such guns made by pretty much every airsoft outfit around (from the new King Arms down to the cheap Cyber Gun Cyber Gun abomination). In fact, the 500 known made JAC Thompsons' are/were constructed using authentic Thompson components, including all of the wood furniture, magazine shells (real Colt Arms military issue mags, complete with the old Colt trade-dress. They are built/cut from billets of brass, high-grade steel and weigh a shade under 13lbs, like the real MCCoy. Dependant on how one tunes them, they can shoot very hot or very modestly (for airsoft gaming). They also can be adjusted for ROF by swapping out the recoil/barrel-return spring. The top gun in the photos is set for about 28rps and can blast out 9 rounds with the merest/briefest tap of it's trigger with an output of 480fps at 90psi (the guns shoot semi too)! The bottom M1A1 is currently set for about 15rps and, at 70psi have an output of about 375fps. The JAC M1A1 is simply a superlative airsoft gun and I simply cannot call it a toy as much as are those other rarities/work of art the JAC B.A.R M1918A2, Asahi's venerable MG34, the Asahi's Walther WA2000 and the Asahi/ANGS collaboration - the M16A2 'Impulse' rifle and CAR-15 (the impulse guns were the FIRST airsoft rifles to have a 300' range, new and right-out-of-the-box, and fully capable of consistently hitting the intended target (and I have both impulse '16s in my collection and can attest to those claims)

Many thanks to my friend WolfGeorge who graciously allowed me to purchase my old JAC M1A1 back (she has traveled many a mile since I first traded her quite some time ago - and I was surprised indeed when I learned that it eventually ended up in GREECE with WG, of all people!!!).  Now she is back home in the much cooler climes of N. California with me, home where she belongs:)

Gunner79




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