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General Airsoft Discussion / Effect of lithium grease on rubber (o-rings)?

« on: November 19, 2006, 01:57:50 PM »

I found some spray-on lithium grease at lowes today, that goes on as an oil but then sets up as grease.  I'd like to try it in my sniper rifle cylinder to lube it up (one of the advertising points was friction reduction).  I just wanted to make sure it wouldn't eat through the O-ring on my piston.  I did some searching but all I can find is the discussion of lubing gearbox bearings/bushings with grease, but not pistons or cylinders.  Thanks!

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Sniper's Perch / MP001 is here from airsoft GI!

« on: November 15, 2006, 06:18:39 PM »

Well, it got here.  A couple weeks ago I ordered an MP001, Leapers 4x32 scope and a bag of PHX .28g bbs from airsoft GI.  Due to the fact that it wasn't yet in stock (they didn't tell me this until the day it shipped) it didn't get here until today.  But man... am I pleased!  The rifle itself is very nice... the barrel has a good satin black finish, the cylinder is a good chrome (no paint runs as I had seen mentioned by others) and the scope mount is actually a detachable piece that screws in like a marui, not molded into the receiver like I had thought.  Other people had said that it is light... it's not heavy, but I don't know if I would call it light either.  I think it's a good middle ground, maybe five pounds with a scope on it.  Despite being light, the stock is still very sturdy... it seems just as sturdy as a USR-11 stock.  The rifle itself came in a normal box, and included TWO magazines (this I wasn't expecting), a decent-quality OD sling, a pistol-mag style speed loader, baggie of cheap bbs (probabally .2g) and a cleaning and unjamming rod.  The rifle had an orange tip as per US law, but luckily it's a simple plastic piece which slip-fits to the muzzle... you can pull it off and put it on as you need to!  The barrel is not a normal pro-sniper or USR-11 type, it's a bull barrel roughly 1" in diameter.  I think it looks very nice!

Let me make a comment on the other half of the purchase, the leapers 4x32 "master sniper" scope.  I have to say, I am VERY impressed.  The scope itself is rock solid.  The focus adjustment on the objective lense end is marked for range (7.5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100 yards, and infinity).  The eyepiece lense is also adjustable for focus, and is marked + and -.  Unscrewing the covers reveales the windage and elevation adjustments, which are finger-turnable and are marked for 1/4" movement per click at 100 yards.  The package also includes a 2" stackable sunshade, low-rise weaver mount rings, and rubber spring-loaded silent flip-up lense covers (unfortunately not transpartent but they are still of high quality).  What amazes me is the little things about this scope package.. for instance, the scope rings have rubber pads on the inside so they don't scratch your scope tube, and they come with an extra set screw in case you lose one.  There is a laminated range estimation table for use with the mil dot reticle (which is also very sharp and well defined).  And there is a big lense cleaning cloth inside the box.  I know some of you are thinking "4x32 is a pretty small and low-powered scope" but it's very proportional on the rifle and functions VERY well.  I've seen this scope for as low as $37 on some sites, and I really think it's the bargain of the century. 

Speaking of bargains, you can pick up this rifle, the leapers 4x32 scope I bought, and a bag of AE .20g BBs from airsoft GI with free shipping (look in the coupon code section) for $105.  That's as much as an HFC USR-11 in some places.  Add in a bag of 4000 PHX .28g bbs for $16, and you're all set.  I think the M324 has just been upset.  It's dark outside, so I can't do any shooting (except the 20 feet across my apartment) but I'll make a report on the stock accuracy as soon as I get a chance to clean out the barrel and hopup and do some shooting outside.  My camera is at best buy being cleaned and fixed, so the only pictures I can give you all are from my cell phone.  This isn't a good shot, but it'll give you an idea of the leapers scope on the rifle.

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Sniper's Perch / Winter Ghillie Project (Write-Up, not 56k friendly)

« on: October 28, 2006, 12:35:25 PM »

Well, I finally decided to get off my ass and start on my ghillie.  I did some reading and thinking this morning, and decided I'd like a jacket-only type.  I have BDUs and flight suits I can use, but flight suits aren't very durable or warm, and BDUs aren't very warm.  Plus, I hate wearing pants over pants.  So I set off in search of a jacket that I could use.  I hit a surplus store and found the perfect item:  a long-ish green overcoat, made of some sort of reinforced fabric, with a removable fleece liner.  It almost goes down to my knees, so it'll give me good coverage.  I plan on only covering the back and the arms, so I can crawl.  I also got a desert-patterned helmet cover for my head.  I can use the velcro loops on the helmet cover to attach it to the back of the jacket and use it as a hood.  The jacket was $29.95, and the helmet cover was $4.95

My next stop was jo-ann fabrics for (hopefully) some netting, burlap, and fabric dye.  No luck on the netting, but they did have burlap and RIT dye.  You can also buy burlap at any home improvement store, but there are some advantages to getting it from a fabric store.  For one, they usually have it dyed in different colors.  Landscaping burlap is usually just a natural tan color.  This is a winter ghillie, and I needed some WHITE burlap.  Secondly, you can buy as much or as little as you need from a fabric store.  I picked up almost two yards of white burlap, and a yard and a half of brown burlap.  I also got a box of dark green RIT dye, and a box of grey RIT dye.  The burlap was $2.99 a yard, and the dye was $1.99 a box.

Next:  Gander Mountain (an outdoors store, if you've never heard of it before).  I've heard of a lot of different ideas for the netting on a ghillie, from volleyball/badminton nets to fishnets, or even handmade netting.  I was having a hard time finding something I liked, and I was about to buy some para cord and just make my own, when I stumbled on replacement netting for dip nets.  I picked up a 30" hoop by 48" deep replacement net for $9.99, a perfect amount of netting to do the jacket.

Then it was on to lowes, where I went looking for shoe goo.  You can either sew the netting on, or just glue it with shoe goo.  Glue is obvoiusly a lot easier, and from what I've heard, works just as well.  They didn't have shoe goo specifically, but they did have "amazing goop" which is basically the same thing.  It's a flexible silicone-based adhesive and sealer.  Really, anything that says it'll work on fabric will do.  I picked up two tubes of amazing goop for $2.98 a piece.

Then I went BACK into lowes, realising I had forgotten to get a bucket.  Any of you who've dyed things before know that dye will color practically ANYTHING it touches.  The only bucket I had at home to use was my car-washing bucket, and there's no way I'm gonna dye my red cars green.  So a new five gallon bucket cost me $4.98.  I also picked up a new sharp set of scissors to cut the burlap with, for $4.98.  Obviously, if you already have a bucket or scissors, you don't need to buy more :p

Everything together (with an extra, 10x25 binoculars I picked up from gander for $11.99, to use for spotting):



I'll be updating this thread as I move along in the process of constructing the ghillie.  I'll also be keeping a running total of the cost of the project, and the time it took me for those who are interested in trying the same thing.

Cost tally:
Jacket:  $29.95
Helmet Cover: $4.95
1.75 yards of white burlap: $5.23
1.5 yars of brown burlap: $4.49
2 boxes of RIT dye:  $3.98
Netting: $9.99
2 tubes of amazing goop @ $2.98 a tube:  $5.96
Bucket: $4.98
Scissors: $4.98

TOTAL:  $74.51
Time:  ~2 hours

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Sniper's Perch / Lets talk tactics: What do you do when you are spotted?

« on: October 24, 2006, 04:23:24 PM »

Ok, let me pose this scenario:

You're working solo at this point, you've got no spotter and the rest of your team is working on the other side of your objective.  You've spent a decent amount of time working your way into a support by fire position where you can take shots at the enemy, who is engaging the rest of your team.  You're as close as you can comfortabally get, without giving yourself away as you advance closer to the target.  You've got a clear line of sight, but the range is far enough out that if you take a shot, you have a 30% chance of hitting.  How would you handle yourself in this scenario?

Ok, so now you take your marginal shot and the inevitable happens:  someone hears you fire, looks in your direction and spots you.  The enemy begins to advance on your position.  They are getting close enough that you have a higher probability of hit, but at the same time you're taking fire.  You're mostly covered but your rifle and head are exposed as you observe them approaching.  How would you handle this scenario?

I'm just curious because I was put in both (one after the other) last weekend and my solutions (take the shot, and cut and run) and both didn't work out very well.  There are some obvious improvements I could have made (better camoflage [ghillie], better rifle, better timing of my shot) but is there something I'm missing here?

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Sniper's Perch / Laylax 555mm in a USR-11

« on: September 28, 2006, 05:34:29 PM »

If I want to drop such a large barrel into a USR, is there anything else I should know?  I realise it's going to stick way out of the end of the outer barrel, but I'm gonna cover it up with a mock silencer (of the homebrew type).  I've seen talk of barrel spacers, but I assume these are for an aftermarket outer barrel?  What function do they serve?  Is there any aftermarket outer barrel that I can buy that would cover up such a huge inner barrel?

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Sniper's Perch / BB preferences (weight/brand)?

« on: September 08, 2006, 01:13:47 PM »

Trying to get myself updated with the times here.  What BBs are people shooting with?  I'm curious about brand, weight, and what gun you're them with, and any other BBs you've had good/bad experiences with.  This is strictly from a sniping perspective, please.