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Topic: Milsim M4/GAU5 *UPDATED AGAIN!!*
Posted By: dustin85
Subject: Milsim M4/GAU5 *UPDATED AGAIN!!*
Date Posted: 08 August 2007 at 7:32pm
New to the forum, so first of all, hello all! Second, anyone  here into  milsim/scenario  and  have any inside info on fields in GA/FL (moving around all the time complements of Uncle Sam, so trying to get a feel for southern GA).
The Marker is an A5 I bought stock, then modded to sim my weapon, few more things left, but well on its way.
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Posted By: ownagewith98
Date Posted: 08 August 2007 at 8:24pm
wat part of florida are you from im from tampa

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Posted By: RoboCop
Date Posted: 08 August 2007 at 8:26pm

OMG! No mask!!!?!??!! Your going to shoot your eye out!

Welcome to the forums. I don't like milsim, but what ever floats your boat.



Posted By: diedonimpact
Date Posted: 08 August 2007 at 8:37pm

hey and welcome.

southern GA, ouch you poor soul. i live up near Atlanta. visited south GA many a times and i must say...its rather dull. as far as fields go check pbreview



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Posted By: nauzerlvr
Date Posted: 08 August 2007 at 8:43pm
Nice gun. I do like milsim. Friendly advice though, you might want to turn
your front site post around. It's on backwards right now.

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Posted By: jordanpischke
Date Posted: 08 August 2007 at 8:55pm
I like milsim,but I am too cheap to milsim my gun.

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 08 August 2007 at 9:04pm
Originally posted by nauzerlvr nauzerlvr wrote:

Nice gun. I do like milsim. Friendly advice though, you might want to turn
your front site post around. It's on backwards right now.


...WOW...I am REALLY embarassed right now...I did not even catch that. The GAU's we use have had all the iron sights removed, but I left it on my marker because I thought it added a 'little something'...I haven't had to use the A2 'iron sights' in ages. THANKS!
 


Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 08 August 2007 at 9:05pm
I am in valdosta (Moody AFB) GA by the way, and thanks for the welcomes.


Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 09 August 2007 at 12:12am
Looks good. Welcome to the forums.

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Posted By: +DreX+
Date Posted: 09 August 2007 at 11:30am
looks pretty sweet- now you need to buy a grenade launcher :D



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Posted By: ctchofday
Date Posted: 09 August 2007 at 6:37pm

ah Georgia ... yes yes... i live up near atlanta as well... southern GA isnt too much fun tho...

anyway.. nice milsim.. altho... the m4 sight is on backwards



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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 09 August 2007 at 7:29pm
Aside from the paintball field on base, I have given up on southern GA, and am broadening my search to northern FL, anyone? I checked on PBreview and did find a few more (thanks for that lead btw), but most are at least as far away as just going to FL. As for the A-frame/front sight, it is now fixed (and I should be ashamed for not noticing that earlier)! Updated pics coming very soon!


Posted By: nauzerlvr
Date Posted: 13 August 2007 at 10:11pm
Originally posted by dustin85 dustin85 wrote:


[QUOTE=nauzerlvr]Nice gun. I do like milsim. Friendly advice though, you
might want to turn
your front site post around. It's on backwards right now.
...WOW...I
am REALLY embarassed right now...I did not even catch that. The GAU's we
use have had all the iron sights removed, but I left it on my marker because I
thought it added a 'little something'...I haven't had to use the A2 'iron sights'
in ages. THANKS! <!--


No problem, we all make little mistakes.

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Posted By: salami
Date Posted: 13 August 2007 at 11:48pm

lil hint, you may find with a mask its still hard to utilize the dot or scope or whatever you have up there, even with the riser, try and find a mask with a soft bottom half mouthguard or if you must use a hard plastic one try one with the slimmest profile, the vforce profiler or the E vents masks work best, they are older but the vforce morph also works good, thats what I use, I can't get a good cheekweld ovbiously but I can get a chinweld at least and being a rifle shooter instinct kicks in, at first I hated the fact my first mask was a JT and it was wide, had great coverage for the neck and stuff but me and that stock/mask combo didn't work too well, just a suggestion for ya to consider

nice m4gery

 



Posted By: aziankracker09
Date Posted: 14 August 2007 at 8:32pm
awesome gun

I'm actually part of a military family in Georgia to.....warner robins to be exact.....you know Robins AFB

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 12:14am
Went for some night-fire  practice, took a few pictures...FIXED my front iron sight A-Frame!! Can't believe I did that still...
(pardon the woodland/mulitcam combination...my multicam blouse is STILL back-ordered..)











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Posted By: kurieitaa
Date Posted: 27 August 2007 at 9:40am

woot he fixed the sight, some times that happends...oh well.

nice pics, i still have to try playing at night.



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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 9:23pm
How is playing at night? I have always wanted to try it

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Posted By: Skillet42565
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 10:41pm
SSOK, clean out your damned PM box

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 12 December 2007 at 5:00pm
Sorry! Back after a bit of a  3 month 'vacation' if you will!

Marker is nearing completion- I have shaved the stock rear sight and installed the carry handle (Thanks in no small part to Nauz's expertise!). Still kicking around the idea of installing a charging handle, and still waiting on the milled front sights (putting real iron sights on the marker, more for fun than anything else, but it makes a day shooting targets pretty fun once you get it as zeroed in as possible with paintballs..) Here are a few pictures before the paint touch-ups...standby for some action shots!

*Please excuse the quality of the pictures...forgot I loaned out my real camera, picture phones are just NOT THE SAME!! HAHAHAHA












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Posted By: VBHARDCORE
Date Posted: 12 December 2007 at 5:39pm
I like it. real clean look!

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Posted By: fourfiftysix
Date Posted: 12 December 2007 at 8:12pm
yea i like, i like, there is just something about milsim markers i like


Posted By: .357 Magnum
Date Posted: 12 December 2007 at 9:20pm
Lookin good.


Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 13 January 2008 at 2:44am
Hey folks, need some help trying to finish up my project. I am still dead-set on a real/functional charging handle mod, and I think I have found the missing link to make it work without some REALLY ambitious drilling. Before I post this, I know this belongs in the "Upgrade/Customizing" section, and I put it there as well, but I never seem to get many responses there, and you all seem pretty knowledgeable around these parts! ....That being said, anyone had any experience with a company, Trinity, or this rail in particular?



Thanks in advance for any help! You guys are great.


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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 8:24pm
NEW!
Completed a Safety Selector Switch mod, allowing switch from Safe to Semi, based on a similar project from Maxwelbr on A5OG. Detailed photograph walk-through  to follow in the near future in the Upgrade section.









Also to come in the next week:
Installation of functional 'real steel' Delta Ring assembly and Barrel Bolt, front handguard cap, real front ironsights, and standard carbine handguards, allowing a complete marker change to a target rifle by simply pulling back on the delta rings and swapping a stock! Charging handle is also glaring at me from my desk...more to follow there when I get it figured out/financed! Enjoy!


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Posted By: Snake6
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 8:54pm
Your selector is backwards. Also you might think about moving your mag well back to better match the look.

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 9:04pm
Originally posted by Snake6 Snake6 wrote:

Your selector is backwards. Also you might think about moving your mag well back to better match the look.



Selector positioning is an unfortunate compromise, as the selector on the real rifle is much farther back on the pistol grip/lower receiver. In order to be able to use the switch, that is the only logical placement on the A5. I would really like to move the mag well back, but I hate having a wide open gap between the mag and the handguard. I have considered cutting the handguard to bring it back, but for now have decided it is not worth the trouble. My OCD kills me every time I think about leaving it as is, but i am coming to terms with the A-5's few faults...
 

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Posted By: kurieitaa
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 9:42pm

the m16 stock looks good on it, that clip looks long for some reason?

well keep up the great work, and keep us posted.



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Posted By: carl_the_sniper
Date Posted: 08 February 2008 at 10:01pm
The magazine looks weird.

Otherwise, great.


Posted By: bmax
Date Posted: 09 February 2008 at 11:24am
A suggestion: Move that vertical grip back.  Having a vertical grip up near the end reduces it's effectiveness.  Having the vertical grip closer to the magazine is how it's best used and reduces fatigue when carrying. 

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 09 February 2008 at 12:25pm
Originally posted by bmax bmax wrote:

A suggestion: Move that vertical grip back.  Having a vertical grip up near the end reduces it's effectiveness.  Having the vertical grip closer to the magazine is how it's best used and reduces fatigue when carrying. 


True enough. I haven't adjusted it since I took the CAR stock off, it just happened to be more comfortable out there when my marker was shorter, haven't gotten to actually shoot it like this yet. Thanks.
 

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Posted By: VBHARDCORE
Date Posted: 09 February 2008 at 10:29pm
Man if you could move the mag back and the hand guard too that would top it off! The flat top would look nice too I have one on my milsim and looks great.



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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 09 February 2008 at 11:14pm
Originally posted by VBHARDCORE VBHARDCORE wrote:

Man if you could move the mag back and the hand guard too that would top it off! The flat top would look nice too I have one on my milsim and looks great.


Yeah, it bugs me too, but for once I am siding with functionality over looks. This week I am installing the real delta ring assembly and barrel bolt to the A5's barrel adapter, then installing the real handguard cap and front sight assembly on the barrel. This will allow me to pop my RIS handguard out and swap it with the smooth carbine handguards like on the real rifle, then i can simply swap my stock, going from an M-4 for games, to an M-16 with ironsights for target shooting/practice. It's a dillemma, I may move the mag back anyway, but it will not allow me to move the handguards like I had wanted to previously. As for the flat-top, it will be custom made to sit as close to level with the handguard as possible, but it is part of my charging handle mod, still in the planning/pulling hair out and wailing stages...LOL. More pics and a walkthrough or two coming soon!
 

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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 09 February 2008 at 11:20pm
The magazine spacing just bugs the heck out of me.  I know, the Tippmann in-line valve system results in a body style that just doesn't lend itself to certain mil-sim applications.  (It still bugs me though.  It's also the reason I got rid of the mil-simmed 98 I used to have.)

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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 15 February 2008 at 8:25pm
Lapco makes a Mag kit for the A-5 that fits right over the Tombstone airline. So it looks more realistic. And it's $50 bucks less than that Opsgear one.

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Posted By: kurieitaa
Date Posted: 15 February 2008 at 8:39pm

Originally posted by Evil Elvis Evil Elvis wrote:

Lapco makes a Mag kit for the A-5 that fits right over the Tombstone airline. So it looks more realistic. And it's $50 bucks less than that Opsgear one.

i just checked that out and i think it looks cool, i found a picture of it on the gun.

http://www.lapcopaintball.com/store/images/M4%20mag%20for%20A-5.JPG - M4 Gas Through Mag for A-5



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Posted By: Jezter
Date Posted: 15 February 2008 at 10:48pm
How do you like the A5 stealth.
I am currently trying to decide between gettting A5 or X7.


Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 10:06pm
Originally posted by Jezter Jezter wrote:

How do you like the A5 stealth.
I am currently trying to decide between gettting A5 or X7.


I didn't buy it as a stealth, I have gradually put parts, pieces, etc. together (and just recently did away with nearly all of the original 'bolt ons', replaced via some mildly creative modding with real M-4 parts). I have shot the X-7 many times, and honestly, the performance is nearly the same as far as I can tell. It truthfully depends on what you want in a marker. As far as custom parts, etc. I recommend the A5. Nearly anything you can buy for the X7 is strictly made by Tippmann/Spec Ops and looks cheap. Also, there is A LOT of plastic on the X7. The only real plus I know of with the X7 is the e-trigger selector switch, looks great, and functions beautifully. Hope that helps, sorry for the delayed response.
 

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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 10:35pm
Actually there you are Wrong.

Plastic in MILSIM means ligther wich makes you faster. Same way all the new Generation Rifles, G-36, SCAR, XM-8 ect ect are mostly now day made of composite plastics. It's just the way the world is moving so should you.

The X-7 makes a better M-4 replica in feel and in look. While you had to go ahead and cover your A-5 in alluminum and yet still have that fatal flaw of magazine and airline placement. If i was to add a stock and a Handguard i'd be done with an M-4 Clone that would be more believeble.

I have an X-7 and 2 A-5's and I havent seen one that at a glance has made me wonder if it was an M-4 or no. Heck the Alpha Black makes a better M-4 than an A-5.

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 10:48pm
Here are a few updates after the delta ring modifications and the ironsight installation. All real AR parts. I used JB weld and Teflon tape to secure the M-4 barrel bolt to the A5's barrel adapter, then built the assembly. I used a front sight assembly made for a .936 O.D. bull barrel, had it CNC'd to fit my 1.0" O.D. barrel, then dremmeled the handguard cap to fit. Allows me to switch from my quad rail to the stock handguards, which when coupled with changing from collapsible stock to solid stock allows me to change from a playing marker to target shooting, and allows me to overall tailor to individual weight/equipment needs of a particular game. A few more to follow, and some walk-throughs on the delta ring and selector switch mods.




































*EDIT: forgot to mention, I DID NOT use the real leaf spring for the assembly, as anyone familiar with this knows how much of a PAIN it can be to disassemble the handguards single-handedly. I used one from RAP4's METS-4. More to follow.


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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 10:58pm
Originally posted by Evil Elvis Evil Elvis wrote:

Actually there you are Wrong.

Plastic in MILSIM means ligther wich makes you faster. Same way all the new Generation Rifles, G-36, SCAR, XM-8 ect ect are mostly now day made of composite plastics. It's just the way the world is moving so should you.

The X-7 makes a better M-4 replica in feel and in look. While you had to go ahead and cover your A-5 in alluminum and yet still have that fatal flaw of magazine and airline placement. If i was to add a stock and a Handguard i'd be done with an M-4 Clone that would be more believeble.

I have an X-7 and 2 A-5's and I havent seen one that at a glance has made me wonder if it was an M-4 or no. Heck the Alpha Black makes a better M-4 than an A-5.


The X7 has the same issue, and can only pass as an HK-416 without extensive modification, as it retains a very square look. I have no problem with composite plastics, but the stuff spec ops is using is far from that sturdy. Just my opinion, I didn't say there was anything wrong with the X7. In my PERSONAL OPINION, all the woodsballers and ESP. scenario/milsim players whining about marker weight need to toughen up. My marker weighs nearly exactly the same as my real weapon, and soldiers carry those in situations FAR more serious than short-ranged flying paint. I will never understand that. I have never performed poorly in a game due to the weight of my equipment, and can run at least as fast as anyone else out there when need be.
 

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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 11:14pm
umm let's see then.
X-7
G-3

FN SCAR (heavy and light)


*thanks to X-7 Operator Dhallack for his work on these customs*
and a sig 551

Just a few examples on how the X-7 Frame is really the best for Rifle Conversions.

And i have yet to meet anyone online or offline that has broken any of the Tippmann/SO shrouds or stocks. Only thing I heard of breaking is the x-36 sight rail. I really suggest that you pick up an X-7 and maybee borrow one for a game or two and you will be surpriced.

As a Marine Rifleman I can honestly tell you feels more a rifle than the A-5.

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 11:26pm
The X7 is a fine marker. I HAVE used them in a game, and I meant my remark ONLY in regards to your M-4 clone statement. It does a remarkable job of pulling off many of the other weapons you mentioned.  Unfortunately, it still  does a poor job with the M4/M-16 family, otherwise I would own one as we speak!  My primary gripe with the spec-ops/tippmann x7 parts is the fact they feel the need to STAMP their darn name ALL OVER THEM!! It kills the look IMO. At least you can take the sticker off the markers! LOL

*EDIT Forgot to mention, I had seen a few of those on X7OG before, but that G3 is incredible. Some mighty fine work on that one!


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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 24 February 2008 at 11:56pm
Originally posted by kurieitaa kurieitaa wrote:

the m16 stock looks good on it, that clip looks long for some reason?

well keep up the great work, and keep us posted.



Mag looked long for a good reason, just couldn't figure out what it was...then while gun shopping at bushmaster.com (guilty pleasure of mine) it dawned on me....the mag well ends at the bottom of the marker, so when you place a real mag in it (which would go into the lower receiver normally) it leaves a few inches of unaccounted-for magazine hanging out. Good catch. Solution=DREMMEL!!! Fixed.

(Silly, Silly Opsgear, you think they would have caught that long before this? hahaha There is a reason that is the only thing they made left on my marker!)
 

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Posted By: DOME_SHOT
Date Posted: 25 February 2008 at 3:09pm
mag looks a little far forward ( would look better further back) and if you moved it back u should move the front handle back a bit further

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Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 25 February 2008 at 6:24pm

The G3 is sexy. Personally I would have modded some airsoft parts from a Tokyo Marui G3SG1 as it includes a built in bi-pod that doesn't add any bulk or weight (Bi-pods=no no but that one is worth it, IMO).

Nice UTG M4 handguards.

 



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Posted By: pbc rocks
Date Posted: 25 February 2008 at 7:31pm
idk about georgia but in sc theres a place called paintball charleston and it's frigin awsome[milsim ball]

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 26 February 2008 at 10:46pm
Originally posted by SSOK SSOK wrote:

The G3 is sexy. Personally I would have modded some airsoft parts from a Tokyo Marui G3SG1 as it includes a built in bi-pod that doesn't add any bulk or weight (Bi-pods=no no but that one is worth it, IMO).

Nice UTG M4 handguards.

 



Thanks a lot. They are ROCK SOLID (just as good if not better than the YHM, Bushmaster, etc. ones that are over three times as expensive). These were a steal as far as price goes!
 

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 2:51pm
A few new pictures from practice last weekend. Noting  special, just thought I would post up.

Also, as a side note, (and a shameless plug for  some good people):
ATTENTION: Southern Georgia and Northern Florida paintballers!! Field open in Valdosta GA! Typically hosts monthly scenario game (12 hour), and quarterly 24-hour scenario game. For more information feel free to PM me or contact Southern Ocean Sports, Valdosta GA.
I actually found some place worth playing down here! We are also prepping for an excursion to Wayne's World in FL. Anyone here ever played there? From what I can tell, it looks great!














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Posted By: kurieitaa
Date Posted: 01 April 2008 at 4:43pm
nice pics, when is the one in FL playing?

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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 02 April 2008 at 12:35am
Originally posted by kurieitaa kurieitaa wrote:

nice pics, when is the one in FL playing?


The scenario game here should be mid April, will know for sure tomorrow. As far as Wayne's World goes, they have an event calendar on their website, but we are planning on just heading down there on a walk-on weekend for our first time. They have a pretty nice click-able map on their site as well, which brings up lots of pictures of particular areas. Seems like there are some decent built-up areas/buildings, etc. so we ran MOUT drills all weekend. We will see how it goes!

Map:
http://www.ragtopvideo.com/wwmap/wwmap.html - http://www.ragtopvideo.com/wwmap/wwmap.html

Event Calendar:
http://www.waynes-world.com/events.html - http:// http://www.waynes-world.com/events.html - www.waynes-world.com/events.html
 

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Posted By: unvolution
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 10:57pm
if you ever want a loader idea this guy has one for you... from what i see its better then an a5

Borg-Tech B.U.L.P. (no idea what it stands for)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bs8VLizccBs
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8pydChHnL9Y

anyways nice job


Posted By: ThatGuitarGuy
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 9:12pm
What I would like to see out of a good MilSim marker is something that looks and feels like my old trusty M40A3.  Although, getting paint anywhere near as accurate as a NATO round, that might be tough to do.


Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 1:12am
Originally posted by unvolution unvolution wrote:

if you ever want a loader idea this guy has one for you... from what i see its better then an a5

Borg-Tech B.U.L.P. (no idea what it stands for)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bs8VLizccBs
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8pydChHnL9Y

anyways nice job


That is pretty freaking sweet...not to mention creative! Thanks for sharing.

I limit myself to 30 rounds on purpose though. I also carry the 30rd tac pods. It really adds some challenge and forces you take shots you know you can make instead of just 'spray and pray', slinging paint...that being said...you also have to be pretty quick with you reloads!!  (might have learned that the hard way once or twice...)

Originally posted by ThatGuitarGuy ThatGuitarGuy wrote:

What I would like to see out of a good MilSim marker is something that looks and feels like my old trusty M40A3.  Although, getting paint anywhere near as accurate as a NATO round, that might be tough to do.


You and me both! I need a MUCH bigger budget, every time I turn around I find a new weapon I want to sim. The M40 has been done at least once though. (Rather well too if I remember correctly...bolt action and everything..) I wish I knew where to find it, not sure if it was on here or A5OG. If I see it again, I will post a link for you. I think my next project is probably going to be an M-1 Garand or an M-14. I am thinking a REALLY hacked up 98 this time though (adding the cyclone of course). We shall see.
 

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Posted By: ThatGuitarGuy
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 11:05am
I was searching around last night, and found the OpsGear A-5 Builder, and I made a pretty convincing M4 replica, at least in looks, as for how well it simulates the feel and weight, I won't know for a couple months.

My question is, do any of the "Air-through magazines" have a large enough opening for an X-chamber to run through? The only way it looked enough like a M4 to make this Marine happy was for the M4 magazine to be air-through, but not enough places around here use CA, so I'm kind of stuff using CO2.

Anyone happen to know?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 12:04pm
The A5 with the MP5 mag is yuck.




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Posted By: MarcoAzorean
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 12:20pm
Nice pics!

As for the M4 gas thru mag, why dont u simply get one done? U go to a metal workshop and ask then to make it, not that hard really!...


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Posted By: notom66866
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 4:41pm
I bought my marker from Opsgear, and no the magazines are not large enough I had that problem too. I guess you could buy some aluminum and build a mag to fit x-chamber.


Posted By: ThatGuitarGuy
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 11:00pm
Hmm.  I guess I'll buy a mag and take the mag and my marker in to my friend at the machine shop, see if he can machine me something that looks good that'll fit around the X-chamber.

Although, he still thinks I'm a moron 6 years after the fact for enlisting, so I'm not sure how he would feel about making me a MilSim part for my marker.  He tends to keep his looking nice and stock.


Posted By: Nemisis2099
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 11:26am

I have similar build to yours and would like to do that AR Handle MOD by shaving off the rear sight on the A5 but what I'm wondering is if by eleminating that screw near the sight does it make the body a bit loose?

oh and how did you do it?



Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 12:11pm
Originally posted by ThatGuitarGuy ThatGuitarGuy wrote:

Hmm.  I guess I'll buy a mag and take the mag and my marker in to my friend at the machine shop, see if he can machine me something that looks good that'll fit around the X-chamber.


This could affect the performance of the expansion chamber.  It is designed to transfer heat from the surrounding air to the CO2 inside it.  Enclosing the x-chamber within another structure (the magazine) could create a dead air space trapping the air that has already been cooled from interaction with the chamber next to it.  As this layer of air gets progressively colder, there would be less of a difference in temperature between it and the CO2.  Eventually, the expansion chamber would have insufficient temperature differential with the surrounding air to function.

To get around this, you could get one of the magazine styled expansion chambers and have your friend make the magazine well.  This would leave at least a portion of the chamber exposed to the air.  The downside to this is the one of these I experimented with had problems:  It didn't fit well on my A5 due to interference with the trigger guard and when adjusted to fit, it leaked. 




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Posted By: ThatGuitarGuy
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 9:35pm
Originally posted by dustin85 dustin85 wrote:


Originally posted by ThatGuitarGuy ThatGuitarGuy wrote:

What I would like to see out of a good MilSim marker is something that looks and feels like my old trusty M40A3.  Although, getting paint anywhere near as accurate as a NATO round, that might be tough to do.


You and me both! I need a MUCH bigger budget, every time I turn around I find a new weapon I want to sim. The M40 has been done at least once though. (Rather well too if I remember correctly...bolt action and everything..)
 


How did they get it bolt action?


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Posted By: dustin85
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 5:09pm
Originally posted by Nemisis2099 Nemisis2099 wrote:

I have similar build to yours and would like to do that AR Handle MOD by shaving off the rear sight on the A5 but what I'm wondering is if by eleminating that screw near the sight does it make the body a bit loose?

oh and how did you do it?



Nauzer covered it in his milsim collection thread because I was curious too. There are more details in there, but longs story short, no, it does not affect the structural integrity or your marker in any significant way. (Besides, you will be clamping it together with the carry handle anyway.)

Originally posted by ThatGuitarGuy ThatGuitarGuy wrote:

Originally posted by dustin85 dustin85 wrote:


Originally posted by ThatGuitarGuy ThatGuitarGuy wrote:

What I would like to see out of a good MilSim marker is something that looks and feels like my old trusty M40A3.  Although, getting paint anywhere near as accurate as a NATO round, that might be tough to do.


You and me both! I need a MUCH bigger budget, every time I turn around I find a new weapon I want to sim. The M40 has been done at least once though. (Rather well too if I remember correctly...bolt action and everything..)
 


How did they get it bolt action?


A LOT of work...Clone would probably be the resident expert here. Here is one example though...not an A5, but some of Kruki99's handy-work from A5OG:

 

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Posted By: ThatGuitarGuy
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 5:26pm
Me likey.

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Posted By: ThatGuitarGuy
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 11:20pm
So I had an in depth conversation with my friend from the machine shop tonight, and explained to him how the x-chamber works, and the heat transfer, and what I actually need, and he seemed to think that he could work something out.

So I think I'm going to order an M4 magazine, and let him get the exterior dimensions for it, and let him go at making an expansion chamber/air-through magazine that looks like an M4 mag.  And because it'll be custom, I can have him shorten it, so it doesn't look too long, and have it basically anywhere on the gun I want it.  So wish us luck, and I'll post pictures when I can.


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