opinions on the RA-Tech M14 EBR lvl 2

[call of legend]

the title pretty much says it all

[jonny lovegrove]

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ping ping *VENT*

[Tariq182]

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Never really had venting problems with my friend's M14.
Unless you're a tool and fail to correctly put the magazine in properly.

[mr lean 81]

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Hella expensive

[wilko129]

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see youtube videos from scoutthedoggie with a guy called daedalus to see one in action on a number of videos. Most impressive rifle i have seen.

[S3V3R]

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Had one for about a year. The hop is a pain to get to... Which makes it very frustrating to tune for sniping.
Mine only failed on me once and basically the weakest non-RA-TECH part went (which was the fire selector). Replaced the FS with a real steel one.

Im not much of a sniper man, so IMO, they're only worth the money if you're planning on sniping... However, there are far more reliable platforms that would perform sterling for that sort of money.

As Jonny said, in the cold, plink plink vent.

[OllieHolmes]

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Personaly i love mine but as rightly said they are a pain in the proverbial to change the hop up on (ive drilled a hole in the plate on mine to make it easier) and with no co2 mags they dont like the cold but when they work they are great. I love the noise and the kick from mine espesialy. Im sure you are aware but they are fairly heavy rifles and long so not suitible for smaller areas.

Maintenance is another issue, they have to be maintained well to get the best performance out of them. That means cleaning the 6.01 barrel after every game at least (sometimes if its very muddy or dusty i clean mine at lunch time), keeping the mags oiled so they dont leak and generaly looking after the gun.

[call of legend]

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would you say they are worth the money, was thinking of getting one

[blytm]

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Start with the WE and work up. Only reason I say this is that's what I've done. Just be warned the Hop Up is a pain in the ass as the others have said.

Things to do: NPAS and then change the trigger box (You have two options: 1: Spend the price of the gun on the trigger box complete OR 2: just change the box housing to save the flaw which if you dont prevent will eventually make you spend option 1). Current measured (actually measured not airsofter guess) is 60M without the Npas.

I'll add to this once I've tried it this weekend

[call of legend]

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sweet cheers man

[gasman]

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I had one, beautiful rifle but heavy and the bolt cycling made such a loud noise, absolutely no good for sniping!

[blytm]

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Right so had a play today. The thing is still bedding in so FPS was all over the shop plus I need to strip it down and grease the piston (doh!) however range is vastly improved. Now have to move on to 0.28s as anything lighter start trying to take down aircraft.

[blytm]

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Ok so on Saturday night I striped the gun down. Got the piston out and greased it. On Sunday tested and Chrono'd at over 440 FPS. Happy days.

So anyone who has been to Blue Streak in Aylesbury know I marshall there and occasionally have a game or two. One game in particular involves attacking a long office building. The M14 was hitting the building from the Regen point 70 Metres away. Not 140000 airsoft metres but actual metres. Completely out ranged everything including a couple beefed up VSR's.

So far all I've added is the Npas. Next up will be the Hop up rubber and the nozzle guides.