Best Stock Bolt Action Sniper Rifle

[Long_Bong]

Hi,

I started shopping for the best ratio (quality/performance vs price) for a bolt action sniper rifle. I would appreciate fellow airsofter advice,

Thanks,

Bong

[Donster]

Anything by Tanaka or Star would be my guess. again though, they are gas powered. but i know that for the Star one, you dont have to do much to it. comes with a bipod and scope already as well as the fact that its a great gun. as for spring, i dunno, a Maruzen L96 would be a good bet or the TM VSR line or CA M24 i have heard good things about.

[Kos-Mos]

Stock from the box:

VSR-10 G-Spec
CA M24

After a few mods:

APS-2 Type 96
Well L96
Well G22 (got one ... now it is worth over 1000$)

PS
Je vais l'apporter a la prochaine game au AC. Tu pourras voir par toi-meme!

[Sha Do]

Any APS2 is an excellent choice. Minimal upgrades required (though they are pricey upgrades), but I have heard of issues with some Type 96 (L-96) regarding the "loaded indicator pin" after doing upgrades. An after market PDI hop up chamber is recomended for when you decide to move to a tight bore barrel.
Also, I have heard good things about the Classic Army M-24, though it is gas (good for the summer and warmer days, not so good for cooler weather).

SHA DO

[Long_Bong]

Thanks for the advice so far,

I would rather steer out of gas power (weather issue).

What about the UTH L96? 450 fps with 0.2 out of the box.

[Relja]

Originally Posted by Sha Do

Any APS2 is an excellent choice. Minimal upgrades required (though they are pricey upgrades), but I have heard of issues with some Type 96 (L-96) regarding the "loaded indicator pin" after doing upgrades. An after market PDI hop up chamber is recomended for when you decide to move to a tight bore barrel.
Also, I have heard good things about the Classic Army M-24, though it is gas (good for the summer and warmer days, not so good for cooler weather).
SHA DO

Classic Army isn't gas, its basic spring. You may be thinking about the Tanaka version.

[Relja]

Originally Posted by Long_Bong

Thanks for the advice so far,

I would rather steer out of gas power (weather issue).

What about the UTH L96? 450 fps with 0.2 out of the box.

From what ive heard about it, its a fairly good gun for the price, however it may shoot over 450 as im not sure what the outdoor limit is for quebec, but in ontario its absolute max 450 and sometimes lower. There is a review I believe on it. Amos i believe is the authour and he has been doing alot of upgrades on his.

[BBS]

KJW M700p (tanaka's clone) would be my choice after a no-cost free floating barrel mod. It's power adjustable 350-600+fps, affordable, excellent texture and feel, comes with a semi tight bore barrel (6.05mm).

[TokyoSeven]

I love my M700. Although it fires a little to hot on propane on a warm day.. Duster works decent on nice days though. Fairly decent gun, doesnt really need many upgrades.

[CDN_Stalker]

Originally Posted by Sha Do

Any APS2 is an excellent choice. Minimal upgrades required (though they are pricey upgrades), but I have heard of issues with some Type 96 (L-96) regarding the "loaded indicator pin" after doing upgrades. An after market PDI hop up chamber is recomended for when you decide to move to a tight bore barrel.
Also, I have heard good things about the Classic Army M-24, though it is gas (good for the summer and warmer days, not so good for cooler weather).

SHA DO

CA M24 is spring, although there is a separate cylinder available (which is crap) that makes it a gas gun.

Am surprised Long_Bong hasn't asked me about this yet (since he asks me everything else under the sun)...... Relja has a stock CA M24 package for sale for $500.

[Long_Bong]

Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker

CA M24 is spring, although there is a separate cylinder available (which is crap) that makes it a gas gun.

Am surprised Long_Bong hasn't asked me about this yet (since he asks me everything else under the sun)...... Relja has a stock CA M24 package for sale for $500.

I was waiting to bug you tomorrow on that topic

So a stock CA M24 is the best thing out there?

Bong

[SilentBullet]

Originally Posted by Long_Bong

I started shopping for the best ratio (quality/performance vs price) for a bolt action sniper rifle. I would appreciate fellow airsofter advice.

From that best ratio point of view; a consideration on JG Bar-10 (one of the better TM VSR-10 clones) or Well L96 and also having AEG sidearm like MP7 for those close encounters.

I heard it was hard to find upgrades for CA M24 or am i wrong on this.

[MestHead]

Super9 all the way

[Relja]

Originally Posted by SilentBullet

From that best ratio point of view; a consideration on JG Bar-10 (one of the better TM VSR-10 clones) or Well L96 and also having AEG sidearm like MP7 for those close encounters.

I heard it was hard to find upgrades for CA M24 or am i wrong on this.

Jugglez is your best friend he can find you anything. I got an accurate quote for him for parts and you can find all the parts you need from wgcshop or redwolf if you dont want to go through jugglez, but Jugglez is the man for parts he can get you it.

[manchovie]

i've owned a tanaka m700, m24 and kar98k as well as an aps2, two type96's a heavily upgraded vsr10 and now a bar-10 and out of all of them i have to say i'm the happiest with the jg. though the tanakas were killer in terms of realism (beautiful pieces, very heavy and realistic bolt action) and with the whole adjustable power thing; they just didn't have the accuracy needed to pull your weight as a player. the maruzens were good but not as accurate as the vsr, though they were both rather expensive to upgrade.
my goal when sniping is always to be more or just as useful as if i was playing with my m4, and the conditions don't always let you do that. when they do you better make sure you have a gun that can outrange auto-fire of your enemies and usually that means spending a lot of cash. why spend a lot of cash you don't get to use every game? being that i liked my vsr the most in terms of overall performance, i gave the bar-10 a shot and after dealing with some initial disappointments (metal filings in the hopup, inadequate lubrication, subpar assembly) i gave it another test and it did very well, all that's left is to pop in a new spring (very easy) and swap the hopup/barrel/hop rubber to tm with aftermarket barrel and rubber, then paint it and i'm set. everything says it's completely tm compatible, but i guess we'll see when the hop unit comes.