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Desert Tech SRS-A1 16'' Covert



- The Silverback SRS-A1 16'' Covert is a fully licenced version of the Desert Tech Scout Recon Stealth A1 bullpup sniper rifle, it is available in push bolt (SBA-BLT-03) or pull bolt (SBA-BLT-06).
Push bolt With the push bolt version, the spring is compressed while pushing the bolt forward. This version uses a steel cylinder, a monolythic steel bolt head, an aluminium piston with a silent AEG piston head (with thrust bearing) and a steel piston end. This push forward bolt uses AEG springs (with a compressed length strictly inferior to 46mm and an inside diameter strictly superior to 11mm), and the air volume is 28 cc. Customers can request bellow 2 or bellow 1 Joule muzzle kinetic energy. This version allows a quick and realistic disassembly of the bolt from the receiver.

Pull bolt With the pull bolt version, the spring is compressed while pulling the bolt backward. This version uses a steel cylinder, a monolythic steel bolt head, an aluminium piston with a silent piston head and a steel piston end. This pull back bolt uses APS 13 mm springs, and the air volume is 41 cc. Customers can request bellow 2 or bellow 1 Joule muzzle kinetic energy. This version allows a quick spring change, without any tools, in just seconds.


Both systems are available in right and left handed versions, and all of them includes:

• Monolithic receiver: CNC 6061 T5 aluminium, a massive piece, over

one kilogram, featuring the quick change attachment system patented by Desert Tech LLC. Each receiver has a unique CNC engraved serial number.

• Outer barrel made by CNC, 6061 T6 aluminium, deep fluting, with an inner diameter of 8.56 mm eliminating the necessity of barrel spacers. The airsoft SRS-A1 16'' is equipped with a 6.05 x 420 mm (AEG type) brass inner barrel and thread protector (fixed on a 14 CCW airsoft standard barrel thread).
• Two way aluminium hop up unit, directly attached to the quick

change barrel assembly, allowing barrel switch in seconds while keeping your hop up setting. Hop up setting is done by two screws on top of the rifle, through the receiver, with the provided key, without removing the barrel, the magazine or the optic. Hopup rubber is AEG type.

• Railed handguard: CNC 6061 T5 aluminium and fiber reinforced

nylon additional rails (3 pieces included). Rail system is attached to the receiver via a sturdy 38x2mm thread.

• Rifle stock is made of fiber reinforced nylon. Black, Flat Dark Earth and OD colors are available.
• Fiber reinforced nylon buttpad extension (2 pieces included).
• Steel magazine, with reinforced nylon internal, 30 rounds capacity.
• Monopod, accurate replica of the Desert Tech LLC patented monopod, CNC 6061 aluminium.
• CNC aluminium trigger, with position and preload adjustment.
• No injection molding metal parts, no zinc alloy, all screws are in 10.9 steel.

The SRS A1 16'' Covert version has an minimum overall length of 675/699 mm, and a minimum weight of 2.97/3.17 Kg depending the versions (please refer the chart page 29 of the user manual).


Desert Tech SRS-A1 20'' Sport



The Silverback SRS-A1 20'' Sport is a fully licenced version of the Desert Tech Scout Recon Stealth A1 bullpup sniper rifle, it is available in push bolt (SBA-BLT-07) or pull bolt (SBA-BLT-08).

Push bolt With the push bolt version, the spring is compressed while pushing the bolt forward. This version uses a steel cylinder, a monolythic steel bolt head, an aluminium piston with a silent AEG piston head (with thrust bearing) and a steel piston end. This push forward bolt uses AEG springs (with a compressed length strictly inferior to 46mm and an inside diameter strictly superior to 11mm), and the air volume is 28 cc. Customers can request bellow 2 or bellow 1 Joule muzzle kinetic energy. This version allows a quick and realistic disassembly of the bolt from the receiver.

Pull bolt With the pull bolt version, the spring is compressed while pulling the bolt backward. This version uses a steel cylinder, a monolythic steel bolt head, an aluminium piston with a silent piston head and a steel piston end. This pull back bolt uses APS 13 mm springs, and the air volume is 41 cc. Customers can request bellow 2 or bellow 1 Joule muzzle kinetic energy. This version allows a quick spring change, without any tools, in just seconds.


Both systems are available in right and left handed versions, and all of them includes:

• Monolithic receiver: CNC 6061 T5 aluminium, a massive piece, over

one kilogram, featuring the quick change attachment system patented by Desert Tech LLC. Each receiver has a unique CNC engraved serial number.

• Outer barrel made by CNC, 6061 T6 aluminium, light hollow profile, including two barrel spacers. The airsoft SRS-A1 20'' is equipped with a 6.05 x 510 mm (AEG type) brass inner barrel and thread protector (fixed on a 24 CW thread). It is possible to directly fix a DTSS silencer (sold separately). It is also possible to fix a muzzle thread adapter (sold separatey) to use any standard 14 mm CCW muzzle devices.
• Two way aluminium hop up unit, directly attached to the quick

change barrel assembly, allowing barrel switch in seconds while keeping your hop up setting. Hop up setting is done by two screws on top of the rifle, through the receiver, with the provided key, without removing the barrel, the magazine or the optic. Hopup rubber is AEG type.

• Railed handguard: CNC 6061 T5 aluminium and fiber reinforced

nylon additional rails (1 piece included). Rail system is attached to the receiver via a sturdy 38x2mm thread.

• Rifle stock is made of fiber reinforced nylon. Black, Flat Dark Earth and OD colors are available.
• Fiber reinforced nylon buttpad extension (2 pieces included).
• Steel magazine, with reinforced nylon internal, 30 rounds capacity.
• CNC aluminium trigger, with preload adjustment.
• No injection molding metal parts, no zinc alloy, all screws are in 10.9 steel.

The SRS A1 20'' Sport version has an minimum overall length of 764/788 mm, and a minimum weight of 2.81/3.01 Kg depending the versions (please refer the chart page 29 of the user manual).


Desert Tech SRS-A1 22''




The Silverback SRS-A1 22'' is a fully licenced version of the Desert Tech Scout Recon Stealth A1 bullpup sniper rifle, it is available in push bolt (SBA-BLT-02) or pull bolt (SBA-BLT-05).
Push bolt With the push bolt version, the spring is compressed while pushing the bolt forward. This version uses a steel cylinder, a monolythic steel bolt head, an aluminium piston with a silent AEG piston head (with thrust bearing) and a steel piston end. This push forward bolt uses AEG springs (with a compressed length strictly inferior to 46mm and an inside diameter strictly superior to 11mm), and the air volume is 28 cc. Customers can request bellow 2 or bellow 1 Joule muzzle kinetic energy. This version allows a quick and realistic disassembly of the bolt from the receiver.

Pull bolt With the pull bolt version, the spring is compressed while pulling the bolt backward. This version uses a steel cylinder, a monolythic steel bolt head, an aluminium piston with a silent piston head and a steel piston end. This pull back bolt uses APS 13 mm springs, and the air volume is 41 cc. Customers can request bellow 2 or bellow 1 Joule muzzle kinetic energy. This version allows a quick spring change, without any tools, in just seconds.


Both systems are available in right and left handed versions, and all of them includes:

• Monolithic receiver: CNC 6061 T5 aluminium, a massive piece, over

one kilogram, featuring the quick change attachment system patented by Desert Tech LLC. Each receiver has a unique CNC engraved serial number.

• Outer barrel made by CNC, 6061 T6 aluminium, deep fluting, with an inner diameter of 8.56 mm eliminating the necessity of barrel spacers. The airsoft SRS-A1 22'' is equipped with a 6.05 x 578 mm (AEG type) brass inner barrel and .30 QD muzzle brake (fixed on a 14 CCW airsoft standard barrel thread). This muzzle brake features a M24x1 thread to fix a DTSS silencer.
• Two way aluminium hop up unit, directly attached to the quick

change barrel assembly, allowing barrel switch in seconds while keeping your hop up setting. Hop up setting is done by two screws on top of the rifle, through the receiver, with the provided key, without removing the barrel, the magazine or the optic. Hopup rubber is AEG type.

• Railed handguard: CNC 6061 T5 aluminium and fiber reinforced

nylon additional rails (3 pieces included). Rail system is attached to the receiver via a sturdy 38x2mm thread.

• Rifle stock is made of fiber reinforced nylon. Black, Flat Dark Earth and OD colors are available.
• Fiber reinforced nylon buttpad extension (2 pieces included).
• Steel magazine, with reinforced nylon internal, 30 rounds capacity.
• Monopod, accurate replica of the Desert Tech LLC patented monopod, CNC 6061 aluminium.
• CNC aluminium trigger, with position and preload adjustment.
• No injection molding metal parts, no zinc alloy, all screws are in 10.9 steel.

The SRS A1 22'' version has an minimum overall length of 850/874 mm, and a minimum weight of 3.19/3.39 Kg depending the versions (please refer the chart page 29 of the user manual).
Desert Tech SRS-A1 26''



The Silverback SRS-A1 26'' is a fully licenced version of the Desert Tech Scout Recon Stealth A1 bullpup sniper rifle, it is available in push bolt (SBA-BLT-01) or pull bolt (SBA-BLT-04).
Push bolt With the push bolt version, the spring is compressed while pushing the bolt forward. This version uses a steel cylinder, a monolythic steel bolt head, an aluminium piston with a silent AEG piston head (with thrust bearing) and a steel piston end. This push forward bolt uses AEG springs (with a compressed length strictly inferior to 46mm and an inside diameter strictly superior to 11mm), and the air volume is 28 cc. Customers can request bellow 2 or bellow 1 Joule muzzle kinetic energy. This version allows a quick and realistic disassembly of the bolt from the receiver.

Pull bolt With the pull bolt version, the spring is compressed while pulling the bolt backward. This version uses a steel cylinder, a monolythic steel bolt head, an aluminium piston with a silent piston head and a steel piston end. This pull back bolt uses APS 13 mm springs, and the air volume is 41 cc. Customers can request bellow 2 or bellow 1 Joule muzzle kinetic energy. This version allows a quick spring change, without any tools, in just seconds.


Both systems are available in right and left handed versions, and all of them includes:

• Monolithic receiver: CNC 6061 T5 aluminium, a massive piece, over

one kilogram, featuring the quick change attachment system patented by Desert Tech LLC. Each receiver has a unique CNC engraved serial number.

• Outer barrel made by CNC, 6061 T6 aluminium, deep fluting, with an inner diameter of 8.56 mm eliminating the necessity of barrel spacers. The airsoft SRS-A1 26'' is equipped with a 6.05 x 680 mm (AEG type) brass inner barrel and a massive .338 LM muzzle brake fixed on a 14 CCW airsoft standard barrel thread.
• Two way aluminium hop up unit, directly attached to the quick

change barrel assembly, allowing barrel switch in seconds while keeping your hop up setting. Hop up setting is done by two screws on top of the rifle, through the receiver, with the provided key, without removing the barrel, the magazine or the optic. Hopup rubber is AEG type.

• Railed handguard: CNC 6061 T5 aluminium and fiber reinforced

nylon additional rails (3 pieces included). Rail system is attached to the receiver via a sturdy 38x2mm thread.

• Rifle stock is made of fiber reinforced nylon. Black, Flat Dark Earth and OD colors are available.
• Fiber reinforced nylon buttpad extension (2 pieces included).
• Steel magazine, with reinforced nylon internal, 30 rounds capacity.
• Monopod, accurate replica of the Desert Tech LLC patented monopod, CNC 6061 aluminium.
• CNC aluminium trigger, with position and preload adjustment.
• No injection molding metal parts, no zinc alloy, all screws are in 10.9 steel.

The SRS A1 26'' version has an minimum overall length of 980/1004 mm, and a minimum weight of 3.31/3.51 Kg depending the versions (please refer the chart page 29 of the user manual).

Mikey  

Can you share the price range from 1 to 4?

Siggi  

The prices vary so much from country to country and retailer to retailer that there's not a lot of point.

Siggi  

But...the Sport is the budget option.

Difference...outer barrel requires spacers for the inner barrel and it has no monopod.

Mikey  

It's okey! I know about this. It's vary from time to time and country to country. However, I just wanna to know. Can you make a guess of them?

Siggi  

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Siggi  

The SRS A1 16'' Covert version has an minimum overall length of 675/699 mm, and a minimum weight of 2.97/3.17 Kg depending the versions (please refer the chart page 29 of the user manual).

The SRS A1 20'' Sport version has an minimum overall length of 764/788 mm, and a minimum weight of 2.81/3.01 Kg depending the versions (please refer the chart page 29 of the user manual).

The SRS A1 22'' version has an minimum overall length of 850/874 mm, and a minimum weight of 3.19/3.39 Kg depending the versions (please refer the chart page 29 of the user manual).

The SRS A1 26'' version has an minimum overall length of 980/1004 mm, and a minimum weight of 3.31/3.51 Kg depending the versions (please refer the chart page 29 of the user manual).

ChristieKitty  

The are several barrel lengths. Does buying the longest one affect accuracy or is it just personal preference/looks?

1tonne  

For those of you looking at purchasing one of these, I highly suggest you do not. They look cool but they are definitely not user friendly and they are not a great sniper rifle.
I was looking at purchasing one until I tried a friends one a month ago and it was not a great rifle. The bolt handle when pulled back is extra close to your shoulder making it feel awkward. It was very heavy. Also, the worst thing was that you could not change the mags with one hand. It is amazing how ridiculous the mag change is. Also, the mag is ridiculously massive and this limits how many you can carry.
The person who owned the gun liked it for looks but he admitted that it does have a lot of design flaws.
So if you want a cool wall hanger, then get one of these. Otherwise try another rifle.

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PopoSniper  

So actually, if i'm right, you only suggest/promote the VSR-10?

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- AA 430mm 6.03 inner barrel

1tonne  

Currently the VSR10 is still the best sniper platform. I have owned many rifles.
L96's, SSG and the new Action Army T10 are all good too but they are heavier than the vsr.

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https://www.airsoftsniperforum.com/showthread.php?t=6465
Choosing the right spring and making it work
https://www.airsoftsniperforum.com/32...tml#post127126

whalesmash  

The barrel length will only affect the maximum velocity you can reach, but the shortest one already fits a 420mm inner barrel which is plenty.

To 1tonne's point though, those are all quirks of it being a bullpup sniper rifle. Anyone that is purchasing this platform should be well aware of the odd ergonomics before buying it. I think the point I agree with the most is the awkward mag change. I didn't like how far back the button was, and though my fingers were long enough to reload with a single hand, it's not comfortable. I also only used the platform with the mancraft kit inside of it (I did two installs for a few friends of mine) so the bolt cycle was maybe an inch and I never really had problems with pulling the bolt back so far. As far as weight, I didn't find it too bad, 3kg isn't that heavy in my opinion (I've only used the short one).

To me, the biggest appeal to the gun is that it's compact (again, talking about the short version). Even with a mock suppressor on it, it's short. But to those of you who are going with the spring version, I hope you are comfortable with taking the gun off of your shoulder and racking it braced against your hip or something. I really don't think the gun itself is as bad as 1tonne is making it out to sound. The performance can be raised up to point, just be ready to deal with some of the gun's quirks... Now if you're talking price vs performance, well then this gun isn't going to match up so well. It already costs more than an upgraded vsr :P

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DOS  

Not everybody cares about the weight of a sniper. Like you pointed out earlier, the SSG is heavier than the VSR, so are more snipers aswell. But what is the point in having a sniper that is light? For that tiny bit of speed you gain by having a lighter sniper? It is simply just not worth it.

Even though we are talking about a little bit of weight difference, weight should not hold you back to buy a gun.

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Ursu13  

Kind of offtopic: for me it does. For example, when an E&L is heavier than the real deal, I will surely buy a CYMA.

bebna  

For anyone else who wanted to know cylinder-barrel ratios of the different models:

16" 420mmx6.05mm 12.07cc Push=2.32x Pull=3.4x
20" 510mmx6.05mm 14.66cc Push=1.91x Pull=2.8x
22" 578mmx6.05mm 16.62cc Push=1.68x Pull=2.47x
26" 680mmx6.05mm 19.55cc Push=1.43x Pull=2.1x

I used 28cc volume for push bolt (from the entry post) and 41cc for pull bolt (from the specs page of silverback)