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[align=center:ueovvqh3]Fortress M40A3 Replica VSR-10 Stock Review

Real Steel History

Development of the M40A3 began in 1996, and the final product was revealed in 2001. Since then, numerous minor changes have occurred to the platform. It is highly possible that more changes will occur to the platform as it gains operational use in Iraq and Afghanistan. Listed here is the latest configuration known to be used in an M40A3.

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[mosin]

Stickied. Good information there bud.

 

[rabbit]

Very nice Oakey. Your closer externally to what I want. Im getting the Remington externals for my Maruzen APS-2 SV along with a fluted barrel. I am going to have to fabricate myself the adjustable cheek rest. Cant wait to see it out on the field.

I bet its going to be a tough call to keep that stock paintless or painted. Have fun deciding.

 

[echo]

Definitely going painted, already decided on what I'm doing to it. I as well need a new receiver, outer barrel, and other entity's.

 

[mosin]

Very nice Oakey. Your closer externally to what I want. Im getting the Remington externals for my Maruzen APS-2 SV along with a fluted barrel. I am going to have to fabricate myself the adjustable cheek rest. Cant wait to see it out on the field.

Buahaha, the same exact setup I talked about getting with Oakey the other day. Too funny. I don't want an adjustable cheek rest though, I was thinking either tweaking out my Maruzen more, or going with a CA M24 and / or a Tanaka M700 and either putting the gas cylinder in it (CA M24) or tweaking it to shoot to max allowments (Tanaka).

 

[duckie]

I was wondering, has anyone tried to put this on a JG Bar 10? I mean, it looks pretty nice but i only have a JG Bar 10 atm.

 

[echo]

It has been done, and it will work. The BAR 10 is an exact clone of the VSR.

 

[raptoreye]

Damn, that stock is nice. This makes me want a VSR. I'll probably do the exact same thing once I get a job. Great info.

 

[vindicareassassin]

Be advised, there is a serious flaw with these stocks! There have now been 4 or 5 guys over here that have had them snap in half at the trigger group hole, one even snapped the first time the poor begger went prone with it. So, yes, nice looking stock, so long as thats all you intend doing with it

 

[raptoreye]

That sucks.

" title="" border="0"/> But Oaks stated that the stock was completely solid and it felt solid too. So how did the stock snap? Does it have to do with the all the weight and tension that is being placed on it. But it's made of fiberglass, so how did they manage to snap it in half; that's ridiculous.

 

[echo]

I have heard those reports too, but I have beat the shit out of my rifle so far and nothing has gone wrong. Perhaps some bad QC?

 

[raptoreye]

Do you think it could be shitty manufacturing and not all of them have the same flaw?
I noticed that the manual is in Japanese. Why doesn't the company translate the damn thing. Is it that they don't have the time, or the money, or even a tranlator for making it easier to understand what the hell they are talking about in the manual. My Maruzen came with an untranslated manual also and same with the 500fps spring upgrade I bought.

 

[vindicareassassin]

It could be a bad batch or a mnufacturing fault :-/ but one of the guys said that he found a hashed up repair at the point of the snap that was there before it....erm, snapped. Something along the line of strengthening a known weak point.

 

[raptoreye]

Ahh, yes, Murphy's Law screwed them over once again. What can go wrong will go wrong. Works everytime, don't it?

 

[echo]

Yeah the manual could have been in English, but I mean the pictures where pretty self explanatory. Plus I think that this was only a limited release outside of Japan. They probably didn't want to spend the extra money to make a new manual.

 

[raptoreye]

Alright then, that explains it. You are kind of right about the pictures being self-explanatory but some things (like my manual that came with the spring upgrade) didn't make any sense at all. It even had extra pieces that were not in the gun just stock. Confusing little Japanese people I might say.

 

[usmcsniper]

I was wondering if anyone knew where to buy JUST the adjustable cheek piece. If anyone has one of these stocks and dosen't need it, I will be willing to buy it off you.

 

[snipeshow]

hey I was wondering if this stock is compatible with a TSD M700?
Not sure if the VSR-10 is externally the same as the TSD M700

 

[echo]

I'm pretty sure it will work, the receiver and the barrel assembly look identical, I would have to see how the mounting holes lined up though.

 

[phridum]

Another review made by the same guy Oakey pasted the initial review from...

http://www.airsoftsniper.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=1

Fortress M40A3 Stock Review - TheBauer

Ive wrote up myself another review of the 'fortress m40a3 stock' if your thinking about buying one, i really suggest you read this review before parting with your money.

Apon opening the box, I was greated with a nicely weighted stock, it seemed very thick and strong how ever a closer look to the right hand side there was a massive crack down the side. The box however had no sign of damage other than the usual 'dog eared' corners so I was unable to work out how this happened.

So I contacted WGC and sent it back, for a refund as Fire-Support.co.uk in the UK were selling these for the same price it costed me to get one from HK shipped to me, minus customs, (HK price was bout