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Originally Posted by Eddie_uv777
Thanks man! I any tips on making the C8 Accurate? Barrel length? etc.
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Depends what kind of C8 you want to make. C8, C8A1, C8A3, or C8SFW. I left out A2 because they were produced in fairly limited numbers and the barrel isn't made in airsoft form.
The issued stock is always the original M4 4-position one. Black for all except the A3, which is OD. Rubber buttpads are issued too and often used, so you might want to pick one of those up too. Guarder stocks come with them, but they can be a bit hard to find. I've also seen Vltor carbine modstocks used a bit.
http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwol...l?prodID=21413
http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwol...l?prodID=17698
Handguards are like Amos said, M733 sized if you're non-railed, KAC RAS usually if you are using rails. But since a rail system isn't issued you can sort of do whatever you want there.
Barrel on the C8 and C8A1 is thin like the M655, but it widens right near the muzzle. The M655 barrel will do unless you have access to a metal lathe and are really going into detail. The G&P M655 set comes with the proper handguards too, so if that's the way you're going you can kill two birds with one stone.
http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwol...l?prodID=15929
The barrel for the A3 and SFW is the special Diemaco (Colt Canada now I guess) heavy barrel. Dragonredairsoft has a steel one, which is pretty good quality.
http://218.246.34.189/airsoft/viewPr...roductID=26356
Flash hider is the regular M4/M16A2 birdcage design.
http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwol...l?prodID=26962
(you'll need counter clockwise threading, at least for the heavy barrel)
Oh, and on the C8A3 all of the furniture is olive drab, so the stock, pistol grip, and handguards (if you don't have a rail system) should be OD. A member posted his in the Canadian section under themed airsoft.
The controls on the A3 and SFW are usually ambidextrous (magazine catch and fire select, not bolt catch), but I've heard it's optional. Charging handle has this giant ambidextrous latch as well, but I think some guys switch it for a regular latch because it catches on everything. The C8A3 in the Canadian section has the ambidextrous latch if you want reference pictures, but I don't know where he got it.
Some of our members who serve could probably correct any bad information I've given if they find something.
Hope this helps!
EDIT: Just read you wanted a C7, in which case it's basically a 20 inch M16A2 barrel along with all the ambidextrous stuff and birdcage flash hider. Pistol grip goes OD too, and you might want a triad rail mount attached to the front sight. PEQ-II or PAQ-IV on the triad, and a small rail on the lower handguard with a Cadex folding grip. And a Diemaco BUIS if you can find one. Again, this is only if you want to go into psychotically extensive detail.
