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The Legacy · September 9th, 2014, 16:53

Thanks for all the feedback, fellas.

I'm happy to hear that the M14's hop-up is particularly effective; this will be useful when the time comes to upgrade.

Regarding the M14 itself; I own both a 'standard' M14 with long barrel and the add-on rail attachment (ie. afterthought style), and the M14 SOCOM version with the full rail system. Both are excellent guns, though I find them to be heavy and unwieldy. It is this that has led me to want to upgrade the long-barrel M14 to be a proper DMR. I started off with an illuminated 3X scope and bipod attached to the barrel, but I find the accuracy at long range to be somewhat random. I also find it to not shoot as far as I'd like it to.

Based on your suggestions, I should get: Upgraded hop-up rubbers, a flat hop, a tightbore 6.03mm barrel, and ammunition that weighs around .3-.33, if I'm not mistaken. Sound right to you?

I only have one question left: I've never modified a hop-up before; do you have any suggestions as to any tutorial videos that I can reference, that you think it's the best at describing and showing a hop-up upgrade?

Thanks everyone.

Hopefully through these experiences, I can become a gun doc for others, as I know we all start from somewhere, right?

EDIT: Here's the two M14's I own, for reference.
IMG_20140909_170029.jpg

September 9th, 2014, 16:53	#17
The Legacy Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kingston, ON	Thanks for all the feedback, fellas. I'm happy to hear that the M14's hop-up is particularly effective; this will be useful when the time comes to upgrade. Regarding the M14 itself; I own both a 'standard' M14 with long barrel and the add-on rail attachment (ie. afterthought style), and the M14 SOCOM version with the full rail system. Both are excellent guns, though I find them to be heavy and unwieldy. It is this that has led me to want to upgrade the long-barrel M14 to be a proper DMR. I started off with an illuminated 3X scope and bipod attached to the barrel, but I find the accuracy at long range to be somewhat random. I also find it to not shoot as far as I'd like it to. Based on your suggestions, I should get: Upgraded hop-up rubbers, a flat hop, a tightbore 6.03mm barrel, and ammunition that weighs around .3-.33, if I'm not mistaken. Sound right to you? I only have one question left: I've never modified a hop-up before; do you have any suggestions as to any tutorial videos that I can reference, that you think it's the best at describing and showing a hop-up upgrade? Thanks everyone. Hopefully through these experiences, I can become a gun doc for others, as I know we all start from somewhere, right? EDIT: Here's the two M14's I own, for reference. IMG_20140909_170029.jpg Last edited by The Legacy; September 9th, 2014 at 17:06..