PTW: Troy Industries Special Purpose Carbine - 14.5"

[FOX_111]

Very nice. I love the front-end and the mussle break.

[ILLusion]

I've had several guys ask me about the FTS mount, and each one of them shied away as soon as they heard the price. Just so I don't get more inquiries that don't go anywhere, the price is just a bit shy of $100 - it's pricey, but you get what you pay for. Huang's twist mount may have been cheap, but you get what you pay for. The old adage is true: "buy cheap, buy twice."

As much as I would've liked to bring more in to sell, the price point isn't great and I wouldn't want to be stuck with several ~$100 mounts.

[Aquamarine]

I LOVE the meat-tenderizer flash-hider!

[Andres]

Urgh... I need that flip mount.

Great rifle!

[mcguyver]

When I was in Vegas in April, I went to Citadel Gun and Safe (off the srtip behind Caesar's Palace) and they had the Larue flip mount for $150 U.S. (to go along with the 3x at $449 U.S.).

And basically you'd have to order one from the U.S. anyways, plus all the crap that goes along with that. I don't see $100 for a quality one to be an issue. If you had more of them, you'd have gotten a PM from me by now.

Back to my original question though, who do I have to kill for some Prime lowers?

And it's still a nice gun.

[FlyGuy]

Nice build Brian!

I know you're probably regretting showing us that FTS mount by now as it's painfully obvious that there's a rather large contigent of folks eagerly wanting precisely the same thing, mostly due to the fit/tolerance issues of the twist-off mounts commonly bundled with the replica AP 3x. Luckily mine is pretty solid for the most part but now that we know a decent quality FTS mount is out there, well, I will add my voice to the growing din of people clamoring for such a mount. And for about $100 USD, that's not too much providing the quality and durability are there of course.

Brian, do you know if Bomber themselves or any dealers are selling these internationally, or must we jump on the next AC flight to HK? Having trouble finding their website for info...

On another note, do you have any opinions as to which 3x mag appears to be better both in terms of optics quality, eye relief, and alignment behind and use with an EO5xx series HWS? I currently have a replica AP 3x which is quite satisfactory, all things considered, but seems to be slightly below the vertical centre of the EO551 when mounted on the twist-off adapter. So I was wondering if the replica EO 3x you have is any better in eye relief, quality or alignment when mouted on the FTS, and have you tried an AP 3x using the same?

Cheers!
'Fly

[ILLusion]

Originally Posted by FlyGuy

Brian, do you know if Bomber themselves or any dealers are selling these internationally, or must we jump on the next AC flight to HK? Having trouble finding their website for info...

I'm looking in to bringing a couple of those mounts on my next preorder. Closes in about 2-3 weeks. PM me for more details.

Originally Posted by FlyGuy

On another note, do you have any opinions as to which 3x mag appears to be better both in terms of optics quality, eye relief, and alignment behind and use with an EO5xx series HWS? I currently have a replica AP 3x which is quite satisfactory, all things considered, but seems to be slightly below the vertical centre of the EO551 when mounted on the twist-off adapter. So I was wondering if the replica EO 3x you have is any better in eye relief, quality or alignment when mouted on the FTS, and have you tried an AP 3x using the same?

As far as I can tell - ALL brands and models of these 3x magnifiers (both AP and EOtech) are coming out of the same factory. The only differences between the two is the exterior grip. The tube and optics are all the same. The company that repackages them may offer different mounts with or without different packaging.

Specifically, I am using Huang's (www.dragonredairsoft.com) 3x EOTech magnifier. I previously had the replica AP 3x mag that I got from elsewhere in Hong Kong, simply branded as "China made Aimpoint magnifier" and the build quality, features and twist mount were exactly the same as Huang's.

The sighting height of both units were exactly the same, and the sizes of both are essentially the same, so switching to the EOTech unit will do nothing to raise your sight level. I only switched to the EOTech replica because... well... I'm using EOTechs.

If you still like your twist mount and would like to raise your sight level, you don't have to spend $100 to get the FTS - there are replica A.R.M.S. #17DR quick release (throw lever) mounts that raise your sight to the perfect height (better than the flip mount, in my opinion.) They're also about 1/3rd of the price of the flip mount.
If you get age verified, you can access some in my sales thread.

Anyways, the FTS does raise the sight to a good height, but despite my EOTech being zeroed, it appears on the bottom-left quadrant of the magnifier.

[ILLusion]

Any opinions on painting the upper receiver tan to match?

[MrEvolution]

1) You are a GOD.
2) I wouldn't paint it, I think its fine just the way it is.

[Shirley]

Originally Posted by MrEvolution

1) You are a GOD.
2) I wouldn't paint it, I think its fine just the way it is.

+1!!
Don't paint!

[spartan117]

Dude! That looks badass!!

[ILLusion]

Some updated pix... new toy to play with:

[RacingManiac]

thats a cool optic.....what is it?

[Huron]

Elcan SpecterDR. A far cry from their usual fugly (in the eyes of most) C79/M145's eh?

[FlyGuy]

Is that the genuine Spectre-DR someone was advertising (can't remember if it was here or on CGN) a little while ago? Supposedly in perfect condition save the normal wear-n-tear from use in the sandbox, but oh so very über-expensive?? If it is then I am insanely envious of you...again!


'Fly