Category: Rifles and Upgrading

  • Review – The Action Army VSR Hop-Up Chamber V2 (Damping Type)

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    I got a message late one evening from the guys at Skirmshop UK to ask if I’d like to test out the new Action Army VSR hop chamber. Less than 14hrs later it arrived, which is ideal when you need things to arrive on your days off work so you can plan your tech sessions.…

  • What should my airsoft sniper rifle be capable of?

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    How far should it be capable of shooting? how accurate should it be? How much do I need to spend to be able to keep up with everyone else? Very common questions on the sniper Facebook groups, in recent years awash with gun upgrading which is becoming quite a big market. It’s a tirade of…

  • How much does it cost for a good airsoft bolt action rifle?

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    Busting the myth that you need to spend a fortune on an airsoft sniper rifle for it to be any good. And why the performance of the rifle and the performance of the shooter are not connected. It’s a question I’ve been asked at site a few times in the last month, and seems to…

  • The Coke Can Mod*

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    *or beer can A slightly more in depth look at the now infamous Coke Can Mod for your spring sniper rifle. This has already been mentioned in the Silent VSR Guide (which works for many bolt action spring sniper rifles) but after a few questions this last week, I thought I’d expand on it a…

  • The Ultimate VSR 10 setup

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    A morning session at the range at Dirty Dog Airsoft this weekend testing a new combination of VSR 10 parts threw up some surprise results. Want to know what setup I’m using? Read on… Building my VSR I get quite a lot of upgrade parts sent out to test. Some good, some need tweaked, some…

  • Other bits

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    Always got to have a section at the end for other bits that are worth adding to a rifle. Most players assume that performance relates to rifle internals only, and is measured by range and accuracy, however there are external components that also add to how well you can operate the rifle, or that can…

  • Scopes

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    Scopes are pretty essential for bolt action rifles. We need to be able to see what we’re aiming at, what it’s doing, and where the shot should hit. There’s a few numbers involved on scopes though that it’s worth understanding when you’re buying one. Personally, using an airsoft gun, I’ve used cheap unbranded scopes from…

  • Triggers

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    I hate triggers. Triggers are normally by far the most expensive part of any rifle build. They tend to be machined steel, for the strength to hold the spring and piston, and that quality can add a lot to cost. I do know guys however who have run the stock trigger for years no problem,…

  • Barrels

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    Barrels are certainly one of the more important parts of the rifle in terms of accuracy and grouping. The three things to understand here are quality, bore and length. Quality first. There are many barrels available on the market ranging from the £5 stock one inside your gun that looks like it was hashed together…

  • The Cylinder and Piston

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    The most important thing to get right with the cylinder and piston, is airseal. Ideally you’d achieve that by using compatible parts, either from the same brand or from brands/designers who work together, for example the Stalker piston is designed to work perfectly with the Novritsch SSG10 cylinders. If you end up with a mismatched…