by Beran » Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:17 pm
I have both the ARES MSR-003 (L96A1) and MSR-004 (DSR-1). They are AWESOME wallhangers but terrible guns for play. They are EXTREMELY heavy and unwieldy, and performance is nowhere near what it could be out of the box. There is a reason they retail in the $800 range but you can find them for sale on the private market barely used for $200. People buy them thinking they are awesome, then they bring them to a game and realize how unpractical they are as a skirmish gun. Performance wise they are alright, but not as good as some other long range guns on the market. If they were outstanding performance machines I could forgive the ridiculous weight, but since they are average they make better centerpieces than field guns. Very detailed and realistic looking though.
If you want to go the route of a gas sniper rifle, get a KJW M700 instead. Light, accurate, easy to work on and lots of upgrade and replacement parts. Mine is easily capable of hits at 300-350 feet and is nearly silent with a foam filled suppressor.
Let your plans be as dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.