Another "Are snipers good" question

Rob2593

Right well, i have a m4a1, i love it but its not the best (internaly). Its also my birthday soon and i was looking at maybe buying a sniper?

So question is, should i spend my birthday money on upgradeing & fixing my M4A1 or buying a sniper, coz they look pretty fun. if you have one, are they any good and would you use them in a skermish etc?

Btw the sniper i'm getting is the well L96 off eirsoft: http://www.eirsoft.ie/store/product_info.php?products_id=216
Is this any good?

Cheers

Rob

seamus-2k7

Look for old threads or use search, this has been done to death.

TunnelWeb

I've heard well snipers are not the best.But personally I cant say.

Rob2593

seamus-2k7 wrote: »

Look for old threads or use search, this has been done to death.

i have, but i havn't really got the answer i'm looking for. Are they more accurete then an AEG, and is it worth spending money on them? also should i buy a sniper or just upgrade my m4a1?

Rob

Leftyflip

Rob2593 wrote: »

i have, but i havn't really got the answer i'm looking for. Are they more accurete then an AEG, and is it worth spending money on them? also should i buy a sniper or just upgrade my m4a1?

Rob

AEG's and Springers more or less have the same accuracy (when firing on semi auto). It depends wheter you want to go around firing one shot or fire 5 at a time. what brand is your m4?

Rob2593

Leftyflip wrote: »

AEG's and Springers more or less have the same accuracy (when firing on semi auto). It depends wheter you want to go around firing one shot or fire 5 at a time. what brand is your m4?

dboys m4a1, why?

Leftyflip

Rob2593 wrote: »

dboys m4a1, why?

theres nothinng wrong with the internals on Dboys M4's, any way if you still wish to get a sniper rifle try sometihng along the lines of an M14 best of both worlds...

peter-pantslez

alot of people buy snipers and end up getting rid of them. snipping is not for everyone alot of the time it involve lying in wait while everyone else is off having fun......but when the wait is up it can be good!!

i would occasionally snipe and use an m14 id be more of and offensive sniper to a defensive.

kevteljeur

If I was looking to buy a sniper, I'd probably buy Neil, aka 'Cheeky Monkey'. Fantastic value for money. He asks for nothing, doesn't really socialise, and fits in a large holdall with room to spare for his kit and your kit. For a full day's gaming he'll run on nothing more than a few cups of tea and some rubbish from a nearby Centra. Downside is that he has no transport of his own and sends a lot of needy txts.

I haven't had much experience with the others; some of them can be expensive, because you'll need to stump for all sort of extras, ego boosting, and even pay off the wife/husband and kids; if you're buying the main bread-winner of the family, you'll basically end up paying alimony and that adds up. Could be worth it if they're the sniper you want.

At least if you get a really good sniper, you won't need to pay for upgrades, their ego will see to that. And make sure they have decent kit and know how to use it, you'll get allsorts claiming to be snipers but only owning a P90 and an MP5, and not really sure which is which. Don'y waste your money on them.

Witcher

Sniping when done right is brilliant, but you have to be a certain type of player imo.

Sniping can be very boring, lieing down down nothing for ages just to take maybe one shot which if taken wrongly ends up in you being oblitered by a SAW or such while you have a sniper rifle to defend yourself with.

It's a whole different gaming style to assault and you'll fire less shots and probably see less action, but a good sniper is invaluable to a team.

If your new to airsoft continue in your present role as a rifleman, if you want to try sniping use your m4 and be sneaky, find a good spot and take out the enemy, if you enjoy it after a while buy a sniper rifle and develop what you've already learned.

Rob2593

Blay wrote: »

Sniping when done right is brilliant, but you have to be a certain type of player imo.

Sniping can be very boring, lieing down down nothing for ages just to take maybe one shot which if taken wrongly ends up in you being oblitered by a SAW or such while you have a sniper rifle to defend yourself with.

It's a whole different gaming style to assault and you'll fire less shots and probably see less action, but a good sniper is invaluable to a team.

If your new to airsoft continue in your present role as a rifleman, if you want to try sniping use your m4 and be sneaky, find a good spot and take out the enemy, if you enjoy it after a while buy a sniper rifle and develop what you've already learned.

Great thanks very much lads. I won't waste my money on one then, im more of a person that loves to see action

And "theres nothinng wrong with the internals on Dboys M4's", there is on mine, its firing @ 170fps with hop-up off and much lower when its on , i cant use the warrenty since i got the gun for free because the place sent me 3 other broken ones, and it wasnt a dodgey place i got it from...sorry for naming but its <snip>

Rob

Leftyflip

170? thats not right at all...
it could be the spring, air nozzle or barrel or somrtihng like that maybe someone with more experience could help you...

Rob2593

Leftyflip wrote: »

170? thats not right at all...
it could be the spring, air nozzle or barrel or somrtihng like that maybe someone with more experience could help you...

Yeah so it IS the internals

Masada

Rob2593 wrote: »

i cant use the warrenty since i got the gun for free because the place sent me 3 other broken ones, and it wasnt a dodgey place i got it from...sorry for naming but its <snip>

Rob

I take it then that you haven't bothered to bring it to <snip>attention? maybe it would be an idea to at least let him know before you go online and tarnish his name. Warranty or not, if he gave you a faulty gun, then he WILL rectify the problem.

Rob2593

Masada wrote: »

I take it then that you haven't bothered to bring it to tonys attention? maybe it would be an idea to at least let him know before you go online and tarnish his name. Warranty or not, if he gave you a faulty gun, then he WILL rectify the problem.

Your not listening to me, i told him about everything but since i got it for free, the warrenty is gone. And in no way am i tarnishing there name, just remember they gave it to me for FREE. which i higly doought any1 else would do that. But unfortunatly they said the warrenty is gone.

moggser

Rob2593 wrote: »

Your not listening to me, i told him about everything but since i got it for free, the warrenty is gone. And in no way am i tarnishing there name, just remember they gave it to me for FREE. which i higly doought any1 else would do that. But unfortunatly they said the warrenty is gone.

well you got it for free didn ya ??? and if its gone down hill a bit so be it i did'n think there was a reason to slate him like that he gave ya a new one 3 times did he??? wll throw it up to the shop for repair and im sure it would be looked after for ya maybe not for free but you get it sorted at a reasonable price
and if ya didn get that good service which i know ya will then piss and moan about it

The Master

Thread locked reluctantly.

Retailers named as bad for no reason and personal abuse beginning to filter in.