FMU C8 Special Forces Weapon (SFW)

[Jackals]

Well, I was keeping the general project under wraps while I was working on it incase it ended up scraped like my C7A2.

So here it is: It started off with a TM M4 RIS.

External Upgrades:
Gaurder C8 Metal Body
TM Rear Flip up sight
G&P Aimpoint - dust covers missing
Gaurder Tri-Ad
ICS AN/PEQ w/ Laser
Gaurder 20 mm under rail for TM M4 handgaurds
STAR Crane Stock w/ 3300 mAH NiMH Battery

Internal:
Promethous M120 Non Linear Spring
Metal Bushings
Promethous 6.03 tightbore


Now for the Pictures:
http://www.pbase.com/chef40/c8_sfw&page=all

[D_oo_S]

I love it! But the one thing I don't like about it is the thermold mag! They suck airsoft and real steel. But I'm assuming its just for looks for the picture.

[Greykin]

><! In one of those pictures, it seems like you have a really bad case of rust on the fire selector switch.

[Kokanee]

Looks awesome, but yeah lose the thermold mag, standard STANAG M16 mag is gtg.

[Jackals]

it was just lighting on the selctor switch. I am not sure why it came out that way.

Yea the thermold is just for pictures. Its a hicap that I rarely use on the field unless i am really stuck or to lazy to reload my other star and mid caps.

Its a really cheap one that I had to paint black because it was see through.

[LaZeDoUt^Jr.]

nice, but why didnt you leave the RIS on it?

[Jackals]

To my knoweldge Canada doesnt use a RIS system all the much, thus in my efforts to make it as close as possible to a real C8 using the gaurder rail system on the bottom made more sense. Also with that rail, I am still cappable of putting on a M203 or whatever else.

The placement of the PEQ on the Tri-ad was another reason to get rid of the RIS. I prefer the look of straight handgaurds over the RIS. With the combination of the Tri-Ad and the bottom rail, I can accomplish just what I need/want.

I hope that makes some kinda sense, even if its a bit jumbled.

[DuffMan]

Get an eotech, to make a JTF-2 one....no one knows what JTF2 uses, they're budget is like OMGZORS. I'd assume they can afford an RIS system.

[Jackals]

I thought about the EOtech, but too damn expensive. For teh same job a aimpoint can do for a quatre of the cost, is okay for me.

However like Bawbag would say "Those EOthechs are super sexy looking"

[ert]

The thermold mag isn't right since we don't use those anymore in the CF... We use the regular old STANAG's.

[LaZeDoUt^Jr.]

Originally Posted by Jackals

To my knoweldge Canada doesnt use a RIS system all the much, thus in my efforts to make it as close as possible to a real C8 using the gaurder rail system on the bottom made more sense. Also with that rail, I am still cappable of putting on a M203 or whatever else.

The placement of the PEQ on the Tri-ad was another reason to get rid of the RIS. I prefer the look of straight handgaurds over the RIS. With the combination of the Tri-Ad and the bottom rail, I can accomplish just what I need/want.

I hope that makes some kinda sense, even if its a bit jumbled.

Yes it does. :-D Regardless, still looks quite nice. good job. for me the only thing i would change other than the mags, is the aimpoint mount. There is something i dont like about the cantilever mount. Thats IMO, and its your gun. What ever makes you happy. :tup:

[Yeoman]

eotech or acog.
pretty similiar to sets ups I've played with when I was around them last year.
Greg

[Jackals]

Originally Posted by LaZeDoUt^

Yes it does. :-D Regardless, still looks quite nice. good job. for me the only thing i would change other than the mags, is the aimpoint mount. There is something i dont like about the cantilever mount. Thats IMO, and its your gun. What ever makes you happy. :tup:

It came with an L mount, but I didnt like the look of it. I belive its on one of the pictures. With the L mount it didn't allow any room for my flip up sight.

Originally Posted by Yeoman

eotech or acog.
pretty similiar to sets ups I've played with when I was around them last year.
Greg

I dislike the look of the ACOG and frankly the EOtech is just too damn exspenive in my eyes, atleast for airsofting. I may eventually get a TH Elane again, but thats unlikely, atleast for the time being. Minus those internal upgrades, I do not think I will be doing much to this. I did forget to mention that i will be adding a tightbore barrel aswell.

[Yeoman]

I just dislike the acog in general because it gave me tunnel vision so horribly bad. sure it's got a pretty decent sight picture for a distance, but tunnel vision can get you killed ya know?
understand the eotech dealio, the heck else were they using?!? I can't remember. they had them mounted right on the ris if I remember correctly.
Greg

[Jackals]

Any input you have would be helpful yeoman. I have had you on my MSN list for some time, right now my name is Greg - Chef send me a message.