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Posted: 3/10/2008 10:01:07 AM EDT
| Been thinbking of a project gun. An SL8-1 to faux G36. Where can used SL8's be found. Tried googling but came up with airsoft crap. |
| shameless plug.... thinking about selling mine. It has all of the first gen conversions and all the original stuff. It is dyed and probably less than 1000 rounds through it (sent it to larry g36 for barrel work was shortened with AK break then he fired it testing reliability, got it back deployed to iraq for over a year... ban sunsets and larry puts a vortex fh on it for free and reliability shoots it again but I have not shot it once since). PM me if you are interested. |
SL8-1's had issues with receivers cracking, so do your homework if you buy one. Unless you can find an SL8-1 for a smoking good price, within the acceptible serial number range, I would reccomend that you buy an SL8-6. You will save time and money by not having to die it, and HK's die job will probably be better anyways. It will be another HK factory part you list in your description when you eventually sell your G36 clone. I wanted a G36E clone so bad, that is...until I had a chance to use a G36 on a few occasions. The G36 is definatly cool, but its less than HK in terms of durability. Sustained semi-auto fire is enough to potentially damage the gun or atleast notice some level of zero shift. There isn't a great solution when it comes to sighting. Again, the factory optics are cool, but less than servicable/reliable. They fog/obscure very easily and despite being expensive, are much less usable/durable than an Aimpoint. The K iron sights/rail are also unsatisfactory IMO. Also, I don' like to feel a stock bow/flex during firing...especially on a 5.56. Before you spend all the money and build a clone, just know what you are getting into. I have been toying with getting an SL8-6 and adding a G36 mag well and then try to find a satsfactory way to mount optics, so they aren't completely uncomfortable or unservicable. An SL8 sprinkled with a few G36 parts would make a really cool DMR. If we could have SL8-4's, I would have had one a long time ago... |
SL8-1's don't have receiver cracking problems. The lower stock assembly can get a cosmetic crack in it due to the old style bolt hold open piece. You can have an SL8-4. Just import one from Canada. I did and am suprised more people haven't. |
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Yeh if he can find one already partially converted it might be worth it. Otherwise the ones in the stores now would be the way to go. However, I paid 1,499 for mine in 2002 and have seen the new ones in a local store for $2099 yikes. This is mine with the original conversion and cost more than I like to think about. The die came out good and I didnt have the crack on the lower before it because I did not shoot it a lot. To tell the truth I still have not shot this thing a lot. This thing is mostly a safe queen and will probably stay that way unless the parts prices come down or I sell it. 
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