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Nice of them to show the original price to give people an idea of how much tin expect to pay after the presale.
Not that I could afford one pre or post sale 
Yeah going to assume the RRP will be closer to $800, maybe $900.
Same here I can’t spring for one. Look not too bad though 
WTF I’m definitely out then 
$60 back in the day 
ordered an m1 garand, hoping they bring in extra mags.
Too bad the M14 doesn’t have darker wood, like the M1…
I’m sure a light sand and another layer of stain could fix that.
Easily fixed. Bit of Hoppes timber stuff.
Or you can fix my floorboards. Cabbots you have to learn how to shear as well
Sexy looking bit of kit, that M14. 
If I was gunna, that’d be the one.
Im gunna do this that and the other
I spent another grand today becuase you do that on Sundays
I spent $35 on smokes, that’s it…
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That’s a shittonne of Beers mate! 
Had to re register the bomodore insurance and. Nope no beer water is free for me
Had a funny chat to a ex workmate boilermaker .Fuck it was funy cunts tried to sling him $600 I said what the fuck just for bloody water. Funny call he’s elderly but damn elderly gotta watch that these days.
As long as I get called Sir and very sorry about that. Yea something be fkn sorry in a minute
A Quick look at, and inside the A &K M14.
Version 7 gearbox shown apart, around the 7:00 mark…
Metal gears, and nylon piston ladder.??
One metal tooth, on the ladder…what’s going on…??
It does look a big and bulky blaster
That’s common for Airsoft, quite a few of them are like that, don’t know why.
It’s because plastic BB’s come out easier and have the internal hop unit.
Don’t need so much joules to force them out.
Why converted ones try get full metal ladder for gel balls as an early upgrade because the gears against the rack shit the bed if they are plastic. Where as Airsoft will be fine and reduces the weight on the rotating mass.
Hope that makes sense anyway. Clear as mud
The M14 v the M1A was just a civilian version of the M14. Just a name. Still the same socks and shoes.
I watched that youtube ages ago seemed pretty happy with it. Likely just got around to gel ball conversion then the import.
Cheap and nasty, cost cutting.?.?
The difference in cost, at a manufacturing level ( full metal ladder vs 1 metal tooth) , might be what… 30 cents per piston.??
Manufacture a million pistons…thats $ 300 000 dollars.
Enough to buy someone in china, a nice car and a expensive holiday…
As a customer buying a “higher end blaster”… you would expect to have high quality components…but…
EDIT: what Maiphut says makes sense.
They can get away with it for airsoft, so…
The main reason for plastic pistons is ease of repair, and safe breakage. Also quieter so the thing sounds a little higher quality than it is.
Airsoft also use a LOT less full auto, so plastic will actually last a while, where we will probably shred them in a day or two out… or a couple mags LOL.
If something goes wrong, or some moron uses the trigger to clear a jam, this piston will shred, leaving the gears and bushings intact. They are very cheap and quick to replace.
Much quicker than shimming a set of new gears!
And yes cheap is the main factor here. As @BME says, over several thousand units it is noticeably cheaper to manufacture. I would argue I would be happy to pay the extra dollar or ten, to have a metal rack… but then they would use a cast ladder POS that breaks anyway… so just send it with plastic and I will do it anyway!
You’re all in for a treat too… M14s are not something a beginner would enjoy pull working on!
And if they have a plastic piston… they are going to be needing it after a couple of games because we all know… gel isn’t accurate enough for semi outdoors! Especially with under volumed long barrels!
Still want one though… might be a while.
They should be in store, mid next week they reckon.
No pricing yet, on M-1919…
Maybe the Model designator, is going to be the official listing starting price…!!
$1919…!!
Hope its got a larger swept volume proprietry cylinder…!!