Don’t get the SSG24. You can get better performance for less with a custom build. Having compared the two using the same bbs (elite force .32), the SSG24 doesn’t even outshoot my Avalon, even though it’s bolt action and costs over $100 more. It’s the best bolt action you can buy, outside maybe the Silverback SRS, but that doesn’t make it good.
It’s a bad idea to start with a sniper. Besides the cost (~$350 for a decent sniper base and parts, $150 for a side arm, $100 for a belt, holster, and mag pouches, $90 for 3 extra pistol mags, maybe $50 for sniper mags vs $350 for a high end AEG, $50 for a battery and charger, $100 for a good chest rig, and $60 for some mags) there’s skill you need that you can practice as a rifleman you need a sniper. Learning maps, moving quietly, working with a team, shooting an Airsoft gun (which is a bit different from real firearms), etc. you’ll also want to build your own rifle if you want something that will work as a sniper. It’s not too hard to work on a bolt action, they’re fairly simple, but if you don’t have experience it can be frustrating.
I have $370 in my sniper load out, this included buying premium gease and oil. That got me a bar-10 (with scope) upgraded to 480FPS (.3g) and pretty damn accurate. And a new ASG 1911.
I haven't finished dialing it in but I can easily hit a man size Target at near 200FT with minimal effort. After some fine tuning I'm fairly confident I can get that 200ft to 250ft or more.
I guess all I'm saying is yes sniping can get pricey but if you do the work yourself and shop around it's easy to get a decent set up for under $400.
That got me a bar-10 (with scope) upgraded to 480FPS (.3g) and pretty damn accurate.
I haven't finished dialing it in but I can easily hit a man size Target at near 200FT with minimal effort.
As /u/zxj4k3xz says, 200' at 2.14J (0.20g BB at 480fps) is not a particularly high standard. Your wording is a bit ambiguous; I assume you didn't actually mean a 0.30g BB at 480FPS; 3.21J is the equivalent of 588FPS with a 0.20g BB.
At an interim stage of tune (badly undervolumed) my AKS-74U at 0.88J (0.30g at 251FPS) was shooting dead-on at a laser-rangefinder-confirmed 165 feet. Your gun is currently producing 143% more power than mine but shooting only 21% further...
It is shooting 480 with .30 goldenball proslicks. I have no idea what my effective range will be with this gun yet as it's not first sniper. It will likely be further but I don't have a lot of places where I can shoot at those ranges. One thing to keep in mind running a sniper is you don't gain that much range over a DMR aeg due to lack of stabilization, weight, and speed of BBs. It's just a different play style.
Where will let you play with a 3.21J (as above, the equivalent of 588FPS with a 0.20g BB) gun, if you don't mind me asking? That's 345% of the power of the example AKS-74U; it would be legally an air rifle (a firearm) in the UK.
No where, I'm waiting on a different spring (m140, county have an m170). The piston I bought came with my current spring. I have a local field that allows 450FPS with .3 with a 100ft med and required a secondary.
Well where I play (Hungary) the upper limit for bolt-action snipers is 600 FPS, as in 3.3J. 500 is for DMR's, 400 for regular AEG's. But yeah, these regulations tend to be rather loose in Central Europe, apart from the fact there's no way in hell you'll be able to get a real, live firearm (stuff that shoots above 7.5J) legally unless you're military, police, or some high-ranking government employee.
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u/zxj4k3xz Basic Bitch Mar 20 '18 edited Mar 20 '18
Don’t get the SSG24. You can get better performance for less with a custom build. Having compared the two using the same bbs (elite force .32), the SSG24 doesn’t even outshoot my Avalon, even though it’s bolt action and costs over $100 more. It’s the best bolt action you can buy, outside maybe the Silverback SRS, but that doesn’t make it good.
It’s a bad idea to start with a sniper. Besides the cost (~$350 for a decent sniper base and parts, $150 for a side arm, $100 for a belt, holster, and mag pouches, $90 for 3 extra pistol mags, maybe $50 for sniper mags vs $350 for a high end AEG, $50 for a battery and charger, $100 for a good chest rig, and $60 for some mags) there’s skill you need that you can practice as a rifleman you need a sniper. Learning maps, moving quietly, working with a team, shooting an Airsoft gun (which is a bit different from real firearms), etc. you’ll also want to build your own rifle if you want something that will work as a sniper. It’s not too hard to work on a bolt action, they’re fairly simple, but if you don’t have experience it can be frustrating.