wtf airsoft gear on real rilfe's

[porfiriozg]

got some UTG hand guards, and later found out that UTG is or was an airsoft company which brings me to the question. can you use airsoft parts on a real rifle? and will it still work at 1/3 the cost. saw alot on an airsoft website

http://airsoft-club.com/shop/externa...page=1&sort=4a


I'll give it a try and report back (only handguards and sights) the worst that can happen is they melt

[68Charger]

Ask yourself- is China allowed to import firearms, or firearms parts?

so, if you're prohibited from importing something specific, but NOT other things, how do you get them in? (1st law of politics- follow the money)

China imports Billions of dollars worth of toys each year... airsoft is toys...

[alxone]

airsoft parts on real guns??? thats like whipped cream on dog sh*t . just because it looks a little better , I still aint eatin it .

[CMP_5.56]

I've seen UTG two piece quad rails at local gunshops so...

[Not_A_Llama]

There's no magic gun fairy that blesses ordinary metal, transforming it into gun parts.

Take a look at what you're buying. If you think it will hold up, and test it reasonably, then have confidence. This is something you should do with anointed "gun parts" anyway.

I run what I was sold as a genuine QD TD stubby grip. Years later, I find out it's an airsoft clone. The years of use I got out of it didn't spontaneously disappear from memory.

[theGinsue]

I have an airsoft folding stock on my GSG-5 - works great!

[tmckay2]

airsoft parts as a general rule can work on real guns no problem. but you have to be smart about what you are using and what you are using it for. will an airsoft drop in rail system work just the same as some other? of course. its metal and has rails. there isn't anything special about it. ive used "airsoft" or .22 rifle stocks on regular rifles with no problems whasoever. most stocks are plastic as it is. there is nothing magical about them. do you really think an ar15 retractable stock is any different than an airsoft one? theyre the exact same. fact is the functional part of guns can't be swapped out for airsoft parts because they don't cross over. im talking trigger groups, bcgs, and barrels. everything else is just furniture. some may hold up better than others, but that can be said about anything and about choosing between one company or another.

people who irrationally yell "airsoft parts on real guns! ZOMG!!!!!" don't know what theyre talking about and probably just don't want to hear that cheap parts can work in certain situations even though they dropped a boat load on their furniture.

just remember, airsoft companies have no reputation to uphold when it comes to real guns. no warranties. no backing up their products. no testing done on things like sights, scope mounts, etc. so you buy at your own risk. there are many things that will work just the same, and many that won't. you have to be selective and smart about what you are using it for.

ive had a sopmod clone on my .308 AR for a while now, about 300 rounds, zero problems. its beefier, more solid, and heavier than my vltor modstock. i can't see it failing with normal use.

by the way, when i was younger i was super into airsoft so ive looked at lots of parts, both high end and low end. i have friends who own their own shop and still play all the time.

[Graves]

I have an airsoft folding stock on my GSG-5 - works great!

It's a .22 - Other than the smell of spent gun powder, it's no better than an airsoft toy.

[Byte Stryke]

Yes UTG is Chinese and does manufacture and market parts for air soft rifles and real rifles. Most of these parts are interchangeable.

Colt Manufacturing was once owned by Mattel, that makes Barbies...
and is now owned by a Jewish Mogul with an Iraqi citizenship.

are any of these relevant to the performance of the product? only the consumer knows. either you like it or you dont.
Brand name means crap anymore.

[Byte Stryke]

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Mattel hasn't owned Colt since sometime in the late 70s/80s I believe