Special Forces Replica - What is and what is not realistic?

[Pseudotectonic]

ok, where can i get an airsoft KS1?

 

[mightyjebus]

you can't currently, closest would be the ARES SR16 long tan version. To make it a closer match you would need to replace the stock with a Magpul SL-K tan stock, remove the QD points from the front rail and fill them in and fit a Magpul MOE tan grip for an AEG. It wouls still be inaccurate as the outer rail would be about 15mm too short and the right side bolt release is a different type. 

If I ever get my hands on one I can probably model and metal print the correct bolt release but they seem hard to find in the shops right now.

 

[Super64]

ok, where can i get an airsoft KS1?

The only one I’ve seen is this one 

https://www.davescustomairsoft.co.uk/airsoft-weapons/assault-rifles-aeg/DCA-KAC-KS1

But it’s a hell of a lot of money, by their own admission it isn’t going to be an exact copy and doesn’t come with optics. Although it does come with the suppressor. 

 

[1st commando]

ok, where can i get an airsoft KS1?

We have been building our own for the last year or so . It's not actually a hard build to get close but a perfect replica is currently impossible. I used a VFC SR16E3 GBB with the correct rail from Airsoft artisan , a custom supressor and the correct furniture from magpul 

you can't currently, closest would be the ARES SR16 long tan version. To make it a closer match you would need to replace the stock with a Magpul SL-K tan stock, remove the QD points from the front rail and fill them in and fit a Magpul MOE tan grip for an AEG. It wouls still be inaccurate as the outer rail would be about 15mm too short and the right side bolt release is a different type. 

If I ever get my hands on one I can probably model and metal print the correct bolt release but they seem hard to find in the shops right now.

The correct rail and supressor are both made already but the VFC and G&G options are better base rifles tbh . The SF version uses a ctr stock which is easier to get a replica of or even a real one if you wish

 

[Tommikka]

Suppose it makes sense. If the MOD are spending money on giving the Rangers and Marines Gucci kit, it stands to reason the tier 1 assets will already have it.
 

You’re surely not saying that UKSF will want something because someone else has it and it’s Gucci, rather than based on suitability for a requirement ???

If it fits a role, then they would source it

. What decent resources are there for current UKSF kit?

Unless the government deems it beneficial the current equipment details for UKSF are not published.

General resources such as wiki, bloggers etc will publish what people believe to be held by UKSF, and they may or may not be identified from photos

at ‘incidents’.   But these may or may not be correctly identified such as CTSFO being misidentified as UKSF - unless of course UKSF blending in among CTFSO etc