A few days ago, I received my new baby from LDT
This is an MK17 babe that…
that costs me 3000 bucks (about 500USD)
This is the most expensive gel blaster until now
MK17 is manufactured by FN from Belgium
which uses 7.62×51 NATO, also known as SCAR-H
As a special combat rifle that ordered by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
SCAR has high commonality, high accuracy
and high durability, bunches of features make a very decent assault rifle
Except for a problem that the rich US army still needs to face to
which is "EXPENSIVE"
This MK17 gel blaster from LDT
replicates SCAR’s expensive feature perfectly
I cried for two weeks for my wallet after buying it, honestly
Play Gels~
The box is pretty heavy
There is no Chinese on the box
Just inscribes FN SCAR-H MK17
and a small line below:
LDT WARGAME QUARTERMASTER
Seems like boss Li (LDT’s boss) has a great ambition
Forget about that
No bullshitting anymore
Let’s just open and have a look
Jesus Christ
This could be hanged on the wall as a poster
what a nice coated paper
and there’s an explosive view of the gun on the back
Normally, I threw this paper away before
but I can’t throw away this one
This paper should worth at least 50 bucks
Here is another lining
Holy crap
I admit I haven’t ever seen such a nice baby
I bet this box worth 1000 yuan (about 150USD)
Every single part has its own position
and there is the name for each below
It’s all in English, but you can Baidu it for more knowledge
This whole box contains a one-piece upper receiver, lower receiver
grip, handguard, classic boot stock
20rnd capacity 7.62 magazine
charging bolt, flash hider, and the barrel
Except for the gearbox’s function which cannot be simulated from the real gun
most parts of this blaster are perfectly replicated by the real stuff
There are some small accessory parts inside the red box
lockers, buttons, and pins are mostly made by metal
only a few plastic structural parts
KAC rear sight and the gas adjustment is well simulated
especially the gas valve can be rotated
this detail is so nice
But the rails make me embarrassed
Edge polishing and the position of the screws are awkward
Let’s see the most expected part first, its upper receiver
This should be the fanciest, toughest part of this gun
The one-piece upper receiver is 43cm in length
and its average thickness goes over 2.8mm
CNC tech will guarantee you its durability
The hollow of the receiver is precise
so does the position of allen screws
The inscription is inscribed by laser
and the lacquer work is fairly nice on the surface
The gold flashing and the sharp angle
make you satisfied when holding it in hand
But this one I got here, there is a small break below
it may due to the collision during the manufacturing
The lower receiver is made nylon pieces
the tan colour looks great
You can see there are some polishing works on the line
but it is not good enough
There is a bit shrinkage on the top of the mag catch
OCD man is getting mad now
The overall sturdiness of the body is basically qualified
only a little compress in the mid of the receiver
There is a little bug on the selector switch
the position of letters is different from the real gun
Compare the lower receiver to the decent upper receiver
It just gives me a feel of the beast marries the beauty
what a big shame gap
The appearance and the function of the boot stock is perfect
3 positions cheek rest, 6 positions length adjustment
and also the folding angle
are fairly well done like the real MK17
The stock itself is made by nylon
but the folding part and the connector are full metal
713g weight is pretty impressed
The butt cover is assembled by a pin, take it off to store the battery in
Space is quite limited
too small to store a 18650 battery
The lower handguard with the rail
is also a structural part for stabilizing the barrel and connecting the receiver
The rail is assembled by 3 allen screws
so no worry to its capability
Aluminum alloy outer barrel with 14mm negative thread
You can see a slot for assembling the front sight
The phosphating steel flash hider weight 148g
it is a nice tuning fork actually
20rnd 7.62 magazine
the first impression is technically fine, nicely replicated
but the inner structure…
that is not the gap but the valley, and the loading cover is very unfriendly to my nails
This MK17 uses Jiqu’s own 3.0 gearbox
compared to the ver.2, some bugs are fixed on 3.0
and the blowback track is reserved on the top
Of course, some adjustments are needed before assembling it into the gun
According to LDT’s official guide
First, we need to change the trigger and the selector plate to the MK17 type
then assemble the connector and the wire of the gearbox
After that, assemble the upper receiver and accessories
the lower receiver, handguard go with pins and decorations
then put the ambidextrous selector switch on
put the gearbox into the receiver
Finally, when you fully assembled all separated frames
put receivers, stock, handguard, and the barrel altogether
The separated feeding nozzle
allows you to insert the barrel into the receiver directly
The whole assembling work takes about 2 hours
the ambidextrous selector and the electric connector will trouble you a bit when assembling
If you still really don’t understand how to assemble
just watch this video
If you are facing any problem
don't be afraid
give it a big smile!
Sorry, wrong video
it should be this LDT official video guide
The first time holding this baby after assembling
it feels excellently satisfactory
All parts are solid and no rattle
connecting parts are trustable
Feels very handy, feels very safe
This gun uses the 13-inch barrel, the CQC version
815mm in full length, 3.4kg the whole weight
which goes over the weight record of JieYing AWM (2.5kg)
Play this babe in-game will definitely work your arms out
The power at the stock is connected by metal plates
so you can’t shoot after folding the stock
But if you don’t like it you can take it out
just pull the wire into the stock
The ambidextrous selector isn’t good enough
it always jumps to full auto when using semi-auto
The full action charging bolt is fantastic
and the releasing makes me feel even better
Only one little problem is it will bounce after releasing it
a little bit awkward
My JinMing ver.2 has been given some outer upgradings
But except for both are named SCAR
There is no way to compare these two blasters
This two-piece plastic one, please get out
The muzzle velocity is around 75m/s
but it widely goes up and down
Never expect it got incredible internal functions
because the gearbox is still the same gearbox
This Trump target is really funny to shoot
you can earn scores when hitting the tongue
and the broken gels go into his tummy
We are in the Trade War now so
shoot this as a revenge
If I have two words to describe this MK17
One is “expensive”, then is “heavy”
As the first separated structural SCAR gel blaster replica
This gun is the top one
there is no comparison with any other blaster
Now you want a decent MK17
prepare your wallet then
However, under this high price
some details of this gun are really unsatisfied
I didn’t mean 3000 bucks blaster should be extremely the same as the real gun
but I am only a weapon newbie
who still find a lot of bugs on its outer appearance
So this MK17 should really re-consider its outer details
It might be most of the price
is used on those metal parts
As for the gearbox, you can see
this MK17 is actually replicating a famous brand of AEG
but no specific work on fitting the gel gearbox
Modification’s needed for its own gearbox
I’m disappointed about that
You know shit about that!
Our price is perfectly simulated!
Still, for sure, there are lots of prons of this MK17
The wonderful one-piece metal upper receiver
and the 3.4kg weight
means no more additional weight is required for balance
The full action charging bolt and the ambidextrous selector
make it interesting to play with
If you are a really rich man with a golden mountain
you can consider a full assembly version
Although it won’t have any improvement on the internals
I believe you just enjoy the feel when you pay it in a pile of money
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