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GuaiQiaoHu (GQH) M40A6 and JieYing (JY) MSR
I believe you guys have already seen a lot of news about them on the forum
some quick buyers might already have them now
These two futuristic look weapons
come from Remington Arms that based on the U.S. army’s requirements
re-designs and develops them into modern sniper rifles respectively
Due to the similar style of their chassis and gunstock
so they look pretty similar
The tactical stock, and the receiver
free-floated barrel, handguard with rails
those bunches of details demonstrate that two guns are both born by Remington
the brothers from different parents
Both GQH and JY are known by their first bolt-action blasters
and now they release similar types of gel blaster at the same time
I don’t know this is by coincidence or on purpose, it’s interesting
M40A6 is designed by Remington at 2014
in order to improve and develop the M40 that serves in the U.S. Marine
With the new general “chassis”
M40 that originated from Remington Model 700 becomes more and more modern
This gel blaster from GQH is just like the famous 98K from last year
it has shell ejecting function, and its price is still 298 (50USD ish)
The manual shows that this blaster has black and dark earth two color types
but the dark earth one hasn’t been released yet
so I only got this black version here
Out of the box, it gives a pack of GQH purple gels
a printed muzzle hop-up, and a pack of sandblasted gels that have already been soaked
which is nice
these gels seem like bigger than the normal 7.4mm gels
Five yellow plastic shells
you must be familiar with them if you’ve played GQH 98K
This is exactly the same 7.92 shell, even its O-ring is the same
Just calm down, forget about M40’s caliber, let’s just go next
GQH M40A6 utilizes a multi-function folding stock
16mm directly inserting nylon flash hider out of the box
106cm in full length when the blaster is fully extended
For a sniper rifle, this isn’t an insane length
The blaster is basically made of nylon
but the charging handle, trigger, folding parts, and the adjusters, those force bearing parts are made of metal
2050g in the whole weight
the material is solid, feels nice in hands
Unlike Remington Model 700’s streamline appearance
the edges here are sharp, looks pretty modern
Of course, if you have the same feeling as me, feel like there is something missing
there must be the bipod and the scope
Sniper rifle should be fitted with a sniper scope better
but this quick aiming rifle scope is also standing well and looking nice here, what a surprise!
The upper receiver is made in one piece, very solid
the average thickness is over 3mm
Inside the ejecting window at the right, you can see the nylon bolt
Due to its functional ejecting, the bolt action goes up to 12cm
Feels extremely cool when pulling it
At the back of the bolt is Remington 700’s classic safety
it is made by metal, but it might lock the trigger accidentally when pulling the bolt
On the left side, it has a bolt lock like 98K
which makes me confused
Press this lock, you can pull out the bolt directly
Unlike the rumor showed before
this blaster doesn’t copy 98K’s bolt
it simulates the real gun basically
This bolt’s dimension is huge, and the metal charging handle is Remington type
The internals are actually similar to 98K
the cylinder is in front of the spring, you can see the ejecting parts that made by alloy
The lower receiver is designed in Remington family's polygon type
the mag catch has an angle that helps to reload
The sandblasted lacquer on the receiver is decent
and the edges and lines are polished, not too bad
However, some of you may already notice
this receiver from GQH is apparently wider than the real steel
which makes this blaster look a bit fat
it just gives less sense of the real gun
It might because the manufacture doesn’t want you to waste the shells that you already have
so this M40A6 could utilize the 7.92 shells from 98K
5rnd capacity magazine is made by one-piece nylon
the butt cover is assembled by a screw
“Ergonomic” grip is hollow inside
Assembled with the receiver by the screw on the bottom
M40A6’s multi-function stock
has two QD pins to lock the butt cover and cheek rest
The structural part is made by nylon
the material is heavy, don’t worry about its durability
The butt cover and the cheek rest can be adjusted by metal screws
the QD design makes the locks very trustable
In the middle of the stock, there is a rail for accessories
The entire front parts, including the upper rail are made by reinforced nylon polymer
Full-length upper rail is assembled by 6 screws on the top
This super long nylon rail
it can’t avoid the lack of stability at the hollow places
but the 12-inch nylon handguard is very solid
there is no obvious shape change or lacquer weakness
Except for some small unpolished edges
it is honestly a good artwork in all
There are three short rails at the front of the handguard
and it has metal QD sling mounts on both sides
There is no thread in the holes for assembling the rails
so you might need some extra works on adding rails
The nylon outer barrel is stabilized inside the handguard, so it won’t rattle
The inner dimension of the aluminum alloy inner barrel is 7.4mm, and also be stabilized
On the front, there is a huge suppressor with 16mm inner dimension
the muzzle hop up out of the box is easy to be assembled
Although the size of the lower receiver isn’t simulating the real gun well
for the whole blaster, it is still fine
Each part is assembled precisely
no rattle like others in this cheap price
As a shell ejecting blaster, GQH M40A6’s ejecting system is the same as the mature system from 98K
When first playing it, the bolt action isn’t smooth enough
but it will be better after few j*rkings
Be advised, when you insert the magazine
spank it firmly to ensure it’s in the right position
There is no friction when pulling the bolt, but you need to give strength when pushing it back
especially when rotating at last, make sure all in one rapid action
I know it’s easy to be fatigued when playing this, just like playing the 98K
In total, the ejecting function works perfectly
it barely jams the shell
Surprisingly, the velocity out of the box goes over 80m/s
seems like GQH did improve and optimize the spring and the cylinder/piston entirely
It finally doesn't piss only 5 meters anymore, congratulations!
MSR gel blaster from JY is also originated from the sniper rifle of Remington
MSR, full name Modular Sniper Rifle
you can understand by its name, this gun is designed for the modular purpose
Unlike the M40A6 from Remington Model 700
MSR uses a brand new bolt design and structure
The whole modular system can be replaced randomly on its “chassis”
which makes it convenient to switch caliber
This MSR gel blaster from JY
also has black and dark earth two colors
but it doesn’t have ejecting function
The box is still JY’s gift box style
the blaster and its accessories are covered by sponge
the goggle is wonderful, you can wear it with your glasses
Out of the box, it has an extra 24-inch barrel, comes with the feeding parts and the aluminum inner barrel
That is the feel of MODULAR!
The style of this blaster replicates Remington MSR sniper rifle that won PSR competition
Out of the box, it comes with a 20-inch barrel
before switching to the 24-inch barrel, its length goes up to 112cm
You must need a big rack if you want to display it
Similarly, it’s made by nylon basically
JY MSR also uses metal parts on the charging handle, trigger, folding stock, and the adjusters
in order to ensure it’s durability
It might because it utilize AWM’s metal gearset
and the solid stock from the early version
The gun’s weight is about 2500g, feels heavy in hands
This blaster replicates MSR real steel perfectly
including the charging handle, the inscription on receiver, and the huge adjusters on the stock
a pretty high-level of simulation
You should know what I’m gonna do next
Quick aiming scope, folding bipod, this is the basic standard
then it can be called a sniper rifle
Due to MSR is originally designed as a mag feeding weapon
so it doesn’t have an open bolt receiver like Remington Model 700
Inside the ejecting window, you can see the super long nylon cylinder
Receiver’s left side, the logo of Remington is inscribed in the middle
The surface of the charging handle is polished in black
you can hear the “click” sounds when rotating
The bottom of the bolt is hexagon style
assembled by a screw on the butt
The bolt action is only about 70mm
which is even shorter than their own AWM
It might because of the shorter feeding tube, the length of the cylinder has been compressed
The safety is made by alloy, a bit hard to pull
pull it back to lock the trigger
The lower “chassis” part, JY’s simulation is obviously better
Not only the size is the same as the real steel
the angle of each edge, the hollows, and details
as well as the size of mag catch is also precise
The trigger guard is separated, made by alloy like the trigger
The trigger might be a bit rattling before loading
Press the mag release button inside the trigger guard
then pull out JY’s classic electric feeding mag
This mag improves the way of electric feeding
it uses SM plug of the battery
And the button is designed with timing cut off
so the working time of the motor is stable
which helps to maintain the feeding stability
Its outer structure is similar to AWM
but a little bigger
The style of this grip is pretty the same as M40A6
but this one has a rubber cover
If you sweat on hands, it might feel a bit glued
A self-tapping screw for assembling the grip, I am worried about its durability
Replace with a longer screw or assemble with 4 angles like AR
will be a better solution
JY MSR utilizes Remington’s fully adjustable stock
Except for the extension of the butt cover
the height of the cheek rest is also adjustable
as well as the position of the cheek rest
Under the cheek rest, there's an allen key for adjustment
The aluminum alloy adjusters show their metal color
which is a bit awkward
On the side and the back of the nylon butt cover, you can see the logo of Remington
There are three rails in total on both sides and the top, give more mounting places
The folding part is made of metal, it’s very stable when extending it
The whole top rail is separated into two parts
one-piece structure on the top of the receiver
it’s stable when putting a scope on it
Just the front connecting part is a little higher
The handguard is a cylinder type
which gives a feel of big, hard, and long
The polishing work is decent
This handguard has 8 dimensions for rail mounting
and each position has a copper inner nut
At one side and the butt of the front, there are two removable short rails out of the box
but only 2 rails on three dimensions
I feel there must be some losses
The nylon outer barrel has slots like the real gun
stabilized by a ring inside the handguard
The muzzle suppressor is 19mm directly inserting type
Switching the barrel, you need to take the screws off on the top rail
and two screws under the handguard
as well as two long screws for assembling the receiver
Also, you need to take the feeding tube off
The barrel stabilizer is made of aluminum alloy
screw it out then you can assemble the 24-inch barrel
Pull the receiver out, alloy internals inside is the same as AWM
the trigger part should be the same as well
This free barrel switching function
simulates the modular design like the real steel
It is a perfect detail
After changing the barrel, the whole length goes over 120cm
Seems like the quick aiming scope can't hold it anymore
Only my great-grandpa's 16× scope will hold its place
According to the manufacture
Each part of JY MSR isn’t lacquered on the surface afterward
it’s produced with the nylon, instead
in order to prevent the severe lacquer damage when frequently playing
Some edges aren’t well polished
but I’m not the guy who pursues extremely perfect
so this MSR I say is pretty decent
Especially when replacing with a 24-inch barrel, feels super cool when holding it
This is the feel of a great sniper rifle
The dark earth version has a mixture color like the real steel
The color is spicy actually
but it gives more sense of plastic if looking it carefully
so I prefer the black version
Some players report that the gels will break or multi-fed by the electric mag
according to the notice on the box
use 7.4mm or larger sandblasted gels will solve this problem
The feeding is actually stable
The short barrel out of the box, velocity is around 75m/s, good numbers
but the power will be weaker if replacing with the long barrel
the velocity will reduce to under 65m/s
To be honest
JY MSR has a better performance on the outer appearance and detailed simulation
I have no doubt with that
Compared to their own AWM, MSR maintains the quality they should have
At the same time, more metal parts, more complex internals
I don’t think it’s unacceptable for 600 bucks (around 100USD)
If you’re not interested in ejecting function
or you just want a decent model that has a better simulation to hang on the wall
JY MSR will be a better choice
But if you think this 600 bucks
will make your thin wallet even thinner
then I highly recommend GQH M40A6
Except for some weaknesses in the size replication
the material usage and the quality really worth the price
or even worth more than the price
With the ejecting function add-on
the price of 298, will definitely at the first level of cost performance in 2020
The MSR in this video is the testing samples sent from the manufacture
I keep the black one, let’s draw a lottery for the dark earth one (Only at Acfun)
Comment below, what types of sniper rifles do you want for gel blaster?
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