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Feast Your Eyes on the ARES AMP-DSR-1

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This is slowly going around airsoft forums, this AMP-DSR-1 airsoft replica, is made by Ares, a new airsoft manufacturing company based in Hong Kong. The real steel info is... "The DSR 1 rifle is designed and manufactured by the German company AMP Technical Services. Currently (2008) it is marketed by DSR-precision GmbH as a specialized sniper rifle for police sharpshooters. This rifle evolved from the now disco­ntinued Erma SR-100 sniper rifle. It has been adopted by the German GSG 9 counter-terrorist unit, as well as by other European special police units and agencies.

The DSR 1 system is configured in a bull-pup design, with a free-floating barrel. The folding bipod is mounted onto upper rails (above the barrel), and the adjustable horizontal front grip is mounted on the lower rails (under the barrel). The rifle features a fully adjustable rear stock and cheek piece. The holder for a spare magazine is installed in the front of the trigger guard to decrease reloading time. The DSR 1 action features a benchrest match-grade, fluted barrel that is quickly interchangeable and is fixed into receiver by three screws. The bolt features six lugs that lock directly into the barrel. The barrel is protected by a ventilated aluminium handguard and is fitted with a muzzle brake (which is very useful when firing full-power, magnum loads). The trigger is two-stage and adjustable. The DSR 1 features a manual, ambidextrous three position safety, located above the trigger guard. For the standard version of the DSR 1 a tactical silencer is available. The silencer is designed to be used with high power ammunition of the DSR 1 chamberings. This silencer effectively suppresses the muzzle blast. Naturally it can not suppress the crack of a supersonic projectile but the direction where the bullet comes from is effectively concealed. The tactical silencer is easily mounted in seconds on the muzzle brake using a quick release lever" (Wikipedia Entry on the AMP-DSR-1)

We are looking into acquiring this piece of "nicety" and review it for the September 2008 issue of the Popular Airsoft Magazine (*cross our fingers*). For now, we took the liberty of getting information from the ARES website on this product:

Most materials are produced by CNC. All parts are fully adjustable:

  • folding bipod
  • adjustable fore-end
  • ergonomics of the butt stock
  • adjustable cheek piece

Features:

  • Gas power: (134a Recommended)
  • Magazine: Stainless Steel (x2)
  • Magazine Capacity: 22rds
  • Length: 1000-1500mm
  • Weight: 6900g
  • Muzzle Velocity: 330FPS with 0.2g BBs



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