Airsoft GI is now taking pre-orders of this CA X-Series rifle for US$259.00 and expected to hit their shelves by the end of July 2010... "The CA M15A1 VN is modeled after the famous M16 that has served the U.S. for so many years. The M16 has been on the ground in the hands of American troops all the way back to Vietnam. The CA M15A1 VN is an accurate representation of this famous assault rifle.