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Not many of you are familiar with the airsoft aftermarket parts manufacturer DYTac. They're a fresh new company that up till now have been selling products coated in Multicam Hydrographic Film, such as the Multicam IBH, Multicam M4 Mid-Cap mags, Multicam Vertical grip, to name but a few. The owner of DYTac actually has a prominent role in another relatively well known Hong Kong aftermarket parts manufacturer (which will remain nameless). It was his hope to bring new products to the airsoft market which the partners of his other company deemed "wouldn't sell". LOL... It was that kind of narrow mindedness that compelled the owner of DYTac to start his own company to make replicas of some of the more obscure real steel components out there. A wise decision in my opinion.
DYTac has a very strong vision of the kind of product they hope to manufacture and sell. The first product on their plate is the Modular Upper Receiver (aka... MUR) originally designed by the real steel parts manufacturer, VLTOR. The VLTOR MUR, is 100% G&P compatible. So if you have a G&P M4 receiver, you can simply slide off the old upper, and slide on the MUR. It's as simple as that!
When the final production pieces are released in the next few weeks (probably about 2-3 weeks) the first production run will be a limited run. The first production run, and any further production runs are all made using CNC machining. Each piece is made from one solid piece of aluminum (or aluminium for my fellow Brits). Against my advice, DYTac is pricing these to sell and sell fast. I say "against my advice", because I strongly recommended a much higher MSRP to DYTac than what the final piece will cost the consumer. In my opinion, the quality of the piece, the fact that it's all CNC'ed, material cost, production cost, the limited quantity of the first run... I honestly feel that DYTac is undervaluing this product. However, they feel that as part of their business philosophy, they wish to produce high quality replicas for affordable prices in order to keep sales strong. I can't comment on the exact MSRP currently, but I can probably say that it is somewhere in the $150+/- range. Some may still consider this a steep price for just half a receiver, but consider the fact that this is a limited production run (100 pieces) and that it is CNC'ed... IMHO, I'd expect this kind of thing to cost in the $200-$300 range if it were made by most other high-end aftermarket parts makers.
First, some pics of a sample piece for your enjoyment (note that the forward assist is absent from the pics, but will be present in the finished pieces):
Currently, I'm still a little fuzzy as to what, if any accessories this comes with (such as bolt cover, fake bolt, etc.). I was under the impression that the set will come with a real steel bolt cover... but like I said, my memory is a bit fuzzy on the details. However, given that this is 100% G&P compatible, chances are, if you already have a G&P receiver, all those parts will drop right into the MUR as well.
Here's some pics of the parts being CNC'ed at various stages:
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Here's what the first rough draft looked like (not even considered a prototype, just a quickly machined part to test accuracy of the CAD files):
* Another pic of the Forward assist assembly rough drafts
Trademarks are laser engraved and 100% accurate. They have been carefully reproduced by a skilled graphic designer (*ahem*
), and even features the UID (Unique ID) code engraved on the top of the flattop, at the rear. One important note about trademarks, as many of you know, a lot of the HK retailers have a tendancy to cover, or in some cases destroy trademarks (where's that puke emoticon when I need it?). Anyway, once these are available at your favorite retailer, make sure you make the necessary inquiries with that retailer prior to purchasing the part as to how they deal with trademarks. At one point, Redwolf only destroyed trademarks of complete guns, but recent reports have come in that they've been doing that to parts/components as well. It would really suck to receive your MUR and have all the nice trademarks that "someone" worked hard to produce. 
The finish of the piece is done through anodizing just like the real steel version is. From the samples I have seen, and compared to my own RS VLTOR MUR, you simply can't get this replica any closer to the RS piece. It's just that good.
Personally, I'm really hoping to see King Arms produce their new M4 receivers with the STAG ARMS logo on the left, and VLTOR on the right as that is how it is on the real steel version. (Don't worry KA has the necessary artwork
). Then I could drop my new MUR onto the top of that and call it a day. It's also worth noting that the VLTOR receiver that's been out there for almost a year now is also G&P compatible (because it's actually a rebranded G&P receiver). So you could just as easily drop the MUR on the top of one of those to have a VLTOR upper and lower. SO HAWT!Needless to say, this is not the last piece we will be seeing from DYTac. There are other awesome products on the horizon (none of which I can comment on at this time). But as they get closer to completion, I will bring that info to you asap.
Hope you guys are as excited about this as I was. I can't wait to put my LaRue 7" rail on this. More pics to come in about a week.
But knowing DYTac, they've probably made it to milspec.
