j3T Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Found this picture on Laylax' site: Haven't heard anything of it yet, so I thought I'd post it Link to post Share on other sites
trfo2o Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 dang, i'd still rather get the real deal. i wonder how much they're gonna be. Link to post Share on other sites
Shard Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Probably not cheaper than the Hurricane given the usual prices of Laylax kit Looks nice, but the real one is still the best even with the price tag. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 This is just a battery box guys, around £60. Out on the 21st of Dec. Link to post Share on other sites
j3T Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 A post about it just appeared on http://airsoft-news.eu/news.php A batterybox in the form of a 552 and priced at 92€ (123$), that's just ridiculous... Link to post Share on other sites
Samm Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 It's not even a functioning red dot? Link to post Share on other sites
The Original SaXoN Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thought it looked a bit long. I have the Huricane one and it's spot on, would recomend it to anyone. Link to post Share on other sites
Wupjak Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Uh...I'll say it, WHY?! Why bother? Quite silly to put something between your eye and the target that does absolutely nothing functional. Link to post Share on other sites
casey_cole Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 So wait - it doesn't work as a sight, and it gets in the way of your iron sights - but it doesn't have a rail on top of it (though that would be dumb, of course...) so how do you aim? Or is this for the ultimate spray and pray'er; who also feels a little self conscious for doing so - and wants something to put us all of the scent? CC Link to post Share on other sites
j3T Posted December 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 You could always mount it sideways, like an an-peq ;p Link to post Share on other sites
skyler8158 Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Ugh...it's just a clear lense, use your iron sights through it. Not that I would ever buy this craptacular device. Link to post Share on other sites
(V)atrix Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 Thought it looked a bit long. I have the Huricane one and it's spot on, would recomend it to anyone. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Hurricane is replicating the 551 (CR123a model) - this looks like a replica of a 552 (AA model)... And yes, the real 552 is about 1-1.5 inches longer than the real 551. As for blocking your sights... I imagine it's like the real one, where you can simply aim through the lens with your iron sights. I am a bit curious about what betteries it's designed for... If it's close to real sized, it seems like even a mini would be a tight fit. Maybe it's for AEPs, like the MP7? Link to post Share on other sites
Verymanynames Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 If it can fit a decent sized battery then this will be brillitan for the hk416. Link to post Share on other sites
scooberoo Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 You can use the eotech window to act as a rear sight. In all fairness, if you know where to align the front sight in relation to that rectangular window, you'll hit your target. It's just hard because the window is big. Just give your head and the window a lot of distance apart. This box may just have potential. (you can always draw a circle or a cross hair in the eotech window to act as a rear sight, it's cheesy, but hey I thought about it first. I've owned 511.d1 and 551.A65 Rev F. Link to post Share on other sites
rtrdpenguin Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 There has to be some reason laylax made this product... As of now it seems completely useless and way overpriced but they wouldn't have produced it if there weren't a market for it =\ I suppose we'll find out. Link to post Share on other sites
n00bTard Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 If it can fit a decent sized battery then this will be brillitan for the hk416. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Very very very true. If this can replace that AN/PEQ for a battery holder, and not interfere with the iron sights, I'd seriously consider one for the VFC416... Link to post Share on other sites
NegativeCambre Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 I'm surprised it doesn't feature a simple red dot in place of the more complicated 'hud' type system that real eotechs have--seems that you could save enough space by just having a cheapo 1-2moa red dot in the middle and still have enough room for a big ol' battery. Otherwise, this seems pretty foolish. Although, their logic isn't completely impossible to comprehend--think of all the people that are willing to have a big ol' PEQ box that has no function outside of battery retention, and would, in real-steal functionality, have siting properties that are a non-element in airsoft. This eotech occupies the same sort of dummy-box role. Steve Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 This is the most stupid thing ever, I'm trying to think how it could be used effectivly and can't, if you use it as a battery box, you will have wire reaching around, crane stocks are the same price, give you a better cheek weld and don't interfere with your aiming. Link to post Share on other sites
j3T Posted December 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Very very very true. If this can replace that AN/PEQ for a battery holder, and not interfere with the iron sights, I'd seriously consider one for the VFC416... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Bad news for you then, I can't see my ironsights on my 416 with my real 552 mounted. Link to post Share on other sites
rtrdpenguin Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 I didn't think about the fact that most PEQs don't have lasers... I just never used one without a laser because then it really would just be a fancy box for a battery =) THe main problem I have with this is it would take up the room that's reserved for a real sight and might interfere with irons (Depending on the gun) Link to post Share on other sites
skyler8158 Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 I didn't think about the fact that most PEQs don't have lasers... I just never used one without a laser because then it really would just be a fancy box for a battery =) Yeah but a real PEQ-2 uses an IR beam, not a cheap visible red laser like ICS and others. Link to post Share on other sites
rtrdpenguin Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Yeah but at least it does something other than hold the battery =) That's my logic at least, it's stupid but it drove me to spend money on the manufacturer's products. Link to post Share on other sites
Jagdraben Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 The Hurricane is replicating the 551 (CR123a model) - this looks like a replica of a 552 (AA model)... And yes, the real 552 is about 1-1.5 inches longer than the real 551. As for blocking your sights... I imagine it's like the real one, where you can simply aim through the lens with your iron sights. I am a bit curious about what betteries it's designed for... If it's close to real sized, it seems like even a mini would be a tight fit. Maybe it's for AEPs, like the MP7? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> More like half an inch. Link to post Share on other sites
casey_cole Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Where are you going to run the wires to - down the side of the body and through the back of the handguard? Doesn't sound much better than a PEQ box if you ask me. I presume they've stuck a printed red circle + dot on the middle of the glass to allow you to use it in conjunction with a front sight? CC Link to post Share on other sites
(V)atrix Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 More like half an inch. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sorry, but I was right the first time... EOTech 551 is 4" in overall length. EOTech 552 is 5" in overall length. I couldn't remember if the difference was one inch or one and a half, but I knew it was at least an inch. I do stand corrected in one regard though... The 551 takes N cell batteries, not CR123 cells. I keep forgetting EOTech didn't start using CR123s until the 553 model. Link to post Share on other sites
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