In January, we wrote about Raptor's plans for a spring powered replica of the modern Russian SW-98 sniper rifle (LINK). At the end of May, Raptor has announced that the deliveries will start after July 15. Octagon Airsoft is already accepting pre-orders.
According to previous announcements, the replica is available in two versions - normal - in a set with one magazine (50 BBs):
and deluxe - with a characteristic transport grip, silencer, an additional magazine and an additional flash hider:
Photos from Octagon Airsoft website
In both versions, the basic replica is identical, with a stock made of "solid wood". They differ only in additional accessories.
We do not have fresh and confirmed information about the parameters of the replica. Earlier information stated a muzzle velocity of 400 fps and weight of 3.8 kg for the normal version and and 5 kg for the deluxe.
Price (without shipping ans additional fees):
normal - 380 USD
deluxe - 550 USD
A copy of the dedicated bipod is also available and costs 80 USD. A single additional magazine holding 50 BBs costs 30 USD and a silencer 40 USD.
Below are some photos with which Raptor market its product:
and a video showing how the stock is made: LINK.
I recommend playing the video in the FB player, because it is filmed vertically and our website engine can not handle it for some reason. Therefore, we have not embeded it in the text. When watching the video carefully we can see that the material being machined is a piece of plywood, as previously stated by Raptor, and not solid wood as boldly claimed by Octagon Airsoft. The plywood version, however, corresponds with the early versions of the rifle:
Photo: zonawar.ru
The owners of the SSG-24 by Novritsch, and probably also the majority of M24 replicas, who would like to change something may make their replicas slightly resemble the SW-98 rifles. We once wrote (LINK) about a conversion kit (a stock) made for the Novritsch replicas.
SSG-24, almost like the SW-98:
In Poland, Gunfire is the distributor of Raptor's products.
