I kept an eye out for VSRs of any brand but that wouldn’t cost me an arm and a leg as I didn’t want to spend a lot on a rifle that I’m just going to be learning on. Most VSRs on the market were already upgraded or TMs which meant they had a higher asking price than what was in my budget. I remembered that I just so happened to be going to an airsoft car-boot game so this was a good opportunity to keep my eyes peeled for the VSR that would be the project. 

I managed to pick a VSR10 up at the Shift Your Rifs Event at Rift – Redcon 2. I had walked past this rifle a couple of times and the asking price was £120 but couldn’t tell me the upgrades at that time. Whilst I spent some time thinking about it, someone else was interested and wanted to test fire it. 

However, when they went to the range, it wouldn’t fire a bb and they’d just roll out the end of the barrel. I managed to ask the owner what was wrong whilst he was trying to fix it on the floor. I explained what the RIF was for and said I’d take it off his hands even as a boneyard rifle. For £80, this TM G Spec VSR10 became my own and I was happy I’d found the rifle to work on. The upgraded parts I could see without taking it apart was the hop-unit and possibly cylinder although I wasn’t too sure on this and further investigations would have to take place. 

When I took the VSR10 home, I found that it did in fact fire a bb but the bolt pull was rather difficult and it was extremely loud. It was time to take it apart but I wasn’t prepared for the amount of issues I would come across…