A very young Polish airsoft company, Mancraft, announced a product that would surely make airsoft snipers consider this. The Mancraft Sniper Drop In Kit (SDiK) is a drop-in kit for spring-powered sniper rifles for easy conversion into gas-powered sniper rifles. This is almost like the PolarStar Fusion Enginer and Wolverine SMP in drop-in kits, but for airsoft sniper rifles. They have provided us with initial information about their company and their products, so let's hear it from them.

Mancraft is a small company in Poland (www.mancraft.pl) founded by two graduates of Wroclaw University of Technology. We are producing airsoft parts -mostly for airsoft sniper rifles.  We are working hard on conversion kit for AEG. That will be available in coming months.

We started two years ago (02.08.2012). We are producing by ourselves. We have cnc machines which are the basis of production. For some parts production is outsourced within in Poland. In thsoe two years we were mostly selling for people from Poland (basicly because we had small processing capabilities). Inventing, designing, and office work by ourselves.

At first we started producing sniper kits for SVD rifles. Next was L96 and VSR standard (for almost all brands and types). In 2013 we decided to start our own regulators line: 'normal' and 'with manometer'. They have infinitely variable pressure from zero to 15bar.

We are also producing our own CO2 cartridges for 12g co2 capsules.

For now our main product is the SDiK or the Sniper Drop in Kit. The SDiK is a set of components which allow converting a spring rifle into gas-powered rifle. It is cheap and very effective method to upgrade.

The entire structure was designed from the ground up, as evidenced by the patent issued. The whole kit is based on a simple and effective system of gas supply that is reliable and durable.

With proper construction and materials, the mechanism does not burden other components of a gun that are standard (e.g., the trigger assembly, cylinder etc). The rifle can be reloaded with one finger - overcharging is very smooth.

By using an appropriate regulator it is possible to obtain a very stable (+ /-3fps), satisfactory fps.

Using the Mancraft regulator provides to continuous adjustment velocity from zero to maximum for the replica (depending on the length of the inner barrel).

Installation of the conversion kit is simple. It usually does not require any modifications.

Test results for 12g CO2 cartridge:
Rifle: L96 with Prometheus 550mm barrel.
Temperature: 15*C

The SDiK can function 100% when used during the winter. Low temperatures are not problem.

Example values for L96 (which is the Well MB-08 Well rifle), 590mm length EDGI barrel, modified hop up chamber:

As always: We do not prefer such high results, but negligible scattering and very easy to reload – this is what we were looking for.

BRIEF INFORMATION ON OTHER UPCOMING PRODUCTS

PDiK – semi-auto conversion kit for AEG rifles. No electronics, no batteries – just pneumatics.

EPDiK – full-auto/burst/semi-auto - fully configurable conversion kit on solenoid.

Both of them will be made for Version 2 replicas in first. The next versions will be for all other types of gearboxes: for AK, P90, M249 etc.

V2 version: Fully modular, adjustable, semi-auto conversion kit. You will be able to quickly exchange your body (put conversion kit in other replica) by unscrewing any screw. Stock, Pistol grip, magazine lock – they all will be with the replica all the time. More information soon.

If interested in the SDiK or to get updated in the development of the PDiK and EPDiK, you can visit our website at www.mancraft.pl or follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/mancraftpl.