Thank you! That saves me from trying more combinations.

It has been some time since I worked on this stuff, but I pretty much tested any magazines with all weapons and many of them looked bad due to clipping and stuff - as far as i remember, the Promet magazines where just too big to look good in the SPAR magwell

Do you think the 6.5 mm 30Rnd Promet Mag will look good on the Spar?
https://armedassault.fandom.com/wiki/Promet_series#Ironsights_(Promet)

No, it is a standalone weapon, doesnt replace anything

Does this replaces the MX rifles in campaign?

I see, thanks for the explanation

Unlikely, i dont really make mods for this game anymore - other than that, im not sure why one would need the spar-17 in 6.5mm, as the spar-18 from this mod already does that - if you want a marksman rifle, use the spar-18s as it also has a longer barrel and more accuracy, thats what i did when i used it

Is it possible we will be getting a spar-19 (spar-17 rechambered for 6.5mm) ?

The explanation is too long for a comment, i uploaded it here https://pastebin.com/t195FreC

hey man i really want to make the spar-18s to have 25 round mags by default. Could you point me in the right direction to learn how to do that?

Sure, you can do that!

I'd like to edit the code to make a 7.62x39 variant. Its like taking the 6.5x39 and stretching the neck to 7.62, and all you have to do is change the barrel on your rife. Same principle as converting 5.56 AR-15 to 300 AAC

Yeah exactly what I wanted to know, thx

Oh that you meant! Well let me explain it like this: The bullet drop is more similar to the MX, but the velocity and accuracy are more similar to the SPAR; I just thought you meant the drop when you asked!

I know they are, I was just checking comments from some time before when you said ballistics were closer to the ones of 5.56 SPAR

more the MX since ballistics in Arma are tied to the bullet, not the gun! So this weapon has ballistics of the 6,5mm bullet, therefore it is better to use scopes zeroed to that caliber (RCO/ARCO)

Like do the ballistics of the bullet fired resemble more the ones of the MX/Katiba or the SPAR-16

What do you mean with that?

How are the ballistics currently ?

No, the other way around, because the range markings on scopes are made for specific calibers. ERCO and MRCO are made for 5.56 weapons, while RCO and ARCO are made for 6.5 weapons! Of course you can use any scope, but the range markings will not be accurate

So an ERCO or a MRCO would be better than the RCO or the ARCO?

Actually they are more similar to the SPAR. This was my first conversion mod, therefore I didnt quite know how to change any of the ballistic values, mostly just handling and weight. I may update this one in the future, but for now, all thats different is the weight and handling of the weapons, other than that its a copy of the SPAR with a different bullet

This is great. How are the ballistics on these? Are they comparable to the MX series?

Oh my God I never knew I needed this...

Heckler & Koch M465

The Hk M456 deseguinated as SPAR 6.5 uses the newely introduced 6.5x39mm NATO, the rifle is from a Hk 416 converted to use the new caliber, it is currently used by the NATO Special Operation Units, Combat Technology Research Group, Bundeswehr, Civilians & Etc.

Despite the adoption of the M456, the CTRG still rather uses Either the MX (Group-14 & Group-13) or the Standard Hk 416 (Group-15).

Thanks!

Okay, I see what you're talking about with the clipping. I'd probably be able to look past it, but I know everyone has different preferences. Thanks again and keep up the good work, really like what you're doing with this!

The MX's magwell is just so small that nothing fits it nicely. I really wanted to do a MX that can take STANAG 5.56 magazines but they clip through the top. Promet magazines are no different. Here are two pictures of my attempts at a 7.62x51 and 7.62x39 mm MX [imgur.com]. I love the look of the 7.62x39 magazines on the MX but they just clip too much. Maybe I'll find a solution in the future but for now I will focus on the weapons that look good
Thanks for asking though!

Gotcha, gotcha, well thanks for looking into it anyways! Would promet mags fit into the MX or would that also result in clipping issues?

oh...ok thx.

Yup

Need Arma 3 APEX ?

Theoretically I could, but the Promet magazines are way too wide to fit into the SPAR magazine well. The magazines would clip through the gun model which wouldn't look good. If you want something that takes Promet mags, try out my AK-12 6.5 mm Variant mod. I'll make a TRG and Mk18 that takes Promet mags in the future too, just check in every now and then

Absolutely love your mods! Certainly adds a lot of variety to the vanilla weapons! Would you ever consider adding the Promet mags to the SPAR?

Literally some of my favourite weapons in the Vanilla setting, good job!

Not all magazines look good on all weapons, but I wanted to make a few other caliber conversions anyway, I'll look into the AK-12 next. Adding new magazines to weapons isn't actually that hard, the only problem is that there is almost zero documentation on how to add new weapons so I had to search my way through other addons to find out how that works. I might make a guide after finishing my corrent projects so others have a easier time modding weapons

Awesome mod, any tips on how to mod different weapons to different calibers. Ive been wanting to try and convert the Apex AK-12 to take 5.56 mags.

It's look like 9mm mag but.... 6.5.