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Product Information:
I bought this product about 8 days ago, and received in the mail 2 days ago. I spent something like 5+ months researching for a good AEG that was under $250, trying to lean to under $200. In the end, I've spent $240 for the gun, along with the red dot scope (also reviewed, under the correct page though, link to product at end).
So far, I've got a number of pros and cons with the gun after firing around 200 shots to test out weapon operations. To start, I'll go over the weapon body. The magazine is made of both metal and plastic and feels decently sturdy, although shaking it, there is a bit of rattle from the winding wheel. Right now, when fired, I still end up having about 10 BBs in the mag when the gun fires no more. However, this shouldn't be an issue since I know with my previous magazines on my sniper that it went from an initial load max of 12, but is now 20+. So in a few months the mag spring should be more active.
Moving to the lower receiver now, which is made of plastic, and the mag well is probably a bit easier to stuff a magazine into than what I've had with a competition AR-15. The magazine release button is easy to press, although if you press it too slowly, at least my magazine gets stuck and has to be pulled out (gently though). Pushing the button in faster tends to eject the magazine properly. The firemode selector switch is easy to turn with just the thumb, as intended.
Now for the upper receiver, also made of plastic, there is a bit more to talk about. There is a forward assist that is non-functioning, but as it is spring loaded, you can have a little fun with pushing it in. The charge handle isn't entirely a non-functioning unit. Pulling it back slightly will open the dust cover, and full back will pull about 3/4 an inch of the bolt back to reveal the hop-up unit's adjuster wheel. Sitting atop this is the MIL1913 spec rail, which (including the frontal RIS) is 36 positions long, of which 14 are on the upper receiver alone.
Moving to that frontal RIS (made of metal), I do have a con, although to me it is minor. This RIS does wobble, and I'm still trying to figure what exactly causes this. It's not a constant wobble, but rather you have to somewhat try to make it move. The both sides and the bottom rails are 19 positions long, going from 17 to 36 if you were to 'unfold' the RIS to check against the top rail.
The barrel assembly is another plastic component, but feels pretty sturdy, although again, I wouldn't drop it if possible. The flash hider is made of metal, and comes with a plastic cover. The front ironsight (or rather, plasticsight) doesn't feel too sturdy, but should work for what it's meant. I can't test this due to a complete screwup with the rear ironsight. The rear ironsight (made of a metal component mounted to the rail, so it can be taken off like I have) is... somehow incorrectly assembled with mine. When clicked into place, the open hole is about 15 degrees turned from center, so it's basically unusable.
I get around the ironsights problem because I bought that RDS I mentioned earlier. Speaking of which, at least the rear ironsight is removable and the front plasticsight is foldable.
Heading to the rear of the AEG, the Crane stock is plastic, yet the buffer tube is metal. With 6 positions, the stock is decently adjustable to a user's preference. The bettery compartment is... overly snug with the battery once installed, so much so that I doubt I can get the damn battery back out, so charging it is something of a pain.
Finally for the body, the plastic pistol grip and the plastic trigger. I like the feel of the grip and it seems like it'd fit a variety of people's hands and fingers, even if you wear a thicker glove (although the trigger finger won't have much room if you use real thick gloves).
Now to weapon firing. Unfortunately, it's pretty loud when you pull the trigger and the motor starts winding up. However, when that first BB comes flying out, it won't disappoint on accuracy. With 0.25g TSD BBs, I was accurately having BBs fly straight for approximately 150 to 200 feet initially. After around 150 shots... my battery was dying already and the shots were accurately firing straight for around 100 feet. The rate of fire I was noticing is good, although personally since I have a more conservative approach to firerates, but I know some will want faster.
Pros:
-price
-36 slot top rail
-19 slot side rails and bottom rail
-easily operated mag release
-easily operated fire selector
-6 position Crane stock
-removable rear ironsight
-folding front 'ironsight'
-150ft accuracy
Cons:
-overly snug battery compartment in Crane stock
-loud motor whine
-battery starts dying in 150 shots
-RIS wobble
-incorrectly assembled rear ironsight
Rating:  [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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