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UTG Shadow Ops MK96 Bolt Action Spring Sniper Airsoft Rifle (Black)
[02111 / SOFTS368BH]		 $169.99
by H JANG Date Added: Sunday 21 March, 2010
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I can't believe it's been a month and I haven't reviewed this gun yet. Well I've put almost 500+ shots through it in a month, disassembled it 3 times, and it's holding like a beaut. It's big, mean, durable, heavy, hard hitting, accurate, and cheaper here @ASGI than other places. Read the Pros and Cons for more info.

Pros:
+Durable
+Scope is really nice but kinda hard to adjust, not a big problem at all
+Reliable
+Quiet, guys from 150+ feet away won't even be able to hear it
+BB whistling past your ear at 450+ FPS sounds sooo cool
+Hard-hitting at around 460FPS (mine settled to 440-450 but that's still pretty hard)
+Mags are metal, dropped mine from 4 feet onto cement and still worked
+Comes with 2 mags, you'll need that second mag, read the Cons for why
+Sling mounts are sturdy
+Accurate
+Bolt is really smooth and easy to pull for such a strong spring
+A lot of metal content
+Hop up is very responsive... sometimes a little TOO responsive
+Orange tip is tiny, almost unlikely to give your position away
+Thumbhole is comfy
+Cheek rest, adjustable buttstock, just nice ergonomics in general
+Range is really nice, I tagged someone from 300 feet away in a 5-8mph wind when only his head and upper torso was showing, though it took me a full mag to do it
+Better stock performance than JG Bar-10
+Intimidating
+Everyone wants you on their team because you have a "sniper rifle" and you must be the farthest ranged, most accurate guy. Not entirely true but hey, it feels good to be popular. :)
+Speedloader helps. DON'T LOSE IT. OR THE LITTLE PISTOL ADAPTER THAT COMES WITH IT.
+Safety is nice and responsive and clicks into place.
+Easy to disassemble the bolt function. But not the inner barrel or hop up.

Cons:
-Bipods are finicky and hard to instantly adjust
-Not precise (yes, there is a difference: accuracy is hitting on the dot, precision is how well it repeats that result. An accurate gun that is precise will hit the dot every time. An accurate non-precise gun will hit the dot frequently but sometimes miss completely. An inaccurate gun that is precise, which is more preferable to an accurate non-precise gun, is a gun that does not hit on the dot but will hit exactly where the previous bb hit.) Accurate but because the hop up is messed up it is not consistent especially beyond 100 feet. Though at 100 feet with an unadjusted scope I can hit a coke can in 2 shots.
-Orange tip is a pain to take off. THIS IS ILLEGAL SO DON'T DO IT UNLESS YOU HAVE TO, as in you need to upgrade or something. This will void your warranty AND get you shot by cops if you don't put the tip back on after you upgrade it.
-Upgrades are NOT cheap. Hop up unit alone is $70, zero trigger $200, tightbore 6.01mm is $50-80.
-A little hot for some fields
-Use only .28 gram or heavier bb's, .25's and under are tooooo light and will get blown away easily. Even my .30's got blown left and right at around 125 feet in a 5-8mph cross wind.
-Spring degrades a little quickly. Even a bag of 2000 bb's will go relatively quickly because you will have so much fun shooting this gun. And by that time your FPS will have dropped to around 420~ish with .20 gram's.
-Mags only hold 22-23 bb's. Yes, I counted. In fact I don't think I can even fit the 23rd in there without breaking the spring.
-Sling is crud. Burn it. Throw it away. Feed it to your dog. Do whatever you need in order to get rid of it.

Rating: 4 of 5 Stars! [4 of 5 Stars!]
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