[Academy L85 review]

lol its not exactly dear if i brake it i just have to buy anova lol

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if £100 is throw away money to you then it sucks to be anyone else

[Academy L85 review]

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO EVERYONE WHO ISNT VERY VERY EXPIERIENCED WITH MECHANICKS

 

 

DONT EVER EVER TAKE YOU GUN APART

 

you are garenteed to destroy your gun.

i am a mildly expierienced mechanic and i will NEVER take the SA80 apart (not even the shell) because i know that when it goes back together again the live expectancy has halved.

 

if youre getting an academy SA80 then leave it stock (like me) and use it in CQB, because me and my SA80 own like a train owns sheep.

 

if you want a SA80 for woodland games then wait for a ICS SA80 or just dream on (like me)

[Airsoft Scotland]

i have to say that i only went with airsoft scotland because they are the only place who sell the academy SA80

 

bad points

they are only one shop, not specilising in internet sales so they can be a little disorganised

 

they are not computerised and everything exept the orders themselves are trusted unto memory (and in my experience forgotten)

 

good points

when you e-mail/ phone them to ask them whats wrong, they allways get there in the end and for no extra cost.

 

their site is sooooo funny (just read what they say about the TM .12g bbs, lolage in a bag)

 

atm i am waiting for a M93r from them that i ordered specially, i put in an order for some gas and some STANAG mags, and have recieved everything.... exept the M93r!!!!

 

time for a phone call.....

[Academy L85 review]

i have another question that requires an experienced person(like hissing sid) to answer- no guesswork

 

how do you apply lube to the gun, i have a spray can of silican based lube

[Academy L85 review]

right, taken it to another game,

 

this time they had a crono there so i can now tell you that my SA80 cronos at:

223.7fps with .20g bbs

 

looks like you got the first version hissing sid

 

my battery ran down at about 1000-1300 rounds (rough estimate) i am useing a 1300 mah battery

 

the accuracy is actually not that bad i can hit targets at about 15yards on single shot( after 3-5 missed shots) i also knocked my flash hider and it broke is it possible to get a replacement?

[Academy L85 review]

SUSAT is not adjustable.

Both mags are locaps, but hicaps are available.

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ahem the SUSAT is adjustable, the big winding wheel at the back and the screw alog the front side adjust elevation, its just that the scope os to S*** for that to be any use,

 

the mags aree quoted as being 65 round but i squesed 67 in one and 68 in the other before they started pushing the sides apart (gaffa tape handy)

frag the lo caps, get the high caps

or modify the magwell and buy a box o star lo caps or a couple o TM high caps,

just a shame you cant fit a c-mag on it

[Academy L85 review]

right, lo guys

 

i have beed watchong this thread for some time now, i got the academy SA80 as soon as i read the rievew (literally three days). and i have taken it to a game. stock. no upgrades. out of the box into the game.

 

i went to electrowerks in london, this site is all indoor and so there are no long firelines so the low MV of the SA80 was not an issue, and it preformed comaendably.

 

as with all the replies to this thread i must mention the downsides

1: i got shot right down the scope and the glass broke (i didnt even realise it was glass) i disasembled the scope quite easly and removed the glass so now i only have the EBS, but in electrowerks its all CQB so aiming is just a point and shoot affair.

 

2: i dorpped (and lost) my high cap mag, but i did fall over and skatter myself all over the floor in a very embarrasing way so what do you expect.

 

3: when the gun is set to fullauto and the trigger is pulled and releaced quickly the first cycle dosent finish properluy, and the spring uncompresses and makes the most horrendus noise.

 

4:erm, no thats it

 

now for the good points

1:its an SA80 AEG, its cheap, its bullpup, it looks bitching (etc)

 

2:the noise it makes is SOOO cool, the fealing of shooting that thing is second best ONLY to the love of a good woman.

 

3:it unerves your opponent so they make mistakes.

 

also i'd like to mention that i got a perfect(and i mean perfect) double tap(thats two quick shots on single shot for those who dont know) at about 10 yards (pretty mutch the longest range capable in electrowerks).

 

anyway, its all good, (exept for the scope and the spring and the spring dont matter in CQB)