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Is there actually any noticeable difference in feel, apart from the strength of the plastic, between the Guarder Glock frames and the OEM Marui ones?
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It's fairly light as far as large rifles go, but it does weigh more than it looks like it does, if that makes any sense!
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Isamu, not sure. I'm not really too familiar with bore up etc. It came out of the box at 430 fps. So I don't think there's any cylinder mismatching?
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I made this a while ago, for the other forum. Will be picking up another as I shouldn't have sold it, so thought I'd share this again, and I'll do an update on any differences I find. The first one was very new at the time.
So after having a couple of Russian guns, I felt like picking up a Dragunov. It filled 2 slots with one, bad guy gun, and sniper rifle. I'm not a huge fan of bolt action guns, or the amount of money required to get them to a standard I would enjoy, so an AEG seemed like a better choice.
Build Quality
Taking this out of the box it's heavier than I expected. It's not so heavy that you'll struggle with it, but the actual rifle is quite slim, you'd be forgiven for thinking it weighs the same as any of their other AK variants.
The receiver is very sturdy, as is the stock. Usually on folding stocks from lower end manufacturers you expect a bit of wobble, or the action to be a bit rough. But not with this. The arm moves stiffly, but smoothly, and clunks into both the extended and folded positions very positively. The added bonus of the adjustable cheek rest is nice, and feels very good as well. I would like to change it for as off leather padded one if such a thing exists, but it's hardly uncomfortable to use bog standard. It has 2 positions, one is perfect for me, tilted to one side. The other, upright, I'm not sure why it exists as I can't see it being comfortable for anyone or allowing a good sight picture through the scope.
The handguards and pistol grip don't feel cheap, but are hardly deluxe either. You wouldn't expect super fancy materials on the real thing, so it's quite nice.
The flash hider on the end of the barrel wasn't on quite straight when I had a look. Unfortunately the grub screw holding it on is a little soft, so when trying to tighten it up again it tried to round out. It's not a 14mm thread, it's a half round half flat end to the barrel, that the flash hider slips over. I managed to fix mine by putting a rubber I ring on the end of the outer barrel, and then screwing the grub screw back in. The o ring keeps it right and prevents it from twisting or falling off.
Parts materials. Tested with Magnet, so not definitive but as far as Airsoft manufacturing goes is fairly reliable.
Top cover - steel
Magazines - steel
Magazine well - pot metal
Receiver - pot metal
Pistol grip - pot metal
Selector - steel
Outer barrel - pot metal
Charging handle - pot metal
Charging handle guide rod - steel
Takedown lever - steel
Stock arms - steel
Gas tube - steel
Magazines are well built. They weigh a darn sight more than M4 mags which feels nice, feels like you've got a heavy ammo to stick in your rifle! They lock Into the rifle nice and securely, with barely any wobble.
The scope rail on the side is correctly positioned, and the correct size. In the pictures it's fitted with the Real Sword PSO-1, which is identical to the real thing. It only needed a tiny amount of adjustment on the clamp to fit smoothly and securely.
The internals look a big step up. Usually, CYMA make gearboxes with a silver coloured pot metal, and a brass cylinder, like most other manufacturers. On this the gearbox is a very nice black colour, with not a single blemish or seam line on the shell. And the cylinder is a darker silver colour as well. Clearly a step up from the usual materials.
They have copied the real sword internal design quite closely. The propietary gearbox, hop unit, barrel assembly and everything. It's a very large step up from the usual. I don't know if the unlock switch that Real Sword released later will fit, but that's not a huge worry. If you're that worried about gearbox longevity, completely assembled Real Sword gearboxes are in stock, as are replacement internals.
What Stands Out
First off the stock. It looks like a dragunov that people recognise, but then they see the folding stock and it throws them. I personally love having a rifle that no one can properly identify. It is such a breath of fresh air from yet another M4. God help anyone who compliments the AK47 I have in my hands though!
Areas For Improvement
Markings, there are none. Even if they weren't 100% accurate, it would be better than none. Engravers can be found rather cheap though, so in time I may send her off for some to be put on.
The Flash hider wasn't straight, and whilst not a big problem in itself, the design of this part was the problem. It would be far better if it was a CCW thread after the iron sight. It would allow for a PBS-1 to be attached as well which would look brilliant in my opinion.
Skirmishing
Had an entire day in woodland with it this weekend, running totally standard apart from deans connectors.
The morning was spent making a fair few bum shots. It was only really the afternoon that I found just the right spot for the hop up. Usually I like my rounds to flick up slightly at the end, to carry them those extra couple of metres, with this the hop is very sensitive and rather unforgiving, so this caused me a few problems in the morning.
Once set, (1 click off!) it was running rather nicely. I used madbull .36's at first, but after a while went back down to .3s and wouldn't recommend heavier than this. All afternoon was spent running around to the back of a position, and thwacking people looking the wrong way. It's not dead on each shot, I wouldn't expect it to be, as it's a standard AEG barrel, nub, and rubber. But it's good enough to play with certainly. The hop also needed a bit of wearing in I reckon, even after the hop was set it was stills a few mags before I got to the stage where I could look, raise, fire, and hit with a single shot. But we got there in the end.
Mags are a bit of a fiddle. They are very wide, wider than ak mags, so they won't fit in Ak mag pouches unless you have very large ones. I'm going to probably shell out for some real SVD dedicated pouches, but they're old school and don't stack like other pouches so will take up a lot of space on my belt. Still, at 82rds per mag, and the hi cap coming with the gun being 120, I didn't run out of ammo all day.
Overall, really pleased with this. It's different, it's decently built, it performs to an acceptable standard, and it'll set you back a fraction of the money some alternatives would.
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If you're expecting that level of performance from something that shoots round balls through the air then you're wasting your time.
Also, your choice of BB, even the replacement options, leaves a lot to be desired. If you want consistency and accuracy, mad bull match. Not KWA ones!
On top of that, you're not even changing the components that have a decent affect on accuracy and consistency!
Tight bore barrel and the hop unit and rubber are your first port of call. Not the slide
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Click bait is coming...
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These lights any good? Bulb unit seems very small!
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We need a comparison of the materials in this new one vs the old 17
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That it's still gen3 is a big disappointment though
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Ah. So not a generic aimpoint compatible mount then?
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Does anyone know what optic mount that is? I see aim point rings, but it's a lot lower than anything else I've seen!
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Yeah I've seen its a screw on the newer models. Whilst this one doesn't depress fully (a fault shared with the real unit, hence the screw change) it is fairly stuff, and unless I'm rubbing my pistol up against stuff I'm fairly confident it's not going anywhere. I'll keep an eye out for the newer mount section on its own though
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WE G19 with Inforce APL clone and Radar Leather holster. Which I believe is what Italian law enforcement are issued with.
The APL is easily the best handgun torch I've used so far.
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Gorka 4 mountain suit in Sumrak pattern.
Not sure if the top is too big though. Sorry for the picture. Will try and get a picture when I get to wear it out, with a rifle and the correct chest rig!
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What are these barrel attachments to fit a bottle?
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That is some freaky animation!
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Picture quality sucked on previous one. Also changed optic from aimpoint to eotech.
*snip*
Hnnnnnnnnngh. I need new pants.
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I've got a question, mine keeps crunching up nozzle return springs. Gone through 3 now, which has also resulted in a snapped creation nozzle at the rear. Anyone else had this?
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Thanks to that article this is on my wish list!
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Why return?
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The silk centre in Beijing is best for fake watches
Hopefully Delta still has my Bell & Ross!
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I don't think TM internals fit the WE frames. Didn't we discuss that in another thread? But I agree. My Gen4 G19 frame is actually a lot nicer than the TM one. I know it's made better, I just can't tell if it feels any better or looks any better!