private_ruud Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 great review,im so gona buy it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wolfstein5 Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 (edited) I'd really like to see a close comparison with the CA, although I wonder who would own/buy two M249s for such an examination. Edited August 16, 2007 by wolfstein5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizzy Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Â Â Yeah, I'm probably going to get a para to compliment my CA Mk1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joeshred Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 a few new reviews coming out  http://acmgames.proboards66.com/index.cgi?...87074825&page=2  some parts i had to translate  by Sagara Sousuke_The Second Raid  PROS 1).the gear box has a metal bearing bushing 2) indeed the spring is longer than a normal aeg but fear not it takes normal springs. 3) the gearbox looks a bit rough but thick. 4) it has the quick release spring thing as said. 5)the sound activated box mag works great 6) best of all it crank my sp150 stock everything including battery nothing change. dont belive me u can try it hehehe 7)Metal spring guide. 8)good seal airnossle 9) has a 9.6 firefox 1100 ni-mah. 10)has good rof as stock.   bads stuff 1)heavy parts makes it hard to dissemble (well for me ah) 2)poor hop rubber. 3)different diamater of nossle of the cylinder head. wouldnt fit ca airnossle or well. 4)it has a type 0 cylinder even though its only 363 length of nner diameter. m4 length inner barrel. enjoy this gun. it might be heavy but its great!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aznsk8s87 Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I've heard conflicting thing about the body; one says it's stamped sheet metal, another says plastic... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Body is steel. Â Cover is pot metal. Â Barrel, not sure. Â Externally, very nice, but the gearbox is screechy as hell and it only does 400-odd fps on a M150, which suggests that the standard A&K horrific airseal issue is afoot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizzy Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Hmm, and with: 3)different diamater of nossle of the cylinder head. wouldnt fit ca airnossle or well. It might take a bit more 'fiddling' with Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sniperman15 Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I just cant see these selling as well as hoped. If someone is already shelling out 400 bucks, they might as well just add the extra $150 for a gun known to be reliable and high quality. But thats my opinion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Forze Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 unfortunately that statement is only true for US based airsofters, not for the rest of the world where a CA M249 costs more then 1000us$. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizzy Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Airsoft Armoury in the UK are currently selling the Mk1 for £400, but that's still double the cost of the clone and you have to still buy a battery and boxmag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 unfortunately that statement is only true for US based airsofters, not for the rest of the world where a CA M249 costs more then 1000us$. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Â $5000HKD over here. Bout 625USD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 yeah. fair enough, the CA is only $550 or whatever in the states, but at certain UK retailers its over $800. which makes this, at around $360, an absolute bargain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RSM Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 I've seen these up at Airsoft Scotland and I was wondering if anyone could comment on the parts I intend to put into one  Guarder SP90 Guarder Clear/TM hop up sleeve Deepfire polycarb piston Systema shims Systema Duracon piston head TM EG1000/Systema Turbo  This is as well as giving the gearbox a disassemble, clean out, regrease, reshim and I am tempted to contemplate rewiring the thing unless someone in the know can tell me its adequate. Would the full stock take a normal large battery?  I really want to use this as a project gun and fit an M4 length barrel to it, Para style flash hider and the railed feed cover and I'd rather do that by spending £400 and getting all the parts I need to get it running reliably and consistently than spend £400 for just a gun I'm going to spend another £300 on getting bits and pieces for Quote Link to post Share on other sites
infected Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Personally I think the Systema stuff is over rated (the shims are fine though). A decent polycarb piston head and a good battery should be fine. Find out if you can throw a large 9.6 or 10.8 (not sure what it comes with), in there. If you can, I'd do that rather than investing in a motor. If the motor dies down the road, then replace it. Â whats your goal with it? Trying to make it reliable, or going for ROF, (I'm guessing not fps since you're in the UK). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizzy Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 I really want to use this as a project gun and fit an M4 length barrel to it, Para style flash hider and the railed feed cover <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why not just buy the para version? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangman Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 (edited) I'm curious about its compatability with aftermarket external parts.  I'd like to build something along the lines of the M249 SPW so my plan was  A&K M249 Para CA Upper Ras CA or G&P Lower RIS  So if anyone tries it or has any information please post here  $5000HKD over here. Bout 625USD. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>  Is that for all varient's?? Or is it only the MKII/one of the other models? Edited August 19, 2007 by tangman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joeshred Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 I'm curious about its compatability with aftermarket external parts. I'd like to build something along the lines of the M249 SPW so my plan was  A&K M249 Para CA Upper Ras CA or G&P Lower RIS  So if anyone tries it or has any information please post here  something like this?     i somewhat tried it seems to fit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangman Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Except the Flash Hider EXACTLY THAT! Â I'm assuming thats the A&K M249 Para?? Â Would you mind giving a parts list please? Â Also did you have to dremel/do any major modifications to the M249 for the parts to fit or did they fit on without any modifications? Â Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joeshred Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 oh sorry its not the A&K para, but i did made this review, to make me qualified to say the stuff i did. Â Its all CA external parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tangman Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Ah ######  Could you give a definitive parts list anyway and what AEG you used as a base (eg G&P, CA) and how easy installation was....or are you going to turn around and tell me it is the Star Mk46  Please feel free to PM the details to save the thread going off topic  Thanks again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RSM Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Why not just buy the para version? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Â Â Because I want the solid stock of the Mk.2 for a large battery and presumably the Para version would be wired to the front. Of course I suppose I could just work out how to rewire the box to the rear, buy a solid stock and put some nice heavy guage wire in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fizzy Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Yeah, it might be worth looking into rewiring and just fitting a solid stock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 TBh, if I get one I'll be chucking most of the internals right out and rewiring the thing anyway - the GB on the model I tested was REALLY screechy. Â Also, it's an M150 spring - 490fps, but the model I tested chronoed only 420ish. MAD airseal issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonnyBerzerker6 Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 (edited) It's ######, Theforegrip isn't even an alluminium base meaning it won't be as durable thus this is the probably the most held part on the M249. Secondly for an evedently 'lighter' alternative this gun still puts up the 6.5KG weightage. I can't see how this can be compared with an CA version, Although I admitt it's price is alright I would certainly not trust the design on this and save that more for a trusted make. I mean think about it the only decent chinese copies would be the M4 series by d-boys and the Jing gong Guns. Also the front rear sights are made of a cheap looking metal which I hear doesn't even have an ajustable feature. It's good that they stretched to make 3 different versions which was brave of them. But As I say I would'nt even like to open that feed tray to look into the internals! god knows what it is, probably a PGC gearbox I hear, I mean at least have the decency to put a version 2 or 3. Â Final remark: BUY A Do not try to bypass the swear filter. G&P OR CLASSIC ARMY ONE! OR EVEN A TOP ONE FOR THAT MATTER. Edited August 28, 2007 by FarEast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PheonixZero Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 And what exactly is wrong with the PGC type gearbox? Its not like its a bellows system... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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