TheMerchantOfVenice Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Cyma .031 AK-74 Assault Rifle Full Photo Review By Nick AKA The Merchant of Venice Image courtesy of www.airsoftgi.com Rehosted by me.Table of Contents -First Impressions -Real Steel History -Appearance/Feel/Build Quality -Internals -Function -Performance -Accessories and Modifications -Pros & Cons -Ordering -The Final WordFirst Impressions I got this gun for my birthday from my parents. Which means my mom had ordered it MUCH earlier. So I can say this. I was VERY dissapointed when I saw the box said "CyberGun AK-74". My heart dropped-my mom ordered the re branded UTG AK-74! I was mad. However the box was VERY well designed, with a picture of Mikhail Kalashnikov on the box. It also featured a brief history of the AK-74 and a guide on how to load your high-cap and how to arm the gun. When I opened it, I found no second high capacity magazine. Other than that, it was a pretty good gun! Real Steel History I don't think this is truly nessecary, but who cares. Image courtesy of world.guns.ru. Rehosted by me. The AK-74 was commissioned and adopted in 1974 by the Russian Government. Other than the obvious differences (5.45 MM ammunition), Muzzle Brake, and magazines, its an AKM redesigned. The version I chose included black furniture. I would have chosen the AK-47 Model (CM.028) but I was told by a certain forum member at ASF (which was a while ago) *cough* Dragon M. *cough* that it would be better. Appearance/Feel/Build Quality The gun is SOLID. No creaks, no wobbles. The black plastic stock however DOES wobble if you don't tighten the screws. I recommend physically re-tightening every single screw on the externals, as the people who made mine (and probably others) didn't do a good job. There are visible seams on the stock and fore grip, along with the hand grip. I found while wielding it, the knuckle of my thumb would be scratched by the buttstock-this may be because of me. I placed tape there which solved the problem, but I removed it. The orange tip at the end of the muzzle brake, required by United States law to ship, is a red-orange color and is very short. Known metal parts include: -Flash Hider/Muzzle Brake -Barrel -Gas tube -Front Sight -Flip-up sights -Reciever Cover -Both sling mounts -Trigger -Trigger guard thing -Magazine release -Bolt -Selector Switch I found a problem! When you take off the reciever cover (done by pressing the metal button at the back of it) the plastic piece wobbles and can easily be pulled off. I secured it with electrical tape.Internals I could see when the plastic part of the opened reciever, the gearbox IS metal. I couldn't see inside, however.Function The gun shoots hard, far, and is very accurate. The hop-up is decent as I barely miss and the wind barely takes my BBs.Performance The gun has a decent ROF. The high-caps it comes with SUCK. DO NOT USE THEM! They never feed! The "sewing machine" sound is actually pretty good.Accessories & Modifications I haven't installed any yet, but heres a list: -Wood kit -Metal Body -Magazines -Silencers -Flash hiders -Rail mounts (EW, sorry, AK purist kicking in) -Scopes (You better use Russian ones!) -Any and all internal upgrades Pros & Cons Pros -Decent quality externals -High metal content -Good power -Good ROF -Good range -Good hop-up -Realistic weightCons -High caps they came with SUCK. -Visible seams -I had a problem with the charger, I sent it back (being a newb). -Received a second high-cap after I sent it back, 5-6 days after I received it again! -It came in a CyberGun box. Ordering I ordered it from Kapowwe. Don't order from Kapowwe, save yourself the trouble. I got a free 6k bio BBs, though!The Final Word Want an AK? Want a good one? Buy this! Please buy from Airsoft GI or somewhere else, though. Sorry to throw on the bad rep, Kapowwe. ~Written by Nick *The Merchant of Venice*. I have written it and take ALL rights other than the stated ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vlad_k Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 (edited) strange....my budds didn't have any probs with the high cap mag... guess he got the new version ^__^ Edited January 19, 2008 by vlad_k Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Revenge Seeker Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 The first pic was nice. More pics? That's an interesting concept for reviews, adding pics with no background, makes it look so much cleaner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uscrocks29 Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 The pictures aren't his..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMerchantOfVenice Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I got rid of the background using photoshop, its a pic from AirsoftGI. Expect new pics tomorrow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nomind Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 (edited) another cons: - the flash hider thread is so easily to break. - the chamber is not TM-hop up compatible. So, if upgrading the hop up and barrel, new ones of BOTH need to be bought. Edited May 19, 2008 by nomind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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