wally squad Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Jing Gong Kreb's AK47 Full Metal Ris'd up jobbie Just a quick review for anyone interested...and only one piccy, sorry - will pop some links in but not gonna waste Arnies cyberspace on gearbox internals. You all know what these look like. Now, I know for some, it's a bit of a horror show - No wood and many ris rails on an AK. Blasphemy! But I liked the look of it. I like v3 gearboxes, AK hops and AK mags - nice high capacity if needed. And I find AK's quick to take to bits too. All good. UK stockists include actionhobbys and landwarrior Gunner has them in stock, complete with pictures... GUNNER CLICKY As do RSOV... RSOV CLICKY Any hoo, a little review. For the record, this is a uk supplied gun. The box is nice. Sort of foamy instead of polystyrene. Nice. Comes with an 8.4v 1500mah large battery, some bb's cleaning rod etc. Pick it up...it's a big heavy lump indeed. The ris rails are nicely cast and everything is pretty rattle free, although the front end could probably do with some 0.5mm plasticard to take a very slight side to side wobble out. The stock is standard AK affair with the rubbery coating on it. Pistol grip is a tac type, again very solidly mounted. You know how it is, new gun straight out of the box - pop the battery on a let a couple off....WHACK WHACK...Blimey. Get the chrony out. Oooer... Just short of 450fps with .2's. Pulling it to bits time... The barrel is a -14mm thread. Barrel is standard AK length with the usual JG hop chamber. Bucking is in slightly skewed but no real problem. Body is full metal type Gearbox looks fairly standard, but nice suprise - 7mm bearing holes, bonus! (only nylon bushings in place though) Open it up - flipping the anti reversal latch first. Still a load of pressure in it so be careful. Was expecting the usual XYT gears but they are vaguely gold coloured with JG stamped on them, as is the ar latch. Look Ok, but time will tell. There is a sector chip already in place. Not too much grease for once, and what is there is whiteish. The spring guide is standard non-bearing plastic. Cylinder is brass and vented correctly for an ak barrel length. Pop the piston out thinking it's standard JG but there is no 'weight' on the end of the spring and there is a piston head bearing in place. The cylinder head is the plasticky type but has twin seal rings and extends a little further into the piston than a standard cylinder head - not sure this is good. Wiring looks ok, not too skinny at all. All in all, very happy. Big solid heavy AK There you go, review in a nutshell. Any questions, don't hesitate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abelius Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Moar pixxies plz. Nice info splash! How is the metal body? Does the paint chip off easily and does the metal feel "hollow?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Utty Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 The cylinder head is the plasticky type but has twin seal rings and extends a little further into the piston than a standard cylinder head - not sure this is good. Interesting. Pics? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wally squad Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) Piccies for you Body seems pretty solid and paint is ok. Sorry about the focus on this one. Front and top - all metal Cylinder head piccies... Element, new JG and old JG. You can just see the middle one is 'taller' Damper pic, new and old Gearbox, bearing piston head and (not sure if this means anything) a blue top motor Hope this helps Cheers d imageshack doing sommit funny - hope these pics stay up Edited February 18, 2009 by wally squad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EmptyChambers Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Was hoping you could give me an idea of how the front sight is attached to the gas block. Grub screw perchance? I really want the Ultimak rail system for a project gun, but it needs to have a conventional AKM front sight and barrel. Would it be possible to swap the parts out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wally squad Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) Was hoping you could give me an idea of how the front sight is attached to the gas block. Grub screw perchance? I really want the Ultimak rail system for a project gun, but it needs to have a conventional AKM front sight and barrel. Would it be possible to swap the parts out? Don't think a swap's on the cards, its a complete one piece casting - sorry What I mean is the front sight is one casting - it slides over the barrel and the gas block bit slides onto the sight 'bit'. Barrel is approx 15.7mm at this point. Cheers d Edited February 18, 2009 by wally squad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Utty Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Thanks for the pics! The taller cylinder head is a good thing, as it sits further into the cylinder, it pushes the piston further back, thereby improving AOE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sebsta99 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Thanks for the review, 5 stars! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkLite Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 The blue top motor means it's one of JG's new high-torque motors. Much better than their old ones, plus the black 7mm gearbox indicates it's a late '08 model. Good, solid gearboxes, but it's a pity JG still don't supply metal bushings or bearings as stock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabianegra Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Has it got a MOSFET? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mental Medic Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 The blue motor has neodymium magnets instead of the age old ceramic magnets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
udunson Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Wow, it really looks like JG is improving even more. They lost the XYT gearsets, and picked up their own. They also have advanced their piston a couple of times, which is not shown in these pictures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2dgreengiant Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 really nice for a jg gun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smilingknafe Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 uh a nice one! i am thinking of getting one myself. since i am no big fan of higcap mags, i would like to know which midcaps i could buy along with the guns? any ideas on that? cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pyrodex Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 G&P metal midcaps are the best IMHO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
genetik Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 Gun looks awesume!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smilingknafe Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 G&P metal midcaps are the best IMHO. then I'll buy this ones! Thanks for the quick answer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smilingknafe Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 since I can't find any G&P metal ak midcaps in my prefered shops, i wanted to ask you guys if anyone have tried King Arms metal midcaps with a Jing Gong AK and knows if they fit need any modification or just won't fit at all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hakkon Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 I like STAR midcaps. Cheap and effective. Plus, with a bit of paint, they look really nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beardy1975 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Nice looking gun, anyone skirmished with one of these to get a view of the range and accuracy? Beardy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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