When i was looking to buy my second quality AEG ( my first being a cybergun thompson) i was looking for something with a little originality but preforms well and is balanced. Although i love the m4,m16, m14 etc, i wanted something a little more compact. I could not afford anything like the STAR SA-80, or any decent AUG's or FAMAS i decided to pick an MP5. At airsoft GI this version of the MP5 comes at merely $185, and performs well out of the box. I chose the solid stock version so i could use large-type batteries.
Starting from the front.
(pics coming soon)
Flash-hider/front sight tower
on top was the typical removable orange, awkward looking flash-hider (which was glued on, took forever to get off, had to break it) and underneath were standard counterclockwise threads with a thread cover ( painted that orange instead) and the front sight-tower and gas-block were solid.
RAS
Standard tri-rails extending to just in front of the magwell, made from a solid piece of steel, the charging handle is another piece of steel but the gas-block is not. There was included a scope mount that wraps down along the side of the rifle and attaches to the back of the rails, which i put a red/green dot on, which sits perfectly above the sight-towers. The only bad point in this region is the hop-up was faulty when it was sent to me ( factory defect) and i have to replace it.
upper receiver
Not much to say, completely metal , including the magwell and rear sight-tower. Rotating sight-tower could be more sturdy, but its not something really to complain about.
lower receiver
This is plastic, with a metal fire selector (?), and a metal mag-well and mag-release. But the rest of the lower was plastic.
stock
Stock is plastic, with a removable butt (but?)-plate for battery storage. The battery storage could be larger, fits the standard battery just fine, but any larger batteries requires a pit of wire bending.
Performance and other points of interest
I cannot give you a very accurate description of its range because of the broken hop-up, but even without one i have been able to compete with CA, G&G, A&K, and many other brands, and blows just about every other Echo1 or JG out of the water. WIth the standard battery the ROF is decent, but when i put a new 9.6v 4300 mah in it turns into a bb hose,i have blown through 100 round mid-caps in less than 20 seconds if i decide to waste some ammo ( which i try to restrain myself). If u do want to attach a barrel extension and place an m4 barrel inside you will need to machine out the inside of the flash hider. The end of the inner barrel rests up against the inside of a lip on the flash hider.
Note: if anyone has any suggestions or comments on how well this review is done, i would be appreciative
