Airsoft Arizona
Airsoft Hardware => AEG's => Topic started by: gixser13 on January 01, 2006, 07:24:59 PM
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(http://www.airsoftgi.com/images/overview/StarM249P_7531.sized.jpg)
Light weight plastic body- could not believe how light it was out of the box
Auto winding - The box mag is self-winding, a function which is linked to the trigger. Pulling the trigger is all you need to do to fire all 2500 rounds. No manual winding is required and there are no separate buttons to press to wind the mag.
Anti-reversal latch release button - The gearbox features a handy button which releases anti-reversal latch, letting the piston fall to rest. This is a great feature since the gun is full auto only, it gives you a way to make sure the main spring is at rest when you're done using the gun
Polycarbonate gearbox - Made of thick, light weight, transparent polycarbonate, the gearbox shell is one of the guns most interesting features. Because it's transparent, diagnosing problems is easy. It's made of polycarbonate (the same material used in bullet-proof glass) so it's sure to be strong while staying light weight
FPS - Good out of the box FPS, between 330-335 with .20g BBs.
Carrying case - A 'Pelican-esque' plastic carrying case is included with every gun
Hop up adjustment - sucks in my opinion, I needed to have it adjusted and was unable to do it on the fly
Over all I was impressed with the performance of the M249 . Only issues I had out the box was Hopup and the Box mag power feed cable sometimes failed to maintain positive contact causing the M249 not to fire
future upgrades will included SP120 spring to bring FPS up to 380s and new piston head
After about 2000 rds this weekend everything looks to be in tiptop shape
NO cracks or sign of premature wear
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Sweet, Good to know cuase I am thinking of picking one up. A couple of questions. How is the battery life and the accuracy?
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I had a 8.4 1800 mah that went dead after around 2000rds
Accuracy, hard to say due to the field we played on lots of brush It was dropping short due to the hop up not being adjusted
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How plasticy does it feel? Any body flex or other problems do to its plastic construction?
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It feels light and strong, Now I wouldn't use the carry handle to carry it, all the hard use items of the AEG are made strong, there are some cheap flimsy parts. I am sure there's going to be after market up grades later on down the road
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Nikki carried one most of the day Saturday and owned a few people with it... she said once she figured out the range she loved it. I think she even took Dave out ... good thing Mikey had that frag huh??
Its light, plastic, and looks not quite like the real thing, but then again this IS airsoft and not army... still, I'm looking at the CA for her since she seems to like the SAW for some reason.... would that ber HER birthday present or MINE ?
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Got taken out by GBB last game the battery died so I left the SAW setup as a decoy to draw in Flankers. I was in the Tree waiting
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It feels light and strong, Now I wouldn't use the carry handle to carry it, all the hard use items of the AEG are made strong, there are some cheap flimsy parts. I am sure there's going to be after market up grades later on down the road
When it first came out I asked STAR if they planned on putting out any accessories for it other than the gearboxes. They said that they'll sell the Para stock and fullstock, and the box mags. No metal accessories or anything like that, as they wanted this to be a economic atlernative to the TOP and CA versions...
Guarder has no plans for a metal receiver specifically designed for the STAR M249 either.
But I wonder if the TOP or CA receiver would work?
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I would look to someone like King Arms to make upgrades
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I would look to someone like King Arms to make upgrades
They don't like replying to my emails haha. But KA makes awesome stuff.
G&P doesn't like me much either.
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There seems to be a metal gearbox for it already (which seems odd since the plastic gearbox is one of its selling points):
http://www.airsoft-war4.com/details.php?pid=3086 (http://www.airsoft-war4.com/details.php?pid=3086)
I'm curious as to how much the box mags and gearboxes are going to be.
Did you get yours from Airsoft GI, gixser?
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Nice review I have been curious about these since I first read the press release announcing their production.
I had a 8.4 1800 mah that went dead after around 2000rds
Excuse my ignorance, as I have not had the opportunity to see the inside of the STAR Box Mag yet. However, on both the Top & CA there is a channel inside the Box Mag large enough to hold a 9.6 3300 mah. Typically I can get 3,000+ to 4,500 rounds depending on which spring is in the gun.
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Did you get yours from Airsoft GI, gixser?
I bought mine from Redwolf I paid 390 plus shipping (wholesale discount)
shiping was 69.00.
And yes you can put a larger battery in the Boxmag. I wanted to try the smallest battery first ;)