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Brian McIlmoyle · October 17th, 2011, 17:17

As a special thank you to myself for being such a great guy, I decided to pick up a new toy.

I am a self avowed WE-tard I have 8 WE GBBR M4, M16, CQBR, L85A2, G-39 but I've been waiting patiently for the AK series

and the wait was worth it.

I won't be posting Pics .. there are pictures available elsewhere, I just don't have time to take them.

OK so here are my impressions.

External:
very well done, good finish, all materials look proper.. you could not tell this gun from a real one even upon picking it up.

The receiver is stamped steel with a black finish, body cover is steel with a black /blue finish , Upper piston block is blackened aluminum ( and looks it from close inspection.. this si the worst looking part)

Folding stock blued / blackened steel and solid as a rock.

The Canadian version come with an extended barrel covered over with a silencer ( necessary to get the FPS up to legal import levels ) the stock part are included in the box.

Internal:

Take down is just like a real one, pop the body cover, remove the return spring and guide. retract the bolt carrier/ piston to the take out indent and remove.. field strip is 20 seconds.

Bolt carrier is cast metal, pot metal I expect. but robust. machined just where it needs to be to run in the receiver rails . Piston is black cast in a piece with the carrier, the piston head is machined bright just like a real one.

The trigger group is a fair replica of an modern AK trigger group and clearly very different that anything else WE has done.. they invested some R & D here as I am certain they intend to produce a lot of variants.

Sights, standard AK74 SU , protected post front adjustable for elevation ( but not windage ) and flip short and long range rearsight no adjustment available I could see ( will look more closely)

magazine, Modern polymer style, weight is about right for a loaded mag, has a bolt stop on empty in that the mag can be set to interrupt the fire cycle on empty. so when the mag goes dry the gun stop firing.

Performance : all I can say is WOW and Meh

Semi auto, the action is crisp , with a solid recoil, snappy , chonied with .20 bastards, the gun shot a consistent 456 fps I am told is shoots about 360 with the short barrel installed.

Crazy range.. I mean crazy.. obviously big improvements to hop up.. I was hitting targets the size of a dinner plate consistently at 200 feet, shooting with .30 bastards, the only other gun that has ever shot like that was my KA FAL or a TM M14.

Auto fire.. sucks the longer barrel slows an already slow rate of fire, a real AK74 SU fires at a cyclic rate of 700 RPM pretty slow,, but I think this thing maybe fires at 550 RPM and it vents gas and stutters a bit ( granted it was cold out.. I will try it indoors friday and see if I can measure the ROF ) NOT AT ALL LIKE THE JOY OF AUTO FIRE WITH THE G-39

It is the predominant complaint regarding this gun.. so I expect a ra-tech fix in short order, I think something as simple as and asymetrical return spring could go a ways to addressing this problem.

It is very cool to see the full cycle of the bolt carrier.. all the way back , the movie guys are going to LOVE this gun.

I ran the gun outdoors in 9 degree weather with propane on the weekend.. it ran "ok" but was not happy in the cold.. I did manage to shoot full mags
but auto fire was just not happening.

Overall I am very happy with the gun.. I can see a few of them in the stable

don't ask how much I paid.. I won't tell you.

they will be available at Toronto Airsoft in about a month I'm told

October 17th, 2011, 17:17	#1
Brian McIlmoyle 8=======D Trader rating Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto	We ak 74-u As a special thank you to myself for being such a great guy, I decided to pick up a new toy. I am a self avowed WE-tard I have 8 WE GBBR M4, M16, CQBR, L85A2, G-39 but I've been waiting patiently for the AK series and the wait was worth it. I won't be posting Pics .. there are pictures available elsewhere, I just don't have time to take them. OK so here are my impressions. External: very well done, good finish, all materials look proper.. you could not tell this gun from a real one even upon picking it up. The receiver is stamped steel with a black finish, body cover is steel with a black /blue finish , Upper piston block is blackened aluminum ( and looks it from close inspection.. this si the worst looking part) Folding stock blued / blackened steel and solid as a rock. The Canadian version come with an extended barrel covered over with a silencer ( necessary to get the FPS up to legal import levels ) the stock part are included in the box. Internal: Take down is just like a real one, pop the body cover, remove the return spring and guide. retract the bolt carrier/ piston to the take out indent and remove.. field strip is 20 seconds. Bolt carrier is cast metal, pot metal I expect. but robust. machined just where it needs to be to run in the receiver rails . Piston is black cast in a piece with the carrier, the piston head is machined bright just like a real one. The trigger group is a fair replica of an modern AK trigger group and clearly very different that anything else WE has done.. they invested some R & D here as I am certain they intend to produce a lot of variants. Sights, standard AK74 SU , protected post front adjustable for elevation ( but not windage ) and flip short and long range rearsight no adjustment available I could see ( will look more closely) magazine, Modern polymer style, weight is about right for a loaded mag, has a bolt stop on empty in that the mag can be set to interrupt the fire cycle on empty. so when the mag goes dry the gun stop firing. Performance : all I can say is WOW and Meh Semi auto, the action is crisp , with a solid recoil, snappy , chonied with .20 bastards, the gun shot a consistent 456 fps I am told is shoots about 360 with the short barrel installed. Crazy range.. I mean crazy.. obviously big improvements to hop up.. I was hitting targets the size of a dinner plate consistently at 200 feet, shooting with .30 bastards, the only other gun that has ever shot like that was my KA FAL or a TM M14. Auto fire.. sucks the longer barrel slows an already slow rate of fire, a real AK74 SU fires at a cyclic rate of 700 RPM pretty slow,, but I think this thing maybe fires at 550 RPM and it vents gas and stutters a bit ( granted it was cold out.. I will try it indoors friday and see if I can measure the ROF ) NOT AT ALL LIKE THE JOY OF AUTO FIRE WITH THE G-39 It is the predominant complaint regarding this gun.. so I expect a ra-tech fix in short order, I think something as simple as and asymetrical return spring could go a ways to addressing this problem. It is very cool to see the full cycle of the bolt carrier.. all the way back , the movie guys are going to LOVE this gun. I ran the gun outdoors in 9 degree weather with propane on the weekend.. it ran "ok" but was not happy in the cold.. I did manage to shoot full mags but auto fire was just not happening. Overall I am very happy with the gun.. I can see a few of them in the stable don't ask how much I paid.. I won't tell you. they will be available at Toronto Airsoft in about a month I'm told __________________ Brian McIlmoyle TTAC3 Director CAPS Range Officer Toronto Downtown Age Verifier OPERATION WOODSMAN If the tongue could cut as the sword does, the dead would be infinite Last edited by Brian McIlmoyle; October 17th, 2011 at 17:22..