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Welcome to part 2 of my review blog. In part 1 I was reviewing airsoft companies, well lets dive straight back in with this blog entry. CYMA…… Wow where did this come from? I was under the impression that CYMA was not up to scratch, that there internals and externals were naff. Well it seems that I was wrong. A lot of you guys are saying that CYMA are indeed a good company but with maybe a checkered past. There AK’s are very much up to scratch but some of their M4’s are maybe not that good. Internally speaking they are okay with maybe a few more bad things then good things. Price wise this quality issue is reflected in there prices. They are not that expensive when compared to some of the other bigger companies. I did find that because CYMA don’t make any or even some of their products for the UK market that they can come in a tad hot with powerful springs that go over the limits. But there are some shops that will rectify this issue for you for a small cost of course. King Arms….. Well this is another company that I have had limited contact with. I have held some of their products when visiting airsoft retailers and was generally quite impressed. They have come along way in the years that I have been an active airsofter. They do seem to do an average job. All though this might do them a disservice. They have created one of my favourite replicas in the SLR/FAL. I look forward to checking out some of there replicas in the future. Ares…… Another company that has grown over the last few years. They have a quite large catalogue of replicas including electric and spring powered toys. Now I have seen there Amoeba rifles which introduced the world to every different style of M4 you could possibly have or need. This is not necessarily a bad thing but it feels like they are reinventing the wheel. There internals can be pretty bad and sometimes they can be pretty good, it’s just how lucky do you feel. Now let's get onto the elephant in the room……...Striker. As you know I do like to dabble in the world of sniping and I do have a Striker AS01. There was a few small things that I liked about this rifle and a few huge things that I did not like about it. The cylinder is a 2 piece part and if you put a 450-500 fps spring inside the cylinder it will break, not might, will. And this leads me onto other aspects of the internals not being up to par. There is a pretty big following for the Striker and a lot of companies have stepped forward to try and fix the issues with the Striker and other models. Now Ares themselves have released the AS03 sniper pistol. I can only say these words to that thing……..what was you thinking lol. G&P……. This company have been around for what seems like years. They have been in the background of other airsoft retailers quietly doing a good job. They have a huge collection of replicas in there catalogue. There expernals are brilliant across most models. They do seem to command quite high prices here in the UK but most of the time the high prices are reflected in the products that they churn out. I had an G&P M16 and I loved this rifles externals. It felt amazing and even though it was just an electric rifle to me it felt like the real deal. I kinda think the G&P have slipped down the pecking order in airsoft companies but this is just because there is more choice for us airsofters. G&P have been always doing a good job. Well I think this has been one of the hardest pieces of work that I have ever had to create in the past few years, almost feels like doing my GCSE’s all over again. I have really enjoyed creating this piece and I hope you have enjoyed reading it.
I am thinking that this may become a regular piece, maybe even adding more companies, so if you have any other choices for me then lets have em. I love doing media in airsoft and would really like to create more posts on this subject. Piece out guys, CraftySniper
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time to get your thoughtsWell here we are, it’s taken me a few days to gather all the data that you guys gave me regarding what you thought about some airsoft companies and their products. But before we delve into what I have found maybe we should start with what this is all about. A few days ago on my Facebook page CraftySnipersAirsoftPage I asked for your thoughts on different airsoft companies. We all have been buying their products for years, but just how good are these companies and do some of them have issues that only us customers have picked up on over the years. Let’s start with a few of the comments that was mentioned on the post…… Best consistent brand : Cyma, I've got G&G and it’s never failed me, Ares - truly shocking Krytac all day long Now this question was asked on my page, it was also shared across to the Lincolnshire Airsoft Club page. Plus it was shared to a page on Instagram. Safe to say there was a lot of answers and comments regarding this subject. I myself have been airsofting for around 6 years and I love the sport. Even though I have some pretty awesome replicas in my collection I too have received some lemons. I have seen reviews from other YouTube channels showing off bad replicas. Some from companies that they were expected to come from and some from companies that should of known better. In my research for this blog post I have come across the same comments from some well established companies, and I have been pointed towards some companies that I have had very little to do with over the years that I have been involved with in the sport. So let's jump straight in and share what I have found. Tokyo Marui…… What can I say about them that has not been said about before? They have been around for years, they have created the field and then dominated it. They were around in the early days of the sport and they are still here knocking out new designs. I too have lots of their products, I am rocking a SCAR-H recoil rifle as my primary electric rifle. A lot of you guys feel the same way about Tokyo Marui as I do but that doesn't mean that there is not some very small issues. They can be a tad pricey especially the recoil series and there gas blow backs. This could be put down to the quality but you can not get away from the fact that they are very pricey. G&G…… This was the company that started it all off for me and I dare say I am not alone in that fact. My first replica was the G&G Carbine M4. A staple rifle of the new airsofter and a very good rental option for clubs up and down the country. They have been steadily churning out new models of old replicas as well as creating new designs. If it exists in real steel then I am pretty sure G&G have created an airsoft replica. They create almost every type of airsoft replica including electric, gas blowback pistol, gas blowback rifle. Silverback….... A relative newcomer to the airsoft show and a very small company when compared to the above companies. They so far have only launched the SRS bolt action sniper rifle. However this has turned out to pretty much blow all other sniper rifles clean out of the water for quality and end result. There customer support is legendary, always answering people questions and going as far as replacing parts of rifles very quickly. I don’t need to tell you guys that I am a huge fan of the SRS and Silverback, they are simply awesome. The only slight issues are that there products are very expensive and they only make the SRS rifle so far, this will be changing very soon with the soon to be released HTI 50bmg sniper rifle and the MDR later in the year which will be an electric rifle. Krytac…… This is a company that I have had very little to do with. I do not own any of there replicas but I have used a few of them for small amounts of time at events. I was very impressed with there internal quality and external qualities. I was very very impressed with the Kriss Vector. This is something that is familiar yet different, a hard trick to pull in airsoft. The Kriss Vector is a small product but it also looks different then the normal breed of airsoft replicas. That been said I did hear of Krytac owners having issues with some of the build quality of their products. This was a few years ago and I am sure that this has been fixed. This is the first four companies that I have worked on for this post. Do not worry their are others. These will be added to a new post which will be released very soon. I hope you have enjoyed this first half of this article as much as I enjoyed researching and writing it.
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