1) Make and Model
-- M14 OD Version, UTG
2) Date Purchased
-- August 2007
3) Cost
-- $200
4) New/Used?
-- New
5) Mechanical Problems
-- Fire selector sometimes 'sticks' on full auto, seems to be a worn out cut-off lever.
6) Esthetic Problems
-- Orange Tip, fixed with black paint (Aug-07)
-- "Rubberized" coating starting to chip/wear off on edges (Oct-07)
-- A bit of "flex" in the upper handguard/stock, fixed after installing a G&G RAS
-- Scratches and scuffs from regular game play. (no bipod on the bottom rail yet)
7) Rounds Fired Between Failures
-- 2500 - 3000 before the fire selector issues
8) Changes to Internals & Externals -- Installed G&G RAS
--Replaced a screw that I lost (was loose after it was taken apart and inspected internally, and it fell out en route to a game)
--Removed a "screw guide" inside the battery compartment/stock to make more room for the battery. Also dremelled out a bit of plastic to make it easier to insert and remove the battery.
--Removed the gigantic fuse case and spliced the wire with heat wrap
9) Resale Date and Value-- N/A
For a UTG, I was pretty impressed with this right out of the box. Not a fan of the noisy hicaps, but it's an impressively accurate gun for the money I paid for it. Chrony'd at around 330fps on .20s. No internal upgrades yet, except for the battery compartment. Tried to fire a few rounds through a TM locap, and it didn't like full auto, but semi auto fed the bbs fine. Heavy as hell, feels solid now, with the RAS installed. And it's purty. I'm planning on putting a silencer on... with the long barrel.
Although I'm only 5'8" myself...
might not leave it on long without getting the shorty barrel.