Airsoft / Clearsoft - Long Term Reliability Study

[Strelok]

1) Manufacturer, Model Name
- Classic Army M24 - Military Model

2) Date Obtained
- October - November, 2006 Can't remember the exact date.

3) Initial Cost
- $671

4) New or Used
- Brand new.

5) Mechanical Problems (Gearbox issues, hopup issues.. basically functional performance related -- supply date of issue)

-Bolt doesnt have any plastic 'guides' like the TM VSR does. so the bolt pull may be prone to jamming if dirt gets inside of it. Metal against metal.

-Hopup tends to get knocked out of whack if you're not careful, its best to find the perfect setting for your bb weight and such, and use a light, non-permanant lock-tite paste to keep the hopup screw in place.

6) Esthetic Problems (Paint damage, cracks in body, loose parts.. physical construction related -- supply date of issue)

-The bolt used to click and stop moving out of line with the bolt rest (Not sure what the word is where the bolt rests and ready to fire) From a few months use after purchasing, A stopper inside the bolt wore down and broke away, ball bearings and a small spring were lost (There are about two inside) and the bolt is generally loose. It doesnt hinder performance if you get used to working the bolt straight, sometimes the bolt will hit the back of the receiver if you're not careful.
A good fix is just to take a thick O-ring and stick it between the bolt where the Ball bearings and springs used to be, works perfectly this way.

-Magazines for the M24 are 'very' cheaply built, Very brittle plastic, the feeding lips break away and cause double feeding. People say the magazines are fixable by cutting and placing metal lips yourself. I still have yet to test this myself. A good solution to this is just keep your magazines empty when storing. (Its an obvious thing to do, but some people don't)

-O-Rings are used to put pressure down on the M24's hopup unit. They wear out 'very' fast. The problem is that the particular fit for the hopup is hard to find. So it'd be best to run to your local hardware store to see if any ones fit properly. If its too big, reinserting the barrel/hopup unit will be very hard.

- Screws come loose easily, Expecially around the triggerbox. The ones that screw to the barrel/body are completely fine, but the ones that keep the Triggerboxes working bits tend to get knocked out of whack every now and then. Again, use a light locktite

7) Rounds fired between failures (think how many bags of BB's used before it failed. If no failure, list rounds fired up to this point)

-A good 10,000+ and still going(I plink with it like crazy). The only failures are from bad magazine lips, and if the hopup unit stop screw is tightened too hard.

- Other causes of failures is simply overtightening screws around the hopup unit. Easy fix.

8) Changes to Internals and Externals (upgrades, mods, dates)

- PSS2 M130 spring (400 FPS)
- PSS2 Ball-Bearing spring guide.
- KN Hopup unit.

-Been painted MANY times.

9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
- Not sellin' this. Ever.

10)Notes and Comments (Optional)

-Despite the finnickeyness of the rifle, the Classic Army m24 is an amazing rifle, It stays consistant and accurate if you take care of the rifle, and is built like a rock. I highly recommend it if you like the looks of a M700/m24, and a solidly built gun. Upgradability is great.

- NOT newb freindly. It was my first gun, but I had anticipated the rifles known finnicekey nature and researched everything around it for a good couple years. If you've got no clue what you're doing, this would be a bad buy.
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Coach Purses

[Strelok]

1) Manufacturer, Model Name (name of weapon on box, and weapon replicated if different from model name)

- Smith and Wesson m500 spring shotgun.

2) Date Obtained

- Feburary 2006

3) Initial Cost

- $30 dollars

4) New or Used

- New

5) Mechanical Problems (Gearbox issues, hopup issues.. basically functional performance related -- supply date of issue)

- 2006 June - The bar from the pump that cocks the piston back in the shotgun breaks off, stripped screw inside. Opened the body and stuck a larger screw in. works perfectly now.

6) Esthetic Problems (Paint damage, cracks in body, loose parts.. physical construction related -- supply date of issue)

-N/A other than the fact its plastic

7) Rounds fired between failures (think how many bags of BB's used before it failed. If no failure, list rounds fired up to this point)

-N/A, Ever.

8) Changes to Internals and Externals (upgrades, mods, dates)

- Painted it the day I baught it.

9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.

- Sold it for 20 bucks.

10)Notes and Comments (Optional)

- GREAT starter gun. Shoots hard and accurately, Has a rail for adding A red dot sight, sort of necessary if you wish to put its accuracy to use.
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[MP5HERO]

1) Make and model
-Aftermath Airsoft MP5 Broxa ( MP5 series, tokyo marui clone)
2) Date Obtained
- Mid-2008
3) Initial Cost
- $190CAD with taxes
4) New or Used
-New
5) Mechanical Problems
-N/a
6) Esthetic Problems
-N/A
7) Rounds fired between failures
-N/A well over 5000 rounds
8) Changes to Internals and Externals
- comes with a railed front handle and a t-grip, swapped out for a lighted fore-grip($40). new paint ( origanally clear upper body and receiver, with OD stock, grip, and handle.)
9) Resale Date and Value
-N/A
10)Notes and Comments
- great fps out of the box, fits most (if not all) marui upgrades, hits hard and fast.

[pestobanana]

1) Manufacturer, Model Name
Jing Gong, AU-1G (AUG A2)
2) Date Obtained
April 2007
3) Initial Cost
$80 - bought (illegally) in Shanghai, China (I used to live there) xD
4) New or Used
New, 1 month after it came out.
5) Mechanical Problems (Gearbox issues, hopup issues.. basically functional performance related)
Lost about 10 FPS or so over one and a half years.
6) Esthetic Problems (Paint damage, cracks in body, loose parts.. physical construction related)
Entire front receiver is metal, scrapes easily take paint with them, but not too much. Front field strip screw under the charging handle was lost, replaced with a regular screw. Charging handle sounds really cheap and clunky.
7) Rounds fired between failures (think how many bags of BB's used before it failed)
12,000, no failure.
8) Changes to Internals (upgrades, dates)
Silicone oil applied to barrel. WD-40 applied a few times to barrel and gearbox when I was out of other options... Is this bad?
9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
I might sell, I got an offer of $700, with accessories.

[MillerBRo]

The key points are as follows:
1) Manufacturer, Model Name (name of weapon on box, and weapon replicated if different from model name)
-UTG M3s

2) Date Obtained
-Dec 08
3) Initial Cost-$140CAD
4) New or Used-New
5) Mechanical Problems (Gearbox issues, hopup issues.. basically functional performance related -- supply date of issue)
-none* By the end of a full year and playing in cold weather (-5 to -10) the springs have finally died and the range and fps had dropped to less than 1/3 of the original specs
6) Esthetic Problems (Paint damage, cracks in body, loose parts.. physical construction related -- supply date of issue)
-none- gun is remarkably solid
7) Rounds fired between failures (think how many bags of BB's used before it failed. If no failure, list rounds fired up to this point)
-easily 10,000 or so till the spring died
8) Changes to Internals and Externals (upgrades, mods, dates)
-
9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
-scrapped for parts for my DE shotty
10)Notes and Comments (Optional)
-*no adjustable hop up means BBs types are key with this shotty- they suggest .2s but we found it was even more complex than that: for example with the 3 UTG shottys we used Sunday, a .2g Matrix BB works fine, a .2 bioBB works passably well, but a .2g Metal Tech BB will go 20 feet then shoot straight up. A .23g Matrix or .25g Matrix BB works well enough if you bomb them in by adjusting your aim slightly higher but a .25g Echo1 BB just doesnt seem to fly as far...

-shells; Every now and then your shells will give you a 'UTG special' where between 4 and 6 BBs shoot out rather than just 3. Sadly these dont fly near as far and since you dont know they are coming you cant really adjust for the extra BBs.

[Thenooblord]

1) Manufacturer, Model Name (name of weapon on box, and weapon replicated if different from model name)
- KJW KP-05 Hicapa
2) Date Obtained
- April '09
3) Initial Cost
- $200
4) New or Used
- Almost New
5) Mechanical Problems (Gearbox issues, hopup issues.. basically functional performance related -- supply date of issue)
- Slide jams about 1/8" before it returns completely forward (my fault)
6) Esthetic Problems (Paint damage, cracks in body, loose parts.. physical construction related -- supply date of issue)
- Outer barrel has free play in the slide
7) Rounds fired between failures (think how many bags of BB's used before it failed. If no failure, list rounds fired up to this point)
-5000
8) Changes to Internals and Externals (upgrades, mods, dates)
-TK Twist Barrel
9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
-
10)Notes and Comments (Optional)
- I bought this gun practically new, it had no wear or marks whatsoever and had hardly been fired, and I got it on monday, and now today (2 days later) the slide or the outer barrel is jamming before the slide can fully return forward, so it simply can't be used anymore. I've spent about 6 hours today trying to get it to work, and nothing has had any effect at all. *edit* ok I found out that the breakage was completely my fault, but i got it working again anyways.

[KNIVEZS]

1) Make and model
-Tokyo Marui M14 OD

2) Date Obtained
- nov-2008

3) Initial Cost
- $750 CDN
4) New or Used
-used

5) Mechanical Problems
-N/a

6) Esthetic Problems
-few scratches

7) Rounds fired between failures
-N/A

8) Changes to Internals and Externals

- Internal upgrades:
-Deep Fire Stainless Steel 6.02mm x 500mm Tightbore
-Guarder M110 Spring
-Guarder 6mm Bushings
-Prometheus Bearing Spring Guide for V6/V7
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Tasco Illuminated Scope: 3-9x Mag with 40mm extention hood. With funky crosshairs!
-Accushot Medium Weaver Rings
-G&P Tactical Scope Mount Base for M14
-Guarder Buttstock Pouch in OD (comes with a velcro shell holder for spare 7.62!)
-Harris-style bipod with King Arms bipod adaptor (spring extender doesn't work)

9) Resale Date and Value
-N/A

10)Notes and Comments
- im the 4th owener and the gun still going strong without any problem
its rock solid

[KNIVEZS]

1) Make and model
- CYMa AKS-74u

2) Date Obtained
- feb-2008

3) Initial Cost
- $350 CDN
4) New or Used
-used

5) Mechanical Problems
- problem with low fps
- 2x stripped piston

6) Esthetic Problems
-weavily weathered but ilike it

7) Rounds fired between failures
- stock piston broke after 3oo rnd
- modify piston broke again after 50 rnd

8) Changes to Internals and Externals

- Internal upgrades:
-SystemA metal bushings
-TM EG700 motor
-Modify airseal nozzle
-element spring
-element piston
-TM AK hopup unit
-Guarder clear hopup rubber
-Prometheus 6.03mm tightbore
-sorbo pad
-mask sorbo piston head
-modify spring guide
-9.6 v batt

external

-element pbs4 silencer
-new plum pistol grip


9) Resale Date and Value
-N/A


10)Notes and Comments
- i spent around $250 on upgrades to make it reliable (i could have bought a VFC ak with the amount i spent with gun + upgrades)

[apparition]

1) Manufacturer, Model Name
ICS M4A1
2) Date Obtained
spring 2006?
3) Initial Cost
600$
4) New or Used
new
5) Mechanical Problems (Gearbox issues, hopup issues.. basically functional performance related -- supply date of issue)
hop-up might be going
6) Esthetic Problems (Paint damage, cracks in body, loose parts.. physical construction related -- supply date of issue)
nope nothing just small nicks here and there
7) Rounds fired between failures (think how many bags of BB's used before it failed. If no failure, list rounds fired up to this point)
never failed, 6000 approx
8) Changes to Internals and Externals (upgrades, mods, dates)
put a RIS on it-spring 2009
9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
probably wont unless i need money, 550$(extra mags externals mods)
10)Notes and Comments (Optional)
just love this gun 3 years and running not to shabby

[L473ncy]

1) Manufacturer, Model Name
- KSC Glock 19 GBB
2) Date Obtained
- November 2008
3) Initial Cost
- $150
4) New or Used
- Used
5) Mechanical Problems
- None observed yet
6) Esthetic Problems
- Crack in pistol frame near pin (sold to me as damaged)
- Plastic plate on bottom of mag has cracked (easily fixed with super/plastic glue) (sold to me as damaged)
7) Rounds fired between failures
- Unknown number of rounds fired before acquiring but approx 300 fired since obtaining no failures to report yet

[29/1/13] - Loading nozzle failure around March of last year (2012). Replaced with KWA OEM loading nozzle, approx 1000 rounds since I got it before loading nozzle broke

8) Changes to Internals and Externals
- None yet
9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
- N/A
10)Notes and Comments
- Package included gun, 1x mag, and propane adapter.

1) Manufacturer, Model Name
- KSC Mk.23 SOCOM (Old (pre 05) Version, ABS)
2) Date Obtained
- April 2009
3) Initial Cost
- $150
4) New or Used
- Used
5) Mechanical Problems
- "half cycling" and spitting out BB's at low velocity. (Problem known to be part 66 sear)
6) Esthetic Problems
- Slide Catch missing when I received it (likely fell out and was lost).
7) Rounds fired between failures
- Unknown number of rounds fired before acquiring. Haven't tested it yet (as of Feb 2010)
8) Changes to Internals and Externals
9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
- N/A
10)Notes and Comments

[Con Murder]

1) Manufacturer, Model Name
- Cybergun SIG 552 commando
2) Date Obtained
- august 08
3) Initial Cost
- $280
4) New or Used
- New
5) Mechanical Problems
- None observed yet
6) Esthetic Problems
- Scratches
- Screw hole stress crack
- Just behind the charging handle a piece of plastic 1cm by 2cm broke off about two or three weeks after purchase (dust cover still blocks the opening)
7) Rounds fired between failures
- Well over 5000 probably between 10,000 and 15,000
8) Changes to Internals and Externals
Internal
- June 2009 6.03 tbb 363mm, matched cylinder, poly piston with bearing piston head
- July 2009 M110 spring, 6mm bushings, bearing spring guide, cylinder head and nozzle
External
- June 2009 G&P silencer, painted black/brown
9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
- N/A
10)Notes and Comments
- Tried to replace hop up sleeve and found the madbull didn't fit, stock rubber is quite thin and hop-up unit unique to model

[Ripperman79]

1) Make and Model
==Taurus PT92, KJ Works

2) Date Purchased
==April 2009

3) Cost
==$200

4) New/Used?
==New

5) Mechanical Problems
==N/A

6) Esthetic Problems
==Magazine Seals Failed(Due To Human Error)May 14th, 2009

7) Rounds Fired Between Failures
==2.5k April 2nd-May 14th, 4.5k April 2nd-To date

8) Changes to Internals & Externals
==Cleaning/Maintenance Every 2 Weeks

9) Resale Date and Value
==N/A

NOTE:
==Good Value, Magazines was broken due to human error i kind of dropped it, but no malfunctions.

[venture]

Tokyo Marui Mp5k PDW

1:date Purchased
2005

2:Cost
$300

3:New/Used?
used

4:Mechanical Problems
none

5:Esthetic Problems
none

6:Rounds Fired Between Failures
About 25000 since I had it, no failures. TM rules.

7:Changes to internals/externals
Completely stock

[airsoft newbie]

1) Make and Model
-- Crosman P32 Stinger shotgun
2) Date Purchased
-- 2008
3) Cost
-- $100 (in kit with pistol)
4) New/Used?
-- New
5) Mechanical Problems
-- n/a
6) Esthetic Problems
- n/a
7) Rounds Fired Between Failures
-- Around 1500 shots and no failures so far
8) Changes to Internals
-- n/a
9) Resale Date and Value
-- n/a

[Shooting Addict]

1)Make and Model
G&G SD5 CAS
2)Date Purchased
Spring of 2009
3)Cost
$350
4)new/used?
New
5)Mechanical problems?
None
6)Esthetic Problems
Front grip wobbles abit(my brother stepped on it)
7)Rounds fired between failures
No failures 15000 rounds fired so far
8)Changes to Internals
n/a
9)Resale Date and Value
n/a
10) Good gun for the money easily upgradeable