Cybergun FN Herstal Licensed SLP Tactical CO2 Powered 1/3 Shot Semi-Auto Airsoft Shotgun (Type: Gun Only)

"this thing is awesome when it's working now getting it working takes 2 things heavy enough bbs and enough co2 I run it with .25s and it slaps. but the six shells I bough aren't enough to feed the chaos that you can cause using this as a sniper rifle yes it is that accurate or just spamming shots. thrashed it around and even got hit a couple times and it just didn't care I love it more then any of my other guns now

"So as with the other reviewers, I had been following this gun's development and have seen some of the older videos and comments showing it to be, frankly, unacceptably awful at its price point. Well I was too curious to just stop there and figured that they would have done SOME work on it and I too can confirm that they have. I'm not sure why Evikes video hides the performance, it adds suspicion and is unnecessary.

So getting that out of the way first:

Tested with Marui shells, 0.25g Matrix BBs

Single shot mode: 390 to 394 fps
3 Shot mode: 195 to 215 fps

But BUT I feel like that doesn't tell the whole story. I always use a laser range finder to measure range, it's a competition grade golf range finder. With the above testing conditions thr range was as follows:

Single Shot: 125-135 feet with good accuracy
3 Shot: 100 to 105 feet

Now let's be clear, the vast majority of people are awful of estimating range and/or use 'known' distances without confirming or measuring. For context most cheap aegs will go about 120 feet, high quality stock 145 150, and highly upgraded 175 180 with most AEGs topping out at 210 feet with over the top upgrades. Some can go further but with dismissing returns. 135 feet with a single shot gas shotgun is NOT a problem. And 100 feet for a 3 shot indoors is similarly not a problem.

I got this to use at an indoor field and can confirm it is quite perfect for it. The 3 shot more than covers the distances needed and I have no complaints for performance and i think most people using it would agree. I think Evike should do a follow up video that shows its actual performance as I think that would scare people less.

I only had two complaints:

1: the co2 cap is plastic. It has beefy threads but you're still screwing down plastic on metal, which I'd have preferred metal

2: the rear iron sight is almost non adjustable, it's spring loaded and moved with a screwdriver and barely holds position. Minor issue as I have a red dot for it but worth mentioning

It's all plastic which isn't a con to me, the light weight is appreciated and is actually very solid. There's quite a bit of rubberized sections to keep things feeling comfy and I appreciate the style.

Only other comment is that the trigger is a bit squishy. It is essentially a double action system that cocks and loads the bbs on each trigger pull. Not a big deal EXCEPT it locks up if you half pull. That means you need to do a FULL pull, full reset, essentially totally release the trigger, and then you can fire again. Not the worst thing but may limit rate of fire. That said on 3 shot mode you only get 10 pulls so not bad to be forced a little to control your fire.

Overall I like this shotgun a bunch and could see with a few minor tweaks becoming as ubiquitous as rhe H8R, and I think people should give it a try as this is a great simple way to get both a semi auto shotgun and make use of those dozens of shotshell magazines we all have.

"So this is a gun the internet did absolutely no favors for. The only videos out there (at the time of this review) seem to showcase this gun as an unreliable paperweight that lobs bbs about as far as you could throw them. These are dated and definitely before any improvements made to this design.
Firstly, this is a shotgun, you aren't going to be hitting targets at 250 feet away reliably with a 3 shot burst, single shot however can be dialed in for surprisingly fun accuracy. It's actually pretty convenient having an optic and hopup dialed in where you can switch from hip firing 3 bbs for room clearing to shoulder firing just 1 to accurately send shots to a target at range if you can't get up close and personal.
Second, this design uses just 1 barrel instead of the tri-barrel shotguns we're all used to. This leads to the confusing fps readings in the description. All power going through the barrel is the same each time with a full capsule of C02. Either 1 fires out at over 430+ fps around 140-160 feet or 3 fire out at around 300 fps at about 80-100 feet. Think of this as a shotgun with a switch to either fire very accurate slugs, or less accurate flechette rounds.
With 1 capsule you get about a good 50-60 shots on 3 shot burst before you start slowly losing power. Plus the hopup can be adjusted for some very interesting results. Aside from needing C02, this is a full package right out of the box. This gun feels good in hand, comes with 3 shells, trademarks, and fires as fast as you can pull the trigger. Full price or sale price, you're getting a great deal for the only semi-auto, gas powered, select fire shotgun on the current market. Scattergun lovers, inventive builders and zombie slayers alike have much to enjoy here ^-^