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SRC SR8-2 XM8 Airsoft AEG Rifle with V.3 Reinforced Gearbox and Integrated Scope
(Color: OD Green)

ID: 27841 (AEG-SRC-0621-OD)

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Features

High impact reinforced polymer construction
Metal outer barrel
Flip-up front and rear sights; Working built-in magnifying scope
Heavy weight with great realism and details
Reinforced gen. 2 version 3 metal gearbox; Steel gear sets; Steel 8mm bushings; Ported piston head
SRC ultra-torque motor
Metal hop-up unit

Originally designed under the US Army's Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW) program; the XM8 was a part of a complete weapon system which was then later separated from the program to be a stand alone weapon. The XM8 was a weapons concept the US Army was hoping to replace the standard M4 / M16 weapons platforms for the standard infantry rifle in favor of a much more modular and lightweight space age design. The goal was for a cheaper, lighter, and easier to maintain all-in-one weapons platform that can be easily re-configured into multiple variations to fill various roles on the battlefield from a short barreled PDW to a bipod equipped support weapon.

SRC now makes one of the best XM8 AEG's on the market with their new gen.2 Tokyo Marui type Version 3 reinforced gearbox. The new generation gearbox features 8mm bushings, reinforced steel gears, and a metal hop-up chamber. The rifle's receiver, front, and rear assembly are all constructed out of high impact reinforced polymers to cut down on weight and the adjustable stock helps keep a compact profile. The rifle itself has completely ambidextrous controls to cater to both left and right handed shooters. A 1.5x scope is integrated to the rifles upper receiver and carrying handle with a set of flip up back up iron sights.

Manufacturer: SRC

FPS Range: 330-380

Magazine: 470 Rounds. The SM8 use all Standard AEG G36 Series Airsoft magazines and drum mags.
Battery: Small Type. Battery & Charger Not Included.
Muzzle Velocity: 330~380 FPS (0.20g BB)
Rate of Fire 600 RDS/M
Firing Mode: Full Automatic, Semi Automatic and Safety.
Hopup: Yes. Full Metal / Adjustable.
BB: High Grade 0.20g, 0.23g, 0.25g. Use high grade bbs only like Matrix and Marui brand.
Dimensions: 820mm x 300mm
Thread Direction: 14mm Negative
Range: 70~120 feet
Gearbox: Marui Type Ver. III Gearbox (The SM8 use the same gearbox as the G36C Series and takes all G36 internal gearbox upgrade parts.) Metal bushing.
Motor: Short Type

Things you may need to get started:

Battery and Charger

Spare Magazines

by Adam C. on 02/13/2018

"Bought mine here. I love it.
Did alot of upgrading. Loose stock problems are from a bottom seam that opens and just needs some epoxy. Careful not to glue stock in place. The optic while authentic has bad eye relief so i put a elcan specter dr 1-4x with mini red dot.
The optic rail can be loose so i put teflon tape and eliminated the looseness of the carry handle and optic rail. Same with barrel wobble.

Found the upgrade piston was tight in the gear box so it might require some measuring for upgrade pistons. The stock piston is .805 from top to bottom of the teeth. My upgrade piston was .825 which bound with the sector gear. After modding it works beautifully. Fits an 11.1v lipo in the handguard. Many users have broken hinges in the handguard. Be careful with it and it will last. I have a harris bipod mounted via keymod adapter drilled in the front of handguard.

May not be a best beginner gun but a head turner for tech savvy players. Once you fix up the defects it can be an amazing rifle for a player that doesnt abuse thier gun. Highly recommend it.

by Nancy M. on 03/08/2017

"I have had this gun for about 3 months now and played with it every weekend and thought I could finally write review.
First off unboxing it, it looked awesome especially with the two tone gray and black. Picking it up it was surprisingly heavy for a mainly plastic gun, its metal where it counts though. The charging handle was a bit sticky (might have been me) and the hop-up is kinda hard to adjust and doesn't shoot very flat still quite accurate. The scope is a bit weird and hard to use with the stock especially with a mask. I'm not sure if you can adjust it (I'm pretty sure you can) but its zero was a little to the right of the left of the bb's. The magwell is a little weird but the mags fit fine. The mags though I would definitely replace they don't feel well and you only get like 3 shots per wind they also don't feed well. The fire selector is very wiggly and often times if it isn't on perfectly it will go on safe (GOTTEN ME KILLED SO MUCH!) The battery compartment is very tight and fragile the hinge that folds the cover broke very fast but was fixed with tape.

Now for some pro's and cons

Pros:
Accurate
Super cool looking
Nice scope
Durable
Weighty but not too heavy
Fast ROF
Cool G36 reticle on the scope
Ambie fire selector
Comfortable

Cons:
Scope kinda off
Hard to adjust hopup
Sticky selector
Fragile battery compartment
Mags feed poorly
Stock feels wiggly and fragile
Sticky Charging handle

Well that's all I would definitely recommend for someone who wants to turn some heads at your field or if you can pull off some miracles as a tech. This gun is a lot of fun especially in CQB.

by chris s. on 07/01/2013

"Love this gun. Maybe a bit biased but I find almost nothing wrong with it.

The 2 magazines work great. Zero misfires. Scope needs sighting but I never use it. Shoots about 340 fps. I play cqb so its perfect for me.

Only thing is I don't like the green paint. Easily fixed.

Great gun and as an added bonus, I'm the only one that has it. Many compliments.

Highly recommended.

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