A&K M60 Airsoft AEG Machine Gun (Model: Mk43 / M60E4)

"The first time I got the m60VN I thought it was the best thing I've ever purchased in terms of coolness...However, it does come with its own issues.

First off, the clear plastic tube that the magazine comes with must stay on the magazine tube or else the connector will disconnect with the slightest movement

Next, there's the issue with the microswitch. Mine, although not defective, did wear out from too much lipo usage (I recommend using 9.6v nimh for this gun) which caused the connectors inside the micro switch to burn out, keeping the gun in fire until the battery was disconnected. It was an easy fix to replace the microswitch however that has risk of ruining the warranty so I highly recommend that you take it to the wonderful staff at Evike for a quick fix.

Another thing to be careful about with this gun is the connector to the barrel. It sometimes has a tendency to unlock itself which may be a problem when you're on the field but just make sure you check the tightness of the lock when re-attaching the barrel otherwise it could fall off and tear off the connector that lets the gun work.

Overall with these issues the gun is still a 9/10 just because its that cool. The gun is quick to turn heads in a field surrounded by m249's and m4's and makes for a great weapon for my Vietnam loadout.

"I love to hate this amazing gun. (Do not refer to it as a, “LMG”, by the way — it’s actually a heavy machine gun. Both literally and classification-wise.)

I’m new to airsoft but quickly went all in and am loving not only the actual playing a game side, but also the collecting and tinkering aspect. This gun is a great AEG to learn to tinker on and understand how AEGs function. I kinda had to, since it didn’t work out of the box.

After completely tearing it down and checking each thing for operability as I did, I eventually found the problem. Naturally, it was the first thing I thought of but had no means to diagnose and fix — a garbage NiMH battery and charger I bought with it. I do not recommend buying the, “suggested”, battery and charger. Both were defective and their only utility was serving as the reason to disassemble the gun and figure out how it works and all.

I picked up locally A 7.4V LiPo, connected it using the trash small tamiya I will soon be replacing with deans, and the gun immediately worked.

It worked too well, in fact. The chrono I had to do to get my MED for a night skirmish consistently reported close to 420 fps using 0.20g 6mm tracer rounds. I expected the 350ish fps as advertised. Sadly, I could not use this bad boy at night because of it and continue to wait impatiently for next month’s daylight game.

I guess that gives me time to purchase an ace tech brighter c tracer, because this thing with a tracer unit is a sight to behold,

Summary
Frustrating as hell but I refused to RMA because it’s just too darn cool and fun. Worth it.

"To preface, I bought this when I made the jump from backyarding with clearsoft to actual field games. Had an issue where the gearbox was seized when I got her but sending her back for tech fixed the issue. I've had her for nearly two years now and she runs just as great as she did the first time I shot her. Surprisingly enough she's a lazer beam at 30-40 yards with .25s.

PROS:

-Fairly reliable as far as airsoft lmgs go.
-Easy to tech as the gb slides up and out after a few screws
-Dadgum accurate for an lmg
-Rof isn't bad, "mosfet" is doodoo so bypass it and cut the fuse out whenever you get the chance you'll get the highest rof w/o it just won't be able to lower it (though I've found no tactical use for it).

QUIRKS:
-Heavy, but not unreasonably so. It's really the length of the gun itself combined with the bipod and box mag sticking out that can make it awkward. You get used to holding her a certain way
-Eats both batteries and bbs like nothing else. I got a 1600mah thinking it would be fine but that lasted all of about 20 minutes? a 5kmah brick will fit on the far side of the box mag. Same with bbs, you'll want the biggest bag of bbs, .25s work a treat.
-Carry handle isn't as flimsy as people say but still wiggles a bit after regular use, be careful abusing it.
-Barrel detach lever likes to get caught if you aren't aware of it. A small set screw will prevent this.
-Feed tube will, once in a blue moon, come loose and pop out. Every once in awhile, just make sure that little collar is tight to the spring and to the gun.
-Be ready for your arms to be burning by the fifth game of the day.

Overall, I have 0 regrets. Even with her quirks, and all airsoft guns have them, she's my pride n joy. Never fails to get people talking at the field and you will be the scourge of the opposing team. There's a decent amount of aftermarket for her so if you're planning to go that route, you'll be happy; likewise if you want to keep her stock. Just make sure to treat her right and she'll never fail on you. Hope you found this useful.