CYMA Stamped Metal AK74U w/ Folding Stock Airsoft AEG Rifle - Polymer Furniture (Package: Gun Only)

"I got this AK because I wanted something small for cqb and let me tell you this gun is short, with the stock folded I can fit it in a back pack, my only grip with it is when the stock is extended the sling mount is on the outside of the gun and the sling point at the barrel end is on the inside but they are meant to be carried in the folded position not that big of a deal really just me being picky. Out of the box I wired it to deans and used an 11.1 volt lipo to test it stock. Fps with .20gram elite force bbs it is shooting 420 to 425 fps and I used it with .28 gram elite force bbs field and it still got some really good range, if you are going to use it indoors or at a cqb field you may need to change the spring in there to maybe an m110 or so. I have not checked the gearbox internally but it sounds really good and solid. Hop up chamber is metal and works well stock, I flat hopped it using a G&G green and a ZCi 6.02 tbb 247mm to remove the original flash hider as I do not like the look of this flash hider, 247mm sights flush to the end of the outer barrel it’s perfect and shortens the gun even further. The gun does not teardown like a conventional AEG AK but more like a GBB or real steel as the receiver is riveted and not screwed together, to remove the hop up chamber you have to remove the gearbox first but before you can do that there is plastic block in front of the hop up chamber lift it push the hop up chamber toward the outer barrel remove the grip and the selector and then you can remove the gearbox. To remove the hop up chamber you need to remove the outer barrel by removing the top part of the handguard and pulling the lever behind the front sight post toward the back of the gun to release the lower handguard then there are 2 pins, a big one and a smaller one, on the trunnion where the battery cover is connected pop those out and move the entire trunnion out of the way to reveal a set screw on top of the outer barrel loosen it and pull the outer barrel and assembly out together then push the barrel and hop up chamber to the rear of the gun while pushing slightly left to clear the taps inside the receiver. The flash hider which is a 2 piece is also glued in place some pliers and a heat gun will take care of that also there is a pin you need to punch out first on the right side of the sight post just enough to clear the flash hider the second piece has a set screw to the outer barrel not glued in place. Overall great little gun slightly light weight but not enough to make it feel cheap, it is sturdy and a great shooter.

"Bought this as a 'first gun' but starting to realize its better than most of the other guns out there. Bought this with a 9.6v battery which i would consider necessary for the gun. the battery in the package deal just isn't powerful enough and gives the gun a very slow wind-up time between pulling the trigger and actually firing. other than that it is very accurate out of the box and I've yet to have it jam or act up.
spent about 50 bucks on a new barrel and hop-up and it out-shoots guns twice its price.

I Recommend sportpro waffle midcaps, they fit the best out of everything else i've tried. the matrix mid-caps shown in the 'customers also bought' list fit much too tightly and literally require you to hit them in.

I know every gun on this site gets a 5 star review but I do mean it when I give it a 5. this is the perfect gun for someone new to the hobby that doesn't want to blow a bunch of money but also doesn't want to handicap themselves with a junker.

"Sweet gun. Use a 3point sling on it and it's convenient to run around with the stock folded. It's pretty heavy, but I don't mind that, lots of metal parts :) The furniture is comfortable and the plum has a nice subtlety to it. First time I used it, the hop up was out of whack but that was easy to fix. With the short barrel, you get what you could expect. I run a 11.1v lip with mine, stick type, and it's a beast, but I bought the GP metal mags midcap and I don't think they feed fast enough for the firing rate (~14rps). However, the mag it comes with feeds superb, but is a bit wobbly. Don't fall prone onto it and it should be fine. Speaking of the battery area, it's quite large, but there's a circle opening between the main body (underneath the top of the gun) and the top plum futniture. This wasn't wide enough for the lipo stick battery. All I had to do was use a file to open it up. Took like 10 minutes. I'll be buying a rail and scope for it next.
It's pretty accurate, considering, and has decent range. It's no DMR.