G&G Combat Machine CM16 SRXL Airsoft M4 AEG Rifle with Keymod Rail - 12" (Package: Black / Gun Only)

"After seeing many of the reviews for this gun, I see that quite a few people have been having a similar issue that I had as well. When it first arrived, it didn't shoot well. It would cycle, but nothing would come out for a few shots, then it would release all the 'fired' BBs at once, kinda like a grenade launcher. After opening it up; I took out the bucking, worked it with my fingers and added a small amount of lubricant. Now it shoots fine, especially now that I run an 11.1v lipo. I attached a red dot sight, a lens protector, a large mock suppressor, and a jury rigged Masterkey to mine and it is the most versatile meme I have made yet. (To all airsoft MacGyvers out there... epoxy is your friend)
Overall, the gun is extremely good. Durable, light, fast shooting, and relatively accurate. The trigger response is amazing due to the electronic trigger. The only issue I observed was the incredibly stiff bucking that prevented the gun from firing when it first arrived months ago.

"This is an amazing gun right out of the box. It is really fun and it is amazing for the price, it is also very light, mobile and amazing to carry. My SRXL came with a hop-up malfunction and the gearbox stripped after a few weeks. I most likely received a defective unit and later sent it in for repairs. Don't let that discourage you, this gun is spectacular and a must have. It also performs like a beast with with a flat hopped ProWin hop up unit and a lipo.

"I received this gun, and it did not work right out of the box. It would only shoot 3 - 4 BBs at a time, and then it would only continue to shoot if you removed the magazine and reinserted it and then it would shoot 3 or 4 more BBs. Every time you eject the magazine, however, you lose 3 - 4 BBs. I called EVIKE, and the operator suggested that I put some silicon lubricant on the bucking, which I did, but that didn't fix the problem. I swapped out the hopup and bucking to an aftermarket metal hopup and prometheus bucking, and the gun worked good after that. Accuracy was VERY good with .20 and .25 BBs. I was only able to test it with a NiMH battery. I don't have any LIPOs.

It also had some cosmetic blemishes on it. It was pretty obvious that this was either a previous return from another customer, or it was a refurbished gun.

The G&G magazine didn't work very well with the gun (after I was able to get the gun to work), but my other high cap mags worked great with it.

It's really too bad, because this is a fantastic looking gun. Out of all AEG's, this was my favorite design, and I felt like it was reasonably priced. I just shipped the gun back to EVIKE and I'll be picking out a different one.....hopefully one that I won't have to fix just to be able to use it.

All in all, EVIKE customer support was good, but could have been faster. Getting an RMA was like pulling teeth. Every time I called, I would get different information, and I responded to their emails, but they didn't respond to mine. The last operator I spoke to finally I think felt sorry for me and issued the RMA so I could return the gun.

I'm disappointed in my first experience with EVIKE customer service, but I'm going to give them another shot since I have a store credit. If you happen to buy one of these, and it works right out of the box, you'll be very happy with it. After I got it working, it was a beast.