EMG Helios Daniel Defense Licensed MK18 Airsoft AEG Rifle by Specna Arms (Model: CORE Series / Tan / Gun Only)

"Bought the black/tan EMG Helios mk18 Edge series and it's honestly very good. I do not have a chrono on me, but range wise it shoots around 200ft with 28s and a 11.1v lipo battery and it has a pretty crisp trigger pull unlike my previous lancer tactical and cyber gun AEGs (I plan to install a gate titan 2 mosfet, inner barrel and maple leaf bucking soon). However, the first time I ordered this model the gun came with the air nozzle too far forward and it wouldn't reseat itself after multiple dry fire shots, which was annoying as this gun costs a decent amount of money and is made from reputable manufacturers and has legitimate licensing. I did return and get a refund, which was prompt (which I applaud evike for:)) Soon I hope to fully kit it out for my proposed assaulter/dmr loadout.

PROS:
-decent weight and realism
- the Daniel defense licensed RIS is so very nice and tough with the coating and feel of cold steel
-shoots great out of the box with ranges out to 200ft with 0.28g bbs
-decent hopup unit (though I will eventually swap it out for a prommy or Maxx one)
-motor does not get hot after prolonged shooting
-comes with pre installed mosfet (no programmable)
-threaded barrel for a suppressor or tracer unit
- crazy good rps for it's price tag stock
CONS:
-stock wiggles a lil bit
- battery a lil difficult to install initially but it gets easier with time and practice
-shooting on semi for a few shots caused the trigger to lockup and not respond, though it can be fixed with a burst of full auto and I will be getting an etu mosfet so that will hopefully rectify that problem



All in all, it's a good intermediate mk18 and can be optimized for milsim or advanced airsofting with ease. Recommend 9/10

"Outstanding, solid gun for the price. The description on evike is spot on and most importantly of all it looks and feels amazing and performs amazing!

"perfect gun i will be putting in an hpa engine and im very excited to

"4 solid stars. The plastic on the handgrip and crane stock do feel cheap. The metal receiver and handguard, however, do not. The gearbox is very snappy with the 11.1 lipo Titan battery. The 3000 mah fits and does the job beautifully. Changing the spring is easy and gets you below cqb limits. It chronoed at 310 with the lower fps spring that came with it with .25's.

After taking it out for a long day of cqb action, I found the gun to shoot flawlessly. And with zero mechanical issues. The only issue is mag feeding and fitment.

It seems to be finicky about what brands of mags it will accept, so don't assume any brand will work. The specna arms mags it comes with aren't available online that I can find.

I also had some intermittent feeding problems. Even with the factory mags, at times would feed flawlessly and at times would skip every 3rd bb. Not a terrible problem but annoying if you're running in semi all day, and trying to make every shot count. I doubt you would notice in full auto.

Trigger response is much better than a low-end AEG and should satisfy all but the most experienced player. Unlike my KWA, the motor does not get warm after continued use, so I can only assume they use a higher quality motor as well.

This is a solid AEG all around which will serve you well out of the box. The more particular player might upgrade the crane stock, motor, and handgrip for a truly elite replica.

"After taking it out of the package, it felt very weak and brittle. I was surprised to learn that the buffer tube was polymer, not metal. The high cap mag broke after a few days, and the aeg internals were slow and terrible. Compared to a g&g raider, the raider is the better option. I was not happy at all after a while, I was afraid the gun was going to totally break on me. This mk18 was also very uncomfortable to hold after a while and my hands would be in pain after holding the gun for a long period of time. Would not ever recommend