CYMA SVD Dragunov Airsoft AEG Sniper Rifle (Model: Add 7.4v LiPo Battery + Charger)

"This thing is a beast! The hop unit took a bit of tweaking, but once it was tuned in… Wow! Shoots 375fps with 25/28g, (7.4 Lipo) and it shoots laser straight for about 250’ before it starts to drop. I loaned it to one of my fellow players (for real Mil-Sim guy) who had issues with his sniper, and at the end of the game he ran by me and said he was stealing it… He loved it! He was iffy at first because it was what it was, but after an hour and a half of using it he fell in love with it!
The trigger pull is a little long, but once you get used to it you can lead your targets right into your shot. Also, you need to know that it is very long! So, if you are in a very wooded area like I am you need to be weary of getting hung up on things. It’s literally a foot longer than your standard carbine M4 platform. All in all I gave this gun a nine out of 10, and it only loses one point because of the non-adjustable cheek riser.

"Ive had this gun for 10 years. It has served me well; the externals are amazing and I bet theyre even better now. I had it flat hopped and upgraded with better internals and it will easily hit out to 300ft. After years of owning it, it did need new hardware, but after some new grub screws it was as if it was brand new.

Pros:

Takes PUNISHMENT. Take care of it, it will take care of you
Upgradeable
Easily found mags
Everyone will love you

Cons:

Heavy
Proprietary piston and other gearbox parts

"Pros:
- Great Accuracy
- Mags can be bought on other sites and this leading to great accessibility
- Amazing wood on stock and handles giving great feel.
- Easily MODIFIED
Cons:
- Motor wind up time is pretty long on 7.4v (wouldn't recommend higher voltage)
- Inner barrel could've been a 6.03 or 6.01 tightbore
- Stock seems a bit short compared to a real one

Side Notes:
- The inner barrel is held together by 4 set screws that are easily accessible if watching a real sword variant's disassembly on YouTube.
- Motor is also able to be changed by watching the videos and is put together simply
- All cons on this are simple irks that I noticed and got rid of almost immediately after I got too tired of it. The base gun is absolutely stunning and I would consider the price to be middling at worst. I give this a 5/5 easily as even without modification, you can run this at Milsim West and not only have an awesome looking rifle, but a generally good rifle if you run it on .32g bbs (any lighter and you can notice some deviations in the pellet).

"This gun is freaking amazing, I fielded it the day after it came in and gave it hell, it held up phenomenally and with .32’s, I could easily, with the great HopUp already installed, cross map people. The full metal feels great and the polymer bits are so sturdy you could bludgeon someone with them

"Good gun, good accuracy, full metal except furniture, metal gearbox

all in all great gun 5/5

"If you want a good sniper rifle get this!

USE HIGH g ROUNDS, i cant stress this enough it's not made for .12 or .2 rounds drop in .3's or better and this turns into a feared weapon on our field. This rifle is 49" long so would recommend a sling.
using heavy bbs you can score kills from over 100 feet without scope behind cover. Reach out and touch somebody!

"I think this is a quality sniper. The iron sight that comes with it is awesome i can score kills from 150 ft with .32g my friends never see me coming. The gun appears long but it's quiet compact in fact and not that heavy; but if you don't mind a little bit of a heavy gun you will completely dominate the battlefield with this gun

"I love it.
Pros-
Sturdy
Heavy
Not cheap plastic
Also mount went on easy
Takes (most) Real Sword parts

Cons-
Battery compartment is tiny.
Most 9.6 sticks won't fit.

Aside from the lack of space in the battery compartment it is a really great gun. Haven't fielded it yet, but I am definitely looking forward to doing so.

"This is a beautiful replica of the dragonov SVD. The gun simply looks AMAZING!

CYMA AK have always been a top choice for me with it's reliable gearbox, finish and price-tag value. For those that didn't know CYMA makes all of Echo1's and Lancer's high end AK!

"this gun is amazing

pros:
accurate
sturdy
decent weight
very intimidating
good fps

cons:
battery only lasts about 3 hours fully charged
the battery barely fits in the handguard and one time i got my hand stuck while putting the battery in and it hurt a lot

if you want a good dmr rifle get this, it is good for any skill of player

"So, I've had this gun for a few months now and been absolutely blown away with how effective this thing is in the field. Out of the box performance is everything I was looking for out of a DMR setup. Real wood and metal give it a good heavy feel backed up with a better look. My fps readings were about 430 with .20, 400 with .25, and 360 with .30's !!! Strap on that rail for any sight or optic you prefer. I personally went with an AIM reflex red dot and basically...if I can see it, I can hit it! On top of that the head turning I receive is pretty awesome, it really stands out.

Pros:

Real wood & metal, sturdy design
Higher fps for range and accuracy with heavier bbs
Doesn't rob battery due to higher power
Adjustable hop-up
Adjustable front and rear sights
Just performs at a 5 star level for an out of the box DMR

Cons:

Only had one issue after using first time, kept cutting off, just found loose connection with fuse. Resoldered connections and good to go.
A little heavy so after a full day kinda sore but I got used to it no problem
Absolutely no cons with this gun after several weekend and thousands of rounds through it!

A REAL MUST HAVE FOR ANY COLLECTION!!!

"Had this rifle for maybe a month or so. I haven't brought it out for any skirmishes, but I feel in its prior, stock state, it would perform on par to slightly upgraded AEGs. As stated in earlier reviews, my barrel was filthy. I cleaned and polished it. There are no known hop-up chamber replacements, though I figure if the A&K uses a similar gearbox and magazine, it must line up a bit. I'll purchase the aftermarket A&K hop later to see if it can be easily MacGyver'd in. Externally, it's not the best. You got that by now. The KA version is not the prettiest. Oh well. I personally never cared about 1:1 replica as long as it looks the same at a glance and is sleek and clean. It looks like an SVD to me. Moving along... The stock box is fitted with a short motor, standard gears, 15-tooth stock piston and piston head, a weird extension between the piston and piston head to make up for the longer v2.5 cylinder, stock V7 cylinder head (inverted), odd tappet plate, V3-ish switch, plastic QD spring guide that will eventually break, 120 spring, and AK nozzle.

For the spring guide, I purchased an all-metal, bearing, QD spring guide. QD guides are a feature that make box upgrades loads easier. This becomes a must-have for boxes with high power springs. The new guide slips right in, but the original piece that screwed into the rear of the guide to stabilize it wasn't able to screw into the new guide. I remedied this with a regular screw and washers.

Alternatively, this could fit v3 spring guides well enough. You would still need to use a screw and washers to stabilize the new guide, as the gearbox lacks the cutouts that the guide wings would slip into.

The spring is a spring. Upgrade it. PSG-1 springs, AEG springs. I put a 140 AEG spring into mine,

With the included piston extension, It can use a standard 15 tooth piston/gear set in the long cylinder. This; however, doesn't utilize the full length of the cylinder. I've changed mine out for a 19-tooth piston/gear set combo. These 19-tooth parts can be found as upgrade parts for the L85 or SR25 which use the same long set-up.

Piston head is a piston head, Everyone has their preferences. Buy what would suit your goal for the gun.

The cylinder head can be swapped out for an upside-down v7 (M14) cylinder head.

The cylinder is from the v2.5 gearbox. Slightly longer. Again, may be labelled as L85/SR25/PSG-1 upgrade parts.

This rifle can use AK nozzles.

Haven't had a hand at replacing the tappet plate or wiring. Tappet looks vaguely like v7? (This is a guess) and the switch is v3 in form, though the way the trigger pushes it is slightly different. Again, I haven't fiddled with them.

The motor is a short type, commonly used in v3 (AK, G36, UMP, whatever).

Do your usual AoE correction, new o-rings, flat hop, sorbo, etc.

If it doesn't need to move, bolt it down.
If it could probably have an air leak, seal that sucker up.

Overall, the gun at its $120 deal was the best on the web at the time (I checked) and I don't regret my purchase. The rifle wasn't impressive stock, but what stock gun is? Every gun can be upgraded to outperform the others. It's a wonderful project for a cheap starting price that is lightweight, sleek, unique, and still intimidating. It has the option of semi and full. How could you go wrong with more rounds down range? About the only thing I dislike about the gun is the 50rd midcap (I prefer mids) and the difficulty of mag removal when the mag is loaded.

Additionally, I shaved the dust cover somewhat because it blocked the safety lever from clicking into place in "Safe." I slapped on the bipod made for the SVD. The clamp loosens periodically, especially with heavy movement. I dislike the lock. But I'm dealing because the only other bipod options are to get a rail or stud on this rifle somewhere or use a barrel-mounted bipod. I think the SVD bipod suits it, anyway. I opted for an AK side rail mount and a 3-9x40 scope. I knocked out the pin so I could push the mount further forward, as in its original position, the scope was all up in my business despite being mounted as far forward as possible on the rail mount. I did this because the POSP scope is left-offset and doesn't suit my south paw ways.

"Hello I just got this gun one week ago. When I first pulled it out the gun was as it describes full metal besides the Palmer stock and hand grip. When I got mine the stock was a Lil bet lose but that's a easy fix. I shot a couple of times and it was on/in the right area. But that maybe because of me using .25g BBS in it the first time. I strongly suggest cleaning out the barrel before hand I did it before I shot it for the second time. The barrel was dirty. All in all very good for the money.

"I ordered one of these a few weeks ago and received it 3 days ago - and I was INITIALLY disappointed! It was hooking shots like crazy at close range and the hop up was not helping at all. So I am fortunate enough to live within driving range of EVIKE and I drove over to do an exchange. HOWEVER - the sales fellow asked me some questions - and started carefully checking it over. In short order He sat down and cleaned my barrel 4-5x with silicon and the cleaning rod that came with it - pausing and showing me how dirty the barrel was. Then we took it into their shooting range and BAM! It was shooting near straight and true! Finessing the hop up a bit more and it was spot on accurate in the range. He then suggested I try 0.32 ammo for better results. He added if I had any trouble getting reasonable accuracy when I got home and shot it over longer range then just bring it back so they could swap it for another. SO.... My point - what FABULOUS service support!?! The SVD itself is a LONG gun and nicely finished. I am totally satisfied with it! I already have a Russian PSOP scope which I bought directly Belarious for an SKS not realizing I could not mount the mounting plate. The hardness of the SKS receiver was such that a couple of gunsmiths told me they could not drill it. So I will soon sit down to mount my Russian PSOP sniper scope to this airsoft King Arms SVD!

"this is a very nice gun i love it so far.
pros: it fires around 200ft accurately
feels great and looks great.
actually loading it is really easy when you get used to it


cons: it had one clip that is supposed to be used to get the battery out that wasn't attached. but actually i think it makes it easier to get the battery out.

I recommend this gun. It's great.