ARES Amoeba Gen5 AM-016 M4 Airsoft AEG with Octarms 13.5" Keymod Handguard (Color: Black)

"So I'm not sure why there isn't very many reviews on this gun. Maybe because it is still somewhat new to the airsoft world and has constant upgrades done to it by Ares ( thus the Gen 5)

I've had this gun for a little over a year now and I can say I don't think I will ever leave this gun to something else any time soon.

I have taken the gearbox to to make upgrades to it and other upgrades to it like rewiring to a deans and installing an evike tornado motor. With all of the upgrades that I have done easily I can out perform 800$+ guns with only my like 600$ worth of upgrades.

Pros
easy to take apart
easy to find upgrades and parts (because its an m4 duh)
Amazing out of the box
gearbox doesn't need upgrades that I should of done
has a built in mosfet
Has the pdw style of stock for my face and mesh mask to sit closer to my sights
Has the best trigger response I have ever put my hands on

cons
Has a tiny battery compartment ( can be upgraded, that is what i did)
Has a positive thread ( adapters can be bought if you find a muzzle break you like)
Trigger is a little weird and hard to find different ones

"If you buy this gun there are a couple very important things that you should know. First off, this is probably the best out of the box gun you can find especially once you fix the only issue with it. Second, its shoots 450 fps with .20 bbs right out of the box so if you plan on using it on a field i recomend buying .25 bbs otherwise you will never pass chrono. Third, if you leave your lipo battery in this gun even for one night it will drain it and you will have to revive or dispose of your battery. Fourth, the stock motor overheats extreemly quickly. i highly recommend buying a lonex a1 or a2 and immediately replacing it. Fifth, unless you buy the large battery bay adaptor, there are only 3 batteries your gonna want to use and you need to be carefull when installing them, one is a tenergy 7.4v butterfly style 1000-1200 mah lipo, second is a valken 11.1 1200 mah butterfly style lipo and the third is a tenergy 11.1v 1000-1200 stick lipo, only those three or something with the same dimensions will work, make sure you tuck the battery clip in the bottom of the buffer tube like it shows then unscrew the top part of the metal battery cover so you can run the balancer cable though the top and tuck it back in after you screw the metal sleeve on. Sixth and last thing your gonna want to know, ares has a suppressor made for this gun with a built in inner barrel and they also have an electric programmer so you can have semi, auto, and 3 round burst. Both of these are highly worth the money and an essential must have for this gun. redwolf airsoft has both in stock rightnow evike doesnt. Thats it, if you fix these simple issuses you will have the best or one of the best aegs for a very good price. Your welcome.

"I bought this as my first airsoft gun. I'm still pretty new to airsoft but I've had quite a few people that are experienced with airsoft ask to hold and shoot it. It's pretty accurate and nice to hold, not heavy at all. It's not like holding plastic but it's also not like holding a real gun, so it's pretty durable. I've dropped mine on concrete being stupid and to my surprise it didn't affect it at all.

I would have to recommend buying the bigger buffer tube for the stock or a new stock altogether. I'm using the manufacturer recommended 11.1v lipo stick and the buffer tube just isn't big enough.

overall the gun is very accurate and fun.