EMG Helios x Sharps Bros "Jack9" Polymer Receiver Pistol Caliber Carbine Airsoft AEG
(Model: SBR / Black)

"I love this gun. It easily holds its own against guns that cost over twice as much. And it's even better than it's full metal counterpart. Just don't try to modify it...

Pros:
Weight - This gun is insanely light. It only weighs around 3.5lbs and can be easily shot with only one hand.
Size - It is super maneuverable. It's compact size and lightness make this gun insanely effective in CQB games.
Rof - good rate of fire with an 11.1v
Construction - gun feels super nice, is pleasant to hold, and has proven to be very durable.
Gearbox - Ares has seemed to have addressed most of the issues with their gearbox on this gun. Great improvement over older EMG/Sharps Bros rifles.

Cons:
Comparability - This gun is way too proprietary. Everything. Is. Proprietary.
Gearbox is proprietary so don't try to modify it.
Receiver is proprietary.
Outer barrel is proprietary somehow.
Hopup - the hopup is the weak link of this gun, it doesn't seal well, there supposedly innovative design is just weird and unhelpful. Oh and guess what? It's proprietary. I did though, change the hopup out for a nicer unit and it immediately doubled the range and made this gun insanely accurate. That simple hopup switch though, forced me to modify the receiver, cut up my new hopup, and change the outer barrel and inner barrel.
16mm positive - why EMG just why.
Mags - The mags suck. Everyone has said it already, and there are different brand mid caps that will most likely fit.

Yeah, that seemed like a lot of cons, but honestly if you are happy to just have your gun and keep it 100% stock, I can't think of any gun out there for the price that is as good as this one.

"Really good airsoft gun, if you watch evikes video on this gun on youtube it explains everything about the barrels threads and it tells you a suppressor you can buy for it.

"This gun is awesome. It isn’t too pricey and performs just as well as any $500 gun. I would definitely suggest buying the one with the polymer receiver because it is cheaper and lighter than the full metal version, but the materials are still very high quality. The gun looks, feels, and shoots amazing.

I’ve seen complaints about how loud it is because of the built in sound amplifier, but personally I love it. whenever i go to the field people are awestruck by the skull on the front of the lower receiver. i painted some little red eyes on it and it even scares me sometimes! it has pistol/mp7 style iron sights which i love, but a red dot is necessary for larger fields and long range engagements. I wanted a gun that performed well, but i didn’t want to get an M4 or an ARP9 like everyone else. i wanted to get something that was different. this gun is perfect for that.

the grip is a lot more vertical than other guns, and it looks great and feels great. i got the sbr version and it looks
like something straight out of Call of Duty. the butt of the stock on the pdw version is removable (like the no stock attachment in COD) and it looks sick and is great for cqb. the deans plug is nice as well. i hope they release drum mags for it in the future.

the only problem is that there is a part that sticks out on the
back of the mag on the top, and sometimes i accidentally put the mag in backwards because i have stupid syndrome, and the little piece of polymer that sticks out gets caught on the the inside of the skulls nose (because it’s a hole) and it is difficult to get the mag out. but this is a user error because i was dropped on my head as a child.

if you are considering this gun, buy it. it is straight baller. you will probably need to buy a weaker spring for indoor fields though because with the one it comes with this thing hits like the second shot of the covid vaccine.