THE ARMOURY
“Taking the gun out of the box and
rigging it all up, you cannot help
but feel that it’s a very well put
together AEG.”
The third thing you notice is all the little
bits and pieces that come in the box. You
do get a metal M16 A2 style flash hider
to replace the orange thing, a PEQ box to
house your battery and also a short length
vertical grip. Not a bad little package!
With the gun out of the box and all
rigged up, it has the definite feel of a very
well-put-together AEG. Mostly full-metal
construction, it weighs in at just less than
2.7kg without a magazine fitted. Still light
enough to lug around all day but solid and
robust enough to take some pretty rough
usage. It has a side folding stock which
swings around to the right hand side of
the receiver. The stock itself has a soft
coating across the top and is fitted with a
rubberised butt pad, making it comfortable
to use. Folding the stock in or out is a
smooth and definite movement, again
adding to the overall feel of rigidity. With the
stock folded the overall length is only 52cm
(20.5in); with it extended it’s still only 73cm
(28.5in).
Layout on the receiver is familiar, and is
pretty much a cross between the Armalite
series, SCAR and Masada models. There
is the licensed Robinsons Armament Co
logo on the side of the magwell as well as
its own unique serial number. The cocking
lever is located on the left hand side of the
receiver and, when used, pulls back the
dummy bolt, located on the right hand side
of the receiver. This locks back to reveal the
hop-up adjuster in the ejection chamber. The
bolt release catch is a Masada ambidextrous
style, located beneath and forward of the
trigger guard. When released the bolt snaps
forward and sounds great, which I thought
was a really nifty touch.
The pistol grip is comfortable and the
safety catch/fire selector is the same as
you would find on a SCAR. It rotates a total
of 90° from safe (vertical), semi (45°) and
full-auto (horizontal). The mix and match
continues too: the whole upper is one piece,
similar to the SCAR.
Running along the whole top length of
the rifle is one continuous 39cm (15in) rail,
which allows you to mount all manner of
scopes or sighting systems without the
annoyance of gaps or uneven rail spaces. On
the front end there are a further three 15cm
(6in) rails located at the usual positions.
This means you can mount the vertical grip
it comes with and the batter