Matrix AK SVD Airsoft AEG Sniper Rifle by CYMA - Metal Receiver / Real Wood (Package: Add 7.4v LiPo Battery + Charger)

"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).

"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

"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!

"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.

"I received this SVD in a mystery box this spring. I was not sure about it because it is so long and only semi-auto. After using it one time I fell completely in love. The stock weapon out performs my SR-25 and the newest M14 prototype from G&P. I have upgraded both of them with inners and outers and they still do not feel as solid or shoot as well as this SVD. I have always been set on using full auto in a fire fight but this weapon is amazingly fast on semi auto and incredibly accurate. I do use an 11.1v lipo but the rest is stock. It shoots around 470 fps with .20s out of the box and with .28s can easily hit a man size target at 220 + feet with no upgrades.

I am extremely excited to add this to my collection and find myself using it almost every time I go out onto the field. You will be happy about the 4 gear system and the durability plus reliability it offers.

"I love king arms this is a great gun highly suggested

"This is possibly the best sniper i have ever bought stock! Although all stock sniper platforms needs or should be upgraded this thing is awesome!. Also it's easy to upgrade. It's Semi-Auto which is much better and more fun than a bolt action! (My Opinion) And the details are very professional. This is all of you should know is a clone of the Real Sword SVD which is the highest standard for a SVD AEG, which if you have the money should buy right now, but just because it's a clone doesn't mean it's worse as many people think. CYMA literally cloned the Real Sword with this gun, the detail is unmatched and just just like the RS is just like the real thing. It's uses a custom 4 gear t3 gearbox which i took apart and has everything steel except for the piston and some parts that don't need to be, so i think you could run a 11.1 LIPO out of the box. It's what i did after installing a MOSFET. It's also has a CYMA high-torque motor which is so much better than standard AEG motors and has Neoplothetic Magnets which could pull a m150-m170 stock with the right adjustments. I use it all the time in battles and it performs like a boss! If you don't have enough money for the Real Sword but want the second best SVD AEG (The King Arms and A&K Suck!) then you should buy this baby. P.S. The 4 gears are so it doesn't lock up like most full and semi AEGs do.

DON'T GET THE ECHO 1 SVD UNLESS YOU WANT TO PAY $50 FOR THE BAND NAME. IT'S JUST A RE-BRAND OF THE CYMA POLYMER VERSION WITH MADBULL SHARK HOP-UP BUCKING AND A M150 FOR 70 BUCKS MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-
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Performance: It's shoot very nice and smooth with a incredibly large stock range of 150-200 feet which i have hit a person with in battle stock. It shoot as fast as you can pull the trigger which with a LIPO is basically full-auto. It's a little bit heavy but not over 10 pounds. I think about 8. The bolt makes a very satisfying metallic CLANK with you pull it back. Although must of the gun but the gas tube, bolt, and bolt are steel, it turns out so it the barrel with many people said wasn't the case and though it was crappy pot-metal. I used one of my steel magnet motors which said it was steel so I'm really happy about that. The wood is good for CYMA but i suggest restrained and polishing it. Here is a list of PROS and CONS

PROS:
1. Realistic
2. Accurate as Ballz (Yes, .......Yes it is)
3. Shoots Hard (I chronoed 450 fps with .20)
4. Sleek Design
5. Upgradeable
6. Long Stock Range (150-200 feet max)
7. Great Feel
8. Mostly Steel or Full metal
9. Strong Stock Motor
10. 4 Gear T3 Full Metal Gearbox
11. Spare Parts Available
12. A Total Beast And Pleasure To Use!
13. Good Finish On Wood And Easily Re-stained
14. STEEL BARREL!!!
15. Good Working Hop-up
16.Sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONS:
1. High-Cap Mag not Mid-Cap (Good but rattles gives away position)
2. Unknow Metal Other Than Steel
3. Heavy After A Lot Of Running/Playing
4. Not A Real Sword :(
5. Needs Upgrades Stock (Don't All Airsoft Guns)
6. Doesn't Make Me Bacon Pancakes or Waffles
7. Doesn't Clean My Room or Do Chores Like My Robot Slave
8. Yep.............

Overall this is a amazing gun that you have to get if you like russian guns or want an SVD. 5/5!!!!!!!!!!!!

"This is an amazing gun. I suggest this to anyone looking to buy an airsoft gun.

"I got this for one of my first airsoft guns and I was impressed with he overall performance but there are some things that I would consider before buying.

Pros:

1.Real wood stock and grip area
2.Thing is cool to hold, has a nice weight to it
3.Has a good FPS with .25 BBs of 360-375 on a full charge
4.Great attention grabber due to the length

Cons:
1.Battery compartment is tiny and if you want to fit anything in there as a brick over 1000mAH forget about it. (looking back at it a nunchuck might fit.)
2.Out of the box the accuracy of it was not the best, the BBs with no wind tended to drift severely to the left no matter what I did
3. The grip area is two separate pieces that you take apart to put a battery inside, these will constantly split by ~5 mm sometimes. Not damaging performance its just annoying.

In conclusion its good out of the box but nothing exceptional. It looks great but needs some work to make it a true marksman rifle. 4/5