AGM M-500 SWAT Airsoft CQB Training Weapon Shotgun - CQB

"This is an awesome gun for the price, would highly recommend it. Shoots hard, looks good but like someone else said it is a little on the light side but oh well. Not bad at all for a spring gun. Now if i could just find where they sell spare mags for this thing....

"For Kris and Samuel:
http://www.airsoftpost.com/magazine-m500-style-heavy-wei-
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ght-shotgun-p-28044.html
The mag holds about 15 rounds but I only pop in 14 as the extra +1 seems to create a feed error.

I own two of these guns for loaners, and occassionally play with them as well. Fairly accurate and an amazing deal for the low price. Recently took out another teams sniper who was using a 500fps+ springer, in one of the most bizarre shoot outs ever (sShotgun vs. Sniper rifle).

Decent design, the light weight mentioned by other players actually comes in hand if you're doing an all day event or if you have to run a great deal (as I'm the only 'runner' on our the team, the lessened weight actually help in capture the flag games. . .

There are two and only two drawbacks to this gun; 1) the hop-up has one setting only. It's either 'uped' or not (to new players hop-up is a device built into the gun that increases back spin on the bb's-similar to back-spin in tennis. Most guns allow you to adjust the amount of spin on the bb. This particular firearm does not). The other problem is if you play in a 'high-particale' enviornment; in other words and area with a large amount of sand or dirt. I've only encountered this problem once in a trench warfare sim, where a player set the gun down when he hand used all the ammo in the clip, setting it stock side down. Dirt and rubble apparently fell down the barrel and jammed everything. Afterward it took over an hour to take appart the gun (20 minutes to strip, 40 to remove all debris) and the hop up is now jammed on the on position.

"A review on appearances:
This gun is pretty good in the looks department.
The finish and shine on the receiver is the same as the metal heat shield, making the receiver look more metallic. The receiver seems to be made from pretty good grade solid plastic as well. The stock's plastic looks decent, and the recoil pad is indeed rubbery (though, not soft). the magazine tube is metal as well, and the end cap on that unscrews, too (although, i don't know what for).

There are only three things i have to complain about for appearances. First, the cocking foregrip (which seems to feel pretty solid) looks oversized and a bit fake. it's cheap plastic is pretty readily seen by the eye and is further evidenced by easy-to-see plastic injection molding seams. Second, the receiver seems oversized (a bit too long). It almost seems to make the barrel look shorter. Third, the plastic orange tip cannot be painted over, because it is a is a cheap plastic piece that forms a cute "lip" over the tip of the barrel. Imagine a pvc pipe cap on a pvc pipe. the cap sides are not flush with the barrel sides. That's what i mean. I personally think that looks ugly, childish, and toyish. It also seems pretty firmly attached, and i have not tried removing it yet.


Also, a note on comfort:
the foregrip seems really far in up, like, its very far away. I'm 5' 9", so, my arms are not exactly short. it may be because the buttstock is too long, the receiver is too long, or a combination of this and other things.
however, at least the pump action is very smooth and solid.

"for all of you asking where to get spare mags.......type this under the search bar at evike.com.........................Magazine for M500 Style Heavy Weight Shotgun. (14 rd)..............hope that helps=]]

"Excellent gun, i have many high end guns but nothing beats something with the power, accuracy, and price of something like this to rely on if all else fails. i love the feel of shotguns and this gun fulfills everything expected of it. its not perfect by all means, its light, could have more rounds stored and shot at a time but overall you get what you pay for. the strength of it puts it above anything in its class.

"This is a decent shotgun. shoot strong, but not much range (its a shotgun). i've shot a ton of shotguns and it feels kinda real, just a tad light. hop up works great. it's a big weapon and i wouldnt recommend it for CQC but still makes and excellent sidearm or backup. this weapon is said to work great against A.E.G.'s.... again, its a shotgun, its slow. used it in a skirmish yesterday and was able to squeeze off one head-shot with it. Mag cap is real low, buy an extra. the mag is really small and is very easy to loose.

PROS:
shoots hard
shoots accurately with .20, .25
light
metal heat shield (looks sexy)

CONS:
small mag cap
dumb plastic pump
no form of iron sights

overall, good when you aren't going against SCAR's and SVD's.

"I bought this gun a while ago and I have to say it's almost a steal. It has alot of power, it feels sturdy and it has really good accuracy. The only downside for me is the small clip, I can only find myself getting about 14-16 shots before I have to reload. Other than that this is a great buy.

"This Gun is really good. Especially if your going for a SWAT look. It's tough, Reliable, and not to heavy. If Your trying to get more "Bang For Your Buck" I would Reccomend you buy this gun.

"well, i had this gun and it lasted quite a while, shoots like a monster, got kills from over 150 feet away with .2s. unfortunately, when i first got it, the pump slide was bvery wobbly and even came off a few times, but after a while didnt pop off anymore. after about 4-5 months it had lasted through a lot of abuse but finally gave out, the entire slide bar came off, dropping the mag internals and everything. but would i buy it again? MOST DEFINITELY!!!!!!!!!!
pros:
Powerful
semi accurate
sounds semi real to pump it =D
got a headshot with it, was facing down a barret 50 cal model sniper shooting 500 fps and got him dead between the eyes
other than the pump slide, mmostly metal/abs plastic

cons:
mag cap
wobbly pump
eventually broke
magazine was hard to load at first
release tab on mag would often slide forward, spraying bbs

other than that, it was a spectacular gun

"This is a great gun for the price, and its a great gun in general! The body is made of really high strength polymer and a few metal parts here and there. If your sort of a strong guy, you can pump it with one hand (like in The Terminator :))

Pros:
Good fps for cqb
accurate
High strength
Lightweight (im guessing just from holding it, its around 3-4 lbs)
Came with a speed loader (just an added bonus)

Cons:
The pump feels a bit wobbly, but its not gonna break of or any thing.
The mag only holds 14 rounds (to some that might be a lot, i don't know)

I love this gun and don't understand why its so cheap. This gun could be sold for 50+ dollars and I would still buy it! This is a great bargain, if your looking for a cheap, high end shotgun, This is for you!!!

"great shotgun got as my first gun from evike and its amazing feels nice and shoots hard

pros
accurate (with .2's)
shoots hard like 350 fps
full metal
good starter gun

cons
pump is plastic and wobely
clip doesn't hold a lot
you can no hand pump it.

"I had this exact shotgun that i bought at a store and it was very good. Its not 280 fps, but more like 300-330 fps. My friends' dad chronoed it and it came to that much. Overall, good weight, accurracy, detail, and yes it is able to be pumped multiple times. CON: very small magazine cap. I cant find spare mag anywhere.

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"This is an awesome back up if your a sniper. I use this for my UTG Shadow Ops Sniper Rifle and it has it wonders. With .20g BBs it can actually shoot straight up to 90'. Only down side is that it can only hold 14 BBs. So if your buying this gun, get spare clips

"I ordered this lil' (not really small as its big even without a stock like its counterpart) gun a while back, and I must say its a good gun for under 60$.
Pros:
-Lightweight Polymer
-Foregrip is easy to pump
-Pistol grip is comfy with/without gloves on
-Magazine Fed (14 rnds /-)
-Cheap and robust
-HOPUP *that is adjustable
Cons:
-No ironsight (gotta eyeball it with a notch on the frame)
-Slam Fire feature is ridiculously delicate (broke mine by accident)
-No rails/attatchment orientation
-very chonky (i.e. long)

Overall, if you're looking for a springer for CQB/backyard plinking, this is the gun for you.