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Matrix PKM Russian Battlefield Squad Automatic Weapon Airsoft Machine Gun by A&K (Furniture: Real Wood)
59 Customer Reviews
by Adam C. on 10/23/2016
"The Echo1 PKM is a comrade-friendly bullet hose.
Pros:
+Amazing capacity. 5,000 rounds is about twice what you'll get in other support guns.
+Good build quality. Apart from one tiny c-clip, the PKM is sturdy and can handle the noobiest of beatdowns. I first used it at an OP and was smacking it all over the building I was holding.
+Comfortable to use in a deployed position. The shoulder loop and bipod make for a comfy kill box.
+Very usable hop-up. Adjusting hop on the fly is not super streamlined, but the hop-up is very easy to adjust to the situation.
+Great range. The PKM's barrel is very long and combined with the hop-up, you can get some mega range.
+ROF adjustment is very easy to do on the fly, although I would advise for you to disable it. The PKM adjusts the ROF by simply increasing resistance in the wiring, which can leave it prone to earlier failures. Still a nifty feature.
+Crisp trigger response out of the box.
+Fair battery consumption. You'll average about 1 magazine per battery on the highest ROF setting laying on the trigger the whole time, which is miles better than the M249 I used to use.
+Carry handle is a blessing from the gods. The gun is heavy and the handle is sturdy to compliment it.
+Removable outer and inner barrel makes for easy barrel swaps and cleaning.
Cons:
-A bit heavy clocking in at around 17lbs unloaded. Personally, I see this as a pro since I like the heft, but it can definitely wear away at your endurance for a long game.
-No rear sling mount. You'll have to get a special sling or jerry-rig a mount yourself.
-Plastic furniture is very prone to scratching and gouging, There's a nice little scratch on my stock when I dropped a pocket knife on it by accident.
-No handguard makes for a strange shouldering stance. It feels pretty unnatural and you can accidentally hit the ROF adjustment switch when you hold it like a normal rifle. You CAN buy a railed handguard, but this is upwards of $90.
-Can be a little tricky to get it to feed the first time owing to the way the magazine is set up, but just watch the feed tube and line it up right and you'll be in business.
Overall, the PKM is a really nice and sturdy support weapon that has the possibility of building your traps and forearms to the size of phone poles. Whether you want it to embrace your comrade side or just as a unicorn, go ahead and pick one up if you're thinking about it. Pick one up and bench press with it.
Pros:
+Amazing capacity. 5,000 rounds is about twice what you'll get in other support guns.
+Good build quality. Apart from one tiny c-clip, the PKM is sturdy and can handle the noobiest of beatdowns. I first used it at an OP and was smacking it all over the building I was holding.
+Comfortable to use in a deployed position. The shoulder loop and bipod make for a comfy kill box.
+Very usable hop-up. Adjusting hop on the fly is not super streamlined, but the hop-up is very easy to adjust to the situation.
+Great range. The PKM's barrel is very long and combined with the hop-up, you can get some mega range.
+ROF adjustment is very easy to do on the fly, although I would advise for you to disable it. The PKM adjusts the ROF by simply increasing resistance in the wiring, which can leave it prone to earlier failures. Still a nifty feature.
+Crisp trigger response out of the box.
+Fair battery consumption. You'll average about 1 magazine per battery on the highest ROF setting laying on the trigger the whole time, which is miles better than the M249 I used to use.
+Carry handle is a blessing from the gods. The gun is heavy and the handle is sturdy to compliment it.
+Removable outer and inner barrel makes for easy barrel swaps and cleaning.
Cons:
-A bit heavy clocking in at around 17lbs unloaded. Personally, I see this as a pro since I like the heft, but it can definitely wear away at your endurance for a long game.
-No rear sling mount. You'll have to get a special sling or jerry-rig a mount yourself.
-Plastic furniture is very prone to scratching and gouging, There's a nice little scratch on my stock when I dropped a pocket knife on it by accident.
-No handguard makes for a strange shouldering stance. It feels pretty unnatural and you can accidentally hit the ROF adjustment switch when you hold it like a normal rifle. You CAN buy a railed handguard, but this is upwards of $90.
-Can be a little tricky to get it to feed the first time owing to the way the magazine is set up, but just watch the feed tube and line it up right and you'll be in business.
Overall, the PKM is a really nice and sturdy support weapon that has the possibility of building your traps and forearms to the size of phone poles. Whether you want it to embrace your comrade side or just as a unicorn, go ahead and pick one up if you're thinking about it. Pick one up and bench press with it.
by Levi R. on 09/18/2016
"I bot this gun I got this gun I shot this gun I love this gun if you get this gun you will too.
by Michael M. on 05/04/2016
"I love this gun. its heavy, intimidating, and the wood is sexy. Mine came with a m120 spring which is my only con. The m120 spring causes the gun to shoot anywhere from 420-440 FPS so if you plan to use it in the field, your going to need to down grade it to a m90(you can find out what spring yours has by checking the side of the box and seeing with tab it marked off).
Pro's
heavy(good or bad considering your preferences)
Wood is nice
full metal
has some trademarks that are nice
the mag is steel so its super durable
Con's
(My) spring is to strong for all fields
Pro's
heavy(good or bad considering your preferences)
Wood is nice
full metal
has some trademarks that are nice
the mag is steel so its super durable
Con's
(My) spring is to strong for all fields
by Andrew F. on 09/28/2015
"If you are looking for a Russian LMG that isn't an RPK you have to get this gun! This gun is absolutely amazing. It's big, and bulky which is how I like it. A&K really hit a home-run with this gun. The weight is one thing. This gun weighs about 20lbs unloaded from what I've seen. I myself don't use a sling often, but if I were to use one I have the M249 sling. Everything that needs to be metal is metal. The only plastic parts on this gun are the stock, pistol grip, carrying handle (Which I swapped out for wood), and the flash hider if you did not swap that out with the metal one. This thing hits pretty hard too. I'm using .25s in her, and still pushing up to 380fps (Which can also be a con). Let's just sum it all up. I'm not going to forget to mention a 5,000 round box mag! People should think twice about not calling their hits. The box mag is externally metal, but internally plastic. I have had some issues with the mag, but not many. For a battery I just use a valken 9.6v 1600mah. It works out just fine.
Pros:
- Full metal
- Heavy (Can be a con)
- Hard hitting (Can be a con)
- Beautiful with a wood kit
- Has a large intimidation factor.
Cons:
- Heavy for smaller players. I wouldn't recommend it for small players.
- As traditional the bipod is rather crap. One of the plates on the bottom fell off upon opening the box. I just spot welded it back on. The pin to hold it in on the other hand fell out mid game, and was never seen again. I'm just going to ghetto rig it back together before I find a replacement.
- The wiring needed to be replaced after a while of use.
- The stock trigger switch is crap as well, but isn't an expensive fix. it just sticks here and there.
All in all get this gun!
Pros:
- Full metal
- Heavy (Can be a con)
- Hard hitting (Can be a con)
- Beautiful with a wood kit
- Has a large intimidation factor.
Cons:
- Heavy for smaller players. I wouldn't recommend it for small players.
- As traditional the bipod is rather crap. One of the plates on the bottom fell off upon opening the box. I just spot welded it back on. The pin to hold it in on the other hand fell out mid game, and was never seen again. I'm just going to ghetto rig it back together before I find a replacement.
- The wiring needed to be replaced after a while of use.
- The stock trigger switch is crap as well, but isn't an expensive fix. it just sticks here and there.
All in all get this gun!
by Paulo L. on 05/20/2015
"I've been using mine for about 2 months now, and overall, I'm fairly impressed. It's an excellent light machine gun. That being said, there're a few draw backs one should be aware of before purchasing this weapon.
Pros:
-Crazy accurate. Capable of consistently hitting human-sized target at 200 ft.
-Reliable box mag (feeds BBs into the weapon without issue)
-Easy to reload BBs/batteries. You can just open a cap on the side of the box mag, rather than removing the box mag altogether.
-Has adjustable rate of fire.
-Comes with an end-plug (not sure what the correct term for it is) that allows you to disconnect the weapon from the mosfet (part that adjusts the rate of fire) while still keeping the weapon functional.
Cons:
-Adjustable rate of fire is difficult to operate. Apparently, you can easily ruin your battery, or the gun itself, if you adjust the mosfet incorrectly.
-After using the weapon in only 3 games, the barrel became rather loose. This doesn't appear to affect the weapon's accuracy, but it did make it rather uncomfortable to wield, at least for me.
-The bipod can be tricky to operate.
Like I said, this is still an excellent light machine gun. It gets the job done and then some, but I would've personally gone with a weapon that has a more stable barrel assembly. But to each their own. If you don't mind a barrel that's a bit loose, then I would certainly recommend this weapon.
Pros:
-Crazy accurate. Capable of consistently hitting human-sized target at 200 ft.
-Reliable box mag (feeds BBs into the weapon without issue)
-Easy to reload BBs/batteries. You can just open a cap on the side of the box mag, rather than removing the box mag altogether.
-Has adjustable rate of fire.
-Comes with an end-plug (not sure what the correct term for it is) that allows you to disconnect the weapon from the mosfet (part that adjusts the rate of fire) while still keeping the weapon functional.
Cons:
-Adjustable rate of fire is difficult to operate. Apparently, you can easily ruin your battery, or the gun itself, if you adjust the mosfet incorrectly.
-After using the weapon in only 3 games, the barrel became rather loose. This doesn't appear to affect the weapon's accuracy, but it did make it rather uncomfortable to wield, at least for me.
-The bipod can be tricky to operate.
Like I said, this is still an excellent light machine gun. It gets the job done and then some, but I would've personally gone with a weapon that has a more stable barrel assembly. But to each their own. If you don't mind a barrel that's a bit loose, then I would certainly recommend this weapon.
by Michael S. on 05/20/2015
"I'll start off by saying this is an excellent support weapon. It's reliable, it's got range, it's intimidating, it's capacious: both in BB and battery storage. It's massive. It's got a lot of advantages and a few cons to consider. I actually made a video review which is now on youtube, just search "a&k pkm review", it's the one by "taterbuzz"
I'll quickly overview some things any potential buyer should consider. I do recommend checking out the video review if you truly are serious about the PKM, but if you're just looking for some quick info I'll provide it here.
I modified a Romanian bakelite AKM pistol grip to fit, and also to up the looks of the PKM. I'm planning to order some bakelite grip plates for the carry handle to complete the look. I replaced the ghastly orange tip with the shorter, subtler PKM flash hider. I also replaced the inner barrel and bucking nub; the barrel with a Matrix tightbore- which works reasonably well, and the nub with a piece of pen tube (as most do with the A&K M249s and M60s.)
Pros:
-It's got ample space for bbs and batteries
-I've run lipos through it for 10,000+ bbs with no issues
-Gearbox is massive, solid, and loaded with decent parts
-Pushes 420 or so FPS out of the box, giving it decent range of about 180 feet
-Mainly steel components- and where it counts at that
-Very nice reinforced polymer stock, grip, and grip panels
-QD barrel works well and is solid
-Carry handle is thick stamped steel
-Takes upgrades easily
-No parts, internal or external, have broken with hard use
-Gets attention at the field- may annoy some
Cons:
-ROF adjuster crapped out on me after about 1000 rounds, but it's easy to bypass
-Very heavy- I own an A&K M60 which is much easier to carry and wield. I do so without a sling. On the PKM however, a sling is almost a necessity.
-It's long. It's easy to bump trees as well as other players with it. Swing with care.
-It's a bit awkward to hold. The magazine gets in the way of a comfortable grip.
-Fair amount of zinc/aluminium alloy parts
-As others have said, the bipod is rather wiggly
-Accuracy out of the box on mine was just decent with a 12-16 inch spread at about 160 feet
-Somewhat pricy, but it is a PKM after all...
-Most players don't know what it is. A M60? No. A SVD? No. A M249? No. Etc...
Did I mention it's long?
I'll quickly overview some things any potential buyer should consider. I do recommend checking out the video review if you truly are serious about the PKM, but if you're just looking for some quick info I'll provide it here.
I modified a Romanian bakelite AKM pistol grip to fit, and also to up the looks of the PKM. I'm planning to order some bakelite grip plates for the carry handle to complete the look. I replaced the ghastly orange tip with the shorter, subtler PKM flash hider. I also replaced the inner barrel and bucking nub; the barrel with a Matrix tightbore- which works reasonably well, and the nub with a piece of pen tube (as most do with the A&K M249s and M60s.)
Pros:
-It's got ample space for bbs and batteries
-I've run lipos through it for 10,000+ bbs with no issues
-Gearbox is massive, solid, and loaded with decent parts
-Pushes 420 or so FPS out of the box, giving it decent range of about 180 feet
-Mainly steel components- and where it counts at that
-Very nice reinforced polymer stock, grip, and grip panels
-QD barrel works well and is solid
-Carry handle is thick stamped steel
-Takes upgrades easily
-No parts, internal or external, have broken with hard use
-Gets attention at the field- may annoy some
Cons:
-ROF adjuster crapped out on me after about 1000 rounds, but it's easy to bypass
-Very heavy- I own an A&K M60 which is much easier to carry and wield. I do so without a sling. On the PKM however, a sling is almost a necessity.
-It's long. It's easy to bump trees as well as other players with it. Swing with care.
-It's a bit awkward to hold. The magazine gets in the way of a comfortable grip.
-Fair amount of zinc/aluminium alloy parts
-As others have said, the bipod is rather wiggly
-Accuracy out of the box on mine was just decent with a 12-16 inch spread at about 160 feet
-Somewhat pricy, but it is a PKM after all...
-Most players don't know what it is. A M60? No. A SVD? No. A M249? No. Etc...
Did I mention it's long?
by Paulo L. on 05/04/2015
"I've been using mine for about 2 months now, and overall, I'm fairly impressed. It's an excellent light machine gun. That being said, there're a few draw backs one should be aware of before purchasing this weapon.
Pros:
-Crazy accurate. Capable of consistently hitting human-sized target at 200 ft.
-Reliable box mag (feeds BBs into the weapon without issue)
-Easy to reload BBs/batteries. You can just open a cap on the side of the box mag, rather than removing the box mag altogether.
-Has adjustable rate of fire.
-Comes with an end-plug (not sure what the correct term for it is) that allows you to disconnect the weapon from the mosfet (part that adjusts the rate of fire) while still keeping the weapon functional.
Cons:
-Adjustable rate of fire is difficult to operate. Apparently, you can easily ruin your battery, or the gun itself, if you adjust the mosfet incorrectly.
-After using the weapon in only 3 games, the barrel became rather loose. This doesn't appear to affect the weapon's accuracy, but it did make it rather uncomfortable to wield, at least for me.
-The bipod can be tricky to operate.
Like I said, this is still an excellent light machine gun. It gets the job done and then some, but I would've personally gone with a weapon that has a more stable barrel assembly. But to each their own. If you don't mind a barrel that's a bit loose, then I would certainly recommend this weapon.
Pros:
-Crazy accurate. Capable of consistently hitting human-sized target at 200 ft.
-Reliable box mag (feeds BBs into the weapon without issue)
-Easy to reload BBs/batteries. You can just open a cap on the side of the box mag, rather than removing the box mag altogether.
-Has adjustable rate of fire.
-Comes with an end-plug (not sure what the correct term for it is) that allows you to disconnect the weapon from the mosfet (part that adjusts the rate of fire) while still keeping the weapon functional.
Cons:
-Adjustable rate of fire is difficult to operate. Apparently, you can easily ruin your battery, or the gun itself, if you adjust the mosfet incorrectly.
-After using the weapon in only 3 games, the barrel became rather loose. This doesn't appear to affect the weapon's accuracy, but it did make it rather uncomfortable to wield, at least for me.
-The bipod can be tricky to operate.
Like I said, this is still an excellent light machine gun. It gets the job done and then some, but I would've personally gone with a weapon that has a more stable barrel assembly. But to each their own. If you don't mind a barrel that's a bit loose, then I would certainly recommend this weapon.
by Michael S. on 08/03/2013
"I'll start off by saying this is an excellent support weapon. It's reliable, it's got range, it's intimidating, it's capacious: both in BB and battery storage. It's massive. It's got a lot of advantages and a few cons to consider. I actually made a video review which is now on youtube, just search "a&k pkm review", it's the one by "taterbuzz"
I'll quickly overview some things any potential buyer should consider. I do recommend checking out the video review if you truly are serious about the PKM, but if you're just looking for some quick info I'll provide it here.
I modified a Romanian bakelite AKM pistol grip to fit, and also fabricated a wooden stock out of cedar to up the looks of the PKM. I'm planning to order some bakelite grip plates for the carry handle to complete the look. I replaced the ghastly orange tip with the shorter, subtler PKM flash hider. I also replaced the inner barrel and bucking nub; the barrel with a Matrix tightbore- which works reasonably well, and the nub with a piece of pen tube (as most do with the A&K M249s and M60s.)
Pros:
-It's got ample space for bbs and batteries
-I've run lipos through it for 10,000+ bbs with no issues
-Gearbox is massive, solid, and loaded with decent parts
-Pushes 420 or so FPS out of the box, giving it decent range of about 180 feet
-Mainly steel components- and where it counts at that
-Very nice reinforced polymer stock, grip, and grip panels
-QD barrel works well and is solid
-Carry handle is thick stamped steel
-Takes upgrades easily
-No parts, internal or external, have broken with hard use
-Gets attention at the field- may annoy some
Cons:
-ROF adjuster crapped out on me after about 1000 rounds, but it's easy to bypass
-Very heavy- I own an A&K M60 which is much easier to carry and wield. I do so without a sling. On the PKM however, a sling is almost a necessity.
-It's long. It's easy to bump trees as well as other players with it. Swing with care.
-It's a bit awkward to hold. The magazine gets in the way of a comfortable grip.
-Fair amount of zinc/aluminium alloy parts
-As others have said, the bipod is rather wiggly
-Accuracy out of the box on mine was just decent with a 12-16 inch spread at about 160 feet
-Somewhat pricy, but it is a PKM after all...
-Most players don't know what it is. A M60? No. A SVD? No. A M249? No. Etc...
Did I mention it's long?
I'll quickly overview some things any potential buyer should consider. I do recommend checking out the video review if you truly are serious about the PKM, but if you're just looking for some quick info I'll provide it here.
I modified a Romanian bakelite AKM pistol grip to fit, and also fabricated a wooden stock out of cedar to up the looks of the PKM. I'm planning to order some bakelite grip plates for the carry handle to complete the look. I replaced the ghastly orange tip with the shorter, subtler PKM flash hider. I also replaced the inner barrel and bucking nub; the barrel with a Matrix tightbore- which works reasonably well, and the nub with a piece of pen tube (as most do with the A&K M249s and M60s.)
Pros:
-It's got ample space for bbs and batteries
-I've run lipos through it for 10,000+ bbs with no issues
-Gearbox is massive, solid, and loaded with decent parts
-Pushes 420 or so FPS out of the box, giving it decent range of about 180 feet
-Mainly steel components- and where it counts at that
-Very nice reinforced polymer stock, grip, and grip panels
-QD barrel works well and is solid
-Carry handle is thick stamped steel
-Takes upgrades easily
-No parts, internal or external, have broken with hard use
-Gets attention at the field- may annoy some
Cons:
-ROF adjuster crapped out on me after about 1000 rounds, but it's easy to bypass
-Very heavy- I own an A&K M60 which is much easier to carry and wield. I do so without a sling. On the PKM however, a sling is almost a necessity.
-It's long. It's easy to bump trees as well as other players with it. Swing with care.
-It's a bit awkward to hold. The magazine gets in the way of a comfortable grip.
-Fair amount of zinc/aluminium alloy parts
-As others have said, the bipod is rather wiggly
-Accuracy out of the box on mine was just decent with a 12-16 inch spread at about 160 feet
-Somewhat pricy, but it is a PKM after all...
-Most players don't know what it is. A M60? No. A SVD? No. A M249? No. Etc...
Did I mention it's long?
by Jeffrey S. on 01/31/2018
"Great platform for upgrades with absolutely rock solid externals. Abysmal internals and performance out of the box.
Straight out of the box it was shooting about 350fps with a .2 at around 14rps on a 15c 11.1v.
Box mag came partially broken, the three way switch was broken. After rewiring, the stock motor could barely keep up with the blistering 14rps.
After installing an shs piston, piston head, cylinder head, nozzle, asg 30k motor, r hopping the stock barrel and flat hopping the stock bucking, as well as installing a new motor in the box mag, bypassing the MOSFET and fuse, and installing deans plugs. It now reliably shoots 490 fps with the same spring and stock gears at about 22 rps and shoots like an absolute laser. Put about 20k rounds through it over the last few weeks and it is still going strong.
If you plan on upgrading it, as you should, the gears and barrel are very good. Compression parts, motors and wiring need to go. If you aren't tech savvy or plan on leaving it stock. You can find better lmgs for your money.
3 stars because it is really only a pretty face out of the box. But it can easily be turned into a 5 star gun with a few simple upgrades.
Straight out of the box it was shooting about 350fps with a .2 at around 14rps on a 15c 11.1v.
Box mag came partially broken, the three way switch was broken. After rewiring, the stock motor could barely keep up with the blistering 14rps.
After installing an shs piston, piston head, cylinder head, nozzle, asg 30k motor, r hopping the stock barrel and flat hopping the stock bucking, as well as installing a new motor in the box mag, bypassing the MOSFET and fuse, and installing deans plugs. It now reliably shoots 490 fps with the same spring and stock gears at about 22 rps and shoots like an absolute laser. Put about 20k rounds through it over the last few weeks and it is still going strong.
If you plan on upgrading it, as you should, the gears and barrel are very good. Compression parts, motors and wiring need to go. If you aren't tech savvy or plan on leaving it stock. You can find better lmgs for your money.
3 stars because it is really only a pretty face out of the box. But it can easily be turned into a 5 star gun with a few simple upgrades.
by Lisa C. on 05/31/2017
"This gun is very complicated. Once you figure it out, it is a reliable weapon in the field. Sadly, mine has an issue where it is constantly firing no matter if I have the trigger pulled or not. It worked great before it broke though.
by Janet B. on 12/23/2016
"Great gun got mine on sale but as another person here said it will work for about an hour or two an the fire rate will decrease. At first I thought "oh its just a dead battery", but when I put battery it into my ak74-u its fine..... I don't know why every battery sounds like it is a dead battery in my pkm, is it wiring???. Frame is good, fps was op (when it worked), super solid gear box, and a perfect bad guy look!
by Patrick G. on 02/24/2023
"Review part 1 - Warranty replacement ordered
First day I tried to play with this gun, it broke.
So right out the box, the carrying handle can pivot front and back, for some terrible reason. The weight of this gun and the pivot of this handle can cause the handle to pop out and over the little shim piece holding that handle in, which the first time i picked up the gun, left a big ugly gouge in the metal barrel shroud piece. Its a small chip but it was really stupid. I would recommend putting epoxy or some sort of really strong glue on that carrying handle to remove its pivot function, it only seems to be there to ruin your gun.
Secondly, I got the wood furniture version. My first day I played with this gun (if you can call it play) I carried it around on my sling, and the inside of the stock seemed to get pretty banged up. Scratched wood, and even a chip the size of a dime off the finish. Your wood furniture getting worn is to be expected, but for just walking around that seemed to be a bit much ware.
Lastly, my first day of playing with it, the guns magazine completely shit the bed. My first match the magazine jammed and the wiring on the switch/feeding motor broke. I didnt even get to shoot more than maybe 100 bbs out of this magazine before it jammed and had a catastrophic failure.
The gun itself was fine aside from the carrying handle and fragility of wood (but thats to be expected)
You can probably wrap your woods stress areas with some bandage camo or coat it in a protective resin coat.
The magazine gearbox/feeder breaking is apparently really common.
Ill write another review once I actually get to play with my PKM once my warranty replacement comes in.
First day I tried to play with this gun, it broke.
So right out the box, the carrying handle can pivot front and back, for some terrible reason. The weight of this gun and the pivot of this handle can cause the handle to pop out and over the little shim piece holding that handle in, which the first time i picked up the gun, left a big ugly gouge in the metal barrel shroud piece. Its a small chip but it was really stupid. I would recommend putting epoxy or some sort of really strong glue on that carrying handle to remove its pivot function, it only seems to be there to ruin your gun.
Secondly, I got the wood furniture version. My first day I played with this gun (if you can call it play) I carried it around on my sling, and the inside of the stock seemed to get pretty banged up. Scratched wood, and even a chip the size of a dime off the finish. Your wood furniture getting worn is to be expected, but for just walking around that seemed to be a bit much ware.
Lastly, my first day of playing with it, the guns magazine completely shit the bed. My first match the magazine jammed and the wiring on the switch/feeding motor broke. I didnt even get to shoot more than maybe 100 bbs out of this magazine before it jammed and had a catastrophic failure.
The gun itself was fine aside from the carrying handle and fragility of wood (but thats to be expected)
You can probably wrap your woods stress areas with some bandage camo or coat it in a protective resin coat.
The magazine gearbox/feeder breaking is apparently really common.
Ill write another review once I actually get to play with my PKM once my warranty replacement comes in.
by Richie A. on 04/29/2018
"For something worth 600 bucks, it should not have any problems out of box. When i got mine, it worked for about half an hour before it stopped firing. after looking it over, something came loose inside the gun. if anyone else has the same problem of the box loading BBs, but not making any noise of firing at all, then likely the red wire that you see inside the pkm is loose. after flipping open the top. you would see at the back, behind the silver colored receiver, a red wire. all that you would need to do is pull open the receiver and put the wire back in place, securing it (maybe with electrical tape). I would rate it more, as everything else about the gun seems solid, but still for $600 it should not come with any problems. (would rate 5/5 if not for the malfunction)
by William P. on 09/07/2016
"I was excited about this gun because i like the look and it had great reviews but the gun broke the 1st time I used it. Ran great for about an hour of light use using the recommended 9.6v battery then all the sudden it it just stopped feeding and sounded like it had a dead battery. Tried a few different batteries and even one with a higher voltage but nothing works. By the time I got this out to a field to use it it was already past the warrenty date so I can't even return it. Maybe I just got unlucky and got a bad gun but I can not recommend a gun that brakes the 1st time it's used.