CYMA Platinum SR-25 QBS Airsoft AEG Designated Marksman Rifle (Model: SR-25 / Gun Only)

"Very good gun! precise and very stylish. Its gears are very resistant, I would improve the Mosfet to not limit the Joules. very good option for upgrade.

"I got one of these in M-lok.

I will start by saying this is probably the most exceptional value for your money out of any airsoft gun on the market. I managed to get my friend to get one as well and he LOVES it right out of the box. I ended up putting a brushless motor, a Perun Hybrid, and a better barrel and hop setup.

The stock hop will handle anything up to about .36's at full tilt and the stock compression is easily hitting 1.85J on 0.4's with the hop set appropriately.

Pros
Build quality is A1
gun runs smooth out of the box, shimming is okay and better than most.
Comes with a 6.03 510mm tightbore
Gun uses universal V2.5 components (unlike some other SR-25's on the market)
ETU is simplistic, but serviceable and reliable despite what used to be said about them.
QBS spring change system is the best on the market
Motor is torquey and strong.

Cons
compression is not exactly super consistent I have a 0.2J /- variance out of the box. Likely due to the nozzle not making the greatest seal. Still, this could be far worse
ETU isn't programmable but it is not proprietary so you can switch it out with a GATE or Perun with very minimal modification (I had to shave down a pin to get the perun hybrid in, took 5 minutes).
Spring is twangy (put some grease on it)

If you are on the fence between this and any other SR-25 I cannot stress how good of a deal this is right out of the box. It punches well above it's weight class and is also very easily modified to boot. This is the kind of gun that if you invest in when you first start getting serious about airsoft you will never need to get a new gun unless you get bored of it. I cannot recommend this enough.

"Great gun out of the box the only gripe that I have is the battery compartment in a bit tight but that's fixable by switching the stock out

"This is an excellent rifle for the money.

Pros:
Sturdy
Shoots at approx 440 fps w/.2's
Accurate
Plenty of rail space
Comes with iron sights

Cons:
Battery space is tideious to get to
The QD socket on the stock does not retain swivels.

Both of the cons can be fixed by swapping out the stock.

"Shoots about 485 495, pretty consistent. Very accurate at 150 recommend 32-36gram bbs. Overall very nice dmr/sniper

"Picked this guy up because I wanted to build a full on DMR, and man, this fits the bill wonderfully. Accurate out of the box with at least .30s, with solid range to boot. A bit on the heavy side, but that's a non issue, since generally with a DMR, you're going to hang back a little bit from your squad, providing overwatch and scouting. Hits hard too, so don't be surprised if you end up with a MED at your field of choice.

The construction is solid too, able to take quite a few knocks, which, lets be honest here...One will biff it at least once! Now, I did have one small issue with it, but it was something that was easily fixed...A few of the grub screws aren't quite tightened down fully, especially on the handguard, but a couple of seconds with an allan key and that problem goes away. The pistol grip is a bit wobbly as well too, but beyond that, CYMA made a fine DMR platform, and I look forward to putting in the work to make it even better then what it is out of the box!

"Good Gun buy some BCM Rail panels and a BCM vertical grip and you'll b good to go.

"Excellent piece. Worked on a few of these and the other m4 platinum line guns from CYMA; thoroughly impressed by its performance and quality. Internals on the SR25 are great: rotary hop up, metal rack piston, neo motor. I upgraded mine with better barrel and bucking, new spring, some external bits to make a m110k1 build, o ring air nozzle (SHS G36 one is the right length). Shoots excellent and only came out to ~$500 with some extra mags and the external extras.

"You don't need to shell out $800 for a full DMR build with fancy bells and whistles. If you're on a budget, this is the best out of the box budget DMR you can buy. I got the 14.5" MLOK version when it was on sale and it's quite possibly the best $200 I've spent so far. I'm just surprised at how many features CYMA has packed into this thing. 6.03mm tightbore inner barrel, H-mound hop up bucking with rotary adjustment, reinforced V2.5 gearbox with steel 19-tooth rack polycarb piston with aluminum bearing piston head, aluminum double O-ring cylinder head, CNC steel 18:1 gearset, 8mm steel bearings, neodyminum high torque motor, in-line trigger mosfet, and quick-change spring with ball bearing spring guide.

Externally it sports an aluminum handguard, smooth matte black aluminum alloy billet-style receiver, metal ambidextrous selector with the right side selector shaved by 1/2 to make space for your trigger finger, metal magazine release, metal trigger, metal flat top rail, and polymer stock/grip. The charging handle is also metal and locks open the mock bolt, which can be released with the left side bolt release. The magazine is a high-capacity 470 round wind-up PMAG style magazine. The gun should be compatible with most non-ARES SR-25 magazines. The finish on the gun is supposedly weather-resistant, but it does feel like it can scratch easily so be warned.

The performance is spectacular to say the least. The first thing you notice is how light the trigger is and how responsive it is. The trigger response on an 11.1v lipo is better than most VFC AEG's and on par with Krytacs and SSG builds. There is a decent amount of uptake on the travel but the last 1mm or so has an almost imperceptible microswitch-like "click" that actually causes the gun to fire. The response should be even better with a lower FPS spring. Speaking of FPS, this gun is shooting quite hot, at around 450+ FPS out of the box owing to the longer inner barrel and high cylinder volume which is inherent to most SR25 gearboxes. The airseal is alright and shimming appears to be good. The piston has 1/2 of the last tooth shaved down to assist with AOE. FPS consistency is pretty alright for a stock gun with deviations of about /-3 FPS. I believe the piston head seal could be better inside the cylinder but for $210 I'm not complaining. Barrel was surprisingly clean out of the box and needed only two swabs to remove all gunk. The crowning was not the best but I can't complain. Range is approx. 60 meters accurately on a torso sized target with some flyers, but that's most likely the bucking breaking in. Replacing your hop up bucking with an R-Hop and a flat bucking with flat mound will increase your range to approx. 80 meters with heavy bb's.

I have only two gripes with this gun. Firstly, the quick-change spring knob inside the buffer tube doesn't exist for me. There is only a flat screw cap that accepts very, very wide flathead screwdrivers or a thin metal bar like a hex key. Not a big issue. It still has a screw hole inside to allow mounting of other buffer tubes and stock assemblies. I attached a UBR stock on mine to give it a nice DMR look. Second, the flash hider is stupidly hard to get off as it is retained by a grub screw that is locked in so securely that it may break your hex key (like it broke mine). That's what dremels are for though. These cons are minor and I'm having a very, very hard time finding any fault with this gun that would otherwise ruin my airsofting experience.

One thing to note is that it does have full-auto function, even though there is no visible selector marking for that. You will have to find a way to semi-lock it if you plan on running this in a Milsim game.

Pros:
-Great build quality, both internally and externally - minimal to no upgrades necessary
-Good accuracy and range out of the box
-Excellent, lightweight trigger with great response
-Rotary hop up unit for easy hop adjustment
-Charging handle locks bolt back, bolt catch actually works
-Ambidextrous selector with right side shaved by 1/2 for comfortable shooting
-Metal flip-up sights
-Comfortable pistol grip
-Retractable stock with decent space for batteries
-In-line MOSFET which can run 7.4 or 11.1v lipo's
-Good weight (about 7 pounds unloaded, balanced around the trigger)
-Quick change spring system
-Minimal upgrades needed
-Compatible with most SR25 mags

Cons:
-Bucking could use replacement
-Flash hider nearly impossible to get off
-Quick change spring guide knob non-existent, need some sort of tool
-Stock wobbles a bit
-Paint may scratch easily
-HUGE magazines, need dedicated .308 pouches
-Need semi-lock function for Milsim events

"I bought the CM098B version to build a DMR with 10mm extra cylinder length than standard V2 gearboxes. Out the box, it shot .40g at 210fps. Found the air nozzle does not have an o-ring, so the air leaked rather than push the heavy bb. The stock nozzle and hopup chamber are extra long (24mm nozzle), so using aftermarket hopup chambers will require a shorter nozzle. I used a Begadi Neptun PRO hopup chamber with 1.4mm shims and an AOLS G36 24.3mm nozzle to correct the seal. Rocket airsoft has a 24mm nozzle available too, trying that out next. Stock tappet plate bent at the nozzle holder, causing misalignment with bucking, so replacing with Retro Arms POM. Stock cylinder is ported, defeating the point of the 10mm longer cylinder to push heavy bb's, but CYMA sells a non-ported cylinder to correct. Stock piston will not last with a heavy spring. The plastic bridge holding the steel rack is too thin, so chose a retro arms 19 tooth piston.

Body quality is quite nice for middle tier pricing. The front m-lok rail is snug around the barrel nut, with two grub screws locking into two grooves around the nut. Crane stock is huge, so tall boys will appreciate it. To use the PTS 100rd midcaps, I dremeled away the raised rib at the front of the mag well for a snug fit without hammering the mags in (need some float to align with hopup chamber).

"The overall feel of the gun is great. Retractable stock is ever so slightly clunky but I feel like that’s with every new AEG. Pistol Grip feels standard nothing bad, the magwell has no issue and fits the mags great. Flip up sights normal nothing bad rails seems of highest quality outer barrel however has minor scratches and seems to be slightly messed up but doesn’t effect the mechanics of the AEG. MLOK rails have no issues normal as is but I do have some issues. The hop up unit feels poorly made seems to be made of lower quality plastic or some sort. My next issue is the charging handle, this just might be mine but it is the weakest point of the gun. The charging handle does work however it feels much stronger then it should and sounds like something is crooked or grinding within the spring. I’ve contemplated returning it due to this problem due to the price of it so I’m expecting good quality on every aspect even though it’s a mid to high price range AEG. Overall the quality seems to be great everything so far functions as is

If your looking for a DMR that *can* function as a standard AR if needed and is almost full metal id highly recommended this.

"Battery compartment is huge but the opening the battery goes through is very narrow (get the flattest battery you can find). Unless you want to fish for the wires and risk ripping them out some disassembly is required to remove the battery.

Trigger response is phenomenal with 11.1.

The mid caps suggested did not fit I am still waiting to hear from Evike if they were defective or if something else is going on.

Out of the box consistent range of 175’ with .32 bbs, will get out to 200’ but not with enough power to do any good.

Rotary hop up is a major plus.

"CYMA PLATINUM SR25

Not much else good I can say that hasn't been said.

But be aware, the flash hider(threaded 14mm CCW) is metal, and it comes with the single lug that locks it into the threading. Its impossible to take off by practical means.

The stock it comes with is made well, and fits the overall aesthetic.
I tried putting a MAGPUL fixed stock onto it, and it was an uncomfortably tight fit, and I decided against breaking the gun to try and fit it on.
I'd recommend not buying an aftermarket stock for this gun until You've held it in person and inspected the product first hand.

That being said the buffer tube fits a Titan Power 7.4v 3000 mAh battery perfectly.

The handguard is slim, and will fit most real spec MLOK products.
Although the paint scratches easily.

Trigger response for an SR25 is really snappy. Sadly there are 0 youtube videos that do the performance of this product justice.
Right now as the gun preforms out of the box, with .32s, and micro adjustments, you're going to be hitting targets out to 125ft if not more.
The bolt catch functions upon pulling the bolt back, and the hop up is TIGHT. Like TIGHT TIGHT. So use a tool when adjusting.

Overall the best toy pew I've ever purchased, and it out classes 99% of the SR25s on the market.

Knocking it a star down for the STEAL flash hider being deadlocked in, and for the fact that manufacturers still dont make SR25s SEMI AUTO only.

"this is a good rifle. grabbed it on sale around black friday. i got the SPR model. full metal aluminum body. free floating rail with no wobble. orange tip removal is annoying, had to drill around the pin and remove it with vise grips. orange can come off after that, there is some glue under the plastic. a typo on this model is the inner barrel is 455mm. not 510. the full rifle one has a 510mm. compatible with a&k sr25 mags. one complaint i have is the stock. its very hard to connect your battery and get it out without taking of the entire rear plate. incase you're wondering, the bolt does lock back. you need a very long phillips head screw driver to unscrew the screw inside the stock in place. with the stock off you now have access to your quick change spring system. this is where the included large allen wrench comes in. both ambi switches have a bearing under so no wobbly selectors. uses a v2.5 elongated. comes with a standard cyma motor. good torque and decent magnets. the grip has lots of room in it for wiring and is comfortable in the hand. hopup is a plastic rotary unit. takes m4 hop units btw. 455mm (sbr model) inner brass barrel, nothing special. the gearbox comes with 8mm bearings. the gears are standard cyma gears not cnc. sector gear has 19 teeth instead of the standard 16 due to the elongated gearbox. any gearset labeled sr25 will work. piston is plastic with 19 steel rack. tappet plate seems like same material as piston, again its longer than a standard v2. cylinder is aluminum and for some reason has a port. elongated cylinder as well, i bought the a&k sr25 compression kit here it has a full cylinder. piston head is aluminum mushroom style. cylinder head is aluminum double o ring. air nozzle plastic no o ring, g36 length works with this. this comes with a trigger board mosfet, it has a small micro switch and this unit allows you to spam on semi without the cycle locking up. it has some sort of sensor on it that i believe sees the cutoff lever movement. this unit broke on me a couple months after, the switch wouldnt push back after i push it in. i wish it didnt break cuz i loved using it. overall excellent gun. only issues i found was putting back the ambi selectors they felt stiff. this definitely hits the spot for a .308 style rifle. great dmr

"I decided to buy the SPR variant instead of the standard SR25 model, though besides the slightly different iron sights, included magazine, and barrel tips, I couldn't notice a difference between the two. Also note that despite the SPR specs saying it comes with a mock suppressor, this was not the case (with mine, at least). What I'd recommend doing is buying a $7 aluminum/pvc 1'x 12' pipe, paint it whatever color you want, and carefully screw/wedge it over the existing barrel. I managed to do so with a bit of elbow grease, with the only notable 'damage' being some scratched paint where the pipe successfully gripped against three different parts of the barrel.

This review is also being typed by someone who doesn't work on internals. I buy and use airsoft guns bone-stock out of the box, which this one didn't fail to impress.

Pros:

--Mostly metal, except for the stock and grip, as stated.
--Nice weight distribution (without a suppressor).
--With .25g bbs, clocked in at about 370ish fps.
--Bolt catch works.
--Flip iron sights are easy to use, though for a DMR, you'd probably prefer a scope anyways.
--Mosfet included.
--Can be used on full auto if needed, though I prefer not to use it.
--Doesn't just fit small Lipo batteries, managed to snuggly fit a 9.6v nunchuck pair into it.
--No wobble with the receivers or the butt-stock.

Cons:

--Getting to the Tamiya wire in the stock was a hassle, compared to an ICS M16A4 I own. The M16 has a little lever latch, with the Tamiya wire conveniently close to the latch. This SPR requires to unscrew 2 screws, remove the butt plate, the butt plate adjuster screw, then the entire butt plate adjuster mechanism to get to the Tamiya wire (this last step was not described in the manual at all).
--No mock suppressor included, which I was really hoping for, though DIY methods exist.


Despite always having the urge to own an airsoft SR25-SD (and wanting to give it a 5/5 out of sheer excitement of owning one from Cyma), I'd have to give it a 4.5/5 for battery compartment hassles. Still a nice looking piece from Cyma that gets the job done for the roll it's intended to fill, right out of the box.