Arcturus Tactical Nylon Fiber M4 Airsoft AEG Rifle w/ M-LOK Handguard (Model: 12" Octagonal Handguard)

"Excellent rife out of the box. I've had mine (12" model) for a few months now, and ran several tests and a full day at the local field. It's been fun to shoot and comfortable to use so far, with a couple of minor drawbacks that are easily fixed.

Pros:
- Snappy trigger
- Great accuracy
- Full ambidextrous including bolt catch
- Runs .25g no problem
- Easy maintenance and access to the spring guide
- Comes with several nice extras like the blacked out flash hider, flip up sights, and patch
- Lipo ready, but limited by battery size

Cons:
- Motor seems a touch weak, but I did change grips for a lancer thumbhole stock, so it might be my motor height's fault. Still a ferrite instead of the newer neodymium available in the Sword Lite (NY06), also by Arcturus.
- The non-octagonal handguard can only accept M-Lok on the 3, 6, and 9, unfortunately no diagonals. If you want that, I think that's what the octagonal model is for.
- The stock on the non-octagonal is not a traditional airsoft crane stock. It doesn't have a battery compartment, limiting you to buffer tube sized batteries. Can be easily fixed with a new stock, or by going for the Sword Lite instead.

Overall, this rifle is a great reliable setup and is worth looking into. I plan to run it as my primary build for the foreseeable future. However, if you have the extra $10 (at the time of review) and it's in stock, you might want to go with the Sword Lite instead and get the more refined newer version.

"Amazing Starter gun! Fire select switch spin the right side is harder to push, but other than that Great Gun!

"I’ve got an Avalon and I bought my son an Arcturus. The Arcturus is about half the price of the Avalon and they shoot very similarly. Crazy fast trigger response out of the box, with the microswitch and MOSFET already installed.

My Avalon lost it’s mag retainer during the last game, and I tried to run a rental G&G. I ran it one game and went back to using my Avalon, the difference in performance was just too much to bear. I’m picking up another Arcturus to stick in my rifle case as a backup in case one of our rifles goes down again.