"so i picked up another one of these, this time the 13.7 model, it went on sale for $240 and I picked it up because I liked my 4.25" model so much, the only thing I forgot to note in my original review is the qaulity of the body and mating between the upper and lower receivers are perfect, there is no wobble between them, on either model.
I was very happy to see that the 13.7 model comes with a full cylinder, saves me the trouble of having to tear into the gear box just so I can maximize compression, that is guns with longer barrels, my 4.25 model is still stock.
the one thing that really stands out to me on the 13.7 model is how quite of a gun it is, there is not excessive noise from it at all, I dont hear the gear box at all and the motor sounds healthy, even the muzzle noise is virtually nothing.
its not a whiny motor but thats about it, it seems I got a lemon with my 4.25 model motor, the motor on my 13.7 is better, but its still very lackluster, it just does not have the rate of fire I look for, I cant speak to anything else on the motor, i will very likely swap mine in the future.
I have not been into the gear box of either gun, largely because I just dont need to, that being said this has a cut out in the side of the gear box very similar to the krytacs that let you see the sector gear and piston teeth engage, and while i cant see the other gears, it looks very dry inside the gear box, it does not sound dry, like it needs lube, but it looks a little dry for my taste. the sector gear looks like it only has a dry film lubricant on it, and thats likely the story with the other gears, that when they were manufactured the gears were treated with a dry film to prevent rust, and im under the impression thats it as far as lubrication goes, im probably wrong, but I have no desire to go through the trouble of opening the gear box just to see if it has lube, I run my guns stock until they break, then I upgrade them.
something that I really dont like on either model, or any model for that matter is the dust covers, they are polymer, which I really dont mind at all, its that has an american flag design on the outside and it feels really out of place on this rifle with the woderfully designed machined surfaces on the upper an lower. I honestly would not have cared if it was a normal dust cover, but i digress.
this came with a different stock than the 4.25 model and im not impressed, thankfully the stock does not wobble, but I dont understand why on a airsoft stock, that you wouldnt make the butt pad removable, the butt pad on the 4.25 is removable, but for some reason that seems to be an after thought on the 13.7, you have to take the entire stock off to access the battery compartment, look ill gladly suffer if I swap the stock myself for a magpul one or what ever stock i run if I think it will look good, but it just makes no sense to me, that airsoft gun, whose other models have a removable butt pad, that they skimped on this one. for this reason alone I swapped it for a 416a5 stock.
I cant really think of anyting else to note on these guns, I have personally used the 4.25 out doors several times and as a loaner gun, so it has seen quite a bit of use, and it is still going strong, I cant wait to use my 13.7 model. with that being said it almost saddens me I doubt i will purchase another one of the slr rifles, I already have both ends of the spectrum covered so I just dont see the need to get another one, even if they go on sale.
I am still rating this 4 stars because the motors and im still salty about the stock. but I truly love the slr rifles, my advice is as follows, wait for them to go on sale, which seems pretty often than pick it up, and swap the motor and rock it.
"so i was looking for a smaller rifle for outdoors for 2 main reasons, easier to maneuver in the brush with, and lighter weight, but still full metal. this went on sale and I picked up the 4.25" model in 2 tone gray. it is not a bad rifle by any stretch, but it severely lacks in some key areas, all are easily fixable. first on foremost was the color, I actually regretted purchasing the 2 tone gray color, the pictures are not very telling of how light the gray is, its almost a primer color, I painted mine black to match everything else, if you plan on picking one of these up, I would recommend sticking with black or dark earth. second major complaint is the motor is atrociously bad, easily the worst airsoft motor I have ever encountered, reminds me of the old G&G motors before G&G got good. absolutely pathetic ROF and sounded horrid. I was getting 14 RPS on a fully charged 11.1 30c lipo. super easy fix and swapped it on the spot for a better motor. accuracy and range was what I was expecting, not good, I almost felt the 4.25" model was to short, but with a vertical grip and emg guardian suppressor (short) handles amazing, i put in an extended inner barrel and new hop up, its usable now, but im not thrilled, will require more tuning to get the accuracy and range I want. internally its held up fine, sounds "strong" and "clean" after swapping the motor. my last biggest complaint is that the stock is super loose, loosiest stock I have ever felt on any gun period, its bad, it rattles, this was remedied with electrical tape. surprisingly I like the stock, I usually swap that out right away, stick with buffer tube lipos or tri cell lipos on this, the stock is shorter than normal and gives me the perfect length of pull maxed out ( i usually run m4s 2 or 3 clicks out).
I am so impressed with this rifle that I plan on picking up different lengths when they go on sale in the future, take my advice if this rifle catches your eye, wait for it to go on sale and pick one up, just be prepared to swap the aforementioned parts on the sport, but it is an amazing gun with tons of potential
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