G&G Combat Machine 16 Raider CQB Airsoft AEG Rifle (Package: Tan / Add 9.6 Butterfly Battery + Smart Charger)

"As everyone has said before me, this gun is the best gun for beginners. It is also a favorite among techs and is pretty solid with stock parts. There are many after market parts that you can put in your gun in case you want to replace broken parts or upgrade it. I have turned mine into a dsg and it performs beautifully. Only con is that the gearbox is cheap zinc and the tappet plate is proprietary which means only G&G tappet plates will fit in this.

"Great beginner friendly gun that won't break the bank!! The body is a super sturdy plastic type not like other ones that use low quality ABS. They are also great as back up guns or for people to learn how to tech.

"Got this little cqb cm16 just about 4 years ago.
It's had the gear box worked over a bit ( not from failure ), however its been a reliable, fun , fairly accurate gun to play. I let my brother play it one day and he loved it. Offered me money for it . Nope...
It's been a great platform to upgrade as a project gun. Ive fallen on it and the only damage that happened was the hand guard screws needed to be tightened back up but play the rest of the day with it.My daughter still has hers as a back up . I bought her a rip off Valken copy of this aeg, if i were to compare the 2 side by side . Hands down the CM16. This is my go to primary it shall be top of my list for beginner guns .
Pros
Reliable
Easy to handle
User riendly
Product support parts availablility
If you're a short person fits small hands really well.
Green bucking is a plus it comes stock with.
Cons
Needs a 6.03 barrel
Faster motor/ trigger response.

"Good gun, right around 350 fps, perfect for indoor CQB fields. You can use this outdoors without any issues as well. Although if you are looking for a gun primarily for playing outdoors, I would go with the version that has a longer barrel and shoots closer to 400 fps.

"I have had this gun for like six months and it runs perfectly 10/10 would recommend it to anybody that is getting into airsoft. and great for upgrading.

"I love this gun and its a great beginner gun for CQB and some Outdoor as well. I go hunting and in the middle of the day me and my cosuins will bring out our guns and battle. I have shot this from easily a 100ft and its still accurate. I don't recommend getting a sniper scope for it since it doesn't shoot too far outdoors but its still good for outdoors with a short to Mid range distance. I have a 18$ Red dot I got from Amazon that works amazing with this thing and and nothing will stop it. I had this as my first airsoft gun along with the Elite Force 1911 Tac Ops which I don't recommend since the accuracie sucks. Anyway Parenst if your kid is looking into airsofting I do recommend this deep down unless you want to do long distance get a Long Barrel rifle.

"By far one of the best guns for its price range super reliable has never failed me in the past two years

Pros
Great price
Nice weight
Accurate
You have to do little to no maintenance

Cons
None

"Ok so I bought mine a few weeks ago and all I have to say is it’s phenomenal on the field but mine was not able to adjust the hopup without taking apart the upper and lower receivers so that’s a negative overall it’s great 9/10

"A great all-round beginner indoor airsoft gun with durable, rugged quality.

The CM-16 Raider is simply one of the most reliable AEGs there are. For most of my friends, and myself included, it was our first airsoft gun. I've had mine for over four years now, and I've abused the tar out of it. I've dropped it on concrete and rocks, slammed it into walls, thrown it into mud, and even took it through a thunderstorm in the rain a time or two. I live in the South Eastern United States, with moderately cold winters and hot summers. No matter the conditions, it just doesn't quit.

I will say that I have had some jams here and there from bad ammo, mainly cheap biodegradable bbs. But by using good ammo, there hasn't been any issues.

Out of the box using a 9.6 nun-chunk battery, the fps should fall between 340-360, just as the manufacturer states. Perfect for most, if not all, indoor fields.

The Raider is designed for indoor use, but it still can perform outdoors quite well in short to mid ranges. I'm primarily an indoor CQB player, so I cannot speak with 100% certainty on the performance of the rifle for use with outdoor-only players.

After all the years of abuse, it has certainly taken its toll on my rifle in particular, with problems like the rail and barrel being wobbly and the sights being chipped, and my fps has dropped drastically as a result, being only about 230. However, even through all of the years of torture, it still runs and shoots just fine.

If you're just getting into the sport with a budget in mind, this is the gun to get.

"Best gun under $150 period. Don't open the gearbox if you don't have experience. You'll mess it up.

"I Love This Gun Its a Godly gun don't do anything to it until it breaks

"great gun would recommend for beginners just starting airsoft

"This gun is totally awesome, it shoots great, has a great range and rate of fire. The only problem that i have with it is that sometimes when in semi-auto mode it will lock-up and I have to turn it to full-auto to get it unstuck. But like I said everything else about it is great.

"Phenomenal Gun for the price. High Quality, Polymer externals that make me never want to own a metal gun. Side by side with my buddy's G&G Predator, his has a touch more FPS and ROF but this Raider makes the Predator with a lipo sound like a water gun.

Pros-
Great Externals
Awesome FPS/ROF
Phenomenal Beginner Gun
Great metal internals

Cons-
The 450rd mag has trouble feeding sometimes (Bought extra G&G Midcaps and work great)
Battery compartment is very tight, always scared I'll kink my wires.