Ares Amoeba AM-005 SMG Generation 5 (Color: Black)

"This thing is crazy fast. I put a Titan 11.1v Li-Ion stick type in and it fit VERY snug but it did fit. The polymer construction was concerning at first but it is extremely durable. Lower FPS so good for CQB but super accurate at close range. I recommend .28 to .32 for this bad boy. It’s what I usually use and it’s awesome.

"With a prometheus purple hop and m120 spring you can be hitting a man sized target at 190', 8 out of 10 shots. (.28g bbs/eliteforce) 1200 rpm with a 11.1v lipo, stick type. This is roughly 345fps with .20bbs.
Now we know it shoots decent, what makes it special?

Pros for me:
Dial Hop: Get that perfect hop for the bb weight/brand you use!
Quick change spring. Flat head screw driver and hex key, 2 minutes in and out to change a spring.
Weight: Light, light, light. If you like to run or play long games, this is for you!
Stock: Collapse/removeable. I took my stock off, and just run a singlepoint sling.
Headturner: Every game, i have an ally nearby that says "Crap that shoots fast". Its a white stream of bbs. Glorious. Hiding that battery in that top compartment gives it such a unique look... like a shark....
Sturdy as all heck. I mean it. I let my 15 year old boy and 9 year old girl use it. I've cleaned more mud out of this thing...
EFC: This is my 2nd amoeba, have the am13 too... if you are going to own more than one amoeba (they have been nice investments so far) you MUST own the EFC box. Make a honey badger from cqb to DMR and back again with a spring and this box and 5 minutes of your time. Loved this feature so far, as there are fields here in Oregon that WILL NOT ALLOW full auto. Due to this handy invention, I bring my favorite 2 replicas to any field I please. SMELL THE FREEDOM!?

Cons:
Taking this apart, the internal wiring is very cramped, and runs INTO the magazine well. Removing the upper from the lower the first time is very stiff, make sure you take care to stuff the wiring that runs to the upper receiver---- stuff it back down into the lower. This will help alot with your first take down.
Motor not reenforced for higher springs, will kill your motor to put in m130+. With woodsball being a typical 400fps for auto guns, there really isnt a way to amp this past 350fps without a motor change.
Bring extra mags. BB hose. No other way to describe it. I run k120s for the consistency, and if I don't have 8 per game I have to leave the field early to get to the car to reload. Every. Single. Game.


If you want an cqb legal AEG pdw (and can change the hop and spring// really like 20 mins YouTube effort and elbow grease, tops) this can't be beat for the price. I've shot most of them, as the PDW/DMR combo is what I love to run. And the airsoft pdw options wasn't really that great for range until the last few years. It's light, a head turner (always questions on the field.), built like a polymer tank, accurate, but most importantly:reliable. I know it'll shoot, every trigger pull, accurately and at range.

"I've had the gun for about a year now. It is a reliable, fairly small M4. it's made of a durable polymer
FPS was about 350ish (mine was slighty higher) so it's CQB legal.
The distance isn't that great, as it's a CQB gun, but it's rof is good. It is accurate, I had no problems with that. The hi cap mag that came with it fed well enough, but I normally run Mid caps, as that's my preference.
The major flaw is the battery compartment. It's on the top, and uses a narrow stick battery. I was able to put a 7.4 small stick lipo in it, but the space is the weakest link in this gun.
Now I'm no tech, and haven't disassembled the gun, so I cannot vouch for the internals, but I've used it and abused it and it's still running strong.

Pros:
Lightweight, made of good polymer
Accurate
Good for CQB

Cons
Range, but it's to be expected
battery compartment. This is the biggest flaw of it, imo.

Overall I recommend it if you play cqb, or are into milsim as a sniper/support and need a secondary. With the stock folded you can use it as a pistol, and since it runs on M4 mags you can interchange it with the majority of your team.

"Looks like a quality gun. Caution, you should when first setting up this rifle make sure to deburr the trigger guard, magwell opening. The battery compartment and cap both need to be fully inletted and deburred before inserting the battery as they have many very sharp edges and can cut a wire or skin a 30$ battery in seconds. Done properly a matrix 11.1v 1500 20c stick can fit. The matrix 11.1v 1200 20c stick fits much better. The barrel extends to the end of the mock supressor giving it good accuracy. Note, the EMG/ARES Realistic series Slim Motor Does Not fit. Add a red dot or just paint the sights white and its ready for CQB.

"here is my first impressions of the weapon

pros:
very compact, can effectively use as a secondary for a BASR
good rof
good fps for outdoors cqb(might be a touch too high for indoor)

cons:
very small compartment for battery. says use only 8.4v and it means it. 9.6 barely fits in.
the fire selector is a litte too foward. i have to reach around to move it to full auto vs. just flicking my thumb(like i do with a full size M4 i have)
slingpoint is a bit small (could mean nothing if you want it as compact as possible)

will post a second review about field performance and further details.