APS Guardian 2.0 eSilverEdge Match M4 Airsoft AEG Marksman Rifle (Color: Black / RS1 Stock)

"I got this gun because i always wanted a dmr and this is absolutely the best. The electric blowback looks and sounds amazing, it shoots amazing, and feels amazing. It is made of mostly metal. I think the muzzle brake comes off but i havent figured it out yet. It does nit come with the optic in the picture. I would recommend it to everyone.

"I got this gun just to completely rebuild but I wanted to play a few games with it before I messed with it.

Out of box it has fairly good range but it's accuracy could be better but this can be expected with a smooth bore barrel. The construction of the externals is great! Full metal receiver, outer barrel, rails, and buffer tube.

Overall, it's a great dmr platform but like most guns there are alot of upgrades needed.

"I got this ASR110 to strip and build into a DMR. As soon as I got it, I shot some .25g BBs through it and it shot 350-360 FPS consistently. Out of the box, the rail and buffer tube were loose. They had little play but I was able to tighten them up using the original hardware and there is no more wobble. The stock however is very loose on the buffer tube and there isn't much that can be done other than getting a stock with better fitment.

The list below will be geared more toward cons since I got this rifle solely to tear down and build up. But it's a great starter DMR out of the box with decent performance.

Pros:
-Decent compression out of the box
-Ball bearing spring guide
-O-ring inside air nozzle
-Ported piston head

Cons:
-Often does not fully complete cycle (MOSFET will take of this)
-Loose stock
-Proprietary rail (however comes with 3 adapters to picatinny)
-The charging handle would sometimes come completely out of the rifle. You can bend the front edge of the "bolt" upward a bit where the changing handle grabs it to prevent the issue.
-Thin wiring. It's not bad quality, just a bit thin.

Notes:
-Motor is APS' EV Edge Motor....nothing fancy. Seems kind of cheap
-Orange flash hider is reverse threaded and epoxied. Took some force to get it off with a set of clamping pliers
-Tamiya connector!
-ROF was around 10 RPS
-Ported cylinder
-Poly piston/head. No reinforced teeth
-I don't think this is the "Silver Edge" gearbox APS sells. Looks identical but for some reason I don't think it's a "Silver Edge"
-Gap between the upper and lower receivers. You can see the silver face of the gearbox if you look at it in an EXACT angle. You can easily paint the gearbox face that is "exposed" to hide it. Honestly not a huge con for me but my friend hates it so I thought I would mention it here.


Comes with:
3 picatinny rail adapters
Barrel cleaning thing for clearing stuck BBs
High cap mag

Conclusion:
Recommendation depends on what you what in a rifle. This is a good starter rifle with decent build quality. However for the price, if you want a well performing rifle out of the box, I'd look elsewhere. This is a great platform to upgrade but in it's stock form, there are better options out there.

"Just gonna start by saying I had some issues with Evike on this one, which I reached out to support and got it handled but I want to make sure you guys are in the know before purchasing, the first APS Guardian rifle I got was the original, not the 2.0 version and it arrived damaged and the box full of misplaced parts along with dirt and ripped packaging. Then when I got my credit back and ordered this one, it did say Tamiya connector when I bought it but it arrived with deans so evike sent me a connector so thank you evike.

I got the APS Guardian for a few key reasons, the paramount of which was that the price didn't break the bank, but I was going to get the quick change spring system for indoor/outdoor use. I'm not huge into taking airsoft weapons apart because I've done it before and the time it takes it too consuming. So I was excited for this weapon to have the full steel gearbox with quick change spring system. However, when it got to me and I opened the buffer tube, it became clear this was not a "true" quick change spring system. The lower receiver made by APS does not use a threaded buffer tube with real locking castle nut, but instead uses a fake molded castle nut buffer tube that is screwed into the lower receiver with an actual screw located where the quick change spring system would be if the lower didn't have to be a closed unit to mount the buffer tube to the receiver. This means that the gearbox has to be completely removed from the lower and upper to access the quick change spring which is very upsetting.
Now, regardless of how I feel about APS putting a closed lower receiver OVER the quick change spring system, the gun does still have its perks. It's very sturdy being all metal, but not too heavy as my SR-25 is. The SDU chipset in the gearbox works better than all of my other rifles, its quick, responds well to trigger pull due to proper tensioning, and the range coming out of the box on the rifle consistently with .20g was about 100-110 feet before any veer-off began.
The m-lok handguard is a little tricky being my first m-lok system, and there's not much room to get wrenches in to tighten pieces down, but a little practice and you'll figure it out.
The gun recommends a 7.4v lipo battery, it is wired to the stock with a DEANS connecter, not a Tamiya. But I run a deans to Tamiya and use a 9.6v Ni-MH stick type which I should note only fits with the stock extended out a couple slots.
The mag, stock, grip, and handguard hold really well, no wiggle. The entire gun is just really slim and sturdy while still being lightweight for a metal setup. Overall, I don't have much issues with it other than that the APS manufactured receiver blocks the quick change spring...I have ordered a new receiver, buffer tube and will be switching it out so that I can use this to how it was supposed to be made.
Hopefully I can get it all set up and return here to update this review, but as for now, the failure to mention this isn't a true quick change spring knocks this weapon down to a 3/5.