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Airsoft Core |
By West
Published: December 7, 2007
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Looks This gun is around one meter in length and weighs 3 kg, so it is one of the larger guns made by Tokyo Marui. The barrel length is only bested by the H&K PSG1. The receiver of the gun is gray, but I can’t really say if it’s painted or if the ABS itself is gray. The folding stock, grip and front handguard are all some greenish color. There are several nice details on the rifle, like the flip up night sight, moveable trigger guard and many stamped serial numbers. One thing that makes this rifle stand out from most others is the semi clear/see-through magazine. They are very functional as they let you keep track of how much ammo you have left, and they also clamp together without having to use mag clamps or duct tape or anything. The 550 comes with a folding bi-pod, which can be swung to the sides to be useful also when employed on uneven ground.
Function
Despite the great length of the rifle it is very easy to get your frame around it, unlike H&K rifles of similar size. In comparison the G3s seem very bulky and unergonomical while the 550 feels real agile for a long rifle. This is because the G3 stock is longer and the magazine is located further to the front of the gun, causing you to hold the whole gun further away from your body and on straighter arms. It also means that the Sig gains quite a lot of barrel length, even though the G3 has a longer overall length. (1020mm G3, 1000mm 550) The gun has three firing modes, single, burst and auto. (And a "safe" of course) The Sig 550 and 551 are the only Marui guns equipped with the burst mode. The burst can be set to fire between 2 - 8 rounds, via a small dial next to the battery connector. Unfortunately the burst mode is really not worth it. What it does is limit the amount of BBs you can fire while squeezing the trigger on auto. I just set mine to "2" so I’d have basically rapid singe fire.
As far as range and rate of fire goes it's pretty much average. It doesn’t really shine in either department. I don’t like the "stick" type battery in this gun, no matter what people say, I still think these batteries are the worst of all the variants out there. They just don’t seem to give enough juice!
Conclusion
A lot of people have been saying some mean things about this gun, and most of it seems to be unjustified. One thing that IS true is that the stock is rather squeaky. And even though the burst mode is quite useless it is not like it works bad or seems prone to burning out. I got this gun because it was the closest to an airsoft AK5 that Marui has made, and admittedly the actual function of the weapon didn't concern me much as I just wanted to find a gun that had the right looks. I have learned that most airsofts perform very similar and what separates their performance is battery size, and that is certainly true in this case. If you strapped on a large battery this WOULD BE a real killer rifle, but as it is now it's just average.
- West
http://www.angelfire.com/apes/aat
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