First I'm sorry for the typing mistakes, my English isn’t perfect



***THE REVIEW***



The REAL eye-opener on skims



The VFC M82A1 mid term is a FULL METAL replica with the total length of 1448mm
And a total weight of 9000g

The price I paid for it incl transport was 1550€ or 1,974.62 USD



When I saw him, my first ideas where, ‘oh my god what a large flash hider'.
It's almost as large a normal cd. And has the same measures of a real one, also the production methods are the same.











The carry handle feels comfortable and is no luxury for the 9kilo heavy replica. The weight is spread around the M82A1.



The M82A1's body is powder coated, most of the parts are made by steel for better welding effect. However, barrel, muzzle brake, and bipod are made by aluminum for lightweight purpose. But are at least as strong as the body itself.
The air holes in the upper receiver are great for adding a long RIS plate like I did.







It has flip-up front and rear sight and 2400 yards adjustable rear sight, provides same operating feeling compares to real one.







Also a RIS to add a Scope for those who don't like to shoot on iron sights.







On the photo you also can see the SIX grooves in the barrel for the realism.
The barrel itself can be retracted manually to simulate short recoil barrel principal.







The barrel can be fully retracted for transport (only when M82A1 is striped)
The stripping of the airsoft version is the same as the real steel version.
Pulling the 2 pins out is enough to open it.
Before you remove the upper receiver, you must withdraw the hop up because else you can't remove the receiver.




About the magazine.

The magazine has the same measures as the real steel version.
Has a capacity of 40bb's and weights about 500 - 1000g







With the magazine comes an 8mm bb loader with the shape and measures of a .50
There are no feeding problems because it works on the same Principe of a lowcap.



The large spring pushes the bb's up





For those who want a comparison with the M15A magazine here it is.






To enter the hop up, the bolt carrier must be pulled backward.
Then you see the bullet shaped hop up.
The Hop up can be adjusted by turning on the front of the bullet (black piece). The adjustment of the hop up is a little tough because the black piece is hard to turn around.
The hop up rubber is a very frail rubber, and brakes with no mercy when handled wrong.







The bipods are aluminum made, and can be collapsed to the back or to the front.
They cannot be removed, and have also 2 column of holes
The feet of the bipods are flat and can be adjusted in height when needed.



The inner barrel is an 850mm long precision barrel with inner diameter of 8,00mm...
The material is unfortunately in a soft metal, so it deforms quick, when you fasten it to heavy.



The stock is full metal and welded to the lower receiver.
At the end the rubber pad provides a relative soft feeling.
The gas must be filled at the back; the cylinder is in the replica and not like all other in the magazine.



The cylinder is about 30cm long and 4-5cm high, the M82A1 is relative economical with gas.


With a full gas chamber you can fire about 3-4 magazines.
It comes with high flow valves, and when you shoot you see the gas escaping at the muzzle (which is a nice effect).


When pulling the trigger, the nozzle pushes the bb into the hop up chamber,
Only the last few mm are to shoot the bb. When you shoot you must pull very hard, and you will not shoot 100bb's in a row, just because of the hardness of the trigger, which is fixed.



When shooting you almost hear no sound and the M82A1 also has no blowback of recoil. But when it shoot's it shoots hard.
I tried with all kinds of gas, and I came up with following.



0,34g 430FPS with HFC134

0,34g 800FPS with red gas



The service of VCF is just magnificent.

I needed a new hop up rubber, hop up spring and they send it free to me, without any charges.



Now some last pictures of it...

Overall pictures









Scope view





Open bullet chamber




Closed Bullet chamber









M82A1 VS M15A4 with silencer VS P90TR


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ME holding my M82A1




Custom case for M82A1:



my cat makes the comparison complete








Tasmanian Devil also likes the M82A1















some photo's in our bunker and with ghillie suit.























and last my own desktop






- Davy

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