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Toystar M4a1 #1 By Panzoid Published: August 21, 2005 PrintEmail
Note: This review is on the “new” M4A1 released by Toystar, not the old one.
Toystar M4A1
Introduction
As an avid player of Counter-Strike, I wanted a replica of the “Maverick Carbine” (as the game calls it) or as everyone else calls it, the M4A1. Not having enough money for an AEG, I decided to get a springer. This search for an airsoft replica led me to the airsoftcore forums. After weeks of pondering between the DPMS A-15 Ultra Grade and the Toystar “new” M4A1, I purchased the Toystar version simply because all the retailers did not have the DPMS A-15 Ultra Grade in stock.
First Impressions
I bought this gun from www.modelmarts.com for $69.99 but was smacked by the shipping price of around $35 for the normal, longer shipping. The gun, surprisingly, arrived only 1 week later and I was overjoyed to find it after coming home from school. The “replica” was shipped in a non-descript, brown cardboard box. Inside of the box was another brown box with Toystar markings. Upon opening the box, I found the M4A1, a cheap 2-point sling, a cleaning/unjamming rod, 2 magazines (not clips!), and a small bag of 50 bbs. Modelmarts had painted the Toystar’s flash hinder red, covered the trademarks in black tape, and upgraded the gun to .7~.8 joules.
Trademarks with black tape removed. Note: The yellow sticker marks the hop-up
The gun arrived in two field-strippable halves, so I had to do some assembling. After placing the top part of the receiver on the lower, I attempted to place the pins in. The back pin, made of metal, fits snuggly but I struggled to fit the plastic front pin in. After shoving for a few minutes in vain, I hammered the pin in but in the process the plastic pin was slightly deformed. Hop-up is adjustable and cannot be adjusted by hand.
Two halves with back pin removed
The gun is made from mostly plastic. The plastic used on the pistol grip, barrel, retractable stock, and handgrip is different and much more durable than the plastic used on the receiver. The receiver is gray-colored and doesn’t feel durable. If the receiver is made from abs plastic, then I’m definitely getting a metal receiver if I get an AEG in the future. The only noticeable metal (pot metal) are the charging handle, trigger, front site, flash hinder, and the knobs on the carrying handle. The removable carrying handle is made of plastic and can be removed to reveal rails which are nice for adding accessories. The sights on the gun are adjustable and in my opinion are hard to use.
Carrying handle removed with rails underneath.
View of the sights. Sorry for the blurriness.
Performance
Sadly this gun has never seen a field so the only time I’ve used this gun was to plink around. I only have .12 gram bbs at the time and this gun should use .20 gram bbs so I could not successfully test the gun or find the range. All I know is this gun is a beauty. The one thing I can testify is that this gun was much better than my pistol. I tried the “poor man’s chrono” with a .12 gram bb and a pepsi can. The result: the bb penetrated one side of the can and penetrated the other side, but did not go through. To shoot the gun, put the selector in either semi or auto (there is no real auto since it’s a springer) and cock the gun by pulling back the charging handle. All there is left to do now is to pull the trigger.
Magazine
The gun comes with two magazines: a hi-cap Vietnam-style magazine and a low-cap m16 magazine. The low-cap magazine, which can only hold a max of 21 bbs, is different from AEG magazines because it features a reservoir. Here’s how it works: You first pour bbs into the reservoir and then pull the loading spring back and lock it in place. The bbs are loaded by entering a hole that connects the loading area to the reservoir. The hi-cap magazine works just like any other hi-cap. So far I have not had any feeding problems.
The one on the left is the low-cap and the one on the right is the high-cap.
Conclusion
This is a great springer but in my opinion is very costly due to the shipping costs. If your looking for a cheaper M4A1 airsoft gun, the DPMS A-15 Ultra Grade would be a better alternative. Overall I think this is a great gun and the only cons I observe are that the front pin takes too much effort to put in and that the plastic receiver is a little flimsy. - 1189 Views - View Comments (0)
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