M234 - ASR Airsoft Reviews

Author

tacticalsniper3

Registered: July 2006
Location: Sutton, MA
Posts: 197

Review Date: Sun September 10, 2006

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $89.90 | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	higher FPS than Usr-11, metal rail, bipod, sling, and speed loader, and an extra mag.
Cons:	shinny,no scope included,no free floating barrel

First thoughts:
When I first opened the box it was in Styrofoam in two pieces. The mags were together in Styrofoam, next to them was the bipod, and the sling.

Metal parts:
the metal parts on this gun are the bolt, barrel (inner and outer) rail to mount the scope, rear sling mount, hop up adjuster, sling swivel, safety, trigger assembly, charging bolt.

Assembly:
to assemble the gun all you have two do is line up the trigger and the hole, put three screws in (included) and screw them in. but make sure you read the manual first on what screws to use.

Prepare for firing:
load the BBs into the speed loader and fill the mags. Insert the mag (near the hop up adjuster) and charge the weapon. When I first fired it I thought of man I bought a crappy rifle, but after I got the scope dialed in and the hop up adjust I saw that this rifle was well worth the money.

Performance:
I chronoed the gun in at 315, but with a Teflon mod and .28 bb's it was at 380 FPS. The range was @ about 150-175 feet. (which is perfect for backyard wars). There is little if any kick back. You get a nice solid jolt.

Field report:
I used it a small scenario and it was good. The minimum engagement for it was 100', but it was still able the hit almost everything I aimed at. I was able to outrange a TM AK but that was because he was .25's.

Conclusion:
I highly suggest this rifle for backyard wars, but if you do the Teflon mod you could keep up with age's. but if your really wanting to get into sniping try a Tanaka or maybe a TM VSR-10 G-spec, but this rifle is one of the best low priced sniper rifles. There are rumored upgrades coming out but you can just use the tee mod.

thabigo

Registered: May 2006
Posts: 62

Review Date: Sun October 15, 2006

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $65.00 | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):
Cons:

Good review, just wanted to add that this is a great Sniper Rifle for beginners that want to mess around with becoming a sniper or just get a feel for the position. The gun is affordable and with that Teflon mod and lubing the Bolt (this is another mod that can be found on this site http://www.airsoftretreat.com/forums/index.php?topic=16950.0) that mod will definitely help as well. Don’t forget the DS Customs Barrel (I think that’s what its called.) they have for it as well. With those 3 things you will have a very nice sniper rifle for a very affordable price. Also I heard there will be more Upgrades to come in the near Future around December. So keep an eye out for that.

Spartan-120

Registered: November 2007
Posts: 1

Review Date: Sun December 2, 2007

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $99.99 | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Nice weight, good accuracy
Cons:	None, really

All in all a really nice rifle, especially when you drop in the Gen 3 Magnum Upgrade Kit. I use a Barska 4-16 x 50 scope, and a Harris-type bipod with a weaver rail adapter. The original UTG bipod that came with it was too tall and too sharp to sling the rifle comfortably. On calm days (little or no crosswind) I've managed to centerpunch the letters out of Dunkin' Donuts boxes at about 100 feet. The upgrade kit includes a reinforced trigger assembly (more specifically the post that holds the main spring in place during cocking), reinforced bolt handle, upgraded piston assembly, Gen 3 hop-up assembly, and precision brass tightbore barrel. This increases the FPS up to 425 fps with a KSC .2G biodegradable BB, and the range out to 200 feet or better.