Classic Army AUG a1

By MetalMilitia122 www.airsoftcore.com

Externals

First glance at the gun, and the OD paint job is the first thing you notice. It's a very nice finish, no mold lines, or imperfections. The OD stock and the black barrel and scope contrast and really set this gun off. I pick it up, first thing I notice is the weight. It is much, much lighter than the Tokyo Marui version. I don't find that a bad thing, seeing how TM's version was approximately 10 pounds. Another thing that’s much different from TMs, is the plastic. In my opinion, there’s no competition, Classic Army has way better plastic, at least for the AUGs. The AUG has a semi-transparent magazine, so you can generally see how much ammo you have left without taking the mag out. The outer barrel is metal, along with the scope, and basically everything that is black. The fore-grip still wobbles, not as much as Tokyo Marui's does though. Another thing TM doesn’t have is TRADEMARKS!!! Yes! right above the take down button, Styer trademarks. Definitely a big plus.

The Scope I thought this needed a section for itself, because this is one of the major issues of the gun. How is the scope? Excellent. 1.5x Zoom, and so easy to aim with. Unlike TMs, where there was zero eye relief. The scope also doesn’t block out the target, like TM does. It also has iron sights on the top, which actually aren't bad at all, their really easy to use.

The Details Alright, this is where I get into every little detail. To start it off, I've read things about the upper receiver/barrel assembly moving around. Mine does nothing of the sort, unless you literally grab the scope and push back and forth hard. The charging handle is a bit odd, it travels about 4 inches smoothly, and when it starts pushing the ejection port open, becomes rough. I'm going to lube it up a bit, and will report the results. Another thing about this gun, is the gearbox is right by your ear, so it is LOUD.

Upgradability Externally, there's not much you can do. I suppose you could mount an m203 to the barrel, maybe get a Phantom kit. But other than that, that's it. Internally it sports a ver. 3 gearbox, and a long barrel (m16 length). So it has a lot of potential internally, it could be a decent long range rifle, along with a decent CQC rifle. From my understandings Tokyo Marui bodies and other external parts will NOT fit on the Classic Army version.

Skirmish Report Unfortunately this thing has only seen one small scrimmage. I got a higher kill ratio than usual, but the ROF is definitely too high for me. Just an estimate I'd say its shooting about 900+ RPM. Not necessarily a bad thing, but if your planning on using standards it could pose as a problem. Anyway, the gun is quite comfortable, it seems to come up to my shoulder quickly and easily. Crawling with the gun was a bit awkward, your arm gets tired after a while. Another big issue is reloading, at first its awkward, but after a few hours of playing I managed to get the hang of it.

Performance

One unique thing about the AUG is the no selector switch. You pull halfway for semi, and full for auto. The range is decent, accuracy is superb, and the velocity is approx 320 fps. I can hit a man sized target from about 100 feet away easily.

Tokyo Marui VS Classic Army Alright, externally Classic army definitly beats Tokyo Marui. Internally is a different story. Tokyo Marui has its flaws, but they are easily fixed. Classic Army has new flaws, that aren't so easily fixed or figured out. Tokyo Marui is the way to go in my oppinion.

Pros

• Nice scope
• Nice external build

Cons

• Wobbly foregrip
• Charging handle could be smoother
• Not the prettiest of guns, but i like it.

Problems

After 3 weeks of owning the gun, I have encountered multiple problems with the gearbox and a few external things. First thing, the trigger locks completly. It happens once every...id say 100-300 shots. I'm not positive whats causing this, but i belive its the semi-auto cutoff lever. Either way, the only quick fix i could find to it was to place something inbetween the conectors and cycle the gearbox. That fixed it temporarily. I haven't found a permanent fix, but if I do ill update it. Second, suddenly semi auto does not work. It may shoot once or twice then will do nothing but full auto. I don't quite understand the semi-auto cutoff lever, but I know its something to do with that. Third, the charging handle has gotten extremly rough, and it is slowly wearing on the sides of the handle. I've lubed it throughly, but still no soloutions were found. Fourth, the battery seems to die out completly after about 150 shots, if that. I'm confident that its the guns fault, although I cannot be sure. After opening the gearbox, the shimming was horrible, and the seal was poor. Also, there is an imperfection in the barrel that was there when i got the gun, and it didn't do anything before, but now it is starting to jam and decreasing range/accuracy greatly. I really hope I got a lemon, Classic Army really dissapointed me. I would reccomend this gun to anyone who ha a lot of time and money on their hands, because they'll need it.

Tokyo Marui Locaps- Hold 70 rounds, of course. they don't wobble side to side, but they do go up and down about 3mm. They feed flawlessly. Definitly the more "stealthy" than the hicaps.

Tokyo Marui Hicaps- Holds 330 rounds. Their actually the most secure in the magwell. No movement side to side or up and down. Feeds flawlessly and it seems to be a little darker than all the others, not sure exactly why.

Classic Army Hicaps- This is the one that comes with the gun. Suprizingly it wobbles quite a bit from side to side, but its very suecure as far as up and down. So far it has fed perfectly. Compared to Marui the mould lines are more apparent, and it isnt as transparent as Marui.

Elephant (lpeg) Hicaps- I just got this for laughs, to see if it would work. It is a different shade than the others, more of a blueish tint. The internals are white, and you can see them through the mag. It wobbles up and down and side to side, but feeds flawlessly sofar. Holds 300 rounds, while the others hold 330. But, for $20 This is the best way to go for a person on a budget.

Conclusion

Alright, to sum it up the classic army is a decent gun for the player that doesn't mind fixing a few problems. External quality is perfect, but internally it has proven to be unreliable.