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Old January 28th, 2009, 19:03   #13
DonP
 
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Location: Edmonton, AB
I used to have a King Arms/AtoZ SVD. It was fine, sort of regret selling it, but then I remember I did sell it because I had more guns than I reasonably used and I already had a "wall-hanger".

Good luck finding one.

Plastic fake-wood furniture was REALLY plastic. But authentic dimensions.

Held together mostly by set screws, but all metal (aluminum) and the fit was good. I fielded it several times and never had any durability worries or issues, but I wouldn't want to have fallen on it either.

Spring powered. Pretty high velocity and a hop-up, breech, and chamber that was solid as a rock.

Shitty mags. Picture the shittiest, most brittle black plastic ABS or whatever you can and you've got a good idea of it. 25 rounds in the mag. I owned 3 mags altogether. The mag that came with the gun was broken off in the gun (shipping was rough, and the mag is not strong to begin with). One mag just plain never worked right. The last one at least worked. Except that all mags had a habit of binding up the last few BBs (which don't feed all the way in, like with any AEG) but did so in a way that made it hard to remove the mag to reload. Hard to describe, but if you get your hands on one trust me, it will explain itself. Oh, and did I mention those pieces of shit were expensive too?

Nice looking gun though. But the painted black aluminum finish wasn't the classiest.

Still, for all its failings it shot well and it looked good and I liked having bought it.

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The barrel and receiver look too glossy on that first photo to be a Real Sword. That looks like black paint, whereas the RS is blued steel. And the grip is different - more detailed on the RS.
As a former owner of the KingArms/AtoZ gun, I agree. The pictures in the first post sure look like the King Arms gun. Right down to the grain on the stock, the handgrip-endcap, and the off-white grey color of the bolt.

Now, the G&P one is one awesome gun for looking and feeling. If it shot as good as it looked, no one on the field would be safe. Sadly that's not the case. It does actually shoots BBs, but I'd rather carry a pistol onto the field gameability-wise.

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