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71 of 75 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Beginners, October 19, 2006
This product took 9 days to arrive, which was a little dissapointing. But after I opened the box and started to shoot things, it redeemed itself. The gun itself isn't too powerful, and if you're not shooting exposed skin its harmless. If, however, you do get shot in bare skin, it stings a little and will leave a small welt. Its fairly accurate within 30 feet, but don't expect to be sniping anyone. The hop up feature helps tremendously.
The BBs themselves aren't of the best quality (a few broke when shot at asphalt). But hey, they say you're not supposed to re-use them anyway. They come in 4 packages of 2000, and are white, so they show up well in the grass.
Some of the add-ons that come with it (flashlight, silencer, lasersight, ect) are pretty nice but hard to attach on at first. The scope was dissapointing, however, but you'll be happy to know that most of the time you won't need it.
Overall, I'm satisfied with it. If you're a beginner like me, this is a great gun to start out on. Tell some friends to buy some, buy an extra magazine or two, and you're set for hours of fun.
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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Gun!!, January 17, 2007
This gun is awesome. I just got it today and I was so excited. I am only a begginer at airsoft but i can tell this gun rocks. it goes through paper the clips are sturdy, i dropped one on cement and its fine. The silencer is just for looks doesn't do anything and the laser dot scope doesn't zoom. Pretty good rate of fire takes a while for the clip to run out, and to load on you put bbs in a pipe(included) and put it over the mag, then push a pipe through it. it is weighted but not to heavy. the sling is really short and i didn't know how to assemble it. you can see the bbs flying and you can see the difference between the hop up and normal. the 8000 bbs come in 4 bottles of 2000 and are black, they're preety solid but the bottle says "targer" and it says if you use any bbs from another campany the gun will have trouble, i don't know if that is true or not. the battery is in the RIS system. the safe switch is kind of hard to move at first so give it a jerk. the safety goggles are good quiality, and big and don't make it blurry. you have to push a saftey button to shoot and you heve to hold it down but thats ok its easy to push. I dont use the electronic scope because it doesnt look cool and i can use the sights. the accurcay is pretty good won't be sniping anyone
I hope you find this review helpful and please excuse my grammer or spelling mistakes. This is my moms user name and im 13 years young.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Entry Level, April 30, 2008
The Double Eagle M83 is the best entry level M-4A1 available.
With .12 gram BBs it is fairly accurate in 5 round bursts. It shoots around 230fps to 260fps which is plenty if you wait for a target to get in range or are playing CQC. .12s are nice because they are very cheap, but they lack stopping power and can't cut through brush at all. They are extremely safe though, so if you are a parent buying for a younger child, this gun is a great way to get your kid a safe airsoft gun that they will enjoy and and also have them learn the ropes of basic airsoft safety.
In a pro-match you wont have a prayer in an open environment but in basic backyard wars, this gun holds it's own and is superior to other entry level weapons.
The construction is plastic and the iron sights twist a significant amount when you apply pressure to them but because you won't be engaging enemies at long range, this problem is not that big of a deal. The gun is very light and quick to the snap.
The fire-mode switch is plastic but easy to use and sturdier than other models I've seen. There is a secondary safety mechanism built into the main pistol grip (trigger unit) that requires you to be gripping the gun in order to fire. Placing the elastic band the gun comes with around the grip will cancel out this feature (which is what I did).
The accessories it comes with are okay, mostly for style. The laser pointer is very (seriously) bright but does not mount very straight on the rail. Mounting it on the bottom rail compensates for this but if you attach the gun strap it will block the laser beam. The forward pistol grip is plastic but it does the job and looks great. I was worried about over twisting the barrel unit by applying too much pressure on the pistol grip. The gun is light enough to not need the grip so I decided not to use it. I do not like the red cross (dot) sight it comes with but my friends do, it is a cheap scope that might normally cost 3 to 7 bucks. I decided to use a 10 dollar red dot sight that I bought separately (and can be easily transfered to new guns) instead. A red dot sight in conjunction with this weapons is very efficient. Do not bother mounting a scope with a zoom, this is an entry level gun and it's not accurate enough to make it worth putting that kind of sight on it.
The flash light is, eh... It's unsafe to play at night anyway.
The 2 plastic heat shields it comes with are great and cover the RIS rails you don't use so it's smoother on your hand. I think more guns should come with heat shields like this, it's a great and under-rated accessory.
Buy extra magazines, they are cheap and well worth it. The magazines are surprisingly sturdy and have never jammed or failed on me (and I own 6).
The battery lasts surprisingly long and although it can be a bit difficult accessing it, it is overall much better than other entry level batteries. The gear box is plastic so do not put .2gram BBs or heavier in it because you risk over stressing it. Try to avoid dry firing as well. If you treat the motor well it will last you a while.
The charging handle and forward assist do nothing and are locked in place. The hop up is located under the cartridge ejector which flips up and down. The suppressed barrel is great and provides backup for if something were to happen the main barrel.
Overall the Double Eagle M-4A1 gun is decent and fun to play with. If anything it looks and feels great. The price is very good as well. Don't waste your money an entry level weapons any more expensive than this, at that point it's worth getting a medium grade weapon with metal internals.
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