Echo1 CSR & other aeg SVD questions

[Cats (Doom)]

So I'm considering buying an aeg SVD for a scope I have laying around (got a pretty nice millet scope for next to nothing), but I don't feel like dropping more than 300usd into it . I'm considering an Echo1 CSR, A&K SVD, or KA SVD. Hopefully something that won't cause me too many headaches. The CSR really seems to fit the bill but I'm worried the specs won't reflect the quality or performance. I'm also finding it difficult to find quality opinions on the KA SVD and CSR's performance.

Questions:
1) How proprietary is the CSR and will it make repairs difficult/impossible?
2) Does the CSR shoot good enough out of the box that I don't need to do any upgrades?
3) Anyone have any experience with the KA SVD? My experiences with KA have not been good and their internals have been far below par from what i've seen.
4) I've read some stuff about the deficiencies of the A&K SVD; at bare minimum what would I probably upgrade? Yes, I've read the thread posted by The Hyena (Boris) from this past May.

Requirements:
1) AK receiver side scope mount.
2) 400fps+
3) Acceptable reliability and accuracy (no specifics, just more subjective words for you to interpret as you will )
4) Best looking externals I can afford

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[Cats (Doom)]

I forgot to mention the Echo1 doesn't appear to carry replacement parts for the CSR on their site.

[Psychosis]

I currently have one I am trying to offload, since I don't see myself filling the DMR position quite often (or ever.) One of the biggest drawbacks, in my opinion, is that it's not compatible with stock Real Sword magazines. A replica (or real) PSO-1 scope fits just fine. I personally removed the check weld from the stock since it is slightly too high for the sight picture on my CSR.

Reliability - cannot be answered until people have put thousands of bb's through their replicas.

[Cats (Doom)]

Thanks for the info Psychosis, and the heads up on your sale; I'd check it out unfortunately I can't make it to OP:NL this year.

[Psychosis]

OP:NL already happened... anyways

www.airsoftretreat.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=483&title=echo-1-csr-svd-aeg&cat=89

[Cats (Doom)]

Goes to show how with it I am at the moment

Wow i didn't even see the ASR review, thanks. Ill probably go with the CSR anyway, basically just looking for some bad reviews or in person experience to try and talk me out of it .