Post by Krylic on Feb 17, 2012 21:20:26 GMT -5
The JG Aug a3 is a good starter gun, comes out the box shooting good and tight. A bit heavy for an air soft gun, weights just under 9 pounds or 4 kilos out of the box. (the whole front hand guard/rail system is metal and weights just under 5 pounds) I can't tell you how good it feels in your hands, it is heavy but you only notice it when holding the gun one handed or awkwardly because the gun is so balanced (top half or upper receiver of the gun is a bit over 5 pounds but the stock (with gearbox battery and full hi-cap) weighs about 4 lbs. Moving while aiming or swinging the gun around while aiming is very fluid. However I am more used to handling a real AR-15 than an AEG and was surprised just how heavy the AUG was. My AR is 7.5 lbs loaded and the Aug weights closer to 10 lbs with grip, sight and hi-cap. To put into better perspective this gun weights about the same as most WW2 combat rifles (9-13 lbs) or heavier than most modern day deer hunting rifle (6.5 to 9 lbs).
I'm a novice yet I was able to take it out of the box, and dial it so its shooting pretty tight groupings within a few bursts (hop up works well thou made of plastic not metal). The trigger is a bit too hard to press in out of the box but taking the one pin out and sliding the top half (upper receiver) allows you to oil it now its a dream.
The gun is overall pretty solid, though I would warn you the battery compartment is the guns biggest issue in that its small and at the back of the gun. This leaves the butt stock the weakest part of the gun's body. Meaning don't drop your AEG on its butt. Plastic seems sturdy enough but I will put up a post if anything breaks.
I was a little bit wary of getting JG since they are a clone manufacturer but from what I can tell, most of the gears and internals are OK quality. The gun shows no noticeable wiggle at any of the joints. I did go with the upgraded battery, but from what I read that's the first thing you do anyways. I did have to file the top rail mount a bit so my eoTech sight would mount properly but I assume that a replica probably fits the mount fine (real sights are milled to specifications whereas the Japanese made top rail had looser tolerances.)
OK now for the pros and cons:
Pros:
Balanced weight distribution, meaning easy handling.
Highly customizable, Just about every part can be switched out or upgraded with Aug a1 and a2 models.
Completely Ambidextrous, no more getting shot because your right handed and have to go left from behind cover. Just put it in your left shoulder and remember to pull the trigger with your left hand.
Bullpup design, shorter gun with longer barrel. Able to reach out and touch you while being able to handle indoors. Accurate and mildly compact.
OK out the box, its good for the starter since little or nothing needs to be done to the rifle to get it shooting nicely. Seems well made.
Cons:
Heavy, it weights about the same as a real fully loaded rifle. Aug is 9lbs about the same as most 30.06 chambered hunting rifles.
Plastic body seems sturdy but I would bet it would break if you dropped it while running over concrete.
The High Cap mags tend to have a feeding issue. This may be a new gun thing and change with wear but using mid to low caps (mid and lows have no feeding issue) or only filling your high cap with 100-250 bbs usually minimizes this if you only have high caps.
Bullpup design can be discouraging to some. May take time getting used to reloading.
Butt stock is not adjustable so smaller shooters will have trouble handling this gun.
Made by JG so overall durability and whether or not the gun will last longer than a year is yet to be proven. I got mixed reviews of older JG Aug's (a1 and a2) but so far not many posts have been made about the a3 after a year but so far good reviews.
Shoots hot!! I haven't chronoed it yet but I can tell you its shooting faster than 350 FPS with upgraded battery. So be prepared to have to buy a new spring if your planing on going to many events in Michigan.
So overall I give this gun a "B" . I feel that its an amazing gun (but what newbie doesn't think his first air soft gun isn't?) and hope it lasts so I can upgrade the bloody piss out of it. If not I'm pretty sure I can just take the metal hand guard and put it on a higher quality AUG (possibly a TM) since I assume most Aug's are made to about the same dimensions.
I'm a novice yet I was able to take it out of the box, and dial it so its shooting pretty tight groupings within a few bursts (hop up works well thou made of plastic not metal). The trigger is a bit too hard to press in out of the box but taking the one pin out and sliding the top half (upper receiver) allows you to oil it now its a dream.
The gun is overall pretty solid, though I would warn you the battery compartment is the guns biggest issue in that its small and at the back of the gun. This leaves the butt stock the weakest part of the gun's body. Meaning don't drop your AEG on its butt. Plastic seems sturdy enough but I will put up a post if anything breaks.
I was a little bit wary of getting JG since they are a clone manufacturer but from what I can tell, most of the gears and internals are OK quality. The gun shows no noticeable wiggle at any of the joints. I did go with the upgraded battery, but from what I read that's the first thing you do anyways. I did have to file the top rail mount a bit so my eoTech sight would mount properly but I assume that a replica probably fits the mount fine (real sights are milled to specifications whereas the Japanese made top rail had looser tolerances.)
OK now for the pros and cons:
Pros:
Balanced weight distribution, meaning easy handling.
Highly customizable, Just about every part can be switched out or upgraded with Aug a1 and a2 models.
Completely Ambidextrous, no more getting shot because your right handed and have to go left from behind cover. Just put it in your left shoulder and remember to pull the trigger with your left hand.
Bullpup design, shorter gun with longer barrel. Able to reach out and touch you while being able to handle indoors. Accurate and mildly compact.
OK out the box, its good for the starter since little or nothing needs to be done to the rifle to get it shooting nicely. Seems well made.
Cons:
Heavy, it weights about the same as a real fully loaded rifle. Aug is 9lbs about the same as most 30.06 chambered hunting rifles.
Plastic body seems sturdy but I would bet it would break if you dropped it while running over concrete.
The High Cap mags tend to have a feeding issue. This may be a new gun thing and change with wear but using mid to low caps (mid and lows have no feeding issue) or only filling your high cap with 100-250 bbs usually minimizes this if you only have high caps.
Bullpup design can be discouraging to some. May take time getting used to reloading.
Butt stock is not adjustable so smaller shooters will have trouble handling this gun.
Made by JG so overall durability and whether or not the gun will last longer than a year is yet to be proven. I got mixed reviews of older JG Aug's (a1 and a2) but so far not many posts have been made about the a3 after a year but so far good reviews.
Shoots hot!! I haven't chronoed it yet but I can tell you its shooting faster than 350 FPS with upgraded battery. So be prepared to have to buy a new spring if your planing on going to many events in Michigan.
So overall I give this gun a "B" . I feel that its an amazing gun (but what newbie doesn't think his first air soft gun isn't?) and hope it lasts so I can upgrade the bloody piss out of it. If not I'm pretty sure I can just take the metal hand guard and put it on a higher quality AUG (possibly a TM) since I assume most Aug's are made to about the same dimensions.
