Hey guys. This is my first official Information/upgrade thread but I wanted to make a really comprehensive one because not very many people had them out there. So I apologize if it needs some work, but I will do the best I can and feel free to ask as many questions as you need to, and I will answer them as truthfully as I can.
1. Choices while picking a SVD
2. Stock internals
3. Upgrading it
1.
Several years ago I bought the King Arms SVD AEG from the CPO department at Airsoftmegastore. It cost me $150. I am from a Russian/Ukrainian background (born in moscow, raised in russian household in america). And as a result I have always had an affinity for russian guns. I also am also a fan of longer-range shooting. So naturally I had a choice, either the SVD, or the VSS. At the time I bought the SVD, there was no VSS available that I was interested in, and I liked how the SVD looks anyways.
Now when buying a SVD you can go with several different options. First off there's gas, spring, and electric. I know nothing about the spring SVDs so I won't waste your time. With the gas ones however I know a little bit. You can choose between the g&p, king arms, we-tech, or aim. Here's what I know about them:
Aim: Lots of problems due to plastic internals breaking.
We-tech: Some fps consistency problems, can be solved with o-rings.
g&p: Collectible item but POS for actual field play
King Arms: I think this one is pretty new, it doesn't seem like anybody has bought it or at least reviewed it yet so if you have, let me know!
I've emailed ra-tech directly, and they said their NPAS system should fit the We-tech SVD which is good news! Because all GBB SVDs shoot too hot for most fields for Sem-auto. Somebody told me there's a NPAS that fits the Aim but I have not heard anything about which one it is.
Now, onto the ones I know something about; electric.
You really have these choices for AEG SVDs: RS, KA, CYMA(echo1), CA, A&K.
Cyma & A&K are clones of the RS with their 4 gear T3 RS gearbox set up. Which means that you can replace your internals with RS internals (generally considered better). Or the small selection of upgrade parts.
Then there's the CA/KA Svds. Now, I don't want to talk too much about the Classic Army. But I've heard that it's the same general gearbox set up as King Arms, in the sense that it has a M14/v7-style box (not interchangeable) that uses Sr-25 gears. I will go more into details about the King Arms SVD in the next part of this thread obviously.
RS: Now, this is the cream of the crop. More than double the price of any of the other ones. And to be honest, I wasn't feeling it. I read lots of threads about people upgrading them because they aren't quite good enough stock, but I preferred to start with a 150$ gun and upgrade, than with a 600$ gun. Some people swear by it, but I had my reasons. I also prefer polymer furniture to real wood. I might buy some real wood furniture at some point to go along with it though.
If you have any questions feel free to ask me and I will answer to the best of my abilities. Please do not attack me for feeling the way that I feel about the real sword svd (I am expecting it). I am entitled to my opinion, and in the following posts over the next couple weeks I will detail why I ended up making my choice once I show you the internals and the potential.
1. Choices while picking a SVD
2. Stock internals
3. Upgrading it
1.
Several years ago I bought the King Arms SVD AEG from the CPO department at Airsoftmegastore. It cost me $150. I am from a Russian/Ukrainian background (born in moscow, raised in russian household in america). And as a result I have always had an affinity for russian guns. I also am also a fan of longer-range shooting. So naturally I had a choice, either the SVD, or the VSS. At the time I bought the SVD, there was no VSS available that I was interested in, and I liked how the SVD looks anyways.
Now when buying a SVD you can go with several different options. First off there's gas, spring, and electric. I know nothing about the spring SVDs so I won't waste your time. With the gas ones however I know a little bit. You can choose between the g&p, king arms, we-tech, or aim. Here's what I know about them:
Aim: Lots of problems due to plastic internals breaking.
We-tech: Some fps consistency problems, can be solved with o-rings.
g&p: Collectible item but POS for actual field play
King Arms: I think this one is pretty new, it doesn't seem like anybody has bought it or at least reviewed it yet so if you have, let me know!
I've emailed ra-tech directly, and they said their NPAS system should fit the We-tech SVD which is good news! Because all GBB SVDs shoot too hot for most fields for Sem-auto. Somebody told me there's a NPAS that fits the Aim but I have not heard anything about which one it is.
Now, onto the ones I know something about; electric.
You really have these choices for AEG SVDs: RS, KA, CYMA(echo1), CA, A&K.
Cyma & A&K are clones of the RS with their 4 gear T3 RS gearbox set up. Which means that you can replace your internals with RS internals (generally considered better). Or the small selection of upgrade parts.
Then there's the CA/KA Svds. Now, I don't want to talk too much about the Classic Army. But I've heard that it's the same general gearbox set up as King Arms, in the sense that it has a M14/v7-style box (not interchangeable) that uses Sr-25 gears. I will go more into details about the King Arms SVD in the next part of this thread obviously.
RS: Now, this is the cream of the crop. More than double the price of any of the other ones. And to be honest, I wasn't feeling it. I read lots of threads about people upgrading them because they aren't quite good enough stock, but I preferred to start with a 150$ gun and upgrade, than with a 600$ gun. Some people swear by it, but I had my reasons. I also prefer polymer furniture to real wood. I might buy some real wood furniture at some point to go along with it though.
If you have any questions feel free to ask me and I will answer to the best of my abilities. Please do not attack me for feeling the way that I feel about the real sword svd (I am expecting it). I am entitled to my opinion, and in the following posts over the next couple weeks I will detail why I ended up making my choice once I show you the internals and the potential.