Specna Arms SA-A05 ONE™ carbine replica

The Specna-Arms SA-A05 CQB Airsoft Replica is an affordable AEG that comes recommended by growing group of Specna-Arms enthusiasts in the airsoft communities. If you've ever served in the military using an AR-15 model gun, you will immediately appreciate the feel of this CQB carbine replica, the moment you unbox it. While I'm unfamiliar with the durability of the airsoft replica versus the real deal, I can confirm that the weight ratio feels fairly spot on (with the absence of the weight of a loaded magazine of course), and all other details, from the trigger to the fire selector are made with great attention to feel as authentic as possible. In other words, for anyone having ever used a real AR-15, this is pure nostalgia shipped in a carton box. The supreme feel of this replica's authentic housing is furthered by small entertaining details. While the gun has no electric blowback (and who really cares when we're talking about an AR-15 anyway, right?), it still allows you to get that feel of cocking and loading the gun, as you pull the loading handle, and the dust-shield drops. The inside of the gear-house looks surprisingly much like the chamber of the real deal, not enough to fool anyone, but for someone like me it makes me wonder if that was an intentional detail. The iron sights that come with the replica are not the best, and I recommend that you use some sort of optical sight, perhaps a red dot, but they work great as an emergency sigh. Alternatively, seeing as they are removable, you can move them to the side of the weapon and use them as alternative sights. Speaking of such applications, the gun is practically plastered with well-made rails, allowing a myriad of applications to be added to the weapon, and you can't help but to feel that the gun is naked and needs to be covered in all sorts of goodies when you first unbox it. That could quickly turn into an expensive obsession. The gun comes with batteries, a charger and a nice looking high-cap steel magazine. I'm not personally a fan of high-cap magazines, but seen from a more objective standpoint, the high-cap magazine allows the buyer to unbox his gun, charge the battery and go directly to join his friends on the battle-field with no extra purchases except for of course what ever mandatory protection is needed. The fact that the magazine is made of metal adds to my growing appreciation of this product. The batteries could have been designed better. The battery that comes with the product is two separate batteries, connected by a cord that is very fragile. The product does come with a guide in both Polish and English that attempts to explain how to insert the battery, but actually fails to do so. The best way to insert the battery, regardless of what the manual states, is to de-attach the removable stock, remove the two stoppers that are located at the front of the stock, and insert the batteries from there, having first attached the cord to the gun's receiver. Doing it the way the manual suggests will lead to the discovery that the battery cord is too short to escape the stock-pocket, and that the cord that connects the two batteries is very likely to get caught by the stock-pole when you try to attach the stock to the gun again, resulting in damage to the batteries. However, once you figure out how to insert the battery, it's conveniently hidden, and the stock works flawlessly. A detail I don't appreciate is the incredibly ugly notch in the flame-suppressor. It's hard to spot on the pictures on the website here, but somewhere on it, the flame suppressor has a strange notch. For me, this isn't the biggest problem in the world as I'll probably attach a suppressor-replica to the gun anyway, but I think people should be aware of this detail. What the purpose of this notch is, I can only speculate as to, but it's clear to me that it's intentional as it's featured on all pictures I've seen of the weapon. Another detail that doesn't please me, is the "Marine" logo. This is another personal preference, but I find it pretentious and weird to carry an insignia associated with a foreign country's military units on my hobby-replica. The gun comes with two springs, and the option to easily replace the spring of the weapon. For people who like to tamper with their guns or do self-repairs, this is probably a major plus. In my country, they have a saying in the airsoft community about the "golden 120 m/s" (translated to those who prefer to work with fps, it's "the golden 400fps"). 400 fps is the "limit" before serious range restrictions are imposed on a weapon, in most of my country. That of course initially left me to wonder, what on earth I was supposed to do with a 310 fps spring, but then I remembered that the gun, after all, was a CQB, and there for designed for close quarters like inside buildings where the range is often very short so I started appreciating the fact that they've given me an option to reduce the power of the weapon to be more accommodating to such locales. When firing the weapon, it's easy to hear if it's firing blanks or if a pellet was shot. The adjustable hop-up is easy to work with, and the gun gives off a nice loud firing noise that could seem realistic if using a suppressor-replica with the gun. I noticed a drop in accuracy when using the automatic fire option, but it's fairly small. While I probably seem very sold and convinced about this weapon in this review, I'm going to assume that Specna Arms makes most of their weapons in the same series, using the same base-design, and with that in mind, I'll actually not recommend this gun. I recommend getting the SA-A07 instead, as it already features the modifcations I would recommend on this weapon. If you're not into suppressors, then this weapon might be for you though.

i think the best replica money can buy!

Like any other specna great quality great price.

Very nice replica, looks real. mostly metal.

i dont get it. how its even possible to build specena replicas for this money? if you need a good quality gun for the best price - take a specena arms. its my backup backup gun and its awesome!