This review is for a G&G M16A3.

The G&G M16A3 in review.

 

 

My particular version has a metal body and has been upgraded to shoot 400 FPS with .20 gram BB’s.

We will start reviewing this weapon from the stock, and work our way to the front of the gun.

Stock

• The stock on my model is a full sized m16 stock. It is big enough to fit a 9.6v 3300 MAH intellect battery with no issues whatsoever and a little room to spare. Though this means there is a ton of space, it does not wobble around inside the stock much when moving.. as a matter of fact its dead silent in the battery compartment even at a full speed run.
• The battery has a nice fuse attached to it inside an enclosed cage and more than enough wire in the stock so that you can position the battery however you’d like.

Pistol Grip

Next up is the pistol grip, not much to say here except that its a standard Marui style M4/M16 pistol grip.

3 - Receiver (upper and lower)

• The receiver on my G&G happens to be made of Magnesium. it’s very sturdy, very solid and i love the hell out of it.
• The trademarks on the receiver are not the trademarks for the real weapons … but who cares?
• One thing i did not like about the G&G metal series is that the charging handle does not open the dust cover to expose the hop up.. to increase durability.. this feature has been removed. However to adjust the hopu p you can still open the dust cover by hand. Not too big of a deal, I guess the functionality does not matter much since its not much needed to pull the charging handle in combat.

4 - Carry Handle

The carry handle on this AEG is full metal. The carry handle is a bit different than other brands in the sense that you actually have to put a little elbow grease into changing the windage (which i find a good thing.. helps my settings stay intact easier).

5 - Front end kit

I am really impressed with the Hand Guards on the G&G full metal series. They are very very sturdy and feel like they could take quite a beating before giving up. I can almost bet money that if I was to run these babies over with my car they’d survive. I did test standing on them… no flex whatsoever. The inside of the hand guards have aluminum inserts to portray the REAL heat shields on an M16.
Next, the front sights.. Full metal of course standard triangle sights for AR-15/M-Series.
The flash hider is a standard bird-cage flash hider, it’s not the exact same as the TM version however, the grooves are cut a little bit differently and honestly.. i hate it. I replaced my flash hider with a TM flash hider as soon as i got it.
The barrel is very sturdy and no wobble whatsoever like found in the marui and echo 1 m16’s.
This whole rifle feels like i could chop down a tree with it.

6 - Upgrades

Now that you have an idea of what the externals of the gun are like.. i’ll explain what i like about the gun with the peformance upgrades.

Ajax at Tactical Airsoft Supply has performed the usual 400 FPS upgrade to this weapon. With .28 BB’s and the hop up dialed in I can get phenomenal range. Range that rivals a 550 FPS FAL. The tightbores on these G&G’s are very high quality, the tightness of the barrel comes with one Con, CLEANING. Jamming the jamrod down the barrel with a cleaning ribbon is not the easiest.. but It does improve performance a bunch.

I have never had a single misfeed with the 450 round magazine that was included with the gun. Nor have i had a single jam. This has performed flawlessly for about 3 - 4 months now.
It’s working like a charm and i’m sure it will for quite some time.