Next Review item SG552

OK ...OK....ok....I get the message - due to popular demand -the next review will be the Jing Gong SG552 - now I have already use this baby at Urban Assault and apart from the need to have a velocity reducer fitted I can report back that I had no other problems with it at all.

(FPS without the Velocity Reducer is 362), I needed to get it down to 328 or I would not be allowed to use it at UA - in the end it ended up at 290 using the RED velocity ring.

One small problem I did have was with the Sg552 Mag's - they are designed to join together and each one has two little knobs that stick out on both sides of the Mag and these get in the way when the Mag is in the Assault vest pouch.

Also if you join two mags together the mags will not fit into a pouch on my assualt vest as they are too thick (the Mag pouches are made for M4 mags)..

Watch out for the review of my SG552 MID-FEB.

FT

Urban Assault - Saturday 2nd Feb 2008

Bit of a mixed day today - first off everything was going great all the New ACU kit went on no problems - load out had already been planned - so that was also problem free..

Then I took out my brand spanking new VFC SCAR - install the full charged 9.6volt battery - pop in a MAG - select Semi, pull the trigger ..............................AND................................JAM!!!!!!

F**k- were my first thoughts – you spend a load of money for a make like VFC and it breaks before you can fire ONE single BB down the barrel ....

OK.. lets calm down and try again - move the fire mode selector to FULL AUTO, NOPE - stuck - move it to Safe - NOPE Stuck like a limpet to a rock - OK - replace battery (just in case – I’m clutching at straws now and totally P*ss*d off) - Nope nothing, it is no more - stone dead - zip, Naff all......

Ho Hum – still looking on the bright side I was at the right place for it to fail on me, after all I did get the VFC SCAR from Fire Support and they own and run Urban Assault - so I just took it over to them during game registration and left it with them for a "FREE" repair job.

So lets dig out the old trusty Classic Army M4A1-carbine - Lock and Load – test fires 100% OK nice and crisp this CA.

Now I must take it to the chrono station (rules say all rifles must be tested) - first shot 345FPS !!!! - Second shot 344 FPS, Third shot 345FPS - the Urban Assault limit 328FPS- so I cannot use my spare...... Now I am getting upset again !!... talk about all the gear and not Idea – well not quite but so far I had used up two of my rifles and could not use one of them.

the nice Fire Support Staff said I could use a Hire Rifle - I pointed out that it had to be an M4 - as I only had M4 Mags with me - the only M4 they had was broken but useable - twisted/bent flash hider, and broken carry handle - my thoughts at this time was "man this sucks –I might as well go home”..

It was at this moment that Bruce one of my airsoft mates - came to my rescue –
(his name is not really Bruce we all just call him Bruce due to the fact that his last name is Willis).

He lent me his M4, (he was going sniping today) the M4 was a treat to use , Nice Crain stock, and M203 Launcher (I just happened to have 4 M203 grenades with me) and used them all....

Thanks to Bruce - I still got to have a great day at UA..

FT