JG MP5SD6

[juan-nf]

hi guys im new here im just looking for advice on an airsoft gun. im looking at the JG MP5SD6, i have been reviewing it and it looks like a good gun but i would like a second opinion from the well of knowledge that is known as airsoft canada. what to you guys think?

[pusangani]

shoots hard (350-360fps i think) may need some preventive maintenance such as shimming, regreasing, spring guide, metal bushings. not a bad gun and the adjustable stock makes it very flexible for indoor/outdoor use

[TCLP]

Other than the tabs that break on the handguard its a great little gun.

[Crunchmeister]

I have the JG MP5J, basically the same gun with a different front end. Internally t's totally stock and has never been opened. It hasn't caused me any problems after several thousand rounds. It shoots straight and far with good power. Should anything go wrong, parts are cheap and plentiful. I would recommend it.

[juan-nf]

im also thinking of getting the JG M16A4 rather than the MP5SD, what do you guys think is better? Also, is the JG product name for the MP5 M796?

[ShelledPants]

Airsoft comes down to personal preferance.

If you know someone with the particular airsoft gun you're looking for, ask them to try it out, give it a feel.

In terms of which is "better":

The m16 should have better accuracy because of the longer inner barrel. But the MP5 has a shorter overall length and thus easier to manuver in CQB.

That's the basic rundown. Internally they are essentially the same gun. Same mechbox, similar hop up.

[shadow_matter]

_The length of the M16 may limit you to outdoor play since it's about a meter long. Parts are cheap and plentiful for both mp5 and m4/16 families. The m16 will prove to be more customizable. You will find that the M16 has literally thousands of available opions to turn it into any m4/16 variant you wish (m733, CQB, SPR, Sopmod, etc..).

_Both are V.2 gearboxes, and you can increase their longevity with metal bushings and a good regreasing. One difference is the inner barrel length, the mp5 uses a barrel less than 300mm long, where the M16 barrel is much larger. I do not know the full implications of barrel length versus accuracy, but with a smaller/shorter guns you can run around with them all day and not worry about smashing them against trees, rocks, players, etc...

Hope that helped.

[GundamGPO3]

Well since this topic has evolved into barrel length discussion I would like to throw my 2 cents in as well. From my experience, longer doesn't always mean more accurate. It greatly depends on the inner diameter of the barrel itself. My shortest gun in my arsenal is a SiG 552, and it is more accurate than my M41 which has a barrel slightly longer. I believe that if the barrel is longer, but not particularly in the "tight bore" category, the BB tends to bounce off the sides of the barrel a little bit longer than in a shorter barrel, so you will get a bigger spread down range. BB weight can also attribute.

However getting back to the root question. Airsoft gun purchases all come down to budget, type of equipment needed (are you a sniper, rifleman, or do you play CQB or intermediate/long range), and personal preference. NEVER let price fool you. I used to think that ECHO 1 and JG were horrible knock-offs of the good "name-brand" companies, but this really isn't the case...they often end up being a lot better than their "name-brand" competitors. So If you have a tight budget, ECHO 1 and JG are the way to go, but if you like detail, and trademarks, go with the bigger titles, but expect to pay more.