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ever so slightly throughout the review. Lastly,

the CM.002A1 is front wired. I know this is like

saying that a percentage of the population is

left handed, but I’ve never been overly keen on

front wired M4’s, as removing the barrel and

hop requires unplugging the blade connectors,

and threading them through the receiver. Not a

massive issue at all, just a personal preference,

and not something I can hold against Cyma.

FUNCTIONAL TESTS

So, the first thing on the list was to run it

through the chrono and see how much trouble

I was in. To be honest, at first I was feeling

pretty smug, as wouldn’t you know it, we were

well above the joule limit for the UK, in fact she

was running very steadily at 1.6 joules. Very

quickly however, I noticed the consistency of

the readings... 416.2, 416.6, 416.3, 416.8, and

it just kept going. I’m not here to report that

every CM.002A1 is going to perform like this,

but whatever Cyma have done with the hopup

and air seal components, for this rifle at least, it

seems to be working. After 30 rounds I did see a

couple of shots at 415, and a couple at 418, but

still I was very impressed with the consistency.

The above being said, the M120 not only made

the rifle unusable for UK fields, but the trigger

response was severely lacking. At first I used

the supplied battery, an 8.4V Ni-MH, to which

the rifle felt like it was trying to drag its own

carcass over a bed of nails. In all fairness I think

these batteries are supplied simply to tick a box

sometimes. I quickly moved over to a 7.4V Lipo

and the results were much improved, but still,

I have to report not great. The M120 requires

more torque than the motor can give, and more

current than the supplied battery is able to

supply, and because of that, each shot felt, and

sounded seriously laboured.

DECISIONS, DECISIONS...

So would I buy the CM.002A1? Well in actual

fact I have previously owned one. I wanted

a cheap rifle to tinker with over time, to try

and create yet another backup that I could

confidently bring to the field and keep up with

the rest of the team. In all honesty, for not very

much money at all (less than £50), I turned it

into an absolute monster of a rifle. A cheap

mosfet, downgrading the spring, installing

an Rhop, and a little bit of shimming was all

that was required. I know I’m a little bit harsh

when it comes to Cyma, but it’s only because

of their choice of spring, everything else is

actually exceptional given the price, and the

gearbox which houses the spring is actually

well put together. The CM.002A1 weighs in at

3kg, so she’s not overly heavy. The quality of

the receiver and the polymer parts are good,

and they fit together nicely and with very little

wobble. Lastly, with a simple spring change,

and possibly a couple of other little mods, you

can have yourself a cracking little setup. This

rifle really caters to those wanting a V2 project,

maybe even more so than the new-starters of

the hobby, but if you are just getting into airsoft,

I wouldn’t dismiss the CM.002A1 straight away.

Although the trigger response isn’t as great as

I would like to see, you do get a fair amount for

your money, and when the time comes to learn

more of the technical side, you will have the

perfect project right in front of you.

CM.002A1 AEG ASSAULT RIFLE ON TEST - IN ASSOCIATION WITH WWW.TAIWANGUN.COM

TECH SPEC

■ Weight: 3035 g

■ Colour: Black

■ Length: 775 mm

■ Material: Aluminium, polymer

■ Fire mode: Auto, Single

■ Length of internal barrel: 390 mm

■ Diameter of Internal barrel: 6.08 mm

■ Magazine model: Hi-cap

■ Magazine capacity: 300 BBs

■ Magazine material: Steel

■ Muzzle velocity: 420 fps

■ Muzzle energy: 1,63 J

■ Accumulator included in set: Yes

■ Accumulator voltage: 8.4V V

■ Accumulator capacitance: 1200mAh

■ Accumulator type: Cube

■ Accumulator type: NiMH

■ Accumulator connector: Small Tamiya

■ Accumulator cells type: Mini

■ Gearbox version: v.2

■ Bearings type: Steel sliding

■ Warranty period: 12 months

■ Hop up: Adjustable

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ALTHOUGH THE TRIGGER RESPONSE ISN’T AS

GREAT, YOU DO GET A FAIR AMOUNT FOR YOUR

MONEY, AND WHEN THE TIME COMES TO LEARN

MORE OF THE TECHNICAL SIDE, YOU'LL HAVE

THE PERFECT PROJECT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

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