Post by jimmiroquai on Sept 16, 2009 19:50:57 GMT 8
Just got the AGM Sten at lowdogs. Though i have no plans of doing a British WW2 impression, my main reason for buying this one is to support AGM's WW2 airsoft drive...so that they really release the MG42 this year...But the sten is still one of the coolest, ugliest guns of WW2 and a welcome addition to my WW2 collection.
Here's a mini review. It's a clone of the Chinese Viva Sten, but the receiver is slightly different. See Kalb's great review of the viva sten for more info about internals and disassembly here:
www.filairsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80245
And here's a comparison of the AGM and Viva Sten i found on Youtube:
Box:
In the box:
7.4V 1300mah lipoly, balance charger, wall adaptor
Strangely enough, most reviews of the AGM sten say that the hop-up is fixed. But the package comes with an allen wrench to adjust a grub screw found where viva'a hop is. I've tried manipulating the screw and it works. I've even taken out the screw, and pushed down on whatever was below it and it felt rubbery...Though i won't see how adjustable the hop-up is until i use this in a game (or fire it in a bigger place then my apartment.
The gun is packaged with the magwell in the storage position. Pull the pin and rotate it to the firing position:
To get to the battery compartment, you need to remove two screws:
Here's the tiny battery space. It will ONLY fit a 7.4V lipoly. Although AGM is coming out with a version 2 sten with a fatter stock tube to fit an 8.4V nimh stick batt. A custom stock tube can easily be fabricated by your local machine shops.
The AGM Sten MkII:
Here it is with my brother's scratchbuilt gas Sten Mk2(S) -silenced version
Chronos at 320-350 fps
Here's a mini review. It's a clone of the Chinese Viva Sten, but the receiver is slightly different. See Kalb's great review of the viva sten for more info about internals and disassembly here:
www.filairsoft.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80245
And here's a comparison of the AGM and Viva Sten i found on Youtube:
Box:
In the box:
7.4V 1300mah lipoly, balance charger, wall adaptor
Strangely enough, most reviews of the AGM sten say that the hop-up is fixed. But the package comes with an allen wrench to adjust a grub screw found where viva'a hop is. I've tried manipulating the screw and it works. I've even taken out the screw, and pushed down on whatever was below it and it felt rubbery...Though i won't see how adjustable the hop-up is until i use this in a game (or fire it in a bigger place then my apartment.
The gun is packaged with the magwell in the storage position. Pull the pin and rotate it to the firing position:
To get to the battery compartment, you need to remove two screws:
Here's the tiny battery space. It will ONLY fit a 7.4V lipoly. Although AGM is coming out with a version 2 sten with a fatter stock tube to fit an 8.4V nimh stick batt. A custom stock tube can easily be fabricated by your local machine shops.
The AGM Sten MkII:
Here it is with my brother's scratchbuilt gas Sten Mk2(S) -silenced version
Chronos at 320-350 fps
