AIRSOFT PRODUCT REVIEWS:

UTG AK47

Wow, I must say things are moving at a rapid pace in the airsoft industry. I have yet another product review this week! The UTG folks have sent us a top secret sample of the new UTG AK47. From what I understand the UTG AK47 will hit the market late December to sometime in January, but nothing is confirmed yet.

When I received the package, I couldn’t wait to check it out. Pulling the gun out of the non-descript sample box I noticed that it was a bit different looking than the Marui version. The first thing I noted was the tri rail mount built into the upper receiver. Upon removal of the upper, I noted that it was screwed in from underneath. This means if you don’t like the look of it, you can remove the mount.

The other thing I noticed was the color of the gun. The fake wood was much darker than the Marui. It had a slight gloss finish to it. The simulated wood grain is not as realistic looking as the Marui version to me, but it’s still ok. I noted that while the gun was mostly plastic, they did use quite a few metal parts. The butt plate, sling mounts, trigger, trigger guard, selector switch, bolt, upper receiver cover, adjustable rear sight, outer barrel, cleaning rod and front sight were all metal.

The rear sight is adjustable as you can see here. You can also see me working the spring loaded bolt action to expose the adjustable hop up.

The upper tri rail is a nice feature, because you can mount any combination of aiming devices to your gun.

Next up was testing the gun. Included with the UTG AK47 are two hicap magazines. Unfortunately, these are not Marui compatible, as the mag catch is a bit higher on this model. The magazines hold about 400 rounds each. From our testing they seemed to work reliably, we did not note any feeding issues. The gun shot an average of 280 fps with .20g bbs. I was pleased with the velocity.

The battery that was included with the gun was a 8.4v 1200mah large type battery. I believe that the battery is NiCad, although there is no indication of this printed on the battery. This should still give you adequate run time on the field, and you can always buy a higher rated Inertia Generator if you want more power.

I took a peek inside the gun to see what kind of mechbox they packed inside. I was pleased to see it was an actual version 3 compatible mechbox. This will give you some good upgrade choices if you like to tinker.

We can't wait to get some of these in, they should be an affordable alternative to the Marui AK47. We'll keep you posted on any updates about this gun.