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Classic Army Sportline BT5 A3 Value Package review entered on 2008-10-03 21:03:04
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Things I liked:It's an OK entry level AEG, it's just so poorly made for the price that I can't see what I can possibly like in it. Things I would have changed:Make the rear site adjustable. They claim it is, but it's not. Out of the box, the point of impact (POI) was well centered, but about ten inches lower than the point of aim
... Read MoreThings I liked:It's an OK entry level AEG, it's just so poorly made for the price that I can't see what I can possibly like in it. Things I would have changed:Make the rear site adjustable. They claim it is, but it's not. Out of the box, the point of impact (POI) was well centered, but about ten inches lower than the point of aim (POA) at five yards. After all my tinkering, the POI is still two inches lower than the POA at that distance. The clip takes 200 BBs, but the gun does not feed the last 30 or so. In the auto mode, the gun feeds about ten BBs, then stalls. To resume, one has to take time to turn the wheel at the bottom of the clip. The price should be reduced to no more than $50 for such a low quality of workmanship. I've e-mailed my complains to the manufacturer seeking their help in fixing the rear sites and the feeding problem. They never got back to me. What others should know:In my opinion and that of a good dozen of my friends, the Chinese-made AEGs are not worse it, at least so far. From this point on, I am going to either buy Tokyo Marui for my kids, or no AEGs at all.
Things I liked:It shoots quite accurately for a multi-purpose airgun. The .20'' caliber has enough power for pest control at short range. It nicely imitates the firearm recoil by moving the piston towards the shooter. A good device for at-home pistol training. Things I would have changed:Although the barrel quality is superb, the
... Read MoreThings I liked:It shoots quite accurately for a multi-purpose airgun. The .20'' caliber has enough power for pest control at short range. It nicely imitates the firearm recoil by moving the piston towards the shooter. A good device for at-home pistol training. Things I would have changed:Although the barrel quality is superb, the assembly quality is terrible. My P1 has three pins moving back and forth in the rear part of the gun. Two of them are so loose that they only need a finger push to put them back in place. Good on the one hand, it makes them easy to loose on the other. I have to hammer the third pin back in place every now and then. They should had been made rivets, not pins. The safety lock broke down after a week of not-so-intensive use.
To call Beeman's dealing with customers Customer Service is a joke. As my P1's safety lock broke down, I first tried to fix it myself without taking the gun apart. As the safety pin fell inside the body of the gun, I brought the gun back to Beeman. They told me that my warranty was jeopardized because I had tinkered with the gun myself. They charged me for fixing the safety. The quality of their work was so poor, that a week later the safety fell apart again. I opened the gun, fixed it, and it worked OK ever since.
Had Weihrauch 45 LP been on the market at the time I was looking for an airgun, I would had purchased that one instead of Beeman. It looks similar, has more power in the .22'' caliber, and hopefully it's better made. What others should know:P1 is more of a hunting and firearm-imitating airgun than an airgun made for bull's eye precision. The barrel is capable of extremely sharp shots, but the sights aren't. At 10 yards, the front site completely covers the center of the Gamo paper target I use for home practice. You can still learn to hit it, but it takes a lot of practice. However, it pays off if the firearm you use is made for close quarters shooting, like the very popular Glock. The Glock sites are made for fast target acquisition, so the front is wide and the rear is low. If you try to hit a remote target with a Glock, you sometimes have to aim at something smaller in size than your front site. That's where your P1 practice comes handy. I am not a Glock fan myself, but it's a practical gun nevertheless, especially for self-defense.
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