Page 17 - Barra 400E Gen 2 Reviews

A well executed .177 caliber version of an airsoft full auto electric. The only thing they need to fix is the magazine. Airsoft guns have those auto-feeding magazines that can hold hundreds of bbs with a spring you wind up. They're much easier to fill than the magazine that comes with this gun. If Barra had a magazine like that, this would be near perfect. An option to upgrade the spring to make it even more powerful (not that it's particularly underpowered) would also be great.

Just got my 400E and I have to say first time shooting an electric air gun you guys hit it out of the park love shooting it in all modes and as advertised I put over 1400 shots in a single charge and in my chronic was averaging 390 fps not bad and pretty accurate at 20 yards you have put the air gun industry on notice thank you for putting out another quality product I'm looking forward to your next creation. NOTE: read the instructions carefully and get familiarized with your rifle . Thanks Barra.

Absolutely the best bb gun rifle on the market. Incredibly accurate, bullseye over and over, shredding the center point of the target. Plenty of space to add any desired attachments. Full metal frame, awesome looking rifle. Battery power; switched battery at 1000 rounds to recharge, took about 45 mins to completely recharged. Not one mischarge or malfunction. Wish to see more innovative products, a Barra 1866 electric? I'll buy one.

The 400E is awesome! Good weight, best accuracy out of any full auto BB rifle I've tried. This gun is the first shift in BB/Pellet technology in a long time. It's been tried and Barra has begun to master it. If you like new tech & shooting this is it wrapped in one!

This gun is head and shoulders above any CO 2 guns the Quality is phenomenal Well worth the money

(Purchased direct from Barra.) It's the first one, so, yeah, the novelty of it all. And Barra makes solid pieces, and this one certainly is. The iron sights are however, plastic and there is no height adjustment on the front sight and only one peephole on the back sight, which is only adjustable for windage. What is interesting is that the sights also have a fiberoptic component, not adjustable, which is usable when the iron sights are tilted down. But they're on a full length rail, so feel free to attach whatever you have. I went with keeping the iron sights but put on a fully adjustable metal set. From my days of shooting so far, with the long barrel and non-blowback system, it's very accurate for a smooth bore BB rifle.

First, maybe it's just me, but the price seems high. Yes, I paid it, more for the novelty, like I said, but, still, IMHO you should at least get the full bundle for 400, or less, not just the gun. Perhaps, when there is some competition, if there ever will be, we'll see some settling of the market. I would like to see a clamp for the battery - it will rattle around a bit inside the stock. And the stock itself will wiggle a bit. I had room on the lower MLok for a bipod and a foregrip. The trigger is good, but the fact that you're really starting a motorized mechanism instead of releasing a hammer takes some getting used to. Hold steady.... Love to see extra mags down the road, especially ones that could be loaded both with and without the quick loader.

As mentioned above, you get two types of sights. There is a charging handle, which will flip the eject door down, but does nothing else. The magazine release is ambidextrous with buttons on both sides. You can hear a definite difference when the magazine is empty, and they include a quick loader, which is the only way you can load the mag. I'm not sure I ever got to fill it with all of the 50 BBs they claim it holds, but close. That may improve with use. When you use the quick loader, it's actually pushing BBs down against the spring and the follower, so it gets much harder after a couple dozen or so are loaded. It's a good quick loader, probably will also work with some other mags, but don't ask me which ones. What looks like a suppressor is just a sleeve around the barrel. It also is removable and the gun is strippable after pulling the two pins. The grip houses some of the machinery of the pumping mechanism, so it is not replaceable with a better AR-15 grip, but it's okay if slim.

It shoots fast, hard, and is very accurate for shooting BB's. It's a lot of fun Electricity is cheaper than CO2, lasts longer, and isn't so limited by temperature.

Would be nice if they included a battery and charger. Nice that Pyramyd is offering a battery and charger combo at least. I can't get 50 rounds into my magazine. Usually stops at around 35 BB's. Maybe it'll get better over time, but it would be nice if it actually loaded to capacity. Would be nice if it stopped automatically when the magazine ran dry, but at least it isn't wasting CO2.

For those curious, it takes an S3 Lithium battery, minimum of 25C rating, 11.1 volt, with a Deans plug, I suggest having two batteries, so you can just toss a freshly charged one in before you go out to shoot. They say steel BB's only, no lead or frangible. Don't use with a hard backstop, and wear eye protection. I ordered direct from Barra, before Pyramyd even added the 400E to their website. The included sights are not adjustable for elevation, and mine shoots low, might want to plan on an aftermarket sight.