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[tbsix]

http://www.airsoftextreme.com/store/index....roducts_id=4139

I know it's STAR, but it looks like a great improvment with the CNC pieces and the metal gearbox!! Anyone here have one and is it worth the 5 bills?

[aznriptide859]

It's actually in the $300-$400 range, so not that expensive . Though I don't know anyone that has one ATM.

[PlasticMag]

It's the STAR with a new gearbox shell and a new way to power the box mag. It's like polishing a turd.

[Erik Cartman]

http://www.airsoftextreme.com/store/index....roducts_id=4139

I know it's STAR, but it looks like a great improvment with the CNC pieces and the metal gearbox!! Anyone here have one and is it worth the 5 bills?

These are going for much less than USD499 elsewhere and available (not "sold out").

Erik.

[GuzziHero]

I wouldnt touch an ARES/STAR again. They are my new least-favourite airsoft manufacturer. (dont worry, G&P havent moved up a lot!)

[chas]

I had two (one mine and one from a buddy) of the first version and I loved it (except for the boxmag of course).

[alex21]

Ares/star has no quality control, it's like buying chinese stuff without the cheap price.

There's a lot of owners with missing parts (mine lacked the hop-up bucking) or non-working gearboxes out of box.

[WYATT666]

funny i have never had any problems with on my star stuff and neither has anyone i know

[Erik Cartman]

Ares/star has no quality control, it's like buying chinese stuff without the cheap price.

There's a lot of owners with missing parts (mine lacked the hop-up bucking) or non-working gearboxes out of box.

They are mostly likely to be Chinese. It's supposed to be a Hong Kong company anyway. I opened up a 2 year old SA80 (L85A2) recently and the gears are XTY gears. Therefore they have been using Chinese parts for some time. Mind you they did take the trouble to solder the motor (a bit of superfluous effort that makes opening up the gear box very inconvenient).


Even so, i bought an ARES AFV recently as it's half the price as the STAR used to be. Quite fun but no points for accuracy. With a bigger magazine and able to down-rate the spring in minutes, it beats an MP5 on a CQB day hands down.

The 249s have plastic gearboxes like the SA80s. I was skeptical about plastic gearboxes at first. They seem to be a lot tougher than they appear.

It's incredible that someone had no bucking or DOA out the box. Please name the shop(s) for everyone's benefit.

Erik.

Edited by Erik Cartman, 25 March 2009 - 02:56 PM.

[Samm]

They are mostly likely to be Chinese. It's supposed to be a Hong Kong company anyway. I opened up a 2 year old SA80 (L85A2) recently and the gears are XTY gears. Therefore they have been using Chinese parts for some time. Mind you they did take the trouble to solder the motor (a bit of superfluous effort that makes opening up the gear box very inconvenient).


Even so, i bought an ARES AFV recently as it's half the price as the STAR used to be. Quite fun but no points for accuracy. With a bigger magazine and able to down-rate the spring in minutes, it beats an MP5 on a CQB day hands down.

It's incredible that someone had no bucking or DOA out the box. Please name the shop(s) for everyone's benefit.

Erik.

I imagine any competent retailer that has heard of these experiences or received complaints from customers would be checking these products for QC problems and missing parts.

Seen as Alex is in France... They're just too wacked on blue cheese to care.

[Fighting Maus]

I have never had an issue with my Star M60E4, save for the box magazine. My gun hammers away like a champ. The polycarbonate gearbox is the only reason I don't use it as much as I would like to. I will be replacing it with the new ARES metal GB when I can find one.

[PlasticMag]

Ironically, the STAR M60 boxmag I bought for my hybrid M60 has had ZERO issues... Everyone else seems to have a bad one. Then again, I'm not trying to run a silly rate of fire through my M60...

[orca]

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