G&G M14

Hello and welcome to another airsoft gun review posted here on DeathByAirsoft.com. Today I am giving the review of the externals and performance of my new designated marksman rifle (DMR), my Guay Guay (G&G) M14.

Being one of my newer guns, I have not really purchased much for my gun, but here are the current components of my airsoft gun:

• G&G M14 Black – around $255.00
• UTG 3 Point Sling – around $13.97
• G&G M14 Scope Mount – around $59.00
• UTG 3-9×40 Rubber Armored Scope – around $62.00
• PHX 8.4v 4200mah MiMH large type battery – around $59.00

The G&G M14 is the newest addition to my collection and may be the last airsoft gun I purchase in awhile. It is a very beautiful gun and is said to hold true to the real steel M14 through weight, feel, and disassembly. Although I have no personally held a real steel M14, in my research of the gun before purchase I have seen and read numerous comparisons to the real steel M14, the G&G M14.

The real steel M14 started its service in the USA in the Vietnam War, however it was troubled by its heavy wood body limiting movement and becoming warped in the humid climate of Southeast Asia. While suffering from these drawbacks, the gun was favored by many for its use of a bigger, more penetrating round and the fact that it was quite accurate for a rifle. Although the rifle was mainly replaced by the M16, the M14 is still used today by the USA as a DMR. Its original wood stock has been replaced with a synthetic stock, and on the enhanced battle rifle (EBR) version, the whole body has been modifed with an adjustable stock and cheek rest, along with a big rail system to mount lights and lasers onto.

Right out of the box, you are welcomed with a beautiful view. In the box, you receive the gun, one high capacity magazine, a cleaning/unjamming rod, a manual, a catelogue, a G&G M14 poster (wow), and a little tiny bag of BBs which I have not touched. The gun itself does not come with a battery or charger, but this is a very common thing with higher end airsoft manufacturers. Personally in this gun I use an 8.4v high output battery. With this battery you get a really nice rate of fire out of the m14 chronographed at 13 BBs per second (BPS), but if you crave a more insane rate of fire, you can feel free to put in a 9.6v large type battery. The first time you hold the gun you will notice that the gun does have a nice, balanced weight to it. Personally I like the weight, but some others may find the gun to be a bit too heavy. The only trademarks on the gun are located on the top of the receiver towards the back where it reads the calibur of the real steel version along with the G&G trademark. The gun stock is constructed of a very nice feeling ABS plastic while the receiver is constructed of good quality metal. The only bad quality piece I could find on the rifle at first glance was the heat shield which was made of cheap, wobbly plastic making it seem like the UTG M14 at first glance. The grip on the gun is nice. It is not a rubbery cover as found on the UTG M14 airsoft rifle, but it will not easily slip out of your hands. Shouldering the gun is surprising quite comfortable even though there is a lack of a butt pad on the end of the stock. Lifting up the end of the stock and then opening a small door reveals the noticably large battery compartment where a large type battery will easily fit into although the fuse tends to get in the way every now and again, as evident on the UTG M14.

One nice feature that G&G adds to their guns is the locking bolt. Having a working bolt catch on an airsoft gun is a very nice touch, although it is not quite important. As with all M14s in the airsoft market right now, pulling the bolt back and releasing it produces a beautiful metallic cling; however with the G&G M14, the metallic cling sound very heavy and reminds me of releasing the bolt on my real steel shotgun. Once you pull back the bolt, the hopup is visible. The hopup on this airsoft gun is quite nice and is very responsive, along with the fact that it is in an easily accessible spot compared to the UTG M14 which has the hopup dial located inside the magwell.

The sights on the gun are very nice and are easily adjustible with two dials (one for windage, other for elevation) on the rear sight. Although moving the dials makes the rear sight jump around, it actually does adjust it. Mounting a scope mount is probably alot easier than I make it, but I have failed to do so at this point in time. In order to add a scope mount, there is a metal piece screwed into the gun right behind the bolt. The screw is a very tiny hex screw which I cant seem to remove with my small hex keys. Without removing this piece, it is impossible to add on any scope mount.

In my research, I have read that on the real steel version of the gun, a key is used to switch the gun between semi to fully automatic firing modes. On the airsoft version, the is a knob on the right side of the gun which is pushed and turned. When there is no engraving being shown, the gun is on semiautomatic. When the gun is on automatic, an engraved ‘A’ is shown. The safety is not attached to this knob, due to the fact the M14 uses a different type of safety. On the trigger guard there is a small, movable notch. When the notch is pushed near the trigger, the safety is on and the trigger cannot be pulled. Likewise speaking, when the notch is pushed away from the trigger, the gun safety is off.

The magazine of the gun is unique in the way it is in inserted and removed. This usually is learned easily but sometimes can be a hassle due to the fact that if the magazine is not inserted right, it will not fire. Attached with this is the big issue with airsoft M14’s lack of magazine compatability.

There are currently two designs for airsoft M14 magazines made right now:

• The Classic Army and G&G version which has a small notch in the back


• The Tokyo Marui, UTG, AGM, etc version whch is a full rectangular shape with no notch.

One of my friends that I play with uses a UTG M14 while I use my G&G M14. Even though we are usually on the same team, we cannot exhange magazines in battle due to our guns using different magazine versions.

With its advertised realistic field stripping, I could not help myself from taking the gun apart. Relativey reasy, I noticed something I had read about prior. The G&G guns have very nice internals which are usually pre-upgraded, however they are only slightly lubricated. This is not an issue now, but in time the M14 would start to overheat and the gears would start to wear down, similar to the insides of a car. I would recommend lubrication to the gears and cylinder of any G&G gun purchased.

Once I finally was given the ability to use this gun in the field, I fell in love with it right away. The range of the G&G M14 is even to how my UTG Master Sniper m324 was shooting in its past, and it outranges all of my other airsoft AEGs. With my newly acquired Mad Bull, I chronographed the gun to see its rate of fire and its initial BB speed. The gun averaged 13 BPS on average and as for initial speed averaged 394 FPS using high polish .20g BBs.

On the airsoft field, it can hit a far away target or lay long range suppressive fire. The gun itself has a unique sound and is relatively quiet when compared to a Classic Army gun. It was quite reliable even on a 2v1 game with myself pitted against a Tokyo Marui M9 and an ICS M4 CQB Pistol. Basically I shot both targets from a distance without them realizing where I was.

Overall I love this gun very very much, It feels beautiful, shoots beautifully, and the good definitely outweighs the bad, With its price not being quite as high as other high end AEGs out in the airsoft market right now, you will defintiely get more than what you paid for, and in a good way to! Definite 5 out of 5!

PROS:

• Weight (depending on user)
• Nice trademarks
• Locking bolt and functioning bolt catch
• Sound of bolt
• Hop-up positioning
• Rate of fire with an 8.4v battery
• Stock FPS
• Effective shooting distance
• Pre-upgraded internals

CONS:

• Weight (depending on user)
• Magazine design
• Bipod goes where?
• Very cheap plastic on heat shield
• Internals need to be greased/lubricated

Once again thank you for reading my review on the G&G M14. More reviews and information to come. Feel free to contact me via comments or through the contacting page with comments, concerns, or requests for reviews or insight.