Classic Army's G36 The Best?

[Dollanganger]

Classic Army's G36 The Best?

With G36 prices continuing to drop. Sometimes as low a $2,500 USD I test fired on last week and I was NOT impressed at all! It is not a perfectly smooth 5.56.

The first thing you notice when touching the gun is the heavy barrel weight supposedly to reduce recoil. What you have is a very cumbersome rifle heavy in the front and extremely light in the back.

The features themselves were far less ergonomic than they look. The locations of the mag release and bolt release cumbersome.

Of course these American made G36s aren't real G36s. They're SLR-8 receivers with G36 parts. All legal. A classic sign is that almost all still use the thick SLR-8 barrel without a flash hider.

So a G36 airsoft looks like the better buy.

Classic Army is a great company and their G36 AEG blowback looks very realistic. They even make a larger barrel.

How does this airsoft perform? Or is there a more realistic G36?

[Relja]

Ive had two Classic Army G36K's in my short airsoft career and keep coming back to them. One problem i did have is with my relatively new CA36K during a game a gear broke and I had to fix up the mechbox, however the other one did great. As for now my gun has been fully upgraded and is a force to be reckoned with. I have handled the JG and the TM and was not a fan of their black finish.

[Shooting Addict]

The best two G36 on the market are the ARES and CA with TM and everyone else not really comparing to these two. You'll have to wait till early summer for the ARES G36 since they halted production of Gen1 and are yet to realize Gen2.

[FOX_111]

The TM G36 internal are very resistant and reliable. I runned a TM G36c for a good 4 years before I sold it to someone that ran it for another 3 or 4 years.

I handled both TM and CA G36. CA polimer body feel better, but some of the details, like the fire selector switch is a turn off. TM selector click in place, while CA does not. CA internals where reputed for their tendency to break but I have not expenrienced it with their more recent AEG, like their CA-G36.

I have no experience with the other brands.

[deep in the bush]

I just love G36's, TM, KWA, and CA. All have been ok, wiring sucked in CA I replaced it as soona s I got it. I agree with Fox about the selector. The KWA takes a large batt in front. It helps if you play long long matches.

I love em all man, any are fine.

[kalnaren]

CA is win. Mine is still going strong. I agree the wiring in them sucks though. I'd still buy one over a TM, JG, KWA, or SRC.

[deep in the bush]

Oh come on man!!! buy the Wally world springer!!! hahaha

[acebit23]

Go with tm !!!!!

[kullwarrior]

Originally Posted by Dollanganger

Classic Army's G36 The Best?

With G36 prices continuing to drop. Sometimes as low a $2,500 USD I test fired on last week and I was NOT impressed at all! It is not a perfectly smooth 5.56.

G36 Cost more than that, SL8 is cheaper than that.

Originally Posted by Dollanganger

The first thing you notice when touching the gun is the heavy barrel weight supposedly to reduce recoil. What you have is a very cumbersome rifle heavy in the front and extremely light in the back.

Manual says its heavy barrel for SL8 If I recall correct

Originally Posted by Dollanganger

Of course these American made G36s aren't real G36s. They're SLR-8 receivers with G36 parts. All legal. A classic sign is that almost all still use the thick SLR-8 barrel without a flash hider.

G36 it self is legal...if its SF trigger group.

In summary for HK G36.
Yes you can buy them, "but because you suck and we hate you" HK doesnt sell to civies. In Canada, we got about 20 or so samples of HK G36, G36K, G36C, G36P, G36KP. The cost around $8000. If you want desperately $10k will probably yank one off someone in these days. Full then 18.7" barrel G36 is most expensive as it can hunt dear legally.

[Styrak]

Who hunts deer with .223? I'm pretty sure that's illegal most places.

[kullwarrior]

Pretty sure you could I know there's a rich guy in Edmonton use his G36 (think was the G36P) for Gopher...$1 per round aint cheap. But I guess if you like it you could technically get your Steyr .50 on that poor gopher...Not much left once shot though. (Probably can't exchange that for money).

[Ninja_En_Short]

ARES Powered on all my G36, they all had some litlle problems, never had a big one and insanely strong. Really insanely, I fell on it a few time, barrel stuck in the ground, not a single damage... and a was like 75/80 kg (sorry I don't know how much it does in imperial measures).

[Styrak]

Originally Posted by kullwarrior

Pretty sure you could I know there's a rich guy in Edmonton use his G36 (think was the G36P) for Gopher...$1 per round aint cheap. But I guess if you like it you could technically get your Steyr .50 on that poor gopher...Not much left once shot though. (Probably can't exchange that for money).

OK that's not deer though...
And .223 isn't $1 a round.

[Cortex]

223 will do the job on a deer if you use a fairly heavy grain and you're within 200 yards. I wouldn't want to use it for anything out past that though, and then there's the legality issues with 223 because I know it's not a legal hunting round here in Alberta. Price is about accurate though Styrak, I saw a box of 55 grain 223 Rem from Hornady at Wholesale sports for $20.99 the other day. Only noted the Hornady price because that's usually the brand we shoot. Not as bad as my friends 30-378 Weatherby though which is something like $6.90 a round last time I checked haha!

Anyways, back to airsoft... My CA36K has been rock solid and performing great since I bought it back in 2006 from 007airsoft, only things I've changed have been externals (swapped out the integrated scope/carry handle for a C type flat top rail, and added an SRC KV stock to hold a large battery).

[CDN_Stalker]

Funny how this started as a combo real steel/airsoft version, the first replies were all airsoft (as was the question, but not the description), then went to real steel. Interesting in the least.