E&L are highly regarded for producing some of the best AK rifles on the market.
The E&L “Essential” Line is designed to preserve the legendary AK quality of E&L, while at the same time offering a lower point of entry for consumers - maintaining all the features that allowed E&L products to be very realistic airsoft replicas.
Made of 100% steel, this rifle has a realistic appearance & feel with authentic construction and assembly of components that are perfectly fitted.
Real wood handguard & dense polymer pistol grip just like the real steel.
Improved internal and finish brings practical performance of the Essential Series to the next level with a standard V3 gearbox design.
Features
This model is a high quality full sized replica of the famous AKS 74 rifle.
Features a weighty full metal upper and lower receiver, side mount, selector lever, skeletal folding stock, barrel assembly and top sight. Essentially everything is metal, bar the real wood handguard and textured polymer grip, just like the real steel.
This is a beefy replica despite its shorter 740mm size, coming in at 3.2kg.
The replica is equipped with E&Ls quality V3 metal gearbox and motor.
To access the battery compartment, you press in on the upper receiver release at the upper rear of the replica and hinge the entire top cover upwards. This exposes the Deans connector.
The metal stock is fully foldable and locks to the side of the lower receiver.
Includes a 120rd polymer mid-cap magazine. (Bakelite style, Brown Color).
Virtually zero magazine wobble with E&L's included magazine, unlike many other brands AK models. (Additional E&L magazines will be available soon)
Note a small bit of magazine wobble is normal with AK models and may occur with other brands of magazine.
Front and rear metal sling attachments.
"M" style metal iron sights.
A side rail is fitted to the left side of the receiver, and it accepts standard AK style optics, accessories & mounts.
Selectable semi and fully automatic fire via the selector lever.
Adjustable hop-up unit is located behind the bolt. Lever style, slide horizontally to adjust.
No battery or charger is included.
A Deans to Tamiya Adapter is included.
We recommend the Vapex LP301 7.4V 1300mAh stick Li-Po battery here. As with all Li-Po batteries, do not fully discharge them or you can damage the cells! Li-Po chargers available here.
Includes the AKS74U, magazine, E&L Patch, E&L Stickers, Manual and Deans to Tamiya Adapter.
Specifications
Gearbox: ENL V3 Standard Gearbox with Zinc Die-Casting.
Quick Change Spring (Requires partial disassembly of rifle.)
Mosfet: Inline Compact.
Wired to: Deans T Plug.
Lipo Ready: 7.4 (Semi + Full Auto) 11.1v (Semi ONLY).
Switch: Standard Switch w/ Electronic MOSFET Control.
Motor: ELM120 High Speed Short Type Motor.
Gear Set: Sintered Steel Gear Set 18:1 with Steel Powder Metallurgy.
Piston: Sintered Full Steel Teeth Piston with Nylon Fiber Reinforced Polymer.
Note: The stated muzzle output has been measured by ourselves with a 0.2g BB and will be frequently remeasured. Variations of +/- 10% are possible, but always conforming to the Irish 1 joule limit.
