Dads Do Airsoft

Probably a bit old but here's our two cents. The WE SMG8 (MP7) is a bit of a dog. Its a very old platform that has a lot of potential issues. I bought mine second hand for dirt cheap and for good reason. Knowing what I was getting I researched it thoroughly. Here's some of the problems I encountered just getting it to perform OK: The mags aren't great, even new it barely holds enough gas for a full auto mag dump, they are fine on semi but for me, this was supposed to be a back up to my insane TM MWS DMR so full auto was kind of the point. the mags are also painted in cheap paint. they flake almost immediately, I bought a spare mag for £44 quid and that started pealing with in a few games. The bottom plates are also terrible, the only hack there is for this is electrical tape...... The latch for the stock is terrible and doesn't last long. The sheer kick of the gas blowback loosens it to the point where it doesn't keep the stock in place, expect to replace it. Expect a £15 quid replacement The stock pinholes on the inside will break, expect to buy a new plate - tbf, TM, VFC & WE have back plate problems in some way or another so it appears to be universal. You can get replacements but they are around £50 quid depending on where you go. Hop up rubbers are hard to find, i ended up cutting a 9 ball to make it fit as it didn't quite align properly. The quality of the metal on the extendable stock isn't great, they wear and bur easily. Don't use cheap BB's - I used some for testing and the bolt return is so strong it literally mashed them. These were .20's from Kinetic. I put .28s from rebel in there and they held up. There's a great review from french guy on Youtube who did a review after 1 year of owning one. Granted its a decade old but it resonated. All complaints above aside, it kicks like a mule and is terrifyingly loud. the price in comparison to the others is marginal so do yourself a favour and spend the extra 50 quid and get a better one. Hope this helps. The Dads @dadsdoairsoft