Just got hold of a Krytac CRB, thought I'd throw up a quick initial impression by way of pros and cons. Hope this is useful for anyone considering buying one.
Pros:
- Good packaging, manual.
- Hi cap mag and iron sights are decent quality
- External build quality is very good (with a couple of exceptions below), on par with G&P, VFC etc
- Keymod rail makes for light weight
- Stock is very good with some well thought out features
- Internals are excellent - arguably the best v2 gearbox design around combined with top quality gears, piston, etc and integrated mosfet
- UK version comes with M100 spring (shooting ~340fps with hop off)
- Price compares favourably with AEGs of similar quality (G&P, VFC, etc)
Cons:
- Wired with Tamiya connector (FFS why?)
- Flash hider is plastic and cheap looking as well as hard to remove due to being glued on
- Grip is shiny and cheap looking
- No rail sections included for the keymod
- Motor is weak
Closing thoughts:
Overall I'm pretty pleased with the CRB. It's light weight, well built and has a top notch gearbox. My only gripes at this stage are with the flash hider (promptly removed via a hair dryer and a bit of persuasion and replaced with a stubby suppressor), the grip (promptly replaced by a MOE) and the motor. I don't know if they ship with a different motor in the UK as I heard good things about the stock ones, but it very weak with sluggish response (compared to my other AEGs) and tons of overspin and a tendency to heat up quickly. Very disappointing. Luckily I had a spare SHS high torque laying around which has sorted things. Anyone thinking of buying a Krytac should factor in the cost of a decent motor.
I'll throw in an updated review after skirmishing the CRB a few times.