1) Manufacturer, Model Name (name of weapon on box, and weapon replicated if different from model name)
-Jing Gong 2008 T3K3, G3A3
2) Date Obtained
-July 2008
3) Initial Cost
-$350CAD shipped
4) New or Used
-New
5) Mechanical Problems (Gearbox issues, hopup issues.. basically functional performance related -- supply date of issue)
-The hi-cap mags for the JG G3 series are flawed. The one that came with the gun popped a wheel loose after 200 BBs. I looked and it had been glued inside suggesting the wheel had popped loose before as well. I fixed it and then the spring snapped after
a mere 20 winds about 40 BBs later. My 2nd JG G3 hi-cap the spring snapped after only
10 winds! My 3rd G3 hi-cap popped that same wheel the 1st did. I fixed it and only wind it 5 times as I can feel its spring is also tighter than it should be. But that only feeds 6-8 BBS at a go now
I use my Crosman Pulse R72 mag and it feeds and fires fine with it. I will get a TM hi-cap and some good midcaps.
6) Esthetic Problems (Paint damage, cracks in body, loose parts.. physical construction related -- supply date of issue)-seems to be a nice solid gun- no creaks or wobbles
7) Rounds fired between failures (think how many bags of BB's used before it failed. If no failure, list rounds fired up to this point)
-about 30K with no failure; hop up rubber needed replacing in Oct
8) Changes to Internals and Externals (upgrades, mods, dates)
-none to date
9) Resale Date and Value if applicable.
-Not for resale but $350 shipped was, IMO a helluva good deal for what it does
10)Notes and Comments (Optional)
-It came in a 2007 box stating 330fps, but is obviously a 2008 as JG promised that the 2008's would have a fps in the 380s (it was chrono'd at 387fps with a .2 Matrix BB, pops through both sides of a coke can
and can blow a hole through the bottom of a coke can lol). It came with the charger, battery, cleaning rod, red tip cap, 200 BBs and the manual. The battery supplied was a ShuanBao 1500 Ni-cd (large Tamiya connectors) which I have used- it works fine though its my backup as I use my NiMhs more often.
It performs really well at range and I am now using .25's in it to keep it accurate at range as well.
I had an extra JG 2008 G3 mechbox and I put that one in my Pulse R72. The internals are great and that guns now around 330fps.