After using my aug for the first game I think I am ready to give my opinion on it for the sake of anyone interested.
Gun Performance
Performance wise we have mandatory chrono at the start of each game. My brand new 8fields 1600mah battery had literally 3 shots in it to complete the chrono and each shot it shot completely bang on 1 joule. Range wise it did struggle a bit as the area had heavy bushes and undergrowth. While leaves are not in season yet, I did feel like a lot of the hits were not called as the subject of my agression did not notice the hits or thought them as ricochets. There were a few instances where I did have to reach out to 55m where the fella called a hit upon receiving my burst. This is with .28 gram ammo.
The stock battery lasted me the whole day. A chintzy 1100 nimh battery lasted me 5 hours. I'm madly impressed but this was propably one off. My 1600mah 8fields battery sold on taiwagun to fit aug did not get beyond 3 shots. I think it has an issue with its plug and is being RMAd.
I used fuxing midcaps. They were extremely hard to load but seemed to be reliable. The few feeding issues I had were due to user error.
Problems wise the outer barrel is of extremely poor quality and came completely off my gun upon picking it up from the barrel.
Ergonomics
I ran the gun with a chubby vertical foregrip, LVPO on top rail, elsatic rifle sling and rails removed. The gun did not feel that heavy while playing as compared to handling it normally. My left shoulder did hurt from holding the gun the next day tho. The foregrip was useful as a bipod and aug offers myriad of positions to hold the gun in any stance. It is a very comfortable gun.
The trigger I had no problems with. It is a very good trigger and fire selector. I never accidently had a semi when I meant to go full hard. The safety switch did get partially engaged a few times though. The magazine release is pretty terribly positioned and can be hard to use.
The 69 Eur Chinese LVPO From Famous Brand Bestsight
This was the MVP for me. The sight was cheap as peanuts and had classic chinese name, but it offered incredible utility. In the heavily wooded area it was very easy to quickly up the magnification and check if that dark shape is a treestump or a person. And if that person is friendly or not.
The scope had extremely good eye relief - I was never in a position where I could not see completely out of the sight. Wether I was prone, standing or upside down in a ditch. The scope had extremely good clarity, compared to one other sight at the field I had no chromatic abberation or fish eye effect, my glass was crystal clear (even despite two pieces of scratched plexi class on each end) and I was able to fire as accurately as a bb gun can. Only issue I have are the controls are extremely heavy to operate.
Overall:
I'm pretty happy. I have replaced the vertical foregrip with an AFG which is incredebly comfortable. I will also look into replacing the barrel quick release button as the cheap pot metal has broken off. I will most likely drill and tap a hole and screw in a hex head bolt. I will also be mounting the outer barrel on more securely.
I can recommend jg a3 to anyone who is interested in it. It is a solid enough shooting gun to leave alone with its only real downside being poor metal quality.
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