Review of Tokyo Marui
Sig SG 550-1
Looks
This gun is around one meter in length and weighs 3 kg, so it is one of the larger guns made by Tokyo Marui. The barrel lenght is only bested by the H&K PSG1. The receiver of the gun is grey, but I canīt really say if itīs painted or if the ABS itself is grey. The folding stock, grip and front handguard are all some greenish color. There are several nice details on the rifle, like the flip up night sight, moveable trigger guard and many stamped serial numbers. One thing that makes this rifle stand out from most others are the semi clear/seethrough magazines. They are very functional as they let you keep track of how much ammo you have left, and they also clamp together without having to use mag clamps or ducttape or anything. The 550 comes with a folding bi-pod, which can be swung to the sides to be useful also when employed on uneven ground.
Function
Despite the great lenght of the rifle it is very easy to get your frame around it, unlike H&K rifles of similar size. In comparison the G3s seem very bulky and unergonomical while the 550 feels real agile for a long rifle. This is because the G3 stock is longer and the magazine is located further to the front of the gun, causing you to hold the whole gun further away from your body and on straighter arms. It also means that the Sig gains quite a lot of barrel lenght, eventhough the G3 has a longer overal lenght. (1020mm G3, 1000mm 550) The gun has three firing modes; singe, burst and auto. (and a "safe" of coarse) The Sig 550 and 551 are the only Marui guns equipped with the burst mode. The burst can be set to fire between 2 - 8 rounds, via a small dial next to the battery connector. Unfortunately the burst mode is really not worth it. What it does is limit the amount of BBs you can fire while squeezing the trigger on auto. I just set mine to "2" so Iīd have basically rapid singe fire.
As far as range and rate of fire goes itīs pretty much average. It doesnīt really shine in either department. I donīt like the "stick" type battery in this gun, nomatter what people say, I still think these batteries are the worst of all the variants out there. They just donīt seem to give enough juce!.
Conclusion
A lot of people have been saying some mean things about this gun, and most of it seems to be unjustified. One thing that IS true is that the stock is rather squeeky. And eventhough the burst mode is quite useless it is not like it works bad or seems prone to burning out. I got this gun because it was the closest to an airsoft AK5 that Marui has made, and admidtedly the actual function of the weapon didnīt concern me much as I just wanted to find a gun that had the right looks. I have learned that most airsofts preform very similar and what separates their preformance is battery size, and that is certainly true in this case. If you strapped on a large battery this WOULD BE a real killer rifle, but as it is now itīs just average .
