M1918 BAR light machine gun replica - Real Wood [S&T]

collectible/historical reenactment rifle "no softair trekking", arrived perfect in a short time!, I will mount it on my wellys jeep, very nice to collect.

The overall gun build is very nice. Wood is nice, metal is nice etc.

No weird sounds from the gearbox. Safe, auto, fast auto. Good grouping at well over 30m.

Feeds well from midcaps, but the hi-cap that came with the gun tends to jam. Atleast mine do.

A wonderfull replica of the real stuff. All issues I heard about from former series are solved. No wobbling parts and even just like the real one a slow and fast automatic fire rate. This replica feels so real it's really amazing. All fine wood and metal just as it should. Are you in for ww2 airsoft reenacting this is your "piece de résistance" for ultimate gameplay.

UPDATE: My M1918 came with a bent cylinder head nozzle causing the midcap syndrome. Because of this, the nozzle requires more force against the BB's to feed and fails to seal properly, resulting in the first 70 out of 130 rounds to fall 10' out the barrel. After replacing the stock cylinder head the issue is resolved. Love this gun! Very easy to work on, built like a rock, and preforms exccelent out to 225' like a laser.

V2 - 2024 BAR M1918: S&T have really outdone themselves with this replica. Being on the market for over a decade, users had a lot of feedback from the original version and they listened.

This new 2024 version of the BAR fixes:
- Wobbling Barrel
- Wobbling Stock
- Midcap Avalability
- Feeding Issues
- Poor Hop-Up
- Internal Quality
- Battery Space
- Mock Bolt Assembly
- Electronics and Fire Modes
- and many upgrades!

Externals:
The replica out of the box is as solid as a rock. No wobble. This is because S&T redesigned the weapon and assembly to be solid. The stock is now removed like a buffer tube from inside the stock and has an enlarged battery space for many types of batteries. I use a Stryker 7.4v 1300mAh with ample room to spare. All assemblies have very tight tolerances and the metal used is good quality. The mock bolt functions great and is robust, even easy to re-install.

Internals:
A fully upgraded 240/1918 gearbox with QD spring change AND MOSFET!! Using an sensor board under the sector gear and magnet within the sector gear, the replica is able to detect cycles. They include a proprietary mosfet with micro trigger AND two fire modes. Full Auto and FASTER full auto, just like the real M1918. That is above and beyond.

Besides the MOSFET, it has 8mm ball bearings, full metal tooth 14.5 piston, type 0 full cylinder, POM piston head, ferrite maginate motor (still works great at 1.85J though), M110 spring, and an air nozzle with internal o-ring. Compression is perfect, but I did "supposedly" recieve the TaiwanGun tune up (I say supposedly because it would appear the replica was never dissasembled being in perfect condition and quick ship time, but there was white linthium grease in the GB which indicates it was reshimmed and relubricated, China has never used white linthium grease) which helped sealing with a thick type oil, but too much was used. Even after re-lubricated with a light coat of Techt Gun Sav compression was still perfect. +/- 2 fps at 375fps, about 1.45J out of the box.

The hopup is now black instead of clear, and the AK type design is excelent for consistent hop-up. I am still using the stock unit. The bucking and nub are typical. It could not hop a .30g BB, I would suspect maybe .25g tops. This I had to change immedatly for preformance. The inner barrel is 500mm, gold in color but NOT brass. It has an excellent interior finish and appears to be a composite. Impressive.

All of these features and the same low price. I have been very pleasently surprised with the 2024 M1918. I had one in 2017 and couldn't even get it field worthy, they have made this into a modern replica worthy of milsim and competitions.

I have upgraded my BAR with a 6.01 x 510mm AA inner barrel, 75 degree maple leaf bucking, a 3D printed flat nub (available here on TG), 8mm bushings, prommy SP135 spring, deans connector, sorbo pad, and AOE correction. I bought so many parts I didn't end up using because this replica came with it already, or had something better. I am getting 225' of range like a laser shooting .40's at 1.85J at 750rpm with a 7.4v Stryker lipo.

In short, it's dope and I will be looking to S&T in the future for more pre-upgraded guns and innovation. Check out my review of the midcap, as of now they are only feeding 50-60rds, load it with any more and they will jam. Updates on that to come.

It’s is a heavy son of a b****, but it’s awesome. I use it with a 7,4v, and its shoots like a beast. Only problem I have with is, the mags are impossible to get in europe. Oh and the battery location is a little weird. You need to unscrew it to put the battery in.
In a nutshell, its heavy, shoots perfect and is one of the coolest replica’s I own

I bought this product a few weeks ago, and so far i'm very pleased with it. The stock had some woble to it but that was a quick fix. For the rest the construction is very solid. The magazines may need some work too to feed properly. (Fixes for that can be found with a quick google search)
Other than that this replica works wonderfully.

All in all a very nice replica of the original M1918A2 BAR, great for collectors, airsoft and reenactments alike. Surely worth the investment.

Great replica! I really like it! The wood and the metal feels so unbelievable. The shooting range is great also. One thing that is not the replica's bad, the recommended battery is not fit int the weapon. But yeah, it's awesome!