CYMA CM030 Airsoft Pistol Review

NOTE: THIS AIRSOFT PISTOL IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN THE USA. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY

The real steel Glock is the name of a family of semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by the Austrian company Glock, founded in 1963. The guns are manufactured with high-strength synthetic and steel components. They are very popular amongst firearms owners.Many Airsoft Pistol manufacturers have created airsoft guns modeled after the Glock series of pistols. One such Airsoft electric Pistol is the CYMA CM030. CYMA is a Chinese airsoft manufacturer most famous for it's AK Variant the CM028. The CMO30 is a great airsoft electric pistol priced under $60. We will cover it in this airsoft review.

As with all CYMA Airsoft guns the box is stylish and military looking, with the typical airsoft styrofoam tray holding the components. In the box you get the Pistol, 7.2v 500mAh NiMh battery, cradle-type wall charger, syringe-type speed loader, starter BBs, clearing rod and the manual. The manual comes with a disassembly view of the pistol, which can be helpful if you ever need to open it up. This is one thing we wish more airsoft manufacturers would do. The gun itself is made out of solid ABS plastic. The magazine, upper receiver release button and selector switch are metal. Once you have the battery in, the unloaded airsoft gun weighs in at a very balanced 1 pound 6 ounces. For an airsoft pistol this gun feels awesome in your hand. The CYMA CM030 sports some pretty accurate styling, but seeing CYMA has not attained licensing or trademarks so it just has the "CYMA" and "Made in China" stamps on the body. The body is tight and there are no detectable seams on it. The sight posts are painted bright white for better use in dim lighting. CYMA has done a great job with the look and feel of the CM030 airsoft pistol.

The CYMA CM030 Airsoft Electric Pistol is equipped with a Version 2 metal gearbox and adjustable hop-up. Hop-up adjustment is accomplished by removing the upper receiver and moving the hop-up wheel. The inner barrel is brass and the battery fits very snug in a slot below the barrel. The Metal Magazine holds 30-rounds. The only problem we ran into was the CM030 had some random feed problems during our tests. However, after lubing it with Silicone spray the problem was solved, permanently. With the 500mAh battery you'll be able to fire about 1300 rounds before needing a recharge. Not bad seeing you get half that out of the TM orginal. The gun offers both safety, semi-auto and full-auto firing modes. The gearbox and motor give you a full-auto rate of fire of around 12 Rounds per second which is blazing fast for a 30-round magazine. Best bet is to use this gun on semi-auto to conserve ammo.

We tested .12g, .20g, and .23g BBs in this gun at 35 feet (it's a pistol). Past 25 feet the .12g BBs went everywhere, which is typical for .12g BBs. We chrono'd muzzle velocities of 240-252 Feet per second with the .12g BBs. But the poor accuracy doesn't make .12g BBs good for long range; 20 feet at best. With the heavier BBs it was a different story. With .20g BBs, accuracy improved quite a bit, with decent 6-8 inch grouping at 35 feet. Muzzle velocity on the .20g airsoft BBs was chrono'd at 208-214 FPS. With .23g BBs accuracy improved a bit more, bringing our grouping under 5-inches at 35 feet. Not bad for a pistol! Muzzle velocity on the .23g BBs was chrono'd at 195 - 202 fps. You don't get as much firepower as a gas pistol, but for an electric pistol priced under $60 you cannot go wrong with the CYMA CM030. When used as a CQB weapon you'll have no problem hitting your target with the CYMA CM030.

Since this is a Marui clone, it will accept most Marui G18c upgrades, accessories, or mags. Therefore, parts are readily available for the CYMA CM030. CYMA also makes a high capacity magazine for this gun, but they are a bit hard to come by, but you'll have no problem finding the TM version. Because the standard magazine holds 30-rounds, extra magazines are recommended. Especially if you are using it on full-auto. Overall, we give the CYMA CM030 a thumbs up! We will miss this AEP, seeing it is no longer available in the USA due to trademark issues.

Mil Specs:

• 1:1 Scale Airsoft Electric Pistol
• Solid ABS plastic body (some metal components)
• Metal Ver2 gearbox
• Adjustable hop-up
• FPS 240-250 FPS with .12g BBs
• Rate of Fire 11 Rounds per second
• Safe/Semi/Full-Auto firing modes
• 30-round removable metal magazine
• 7.2v 500mAh Battery and wall charger
• Weight unloaded - 1lbs 6oz
• Nicely boxed

Package includes: Airsoft Pistol, Magazine, Battery, Charger, Speed loader, clearing rod, and manual.