TM SIG 553

So the first review will be my very first AEG, the TM SIG 552. I purchased this gun back before I officially started airsoft from Airsoft Outlet NW. At that time, AONW was mostly a glass store and Brad was the salesman.

Externals

The external on the original gun was made out of ABS plastic and had SIG markings all over the gun. with some parts of the gun metal such as barrel, the gasblock and the rear sight. Even though the gun was mostly made of ABS plastic, it had a rather sturdy feel to it. Fast forward a few months, and I was able to obtain a cheek rest and the rail mount for the SIG. The gun was coming together and looked awesome until a few more months down road and I was able to obtain the RIS system for the SIG...that pretty much costs as much as the gun itself. Once the rail kit was installed, the gun went from the SIG 552 to the 553. Fast forward about a year, and I upgraded the plastic body to a metal body. With that metal body, the external aspect of the gun was complete.

Internals

I decided not to mess around with the internals of the gun since it was rock solid because of the high standards of TM. The only issue is that the gearbox has plastic bushings rather than metal which has the possibility of failing, but as long as I don't upgrade any of the internal parts, I figure the stock gearbox will last for a long time.

Performance

Surprisingly for a gun that shoots around 280 FPS, it performs well. The hopup works great and easily reaches its effective range of 100t, but where the gun really shines is indoor or being highly mobile outdoors for a compactness and light weight. The only thing that bothers me is that the gun is limited in battery space and can be a pain to install.

Pros

Lightweight

Great Stock Internals

Unique

High ROF

Quiet when paired with a suppressor

Cons

Plastic bushings

Limited battery space

Short range

Midcap mags can be expensive