Jls Scar

bullets

roight!

I ordered one from Shiva.
I was tempted by the Tan colour cos most of my other AEG's are black
and wanted something different but in the end it looked too plasticy and I
ended up picking the black one. Not sure If I am sorry or not yet.
being a goth I really like black in everything I buy.

For ages I hated the SCAR and thought it was over rated & UGLY and wondered what all the fuss was about. (I still dont know) I then started not to mind it too much after seeing it over and over again and I thought to myself why not get one for something like an airsoft gun
I could use and abuse on a skirmish vs the oh so
precious ones I keep for display only.

Anyone familiar with this Brand JLS? and the quality of the build?
I was wondering about the part of the stock where you would get your
cheek wield. On the high end brand the piece where your cheek rests can
move or be raised up (have seen on you tube) wondering if this AEG has
been made with that piece being adjustable or not. Also on you tube
on the high end brands it seems to strip down nice and easy dunno if its
the same with the cheaper JLS brand.


~B

Hunter1100

Check out this vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUfgKGLs9xs&feature=PlayList&p=6867BECF244FD0FE&index=0
Should answerer all your questions

The same guy made this vid to show the take down
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=328DD1A939282BA7

bullets

Cheers thanks,

Looks like the JLS aint the same as the higher brands
as the cheek stock just is not the same,


~B

liamo333

Fiach should be able to tell you a good bit about this gun.

Hunter1100

the JLS isnt a clone as far as I know. the higher priced models are probably more accurate. I am considering one of these myself so many choices

Fiach Dubh

I bought a black JLS SCAR when they first came out. The short version is they aren't too bad but too expensive for what they are.

ok on to the long version. The body is strong enough, shouldn't break on you, however on the first production run JLS had glued the body together forcing you to snap one of the internal bolt points to strip it :mad: They may have ceased doing that with current versions. The bolt jams half way back on mine, when disassembled it goes all the way back, I haven't bothered figuring out the cause yet. The outer barrel paint job is low quality and the paint will start to flake very quickly. You can unscrew it and fit a silencer however JLS didn't make the muzzle break unscrewable from the barrel so you can't convert it to the CQB version without getting a new break, a shame really.

The inner barrel doesn't sit quite right in the outer barrel and may be the cause of low accuracy over range with mine. Another cause could be air leak in the hop unit. The hop also isn't very responsive taking a large turn of the wheel to make any change in BB flight. Another issue is the motor pinion not engaging with the version 2 gearboxes bevel gear correctly causing the AEG to jam sometimes. If this occurs the motor has to be reseated in the pistol grip. The 8.4 volt battery mine came with can't pull the spring through sometimes causing a jam, my Intelect 9.6v stick bats run it fine.

The rails aren't bad, they seem quite tough and I had no problem mounting a fixed zoom 4X32 scope to the top rail. Again the paint on them isn't great and will start to flake.

The bolt that holds the mag release button is made of very low grade pot metal and snapped off at the head on mine within days. I had to find a replacement. The folding stock is good enough, the sliding section works and when folded it stays in place. One problem is the stock when folded covers the mag release button forcing you to slid your hand behind the stock to hit the release. On the RS, CA and VFC SCAR the mag release is on both the left and right side but the JLS uses a standard M4 style release.

Effective range of my SCAR 50-60 feet, dissapointing.

I'd say it could be brought up to spec for skirmishing but would probably need a new motor, hop-up unit and maybe a tightbore inner barrel.

All that said as I bought mine when they came out they may have improved the SCAR since then. Now the JLS FN F2000 is a different story, I have 2 in my house and they are great.

Masada

I was looking at this on eirsoft aswell, Keep us updated on what you think of it when it arrives.,
I have been looking into the G36C aswell but im a bit stuck for choice, havent seen any of them in the metal yet.,

Fiach Dubh

Neither the real G36 or SCAR have metal bodies so you won't find an AEG version in metal.

Masada

Neither the real G36 or SCAR have metal bodies so you won't find an AEG version in metal.

Oh i ment that as a figure of speach, like "in the flesh" but i dont think they make any flesh versions either.,lol.,:D

bullets

FEck am having my doubts about the SCAR now!!!!!

vtec wrote: »

I was looking at this on eirsoft aswell, Keep us updated on what you think of it when it arrives.,
I have been looking into the G36C aswell but im a bit stuck for choice, havent seen any of them in the metal yet.,

My JG G36C is great cant fault it really.


~B

Fiach Dubh

bullets wrote: »

FEck am having my doubts about the SCAR now!!!!!~B

Hopefully they have improved since release, I'll be interested to know if they have.

Fiach Dubh

vtec wrote: »

Oh i ment that as a figure of speach, like "in the flesh" but i dont think they make any flesh versions either.,lol.,:D

Sorry man, I didn't read your post correctly. I've just heard a few people complain about not being able to get a metal G36 body over the last month or so

Harekin

EDITED

It is infact a clone, its the F2000 that is the original.
Read around the net for reviews, although not many favourable ones Iv seen.

Sleepershark

Fiach Dubh had a bad experience with his Scar and you can tell that by his review I remember talking to him about it when he first got it. A common thing with the Chinese stuff on guy can get one and have nothing but problems and another can say the same weapon is the greatest thing he ever skirmished with. My intent is not to say that Fiach Dubh is wrong, he wrote of his experience with the Jls SCAR and I'm telling you of mine.

This is from my personal experience with owning and skirmishing the weapon, Not some review I saw or things i heard from others. With 9.6v batt this weapon performs as well as any stock Aeg. I have never used the 8.4 that came with it. When i got it (sometime back in april I think) the hop up came loose and part of it fell out. easy to fix once the aeg was apart but part could have been lost. I was lucky. Would suggest new hop up. Don't think I could live with the original, A tighter inner barrel (which i would do with any AEG) to increase accuracy.

The cocking handle is basic looking and the mag release button is made of low grade pot metal but is still intact on mine and the aeg has been heavily skirmished. I or anyone of the 4 or 5 people who have skirmished with this SCAR Have never had a jam like Fiach described, the gearbox and motor have never failed to deliver on mine. The weight feels good nice and solid no creaks or small bits to fall off. Rails are solid and there are plenty of them, the hand grip with the bi-pod is a great feature. The inner barrel is loose in its housing which can be fixed by some black tape around the barrel (have to strip down the age to do this) Remove all rails except the bottom one to take apart. Also was not glued together and came apart easily, Jls must only have done that on the early versions. Also replacing the lubrication in the gearbox would increase the life of the aeg. I use Dboys,TM, and G&G hi caps with no problems, Dboys are metal and only 7.50 euro!!!

Looks wise the aeg is good, some people complain the paint chips to easy and this is true but it only in my opinion makes the weapon look real not like its straight out of the box or made of plastic. My biggest problem is the barrel, its to big Diameter wise and is only one straight lump of metal connecting to the flash hider. I replaced this with a King Arms 200mm Silencer which allowed me to put in a 470mm 6.04mm inner barrel. But for 100 euro Delivered i can fix or live with most of these minor problems.

Overall a good weapon. I would recommend this aeg to anyone. Its not a high end AEG it got its problems, you can't adjust the cheek piece, the mag release can only be accessed from one side etc, but its cheap and that what all the chinese aegs offer you, if you got the money buy the CA or VFC they got all the bells and whistles, but side by side with the jls on the skirmish field the difference is 80% cosmetic.
The ability to take apart the aeg would be useful and if you perform the upgrades above (hop up and inner barrel wont break the bank)this aeg is the equal or better than many TM CA or other aegs i've owned and skirmished. Sleepershark

http://www.airsoftireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=0
Liamo with SCAR
http://www.airsoftireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=491&pos=8

bullets

Cool thanks for the feedback guys.
From my collection there will be some personal aegs of mine
that I will never skirmish with but some of my others including
the SCAR I plan on letting some buddies borrow while skirmishing for
the first time when ever that may be.


~B

Fiach Dubh

Sleepershark wrote: »

Fiach Dubh had a bad experience with his Scar and you can tell that by his review I remember talking to him about it when he first got it. A common thing with the Chinese stuff on guy can get one and have nothing but problems and another can say the same weapon is the greatest thing he ever skirmished with. My intent is not to say that Fiach Dubh is wrong, he wrote of his experience with the Jls SCAR and I'm telling you of mine.

I agree totally, it even happens with expensive AEG's, I had a few troubles with my VFC but many others have had no problems at all. I hope your SCAR will be fine Bullets

Gatling

was going to order one of these over a G36c ,The jls is the first non clone ,they've released but there getting mixed reviews overall ,might wait till the BOYI version hits the market,how many would get the tan version:):)

Fallschirmjager

santa might be getting me either the vfc or ca one....i might go for the tan as i want to do a multi cam loadout...it does look a week bit kak tho, its a pity ti isnt the coyote colour the dark yellow...then i definitely would get it...

liamo333

G&G are also doing one.

Fallschirmjager

liamo333 wrote: »

G&G are also doing one.

forgot about that actually...and a nice one as i recall from some of the pics

Gatling

well if tan isnt your thing try the multi cam version ,a company from hk does them,and for the some strange reason i cant remember the name of the company that does the paint job but i do remember they ship worldwide

Alvin T. Grey

Looks like an M-16 schtuped a G36.........