The Star AW338

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OK.

I cant get decent pics as the lighting due to weather plain sucks right now.
And I like natural light to show the true colours of stuff.
I got a lot of pics so gonna spread this over more than one post.

This was bought from Redwolf Airsoft Hong Kong.
In Total this cost 748 Euros. Out of which 120 Euros was
postage and 143 Euros was Customs Fees and Vat.
I also payed 55 USD for Redwolf to modify the bolt so
it would fire under 1j. They included a letter of declaration to
Customs to verify this.

When it arrived it was missing the scope. I don't know if this got
lost in transit or when stopped by Customs for inspection.
It also had a small bit of damage and had a faulty gas inlet valve.
Redwolf have said they will re-send the Scope and give me a new valve.

The pics below have a real steel scope on top. This is not fixed or mounted
correct I will explain later on in the post.

The overall feel of this rifle is WOWWWW it long heavy and rock solid.

It comes in a plain Cardboard box very well packed:








on the top of the receiver under where the scope would go I think
is a hole that is used to adjust the hopup unit although I dont know if there is
a screw or Allen head. Also note the outer barrel is free floating and screws off the receiver to reveal the inner barrel. I did not take it fully off but
you can see the threads.


There is a very weak metal bit that looks like a sling attachment point
or a bolt stop. This was broken off and some of the bits were missing
so it could not be fixed. I will have to file this bit down.



It comes with a scope mount that fits correctly on the rail.
This is supposed to be a 30mm Tube size and the inserts bring it down to
25mm tube size. This is incorrect. I tried putting a 30mm Tube sized scope
on it without the inserts and the rings would not fit without damaging
the scope itself. I also had my own rings that are designed to fit
onto the rail on the rifle. They would slide on but would not grip the rail.
ie I could not use alternative mounts on this Airsoft Rifle!!!!! Worrying.
(The scope in the pics is only their for display)



The Stock folds very nicely and locks into place. You need to fold the stock
to remove the bolt.


Also please note you cannot close the bolt when the magazine is empty.
If you try and do so the nozzle will only push up against the magazine feed
guide and possibly damage it. (I nearly found out the hard way)

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Heres a pic with the stock folded and of the buttons that
hold it in place when folded.




The Bi-pod is a quick release and can be taken off or put on in under a second. The Bi-pod itself is strong enough but useless for a skirmish.
Because the legs go forward or backward and it swivels/cants its
too loose wobbly and unstable for a steady shooting position. It would
be better to remove it on a sniper role and rest the stock on something else.
As its not a real rifle and the barrel is floated it wont affect accuracy.



The Magazine if Heavy. It comes in two parts.
One part is a stick magazine that holds the BB's
The remaining part of the magazine holds the Gas.
The part that holds the BB's can be pulled out
from the main magazine and you can buy spare clips.
BUT BUT BUT
no place sells then entire magazine unit not even the Star Webpage.




my inlet valve was faulty. The nozzle itself was leaking BADLY.



Here is a pic of the release switch for taking out the bolt.
You also need to pull the trigger when removing the bolt.



Pic of the muzzle brake.

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The next 4 pictures show the bolt itself. I have no idea what
red Wolf added to make this under 1j. They have it set to the lowest
which is 250fps but if I want to bring it up to the 320fps I have not got a
clue how to do this. Also on the bolt is the safety catch. This is made
from light plastic and is very loose and useless anyway. The safety on a bolt
action rifle should be NOT HAVING THE BOLT CLOSED IN THE FIRST PLACE.





The only markings are on the receiver:


I cant remember the official name for the back monopod/molliepod??mulipod??
but it can be extended as well and the cheek rest. Again useless feature
for airsoft but nice to have it functional all the same and it looks cool.



Don't worry about the Cats they are perfectly safe. I am an animal lover
and have 16 Cats so none will ever get hit with a BB.





Firing this is great. The Bolt is lovely to cycle and smooth.
I cannot comment on accuracy yet as I cant mount any scope
on top yet. I will wait for the official scope to arrive in the post.
Its VERY quite when firing. You could hide and nobody would hear
you from a few meters away.

~B