Cybergun Sig Sauer x-five

Hello and welcome to another replica review, this time we're looking at the Cybergun Sig Sauer X-Five. This gun has a full metal construction, with exception of a few pieces here and there, the most obvious plastic parts being the grips. The variant we will be reviewing today is the 4.5mm (.177) version, NOT the 6mm airsoft version, for this reason it’s important to remember that this is more of a target pistol rather than an airsoft shooter.

 The pistol is supplied in the usual Cybergun packaging, a nice robust box, with the usual graphics on it. It also has all the technical information on it that you may need, so we'll move on to said information.....

Velocity: 300 FPS (91 M/S)

Power range: 60M (66 yards)

Weight: 2.55 lb (1156 g)

Mag Capacity: 18 BB's

Length: 8.85 inches (225mm)

Semi Automatic Blowback action

Uses the B.A.X shooting System

Included in the box 

As you would expect from most Cybergun products you don't just get the gun when you open the box. As you can see from the picture on the left of the screen you get a small amount of steel BB's, just like all the other BB's that we have come across that have been supplied by Cybergun they are of a decent enough quality and I would have no issue with firing them through any of my weapons. There are no visible mould lines and they all appear to be formed correctly with no deformed BB's in the Sample included in the box. Also included in the box is an Allen key to aid with loading the CO2 into the pistol and also a spare cap to hold the co2 in (the small bolt you have to remove and then screw back in when loading the CO2), Although the Allen keys are a fairly standard feature in most Cybergun products it was nice to see a spare cap as this is something that could easily be lost or misplaced, so this was a nice feature.

Just like any other Cybergun product there is also a user manual with all the usual safety information and all the information you need to run and maintain the pistol, such as how to load the CO2.

The Pistol 

So, now for the important part of the review, the gun itself.  As I mentioned at the start of this review this is a full metal, this gives the gun a good weight and feel. apart from the grips everything else is metal, although this doesn't affect the realism of the pistol as even on the real sig sauer's use polymer grips, the only other part i found that looked like it was plastic was the slide release catch, although as weird as this might sound i can't quite decide if its metal or not. Like i stated in the video review there is no extra weights placed in this gun, all 2.55 lb's of this gun come purely from the construction, unlike many polymer made guns there are no weights hidden inside the pistol at all. The pistol uses a full size metal drop-out magazine that houses both the CO2 and the bb's, this helps balance the weight of the pistol out and stops it from being front heavy, something you'll notice the gun is without the magazine due to the length of it and the construction. The drop out magazine also helps with the realism of the pistol and is even shaped the same as a real sig Sauer magazine, something I thought was a nice feature.

 

As for features on this pistol, all the features that are on the real steel x five are also on this replica. the safety catch is exactly where you would expect to find it and unlike many other replica's on the market it is ambidextrous, the only issue we have found with the safety catch is that it is very stiff and hard to use, even after oiling and an attempt to use it more than needed to see if that would help break it in, but to date it still remains very hard to use and stiff. The take down lever on the left hand of the pistol is also fully functional and allows you to strip down the pistol, almost exactly the same as you would a real steel sig Sauer. This is a great feature as it allows the weapon to be broken down into its individual parts, making it very easy to clean and maintain. the only other features on this replica are the magazine release catch which functions as it should and is placed in exactly the same place as the real steel and the slide release catch, this is the only part of the pistol excluding the grips that we believe to be plastic, although it is a very high quality plastic and doesn't feel like it will break any time soon.

Overall it’s a great gun to own, both from a collectors point of view and from an airgun shooters point of view. To start with it from a collectors point of view it is a highly realistic and accurate replica with virtually every feature that is on the real steel version of this pistol. It is a solid gun with full metal construction, the only issue we found was that the finish on the weapon had many imperfections; it was far from a perfect finish. From a shooters point of view it’s great, it has everything you could wish for, it has a good blowback action that gives off a decent amount of kick and it’s a fairly accurate pistol. the only downside we found whilst using this pistol was the amount of CO2 it uses, you can get roughly 3 magazines out of a single 12g cartridge, taking into account the blowback this isn't too much of a issue but if you’re using this pistol on a regular basis it may prove costly. Apart from the amount of co2 this pistol uses and the problems with the finish it is a superb gun for any collector and shooter and priced at anywhere between £102.50 up to £140 its well within the reach of post air gunners. thanks for reading this review, check out our youtube channel for video's on how to strip down this pistol and then assemble it after, again feel free to subscribe and comment. thanks