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Arcturus AT-AK02-U
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Arcturus · AEG · Electric

Arcturus AT-AK02-U

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Tested by Ed
6/10

Is the Arcturus AT-AK02-U good?

Ed tested it on camera in May 2022 and rated it 6/10.

Key facts

Maker
Arcturus
Power
Electric
Type
AEG

What other creators say

Also covering it (not yet read by the index):

Tested by Ed

I think this is an awesome gun: the build quality is excellent, it's heavy and solid with no shake or rattle, and at $310 it's almost worth it for the exterior hardware alone. Out of the box it chronoed at 298 fps on 0.32s (about 380 on 0.2s), pretty consistent, with good grouping. But the battery compartment under the dust cover is a real pain, an 11.1 probably won't fit, and not all AK mags seem to work in it. If it were going to be my only primary, I'd rather spend the $310 on a Cyma AK or a G&G M4 and put money into upgrades. I'm happy to have it, but I wouldn't choose it as my primary — 3 out of 5.

What he said, by aspect

build“it's solid like there's no shake there's no rattle” at 05:059
chrono consistency“firing at 298 fps and pretty consistent” at 19:258
accuracy range“it's firing good out the box good grouping good fps” at 19:417
reliability failures“not all ak mags though seem to fit this gun” at 14:19—
ergonomics“it's tough to fit a battery in this... that's annoying to me” at 09:155
value“i don't think it's not worth the money but... it's quite niche... there's better options out there” at 21:336
externals fidelity“reviews said it's quite realistic ak weight... i can't tell you if that's real or not” at 04:29—

From Airsoft ARCTURUS AK AEG's - Are They Worth The Money?. Aspect numbers are extracted from what Ed said on camera; “—” means he described it but gave no number.

Problems he hit

Battery space under dust cover very tight; dust cover hard to reattach ('horrible') · 09:15
11.1V LiPo unlikely to fit despite mosfet; may be limited to 7.4V · 10:55
Magazine compatibility: only certain brands' AK mags fit (reported by others, not tested) · 14:13

Out of the box

298FPS
0.32BB weight (g)
310Price quoted

Ed's chrono: 298 fps on 0.32g BBs, 'pretty consistent' (~380 fps on 0.20g by Ed's conversion). Manufacturer QC card claimed 404-408 fps over 5 shots. Ships with 2 mags (high cap + mid cap), Deans connector plus Deans-to-Tamiya adapter, mosfet, reinforced V3 gearbox. 11.1V LiPo supported but very tight fit.

Caveats

  • Overall score 6 is a 1-10 conversion of Ed's explicit 3 out of 5 stars
  • 298 fps was measured with 0.32g BBs; ~380 fps on 0.20g is Ed's estimate, not measured
  • QC card 404-408 fps is manufacturer data, not Ed's own chrono
  • Magazine compatibility issues are second-hand (Reddit/Evike), not tested by Ed
  • Grouping tested only at ~20-30 ft; no range test, so accuracy_range score reflects close-range only
  • No numeric weight or magazine capacity stated by Ed
  • Battery-compartment criticism is Ed's own (09:15); co-host Sean's separate lines excluded
  • 'gmg m4' in transcript interpreted as G&G M4

His videos

2022-05-23 · review · AK-02 longer barrel, 'U' model, modern tactical AK · Ed 6/10

Every claim here links to the moment Ed said it. His scores are his alone and are never for sale.

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