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EMG Daniel Defense Licensed DD5 Airsoft AEG Rifle w/ CYMA Platinum Gearbox & Kestrel V2 MOSFET (Model: V3)
4 Customer Reviews
by Vince M. on 09/27/2025
"Build quality is great out of the box. Full ambidextrous mag release, bolt catch, and selector switch is a plus. The motor grip is a great angle and is significantly less chunky than the other EMG DD counterpart items. Same with the stock.
Internals are much better out of the box than previous iterations. Compression parts are standard cyma platinum with a nozzle that actually has a o ring. No leaking air seal and consistent shots with the right settings in the kestrel etu. All bearings in the gearbox and the shimming was surprisingly excellent from the factory. Shims they use have more of a hexagon outside.
Out of the box Im shooting around 390 fps.
Kestrel ETU is a much needed improvement over the zues mosfet. Offers precocking, binary, and burst. Precocking is extremely consistent and piston always resets in the right place; However, there is no way todisengage precocking over than firing full auto.
Solid purchase of an SBR. Out of the box I have no complaints with the stock assembly. All parts work extremely well out of the box and you'll likely need to change little to get marginal improvements on performance. recommended highly!
Internals are much better out of the box than previous iterations. Compression parts are standard cyma platinum with a nozzle that actually has a o ring. No leaking air seal and consistent shots with the right settings in the kestrel etu. All bearings in the gearbox and the shimming was surprisingly excellent from the factory. Shims they use have more of a hexagon outside.
Out of the box Im shooting around 390 fps.
Kestrel ETU is a much needed improvement over the zues mosfet. Offers precocking, binary, and burst. Precocking is extremely consistent and piston always resets in the right place; However, there is no way todisengage precocking over than firing full auto.
Solid purchase of an SBR. Out of the box I have no complaints with the stock assembly. All parts work extremely well out of the box and you'll likely need to change little to get marginal improvements on performance. recommended highly!
by Clinton R. on 09/04/2025
"I've built more AEGs than I can count and this short barrel 7.62 SBR is really unique. It has a new type of finish that's different from other black CYMA platinums. It's not the typical shiny paint, but it's a more matte finish with fine texture; seems more industrial. A welcome change! The selector is also much stiffer and feels very similar(if not better) than a VFC which is a big improvement. It double cycles on 11.1V, so use a 7.4 if keeping the oem etu, but my plan is to throw all the internals in the garbage and rebuild it brushless. This is an excellent product from Cyma and a even better platform to upgrade. They seem to sell out fast! Get one!
by Vince M. on 10/26/2025
"This is an update to my previous review posted 9/27/25
I love the receiver itself; However after some inspection I discovered my rifle is a lemon or this is a poorly machined rifle. Unexpected from CYMA itself. Heres the context:
After servicing the rifle top make sure internals were in good shape upon putting back together the rifle it would not fire, I assumed it was a tappet timing issue and after remedying it the problem ended up being the hopup unit itself. So taking apart the rifle introduced a Tolerance Stack that made the gearbox sit as a slight angle when the upper was put together. So the cyma hopup unit was not usable in this unit anymore. I will have to replace it with another aftermarket hopup unit. Extremely disappointing.
Heres the good:
The compression out of the box is spectacular. No leaks in the system and the nozzle has an o ring.
Gear set was shimmed out the box near perfect. The shims themselves are not as rounded as standard though. Gears sit on bearings that are set great.
Stock assembly is less chonky than the ICS version of this DD stock. Has the same battery room and is much easier to access.
Stock magazine fits and feeds great. It will fit PTS magazines, but they won't drop freely_
CONS BUYER BEWARE:
The kestrel ETU is HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO DAMAGE when putting the selector plate. If you install this incorrectly you will BREAK the tabs on the mosfet itself and the unit will be unusable. Its supposed to only go on direction.
Tolerance issue introduced on disassembly. This is not normal. My serial is a EMG00026. The rifle may have been working great on a factory fit, but this tolerance issue is unacceptable in a high end rifle.
Motor grip is poor quality. Its held by tension on one side and the screw threads on plastic. This WILL fail if you disassemble many times. There should be some kind of metal threading inside to compensate this.
Things to clarify:
Mag release is NOT ambidextrous .
3 of 5 strars from my previous review. This is still a good rifle if EMG/CYMA addresses this tolerance.
I love the receiver itself; However after some inspection I discovered my rifle is a lemon or this is a poorly machined rifle. Unexpected from CYMA itself. Heres the context:
After servicing the rifle top make sure internals were in good shape upon putting back together the rifle it would not fire, I assumed it was a tappet timing issue and after remedying it the problem ended up being the hopup unit itself. So taking apart the rifle introduced a Tolerance Stack that made the gearbox sit as a slight angle when the upper was put together. So the cyma hopup unit was not usable in this unit anymore. I will have to replace it with another aftermarket hopup unit. Extremely disappointing.
Heres the good:
The compression out of the box is spectacular. No leaks in the system and the nozzle has an o ring.
Gear set was shimmed out the box near perfect. The shims themselves are not as rounded as standard though. Gears sit on bearings that are set great.
Stock assembly is less chonky than the ICS version of this DD stock. Has the same battery room and is much easier to access.
Stock magazine fits and feeds great. It will fit PTS magazines, but they won't drop freely_
CONS BUYER BEWARE:
The kestrel ETU is HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO DAMAGE when putting the selector plate. If you install this incorrectly you will BREAK the tabs on the mosfet itself and the unit will be unusable. Its supposed to only go on direction.
Tolerance issue introduced on disassembly. This is not normal. My serial is a EMG00026. The rifle may have been working great on a factory fit, but this tolerance issue is unacceptable in a high end rifle.
Motor grip is poor quality. Its held by tension on one side and the screw threads on plastic. This WILL fail if you disassemble many times. There should be some kind of metal threading inside to compensate this.
Things to clarify:
Mag release is NOT ambidextrous .
3 of 5 strars from my previous review. This is still a good rifle if EMG/CYMA addresses this tolerance.
by Vince M. on 10/25/2025
"This is an update to my previous review posted 9/27/25
I love the receiver itself; However after some inspection I discovered my rifle is a lemon or this is a poorly machined rifle. Unexpected from CYMA itself. Heres the context:
After servicing the rifle top make sure internals were in good shape upon putting back together the rifle it would not fire, I assumed it was a tappet timing issue and after remedying it the problem ended up being the hopup unit itself. So taking apart the rifle introduced a Tolerance Stack that made the gearbox sit as a slight angle when the upper was put together. So the cyma hopup unit was not usable in this unit anymore. I will have to replace it with another aftermarket hopup unit. Extremely disappointing.
Heres the good:
The compression out of the box is spectacular. No leaks in the system and the nozzle has an o ring.
Gear set was shimmed out the box near perfect. The shims themselves are not as rounded as standard though. Gears sit on bearings that are set great.
Stock assembly is less chonky than the ICS version of this DD stock. Has the same battery room and is much easier to access.
Stock magazine fits and feeds great. It will fit PTS magazines, but they won't drop freely_
CONS BUYER BEWARE:
The kestrel ETU is HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO DAMAGE when putting the selector plate. If you install this incorrectly you will BREAK the tabs on the mosfet itself and the unit will be unusable. Its supposed to only go on direction.
Tolerance issue introduced on disassembly. This is not normal. My serial is a EMG00026. The rifle may have been working great on a factory fit, but this tolerance issue is unacceptable in a high end rifle.
Motor grip is poor quality. Its held by tension on one side and the screw threads on plastic. This WILL fail if you disassemble many times. There should be some kind of metal threading inside to compensate this.
Things to clarify:
Mag release is NOT ambidextrous .
3 of 5 strars from my previous review. This is still a good rifle if EMG/CYMA addresses this tolerance.
I love the receiver itself; However after some inspection I discovered my rifle is a lemon or this is a poorly machined rifle. Unexpected from CYMA itself. Heres the context:
After servicing the rifle top make sure internals were in good shape upon putting back together the rifle it would not fire, I assumed it was a tappet timing issue and after remedying it the problem ended up being the hopup unit itself. So taking apart the rifle introduced a Tolerance Stack that made the gearbox sit as a slight angle when the upper was put together. So the cyma hopup unit was not usable in this unit anymore. I will have to replace it with another aftermarket hopup unit. Extremely disappointing.
Heres the good:
The compression out of the box is spectacular. No leaks in the system and the nozzle has an o ring.
Gear set was shimmed out the box near perfect. The shims themselves are not as rounded as standard though. Gears sit on bearings that are set great.
Stock assembly is less chonky than the ICS version of this DD stock. Has the same battery room and is much easier to access.
Stock magazine fits and feeds great. It will fit PTS magazines, but they won't drop freely_
CONS BUYER BEWARE:
The kestrel ETU is HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO DAMAGE when putting the selector plate. If you install this incorrectly you will BREAK the tabs on the mosfet itself and the unit will be unusable. Its supposed to only go on direction.
Tolerance issue introduced on disassembly. This is not normal. My serial is a EMG00026. The rifle may have been working great on a factory fit, but this tolerance issue is unacceptable in a high end rifle.
Motor grip is poor quality. Its held by tension on one side and the screw threads on plastic. This WILL fail if you disassemble many times. There should be some kind of metal threading inside to compensate this.
Things to clarify:
Mag release is NOT ambidextrous .
3 of 5 strars from my previous review. This is still a good rifle if EMG/CYMA addresses this tolerance.