Construction: Full Steel Receiver + Real Wood Furniture
Stock: Side Folding Metal Stock
Rail: AK Side Mount for Optics
Battery Compatibility: Deans (adapter included for Tamiya)
First Impressions
Today we are taking a look at the E&L AKS-74N, a full steel and real wood AEG airsoft rifle that leans heavily toward realism and collector appeal.
This is not your typical polymer field gun. Right away, the weight, materials, and finish give it a very authentic AK feel. It closely mimics the real steel AK platform, both visually and in handling.
There are two versions available:
Essential (2.0 version): Focused on reliability
Platinum version (reviewed): Upgraded MOSFET electronics and enhanced internals for better trigger response and durability
The Platinum version also comes with upgraded presentation-style packaging, making it feel more like a premium product out of the box.
In the Box
AKS-74N AEG Rifle
120-round Mid-Cap Magazine
Deans to Tamiya Adapter
Certificate (velocity & joules info)
Instruction Manual
Decorative metal medallion
Small utility bottle
Note: Battery and charger are NOT included.
Walkthrough & Features:
Build Quality
The E&L AKS-74N features a full stamped steel receiver paired with real wood furniture, giving it an extremely authentic look and feel.
No cheap pot metal here, this is solid, high-quality steel construction
Real wood furniture adds to the realism but requires more care
Weight and balance closely resemble a real AK platform
Stock & Handling
Side-folding steel stock
Folds down to under 30 inches for compact transport
Locks securely in both folded and extended positions
This makes it suitable for both transport and tighter CQB-style environments.
Controls & Operation
Selector switch: Safe / Full Auto / Semi Auto
Adjustable iron sights (elevation adjustable front & rear)
Standard AK-style magazine release
Side-mounted optics rail for AK-compatible scopes
Internal Setup
Version 3 full metal gearbox (proven and widely supported)
Adjustable hop-up (accessible via charging handle or dust cover)
Tight bore barrel (6.03mm) for improved consistency
The Platinum version includes a MOSFET, improving trigger response and electrical efficiency.
Battery Setup
Uses Deans connector (adapter included)
Requires stick-style battery to fit inside the receiver tube
Compatible with:
7.4V (2S) for moderate performance
11.1V (3S) for higher rate of fire
Testing showed a very high rate of fire with an 11.1V battery.
Performance Expectations (Pre-Test)
Since this is a tabletop review, performance testing will be covered in a future field test.
Expected performance:
350–400 FPS range (ideal for general field use)
High rate of fire, especially with 11.1V battery
Tight bore barrel and hop-up should provide consistent accuracy
Pros
Full steel construction (very realistic weight & feel)
Real wood furniture (authentic look)
Version 3 gearbox (reliable platform)
Semi & full-auto capability
Adjustable hop-up
Folding stock for compact transport
AK side rail for optics
Strong FPS range for field use
Deans connector with adapter included
Excellent balance of realism and usability
Cons
Heavier than polymer AEG rifles
Battery and charger not included
Real wood requires care (scratches, moisture)
Higher price point
Pricing (At Time of Recording)
Essential Version: ~$517 CAD
Platinum Version: ~$849 CAD
Final Thoughts
If your priority is realism, the E&L AKS-74N is one of the closest AEG representations of an AK platform you can get.
The combination of:
Full steel construction
Real wood furniture
Solid internal components
makes this rifle stand out from typical airsoft options.
While it comes at a premium price and requires separate battery/charger purchase, it delivers a high-end experience that collectors and serious players will appreciate.
For those looking for the most realistic AK-style AEG, this is a strong contender.
This is a bit of a different test than my usual Indoor Field Test Shooting Video I make here in the Replica Airguns indoor shooting range. I don’t test the feet per second with my Chronograph, I don’t test how accurate each gun is shooting in semi auto. Instead this Full Auto BB Rifle comparisons is to find out which Full Auto BB rifle has the highest rate of fire and which one stays on target the best shooting 25 rounds in full auto, all in one burst.
The guns I use of this Full Auto BB Rifle Full Auto Rate of Fire and Accuracy Test are:
Todays Video Review is really something different from Replica Airguns but I felt that it might be something that our viewers and customers would find interesting and perhaps consider picking up something like this for themselves down the road? So make sure to let me know what you think and if I get enough positive feedback I'll take a look at getting some of these mini replica rifles in our online store.
The product I am reviewing today are there 1/3 scale replica rifles from Goat Guns. The M4A1, the AK47 and the Tommy Gun. They are non-firing highly detailed mini versions of the real steel guns they are models of. You even build them nearly the same since they come in a kit. All the metal parts you would find on the real steel version are metal in the Goat Guns replicas. You will even find working bolts and triggers, removable magazines, adjustable sights and they even include three small metals bullets you can load into the magazine.
If you're a gun person I'm pretty sure you will die these highly detailed miniature non-firing replica rifles from Goat Guns and the price is really not that bad considering what you get, only about $30-$40 US.
We carry several similar models in our Replica Airguns Canada Store:
Way back in the beginning of 2011 I posted some video reviews on a Chinese made AK-47 CO2 BB gun I owned and also at the time sold in the Replica Airguns Store. Unfortunately I had to pull these videos off of YouTube and the Replica Airguns Website because there was a police investigation related to these CO2 BB rifles.
I decided to repost these videos now that some time has gone by and the sting from this experience has lessoned for me a bit.
For those of you that want to know a bit more background on the reason why I removed the videos you can read on... Without going into a huge amount of detail, the police thought that for some reason these CO2 BB guns where being illegally imported into Canada and could be somehow converted into real working AK-47's. The police even believed that people like myself who owned and sold them had some sort of underground conversion operation going on? All of this make believe nonsense sent the RCMP down a path that led to over a dozen Airgun resellers like myself getting a visit from their local SWAT detachment, getting arrested, and spending some time at police HQ trying to figure out what in the world we where being arrested for? This all took place in October of 2011.
To give you an idea of the extent of the raid, there where at least 40-50 police officers at my house, police cars lined up down the street, SWAT members clearing rooms, a team of police going through all my personal belongings gathering guns, computers, network gear, cameras, drives and other evidence. I can not even imagine how much this would have cost Canadian tax payers just at my house alone never mind the other dozen or so simultaneous raids going on?
What makes all of this so silly is that the CO2 BB AK-47's in question where legally imported into Canada with the CBSA's seal of approval and to top it off the company that imported them was the same company that also sold the police their real firearms. You would think the police would have done a little bit of research checking into the background of where these AK-47 CO2 BB Rifles came from instead of jumping headlong into a very costly sting operation that did not even include a visit to the warehouse that imported them into Canada legally in the first place.
Even though I was arrested I was never charged with anything since the police quickly realized the error in their assumption. But still the police confiscated all my guns, my firearms license, my computers, my network gear, my hard drives, cameras and memory cards and kept all of it for a over a month. Perhaps next time they could of just asked a few resellers where they got their guns from rather than causing a huge disruption in peoples lives and business.
The icing on the cake is that these scary CO2 BB AK-47's could not be converted to fire live ammo but even still the RCMP declared them "prohibited" and went about tracking down as many buyers and owners as they could and confiscating their BB guns without any sort of compensation to the owners who bought them legally. No accountability was ever put on the CBSA who allowed them to be imported in the first place and no compensation has ever been paid out to the law abiding Canadians who spent their hard earned money on these BB guns (about $300-$400 each).
Anyways, I tell this story not to get people riled up and mad at the RCMP and/or CBSA, most of these folks are very good people with good intentions. After all, everyone makes mistakes from time to time. My problem is that my kids watched me get arrested and hand cuffed, yet I had done nothing wrong. At no point in time did the police give me any kind of apology or send some one over to talk to my kids and let them know that their Daddy was not a bad person and that it was all just a big misunderstanding? I hope that whoever masterminded this so called sting operation got some sort of reprimand since it would of cost Canadian tax payers a boat load of money just to get a bunch of BB guns off the streets!
