Cost: 18,000Yen
This gun ended up being my first gas operated airsoft pistol after much deliberation against the Tokyo Marui electric offering, I opted for this model to get as much exposure to different firing mechanisms and after learning that the Tokyo Marui engine was same in their Glock 18C to the Mac10 and the MP7, it made sense to try something a little different, especially as I had already purchased the Mac10!
As soon as I gassed this little beauty up, I learnt my first lesson that it doesnt like to run cold and can be prone to gas blowouts/freezovers, and this was during winter in Japan, the ambient temperature wasn't helping any. On the flipside, once the gas in the mag had been heated up by hairdryer, the raw power of the blowback was amazing.
The design is the same as the original, you have to cock back the slide and select up for for full auto, middle for safety and down for single shot. It is worth noting that the slide will only come off when the safety is perfect middle and in this sense can be a little fiddly when it comes to maintenance. The slide on mine seemed to get stuck just shy of cocked when using the slide release, may be due to the brutal punishment i gave mine and would be interested to get feeback off other owners to see if they have similar issues with theirs. The one final issue is the first feeding BB seemed to get stuck and required the mag spring catch to be clicked up which was annoying prior to shoot.
All issues aside this quickly became my favorite Airsoft gun mainly due to the realistic action and recoil/blowback, the best way to describe this gun it feels authentic and is way fun to operate. On full auto the aim was attrocious, and the groupings incoherent. On single shot the aim was decent but saw most of its time on Full Auto as you may as well get a Glock 17 Tokyo Marui Gas model for single shot lovin' the strange thing was the hire model at Echigoya also fired full auto and that was a suprise to say the least!
In regard to mods it was a bit touch and go due to overwhelming poplarity of Tokyo Marui aftermarket parts and the KSC mods available seemed to pale in comparison, mostly as stock of available mods ran out or not stocked. The end result i was quite happy with the red dot sight, and the laser pointer was way cool, unfortunately ran out of time to dial them both in to accurate target, the rail had to be modded as the picaniny rail was too shallow on the bottom to hold the laser, and unlike the Glock17 Tokyo Marui Gas model there was no hole in the back of the grip to attach the aftermarket properly, although it seemed to fit by a hair.
Results:
Design 7.5/10 let down by the issues above
Accuracy 6/10 not what i would choose if marksmanship is your fortay, if shootemup then go for it!
Feel 9/10 had a solid feel and realism in full auto that is yet to be matched in a competing hand gun
Fun 9/10 lots of good times to be had with this piece in your arsenal
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