by usafabrad on Wed Aug 25, 2010 6:05 pm
This is essentially a WE Tech 1911 Tactical thats had some trademarks etc. done to it. I find them to be very reliable guns. There will be a few issues though, eventually. the barrel bushing and recoil spring guide are notorious for bending and breaking eventually. You will probably have to get new ones within a year or two. No biggie, they only cost about 15$ total, and are drop-in parts. Another issue is that they use more gas than the space shuttle. Expect to get maybe a mag and a half (if youre lucky) out of one refill. Also, with all that gas moving, thee mags cool down very quickly, meaning a decrease in pressure during rapid fire shots. Completely emptying a mag , even after a fresh refill, can be a challenge in temps below ~80 degrees. The mags will need a minute or two to warm back up again and you might be able to finish out the mag. The mags also have a bad habit of having the spring that pushes up the little nub to lock the mag to the rear going weak on you, and the gun can stop locking to the rear on an empty shot. Stock barrel and bucking are crap, but it's a pistol anyway, and it doesn't really affect anything besides accuracy, which with the short barrel, cannot really be counted on anyway. Unless you buy one with a threaded outer barrel, buy a suppressor replica and extend the inner barrel, that's not really a concern.
Break down is quick and easy, very similar to real steel.
Besides that they are great. Mine has served me well for over three years. there are plenty of drop-in replacements parts and accessories, many of which real-steel compatible, such as the grips (buy some hogues = FTW), and maybe the barrel bushing itself. (I've been wanting to give it a try to see if a real-steel barrel bushing will fit and work the same. haven't had the chance yet though)