P14.45 Full Metal Version - ArniesAirsoft

Author

Bruno

Registered: June 2005
Posts: 25

Review Date: 21/11/05

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �61.00 | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	accessible price, easy maintenance, full metal body, etc�.
Cons:	inexistent parts for upgrade, plastic chamber and trigger.

My first impression of the gun:

This is an impressing gun at the first time you look, the gun full metal body makes a very realistic weight and appearance, this gun can be easy mistaken with the real thing.

Quality:

This gun have a beautiful metal body, high quality aluminum (3003 Non-Heat-Treatable Alloys). Have a beautiful design and good finishing.

Power:

Ok. This gun have a impressive power! Firing with .25g BB�s you can get trough a bottom of a empty soda can ! probably this gun reach +330 fps using TOP gas, green gas etc� Wink

pros:

This gun is an excellent value for money(105 USD), the price difference between the plastic version for the full metal version is 25 USD, you can easy find reposition accessories in most airsoft stores, the large magazine of the gun is designed to provide a large capacity of 25 rounds, this gun have a very realistic fell and strong blk it makes those metilic clinks just like the real thing and a really nice sound.

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cons:

If I need to give a rating for upgradeability ill give 2-3, some I know its possible to upgrade: Hammer spring / recoil, stainless steel chamber only.
Don�t exist valves etc... for power upgrade, don�t have PARA-ORD� marks on it
One more problem, when you are firing the BB�s from a fully loaded magazine some BB�s are capable to jump over some times during the auto reloading� this is rare to happen but can happen.

The maintenance:

Same thing with all gas guns... Be sure to keep your slide and all moving parts lubricated with 100% silicone oil only! which can be purchased in all airsoft stores. Do not use anything else, such as petroleum based lubricants. Other lubricants are not safe for use on plastic and rubber parts.
Do not use WD-40 etc� and other petroleum based lubricants.
Be sure to also spray silicone oil into the top nozzle of the magazine well every 4-5 magazines uses, etc, etc� Smile

Final rating:

I decided to gave 9/10 for this some aspects:
Pros: accessible price, easy maintenance, full metal body, high quality made, high capacity magazine, capable to use TOP gas, Green gas etc�
Cons: plastic chamber and trigger, inexistent parts for power upgrade. Sad

i_is_oli

Registered: May 2005
Location: Bournemouth / Brighton
Posts: 447

Review Date: 22/3/06

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �80.00 | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Full Metal, Adjustable Hop-Up, Good value for money
Cons:	Slight hammer rattle (Like on old WA varients), sometimes can get a "lemon"

KJW Para Ordnance P14.45 Review- Full Metal Version

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Introduction
Having always loved the Kimber in the film SWAT, I thought to myself, what gun can i get that looks relatively similar, but at a cheaper price. I went with the TM Hicapa 5.1, and have been using this for a few months. As time passed the bumper on the mag was really starting to annoy me, and the fact that the gun was not a copy, also annoyed me.
I looked around until I came to a shop that stocked the Full Metal Para Ordnance. As with many retailers that have have "bad reputations" i was slightly reluctant to place an order at first, however, after reassurance from 'softers who have had this gun, i decided to buy it.

First Impressions
When i unwrapped the box out of the reams of bubblewrap, all i could see was a plain white flimsy box. Upon opening the box i saw a very heavy looking pistol, with a loading rod and manuals. I proceeded to pick up the pistol, and the first thing i felt was the cool feel of the metal and the weight in comparison to other pistols i have, and have had.

Loading
Just like the ABS model the magazine bares a double stack design. This is not a mistake, but a replication of the real Para Ordnance. I had no trouble whatsover loading the magazine, it was as easy as "1,2,3". I proceeded to taking my can of Abbey Ultra gas to the magazine, and giving around a 7 second burst to fill the mag. Due to the nature of the slide AND the frame being full metal, i am going to use Green Gas in the future, enabling a smoother and more rapid cycling of the slide. Nevertheless, Abbey Ultra did work fine.

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Looks
Para Ordnance's are like marmite; you either love them or you hate them. This is the same with the KJW version. The slide is very bare, only sporting:-
KJWorks
Made in Taiwan
Engraved onto the right side of the slide.
The frame is very solid, with no extremely tacky seamlines like other manufacturers. The grips bare the "KJ" logo in fancy italics. I know that the grips can be changed for other grips, but only if longer screws are purchased or machined.
The outer barrel is silver and gives the look of the overall gun a definite positive boost.
The hammer is of a skeleton nature, and looks as good as a hammer can look! It has the standard 3 positions: Cocked, Decocked, and Uncocked.
The magazine is lighter than i expected, featuring the double stack feature, and being made entirely of metal. It slides easily into the gun, making a reassuring "click" as it enters. To release the magazine just press the release button, and it just falls out.

Build Quality
Much like with the ABS version, and with other GBBs there is a slight rattle when the magazine is out of the gun, however, when it is in, the rattle is very faint, and the gun feels very sturdy in your hand.
The KJW Para Ordnance sports the following metal parts: -
1. Metal Slide & Outer/Inner Barrels
2. Metal Body Frame
3. Metal Magazine & Magazine Catch
4. Metal Firing Trigger & Hammer
5. Metal Recoil System
6. Metal Slide Level Lock
7. Metal Tactical Sight
8. Metal Safety Lock
The sites are very clear, making aiming extremely easy.
Adjustable Hop Up on this model makes it a very strong competitor in todays airsoft world, and it is adjusted just like on the TM Hicapa, P226 etc: through taking the slide off, and turning the dial inside.

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Performance
After loading the magazine up with gas and BBs, i took to my garden. Having cocked the gun and hearing a very reassuring "clink" as the slide returns to its standard position, i proceeded to aiming, and pulling the trigger. Even on Abbey Ultra Gas, the speed the slide cycled at was promising. I fired a whole magazines worth of BBs, with the hop up set perfectly. It was very accurate, causing me to realise this will be a worth skirmish sidearm.

Overall
What do you get for your money?..I hear you ask. Well...you get a very solid, well machined pistol, that gives a good solid blowback, and is as accurate as the majority of any other GBBs. KJW are up and coming as quality manufacturers, and I am very impressed with what i have seen from my Para Ordnance
Looks 8/10- You have to like the model!
Build Quality 8/10
Performance 9/10
Overall 9/10
I would definitely recommend this pistol to anyone considering buying a first, or indeed another Gas Blowback for their collection.

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doctor_nick

Registered: March 2005
Posts: 8

Review Date: 22/8/06

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: �100.00 | Rating: 7

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	nice weight, good power and accuracy, cheap as chips
Cons:	kinda "wobbley", lack of upgrade parts/spares

The general performance of this gun has been covered in the other reviews on this site - I would agree that the accuracy is excellent, and it chrono-ed at around 280fps on 134a (in early summer). However, after a year and a bit, there are a few things that I have found to be slightly irritating with this gun... First, is the lack of upgrades and spares. Second and more importantly to me, is this gun's tendency to come loose as you shoot:

The outer barrel, a very nice chrome plated affair, is screwed onto a plastic "chamber" but starts to unscrew as you fire, meaning you have to keep sticking your finger in the barrel to tighten it up. I have managed to partially rectife this with liberal use of lock-tight.

Another particularly troublesome screw is the one which runs through the rear sight and holds the blowback unit into the slide - when the weapon is "closed" the wobble that this loose screw causes is very small, but with the slide locked back I sometimes get scared that the whole back end of my gun's going to fall on the floor (it hasn't done yet, in over 1500 rounds, but the worry is still there).

The last and most obvious problem I had is the front sight - a standard plastic post which slots into a dove-tail type groove on the front of the slide. Unfortunately there is nothing to stop lateral movement of this sight apart from friction, which basically means that unless you check your front sight before you shoot you'll never quite know if you're going to shoot left or right. I found that a small amount of epoxy putty to block up the ends of the dovetail groove, coupled with some superglue, had this problem easily fixed.

I know this sounds all doom and gloom, but in all honesty I love my Para, I just wanted to make sure that you know that they can sometimes be a little... tempremental.

Oh, and one last thing, a double-stacked colt frame pistol = BIG gun... try before you buy wherever possible... hope this