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king_P90
Registered: December 2004
Location: Hastings\Rye
Posts: 534
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Review Date: 15/9/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £79.95
| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Incredibly cheap: £79.95 with two mags.
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stiff safety catch (this is just me finding something to put here I imagine after a while it will wear in.
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This is the updated version of the 1911A1 from Airsoft Scotland
For those who can't be bothered to read on (and I don't blame you): Out of roughly 20-30 pistols I have owned, this is the best I have ever had.
Box & accessories: not going into too much detail with this because well ... it's the box.
Outside: Unfortunately Airsoft Scotland stuck parcel tape on mine which won't come off, however nice matt black finish
Inside: Nicely finished inside lined with satin (or satin alike), this makes a refreshing change as I find polystyrene tends to leave some residue on the gun. Space for the spare magazine (other magazine is in pistol), also a change there is no rubbish in the box i.e. cheap nasty BB's, loading rod, stickers, etc you get the gun, two magazines, instruction manual and a target.
Instruction manual: The manual is actually from a WE Hi-capa which has had the front cover and exploded diagrams replaced with the M1911A1.
  
Pistol & Magazines:
The Pistol: This is the best quality pistol I've ever felt, everything external is metal apart from the grips (other Full Metal pistols I've had have always contained some bits of plastic on them, chambers, triggers, front sights, etc). There is almost no rattle when you give it a quick shake, everything appears to be tight and well put together. There aren't any mould lines, burs, moulding flashes, scratches or any other mark over the entire pistol, I rarely use this word but the finish is perfect even down to the knurling on the trigger, hammer, safety and slide stop. Ss for markings the chamber has '.45 ACP' stamped in it which is a nice touch, apart from that it has a very small WE logo stamped at the top of the trigger guard.
The Magazines: Firstly you get two magazines with this pistol which makes this far more useful for skirmishes, and cheaper for those of us who are on a budget. The magazines are solid and feel like they could take a good few knocks without damage. Each holds 15 rounds and enough gas for about 1⅓ magazines of ammo.
   
Shooting:
The Experience:This pistol is the loudest I have encountered with a tremendous kick. Testing it did however present the only flaw with this pistol, the Safety is incredibly stiff, you can just about switch it on using your grip hand.
Accuracy: Due to it being gone 9PM I don't have the chance to do an accuracy test, however Airsoft Scotland have sent a pre-shot 6 yard target signed and dated by frenchie with roughly 6 rounds fired into it, all of these rounds were within 1/2 an inch of the bullseye. This pistol also includes adjustable hop-up so the range on this should be pretty good.
PROS:
Incredibly cheap: £79.95 with two mags.
Full metal: By which I mean everything including trigger and sights are metal (grips are plastic obviously).
Adjustable hop-up.
Well made & finished.
Great recoil and sound.
Powerful (shops state 320fps which sounds about right)
CONS
stiff safety catch (this is just me finding something to put here, I imagine after a while it will wear in.
Hope this review helps anyone considering buying one.
I will be purchasing some genuine Colt 1911 grips tomorrow and I'll post here if they fit.
Update: Unfortunately when I got there the 1911 grips had been sold.
Update 2: Went back today and he's managed to find me another pair of grips, will post my impressions later.
Update 3: The first pair of grips were a complete failure as the holes were completely off. However I managed to source some WA Wilson grips, which fit perfectly without modification.
Update 4: Safety catch eventually freed up and is now perfect, still works perfectly after 6 months.
Update 5 (27/06/08): Pistol still works perfectly, Nine ball threaded barrel has been fitted, pachmayr wrap around grips have been fitted without mods. only problem is the bb follower on one of the mags has broken in two.
If you have anymore questions don't hesitate to PM me.
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Wanted:
I'm interested in anything to do with the L85A2 (no bayonets, slings, mags or BFAs) Or anything to do with the Royal Marines Or Fleet Protection Group RM
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Ghost_Rider
Reaper Man
Registered: February 2005
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 5,248
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Review Date: 21/9/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £79.95
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Full metal, very accurate, compatible with TM aftermarket parts. good weight, built like a tank.
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Expected cooldown issues, no trades, sights moulded as part of slide.
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Ok, so...
My love affair with the 1911 stems from its real steel history and its prevalent use in far too many films to count.
Until recently, the only option for 1911's has been to go with Western Arms, and my opinion on those is well known. For me, at least, dropping several hundred pounds on a pistol to get it full metal and skirmish worthy is not the best idea of fun.
The KSC 1911 was by all accounts somewhat flawed. The TM 1911 looks good, is accurate, but suffers from something of a design flaw of coupling single stack gas capacity with a double stack of ammo, which means that the gun can't empty a full magazine with alarming regularity.
This left the WE 1911. IT'S ACE.
Coming out of AirsoftWorld, you get the pistol and two 15 round magazines shipped to your door for just over £85, which is, as far as I can tell, currently the best price anywhere in the world for a UK airsofter.
First impressions
The gun is a seriously nice bit of kit. It fits nicely in my Safariland 6004 holster and comfortably in the hand. It's got a good and balanced weight to it, on a par with the HFCm190. The complete lack of trades might appear a turn-off to some players, but I actually much prefer the clean finish this gun has. There's a little bit of rattle to it, but no more than on any Full Metal Version (FMV) that I've used. Again, it's on a par with the HFC M190.
The magazines, as stated, take 15 rounds each and are equally as well built as the gun. Silent fill valves can take a bit of getting used to, but are more effecient once you get the hang of them.
The grips are plastic, but feel not bad for all that, and the checkered grooves give good purchase even with sweaty hands.
The manual is actually from a WE Hi-capa which has had the front cover and exploded diagrams replaced with the M1911A1.
Performance
The gun is VERY accurate. It can easily compete with my TM Hi-capa 5.1, giving 1 inch groupings at 10m, my standard pistol test range.
The one thing I would say is a minor negative is the non adjustable sights. They're molded into the frame, so if you did want to replace the slide you'd also have to replace the sights.
The magazines have enough gas capacity to empty one and a half magazines on a 'double tap' test - repeated double taps with a two second delay between double taps. On my 'Zulus, Sir, thousands of them' test, where I pull the trigger as fast as the slide can cycle, there's just enough gas to empty the magazine and lock the slide back. The mag is VERY cold after this test, as to be expected.
Blowback is crisp and clean, if a little slower than it's plastic slided brethren. The recoil spring seems a little flimsy to me upon stripping, and replacing that would give a increased kick to an already fairly mule-like pistol.
Internally, 90% of the parts are metal also, inclluding the hop unit. The only plastic parts I can see are the blowback unit.In terms of accessories, the Hi-capa 5.1 slide fits very nicely on to the WE frame, so it's a safe bet that 5.1 spares should fit inside the WE slide.
I can't comment on skirmish performance yet - next one is this sunday, so I'll be back to edit this then. However, based on my current use of the pistol I have no reason at all to believe it won't behave like a skirmish trooper.
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cracker
Registered: September 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 530
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Review Date: 27/9/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £80.00
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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high metal content, build quality, price, 2 mags
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Cons:
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not many, single-stack mag capacity is the only thing
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I would whole-heartedly agree with the above reviews. This is a superb pistol, and for the price you really cant go wrong. Full-metal and two mags (ableit single stackers) for £80 is a great deal
One small thing which i noticed about this pistol and very much liked was the mag-loading procedure. The BB-follower locks down (unlike so many other pistols) and you turn the mag upside down and put the BB's in through a small hole near the base of the BB stack
See pic:
This makes for a very easy loading of the mag, much better than squeezing each BB in through the narrow gap at the top as per most GBB mags
The above reviewers compared the WE1911's weight to the HFC M190 full-metal version. At first hold of the gun i was inclinded to disagree, as it felt significantly lighter than the M190. But on more careful thought, it definately IS as heavy. It is the slimness of the 1911 frame compared to the bulky M190 that gives the illusion that the WE is lighter. But it is only an illusion, so dont be fooled! (i measured 1100g for the 1911 and 1200g for the M190, so there is very little in it!)
The 1911's slide doesnt give quite the same metallic "clunk" when racked as the M190 does, but it still sounds very solid and pleasing
All i can say is buy one now!! :D
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casey_cole
Rock this party, dance everbody, make it hot in this party...
Registered: October 2005
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1,467
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Review Date: 3/10/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £79.95
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Full metal, great loading process, great fun, cheap,
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Cons:
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Non-durable paintwork, small magazine capacity
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Build - 9
Material:
# The pistol is full metal. The only plastic parts are a buffer on the barrel assembly to prevent the inner barrel from leaving the outer barrel, the hop-up adjustment wheel, the hop-up rubber and the grips.
Finish:
# The pistol is finished in an attractive matt dark grey which has been applied to everything externally - but not all similarly coloured internal pieces are completely coated. The outer barrel is bare polished silvery metal. The grip set-screws are black satin.
# The paint work is not very durable and has begun to scratch off around the front of the slide, the operating controls and the extremities already (only 4 mags through it!). The grips are brown shiny plastic; not too shiny, but not matt.
Trades:
# Blissfully few. There is a very small “WE” in a circle on the left hand side of the trigger guard. There is also a very tasteful “.45 ACP” on the top of the chamber.
Weight:
# The pistol weighs quite a bit when loaded, but not too much to make it uncomfortable to hold.
Operation - 8
Operational Controls:
# The frame safety works when the pistol is cocked, and the grip safety is a back up to the frame safety. The frame safety seems a little stiff. The grip safety can be released half way through the cycle to leave the pistol in a half cock - this can get a little annoying as it’s not hard to do.
# The trigger is not much more than a hair-trigger, and there isn’t much room in the guard for a floating finger; so keep out unless firing!
# The slide catch is a little temperamental at times.
# The magazine release is perfectly placed so that it can easily be depressed by moving the middle finger of the hand forwards.
# There is a lanyard loop at the base of the main-spring housing.
Takedown:
# Rack the slide most of the way back (so the slide catch lines up with the half circle gap) and push the slide catch out from the right hand side. Then rack the slide back forward again.
# Pull the recoil spring guide to one side, and pull it out. Also remove the housing that it goes into at the front.
# There is a cam shaped piece of metal surrounding the barrel. Rotate this, and bayonet it out. The barrel will then slide all the way out.
Hold:
# The grip is a little thin for my large hands, but I will be replacing the grips with some custom-made wooden ones soon (which this space in the forums for the project write up…)
Magazine:
# The magazine holds 15 rounds single stacked. (+1 in the chamber). These rounds can be loaded VERY easily thanks to a brilliant innovation on this gun. The BB follower can be locked in the downwards position, and the BBs poured in through a hole at the base of the front of the magazine (as shown in above review). The pistol can be loaded in ~20 seconds, and unloaded in ~5 as the process can also be reversed.
# The valve looks like it is seated deep inside the magazine, but my gas can nozzle fitted in fine; and they are silent fill! No more wasted gas leakage! The maximum number of rounds I have got from one fill of gas is 36; which is pretty good for such a small reservoir.
# The gun also comes with 2 magazines - which is a skirmishing must for (which these are).
Performance - 10
Accuracy:
# As G_R said, the gun is very accurate indeed. I was able to put 5 BBs through the same entry hole at a distance of 10 feet using one hand. Not bad at all. The sights are dead on, and are both accurate and easy to line up.
Power:
# Haven’t had it chrono’ed yet, but reports (+ my own judgement) indicate around 330 fps on green gas (which is what I’m using).
Fun:
# This gun is beastly. The noise is very loud, and the recoil is like a mule (though it didn’t seem to affect my accuracy!). This is a very fun gun to shoot, and the full metal gives it a great feel and weight.
Overall - 9
Pros:
+ Full metal
+ Good build
+ Very attractive pistol
+ Understated trades
+ Light trigger
+ Grip safety
+ Good gas capacity for such a small magazine
+ Fantastic loading process.
+ Great accuracy
+ Great power
+ Great fun - and for such a low price too!
Cons:
- Non-durable paintwork all over
- Complicated and lengthy takedown process
- Small magazine capacity
- None
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Current Armoury:
ICS M4 A1, Star M14 SOPMOD, HFC M190, WE 1911
Guides:
WE 1911 disassembly, M4 SD fore-end, G3 adapted stock
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Billy210
Irregular Poster
Registered: October 2004
Location: Whitchurch, Shropshire, UK
Posts: 1,046
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Review Date: 6/10/06
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: £79.95
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Price, full-metal, nice 1911 replica, great power and accuracy, nice kick, adjustable hop-up, low price, comes with 2 mags!
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Cons:
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Poor quality-control resulting in 'lemons'
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I hate to be the killjoy here but although I agree with most of the points already mentioned, I feel I have to point out my own, very sour, experience with the WE 1911.
I read the reviews here and decided that the gun was such a good deal, I had to get it. When the gun arrived, the pistol appeared a very nice replica, very heavy and metallic, with at least some feeling of quality about it. The pistol doesn't feel as good quality as, say, a KSC, but it doesn't look or feel shoddy either. The grips are a bit tacky but who cares?
The performance of this pistol was what I was really interested in. Not a particular fan of the looks of the 1911 series, I bought the pistol partly because I like the practical, minimalistic design and operation of the gun. It is totally uncomplicated, and this gives it a minimalistic appeal most modern guns lack.
Unfortunately, when I charged up the gun (using ICS Green Gas), I found it could only fire about seven shots before the gas pressure became too low to cycle the slide. This was on a standard double-tap test at normal temparatures. I tried the gun repeatedly, firing at different speeds, even taking the mag out and warming it between shots. It made no noticeable difference. I have tried changing gas cans, warming the mags, lubing the gun beyond all reason, firing with ridiculously long intervals between shots: it will only ever fire 8 shots before the gas pressure becomes too low to cycle the slide. The slide-lock will not work and is unreliable even when operated by hand.
As you can guess, I wasn't happy. Although the performance of the fired shots was outstanding, the gas consumption was plain ridiculous. I sent the gun back to airsoft scotland, after a discussion over the phone to explain what was wrong. Unfortunately when it arrived back it was in much the same condition as when it left, with the same firing problems. I assume they are using red-gas to test the weapon, as I fail to see how they could have used green gas without getting the same results I did.
My only conclusion is that I must have got a lemon due to poor quality control. Please do not think that all the WE 1911's out there are like this, because they aren't. When I spoke to him, Frenchie said they had shifted over 100 of the guns in ten days, and I was one of only two people to have problems. Wads, on the forums here, is the other, and has exactly the same problems I do. I will be phoning airsoft scotland again on monday, and aquiring a full refund, or at very least, a new, working 1911.
To conclude, I personally will think twice before buying an unproven weapon again. However, the vast majority of these guns seem fine, and it is probably worth the risk because of the low price.
I give the gun an 8/10 for when it works properly, because if the performance of the few shots I can get out of mine is anything to go by, this is an excellent skirmish weapon. As far as quality-control goes, you get what you pay for, and it's up to you if you want to risk getting a dud.
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Soyuz
Registered: September 2006
Posts: 1
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Review Date: 22/10/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £79.95
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Clean looks, weight and feel, thunderously loud indoors.
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Some niggles with the finish, gas consumption out of the box was dire.
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When I got my WE 1911 I was having similar problems as those Billy210 reports. The first few shots on a warm mag would be fine, but the gun would rapidly cool and start venting large amounts of gas from the ejection port and the gaps between slide and the frame with every shot. While I could get 15 shots out of a single charge of gas if I was very careful, the last few would not cycle the slide properly and it would not lock back when the gun was empty. If I really rapid fired it, I could empty the gas in ten shots.
The bad news is, the gun simply wasn't skirmishable out of the box. Lubrication helped a little, but it went back to its old ways inside a few shots.
The good news is, it's fixable.
I own a TM Hi-Capa which has more or less identical internals to the WE, so in the interests of science I swapped the WE's slide over onto the Hi-Capa's frame, charged up a magazine and let fly.
Result? 70 shots rapid fire in groups of five, with a pause of no more than a second or two between groups. The slide locked back until the 65th shot. This test was done by dry-firing the gun, so no pause to reload BB's. It would do this repeatably and reliably.
The conclusion I drew from that was that the top-slide was fine, a huge relief since most of the gas components live there. That left the frame and the mags... and I couldn't do much about the frame.
The mags really only have two components that could cause trouble, the output valve and the top seal. Pressing the button to vent the last whisps of gas in the mag I discovered that gas was venting through the button itself - can't be good. For the uninitiated, the gun's trigger mechanism presses this button every time you pull the trigger, so obviously gas was venting into the gun's interior. This not only wasted gas, it's probably contributing to the rapid cooling too.
Swapping the valve for a standard TM item out of a Hi-Capa mag gave me some small gains, but didn't solve the problem.
Examining the rubber top seals on the WE and TM mags revealed that the TM item stood fractionally prouder of the top of the mag than the WE seal did. Logically, this would make a better seal with the chamber in the top slide, so I swapped the seals over and bingo! One fixed gun.
It'll get 15+ strong shots off a charge in any conditions now, and in warmer weather I've had 30+ full-power shots off a single charge. The seals still should not be allowed to dry out completely or performance will suffer, but they don't need to be dripping wet either. A bit of maintenance gas now and then and a tiny (and I mean tiny)squirt of silicon when the seals look bone dry and the pistol now performs admirably.
As a side benefit, with Marui valves installed the pistol will now fire if you just cock the hammer - no need to rack the slide any more.
My guess is that Billy210 is right and poor quality control is to blame. Hopefully it's the seals that came with my gun and not the position of the components in the top slide, because this is a pricey fix - the best way I found to do it was to buy a new TM mag and swap the furniture over. With luck when spare mags become available in this country I won't have this problem with them too, but if they do at least I know how to fix it now.
Cheers,
~R~
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prybra07
Registered: March 2006
Posts: 24
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Review Date: 21/11/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £140.00
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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All metal
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Cons:
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low mag cap
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The gun is all metal and sturdy; attention to detail is great my dad who has handled the real thing many times while he was in the Navy is amazed at how real it looks. The only "Trademark" mark on mine is .45 ACP on the top slide. The hop up on this is unlike anything I have seen before the BBs just fly strait and true for maybe 50-60ft. The mags are really nice because they have silent fill valves so there is no gas going every where when you fill them up and the BB follower locks down.
Here are the accuracy test results. All the rounds hit the target and went through one side of the box and either made a large dent on the other side or stuck in the other side completely.
Fully loaded 15 round mags
At 15ft
• -3 that didn’t fire due to inadequate gas
• 10 Hits on the target
• The last 2 I’m sure went into the same holes as the other 10
At 25ft
• -3 that didn’t fire due to inadequate gas
• 12 Hits on the target
I think that the last 3 rounds aren’t firing because I live in Ohio and it is kind of cold out.
Pros:
 All Metal
 Very Accurate
 High Detail
 Heavy
 Comes with 2 mags
 Powerful Kick
Cons:
o Low mag cap but it comes with 2 so its not a big deal.
o Paint on the front a small piece about the size of a sharpened pencil is coming off
o The last 3 bb not firing might be because the mags are really narrow and just don't hold enough gas but again since you have 2 no biggie.
This is the whole of the order.
Note the follower.
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fastrax203
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 1
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Review Date: 27/1/07
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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I got my WE Tech M1911 from urbansurvivalamerica.com, I went to their walk-in store here in Chesapeake, Virginia. I paid a bit much, but I didn't mind since it was right in front of me and it came with 2 cans of Green Gas.
Mine is a newer version, similar dimensions of my 5.1 Hi Capa but about 2/3 of the weight. The new Aluminum slide is roughly half the weight of the 5.1 Hi Capa's metal slide despite being nearly the same dimensions (the 1911 has a thinner profile than the 5.1 due to the single stack nature). The construction is VERY clean, with minimal trademarks, makes the gun look more duty ready.
Hasn't given me any issues, I've already polished the rails to a mirror shine top, bottom, sides, down the frame, and on the bottom of the slide itself. Lubing this gun is a MUST, I lube the gun before any use and re-lube for storage and I lube it every 3 days (its set as an alarm on my cell). So far it's had over 6000 rounds of .25g Airsoft Elite High Polish run through it. I've field stripped it a few times to clean the insides and lubricate here and there.
When I first got the gun, I could go through 1 1/2 magazines in one fill of green gas. I can go through 2 magazines and 3 rounds now, I just did that test about 10 minutes ago before I decided to write this review, Its about 60deg F outside and its pretty windy. I kept one magazine in my pocket and the other in the gun. One thing for sure, don't let it sit for too long w/o firing it. I did that for 2 days w/o firing and the magazines HATED me. At first It'd fire 8 rounds and its game over. After going through twice through each magazine I was back at full efficiency. I'm not sure how often that occurs, but I figure its because the last time I stored the magazines I left them empty w/ nothing inside to lubricate the seals.
I love shooting this gun. The amount of kick you get from the blowback action (mostly since its lighter, it kicks back FASTER giving it more inertia, hence more "kick") is awesome. I ran it ONCE on Red Gas, but w/ that much kick I'd think it was damn near a real .45, and I imagine things will start breaking VERY quickly. It feels nice and heavy in the hand, really makes you feel the feedback from the blowback all the way down your arm. Keeping track of how many rounds you have is a lot easier than it is w/ the Hi Capa. A real .45 has a 7 round magazine w/ one in the chamber, This has 16 total, so I have a good feel for how many rounds I have. Whereas the 5.1, I get kinda lost, not that it can empty the magazine anyway. The effect of HAVING to change magazines is a great adrenaline rush for those into some serious CQB action.
Accuracy is really good. I can make a group in about a 3" diameter circle @ 15ft, and about 5" diameter circle @ 20ft. I was using a ribbed tin can (a coconut juice can from the filipino store) as a target and put some sticky orange targets on it (each target is about 3" in diameter). I could destroy the target @ 15ft, this left dents about 1/2" deep in the can. WOW. My Co2 pistol shoots ~280fps w/ .25g and didnt make a dent quite that deep when I was shooting @ the same distance. SO curious I brought it to Urban Survival to chrony my gun. ~320fps. Awesome. I Love it.
Pros:
- Full metal construction (mostly metal anyway)
- Grip safety
- Very realistic weight, on par w/ my Kimber Rimfire .45ACP
- CAN BE efficient, in my case, 35 rounds on one fill of Green Gas (I need to buy more magazines)
- Awesome blowback feel
- ~320fps on Green Gas, I wonder how it would do on some TOP GAS...
- Comes w/ 2 Magazines
- Looks and feels great, very realistic to a 1911
Cons
- Finicky as far as maintenance and usage goes (reminds me of my '93 RX7)
- Thumb safety is either seized or I'm a wuss, but its a bitch to move. I dont wanna try now b/c I think it might break.
- Paint is not durable at all, as it scratched amazingly easily while I was polishing the rail.
- Magazine cap (this may or may not apply to everyone)
- No RIS/Weaver/Accessory rail (I like flashlights)
- Sights SUCK. I used some white Toyota touch-up paint (Super White II) to make dots on the rear and front sights.
All in all I rate the gun a 9, its not perfect, but its cheaper than a WA and I haven't had a single problem other than the thumb safety thus far. I'm contemplating upgrading the springs and the barrel, but I'm not sure if the TM M1911 parts will swap into this gun. I'll try it and let you guys know.
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lewis130
Registered: March 2008
Posts: 2
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Review Date: 31/3/08
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £85.00
| Rating: 8
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Weight, looks, solidity.
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Cons:
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Mine didn't work.
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Well, there's no denying it: I have never laid eyes on such a good looking piece, and laying my hands on it didn't disappoint. The only real appearance type cons I can think of were the plastic grips and slight rattle.
The weight is very close to the real steel, and could very easily pass as an original without close examination. The thumb safety was a little stiff, but I rarely used it anyway.
It can be stripped just like the original, revealing yet more metal in its internals.
Every aspect of its operation was true to the original, crisp and a pleasure.
A point of interest is that the hammer can be lowered onto a loaded chamber, but will go off if you exert any pressure on it (reminiscent of the real thing, eh?)
Now, my shitty luck.
When I fired it, it puffed out the pellet, and leaked gas from every orifice. The gas in the mag couldn't get through an entire load of pellets, probably not even half way through. Even loading with the 'true to life' seven round load, it only fired the first or second properly, and NEVER managed to lock back when empty. From digging around on the internet I've found that this fault isn't uncommon, either.
Well, at great expense I posted it back, and after a good fortnight, it was returned after being heavily lubed and nothing else: still didn't work. Uh-huh.
The farce was had to be repeated TWICE more before they admitted it didn't work (and I had to threaten 'em with the Trading Standards Board first). I got a refund, but they refused to compensate for the forty odd quid spent sending it back and forth or the fifteen quid expended on gas and pellets that I'll now never use (it was my first and only GBB).
I'll have to admit at this point that it's taken me the best part of a year to write this review, and consequently I've forgotten the name of the site where I brought it, which is a shame since I'd hoped to do their business a bad turn on all the review sites...ah well. All I can remember is that it was Welsh based, and had a 1911 on a Welsh flag as their page topper. If you come across it, run! I tried to find it on google, but couldn't: with any luck someone's sued them or trading standards have run 'em off the internet.
Anyway, sorry about bitching so long. By no means let this put you off them, they're lovely guns, but for God's sake by them from somewhere trustworthy, as it's not guaranteed they'll work.
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Bulldog Savoy 6
Registered: December 2008
Posts: 3
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Review Date: 15/12/08
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £94.99
| Rating: 10
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Fantastic performance & all metal too.
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None, it's a steal
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I ordered a TM version and it was out of stock. I took this instead and now I'm glad the TM was out! This is fantastic, good weight and loads of metal. No trades, but you cannot have everything!
Mine performed great straight from the box. No problems with gas and can empty a full magazine of BB easy.
No problems with safey either. The thumb safety works smoothly and it's no great effort to squeeze the other safety below the hammer either.
Rate of cylce is amazing, it must fire as fast as the real deal, no delay at all in the blow back action with this gun!
Not done any scientific testing of accuracy, but it seems to be highly accurate and far above my expectations from a handgun
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Petethegoat
Registered: June 2007
Posts: 27
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Review Date: 8/4/09
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £79.95
| Rating: 10
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Full Metal, Cheap, 2 Mags, Has a great kick!
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Very slight rattle, I broke mine (my own fault).
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Mine performed beautifully out of the box, giving stellar performance, very powerful, very accurate. Looks fantastic, and is very heavy!
The slide does rattle very slightly, but that can probably be fixed with some tape and patience. Other than that, the gun is as solid as a rock.
At this price I cannot recommend this enough!
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The Interceptor
Registered: June 2011
Posts: 1
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Review Date: 16/6/11
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £98.00
| Rating: 10
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Very great gun that I own (silver version). I'm very happy with it.
Although, I myself didn't have any extra mags in the box.
I got a question, though, is it possible to fit a Beavertail safety onto it? because I'd like to change it but I can't find any so far. Are there any ?
Thx for ur help
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