Over at New Akiba they’ve added a review of the P226 Rail from Marui. It took TM 2 years to release the P226 after they first mentioned it (it really has been that long), but with the popularlity of the 5.1 release the P226 looks to be continuing on TM’s trend of releasing good quality gas blowback pistols. Handily for us in the West there’s also several companies in Taiwan that copy such designs in a matter of weeks and release their own upgraded version shortly afterwards. Keep an eye out for uprated P226 clones appearing in the coming year.
The TM P226 does indeed replicate the real firearm’s decocking safety feature. In a couple of shots at Akiba you’ll see the new P226 compared to the SIG spring pistol from TM. You’ll find all the corect markings on the new pistol, blowback is reportedly crisp with a light trigger pull allowing a fast firing action and the build quality is very similar to the level found in the 5.1. The hop-up mechanism is praised highly giving an accurate at range (past 20 meters).
Apparently the G&P lamp units don’t fit on the rail, although the real Surefire M3 does. The magazine that comes with the P226 will take 25 6mm BBs and on a full gas charge will apparently power the pistol for 87 shots at 24degC (shots fired once per second). The SIG BB loader comes highly recommended for simple in game loading too. Checkout Akiba’s full review for more photos.
