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Glock 18C Review (Upgraded)
The rate of fire is very fast,
but due to this the recoil is very strong. The Glock 18C has a metal slide and
barrel but has a polymer stock. The trigger is made in two parts, which I will
go into more detail about later.
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Legal Version Please? KSC,
a Japanese airsoft manufacturer produce three variations of Glock pistols, the
Glock 17, which shares the dimensions of the 18C but has no select fire
option or vented barrel, the Glock 36, which is a lightly longer barrelled
version and the Glock 18C. KSC
are a Japanese company but for some reason the 18C is made in Taiwan. This doesnt
mean any decrease in quality as some people may think, but it is mainly due
to cheaper labour.
I decided to get a Glock
18C after hearing much praise from various people on the forums at the UK
Airsoft forums (http://forums.kechara.net/)
and the US Airsoft forums (http://www.airsoftzone.com/).
The standard Glock 18C has a plastic slide and barrel of high quality,
but I wanted some more realism and power so I ordered a upgraded Glock 18C
from Wargamers Club http://www3.wargameclub.com/WGC_Shop/,
for a very cheap price of $195, including express shipping. The replica is upgraded
with the following:
- Metal Slide and outer
barrel - Bore Up Kit (stiffer
recoil spring, bore up valve and harder recoil guide)
What
about what I really paid all that money for? Well
my first thoughts were that the replica is fairly small, or it may just be me
as Im too used to a Desert Eagle. The first think I really noticed was the
quality of the finish on both the frame and metal slide. Both are excellent,
the frame has finely etched engravings of various Glock trademarks and serial
numbers that can be found in exactly the same place on the real 18C.
One of my major criticisms
of this replica is that the outer barrel is fairly loose and rattles against the
metal slide when moving the replica from side to side rapidly. This is only occurs
on an 18C with a metal barrel and slide, something to do with a design fault
by the manufacturer of the metal kit. I can put up with it, but this may deter
some people.
So
How Does It Work? Well the Glock has what seems a fairly complicated
method of safety and firing but after a while it becomes second nature.
To Fire
Right, now pull back the
slide and hold it in the locked back position by pushing up on the slide locker
and releasing the slide so the slide locker holds it back. Now turn the selector
switch to the desired setting, semi or full. Now release the slide, which chambers
a BB. The trigger will now have moved from the rear position to shooting position. Pull the trigger if on semi or hold the trigger on full auto to let those BBs
fly, until you run out when the slide locks back, letting you know your out
of BBs.
The Safeties
The safety mechanism on
the Glock 18C is fairly complex. The replica has an internal hammer and no decocking
lever. When the hammer is cocked the trigger is in the forward position, when
the hammer isnt cocked the trigger is pressed against the back of the trigger
well. In my opinion this is an excellent indicator of whether the hammer is
cocked or not. To put the Glock on safe the slide has to be in the locked back
position to turn the selector switch to safe. Release the slide and the replica
is in safe, but still cocked. The second safety is on the actual trigger, just
pull up the middle bit of the triggers the back is resting on the trigger well,
so you cant fire the replica. So it seem the default position is cocked and its
just as well there are two safeties.
Hop Up
The hop-up can be adjusted
with the tool that is provided. Just lock back the slide and insert the tool
on a part of the outer barrel, anticlockwise for more hop-up, clockwise for
less. I found the hop-up to be adjusted at maximum when taken out of the box,
so make sure you tune this down before firing or youll find BBs raking up into
the sky.
So On semi the metal Range is excellent |
Full auto is something special
– hold down the trigger and watch those BBs fly, emptying a standard mag in 2
seconds! Cycle time is slightly less with the metal slide but the sharp recoil
makes up for this. I had a hard time keeping the replica on a tree sized target
just 30ft away.
At skirmishes this replica
comes into its own. The load chuuuuurrrrrrrp of the 18C on full auto keeps heads
down wondering what the hell it is, and man-sized targets are easy to get at
120ft+. My 18C fits nicely into a thigh holster and I love it when my battery
runs out or the replica jams and I can reach down and pull out my 18C, it really
is a pleasure to fire. I havent used it in CQB yet but reports from some regulars
at CQB sites, with Glock 18Cs say that it makes an excellent room-clearing weapon.
Accessories
Well
there is the kit I have on my replica for a stock Glock 18C, and I thoroughly
recommend this upgrade. Other than that, there are many after market accessories
for the Glock 18C. Threaded barrels for silencers, lasers, flashlights, scope
rails for scopes, extended magazine basses, the list goes on. Most of cosmetic
accessories are for personal preference but I plan to get a threaded barrel
and a Socom silencer for my Glock, apart from looking the part it may improve
accuracy a bit.
Conclusion With the WA Prokiller Written by A W ( aka “TheGeneral” Please feel free to
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External
Links:
http://www.glock.com/g18.htm
– Some real steel info on the Glock range.
http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/ksc-g18c.htm
– Link to Redwolfs review
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