I have to showboat a little bit. When I first got into airsoft I used Justpistols to research every possible gun I could come up with. It remains on my most read list, and when I began reviewing myself I chose to base my structure on what Snowman has done (not a copy, but a guide). A few weeks ago I asked him to take a look at my own reviews and give me his honest opinion. I must say I am humbled to say that he actually liked them, and went so far as to want to use one of them on Justpistols
So a few months ago I asked DB Customs to cut me a tight bore for my Tanaka Hi Power. Not the shortest route for a few FPs, but the accuracy results more than made up for it. Here are the full results.
Here are the full results for the Tanaka Hi Power:
Chrono results: Toytec .20s, XCortech Chronograph, 70 degrees, room temperature magazine, full
Stock:
1 - 290.6
2 - 297.9
3 - 295.5
4 - 294.5
5 - 296
6 - 294.1
7 - 291.5
8 - 295.5
9 - 293
10 - 293.2
Averag
So I have been slowly building my TM PGC Delta Elite into a sort of hybrid Competition gun, and I am pretty much done with it. There is only one part left, and I am not sure I am willing to spend $120 on another outer barrel. I might, I might not, but I have finally gotten this sucker together to a point that I need to show her off.
This gun probably has the most truly custom work on it than any of my guns. It also has the highest number of real steel parts. The last piece of the puzzl
So my buddy left town today, and I finally had the time to complete my WE 1911 Tactical review. It can be found here. Not too terrible a gun, but still nothing to get all that excited about. I am going to continue to follow up on it as more rounds are shot through it. I will be updating the review at 500 and then 1,000 rounds. Pain to keep track, but science is science.
Still haven't fixed the WE Compact. I really need to get on that. Tomorrow I am expecting two fun packages. DB C
So my buddy has been in town, I have had a client gun sitting and waiting for parts, it is the last week before Christmas and we need to finish up our projects at work before the week is out, and I only managed to get three hours of sleep last night. How come once you grow up, the Holiday season usually consists of stress and more work?
I have been working on a friend of mines PGC Delta Elite and I have been waiting for the final parts to arrive. Originally sent for a quick tune up, and
So I got bored with writing up my Tactical review tonight and jumped into upgrading my Compact. I have decided to leave the tactical untouched for 1,000 rounds. That way I can update the review at 500 rounds, where I will clean and lube it, and then again at 1,000.
But since the Compact was given to me as a used gun, I decided to just jump in and see what I could come up with. I found out a few good things, and some bad things. I ended up throwing these parts into it:
stock TM Ho
So the WE tech project is well under way. Thanks to my buddy Allizard, I am now the proud owner of two WE 1911s. While I wish I was doing a Western Arms Magna Project and happened to come up on two of them, I am grateful for the help with the WEs.
Speaking of WE, half of phase 1 is done. WE 1911 3.8 Compact review is now done and available here.
I began writing it using a new flow of writing and formating and it went much more smoothly. Before I was working from a pre-built format,
Much thanks to Captain Plastic for hooking it up. If I ever actually go into business, I don't need to worry about choosing a store front name. Now I need to find a way to open up a shop and not go broke.
I finally finished my review of the Marushin P210-6, you can check it here. Funny how I keep remembering new things I want to add in, but forget during the writing process. In all new reviews there will be mention of the shots per mag, and overall efficiency. I might also want to shak
So most of the day has been spent taking pictures, writing reviews, and I managed to squeeze some building and tuning in as well. I managed to cure all the firing problems with my Delta Elite, and on top of that I got my client's gun up and running as well. It was a good day in terms of tuning. It turned out so well, he went off and took the plunge to go that last bit over the top. I am excited to see how it turns out. Should be a great one.
I also finished up my review of the Guarder
So late last night I finished up the review that almost killed me. Stupid KWA M1911A1 review is up here.
I have been given another great chance, a larger manufacturer has agreed to loan me guns for review and publication. I am excited to get my hands on more weapons, without having to purchase them up front. It will be like building a project gun for a client, all the fun of a new gun, and I don't lose any money in the deal.
I also managed to work out a few hammer issues with a clie
Man, it is busy actually giving a *beep* about something. For the last week straight I have spent so much of time either posting on the new forum, going back and forth with the rest of the staff, or flat out generating content. Man writing a review used to be a fun weekend gig, and now it has become like another few hours of labour at the end of a long day. Don't get me wrong, I like the testing and picture taking, but man the assembling and writing, takes it out of me. All in all, I have pr
I finally got off my a$% and finished my guide to completely stripping a TM 1911 down to it's little parts. People are always asking, but the general guides available are all for the TM Hi Capa which is just enough different to be useless if you have to go into the frame. So here it is. Yeah, I don't own a stock 1911 any longer, so you also get to see the inner workings of my upgraded gun. Not too many secrets spilled there.
I also fixed the trigger issue on my Delta Elite. Funny enoug
Man life is pretty good right now. Still haven't decided what I am actually going to build next, but I have finally gotten some long waited for parts in (well tomorrow). DB Customs finally have sent me back my prototype barrels.
I will finally get to fire my Hi Power again. I wish I had been smart enough to write down my fps tests before I sent it out, but luckily the barrels are really easy to change out. I promised Dwayne I would run full tests, with the chrono and at range. I am exc
It has been an interesting week to say the least. Happily I ended the night as a new member of a forum peopled by my old old cohorts who had been displaced by the great big nothing. Even more surprisingly I woke up to be offered a chance to really take part in the establishment of this new forum. It really came as a very big surprise to me since I wasn't really close with any of the new Admins over there. But I have been blessed with my own little corner of the web, which focuses on my pet o
Goodbye ASF. Sorry to see you go, but without rancor, I hope it feels the loss of the members it drove away. Someone needs to learn a lesson.
In airsoft news I spent all night swapping parts around between a Hi Capa and a 1911. Fun exercise. I now have a new 2011 masquarading as a classic 1911. Actually pretty excited about it, and will be buying new bits and pieces to complete the look in the near future. The thumb safety, grip safety, hammer, trigger, outer barrel and stock slide
What happened to ASF?! I really am going to miss what that place used to be. I mean, I have often complained about posting in too many forums, but it had all sort of boiled down to a forum for each particular purpose. I would post here to to basically pimp my sheit and spent the vast majority of my time in the pictures threads (which seems to be a habit of more than just myself). I would take the knowledge I gained from here (and my own building) and pass it on to newer members on ASF. Bah.
Chrono readings on the VZ61, 65 degrees, .20 Toytecs, room temperature mag:
Stock:
1 - 299
2 - 299
3 - 306
4 - 303
5 - 300
6 - 297
7 - 297
8 - 284
9 - 296
10 - 297
Avg: 297.80
With Nine Ball Tight Bore:
1 - 335
2 - 338
3 - 334
4 - 325
5 - 323
6 - 328
7 - 326
8 - 325
9 - 326
10 - 320
Avg: 328.00
So a gain of about 30fps over 10 shots. Now I just need to have DB cut me a custom length one to fit a suppressor. Should break 400 (I h
Finished up the Evike gun, all buttoned down and ready to go. Looking forward to future work with this client, he wants me to build him a TM DE, one of my favorite gun. Speaking of which, man I want another one. Really need to hold out for the Leon, makes more sense. Speaking of DEs, I found Hogue wood grips for them, which has only made me want one more and more.
I also buttoned down a build for another client. He really badly wants a Hitman Gun, so I am going to take a stab at it. T
So I think I have figured out what my next few builds are actually going to be. First off is going to be a non-flute Tanaka SAA Cavalry. Black base gun, with silver trigger and hammer, and white pearl Ajax grips. Hopefully I can actually source the pieces I want, but we shall see. Stupid thing is going to be expensive, but man are Tanaka SAA nice. I would drop all these parts on my current one, but I think the flat black parts will clash with the rest of it since it is a midnight coated gun
So I had to look at a a previous customers gun again since for some reason the fps had dropped pretty drastically. I couldn't figure out a reason why over the phone so I just had him send it back to me. Funny enough, I ran it on my chrono and it shot where I thought it should. Can't really figure out why his readings where 20fps lower than mine. I use a Guarder Speeder 2000, and he is using two separate F1 Chronos. I wonder if my chrono is off, but I can't figure out a way to figure it out.
Man I hate waiting for sales to complete. I also hate not having a bunch of extra cash, finances suck. Funny how people ask left and right for something, until you actually decide to sell it. I also hate when people make you jump to meet a price, be ready to ship on time, and then keep you hanging for a week and then back out. I could have sold my Constrictor a week ago, but I tried to be nice and waited for someone to come up with the cash only to have him back out at the last moment. Lame
So the short term future for new GBB projects is looking awfully bleak. I would be excited about the new Marushin Bren Ten GBB, but since it will have the hated LD2 hop up, the thing is guaranteed to not shoot straight. I whipped out my P210 to give it a try with .34s and the stupid thing still shoots like a shotgun. I need to tear it down and remove the second hop up nub. See how that works out.
Funny enough, the black hawk shoots rather straight and nice. Maybe it is the fps that thi
So my Sister gave birth to beautiful baby girl this morning at 5:40am. It has been a long time coming, but I am overjoyed that my Sister's family is growing. Now I just need to figure out how to make her a shooter....it is my purpose as her uncle.
Tanaka revolvers are the king of fps, but man do they take work to get shooting correctly. All three of mine require me to add a lot of hop, and then raise the rear sight. Man I wish they would fire closer to the point of aim. One more reason I prefer GBBs, the Tanaka and Marushin hop ups are bunk. I actually care about accuracy now, and it is a bit depressing.
Almost completely fixed the irregular fps. Had to crank down hard on the trigger spring screw. Now it shoots consistently f
