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For the TM 1911? Pretty much all the major HK stores, Guarder make the kit.

But the Guarder kit is good enough for the money if you dont want to spend the extra on the PGC due to Render's reason?

The KJW and (new version) HFC are the clones of the TM, the KSC/KWA P226 is a completely different design, about the only thing that will be cross-compatable (sp) is the recoil spring.

Thats the Guarder Springfield kit right? How does it compare to the PGC 1911 kit? cheers

PGC is putting the P226 kits back into production soon, BoomArms say they will be available September, RW confirmed they were being re-released but couldnt give a release date.

Although there is full metal (out of box) KSC 1911's now available, so its likely the same will happen for the P226 (first metal release for 1911 was just metal slide, then a little while later a full metal version was released).

Seconded. What metal kit is it, and have you done anything to it or is it the flash/lighting that gives it such a cool grey look? cheers

See here: http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/inde...opic=117121&hl= I'm going to wait for someone to review it and confirm wether it is a 100% Marui clone or has a different design which carries the problems mentioned on Airsoft Pacific. There's certainly conflicting reports between that user and RW, so im wary of taking the plunge. cheers

I cant help you on that im afraid, I never got round to fitting it. The finnish was too shiny for my liking so i ended up getting a Guarder kit instead.

@ Davedawg123 - Definately seems like an Action kit, i only have the frame, but it has the same serial number and vertical screw.

HFC P226 has been released on RedWolf: http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwolf/airs...il?prodID=23026 If its as good as their M190 series, with the addition of an adjustable hop up (the only thing that let their M190's down IMO) this could be a very effective, full metal skirmishable side arm. Especially as it is ~$20 cheaper than KJW's offering and HFC has much better QC and lower lemon rates. I've emailed RW to see if it is a rebranded KJW (would be suprised if it is). If it isn't i will be very tempted to get it and do a comparison with the TM.

maybe he means Audi car parts are expensive in the US?

Very, VERY nice. Have you got a pic with the stock unfolded? cheers

^^^ I'd also be very interested to know if all the problems reported above are solely with the original version. This looks like a very tempting option for my next pistol if the aforementioned problems have been rectified in the newer HK version. cheers

-------------------------------- I would have thought a recoil spring for a Tanaka or TM P226 would fit. RE: metal frame being released. Hasnt there been something of a tendency for KSC/KWA/'Taiwan' to release only metal slides for their pistols, and not lower frames as well? Examples off the top of my head are the M93r, M9, M92 Elite and M945. On the flip side, however, one of their latest releases, the 1911, has recently had a full metal edition made by KSC, see here, so there could be a lower frame produced by KSC, if not by an aftermarket manafacturer such as SD.

Arnie is the only admin: http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=members You might want to try PM'ing a mod and seeing if they can do anything or pass your request onto Arnie. http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=members EDIT. Links dont work, go straight to full member list. Click on the 'All Members' drop down tab and select Admin/Global Moderators.

What is it that actually determines where the slide is positioned? The take down leaver is what the recoil spring guide buts up against, or is to do with the outer barrel and its positioning in the ejection port bit? if someone can determine the part that determines where the slide is positioned, it might be that part that is slightly incorrectly fitted that is causing the slide to sit slightly forward. There seems to be quite a lot of differentitation, for example HBC's yours seems about 2mm forward, where as on my Guarder kit it is less than a mm but still noticeable, so surely there is

But not the silver slide on its own Just checked Boomarms, they dont stock the silver Creation slide on its own, so looks like Den is your only option.

Dentrinity --> Creation BoomArms i think as well --> Creation

I dont think it would. The Cougar's outer barrel does not protrude past the slide very much at all, so there is very little for an M9 adapter to grip onto.

Aitch: Whats the silver finnish like on the Creation slide? The pictures on retailer websites make it look very splotchy/spotty/uneven. cheers

UNCo has all those parts in stock, so if you can't find anyone selling a complete hammer mech unit, i guess its your best option

Are you going on KJW or TM part numbers? (they differ by a few numbers for each part) If UNCo don't have all the parts you need, your best option is to email Leonard (see AS' post above). He offers a great service, parts are cheaper than UNCo too. cheers

KJW is a complete clone of the TM so yes parts are cross-compatible. I havnt seen any UK retailers carrying small replacement parts like that for the P226, your best bet is UNCo. The UK retailer with the most P226 parts ive found is fire support, but even then its only a few parts. http://www.fire-support.co.uk/store/comers...=p226&curPage=2

Nope, nothing wrong with them. Easily the best out of the three 'budget' kits available. They take a lot of work to fit but if you're getting it done professionally it wont matter. cheers