evilhippy Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Bugger. I was kinda hoping you weren't gonna say that! I may have to get one now, what a shame Cheers though of course! Link to post Share on other sites
Whitedingo Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Bugger. I was kinda hoping you weren't gonna say that! I may have to get one now, what a shame Cheers though of course! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Indeed, what a shame. You're being forced to purchase one of the coolest (if not the most practical) guns available in airsoft. Link to post Share on other sites
Lance Jackass Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 I take it you modded the QR clip to the belt hunk? Link to post Share on other sites
Catchv22 Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I think that's a modern M1 Garand cartridge belt. It's not of the OD#3 Khaki webbing from when the Garand was used in WWII and it does not look like any of the OD Korean models. Link to post Share on other sites
Agent Hunk Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I think that's a modern M1 Garand cartridge belt. It's not of the OD#3 Khaki webbing from when the Garand was used in WWII and it does not look like any of the OD Korean models. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You are correct. WWII clip belt. Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Togo Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Tanaka 1897 Trench Gun. It uses gas in the shells, each holding 3 bbs at a time. Link to post Share on other sites
BakaBox Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Duke Togo: Cool! Can you make a video? I'm sure many here will appreciate that. Link to post Share on other sites
Onechance Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Very, very very nice Link to post Share on other sites
Catchv22 Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 You must tell us more of the fabled 1897 Trench Gun! Link to post Share on other sites
Krazy L Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 yes! the 1897 trench gun. please. more info is needed. Link to post Share on other sites
Krazy L Posted November 19, 2005 Report Share Posted November 19, 2005 yes! the 1897 trench gun. please. more info is needed. Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Togo Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) I did a mini review on another site. I've just ordered the extra shells since thier release yesterday. I'll post a few quick comments until I can really sit and write a review. Build quality is superb. Wood furniture, metal mag tube, trigger, hammer, heat shield, bayonet lug. The receiver and barrel are heavyweight plastic. The shells fire three bbs at a time, but they all use the same barrel. Very solid feeling, no wobble or rattles except the sling hooks. It took a few cycles to smooth the action but now it operates fine. The shells are on the delicate side so I wouldn't eject them onto concrete. I dropped a loaded, gassed shell and it shot off the plastic piece with the o-ring that holds the bbs in place. By a stroke of luck I found the piece on the other side of the yard the next day. It's probably as skirmish-able as any other gas, shell-ejecting, shotgun. I ordered a shell catcher as well, it may not fit due to the design, but maybe I can work with it. I haven't tested it's range or power yet, but it does take green gas. Edited November 22, 2005 by Duke Togo Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Togo Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Ok, at lunch time I went home and did a quick poor-man's chrono. I followed the method the best I could remember. I used green gas and 134 with .2 Airsoft Elite bbs. The temperature outside is 85?F (California in November) . One note first, the shells can only be loaded with three bbs, any less and they roll back breaking the seal against the o-ring. I fired at the first can from 5" away. The power from the gas blows the can about 6 feet back and the bbs went cleanly through both sides of the can. I then went for the bottom, following the above conditions. It made a deep dent with a faint hole. No penetration but close. The next up was the top of the can. It made a dent but not as much as the bottom. After this I tried 134 just to see what it was meant to do "stock". It made a dent in the side, but not much more. I didn't bother with the top and bottom after that. I may have not filled enough 134 into the shell, since my can is quirky sometimes. So the results are in and I'd venture to say that the gun fires about 400 fps with green gas. I went back and read the poormans chrono and it looks like I was a few inches farther than what it calls for. So I bumped up the fps by 10%. I've included pics of the cans. Next time I'll try to test the range, but my yard's not very big. Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Togo Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) Someone asked if the gun is worth the money. That question is always subjective. What's worth $300 to one person isn't worth $200 to another. Just as $300 is one person's weekly wage where it may be pocket change to someone else. I'll preface my answer with a short bio. I rarely skirmish, I make a decent living but I'm not rich by any means, I've been a gun freak since pre-school. I love older and unique guns opposed to the XM8 and shrikes of the world. Of the dozen or so guns I own, two of them are aegs, the rest are classics and/or gbb. To me the gun was worth it. I would have liked it to be less, but I respect the fact that this gun is essentially unchanged since it's original release over ten years ago, the original selling easily for twice the price of this one. Would I use it as a primary weapon? No, I'd rather use a pistol or smg for cqb. As a field gun I'd rather use a lmg or long gun. At best it would be a backup gun for my Thompson. It's mainly a showpiece that will hang over the fireplace that may get used once in a while. Edited November 22, 2005 by Duke Togo Link to post Share on other sites
late2wake Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Here is my shotgun: CA870 base -GP metal body -GP front end (med) -You can see the new GP mag in there too -real steel stocks -1 joule spring Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 That is sweet late2wake. Pretty much what I want to do with a CA870, except have a full length barrel aswell. How easy was it to fit the stock and pump grip on it? much modification required? Link to post Share on other sites
dave1 Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Heres a photo or two of my marushin m500ssb slugster maxi 6mm. Link to post Share on other sites
late2wake Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 the rear stock was the easiest to modify. the top portion where it meets with the receiver, I sanded it down a few milimeters for a good fit. The fore end however, required the GP front end and a little guessing. The stock magazine tube isn't long enough to fully stroke a full length fore end. You could extened the magazine tube by about 1.5 inches, for an estimated total of 11 inches, but then you'd also have to deal with the barrel being shorter as well. Since the GP front end kit came with a synthetic fore end, it was easy to determine where I need to dremel. both the wood and synthetic fore end are similary in dementions. When my winter break arrives, I may have time to write up a DIY for it. It's reletively simply and doesnt compare to what other have been doing (that shorty was just awesome), but I don't see a lot of examples or picture when I was first researching the topic. I found one, but that took me awhile. Link to post Share on other sites
evilhippy Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Finally I got round to photographing some of my toys! From the left going clockwise (-ish); TM SPAS 12 Marushin M500 Shorty TM Benelli M3 Marushin M1887 `Guards Gun` Maruzen M870 Marushin M500 Mariner Maruzen CA870 The Marushin range of shotguns rules as far as I'm concerned (in case you couldn't tell ) I'm just dreading the day when the M500s inevitably break (apparently it's inevitable ) so I may have to get another M500 shorty, just in case. Just an M1100 and a Tanaka Tench Gun left and that's the full set! Link to post Share on other sites
Bert Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 I'm just dreading the day when the M500s inevitably break (apparently it's inevitable ) so I may have to get another M500 shorty, just in case. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://www.wgcshop.com/pcart/shopper.php?i...HOTGUN01_srch_1 Apparently this is the part that fails usually. (From what I've read on this forum) I'm guessing it's not gonna fail again if you install these steel bits Link to post Share on other sites
evilhippy Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 You might just be a genuis, ya know that?? Thanks man! I'll do some reading into it, but yeah, cheers dude! Link to post Share on other sites
BakaBox Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Is that the failing part of the M500 series? If it is, I want one again. Duke Togo: Great info. evilhippy: Great collection. Link to post Share on other sites
evilhippy Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Cheers Baka (and you ain't seen nothing yet ) Link to post Share on other sites
Full Metal Jacket Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Cheers Baka (and you ain't seen nothing yet ) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You talk the talk... But do you walk the walk? Show us more ffs! Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Togo Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Update: I got 10 shells and a shell-catcher, so now I'm in business. I'll post a pic later. Link to post Share on other sites
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