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Post by heckman328 on Jan 5, 2013 21:23:10 GMT -5
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Post by newcomer on Jan 5, 2013 21:43:48 GMT -5
160 dollars cheaper and doesn't come with the cheesy pine stock....I feel like an idiot now for buying the earlier model.
on the bright side, you patient (smart) fellows can buy a walnut USGI stock and handguard to replace the plastic, getting the best of both worlds.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 5, 2013 23:27:59 GMT -5
Impressive. Nice find.
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Post by labrador on Jan 6, 2013 9:46:02 GMT -5
Oh no! another one to save up for.
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Post by tinydata on Jan 6, 2013 9:46:15 GMT -5
Also, I won't feel as bad when the stock gets dinged up. Thanks for finding that
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 6, 2013 13:28:46 GMT -5
I am very encouraged at this price point although I still want to hear reports about performance, reliability and durability. The other concern of course is that magazines for gas guns are so expensive. With all that said this is definitely a step in the right direction.
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Post by connerjones96 on Jan 6, 2013 13:40:00 GMT -5
Will the magazines fit inside the carbine pouches?
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Post by HornetWSO on Jan 6, 2013 13:58:58 GMT -5
Will the magazines fit inside the carbine pouches? no
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 6, 2013 15:08:05 GMT -5
with your large armory Hornet you probably dont fire you're carbine much but if you do...how is it holding up? I have been seriously considering adding this CO2 version to my armory in spite of my reservations about gas guns. with the lower price point this could be very tempting. In the role of rear eschelon gopher I think I could get by with this with perhaps two spare magazines?
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jan 6, 2013 17:22:10 GMT -5
Also tempting. Not sure yet. It is nice to find oneself having to pick and choose which guns to save up for.
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Post by heckman328 on Jan 6, 2013 18:10:39 GMT -5
Okay i got a question, I am not a reenactor, I just love wwii airsoft. So my question is similar to the idea how the BAR mags fit in m14 pouches for my plate carrier. So im just wondering if the M1 carbine magazines will fit in a pistol mag pouch for a plate carrier?
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Post by warbirdguy1 on Jan 16, 2013 21:26:29 GMT -5
Is this the same as the earlier Co2 M1 carbine with a plastic stock instead?
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Post by HornetWSO on Jan 16, 2013 21:35:42 GMT -5
with your large armory Hornet you probably dont fire you're carbine much but if you do...how is it holding up? I have been seriously considering adding this CO2 version to my armory in spite of my reservations about gas guns. with the lower price point this could be very tempting. In the role of rear eschelon gopher I think I could get by with this with perhaps two spare magazines? This is a great little weapon. Certainly not a front line skirmisher, since it only has a 15 round magazine capacity. But for someone who is not up front, this would be a really nice choice. I really think this gun fits it's niche very well, just like the real steel that was designed to replace the 1911, this rifle fills that role superbly. I've had no functional issues and really like this carbine.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 17, 2013 0:19:12 GMT -5
Thats just what i was hoping to hear. It is ordered along with three spare magazines.
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Post by warbirdguy1 on Jan 17, 2013 11:50:31 GMT -5
Does it perform like a KJW 10/22 or a gas pistol with more range?
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Post by HornetWSO on Jan 17, 2013 15:48:11 GMT -5
Does it perform like a KJW 10/22 or a gas pistol with more range? I don't have the KJW 1022, so I cant help you on that one. It shoots much hotter than my gas WE 1911, and has better range.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 17, 2013 19:41:21 GMT -5
The anecdotal reports put it fairly consistently in the high 300 FPS range with nice shot groups at range. Obviously as with all ga guns performance will vary depending on outside temperature and where your mag is with regard to level of fill. The magazines hold only 15 rounds as mentioned earlier and like all GBBs are super expensive typically over $50.00 delivered. The gun so far desnt seem to be eating its young which is common for GBB guns and each magazine fill is good for at least three bb loads (45 rounds or more). Not a gun for everyone. airsoft Extreme has the wood ones priced at $350.00 so i just ordered one. IF I have decent luck with it it will be a frst for a GBB gun.
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Post by newcomer on Jan 17, 2013 19:46:34 GMT -5
When i purchased mine at ASGI, I ran it through their chronograph. The magazine was good for about 3 loads before the CO2 ran out. FPS was in the 380's give or take.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 17, 2013 21:13:56 GMT -5
That is right in line with what I have been hearing and is why I stepped up and bought what I swore I never would again (a gas blow back rifle). As hornet mentioned in a second tier role or for a crewmen, officer, staff player etc it sounds like a good fit. For a primary im not convinced it would soldier appropriately. My marushin non blow back 6mm carbine from way back when was one of my all time favorite airsoft guns. It shot hard, ribbon straight and was wonderfully reliable. The lack of semi auto fire relegated it to sniper type roles and the carbine aspect was just too anacronistic. Both the 6mm and 8mm gas blow back carbines I had self destructed almost immediately and the Marushin Garands (I had two of those as well) did the same.
Obviously these have been augmented appropriately and co2 has improved the consistency and hassle of regular green gas.
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Post by newcomer on Jan 17, 2013 22:34:50 GMT -5
the only major issue with the magazines, aside from price, is their oddball size.
They are far too fat and tall to fit in a regular carbine pouch, yet the GP ammo bag and thompson spare magazine bags are cavernous. In said bags, I often lose track as I dig around for them.
Unless you use the pockets on an M43 or HBT jacket, it's quite odd to lug em around. If anyone has other cunning ideas that would work for a standard GI impression, i'm all ears.
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Post by HornetWSO on Jan 17, 2013 23:19:59 GMT -5
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Post by heckman328 on Jun 5, 2013 17:38:18 GMT -5
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Post by aj czarkowski on Jun 5, 2013 18:36:18 GMT -5
That's a good deal. Probably won't be buying another Marushin though considering what happened to my last one.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jun 5, 2013 21:44:02 GMT -5
Obviously you have to factor in shipping from Asia and of course the spare mags needed to give it a prayer at being skitmishable. 15 rounds each so figure on needing 3 or four spare mags. (at 46.00 each they add to your gun costs pretty quickly). My carbine continues to work well although I still haven't put 1,000 rounds through it. It certainly will never soldier as a primary skirmishing choice as it simply can't compete with the Thompson AEGs, My ICS Greaser, my Echo 1 BAR or my ICS Garand all of which have seen thousands of rounds go down range with no issues.
Still it fits nicely in the armory and works well enough to decently replicate the role of the carbine as a step up from a pistol. The lower price helps but with the cost of gas mags it's still an expensive choice relative to common AEGs.
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Post by stuka on Jun 6, 2013 20:26:07 GMT -5
the real wood one is pretty light, can't imagine how light that sucker is
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