Post by Capt. Zak on Aug 28, 2005 21:52:41 GMT -5
Tokarev TT-33
Type: Gas blowback pistol
Hop up: yes
Ammo: 6mm bb
Mag capacity: 10
Price: $155.00 (US)
Being a fan of the Red Army of WWII (and half Russian myself) I just had to purchase the Hudson Tokarev TT-33. The reason? They released a heavy weight version and I figured that the gun was upgraded and I was really looking forward to it. Then I received it…
As soon as I opened the box I loved it. It was heavy despite being all ABS plastic. It had all the Russian markings on it and was a dead wringer for the real gun. That was where my happiness ended.
I loaded the clip with bb’s, then proceeded to fill the mag with 134A gas. As fast as the gas rushed in through the valve…it rushed out of the top of the mag. ALL the o-rings were shot! I took it apart, scoured every ACE Hardware & hobby shop in a 10 mile radius of my house and could not find an o-ring that would work. Being highly discouraged, I put the gun back together and basically used it as a prop gun for my Soviet impression.
About a month after purchasing the gun and countless hours trying to fix the o-ring problem, I stumbled on the find of the century at Den Trinity. I was in the process of purchasing Hudson’s M3A1 “Grease Gun” heavy weight model (check out my review on that gun as well) and found an o-ring set MADE BY HUDSON! I figured it had to work since Hudson made the Tokarev and this o-ring set. The result…IT WORKED! Once I replaced all the o-rings the mag held gas beautifully. So…I proceeded to load up the mag and ran outside to start shooting some aluminum cans. I let off one shot…….AND THE DAMN GUN LOCKED UP! Discouraged and ready to throw the TT—33 in the trash I put it away until this past Saturday (08-26-05). I pulled it out determined to fix the problem.
Let’s recap. I Purchased this gun in May and came to a quick conclusion it was a piece of crap. Now, almost 4 months later I have finally pulled it out again determined to fix the “jamming” problem. Upon close inspection I noticed that the reason the gun was jamming was because the bb’s were not being pushed into the chamber. They were getting lodged half way. SO IT WAS DREMMEL TIME! After carefully Dremmeling away at the tip of the mag & removing some metal “burs”. I slapped the clip back in and low & behold….IT WORKS!!!!
NO leaking mag and no jamming. The hop up adjusts and this thing is not a bad gun. Would I recommend it? NO! Especially not for a beginner. If you have time to toy with it in order to get it to work great! But if you are looking for a great gun out of the box the Hudson Tokarev TT-33 is not for you!
The accuracy is pretty good. I was pooping cans off a table from about 50 feet away. It took a while to adjust the hop up but once it was set the gun was very accurate. The blow back is great, and as you all know I love my blow back! I shot off 50 rounds and had the gun jam only 7 times.
The Pros:
1. Gun looks GREAT!
2. Once you get it to work…it shoots well.
3. Priced well ($155.00 US) I just wish it worked out of the box.
4. Gun is accurate from 50 feet after the hop up is adjusted.
The Cons:
1 The mags leak right out of the box. (I purchased 2 guns and they both leaked!
2. The mags jam until you dremel off the metal “burs” in the bb slot.
3. Spare mags are non existent.
4. About a 14% jam rate.
Overall rating (right out of the box): 4 out of 10
Overall rating (once I had the gun working): 8 out of 10
In short, save your cash. If you’re doing a Russian impression when you airsoft you don’t need a pistol anyway (only officers carried a pistol). Maybe someday a company will put out a Nagant rifle. Until then, we Soviets must use our “captured” MP40’s, K98’s, Lugers & P38’s and our “Lend Lease” Thompson M1A1’s.
- Capt. Zak
Type: Gas blowback pistol
Hop up: yes
Ammo: 6mm bb
Mag capacity: 10
Price: $155.00 (US)
Being a fan of the Red Army of WWII (and half Russian myself) I just had to purchase the Hudson Tokarev TT-33. The reason? They released a heavy weight version and I figured that the gun was upgraded and I was really looking forward to it. Then I received it…
As soon as I opened the box I loved it. It was heavy despite being all ABS plastic. It had all the Russian markings on it and was a dead wringer for the real gun. That was where my happiness ended.
I loaded the clip with bb’s, then proceeded to fill the mag with 134A gas. As fast as the gas rushed in through the valve…it rushed out of the top of the mag. ALL the o-rings were shot! I took it apart, scoured every ACE Hardware & hobby shop in a 10 mile radius of my house and could not find an o-ring that would work. Being highly discouraged, I put the gun back together and basically used it as a prop gun for my Soviet impression.
About a month after purchasing the gun and countless hours trying to fix the o-ring problem, I stumbled on the find of the century at Den Trinity. I was in the process of purchasing Hudson’s M3A1 “Grease Gun” heavy weight model (check out my review on that gun as well) and found an o-ring set MADE BY HUDSON! I figured it had to work since Hudson made the Tokarev and this o-ring set. The result…IT WORKED! Once I replaced all the o-rings the mag held gas beautifully. So…I proceeded to load up the mag and ran outside to start shooting some aluminum cans. I let off one shot…….AND THE DAMN GUN LOCKED UP! Discouraged and ready to throw the TT—33 in the trash I put it away until this past Saturday (08-26-05). I pulled it out determined to fix the problem.
Let’s recap. I Purchased this gun in May and came to a quick conclusion it was a piece of crap. Now, almost 4 months later I have finally pulled it out again determined to fix the “jamming” problem. Upon close inspection I noticed that the reason the gun was jamming was because the bb’s were not being pushed into the chamber. They were getting lodged half way. SO IT WAS DREMMEL TIME! After carefully Dremmeling away at the tip of the mag & removing some metal “burs”. I slapped the clip back in and low & behold….IT WORKS!!!!
NO leaking mag and no jamming. The hop up adjusts and this thing is not a bad gun. Would I recommend it? NO! Especially not for a beginner. If you have time to toy with it in order to get it to work great! But if you are looking for a great gun out of the box the Hudson Tokarev TT-33 is not for you!
The accuracy is pretty good. I was pooping cans off a table from about 50 feet away. It took a while to adjust the hop up but once it was set the gun was very accurate. The blow back is great, and as you all know I love my blow back! I shot off 50 rounds and had the gun jam only 7 times.
The Pros:
1. Gun looks GREAT!
2. Once you get it to work…it shoots well.
3. Priced well ($155.00 US) I just wish it worked out of the box.
4. Gun is accurate from 50 feet after the hop up is adjusted.
The Cons:
1 The mags leak right out of the box. (I purchased 2 guns and they both leaked!
2. The mags jam until you dremel off the metal “burs” in the bb slot.
3. Spare mags are non existent.
4. About a 14% jam rate.
Overall rating (right out of the box): 4 out of 10
Overall rating (once I had the gun working): 8 out of 10
In short, save your cash. If you’re doing a Russian impression when you airsoft you don’t need a pistol anyway (only officers carried a pistol). Maybe someday a company will put out a Nagant rifle. Until then, we Soviets must use our “captured” MP40’s, K98’s, Lugers & P38’s and our “Lend Lease” Thompson M1A1’s.
- Capt. Zak