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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 3, 2014 11:38:24 GMT -5
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Post by gunner79 on Apr 3, 2014 15:38:31 GMT -5
Nice. Also the lever shotgun (T2 fame) is shown in it's full stock configuration - always liked that gun as well. Wonder if these ever will make it stateside for retail sales (be nice to avoid the wait and costs of having to order from RW or EHA, for once...).
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Post by bluecrabofpain on Apr 7, 2014 0:33:47 GMT -5
I have one of the blowback nambu pistols.
...unfortunately it is not in working condition. The magazine leaked very frequently, one of the... IDK what the word is.. "arms"? on the mag that hold the BB in place is broken, and then gun itself got a bit tenderized when my family moved and heavy boxes were crammed on top of it.
It was and still is a great looker, and it performed reasonably well when it worked.... it just decided to not work a little more often than it maybe should have.
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 7, 2014 8:42:50 GMT -5
Did you use HFC 134a or green gas/propane? And hopefully these are better!
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Post by bluecrabofpain on Apr 7, 2014 23:27:41 GMT -5
Oh man, trying to jog memory from a loooong time ago lol.
I remember using regular keyboard-duster gas, with oil supplicated to compensate for it being totally devoid of moisture.
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 9, 2014 8:35:08 GMT -5
If you used 134a (which you should on an Marushin gas guns, except the CO2 ones obviously) then you shouldn't have had a problem. Marushin makes really crappy guns so maybe repeated use even with 134a messed it up.
Thing is, Marushin doesn't really seem to care that their Garands, for example, break after 50 shots. Like seriously guys? This applies to all their other guns apparently. I would have to say that their best on is the CO2 M1 Carbine, and the firing pin on mine broke! Why? Cheap, crappy pot metal.
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Post by drunkalbertan on Apr 9, 2014 17:47:10 GMT -5
Marushin makes fantastic looking replicas but they are the farthest away in the reliability column in respect to WW2 weapons IMHO. They're gameable for about 20 seconds.
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Post by shiftysgarand on Apr 10, 2014 16:28:25 GMT -5
Which is why we should petition ra tech to make steel parts for them.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 10, 2014 16:45:57 GMT -5
Or just give up on GBB altogether which would be the best way to message Marushin that their products though admirable in so many ways simply do not hold up for our purposes. i can think of few better ways to waste our precious money then to buy Marushin products. I had a good feeling about my CO2 Marushin carbine even with a couple leaky magazines but then yesterday the charging handle broke epically and like every other Marushin gas gun (except my original, way back when, non blow back carbine) it ate its young even with careful and delicate use. AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH! there is nearly $500.00 wasted (with the magazines). NEVER AGAIN Marushin, never again!
WALL HANGERS! friggin WALLHANGERS. I did get nearly 800 rounds through it so I guess I shouldn't complain. with Co2 and BBs that works out to about .75 a round.
Yikes!!!!!!
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Post by shiftysgarand on Apr 10, 2014 16:49:30 GMT -5
How much did you use it? I thought the charging handle was steel.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 10, 2014 16:57:56 GMT -5
I simply used it in the backyard plinking! I never fielded it or hopped around with it or loaned it out! i had a padded case for it and used CO2. I will try to order a replacement part for it so I can sell it. Very very disappointing. The charging handle is definitely NOT steel or aluminum as I had been lead to believe. I am pissed but no one to blame but myself. I knew better and should have resisted the desire to buy this gun. If I ever discuss buying another Marushin gun NO MATTER what they come out with. TALK ME OUT OF IT!
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 11, 2014 6:40:09 GMT -5
Jesus 2nd Bat! That freaking SUCKS!! I'm so sorry to hear about your M1 Carbine.. That hasn't happened to mine, but now I know to be conscious about it. The charging handle is definitely not a good metal. I've always known it is pot metal. You can tell by its color and texture.
Unfortunately, spare parts do not exist for Marushin guns! I know this because I went to Japan last summer on vacation, and while I was there, I tried getting a replacement firing pin for my carbine (might as well). I hopped on the Japanese metro and went to the Marushin factory and I explained that I'm American and that the firing pin on my carbine broke. They told me that it's against their laws to sell spare parts for their guns. Unbelievable, I couldn't even get a damn 3 inch piece of metal. They pretty much said "too bad so sad." They didn't seem to care that I had come all the way from America with enough drive to just get their product working.
Unless someone can sell you that piece from their broken carbine, I doubt you'll ever find that piece. I'm like 100% sure. You'd need a miracle.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 11, 2014 13:55:46 GMT -5
I too am aware of how difficult it is to get spare parts for these guns having taken forever to source part 45s for my Marushin Garands way back when. I ended up sourcing one which I fixed and sold and turned the other into a static dummy gun which I sold. I didn't know their excuse was Japanese law. How twisted is that? Marushin was already of course on my (these suck) list but now they have moved up to my (these REALLY suck) list.
Thus far the only GBB airsoft guns with close to anything that could be considered skirmishable are some M4s and the WE M14 and neither fall into the category of straight up, reliable guns. From the Hudson Grease gun, to the Marushin Garands and the Early 8mm GBB carbines and now the CO2 carbine I am sworn off gas guns forever. Its not to suggest that you can't have problems with AEGs as any airsoft gun can cause some heartache but of the dozens upon dozens of AEGs I've owned and hundreds upon hundreds I have sold I can easily count on one hand the ones that have failed me. For gas guns its 100%!
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Post by shiftysgarand on Apr 11, 2014 14:58:42 GMT -5
Really? You've never had a reliable M1911 GBB?
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Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 11, 2014 16:26:14 GMT -5
Pistols for whatever reason seem to be the exception to this rule although they also represent way more hassle and less predictability then an AEG. My KWA and Marui M1911s have soldiered on for years.
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Post by gunner79 on Apr 12, 2014 14:06:19 GMT -5
I suspect they just were just being unhelpful. I travel every year to Japan to visit with the inlaws (my wife is Japanese) and I've never heard the 'cannot sell parts because it's illegal' stuff, ever. Unusual as it normally is, even Japanese retailers can be lazy or cop an attitude with a 'Gajin', particularly if one is not in company with a Japanese friend. Another thought just I occurred to me - perhaps they meant they have to sell through a retailer third-party? Jesus 2nd Bat! That freaking SUCKS!! I'm so sorry to hear about your M1 Carbine.. That hasn't happened to mine, but now I know to be conscious about it. The charging handle is definitely not a good metal. I've always known it is pot metal. You can tell by its color and texture. Unfortunately, spare parts do not exist for Marushin guns! I know this because I went to Japan last summer on vacation, and while I was there, I tried getting a replacement firing pin for my carbine (might as well). I hopped on the Japanese metro and went to the Marushin factory and I explained that I'm American and that the firing pin on my carbine broke. They told me that it's against their laws to sell spare parts for their guns. Unbelievable, I couldn't even get a damn 3 inch piece of metal. They pretty much said "too bad so sad." They didn't seem to care that I had come all the way from America with enough drive to just get their product working. Unless someone can sell you that piece from their broken carbine, I doubt you'll ever find that piece. I'm like 100% sure. You'd need a miracle.
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 12, 2014 14:10:11 GMT -5
I suspect they just were just being unhelpful. I travel every year to Japan to visit with the inlaws (my wife is Japanese) and I've never heard the 'cannot sell parts because it's illegal' stuff, ever. Unusual as it normally is, even Japanese retailers can be lazy or cop an attitude with a 'Gajin', particularly if one is not in company with a Japanese friend. Another thought just I occurred to me - perhaps they meant they have to sell through a retailer third-party? Jesus 2nd Bat! That freaking SUCKS!! I'm so sorry to hear about your M1 Carbine.. That hasn't happened to mine, but now I know to be conscious about it. The charging handle is definitely not a good metal. I've always known it is pot metal. You can tell by its color and texture. Unfortunately, spare parts do not exist for Marushin guns! I know this because I went to Japan last summer on vacation, and while I was there, I tried getting a replacement firing pin for my carbine (might as well). I hopped on the Japanese metro and went to the Marushin factory and I explained that I'm American and that the firing pin on my carbine broke. They told me that it's against their laws to sell spare parts for their guns. Unbelievable, I couldn't even get a damn 3 inch piece of metal. They pretty much said "too bad so sad." They didn't seem to care that I had come all the way from America with enough drive to just get their product working. Unless someone can sell you that piece from their broken carbine, I doubt you'll ever find that piece. I'm like 100% sure. You'd need a miracle. I had my hotel's conceirge service talk to Marushin for me before I got on the train myself. They said it is against the law to sell spare parts. That's what I was told, who knows if it is true.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 12, 2014 14:39:14 GMT -5
Indeed I am fairly sure Gunner79 is correct in that Marushin (as a manufacturer) could not retail guns or parts directly to a consumer. Incidently my wife is also Japanese. sadly we Hokogenes without an Asian do get generally poor service in Japan. Kind of a humbling experience of racism that is pretty eye opening.
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