Alacris
12-21-2005, 04:16 PM
A quick review of my only pistol: a gas blow back HFC M9 (Beretta 92) with select fire capability.
One nice thing about ACQB is that Steve lets you try a bunch of different pistols out to make sure they fit right, are comfortable, and that you are satisfied with the build quality, fit, and finish.
This was the only one that I liked the balance on, could draw well from my vest, and could shoot with gloves on. I wanted to like the Glock, but it just didn't draw well from the vest. Some of the others just didn't feel right with gloves on, but this one was a perfect fit.
The bad news: the first one I got was a lemon. It shot well, but every once in a while would drop the hammer when you racked the slide (with the safety on). This would cause the gun to go off full auto unintentionally. As you can imagine, the first time, this scares the crap out of you.
Safety note: ALWAYS wear your goggles when playing with airsoft guns, and ALWAYS keep the gun pointed towards something you don't mind destroying.
Something in the safety mechanism wasn't catching right and it was pushing down on the trigger mechanism, which was the same bar that releases the hammer. Steve at ACQB took it right back and swapped it out. New one is perfect. No complaints.
If you are going to get a pistol, I highly recommend you get a full auto one. It's less realistic, but oh is it fun!
Build quality is top notch. Metal slide and frame, pretty rugged, and the sights are nuts on accurate out of the box (at 25 feet or so). It can fire single or double action and you can carefully decock it from the single action point, but usually I just put the safety on.
My only complaint is that the safety is hard to manipulate. It's a long reach for my thumb, but I'm getting better with practice. usually I take the safety off before starting a game, so it's not an issue.
It shoots right at 300 fps, so it is legal for ACQB play. I believe each mag holds 30 rounds or so. Even at full auto, they last longer than you'd expect.
Overall I am very satisfied with this pistol.
7/10 (it lost a bit for the safety and the lemon I got first)
AC
One nice thing about ACQB is that Steve lets you try a bunch of different pistols out to make sure they fit right, are comfortable, and that you are satisfied with the build quality, fit, and finish.
This was the only one that I liked the balance on, could draw well from my vest, and could shoot with gloves on. I wanted to like the Glock, but it just didn't draw well from the vest. Some of the others just didn't feel right with gloves on, but this one was a perfect fit.
The bad news: the first one I got was a lemon. It shot well, but every once in a while would drop the hammer when you racked the slide (with the safety on). This would cause the gun to go off full auto unintentionally. As you can imagine, the first time, this scares the crap out of you.
Safety note: ALWAYS wear your goggles when playing with airsoft guns, and ALWAYS keep the gun pointed towards something you don't mind destroying.
Something in the safety mechanism wasn't catching right and it was pushing down on the trigger mechanism, which was the same bar that releases the hammer. Steve at ACQB took it right back and swapped it out. New one is perfect. No complaints.
If you are going to get a pistol, I highly recommend you get a full auto one. It's less realistic, but oh is it fun!
Build quality is top notch. Metal slide and frame, pretty rugged, and the sights are nuts on accurate out of the box (at 25 feet or so). It can fire single or double action and you can carefully decock it from the single action point, but usually I just put the safety on.
My only complaint is that the safety is hard to manipulate. It's a long reach for my thumb, but I'm getting better with practice. usually I take the safety off before starting a game, so it's not an issue.
It shoots right at 300 fps, so it is legal for ACQB play. I believe each mag holds 30 rounds or so. Even at full auto, they last longer than you'd expect.
Overall I am very satisfied with this pistol.
7/10 (it lost a bit for the safety and the lemon I got first)
AC