I get asked all the time what my favorite guns are? Truth is it changes from time to time but I still keep coming back to these guns over and over again, here are my top 10 Airguns. But this does not mean these are the only guns I like and you never know, I may change the list from time to time...
I get many question over on my Vimeo Channel, lots of times people asking me which gun is better and in most cases it really comes down to personal preference. But in some situations the comparisons are really close and to be honest it's even hard for me to decide which gun I think is better.
I get asked which one has higher fps, or is more accurate, or has harder blowback recoil... the list goes on. Without actually taking both gun outside and doing a head to head test using the same exact situations, I really can not honestly tell you! So that's exactly what I am going to do. Take some of the most commonly asked about gun comparisons and have a showdown.
Over the next while I will be making a total of five separate videos where I compare the following CO2 BB pistols head to head:
The Tanfoglio Gold Custom versus the Sig Sauer P226 X-Five Sight Rail Version
The KWC Model M1911 Tac A1 versus the Cybergun/KWC GSG 92/M92
The ASG Dan Wesson 8 inch Revolver versus the Umarex Smith & Wesson 327 TRR8
The ASG CZ 75 P-07 Duty versus the ASG Bersa BP9CC versus the ASG STI Duty One 1911
The Gamo PT-85 versus the Umarex Beretta PX4 Storm
Make sure to come back and check out these upcoming head to head field test shooting videos!
A quick heads up for all our Canada Replica Airguns Store Customers. We just got in a bunch more Umarex products so if you have been waiting on something to come back in stock it may just be waiting for you... Including the very popular Umarex Steel Force BB Machine gun.
I wanted to let all our Canada Store Customers know we recently received an order of Umarex and Cybergun products!
I wanted to let all our Canada customers know that if you place your order by December 16th, we will get your order to you by the 24th. Of course if Canada Post screws up then this is outside of our control.
For our US customers we of course will do our very best to get your orders to you as quickly as possible during this holiday season.
Type: Airsoft Revolvers.
Manufacturer: ASG - G&G
Model:Dan Wesson 2.5 inch Gold - G&G G731 2.5 inch Silver & Black
Materials: Mostly metal.
Weight: 1.87 pounds. (850 grams) - 1.65 pounds. (750 grams)
Barrel: Metal non-rifled.
Propulsion: CO2 x 1.
Action: Revolver, single and double action.
Ammunition Type: 6mm plastic Airsoft BB's.
Ammunition Capacity: 6 rounds.
FPS: 394.
Trigger Pull: Both of these pistols have about the same style of triggers, they both shoot in true revolvers style offering single and double action triggers. The double action has a bit of friction to it since the cylinder is being rotate during the first part of the trigger pull and there is a spring fed metal gasket between the barrel and the cylinder that creates a seal but does apply pressure and results in some friction and a heavier trigger pull in double action. Single action is much lighter on both guns.
Accuracy: This part of my testing has not been conducted to date, I will put a link in here when I have completed my Shooting Field Test review for the ASG Dan Wesson 2.5 inch Gold and G&G G731 2.5 inch Airsoft pistols. Even thought the claimed fps is around 400 for both guns I am expecting more like 350-375 fps. Accuracy should be decent at closer ranges but since there is no hop-up, neither gun would be good at longer ranges in my opinion.
Build Quality: These detailed revolver are really well built! Both are almost all metal with just a few components made out of plastic, like the handles on both guns and the CO2 screw tab on the Dan Wesson. Both revolvers grips gave me just a bit of concern, you will need to be careful when snapping in the grip on the G&G G731 and the Dan Wesson grips have been known to ware a bit with heavy use. The finish on both of these guns is amazing and while the Silver finish on the G&G looks just like polished stainless steel, the Gold finish on the Dan Wesson offers a very unique and customized finish not found on too many guns. And if you just want classic black then there is always the G&G G731 in standard black as an option.
Realism: The ASG Dan Wesson and G&G G731 revolvers are as close as you can get to real six shooters, all the parts work pretty much like a real revolver, the realistic loading of the metal shells not only make it feel like you are handling a real revolver but also finish off the look making it really hard to tell that both these pistols are in fact Airsoft Revolvers.
Purchased From: The Replica Airguns Store.
Pros:
Revolver with actual brass shells giving you the feeling of a real 6 shooter!
Almost all metal design.
lots of detail in both revolvers, very well made, fit and finish is excellent.
Should have respectable power for a short barreled pistol.
Fully adjustable sight on the ASG Dan Wesson.
G&G G731 is super compact and flush, great out of the way back up side arm.
No Red Tip on the Canada version.
Cons:
Plastic CO2 screw tab on the Dan Wesson (but is well hidden and protected).
A bit of concern with wearing and usage on the grips for both guns.
No adjustable sight on the G&G G731 but super clean looking.
Red tip on the US version :(
Comments:
As with all of these shell loading revolvers, they are just so realistic and really fun to load up and shoot. You actually get a bit of time in-between shooting to take a breath and enjoy the entire experience rather than just unload round after round with some of the other super high round magazine guns. I love the compact size of both guns, perhaps the G&G G731 just a bit more with it's super clean edges and even smaller profile. But on the other hand the Dan Wesson ASG 2.5 inch has that more aggressive combat look if that is more to your liking! Either way, both guns make a great choice for an out of the way revolver styled side arm when you need that extra backup firepower!
My Vimeo Video Table Top Review for these compact realistic Airsoft Revolvers:
What can I say, most places are jack'n up their prices and we seem to keep lowering them!
Now I know some of you are going to say, "why are these guns so much lower cost in the US than in Canada?" You can blame that one on the money grabbers along the way when we have to ship and import many products from the US to Canada. In fact our supplier is exactly the same for all the Cybergun products in both Canada and the US, it just costs a lot more for us to land them here in Canada , and you guessed it, we pass that extra cost right back to you our beloved Canadian customers :)
So back to the good news for our US customers...
If you have not already picked up one of these amazing Replica CO2 Blowback BB pistols then make sure to do so now that they are at an all time low price point:
OK so here's where we are at two weeks into Movember!
You may wonder why I am doing another video on the G&G CM16 Raider Gas Blowback Airsoft AR Rifle? That's because the one I have here in this Update Video is Version 2 and yes there is a difference. So far I can only tell you about the obvious stuff since I really have not tested it out to see if there are any other performance gains with Version 2 over Version 1.
G&G has made some improvement with Version 2 enhancing several areas:
First off, there is now a selector switch on both sides of the receiver allowing for left or right handed use.
Carrying on with the ambidextrous theme, G&G also added a magazine release to the left side of the receiver.
Another missing feature was a bolt lock out when your magazine was empty, this has been added and so the bolt will lock back about 1/3 the way back locking out the gun and letting you know when you are out of ammo.
The bolt release on Version 1 was just for show and did not function. On Version 2, with the bolt lock, G&G also added a working bolt release.
Those are some pretty significant improvements to the G&G Armament CM16 Raider GBB Version 2 in my books! So now it's time to test it out and see if full auto mode has been improved. I found with Version 1, that when using full auto, the G&G CM16 Raider GBB would have some trouble getting through a full mag dump but when shooting very quickly in semi auto had no problems at all.
Make sure to check back for my full review and shooting field test for the G&G CM16 Raider GBB Version 2 AR Airsoft Rifle.
Another Halloween Costume Contest has completed and another Winner must be announced! This year I had everyone else vote or should I say "Thumbs Up" their favorite Halloween Costume Videos and so hopefully nobody gives me crap this year for being unfair ;)
If you have not checked out my Halloween Costume Contest Video Playlist then make sure to do so and thanks again to all the contestants who took part in this years Halloween Costume Contest.
This years winner was Hideki Ryuga with his Resident Evil Hunk Halloween Costume, he got 154 thumbs up at the time I checked his video out. To be fair to some of the late unloaders, I ran the contest video viewing and rating time for an extra week to give everyone some more time to check out all the videos.
So congratulations to Hideki Ryuga, he gets a brand new Cybergun Blackwater BW1911 R2 CO2 Blowback 4.5mm Steel BB Pistol. I'll be sending him the good news shortly if he hasn't already seen this post and YouTube Video.
Here is Hideki Ryuga Resident Evil Hunk Halloween Costume YouTube Video:
Here is my Official 2013 Halloween Costume Contest Giveaway Winner Results YouTube Video:
I wanted to share some information about our Canada Replica Airguns Store that some of you may not be aware of, and that I feel sets us apart from our competition.
We ship from within Canada to ALL Parts of Canada. So there is no chance of your order getting confiscated at the boarder or having a bunch of over inflated duties, brokerage fees and taxes added to your order.
We will match any price from any other Canadian based resellers. This is true on all Canadian based online and brick and mortar retails stores and applies to in-stock items.
We recently dropped our prices and constantly look to have the most competitive pricing period! We do not want to be undersold! We want your business, plain and simple!
Our regular shipping & handling cost has now been lowered to $15. And this even means that sometimes the shipping costs us more to ship then our actual shipping cost to you! So we eat the difference!
We now offer express shipping for $35 for when you need it now! You asked for faster shipping and we made it happen!
Our 30 Day Warranty starts when you get the product, not when you buy it. You ship us your defective item and we will replace it. This of course applies to Manufacturers defects only, but if you got a lemon then why ship the lemon back to you again?
We are one of the only Online store in Canada that brings you all these informative videos and help with your pre sales questions and needs. I have spent thousands of hours putting together these informative videos and related articles and photos for you our fans and customers to help you with your Airgun, Airsoft Gun, Blank gun and Accessory purchases. My goal is to provide you the info you need so you can get the gun you want with confidence.
OK, enough said, so when it's time for your next purchase, you know who to buy from :)
If you have been waiting on a some more Umarex products to be back in stock in our Canada Replica Airguns Store, make sure to take a look as we just got another Umarex shipment in stock and yes the Umarex Steel Force is now available!
Buy the Umarex Steel Force in Canada - Buy the Umarex Steel Force in the US
The deadline for uploading your Halloween Costume Contest Videos has concluded (end of day October 31st), so now it's time to figure out who has the best costume with incorporated weapon. To make things fair, I'm delaying the announcement of the winner till Friday in order to let the late entries catch up a bit and also so I can remind everyone to checkout the Halloween Costume Contest Playlist I setup that has 8 videos added (not including my Wolverine Costume).
What I would like everyone to do is please watch each video and then pick your top three Halloween Costumes and give them a thumbs up, the video with the most thumbs up will be the winner, thumbs down will not be taken into consideration.
Good luck to everyone who took part in this Halloween Costume Contest, to show my appreciation I am going to do a bit of a shout out to each of the YouTube Channel Entries:
It's Movember again, time for us guys to band together and grow a Moustache for Men's Health! It doesn't really matter what age you are because Protate or Testicualr Cancer as well as Mental Health issues can hit us men at any age or affect someone close to you.
What can you do to help the cause:
So here it is, my X-Men Wolverine Costume for the 2013 Replica Airguns Halloween Contest Giveaway. No I am not competing, but I wanted t get involved since dressing up for Halloween is fun.
X-Men Wolverine in pretty simple, pair of jeans, white wife beater, brown leather jacket, cool belt buckle, dog tags, cigar, grow and trim the beard and of course attach some blades to your knuckles ;)
Hope you like it and don't forget to upload your Halloween Costume video and let me know when you have it up.
Type: Airsoft.
Manufacturer:King Arms.
Model:Thompson M1A1 Military & M1928 Chicago (Gold & Chrome).
Materials: Metal & Wood.
Weight: 6.6 pounds.
Barrel: 15 inches, metal.
Propulsion: AEG
Action: Semi/full auto, single action.
Ammunition Type: 6mm Plastic BB (recommended .20 gram plus).
Ammunition Capacity: 420 round magazine.
FPS: 380-410.
Trigger Pull: The trigger pull on the King Arms Thompson Machine Guns is fairly short and light as it is essentially just an on-off switch for the internal electronic components. You can shoot this gun very quickly in semi auto mode, and of course even quicker when full auto is selected. As with all AEG systems their is a slight delay between when you pull the trigger and the shot is taken as the internal spring needs to compress first before releasing.
Accuracy: In many cases Airsoft guns can be just as accurate as 4.5mm BB guns, well at least at fairly close ranges, I was able to get most of my .25 gram BB 10 round target test shots within 1 inch from 30 feet away using a semi-rested position. There where a couple BB's that lengthened the group out to about 2 inches but still a very good result when you consider these are plastic BB's being used. In Terms of FPS, I did stick with the slightly heavier 2.5 gram Airsoft BB's and still got a decent 360 average 5 shot Chronograph test result making this AEG Airsoft rifle perfect for just about any Airsoft game type.
Build Quality: The King Arms 23 Karat Gold and Chrome Platted AEG Thompson Machine Guns are very well made using Aluminum Zinc Alloy bodies and real Wood Stocks, the fit and finish is very good and pretty much everything on these rifles are either metal or wood. You will have to polish these guns with a cloth from time to time since the mirror finish shows every smudge and finger print.
Realism: I'm not sure how many real 23 Karat Gold and Chrome Platted Thompson Machine Guns there are out there but there has to be at least a few ;) But going on how these guns look and feel, they are solid and very realistic. Some people have mentioned that the bolt should be on the top for some versions of the Thompson's but there are some Thompson's with the bolt on the side so I suppose we will let that one slide. The Wood stocks are a real plus adding to the overall weight and authenticity. Most parts works as they would on the real steel Thompson M1A1 Military or M1928 Chicago (Gold or Chrome) AEG Airsoft Machine Guns.
Available in the: The Canada Replica Airguns Store.
Pros:
Gorgeous Wood stock and Gold or Chrome platting.
Nice high capacity metal magazines, can be mixed and matched.
Adjustable rear sight for windage with two sight positions (Notch & Peep).
Semi and full auto selectable with really nice rate of fire.
FPS is bang on for indoor or outdoor Airsoft games.
Fully Thompson licensed.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.
Cons:
Does not come with a battery or charger.
Prone to finger prints and smudges.
Need to use a screw driver to get at the battery.
Comments:
I am a big fan of the King Arms Thompson line, even the all black version with the plastic stocks looks and functions great. Internally the lower cost black version is the same and having previously shot my black Thompson, I knew these blinged out 23 Karat Gold and Chrome Platted versions where also going to perform as good as they looked! I'm not so sure about buying a Gold or Chrome Thompson for everyday use, since they will get knocked around and scratched up but if you are looking for the best of the best with real wood stocks and all metal parts then make sure to consider one of the Thompson
My Vimeo Video Review for the King Arms Thompson Gold & Silver AEG Airsoft Machine Guns:
For those in the US, we just got some more Cybergun Tanfoglio Witness 1911 BB Pistols so if you had one on back order you should be getting a shipping confirmation email in the next few of days. And if you've been waiting for inventory then grab one up while you can!
We just received an order of KWC products so if you've been waiting for some out of stock items then go take a look! By the way, the KWC Beretta / Taurus full metal blowback BB and Airsoft versions now come semi and full auto enabled!
