Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

[The Airsoft Lad]

after watching Zombieland AGAIN I have developed the desire for the KTW spring level-action 1873 randall

My current side-arm is a KWA MK23 (if anyone is interested in it PM me) and I was considering selling this to fund the randall and adapting a leg holster to accommodate the weapon which is almost the size of a very large pistol

I know it's probably not the most practical of weapons but the fact that I hardly ever use my pistol leads me to believe that having something a lot more fun attached to my leg will mean more use

I doubt the range is anything astonishingly good as the spring is only around 250fps (yes, I know fps isn't everything) but I still think it'd look extremely cool and be a real head-turner

what's everyones thoughts...does it sound like a bad idea?

[TOBI]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

Had one cool to look at not very practical to skirmish with as a sidearm the range isn't to bad not as good as a tm pistol but if your 10m from someone hitting them shouldn't be too hard....

[The Airsoft Lad]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

hmmm...I've heard that the KTW randall is quite stiff to cock....is this true?

[No1_sonuk]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

As far as a holster goes: Have a look through episodes of Firefly (or the film Serenity) for ideas - Zoe has one as a sidearm in that.

[No1_sonuk]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

hmmm...I've heard that the KTW randall is quite stiff to cock....is this true?

The carbine version is, so I assume the Randall would be the same, but made harder as there's no butt for leverage.

[da1994]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

I've heard that the spring is just an ordinary m80, so you could potentially upgrade the power... But you might have difficulty cocking it, and I doubt there are many spare parts for this gun if anything breaks under the higher spring tension...

[No1_sonuk]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

Contrary to popular belief, it appears the springs are NOT standard AEG springs.
I've not had mine out to measure yet, but I've heard from someone who has that it's not the same.

If that is indeed the case, I'm going to look into a new spring guide and a spacer setup if there's no suitable alternative.
The spring guide is plastic, so would need to be replaced if you put in a high powered spring.

[FireKnife]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

Have seen them in over the shoulder holsters and backpacks, but on a leg holster. Maybe if you are Dolph Lundgren and you consider the Serbu Super Shorty a sidearm then fine, but for average sized humans better on your back or on a bungie at your side if you don't mind the possibilities of scrapping it along the ground.

'FireKnife'

[god84]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

get one and enjoy it, its not practical but neither is the Auto 9 and i use that. i also use the barrett. If you think its kool then thats all you need to convince yourself of using it!

[Aitch]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

"Mares Leg" holsters exist but since the vcra they're not so easy to find in the UK, a cowboy reenactment store may be of help, the Randall wont be fun to cock in a rush and drawing it quick will be a pain too,

Fun yes, practical no

[bob86]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

anyone know what the gas Marushin 1892 is like?

[Aitch]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

Collectable but not usable, weak internals plus the serious lack of spares.

[The Airsoft Lad]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

^exactly why the KTW one seems more attractive...It's a shame A&K didn't make theirs in a randall version

[Aitch]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

The A&K ones are the worst

[bob86]

Re: Winchester Randall....yes or no as a good side-arm?

Collectable but not usable, weak internals plus the serious lack of spares.

ok, looks like i should stop drooling and leave it then