anyone shooting the WE GBLK M1911 A1?

[hhhhjlewis]

whats the gun like to shoot?
is it a durable gun?
will it hold up as a secondary for a few years to come?

i heard of a friend that they come with a threaded barrel, is this true?

any pictures of the gun would be appreciated thanks

[Apurturesci]

Re: anyone shooting the WE GBLK M1911 A1?

whats the gun like to shoot?
is it a durable gun?
will it hold up as a secondary for a few years to come?

i heard of a friend that they come with a threaded barrel, is this true?

any pictures of the gun would be appreciated thanks

1) It's not bad, and has some nice kick, but cool down is a real issue. I could only get ~13 shots off when I owned one.

2) Erm not really. I know I'm generalising but WE pistols are usually plagued with problems. I know for sure mine didn't work half the time, especially in the cold.

3) I wouldn't think so. The WE's I have owned have broken within a few months of use.

4) No, standard barrel

Pictures? Its a 1911. Nothing too interesting.

In conclusion, I would recommend the Marui, but if you're set on metal then get the KWA - not this.

[cannon_fodder]

Re: anyone shooting the WE GBLK M1911 A1?

I've had 2 still got 1
Use it for nam-softing in a leather holster.
I love it to bits ,fantastic kick on green and its a great weight and feels better in the hand than the TM. BUT I only use it in the summer.

This is not WE's best pistol. It was 2nd hand but it still took a lot work to get it cycling properly. Its OK accurate for a pistol.

The mags are single stack (only 17-18 rounds) and suffer from the most horrendous cool down of ANY pistol out there. In winter 3 or 4 shots = venting

so :summer use WWI, WWII and nam =

general use as a backup =

WEs arn't all bad ..my WE HiCapa works fine in most conditions

[dave-yzf]

Re: anyone shooting the WE GBLK M1911 A1?

They feel great, excellent weight and kick on green gas.

Mine did come with a threaded barrel and the adapter to use a silencer.

It's also one of the loudest I own.

The only problem I've had with any WE pistols is the hop easily snapped if over tightened and the rubber O ring used aren't as good as TM so need looked after a bit more. Just need strip the mags down and re-lube them every now and again other wise they'll leak.

They do however take TM mags which are better.

[Apurturesci]

Re: anyone shooting the WE GBLK M1911 A1?

They do however take TM mags which are better.

No they don't....

TM 1911 mags are different to WE ones.

[dave-yzf]

Re: anyone shooting the WE GBLK M1911 A1?

I stand corrected it's the M9 mag's I was thinking of.

Sorry

[scottymas1985]

Re: anyone shooting the WE GBLK M1911 A1?

Had mine for a few months now, It has served me well, saved my bacon a couple of times at Brit Tac. I agree with everyone else about the mags, they could be better. the BB followers in them seem to be a part that regularly breaks if your not careful. All that said you get what you pay for, there not too bad at all so long as you look after them.