28-12-2008, 11:49 PM
29-12-2008, 07:30 AM
Tokyo Marui pretty much is the pinnacle of airsoft pistols especially when you take in to account the gases we use in Japan. There are several factors that Marui have over the competition:
1/. The Hop unit.
On pretty much all Marui Pistols they come with an adjustable hop unit that is actually consistent throughout production on a whole batch if not the whole production life of a Marui product. The hop unit is patented for a reason and pretty much makes this weapon skirmishable out of the box.
2/. Blow back system.
Marui are on their 3rd generation of Blowback systems with the Glock 17 release and this is where the power testing comes into play. Marui only test their guns on HFC134a nothing else. This is because the use of other gases here in Japan is a grey area when the law is concerned. So the guns are tested with this in mind. Guns made in Honk Kong and Taiwan for example are not bound by the same laws and are tested with multiple gases and a middle ground for the hop rubber, hop pressure, release valve specifications and pom….. Not good really if you are using HFC134a.
3/. POM.
Now the pom is the part that when the weapon recoils and returns to the firing position catches the BB from the lips of the magazine and feeds it into the hop ready for firing. It is also the part that channels the gas into the chamber and having owned Western Arms, Marui’s, KSC’s and a whole host of other sidearm’s Marui makes the most reliable and durable POM on the market, although King Arms makes a very good replacement for power uses.
3/. Release valves.
Again designed with Japanese gases and weather conditions in mind and also the very strict airsoft regulations so the output is going to be very consistent and when skirmishing that is probably one of the most important factors.
4/. Spares.
There is pretty much no other brand both domestic and internationally that is better supported by 3rd party manufacturers than Marui which means when you do eventually upgrade or replace parts there is a huge wealth of parts and upgrades available to you and cheap! I’ve just looked on all the major online retailers and none of them carry the actual weapon or parts for the CA G26
5/. The Law.
Full metal handguns are illegal here in Japan…period and having spoken to my friends in the Riot police the Glock replicas are a grey area where the law is concerned as it’s not a full metal weapon but if you purchase a metal slide or buy a model with a preinstalled metal slide it becomes a full metal weapon as all the parts that should be metal are. So you may find it rather difficult to actually import this product if you manage to find a retailer that holds these in stock.
2/. Blow Back system.
Marui are on thier 3rd generation of Blowback systems with the Glock 17 release and this is where the power testing comes into play. Marui only test thier guns on HFC134a nothing else. This is because the use of other gases here in Japan is a grey area when the law is concerned. So the guns are tested with this in mind. Guns made in Honk Kong and Taiwan for example are not bound by the same withstrictions
1/. The Hop unit.
On pretty much all Marui Pistols they come with an adjustable hop unit that is actually consistent throughout production on a whole batch if not the whole production life of a Marui product. The hop unit is patented for a reason and pretty much makes this weapon skirmishable out of the box.
2/. Blow back system.
Marui are on their 3rd generation of Blowback systems with the Glock 17 release and this is where the power testing comes into play. Marui only test their guns on HFC134a nothing else. This is because the use of other gases here in Japan is a grey area when the law is concerned. So the guns are tested with this in mind. Guns made in Honk Kong and Taiwan for example are not bound by the same laws and are tested with multiple gases and a middle ground for the hop rubber, hop pressure, release valve specifications and pom….. Not good really if you are using HFC134a.
3/. POM.
Now the pom is the part that when the weapon recoils and returns to the firing position catches the BB from the lips of the magazine and feeds it into the hop ready for firing. It is also the part that channels the gas into the chamber and having owned Western Arms, Marui’s, KSC’s and a whole host of other sidearm’s Marui makes the most reliable and durable POM on the market, although King Arms makes a very good replacement for power uses.
3/. Release valves.
Again designed with Japanese gases and weather conditions in mind and also the very strict airsoft regulations so the output is going to be very consistent and when skirmishing that is probably one of the most important factors.
4/. Spares.
There is pretty much no other brand both domestic and internationally that is better supported by 3rd party manufacturers than Marui which means when you do eventually upgrade or replace parts there is a huge wealth of parts and upgrades available to you and cheap! I’ve just looked on all the major online retailers and none of them carry the actual weapon or parts for the CA G26
5/. The Law.
Full metal handguns are illegal here in Japan…period and having spoken to my friends in the Riot police the Glock replicas are a grey area where the law is concerned as it’s not a full metal weapon but if you purchase a metal slide or buy a model with a preinstalled metal slide it becomes a full metal weapon as all the parts that should be metal are. So you may find it rather difficult to actually import this product if you manage to find a retailer that holds these in stock.
2/. Blow Back system.
Marui are on thier 3rd generation of Blowback systems with the Glock 17 release and this is where the power testing comes into play. Marui only test thier guns on HFC134a nothing else. This is because the use of other gases here in Japan is a grey area when the law is concerned. So the guns are tested with this in mind. Guns made in Honk Kong and Taiwan for example are not bound by the same withstrictions