Are WE sidearms worth even thinking about ?

[Yukarin]

Funny how WE pistols get slagged off,  yet some of the best selling and most expensive guns on the market eg. the SAI BLU, Hicapa Combat Master, Taran Tactical Innovations etc. appear to be produced by AW apparently via WE.

That would be because AW pay WE more to up their QC for their products, the WE guns have less QC than AW.

 

[Wo1f]

Tm> AW> WE> McDonald’s straw and some .12’s> KWA.

i like the feel of WE pistols, but in terms of accuracy and all year usability the TM outclasses it. I started with a WE G18c and now have a TM G18c. Past 10m the WE was hopeless and it didn’t like the cold at all. The TM has got me loads of 20-50m kills and it’s always snappy. 

A mate of mine has an AW hex glock and it performs fantastic. Range and accuracy are much better than the WE and so is the consistency. I assume it’s got a better hop rubber and gas sealing components. 

 

[TheFull9]

The slides are plastic but the lowers are mainly metal.

This is what makes them gas efficient.

Which brand are you talking here?

 

[EDcase]

Which brand are you talking here?

TM's

 

[TheFull9]

TM's

Are you saying TM GBB pistols have metal frames as stock or you're talking about ones you've modified?  

 

[EDcase]

I thought they all did in general.

 

[TheFull9]

Nope, not at all, I've honestly no idea who's going around saying that but they probably have a ukara license.  Literally zero basis in reality.

 

[EDcase]

So are they full metal or full plastic?

 

[Guest]

At the core they are all based off the same guns, they just come pre upgraded and with shiny extras. 

Nope, same design, better quality control, some better components

So are they full metal or full plastic?

TM pistols? All polymer barring central frame of Hi-Capa’s I believe 

 

[EDcase]

TM pistols? All polymer barring central frame of Hi-Capa’s I believe 

Ah, gotcha.

I guess that's why they're so gas efficient.

I think they can make plastic parts more accurately than metal given the same budget.  (metal needs more finishing etc.)

To be honest I'll still buy WE rather than TM because the weighty feel is half the fun and I don't expect too much from pistols anyway. 

 

[Guest]

The only reason TM slides are plastic is Japanese law, nothing else

 

[EDcase]

Maybe so but still the reason they are gas efficient

 

[AshOnSnow]

My WE P226 was built like a brick shithouse. Spent 6 months in a puddle in a clay quarry, still worked after a clean and a fresh hop rubber

 

[Raytd]

Got a similar dilemma, big tm fan, love my numerous hi-capa', but I've also got a hankering for a px4, but only the sub-compact model, but typically TM only make the full length model, & WE make the one i want.

do I take a chance ?, anybody got experience of the WE sub-compact px4 ?

 

[Tackle]

Thanks Ray, but it's the WE bit that's putting me off ?

 

[Guest]

Thanks Ray, but it's the WE bit that's putting me off ?

I had a normal length WE PX4, not a very good pistol. Felt great, but not very accurate nor much range

 

[Raytd]

Thanks Ray, but it's the WE bit that's putting me off ?

I was talking to the guy I got my rifle from and he said we px4 was his favourite we gun he had used and also that he has 2 TM pistols and 6 we pistols (latest gen) the tm pistols have had tons of repairs only one of the 6 We pistols had broken in the last 2 years because basically he dropped it off a building and cracked the slide lol

 

[Cromulon1994]

Got a similar dilemma, big tm fan, love my numerous hi-capa', but I've also got a hankering for a px4, but only the sub-compact model, but typically TM only make the full length model, & WE make the one i want.

do I take a chance ?, anybody got experience of the WE sub-compact px4 ?

I have a WE px4 bulldog. Had it 5 years. Used a lot.

Nothing has broken or worn out. 

Snappy and shoots well. 

Would certainly recommend one. Better than the full size one. 

 

[Cr0-Magnon]

Any green gas pistol with a metal slide is going to be pretty naff this time of year. In warmer months most of the WE line with a double-stack mag should serve you well enough. Although like one of the posters above, my WE M9 fell apart within a handful of uses.

 

[Cromulon1994]

Though that was my experience. We seem to have a lot of Friday afternoon specials. 

Although if you want to talk about awful, the WE luger takes some beating.