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Hi guys, buying a GBB pistol and I have my eye on a WE 1911, are these any good and are there any better?

I would like to keep my loadout as close to ww2 as possible so beretta and glocks are not in the equation, however I do like Lugers and Brownings.

Co2 is a viable option for me too.

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Andy

 
Stay well away from WE 1911's.

Go for the Marui M1911 if you want realistic trademarks, or the KJW m1911 if you want the Co2 option.

 
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1911s are actually WE's worst pistols. Their newer pistols are good but not the 1911s. Also the magazines don't hold a lot of gas because they're small. So best option is either a TM or CO2 like Monty said. Make sure the FPS isn't too high if you want a CO2 one because for example Redwolf's Nighthawk Custom 1911 is way too hot unfortunately :( (400 FPS)

 
Nope, get a newer model WE or a TM. Outside of that, with very few exceptions, you'll be wasting your cash.

 
Generally it's KWA NS2/PTP, TM (especially 5.7), WE glock gen4.

WE glocks are suppose to not be quite up there with KWA & TM, thou a lot of their reputation is from their older guns like the 1911.. TM is good, but plastic and not propane compatible. KWA NS2/PTP is just perfection as far as I am concerned - can handle propane and winter weather. Thou being metal they are heavier than TM (which can be an advantage if you want "realism" or a disadvantage if you want something thats easy to carry with you).

From my experience (and from what I've heard from others), I'd stay away from KJW. Thou in all fairness, their customer service is excellent.

 
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two_zero said:
... TM is good, but plastic and not propane compatible...
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In all the cases I've seen... All the hi capa and 1911 guns... Only the slides are plastic. And they can run propane fine, but not in the summer or generally warmer weather.

There's some notable exceptions, but anything with 1911 style controls is bulletproof. You can also buy metal slide TM hi capa for not too much.

 
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In all the cases I've seen... All the hi capa and 1911 guns... Only the slides are plastic. And they can run propane fine, but not in the summer or generally warmer weather.

There's some notable exceptions, but anything with 1911 style controls is bulletproof. You can also buy metal slide TM hi capa for not too much.
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well. they apparently do not hold up against it, being plastic and designed for duster gas.

thou, from my limited experience and konwledge, I dont think I would get a tm 1911, propane or no propane..

 
The TM 1911 is the only one worth buying two_zero. The mags are so small that only the light weight plastic TM slide is efficient enough to be worth while.

NH Shooter, all tm 1911 frames a plastic too, hicapas are metal though, your right on that

 
The standard TM Hicapa is plastic, all of their pistols are.

I've run all my TM guns on propane, even in the height of summer (high 20's) and have never had a slide explode on me. That said, I have seen pictures of TM guns with cracked slides... but who knows what those guns were subjected to before they cracked? Could have been dropped a few times before their careless owners filled them up with propane and left the mags in direct sunlight to get really good and hot for an hour!

If you want the BEST GBB pistol money can buy, pick the style you want and get a TM. It'll shoot further, more accurately, more reliably and in more varied weather conditions than any other brand you can buy. That said, it'll be plastic, but that's WHY it does all of the above. If you want a shiny wall hanger or something that'll look cool in a holster get whatever you want.

 
I'm holding my tm hi capa right now... Steel frame. It's completely standard.

I'll conceed on the meu based ones (MD) ... I think the version I saw was modded, thinking back on it. But the hi capa is most definitely steel, as standard. (JC)... Notice the wear pattern next to the tm name...

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Kind of... You can buy new ones, upgraded with metal slide, upgraded barrel, loading nozzle and hop rubber for only £55 extra... And the slide doesn't really affect anything. Mine, out of the box, out ranged (more accurately) most modified pistols... Even with its standard slide. Fires a nice 270fps or higher on green... The metal slide conversation would make it an excellently durable pistol. Not that it isn't already...

Certainly worth noting.

 
Weight of slide impacts the gun efficiency, which is the TM M1911's main selling point.....if an M1911 with a completely metal construction was released with a high efficiency then there would be no point in the TM existing.
I wouldn't really call a metal slide an upgrade if it negatively impacts gas efficiency

 
standard TM Hi-capa has an alloy frame, not steel surely?

Edit: +1 for TM 1911. Wouldn't be without mine.

 
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