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Airsoft Glocks. Boring block of bricks. And yet, everyone has one. Why?
Most people get one of these as their first gun/pistol as it is low risk and easy to replace parts if they break. But, that's also the reason why many avoid them because everyone has one. Me? Kinda half and half: one half of me dislikes the fact that most people have one; the other half genuinely dislikes the plain look of them.
My first pistol was a WE G-FORCE G18c: "reliable", sort of stylish for a glock, and FULL AUTO BABY. However, jesus fucking christ: the relentless desire for a full auto pistol turned out to be a never-ending nightmare of buying spare parts. But, on semi auto, it was a good pistol - on co2 too. So from my experience with that pistol, I knew airsoft glocks were very good in terms of performance... just not the g18c on auto. However, their aesthetics lacked a bit.
I went on a GBB pistol frenzy, trying to find "the one" perfect sidearm for my sniper rifle that would match the performance of a glock with better aesthetics. I didn't find one. Well, the TM HK45 was very close. It's truly a remarkable piece of engineering. However, me and green gas just don't get along. It's just too sensitive to temperature and nowhere near as consistent as co2. I decided to go back to a glock. But, this time, I wanted a glock that actually looked good.
So what was a recently made, hot glock design? Whelp. It was the EMG SAI BLU. But, specifically with a gold outer barrel for that BLING BLING. Or just for a more classy look to it.
JKARMY, SEND ME THE GOODS:
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I bought a co2 mag EMG SAI BLU, 2 extra co2 mags and a gold sai barrel. Very good looking gun indeed. When I first held it, the immediate response was that it just felt incredibly pointable, more so than the TM HK45 that I will be comparing it to. The straight grip and the beaver tail does the gun wonders. I can throw the thing about in my grip and the sights will still be lined up.
First thing I did to it? Stripped that shit and cleaned up the factory garbage, as per usual.
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Standard shitty WE hop chamber with red accents. DA FAQ OUTTA HERE. From my previous G18c build, I transplanted a spare maple leaf glock chamber with 50 degree hop, I key and 97mm 6.04 crazy jet barrel.
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Comparing the stock barrel combo with the new set: The stock sai blu barrel has a rough texture to it, the kind that gives you huge shivers when you scratch your fingernail over a chalkboard. The gold barrel is completely smooth. I could already tell without testing that the gold barrel would be so much better at cycling the slide than the stock black one due to the smoothness. The gold barrel does have a thread adapter at the end of it. But, I don't like the look of the nut style barrel protector, so that shit staying off. The gold barrel + maple leaf set = DOUBLE BLING BLING
Here it looks with both shoved in.
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This is how the full gun looks:
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There is a small problem with the gold barrel, however:
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It does have some bubbles/dimples leftover from its manufacturing process. It does deter the look of it. But, I'm personally not too bothered by it. Maybe it was just my copy.
Comparing to TM HK45
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They are both roughly around the same size; the sai blu is just ever so slightly shorter when both have their barrel protectors removed. I also prefer the aesthetics of the black and gold furniture. Nice and classy. Can't say i'm a huge fan of the blu's magwell. But, it'll stay there for now as I will be concentrating on the poerformance first.
Comparing to WE G18c grip.
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I was not fond of how the g18c grip felt as it angled my wrist in such an awkward way that it made it hard to line up the sights when I need to in games. The sai blu's grip completely eliminates that problem.
I then proceeded to test the stock gas performance of the pistol. And my god, this thing is incredibly snappy with co2:
Since I don't like the stock g18c's body, I decided to transfer everything to the sai blu's body. And my fucking god, I just created a franken-pistol. Ergonomics of the blu's body + the performance of the g18c.
I think I just created the best outcome of what I currently have. Though, I will need a lighter, black slide so that I can achieve the 5 mags as I did before.
Has this just become a g18c build thread instead of a sai blu review?
xd
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Most people get one of these as their first gun/pistol as it is low risk and easy to replace parts if they break. But, that's also the reason why many avoid them because everyone has one. Me? Kinda half and half: one half of me dislikes the fact that most people have one; the other half genuinely dislikes the plain look of them.
My first pistol was a WE G-FORCE G18c: "reliable", sort of stylish for a glock, and FULL AUTO BABY. However, jesus fucking christ: the relentless desire for a full auto pistol turned out to be a never-ending nightmare of buying spare parts. But, on semi auto, it was a good pistol - on co2 too. So from my experience with that pistol, I knew airsoft glocks were very good in terms of performance... just not the g18c on auto. However, their aesthetics lacked a bit.
I went on a GBB pistol frenzy, trying to find "the one" perfect sidearm for my sniper rifle that would match the performance of a glock with better aesthetics. I didn't find one. Well, the TM HK45 was very close. It's truly a remarkable piece of engineering. However, me and green gas just don't get along. It's just too sensitive to temperature and nowhere near as consistent as co2. I decided to go back to a glock. But, this time, I wanted a glock that actually looked good.
So what was a recently made, hot glock design? Whelp. It was the EMG SAI BLU. But, specifically with a gold outer barrel for that BLING BLING. Or just for a more classy look to it.
JKARMY, SEND ME THE GOODS:
View attachment 44744
View attachment 44743
View attachment 44742
I bought a co2 mag EMG SAI BLU, 2 extra co2 mags and a gold sai barrel. Very good looking gun indeed. When I first held it, the immediate response was that it just felt incredibly pointable, more so than the TM HK45 that I will be comparing it to. The straight grip and the beaver tail does the gun wonders. I can throw the thing about in my grip and the sights will still be lined up.
First thing I did to it? Stripped that shit and cleaned up the factory garbage, as per usual.
View attachment 44740
Standard shitty WE hop chamber with red accents. DA FAQ OUTTA HERE. From my previous G18c build, I transplanted a spare maple leaf glock chamber with 50 degree hop, I key and 97mm 6.04 crazy jet barrel.
View attachment 44739
Comparing the stock barrel combo with the new set: The stock sai blu barrel has a rough texture to it, the kind that gives you huge shivers when you scratch your fingernail over a chalkboard. The gold barrel is completely smooth. I could already tell without testing that the gold barrel would be so much better at cycling the slide than the stock black one due to the smoothness. The gold barrel does have a thread adapter at the end of it. But, I don't like the look of the nut style barrel protector, so that shit staying off. The gold barrel + maple leaf set = DOUBLE BLING BLING
Here it looks with both shoved in.
View attachment 44738
This is how the full gun looks:
View attachment 44750
There is a small problem with the gold barrel, however:
View attachment 44749
It does have some bubbles/dimples leftover from its manufacturing process. It does deter the look of it. But, I'm personally not too bothered by it. Maybe it was just my copy.
Comparing to TM HK45
View attachment 44756
They are both roughly around the same size; the sai blu is just ever so slightly shorter when both have their barrel protectors removed. I also prefer the aesthetics of the black and gold furniture. Nice and classy. Can't say i'm a huge fan of the blu's magwell. But, it'll stay there for now as I will be concentrating on the poerformance first.
Comparing to WE G18c grip.
View attachment 44760
I was not fond of how the g18c grip felt as it angled my wrist in such an awkward way that it made it hard to line up the sights when I need to in games. The sai blu's grip completely eliminates that problem.
I then proceeded to test the stock gas performance of the pistol. And my god, this thing is incredibly snappy with co2:
Since I don't like the stock g18c's body, I decided to transfer everything to the sai blu's body. And my fucking god, I just created a franken-pistol. Ergonomics of the blu's body + the performance of the g18c.
I think I just created the best outcome of what I currently have. Though, I will need a lighter, black slide so that I can achieve the 5 mags as I did before.
Has this just become a g18c build thread instead of a sai blu review?
xd
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