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3.21.2005
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$23.50
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9.5
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Description:
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ABS slide/frame with various metal parts
Magazine Capacity - 31 1
Length - 222mm
Barrel Length - 112/mm
Weight - 894g
Includes gun, magazine, manual, .2g BBs, rail, punch-out tool, cleaning rod
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JoeMama
LSA Member
Registered: August 2002
Location: Earth, Milky-Way
Posts: 326
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Review Date: 3.8.2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Good weight, short/crisp trigger pull, accurate, large mag capacity, adjustable sight and hopup
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Cons:
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Have to install rail, hammer seems cheap,
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Only having a few mags shot through this replica, along with disassembling it for inspection, I am highly impressed. The Hi-Capa has good weight to it, a nice trigger pull, and holds plenty of rounds in the large mag.
Those are just a few of the reasons that I am pleased with this purchase.
Not only is the gun feel and look nice out of the box, it shoots even better. Using .25g BBs powered by propane, the chrono read 271-281fps for a full mag capacity (31 rounds). All shots were recorded with 2-5 second intervals. Only about 5 of those shots registered at 271-272 with the majority of the 31 reading at 276-278fps. Using .2g BBs, the muzzle velocity rose to 305-310fps. Consistent muzzle velocity for the whole mag is a nice attribute. The number of rounds per one gas fill in a mag has not been tested yet. Some people have reported having their piston oring unseat on green gas/propane, but that hasn\'t happened yet in my case. Blowback is fast, crisp, and loud.
As far as accuracy goes, I am also very pleased at this point. With .25g BBs, the gun exhibited great range and consistent, straight shots. The gun was literally point and shoot, as I was able to pick out objects at roughly 25-40 feet in the backyard and hit them easily. With .2g BBs, the range was again impressive, but the flight path was not as stable, as some drift and spiraling was seen. The package included a small bag of .2g BBs which is curious since TM regularly packages .25g BBs with their AEGs.
The next key feature that I look forward to evaluating going forward is the hopup adjustment. Common to many pistols of course, this particular TM pistol uses a dial that you rotate, instead of a set screw that we\'re all used to on other GBB pistols. It is very easy to access, as only the slide lock and slide need to be removed. Then, the user just adjusts the dial, which has a small arrow molded in to show the direction of more hopup. This is much more convenient when compared to needing an allen wrench like on other pistols.
The pistol itself consists of a plastic slide and grip, with metal parts such as the hammer, safety, part of the frame, rail, rear sight, and grip safety. Cosmetically, the gun looks quite good with mold lines hidden well.
One downside to the gun is having to install the frame rail. This does give the user the option of leaving the rail off however. A metal punch tool is included that is placed on the relief holes on the inside of the frame. The user then hits the punch tool with a hammer to knock holes into the frame. Screws then secure the rail to the frame through these holes.
The other thing I don\'t really care for is the hammer. While metal, it is shiny and seems somewhat cheap. This might be perception only.
In comparing this pistol to a WA Wilson Combat pistol, the Hi-Capa stacks up quite well. The Hi-Capa plastic slide will not fool anyone into thinking it might be metal, whereas the WA takes a second look to reveal that. The TM\'s trigger pull has a sharper breakover that requires a bit more force to pull than the WA trigger. Although the WA feels a bit heavier and more convincing due to the TM having a plastic grip and cheaper-looking plastic slide, my early experience is that the Hi-Capa performs nearly as well for substantially less money.
Another plus that I\'ve noticed is that on my WA pistols, they tend to double-feed for part of the mag when using propane, presumably because I shouldn\'t be using propane in them in stock config with the slide cycling so fast. However, in stock config, the Hi-Capa works perfectly, so adjustment isn\'t needed.
For how this GBB performs out of the box, I chalk it up as being a great value that doesn\'t sacrifice performance, much like the TM TacMaster review I posted previously. Furthermore, plenty of aftermarket parts are already available for the Hi-Capa, so upgrading with metal slides and so on will make this replica right on par with what people do to WA pistols for far more money.
Update: One mag fill of propane yielded 71 shots, with only the last two having about 75% range compared to the other shots.
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runNgun69
New Poster
Registered: September 2004
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Review Date: 3.21.2005
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $23.50
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Specific to Magazine: Easy to load
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Cons:
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Specific to Magazine: Bulky/Heavy
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Just a few things to point out about the High Capa\'s magazines.
TM has added two new features to the magazines which greatly enhance loading of BBs.
The first is a deeply notched spring guide. The deep notch makes it very easy to compress the spring while feeding BBs into the magazines. This is a well thought and innovative enhancement over previous designs.
The second is the addition of a 6.0+mm groove at the bottom of the magazine, which is exposed when the spring guide is pulled to its stopping point. This extra large groove allows you to load the magazine from the bottom. This speeds loading quite a bit and, in my opinion, makes it far easier to get a tidy stack of 31 BBs into the magazine.
On the down side, the magazines are quite a bit longer than many stock pistol mags. I highly recommend that adjustable mag pouches be used in conjunction with this GBB. Otherwise, you may be frustrated trying to close the pouch over the mag.
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