A Controversial Report About Glock 26 Shops
Wow! This Glock 26 Style Spring Pistol is really a good little piece and has a great deal going for it, especially within this price variety of spring airsoft guns. First of all, the overall appearance is pleasing, if not entirely accurate for the purpose of the surface texture variations between the slide and molded grip-frame which would be typical of the real Glock. You will discover very noticeable molding lines on the trigger, slide, frame and magazine base, but in this particular price range this is to be expected.
Additionally, the gun is pictured through an orange colored muzzle end slide face, but as supplied includes a full length black slide and orange barrel extending approx 1/4 to 5/32 inches beyond the slide, which I at least find more attractive. The picture also indicates 'COMBAT DELTA' and 9x19 indented into the left slide face, but mine arrived 'smooth'.
So....how does it feel and shoot. In a word - good. It's not surprising Glock's are so popular. It just naturally fits, at least in my hands. The grip contouring and thumb indentation, even including the 'pinkie rest' on the magazine extension, the back strap shape and radius, trigger and trigger guard notch are generally ergonomically correct for an intuitive 'grip', site picture & target acquisition. What I find remarkable is how the front site blade visually indexes so accurately within the ramped Novak style rear site blade (and on such an cost-effective pistol), allowing a very precise site picture which minimizes the effect of the short site radius.
I'm certain this makes perfect sense to those of you who appreciate such things. The magazine holds 9 BBs, and is fed by manually retracting a spring loaded 'follower', thus allowing the insertion of BBs in to the 'ammo well'. The follower incorporates a detente notch allowing the user to lock the follower spring in the base position while loading - an excellent touch - although perhaps not really necessary. Just remember to release the follower to make certain proper feeding ahead of reinsertion of the loaded mag. Depressing the magazine release in the event the pistol is vertical will immediately drop the mag - there is no binding - yet the mag catch clicks and holds securely. Being which it is a spring airsoft gun, the slide has to be manually retracted to compress the spring and cock the pistol for every discharge (shot). Through the way, I'm certain this is ho hum stuff to most of you, but for anyone new to Airsoft, it's not bad info., especially since this really is such a good 'starter gun.'
Anyway, the spring feels really firm, perhaps as this is such a small pistol, and I found it essential to grip the slide basically along it's length between the 4 fingers and thumb of my left-hand. I suppose one 'can' cock this pistol by gripping just the cocking serrations on the rear of the slide, but I don't recommend this method, as doing so requires a grip tight enough to dimensionally compress the slide. After several times however, it becomes second nature. The very first shot was a real surprise. This thing shoots hard for a low cost springer, and I highly advise proper eye protection, especially if there is any chance of a ricochet. I did not 'bench' this thing for accuracy, but it could be interesting to view how it groups and at what distances.
Trigger action was also an excellent surprise, with no take-up like many real Single action/double action Euro wonder nines. Apply pressure and also the trigger moves rearward about 1/8 - 3/16 of an inch and releases crisply (on my example). Trigger pull is tactile although not too stiff. By the way, I didn't subject the pistol to any torture tests or put a gazillion rounds through it, but however, it still impresses me at this price. The gun comes in a molded Styrofoam box with a printed cardboard cover as well as a sample pack of.12 gm. BBs, all of which were quickly dispensed through my example, without a hitch. So....there it really is. I really like the glock, to the degree it's kind of challenging to put it down. I just click the following web site wonder if any real Glocks could be sold resulting from someones discovery of this fun little thing?
Addendum thoughts: For starters, why such a prolonged review of an inexpensive spring pistol? To start with, there is not always a distinct and technically measurable correlation between the cost of an item and also the enjoyment one experiences in connection with it's use. Put simply, it will not always take a whole lot of cash to possess a lot of fun. In certain cases, there is an an inverse expenditure/benefit correlation (more income, less fun). Besides, Airsoft customers seem to be very passionate regarding their opinions of everything Airsoft, and no wonder.