WE 1911 Green Gas Blowback Airsoft gun

Type: Airsoft Pistols.
Manufacturer: WE Airsoft.
Model: 1911 A1.
Materials: Mostly all metal build.
Weight: 1.7 pounds (760 grams).
Barrel: 4.5 inches, non-rifled.
Length: 8.5 inches.
Propulsion: Green Gas or Propane.
Action: Semi Auto, single action only trigger.
Ammo Type: 6mm plastic Airsoft BB's.
Ammo Capacity: 15+1 round full size dropout metal magazine.
FPS: 366+ with extended barrel.

Trigger Pull: The trigger pull on the WE 1911 GBB Airsoft Pistol is about what your would expect from a 1911 type pistol which is a good thing since they are generally short and light which makes for easy fast action shooting! There is just a bit of slack in the trigger, perhaps less than a millimeter with a predictable light release. Trigger reset is almost non existent.

Accuracy: In terms of accuracy, We decided to find out what the differences would be using the internal short barrel and the extended external barrel since the WE 1911 GBB Airsoft Pistol does come with both to allow for higher fps and easier import into Canada. The WE 1911 GBB Airsoft Pistol is rated for 360+ fps using the extended longer barrel so we started with that one first and was able to achieve a 383 fps 4 shot average. Switching to the shorter internal only barrel the velocity was reduces as expected and I got an average 3 shoot velocity of 300 fps. So it is safe to say that the barrel extension added an additional 80+ fps to the velocity!

Build Quality: The WE 1911 GBB Airsoft Pistol is a really gorgeous looking pistol in the stainless finish. You will find it has an overall solid build quality, it is virtually all metal with only the grips and some internal parts like the gas chamber and nozzle being plastic. There is almost zero slide wiggle and all the mechanical parts work and engage nicely. The only thing we noticed was that the ejection port near the front could have been finished a little bit better as there seemed to be some slight ridges in the metal there.

Realism: As is with most Full Blowback Airsoft Pistols they are built to look and act the part of their real steel counterparts and the WE 1911 GBB Airsoft Pistol is again no exception! All mechanical parts work as intended and you can easily field strip the WE 1911 GBB Airsoft Pistol to swap out the internal barrel and adjust the hop-up. I like the fact that WE Airsoft color matched the magazine rather than simply shipping it with the black magazine as we have found some other companies do.

Pros:

• All metal pistol with decent weight to it.
• Crisp Firm full blowback operation.
• Very good fit and finish.
• No marking on the metal parts at all, some may like this.
• Color matched stainless magazine.
• All controls work just like there real steel version, safety, slide catch release, safety and grip safety.
• Should have good fps with barrel extension, enough for import into Canada.
• Very believable working replica of the real steel Colt 1911 A1 Pistol.
• Fully field strip-able.
• Comes with extension barrel and replaceable inner barrel if not going to use extension.

Cons:

• Perhaps a bit lighter than a real steel 1911 at 1.7 pounds.
• Magazine only holds 15 rounds but the real steel 1911 only held 7 rounds.

Comments: There are a ton of BB and Airsoft Blowback 1911’s available now so it is really hard to pick which one to get understandably. If you are a WE fan then this choice should be fairly easy, if you are not sure about WE then all I can say is this is one of the nicer 1911 A1’s and if you want a lighter weight gun over a heavier gun then that may also play a roll in your buying decision.

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