This is my first non-Umarex pistol and may very well be my last non-Umarex. It is modeled after the Taurus PT99.
First, the construction of the gun is all metal with plastic grip plates. The gun is solid, weighs almost 2 1/2 lbs and has a nice feel. It is a full blowback with dropout magazine that houses both the bb's and the co2, one feature I really like. The slide is fully removable like the real firearm and the slide will also lock back after the last shot, another feature I like. The realism of this gun is quite good. This about covers everything I do like about it.
The bb's are loaded into the top of the magazine and, according to the instructions, "some boxes come with a speed-loader". Mine did not. Having to manually load the bb's one at a time through the same friction fit port that they are released from when shooting is both akward and time consuming. One hand is required to hold the spring back and the other to load the bb's into the port. However, you need to place one bb into the port and the next one to force it through into the magazine. This process needs to be repeated 24 times to get a full mag. Once the magazine is loaded, the slide needs to be pulled back and locked with the thumb release and then insert the magazine. The slide is then released and, again like the real gun, it will take the first bb from the magazine and load it into the chamber. After each shot this cylce repeats until the last bb is fired and the slide stays open. As with all blowback co2 guns, additional air from the 12 gram cylinder is required to cycle the slide therefore resulting in reduced shots per cylinder. I seem to get about 60-65 shots/cylinder.
The safety lever has 3 stops on it, and according to the instructions in addition to the "safe" position there are two fire rate settings. Semi and auto. Again, like the speed loader, it may depend on the "box". Mine will only fire in semi. I did do a search and found a video on youtube that shows how to modify it to fire in full-auto that only invlolves the simple removal of a spring and sear. I have not tried it yet so I cannot comment on how well it works.
The GSG 92 is rated at 312 fps. Much to low in my opinion. Fresh out of the box, the gun was shooting low about 3 inches from 10 feet. I thought that like my Makarov, the accuracy would improve after several dozen shots and a few air cylinders. Sadly, this does not appear to be the case. I have gone through 3 air cylinders and about 150 bb's and the accuaracy has not not changed. All shots are between 1 1/2 - 3 inches low and 1 - 2 inches right.
Unfortunately, for a gun that has many of the qualities that I do like in a co2 pistol; full metal, solid and realism, this is one gun that I would not recommend buying.
This is the top of the magazine, the circular part with the notch cut out of the top is where the bb's are loaded into.
First, the construction of the gun is all metal with plastic grip plates. The gun is solid, weighs almost 2 1/2 lbs and has a nice feel. It is a full blowback with dropout magazine that houses both the bb's and the co2, one feature I really like. The slide is fully removable like the real firearm and the slide will also lock back after the last shot, another feature I like. The realism of this gun is quite good. This about covers everything I do like about it.
The bb's are loaded into the top of the magazine and, according to the instructions, "some boxes come with a speed-loader". Mine did not. Having to manually load the bb's one at a time through the same friction fit port that they are released from when shooting is both akward and time consuming. One hand is required to hold the spring back and the other to load the bb's into the port. However, you need to place one bb into the port and the next one to force it through into the magazine. This process needs to be repeated 24 times to get a full mag. Once the magazine is loaded, the slide needs to be pulled back and locked with the thumb release and then insert the magazine. The slide is then released and, again like the real gun, it will take the first bb from the magazine and load it into the chamber. After each shot this cylce repeats until the last bb is fired and the slide stays open. As with all blowback co2 guns, additional air from the 12 gram cylinder is required to cycle the slide therefore resulting in reduced shots per cylinder. I seem to get about 60-65 shots/cylinder.
The safety lever has 3 stops on it, and according to the instructions in addition to the "safe" position there are two fire rate settings. Semi and auto. Again, like the speed loader, it may depend on the "box". Mine will only fire in semi. I did do a search and found a video on youtube that shows how to modify it to fire in full-auto that only invlolves the simple removal of a spring and sear. I have not tried it yet so I cannot comment on how well it works.
The GSG 92 is rated at 312 fps. Much to low in my opinion. Fresh out of the box, the gun was shooting low about 3 inches from 10 feet. I thought that like my Makarov, the accuracy would improve after several dozen shots and a few air cylinders. Sadly, this does not appear to be the case. I have gone through 3 air cylinders and about 150 bb's and the accuaracy has not not changed. All shots are between 1 1/2 - 3 inches low and 1 - 2 inches right.
Unfortunately, for a gun that has many of the qualities that I do like in a co2 pistol; full metal, solid and realism, this is one gun that I would not recommend buying.
This is the top of the magazine, the circular part with the notch cut out of the top is where the bb's are loaded into.
(might even be factory full auto as the conversion to it was done very well.
