Gas Revolver

kinkstr

Ive seen a few of you lads on here own gas pistols but havent seen anyone who owns a revolver.
Personally up until now ive never even considered getting a gas powered airsoft as i always told myself its going to be one more thing ill have to buy along with bb's and i like to try to keep the costs down, but then i stumbled across these -
http://www.tokyo-model.com.hk/trade/itemlist/91/?current_category_id=12
and said fcuk me they look absolutely beautiful.
So basically im wondering are revolvers as good as pistols, do they take the same size gas cartridges as pistols.
On a side note, just say for example i bought a gas pistol/revolver and i shoot maybe 20 bb's and decide i want to do something else , can i leave the gas cartridge(or will i have to) in the airsoft.

ZygOte

never used one so im of no help but there are some other revolvers from TM available for you to check out also

here

http://www.uncompany.com/pageproduct.asp?subcatid=74

Fallschirmjager

i so want one of the small pythons...but always seem to have something else i need ...

if you get one let us know what its like...

you might want to check out the sticky on aegs...someone there had a revolver that broke after a few rounds...cant remember who...

o1s1n

Tanaka are known for making the best revolvers. Expensive, but worth it if you really *really* want a good one.

ED E

kinkstr wrote:

So basically im wondering are revolvers as good as pistols, do they take the same size gas cartridges as pistols.
On a side note, just say for example i bought a gas pistol/revolver and i shoot maybe 20 bb's and decide i want to do something else , can i leave the gas cartridge(or will i have to) in the airsoft.

These take green gas(propane) in the grip and you spring load 4 bbs into each casing(like bullet casings). This gives you 24 shots but changing the shells after i'd say would be a little more time consuming that slapping in a new mag.

kinkstr

It doesnt fire the 4 bb's in one shot does it? Whats the deal with the gas cartridges, do they last long, can they be refilled?

ED E

Co2 Bulb?

liamo333

You have to fill the casings with bb's(4 each) and then put gas into the handle.

Spitfire666 will know more, he owns one.

o1s1n

kinkstr wrote:

It doesnt fire the 4 bb's in one shot does it?

No. One per shot. Just means you have 24 shots rather than six.

kinkstr

o1s1n wrote:

Tanaka are known for making the best revolvers. Expensive, but worth it if you really *really* want a good one.

I really really do trust me but as always money is the problem but all that can change after a few hours in the bookies:)

o1s1n

The one thing I don't like about them, which I have noticed from watching many MANY youtube videos, is how silent they are. As nothing really blows back, you end up missing a lot of nice sounds.

kinkstr

You mean revolvers or all gas powered pistols? I just thought that with revolvers the hammer would go back and forth and the chamber would rotate. Cant use youtube from this pc so ill have a look after.

o1s1n

Revolvers.

With pistols you have the slide blowing back (On most gas ones) so you get a nice loud clack noise.

On revolvers the only noise seems to be the hammer and then the pop of the bb.

padmundo

Fallschirmjager wrote:

someone there had a revolver that broke after a few rounds...cant remember who...

That was me... it was shipped loaded with gas and I'm pretty sure it was top gas or something but it blew the O ring off the valve when I fired it. The guys in Redwolf diagnosed the problem with it easy enough. To fix it you just popped the O ring back on it after you removed the valve.

What I have is a Marushin Super Redhawk it only holds the six shots though not 24 like the others described so it's it pretty piss poor as a backup. You place the BB's in a brass cylinder that you then load into the revolver like you would on a real pistol. Gas is filled into a valve in the base of the pistol grip.

Aside from it's impractability for a skirmish though, it is a lovely gun, nearly all plastic but with a very good metallic like finish and fires accurately and comes with scope mounts in case you want to mount a scope.

All in all nice gun, accurate and all but useless in a skirmish.

Fallschirmjager

o1s1n wrote:

The one thing I don't like about them, which I have noticed from watching many MANY youtube videos, is how silent they are. As nothing really blows back, you end up missing a lot of nice sounds.

jeasus...thats put me right off them now...how embarassing is that, may as well shout bang...

kinkstr

How many shots do you get from a cartridge of gas in a revolver?

kinkstr

Fallschirmjager wrote:

jeasus...thats put me right off them now...how embarassing is that, may as well shout bang...

Same here now, watched a few vids on youtube and in fairness the revolvers do look very good but the lack animation to it all is putting me off.
Shiva's got a WE 1911 comming in which has gotten very good reviews so i mite have to get one of them instead.

o1s1n

kinkstr wrote:

Shiva's got a WE 1911 comming in which has gotten very good reviews so i mite have to get one of them instead.

:eek: He does? I had planned on buying one of them ages ago. For some reason I never did. They look great. Full metal. Two mags. The only problem is due to cool down, you have to go a bit easy on the trigger. That's why they include two mags.

More added to the shopping list. I may have to sell off more stuff.

kinkstr

He's got it on his announcment thing on the site, emailed him today and he said he should have propane next week also.
You can use normal propane cant you, as long as you have the adapter?

o1s1n

kinkstr wrote:

He's got it on his announcment thing on the site, emailed him today and he said he should have propane next week also.
You can use normal propane cant you, as long as you have the adapter?

Yep, it's your bog standard propane.

So I could buy a WE 1911, propane adapter AND bottle of propane all from the same source?

Shiva, you really are spoiling us.

Shiva

o1s1n wrote:

Shiva, you really are spoiling us.

No Ferrero Rocher, I'm afraid

kinkstr

The customers always right Shiva, nip down to lidl buy the chocolates and rip him off:)

Shiva

kinkstr wrote:

The customers always right Shiva, nip down to lidl buy the chocolates and rip him off:)

He isnt a customer yet though

/waves a UMP under o1s1n's nose......

ED E

Shiva wrote:

He isnt a customer yet though

/waves a UMP under o1s1n's nose......

Low ROF compared to the Famas but all those RIS rails, who can resist? I know i couldn't. Might type up a reveiw tommorow. BTW, can your review system take pics(IMG codes)?

Shiva

Lethal_Bullet wrote:

Low ROF compared to the Famas but all those RIS rails, who can resist? I know i couldn't. Might type up a reveiw tommorow. BTW, can your review system take pics(IMG codes)?

Dunno...give it a shot - be interesting to see if it could.

kinkstr

Dont suppose anyone has any experience of this?

Spitfire666

i had the TM .357 python 6inch model.
It holds 24 shots, 4 in each chamber, the "shells" dont come out of the chambers, they are built in to make the mechanism work. one shot at a time.
Gas goes into the bottom of the grip and one fill can shoot roughly 2 loads or 48 shots in good weather thats not too cold.

It has a fixed hop but I found it to be very accurate and has a decent range.
I did chrono it when i had it but cant for the life of me remember what it was shooting at but i know that i could knock over the metal targets that paul made at hrta from the opposite end of the shed.
the fact that it didnt make much noise didnt bother me much as i had another GBB for noise and it was like having a silencer on a pistol. i could hide in the bushes and pick people off and not give away my position, its as quiet as a VSR. the gun is made of heavy weight ABS but the finish is great and it looks like steel.
the only reason i didnt keep it was because it didnt fit with my load out but i regret selling it and will at some point buy another if for nothing other then plinking in my bedroom.

kinkstr

I think considering its my first gbb purchase im going to have to get a pistol, at the moment its between a we1911, a sig or the m93r i linked above. So far the 93r is winning on the having a nice sound to it, and a 3 second burst fire sounds the business, shame extra mags are 32 dollars though.

tonyj_mc

all the mags seem expensive i think shiva is starting to get m9 ones i think i saw them for €15
http://www.eirsoft.ie/store/product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=27

i think that most M9 mags work in most m9, i know its not the extended version but might be a cheaper alternative

kinkstr

Never occured to me that normal m9 mags might would work, there 24 round mags so they aint to bad.

tonyj_mc

i'm not 100% sure but i got a cheap one on ehobby for my HFC, got another one from the pistol i got from liamo and another random one, might be an idea if you are going to go for it to bring it to HRTA one saturday and try as amny mags as possible

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im almost sure m9 mags wont work in an m93r , i hope im wrong but afaik they wont work at all.


actually just did a bit more scouring for info and according to some m9 mags will work alright , it might well be worth your while trying out a bunch of hfc/bell/tm/kjw etc mags.

RC car fanatic

airsoft-war4toys have gas revolvers at little over a hundred dollers

kinkstr

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im almost sure m9 mags wont work in an m93r , i hope im wrong but afaik they wont work at all.


actually just did a bit more scouring for info and according to some m9 mags will work alright , it might well be worth your while trying out a bunch of hfc/bell/tm/kjw etc mags.

I wont be splashing out for extra mags for a while anyway, had a look early this morning and some say the m9 mags will fit and some say they wont, i am planning on getting up to hrta so if i have it by then ill try test out some regular m9 mags.

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definetly a wise decision, oh and a very nice sidearm choice btw

kinkstr

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definetly a wise decision, oh and a very nice sidearm choice btw

It was a wise choice but its fcukin expensive:(
Just a quick question, how do you know wheter a pistol is capable ofusins a silencer?
Ive seen them on the real version of a P226 but the info on that doesnt say a word.

tonyj_mc

kinkstr wrote:

It was a wise choice but its fcukin expensive:(
Just a quick question, how do you know wheter a pistol is capable ofusins a silencer?
Ive seen them on the real version of a P226 but the info on that doesnt say a word.

not to sure i know some of them have a threded outter barell for a silencer, not 100% and everything weapon related appers to block ed in work, if not you'll have to buy a new outer barel looking for for the glock pain in the bum

Spitfire666

because im just that nice, heres two, first is an expensive tm one, metal slide and threaded outer barrel at $200

http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_info.php?cPath=31_90&products_id=2477


Second is a cheaper one, just the threaded metal outer barrel at $35

http://www.airsoftgi.com/product_info.php?cPath=31_90&products_id=2592

tonyj_mc

cheers spitfire, the problem i', having is i remeber seeing one a while ago where the insdei of the barrell has the grroves so when no silencer it looks stock, can't remeber it though, so might go with the cheaper one up there, cheers

kinkstr

A probane/butane mix is a no no in gbb's isnt it, cant find any cans of propane down here in the deep south east.

Spitfire666

B&Q is the best bet for propane in useable tanks. i got mine in liffey valley, they had a full pallet load. i only got 3 of them so there should be plenty more

kinkstr

Thanks but as i said im in the south east and the closest ive found is a butane/propane mix.
Anyone know if Woodies stock it?

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My local woodies didn't

kinkstr

Is the Propellant ULTRAIR Power gas on Ballymount field sports the equalivent of Abbey Ultra gas?