ordered the Marui G17

[hashboyuk]

Hi guys, just discovered this site and think its the best airsoft site there is. ive just ordered the Marui glock G17 3rd gen..... does anyone else have this version? and if there is anything i need to look out for.

Any help will be much welcomed.

[BBS]

what is the "best airsoft site" there is? there are quite a few members on this forum who owns a TM G17. the only thing you might want to look out for is properly lube, clean and maintain your gun, and a metal slide wtih recoil spring.

[Scooby Steve]

Some might say, "Why order, then ask?" but you've chosen a good one. Very impressive packaging and when you open it you'll think they made a mistake and sent you a real one. I've since upgraded mine with a recoil spring guide and an enhanced spring. I've also got a 6.01 inner barrel that I haven't put in yet. I'm looking to get a metal slide and outer barrel so I can run propane.

[hashboyuk]

thanks for the input guys, i am pretty impressed with my other Murai guns its just as with all guns some have little niggles and things to watch out for after a little use.

[ArcticFox1984]

I picked one of these up a little over a month ago.

The quality is great, I haven't had any problems running it on propane in stock form, you realy don't need to buy a metal slide... not right away anyway.

If you look at the internals, anywhere the slide makes contact with the frame there are small round metal pins connected to larger metal fixings that disperse the impact evenly along the entire front/back end of the slide.

This essentially gives the slide the durability of a metal, or even more so.

I fired the glock straight down when I first got it ( on propane. ) causing a massive release of liquid gas that blew the slide back harder then I have ever seen on any gun...

it did bend the slide out of its seating on the frame, and on any other gun I'm sure it would have broken something... but on the glock 17 not even a scratch, its an impressive mix of strength and flexibility.

I would say the Guarder Improved spring guide set is a good purchase, you should then feel safe using propane until you can afford the metal slide upgrade.

note : with the money you will save using propane you can quickly save up enough for a nice steel slide.

I would give this gun 10/10.

Good purchase, although you should research before you buy... I guess you can't go wrong with a marui these days. So good work:P

[hattrick]

Originally Posted by ArcticFox1984

it did bend the slide out of its seating on the frame, and on any other gun I'm sure it would have broken something... but on the glock 17 not even a scratch, its an impressive mix of strength and flexibility.

I've seen the same done with no damage on the TM glock 26.