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Airsoft Core |
By Infrared
Published: December 7, 2003
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As stated in our earlier springer Glock 26 review, the Glock 26 is part of a recent line of handguns known as "baby Glocks" due to their small size. The grip is just large enough to hold a ten-round magazine (in the 9mm model 26) or a nine-round magazine (in the .40 S&W model 27). Baby Glocks are almost small enough to fit in the palm of your hand; the frame only allows two fingers to wrap around and thus aftermarket finger rest magazine extensions are a popular accessory.
Appearance
This is the first Marui gas gun that we've had. It is crafted with a fine level of detail, just like the Marui spring and electric guns we've had before. The markings all look good, the finish on all the pieces is excellent, and everything seems well proportioned. As you can see in the picture above, the only way you can really differentiate the airsoft from the real steel from the side is by the orange paint that marks the airsoft version. That, and the fact that the real one has a Glok-Klip installed. The magazine is patterned after the real thing, though where the real one is plastic; the airsoft version is all metal. The Marui G26 comes with two magazine floor plates, and you can use which ever you prefer. There's a plastic flat plate like the factory G26 andG27 magazines come with, and there is a metal finger rest plate. The internals all look good, down to the two-stage recoil spring just like on the real thing.
Function
This airsoft combines the better of two worlds - Marui's excellent attention to detail, and the training value of a gas blowback gun. I wish TM would make more gas blowback airsofts. The magazine works like many other GBBs - pull down the magazine follower on the front of the mag body while filling fifteen BBs from the top. Once the magazine is full, turn it upside-down to fill it with gas like you would any other GBB. Insert the magazine into the Glock, pull the slide back and let it go, and you're ready to rock. The trigger pull is light and crisp, much like a Glock that's been modified with a 3.5 pound trigger disconnect. The recoil is sharp and satisfying, and the action cycles positively with no jams using .2g ammo. When you're out of BBs. the slide locks open. On Marui's spring Glocks, the safety (which is not a part of real Glocks) is hidden in the takedown lever on the frame. Since this is a gas blowback model and the takedown lever needs to work as such, the safety is concealed in the serial number plate on the bottom of the front of the frame. To disassemble this model, make sure it is unloaded and remove the magazine. Make sure the pistol is cocked (which is the opposite of a real Glock's disassembly - you have to be sure it's NOT cocked). Push down on both sides of the takedown lever and run the slide forward off the frame. The recoil spring can be pushed forward and then lifted back and out, and the barrel can be removed the same way. Believe me, I did plenty of that while testing the cosmetic and functional barrel upgrades for this airsoft. This model features high-visibility white three-dot sights. Normally I'm not a big fan of Glocks, but the Glock 26 has earned my respect in the real world, as well as the airsoft world. It points fairly well, it works flawlessly, and it's fun to shoot.
Accuracy
I wasn't expecting much from this airsoft since it has such a short barrel. Imagine my amazement then, when it proved to be as accurate as I could expect out of just about any stock gas gun. It hit well to fifteen yards with .2g BBs even without any adjustment to the hop-up. I was able to keep 14 out of 15 shots on an 8.5x11 inch piece of paper at that distance, a respectable feat for such a small handgun. The group size was fairly wide (around six inches) and it was about three inches above the point of aim, but the BBs still carried quite a punch at that distance and would probably still be effective at 25 yards. Please see the review of the upgrade barrel for more in-depth accuracy testing.
Overall Impressions
This airsoft rivals Tanaka's for appearance and functionality; it exceeds my Tanaka P226 for reliability and way outpaces the Sig in the accuracy department. I think I could probably safely sell my Tanaka P226 and not miss it much, now that I've got an accurate and powerful gas blowback in the G26.
-Infrared
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