Introduction

I crossed by a local airsoft shop while I was wandering around. Inside

the shop, I was unlucky enough to find only HK$200 (US$25.6) in my

wallet. If only I stuffed HK$25 (US$3.2) more into my wallet I could’ve

bought the TM Glock 18c EBB. I only had enough money to buy the other

EBBs. (For those who are new to airsoft, EBB stands for Electric Blow

Back) You see, I’m a M9 lover, so even if it is the oldest EBB Tokyo

Marui have produced, I’d still buy it. The shopkeeper was kind enough

to give me four alkaline batteries.

Back at home, I quickly got it out of the plastic bag and I was

impressed by the look of the cover. On it are Japanese scribbles which

says: (on the left top corner) Electric Blow Back, Slide moves back and

forth! (on the left bottom corner) Can shoot 25 metres and more! And

This gun should only be used by 10 year-olds +. (on the right bottom

corner are English righting) Type M92F MILITARY and a HOP UP sign right

on top of it.

For those who don’t know what’s a HOP UP, the HOP UP system is a

backspin added to the BB when it shoots so it will go three times

further than normal.

Looks

I opened the box and looked at the gun. It had a HOP UP tag on it which

I quickly threw away. The M9’s looks are just wonderful! It looks like

plain plastic but actually they’re high quality stuff.

On the left hand side of the slide is: US 9mm M9 MILITARY

On the right hand side of the slide is: US 9mm M9 TOKYO MARUI Co., Ltd. Made in Japan.


On the sides of the butt are the Baretta logo and US MILITARY circling it.

Finally I picked up the gun.

The TM M92F Military EBB is lighter than I thought it would be.

Compared to my other spring pistols (TM G17L and HFC M9 Elite Comp.) it

is like a third of it. However, I got used to it after a while.

The grip is hard and solid, gripping on it feels safe. I slid my finger

into the trigger, all smooth and shiny, just what’s expected on a TM

gun. Underneath the trigger on the butt is the little thing which you’d

need to press on in order to get the gun working. I find it really

annoying.

Magazine and Batteries

The EBB uses a banana shaped magazine. It fits around 16 rounds the

most. The best thing I like about the magazine is that it’s half

transparent. If you put it up in the light, you’d see how much is left-

handy in skirmishes? But it is impossibly hard to load the first round

into the magazine, hint: load it straight down instead of across.

The battery compartment is in the butt. Just open the flap and put 4

AAA batteries. It is recommended to use alkaline batteries, in order to

have higher performance.

Performance

Shooting the first EBB I’ve ever fired, it was more powerful than I

thought it would be. I was told that EBB’s are the weakest type of gun

but I find it nearly the power of my other spring pistols. When you

shoot an EBB the slide moves back and forth, this is called Blow Back.

It said 25 metres on the cover so I tried it out 5 0.12g BBs around 7

metres away to check it out.

I fired five rounds- as you can see, the results doesn’t look very well

but I was quite happy with it since they all hit the black circle and

through the paper (I was told that EBB’s don’t shoot through paper, lol)

The next day I carried two pistols to a skirmish (we call them

“wargame” here), my new EBB and with all the fresh batteries the M92F

Military EBB lasted long enough to lunch break. My cousin’s got a M4-S

AEG and he was shot by my EBB from behind (around 10 metres away) :P In

the end I survived with my EBB and my other spring pistol.

Pros:

• solid, tough
  
  
  



• powerful enough in most CQB games
  
  
  



• hop up
  
  
  



• blow back (looks like the real thing)

Cons:

• too light
  
  
  



• not accurate enough in target practice

Conclusion


I’ve heard that you can upgrade your EBB. I’m not too sure but I’ll

update whenever I hear news.

I recommend the Tokyo Marui M92F MILITARY EBB to anyone aging around

10-15 who doesn’t have enough money to buy an AEG. Have fun!