By Thomas Lau
Published: August 11, 2005
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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!
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