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Crunchmeister · January 5th, 2009, 21:57

Not all WE guns are bad. When you get a good gun, they work quite well. But the lemon rate can be quite high.

I have a WE Luger that's awesome.. I've put several hundred rounds through it plinking and it's shot reliably and accurately. The only issue I've encountered was the mag started leaking after the 12th or so gas fill. It's not really an issue since it's just a collection gun that I occasionally plink with, and the leak is slow enough that I have plenty of time to shoot off a full mag of BBs before it starts affecting performance. I don't game this gun. It's just for collection and plinking, so the mag thing isn't really an issue, and extra mags are fairly cheap and easy to get.

I've gamed my WE Hi Capa 5.1 once and put hundreds of rounds through it plinking and it's awesome and shoots great. Other than a loose right side thumb safety (a common problem with those guns) it's great. And since it's 100% TM compatible, I can get just about any replacement or upgrade part I want for it cheaply and fairly easy.

The 1911s are really nice looking, full metal guns. Many will work fine. But they seem to be more problematic than other WE models. When they do break, it's often just a small, stupid part. The problem with the WE 1911 line is their incompatibility with most TM after-market parts (at least for the most part) and no availability of spare WE parts. Sometimes just a small, minor part breaking can leave an almost new 1911 dead because there are no replacement parts.

If they were 100% TM compatible, I'd probably have a much different opinion of them, because for the price of a plastic TM, you could have a nicely upgraded all metal 1911 that would outperform a stock TM 1911. But because of that, I would never buy one myself and could never recommend them.

January 5th, 2009, 21:57	#9
Crunchmeister Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In your bedroom going though your underwear drawer	Not all WE guns are bad. When you get a good gun, they work quite well. But the lemon rate can be quite high. I have a WE Luger that's awesome.. I've put several hundred rounds through it plinking and it's shot reliably and accurately. The only issue I've encountered was the mag started leaking after the 12th or so gas fill. It's not really an issue since it's just a collection gun that I occasionally plink with, and the leak is slow enough that I have plenty of time to shoot off a full mag of BBs before it starts affecting performance. I don't game this gun. It's just for collection and plinking, so the mag thing isn't really an issue, and extra mags are fairly cheap and easy to get. I've gamed my WE Hi Capa 5.1 once and put hundreds of rounds through it plinking and it's awesome and shoots great. Other than a loose right side thumb safety (a common problem with those guns) it's great. And since it's 100% TM compatible, I can get just about any replacement or upgrade part I want for it cheaply and fairly easy. The 1911s are really nice looking, full metal guns. Many will work fine. But they seem to be more problematic than other WE models. When they do break, it's often just a small, stupid part. The problem with the WE 1911 line is their incompatibility with most TM after-market parts (at least for the most part) and no availability of spare WE parts. Sometimes just a small, minor part breaking can leave an almost new 1911 dead because there are no replacement parts. If they were 100% TM compatible, I'd probably have a much different opinion of them, because for the price of a plastic TM, you could have a nicely upgraded all metal 1911 that would outperform a stock TM 1911. But because of that, I would never buy one myself and could never recommend them. __________________ Last edited by Crunchmeister; January 5th, 2009 at 22:01..