WMP : Weapons of Mass Plastikiness

OK, since I was excited about the guns, I decided to have a separate entry for this blog. And I will be referring to the two group of pictures in a clockwise sequence, starting from top-left as Fig One and so on. Got it? Good.

Fig.1 This is where it all started. We were just walking along the street and saw the makeshift table. It was full of those RM12 6mm plastic guns. As you can see, the looked familiarly like the M92 Barettas. Anyway, at the top of the picture, are the two "metal" guns while at the bottom, are the more expensive plastic guns which comes with Blue LEDs and a laser module

Fig.2 This is the metal version of the expensive RM120.00 gun. It looked like a SIG Sauer P226, but I am not too sure. The weight of the gun is unnaturally heavy and it felt like you're holding a very heavy piece of metal. Still, it gives great comfort (or confidence) to just hold it. If not for some plastic parts at the grip, I suspect it could be used as a hammer too. There is one reason why I did not get this gun. Not because it was an expensive risk (I mean, spending that much money and you still could get arrested since we have not cleared the three checkpoints yet) but because of the non-moveable parts.

Fig.3 Here is the quick shot I took when it was disassembled. The gun can be said to comprise of only two main parts. You can see the hammer is cast into the gun. I have built and held a (Marui?) 1911 Colt blow-back pistol before and it can be disassembled like a real gun, with moving safety catches, slides, hammer and all. But here, the only part which you can take out (not apart) were the sliding barrel. So I told my Boss, if you're not so particular about it and only want to hold and shoot it, its OK. However, I have yet to test its accuracy and the penetration strength. (soon, I hope)

Fig.4 This is the other metal gun. I was not interested not because of the cracked plastic grips but because these two guns need a lot of effort to slide the barrels back. Yes, they are quite powerful. By this time, a lady next to me asks if they can be used to kill lizards which I replied, it is possible. Immediately, she asks her 10-year old (I think) son if he wants to buy it to kill lizards or not, to the point as if forcing him to get it. So, he replied yes just to please his mom. But I never used them to kill lizards since they have not done anything to me.

Fig.5 This is the set I got for RM35. We were supposed to bargain down to RM25-30 but upon seeing the metal guns, we sort of went berserk and bought them straight away. Anyway, referring back to Fig.1, they are the ones at the bottom. I was tempted to get both guns since the other reminds me of the so-called SOCOM in Sony's Playstation Metal Gear Solid game. Both guns here come with (non-functional but aesthetic) silencers. My set comprised of a gun with some kind of harness for the scopes. It even came with a pair or safety goggles (which I believe would crack into sharp edges when broken) and a screwdriver for those rusty nuts and bolts. They even included some batteries for both the LED torch light and the laser module.

Fig.6 The gun when fully assembled. I did not put the torch on as it looked so weird. I mean, you already have a laser targeting system and also another scope in there. But in real life, the torch does help. Since I do not want a clunky gun, I omitted the torchlight. But in actual situations IMHO, these guns are not meant to be holstered since they're so cumbersome. Anyway, again, like the rest of the guns, there are no moving parts (not that I am complaining) and you just pull the slide to load the 6mm bullet. Given the fact that these guns are manufactured so cheaply, any moving parts are bound to break very soon (maybe within the first ten shots)

Fig.7 This is the laser module. Originally, as described in the box, the laser module is attached to some switch which you put on the gun's grips. The idea is, when you grip the gun with your hand, the laser comes on. However, I think, when it was about to be sold, the manufacturer gave up on the idea. It could be more economical to just put a switch there. The holder for the laser module is jutting out a notch too fas as there is a mistake in the moulding process. Once I have the time, I would grind the excess plastic away. Even the nuts holding are deteriorating.

Fig.8 In real life, this scope rocks! You just look into the lens and the laser will do the rest. In combat situations, it allows for very fast aiming compared to conventional scopes. However, in my case here, its just a piece of transparent plastic shoddily glued to the casing. You can even see the glue smear on the lens.

Here, we tried shooting the polystyrene box about six feet away. You can see the laser aiming and how far off the holes were. The 6mm ball got lodged in the first shot and on the second, it went through the box. Yes, not only was the laser inaccurate, so was the bent silencer, which made the bullets veer to the left. After taking the silencer out, the gun's inaccurate barrel made the bullets hitting little higher off the target. Still, I bought this gun with the intention of displaying it on my desk. And I don't think I will be doing any target practise since the chances of hitting the wrong target is very high.

Here, we tried shooting the polystyrene box about six feet away. You can see the laser aiming and how far off the holes were. The 6mm ball got lodged in the first shot and on the second, it went through the box. Yes, not only was the laser inaccurate, so was the bent silencer, which made the bullets veer to the left. After taking the silencer out, the gun's inaccurate barrel made the bullets hitting little higher off the target. Still, I bought this gun with the intention of displaying it on my desk. And I don't think I will be doing any target practise since the chances of hitting the wrong target is very high.