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Wow! This glock products 26 Style Spring Pistol is really a good little piece and it has a whole lot going for it, especially in this price array of spring airsoft guns. Foremost, the overall appearance is pleasing, if not entirely accurate pertaining to the surface texture variations between the slide and molded grip-frame which would be typical of the real Glock. You'll find very noticeable molding lines on the trigger, slide, frame and magazine base, but in this price range this is to be expected.

Moreover, the gun is pictured through an orange colored muzzle end slide face, but as supplied includes a full length black slide and orange barrel extending approx 1/4 to 5/32 inches beyond the slide, which I at least find more attractive. The picture also indicates 'COMBAT DELTA' and 9x19 indented into the left slide face, but mine arrived 'smooth'.

So....how does it feel and shoot. In a word - good. It's no surprise Glock's are so popular. It just naturally fits, at least in my hands. The grip contouring and thumb indentation, even such as the 'pinkie rest' on the magazine extension, the back strap shape and radius, trigger and trigger guard notch are generally ergonomically correct for an intuitive 'grip', site picture & target acquisition. What I find remarkable is how the front site blade visually indexes so accurately within the ramped Novak style rear site blade (and on such an cost-effective pistol), allowing a really precise site picture which minimizes the effect of the short site radius.

I am certain this makes perfect sense to those of you who appreciate such things. The magazine holds 9 BBs, and is fed by manually retracting a spring loaded 'follower', thus allowing the insertion of BBs into the 'ammo well'. The follower incorporates a detente notch allowing the user to lock the follower spring within the base position while loading - an excellent touch - though perhaps not really necessary. Just remember to release the follower to make sure proper feeding ahead of reinsertion of the loaded mag. Depressing the magazine release in the event the pistol is vertical will immediately drop the mag - there's no binding - yet the mag catch clicks and holds securely. Being that it is a spring airsoft gun, the slide has to be manually retracted to compress the spring and cock the pistol for every discharge (shot). By the way, I am certain this is ho hum stuff to most of you, but for all those new to Airsoft, it isn't bad info., especially since this really is such a good 'starter gun.'

Anyway, the spring feels really firm, perhaps since this is such a small pistol, and I found it necessary to grip the slide essentially along it's length between the 4 fingers and thumb of my left-hand. I suppose one 'can' cock this pistol by gripping just the cocking serrations on the rear of the slide, but I do not recommend this method, as doing so requires a grip tight enough to dimensionally compress the slide. After a couple of times however, it becomes second nature. The first shot was a real surprise. This thing shoots hard for a low cost springer, and I highly advise proper eye protection, especially if there's any chance of a ricochet. I did not 'bench' this thing for accuracy, but it would be interesting to see how it groups and at what distances.

Trigger action was also an excellent surprise, with no take-up like the majority of real Single action/double action Euro wonder nines. Apply pressure and the trigger moves rearward about 1/8 - 3/16 of an inch and releases crisply (on my example). Trigger pull is tactile although not too stiff. By the way, I did not subject the pistol to any torture tests or put a gazillion rounds through it, but however, it still impresses me at this price. The gun comes in a molded Styrofoam box with a printed cardboard cover as well as a sample pack of.12 gm. BBs, all of which were quickly dispensed through my example, without a hitch. So....there it is. I really like the glock, to the degree it's kind of difficult to put it down. I just wonder if any real Glocks may be sold as a result of someones discovery of this fun little thing?

Addendum thoughts: To begin with, why such a prolonged review of an low-cost spring pistol? For starters, there is not always a distinct and technically measurable correlation between the cost of an item as well as the enjoyment one experiences in connection with it's use. In other words, it does not always take a lot of cash to have a lot of fun. In certain cases, there's an an inverse expenditure/benefit correlation (more money, less fun). Besides, Airsoft customers seem to be very passionate regarding their opinions of everything Airsoft, and no surprise.