How 7 Stories Will Change The Way You Approach Glock 26 Products
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Wow! This Glock 26 Style Spring Pistol will be a great little piece and it has a lot going for it, especially in this particular price array of spring airsoft guns. First of all, the overall appearance is pleasing, if not entirely accurate with regards to the surface texture variations between the slide and molded grip-frame which may be typical of the real Glock. You'll find very noticeable molding lines on the trigger, slide, frame and magazine base, but inside this price range this is to be expected.
In addition, the gun is pictured through an orange colored muzzle end slide face, but as supplied comes with 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 in to 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 including 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 in the ramped Novak style rear site blade (and also on such an cost-effective pistol), allowing an extremely precise site picture which minimizes the effect of the short site radius.
I'm sure 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 in the base position while loading - a great touch - even though perhaps not really necessary. Just remember to release the follower to make sure that proper feeding prior to reinsertion of the loaded mag. Depressing the magazine release when the pistol is vertical will immediately drop the mag - there is no binding - yet the mag catch clicks and holds securely. Being which it is a spring airsoft gun, the slide must be manually retracted to compress the spring and cock the pistol for every discharge (shot). By the way, I am certain this really is ho hum stuff to most of you, but for those new to Airsoft, it's not 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 just about along it's length between the four 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 this requires a grip tight enough to dimensionally compress the slide. After several times although, 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 didn't 'bench' this thing for accuracy, but it could be interesting to view how it groups and at what distances.
Trigger action was also an excellent surprise, with no take-up like many real Single action/double action Euro wonder nines. Apply pressure and also 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. Through the way, I didn't subject the pistol to any torture tests or put a gazillion rounds through it, but on the other hand, 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 having a hitch. So....there it's. I really like the glock, to the degree it's sort of hard to put it down. I just wonder if any real Glocks might 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 inexpensive spring pistol? To start with, there is not always a distinct and technically measurable correlation between the cost of an item and also the enjoyment one experiences in association with it's use. Basically, it does not always take a lot of money to have a lot of fun. In certain cases, there's an an inverse expenditure/benefit correlation (extra money, less fun). Besides, Airsoft customers appear to be very passionate regarding their opinions of everything Airsoft, and no wonder.
