KWA HK45 + RA Tech Steel Slide Kit
 

This won't be as nice as the e-Luder's TM HK45 thread...

Airsoft is more about shiny object for me nowadays, and I guess having seen more of these newer HK on TV/movies(John Wick was pretty sweet for HK commercial) means I kinda want one.....

As to why going KSC/KWA instead of TM, I always liked their USP anyway, so I figure I stick with that. RA-Tech makes a pretty sweet steel slide kit too...

HK45 vs USP, the ergonomic is much better IMO. The grip is more of a comfortable size(I am using the M back strap too).

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With their threaded barrel, which they made in 16mm+ thread as opposed to their TM version 14mm- thread. KSC's USP Tactical and MK23 has the same thread in the past.

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My experience with steel slide on the older TM Glock is that you can make them cycle but not that great. Needs a heavy spring to make it snappy and they have horrid gas mileage. I get maybe 40-50 rounds with 1 gas charge and usually you can't get any locking back on empty. Well this one has been pretty interesting, when I first shot it seems to cycle alright. But recoil spring seems to be on the light side. I have some spare Hi-Capa spring around(I think its either Guarder or Airsoft Surgeon) so I use that, cut it to length, drilled out the plastic bushing/buffer thing that the gun came with to fit the larger spring diameter and made a seperate Aluminum piece to make sure the collapse recoil guide assembly bottoms on the buffer as opposed to the bottomed out spring(spring length is cut short also).

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This seem to make it return much more readily with a satisfying clank.

Shoots alright too.

Normal outer barrel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Hv8iD3fn8

With a King Arms mock MK23 can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6-Y3yq56fU

Both at room temp, with fresh mag, fully loaded at 29 rounds.

Well I was pretty impressed with this altogether. If I get a new airsoft thingy once a year and they are all this nice I guess I can keep chairsofting a bit longer...:D

Only wish, I hope someone makes some aftermarket night sights for this. TM now has Gunsmodify and Nine-Ball stuff, the stock KSC/KWA doesn't have any to choose from. Unlike their Glock also I you can't use RS sights neither(I've tried on the USP, was a messy experience).

It got some serious bass to its bang!

Got a thread protector for the barrel...now looking for something like a Kydex holster for it...

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Very sexy.
But dat TLR-1 doe...

Can it support that can?
When I had my KWA one, it completely ruined the action. lol....

TLR-1 is cheap and cheerful...lol, might get a TLR-1HL later...

shooting with the can...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6-Y3yq56fU

You really need 600 lumens on toys??
lol.

That's a lot of recoil for one arm. Dang that kick looks hard.

I like blinding spiders? LOL

600 lumen strobe.
Yeah. That'll do it....

Damn this is making me want my HK45.
Most comfortable pistol I've ever held!

Its a huge departure from USP which always feels kinda bulky...

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The waiting is the hardest part....

I don't think it's THAT far a departure.

The USP is more streamlined. But I believe they changed the grip angle on the HK45 for a better suite on "universal" hand sizes.

I still find that they both have nearly the same bore axis. But I think they lowered the axis on the HK45 by a tiny bit. I don't really think they changed much in trigger mechanics too. The SD/DA feels the same from what I hear. (We're talking RS here, people)

I think what's really different is the ergos... Hand controls seem to be very drawn out on the HK45 than the USP making it more accessible....

For airsoft though, I hope that the Marui version doesn't come with the KWA Trigger problems and safety problems. It was a huge killer for me and was why I had to send my KWA packing....

The thing for me always for the USP is for a double stack its very wide, I never feel my hand wraps around it properly. The HK45 does. The bore axis is definitely still on the high side, Glock, M&P, Walther, and 1911s are still much more "pointable" I think I want to try a VP9 since it looks like its pretty big difference to the normal H&K recipe.

MY KSC USP Tactical's safety doesn't work anymore. Still decocks but, just not put the pistol on safe.