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Originally Posted by Green Synergy
Doing target practice with my WE 5.1 Type R Hi-Capa the other day, and the slide jammed back at the disassembly point. It happens sometimes due to the hammer, but then I noticed two things:
1. It kept doing this after every shot until slapped forward
2. The half-cock and grip safety stopped working.
So I took it down, and discovered to my horror that the plastic frame had cracked where screwed together under the safety, so the two back halves were spreading every time the hammer was cocked and there was a crack going through the right rearmost slide rail. So I guess I need a new frame now.
Any suggestions for an affordable metal frame? I did check ebairsoft, but I'm not sure if I'm actually allowed to import any, and I don't exactly have a very big budget for this sort of thing.
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This is an extremely common problem with all the new plastic receiver WE Hi-Capa's. I've seen a 100% failure rate with this. There was very little to no research and development done when doing the manufacturing process change from metal to plastic.
There's a basic rule in airsoft and it applies just as equally to life: Buy cheap, buy twice.
Obviously, there is a limit, where there is an exponentially reduced rate of value (like... really, do you need a Maybach or a Phantom to get from point A to B?) But as far as durability goes, I think the new WE Hi-Capas present very poor value, as you're essentially buying a paperweight out of the box. These WILL break sooner, rather than later at this exact failure point you've noticed. Once it breaks, continuing to shoot the gun (or even dry fire the gun) will cause damage to other components (hammer hooks, sear, slide, and blowback unit are what come to the top of my head.) Dry firing the gun will speed up damage to this spot.
I'd recently purchased one of these WE Hi-Capas due to an increasing number of inquiries about replacements. I haven't even fired a single shot from this Hi-Capa yet, but I immediately noticed out that spot to be a major failure point.
The second thing I noticed, is that my "brand new" WE Hi-Capa already had a hairline fracture forming from the corner of this impact point inside the plastic itself.
Thankfully, replacement receivers can be found. The WE Hi-Capa's, being a 100% clone of the Tokyo Marui Hi-Capa can fit Marui compatible receivers. I haven't yet had time to swap out the receiver on the demo unit I'd received, but from first glance, it looks like a 100% compatible swap. A few of my buyers have also already done the swap with success.
Being a restricted component, it is an item prohibited from importation, which also means the metal receivers are not cheap. The cheapest you can probably find is either a very used and beat up KJW, WE, or Tokyo Marui receiver. Next up, is a used (but good-excellent) or new condition KJW or WE receiver, but it's very rare to find owners of these clone pistols to be upgrading the receiver. You will most commonly find Tokyo Marui receivers, which will give you very good value in terms of quality/durability/compatibility for your dollar. Beyond that, are high end custom receivers that cost upwards of $400 or higher.
You bought a cheap gun. Now you'll have to buy a replacement part that cost almost as much just to get it running again. Again: buy cheap, buy twice. Could have bought a Tokyo Marui to begin with, and it would've cost you less and lasted much longer.
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Originally Posted by ichimaru gin
My blowback housing on TM hi capa 5.1 kinda screwed up. The thread for the screw has worn up, so The screw won't tighten the housing anymore. What I do in the mean time is filling up the thread hole with super glue, so more material is built up in the thread hole, and then screw it back in. It is actually quite tight.
My friend has a spare TM 1911 blowback housing, Can I use this as a replacement?
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The two blowback units are exactly the same. Only the MEU and Detonics have a different blowback unit for this series of pistols.