LaZouche Custom airsoft Tercel M1911 stripdown review Pt 2: This is the second part of the Tercel M1911 GBB pistol review. In this part I disembowel it and high light its hidden attributes and problems. The M1911 replica: After my previous video review of the outside and general handling of the pistol, I was loath to see what I would uncover within that may well shatter my initial liking for this great value for money GBB. However I was pleasantly suprised... its pretty good. The slide has a few points that concern me namely the bushing, plug and outer barrel. All are loose to say the least and even when using a substitue bushing and plug it was found the slides overall inner size difference was the culprit. This will need to be addressed if using it as a custom project by binning the slide! A pity as its a good moulding otherwise. Outer barrel to slide inner lock up is good with no jams or miss alignment noted. Again all of these parts are painted in the horrible Olive Drab. The BBH and nozzle are well moulded and you get a spare nozzle with internals and O rings should want to change. The recoil spring I would sumise from its feel is an upgraded type, as it should be with a metal slide. The rear and foresights are moulded into the slide which is a shame but can be cut away should you wish to fit new sights. Markings are just painted on and easily removable. The frame is good and cleanly moulded with no flash or mould lines. Markings however are engraved in and cannot be removed only filled. Slidelock, mag catch and MSH all fit fairly well and have no moulding issues. The thumb and grip safetys do have mould lines but nothing major to worry about. All again are painted Olive Drab. The trigger is black and does have poor moulding lines and injection pin marks but that said not a real problem as it works well. Trigger pull is heavy but solid and clean. I did notice the MSH pin was a loose fit and allowed the MSH to protrude a good 1mm below the frame base. Nothing to interfear with regards to function however but looks poor and allows a gap between the grip safety and the MSH. Also the slide lock lever is not making a fully positive up stroke when locking the slide back on an empty mag but it works ok so maybe its just me being picky? lol! The inner frame and parts are all exactly as Tokyo Marui and can easily be upgraded or replaced but to be honest why bother? Unless you want to use the pistol with high power gas and quick reset target shooting on a regular basis then keep with the standard internals. I did find rather pleasing the fact that certain inner parts, such as the firing pin actuater and disconnector, all had evidence of gunsmithing at the factory. A good thing, proving that Tercel want their GBBs to work when they reach the customer and arent just shipped off with no testing. The grips contained metal weight plates but they arent required really as the pistol, being full metal, is weighty enough. Grip screws are well made so doubt they will strip their threads easily. Magazine is again painted in Olive Drab but is moulded well and clean. Inner parts are exactly as TM and therefore spares are readily available. The ejection knocker valve is of a slightly different design but compatible and will accept TM replacement parts. Reliability and overall quality are based on how the owner looks after and maintains the magazine more than anything else but id be happy using this magazine in any of my TM 1911s. Conclusion: I can state that as an out of the box cheap and cheeful GBB 1911a1 replica this gets a good rating in my book. Yes it has a few niggles here and there but they fail to detract from the fact it does the job it was intended for, to be a skirmishable airsoft replica. At this price what more do you want? Heartily recommended =) I hope you enjoyed my review and please feel free to comment below with any questions you may have. Stay sharp but stay safe ;-)
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:26:11 +0000
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